Sony ICF-CD831 User Manual

This product is designed to play back discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright
protection technologies are marketed by some record
companies. Please be aware that among those discs,
there are some that do not conform to the CD standard
and may not be playable by this product.

Correct

Handle the disc by its edge.

Incorrect

Do not touch the surface.

Do not stick paper or tape nor
write anything on the
surface.

• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square,

star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do
so may damage the unit. Do not use such discs.

• If you press CD u when there is no disc in the CD

compartment, 

“00” flashes for about 5 seconds on

the display and the unit turns off automatically.

You can play tracks repeatedly or in random order.

Slide 

.

As you slide CD PLAY MODE, the play mode
changes as follows:

“

”

(normal play)

All the tracks are played once.
“

”

(all repeat)

All the tracks are played repeatedly.
“

”

(shuffle play)

All the tracks are played once in random order.
“

” (shuffle repeat)

All the tracks are played repeatedly in random order.

Press 

 to turn on the radio.

The 

“CD/RADIO” indication will light up.

Adjust 

.

Select the 

.

Tune in a station using the 

 dial.

• To turn off the radio, press 

 x 

.

FM: Extend the FM wire antenna to improve

reception.

AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum

reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built  into the
unit.

Do not operate the unit over a steel desk or metal
surface, as this may lead to interference of
receptoin.

This clock radio is equipped with 3 alarm modes—
CD, radio and buzzer. Before setting the alarm, make
sure to set the clock (see 

“Setting the Clock”). This

unit is also equipped with a dual alarm function. You
can set the alarm for two different times  ALARM
SET A and ALARM SET B.

If you will select the CD alarm or radio
alarm, adjust the volume.Also, if you will
select the radio alarm, tune in to the desired
station.

Set the 

 selector to 

,

 or 

. The 

 or

 indicator lights up.

Press 

 or 

for a few seconds. The 

 or

 indicator flashes, depending on

which one you set.

After one beep, the hour will start to flash in the
display.

Press 

 + or –  until the desired

hour appears.

To set the hour rapidly, hold down 

or –.

Press 

.

The minute will flash.

Repeat step 4 to set the minute and press

.

The wake-up track number flashes on the
display.

Press 

 to select high or low for the

display according to your preferences.

Plug in the unit.

The display will flash 

“AM 12:00”.

Press 

 for a few seconds.

You will hear a beep and the hour will start to
flash in the display.

Press  

 + or – until the correct

hour appears in the display.

Press 

 once.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the minute.

After setting the minute, press 

 to start

the counting of the seconds, and you will hear two
short beeps.

• To set the current time rapidly, hold down 

SET + or –.

• In step 5, when you press CLOCK after the minute

setting to activate the clock, the seconds  start
counting from zero.

An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
adaptor.

Push 

 to open the CD

compartment lid and place a disc.

Close the CD compartment lid.

Press 

 u.

The CD/RADIO indicator lights up and “TRACK
01” appears in the display to indicate that track 1
of the CD is playing.

u

.

Turn 

 to adjust the volume.

* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
**These operations are possible during both play and

pause.

• During CD playback, every time you press

, the current time and the track

number appear in the display alternately.

This unit is compatible with CD-Rs/CD-RWs but
playback capability may vary depending on the
quality of the disc,the recording device and
application software.

Push

Labeled surface up

10 

20

50

60

30

40

IF you selected the CD alarm, press 

 + or  – select the desired wake-up

track number.

The wake-up track number can be set up to 99.
Its default value is “01”.

Press 

.

Two short beeps confirms the setting, and the
ALARM A or ALARM B indicator
lights up.

For the CD alarm, the track you specified as the
Wake-up track is played first.
(If the CD play mode is set to 

“

” or

“

”, however, all the tracks are

played in random order.)

Press 

 or 

. The

display shows the alarm time.
If you press 

 or 

again, the indication changes to the wake-up track
number . After a few seconds, the display returns to
the current time.
• Alarm time in CD alarm, radio alarm and buzzer

alarm is set at PM 12:00 when you purchased the
unit.

For the CD alarm, the track you specified as the
Wake-up track is played first. (If the CD play mode is
set to 

“

” or “

”,

however, all the tracks are played in random order.)

If you set the CD alarm when there is no disc in the
CD player or the CD compartment lid is open, the
buzzer alarm will sound at the set time.

For the radio alarm, the station that the tuning dial is
set to will be received.

For the buzzer alarm, the beeping of the alarm
becomes more rapid after every few seconds in three
progressive stages.

When ALARM A and ALARM B are set for the same
time, only ALARM A will result.

Press 

.

The CD, radio or buzzer alarm turns off but will be
automatically activated again after about 10 minutes.
Every time you press 

, the

snooze time changes as follows:

The display shows the snooze time for a few seconds
and returns to show the current time. When you press

 after the current time

appeared, the snooze time starts from 10 minutes
again.

• The maximum length of the snooze time is 60

minutes.

The alarm is turned off automatically after 60
minutes.

Press 

 x 

 to turn off

the alarm.

The alarm will come on again at the same time the
next day.

Set the 

 selector to 

.

 or 

 indicator go off.

The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a present time
duration.

Press 

 repeatedly until the desiresd minutes is

displayed.
Each press changes the display as follows:

The NAP indicator turns on,and the NAP time is
displayed for a few seconds. NAP timer starts
counting down the NAP time.

When selected NAP time has passed, the beep sound
comes on, and the NAP indicator flashs.

Press 

 or 

 x 

 to

turn off the buzzer.

Press 

.

The NAP indicator goes off.

You can fall asleep to the radio or CD using the built-
in sleep timer that turns off the CD or  the radio
automatically after a preset duration.

Press 

 during CD or radio play.

You can set the sleep timer to durations of 90, 60, 30,
or 15 minutes. Every push changes the display as
follows:

The CD or the radio will play for the time you set,
then shut off.

• To turn off the CD or radio before the preset time,

press 

.

You can fall asleep to the CD or the radio and be
awakened by the CD, radio or buzzer alarm.

Set the alarm. (See 

“Setting the Alarm”.)

Set the sleep timer. (See 

“Setting the Sleep

Timer

”.)

Close the lid

OFF(current time)

90

60

30

15

10 

20

90

120

60

30

OFF

(current time)

Pause

Resume play after pause

Locate the beginning of
the current track (AMS*)

Locate the next track
(AMS)

Go back at high speed

Go forward at high speed

Locate the previous track
(AMS)

Locate the succeeding
track (AMS)

Stop play

u

u again

.**

>**

Hold down .**

Hold down >**

. repeatedly**

> repeatedly**

x