Sony ICF-CD855V Setting the Alarm, Setting the Brightness, of the Backlight, Setting the Clock, Playing a CD, Playing the Radio, Improving the, Reception, Changing AM, RADIO

mode.

After one beep, “WAKE UP TRACK” appears on the display.

3 Press TUNE•TIME SET + or – to select the desired wake-up track number.

4 Press ALARM A or B.

After one beep, “WAKE UP VOLUME” will flash.

Press ALARM A or B to select “CD” alarm

2

Perform steps 1 to 5 in “To set the Alarm Time.”

1

desired alarm indicator flashes. You can choose one mode among “CD,” “RADIO” and “BUZZER.” Set the alarm mode as follows:

– CD: see “ASetting the CD Alarm.”

– RADIO: see “BSetting the Radio Alarm.”

– BUZZER: see “CSetting the Buzzer Alarm.”

A Setting the CD Alarm

For the CD alarm, the track you specified as the wake- up track is played first.

(If the CD play mode is set to “SHUFFLE” or “SHUFFLE REP,” however, all the tracks are played in random order.)

the

ALARM A or B.

After one beep, the alarm mode is entered.

5 Press TUNE•TIME SET + or – until

2 to set the minutes and press

4 Repeat step

Press ALARM A or B.

After one beep, the minutes will flash.

3

Press TUNE•TIME SET + or – until the desired hour appears.

To set the hour rapidly, hold down TUNE•TIME SET + or –.

2

“FM MONO” appears in the display.

To revert to stereo mode, press MODE again.

Setting the Alarm

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”).

To Set the Alarm Time

1 Press ALARM A or B for a few seconds. After one beep, “ALARM” and the hour will flash on the display.

Press MODE.

3

Press RADIO ON•BAND repeatedly to select FM 1 or FM 2.

2

RADIO	WEATHER	VOL	NAP	WAKE UP	CD
				TRACK
FM MONO	FM1FM2				SHUFFLE
SLEEP	TVAM				REP 1 ALL
ALARM A	PM				ALARM B
AM			MHz AM
PM			kHz	PM

The PRESET TUNING 3 button has a tactile dot.

CD	BRIGHTNESS	CLOCK
			CD
	HI
RADIO			RADIO
BUZZER	MID		BUZZER
ALARM A	LOW		ALARM B
PRESET TUNING
1			NAP
2	i		SLEEP
	(headphones)
	jack
		FM wire
3		antenna	CD
4			RADIO ON
		AC power cord
			BAND
5	PUSH CLOSE		OFF
	SNOOZE•SLEEP OFF
			ALARM
SELECT			RESET
PRESET			TUNE
PUSH OPEN The VOL + button has a tactile dot.
A
	VOL	MODE
			TIME SET

The CD u button has a tactile dot.

	2 While holding down OFF x•ALARM
Setting the Brightness
	RESET, keep pressing PRESET TUNING
of the Backlight	1 for more than 5 seconds.
	Two short beeps will sound, and the AM channel
Slide BRIGHTNESS to select HI (high), MID	step will be changed. If you proceed to step 2, the
	channel step will change again.
(middle) or LOW for the display according to your
	Notes
preference.
	• When the AM channel step is changed, the preset
	stations for AM will be initialized.
Setting the Clock
	• When the AM channel step is changed, the FM
1 Plug in the clock radio.	channel step also will be changed.
The display will flash “AM 12:00”.
	Playing a CD
2 Press CLOCK for a few seconds.
You will hear a beep and the hour will start to	An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
flash in the display.	adaptor.

To	Press
Pause	CD u
Resume play after pause	CD u again
Locate the beginning of	.**
the current track (AMS*)
Locate the next track	>**
(AMS*)
Go back at high speed	Hold down .**
Go forward at high speed	Hold down >**
Locate the previous track	. repeatedly**
(AMS*)
Locate the succeeding	> repeatedly**
track (AMS*)
Stop play	x

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

About CD-Rs/CD-RWs

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.

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

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.

To handle compact discsCorrectHandle the disc by its edge.IncorrectDo not touch the surface.Do not stick paper or tape or write anything on the surface.

Notes

•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.

•After 20 minutes, playback will be stop when you press CD u during play back.

Various Modes of CD

Playback

You can play tracks repeatedly or in random order.Press MODE.Each press changes the play mode as follows:

Display	Play
Indication	mode

Playing the Radio

—Manual Tuning

1Press RADIO ON•BAND to turn on the radio.“RADIO” appears on the display.2Press RADIO ON•BAND repeatedly to select the desired band.Each press changes the band as follows:AM FM1 FM2WEATHER TV

When using FM1 or FM2 preset mode, you may listen to the radio on either mode (See “Presetting Your Favorite Station”).

3Use TUNE•TIME SET + or – to tune into a station.

Two short beeps sound when the minimum frequency of each band is received during tuning.

4Adjust volume using VOL + or –.

When you release TUNE•TIME SET + or – after locating your desired station, the display returns to the previous display after about 10 seconds.

To check the frequency of the tuned-in station, press RADIO ON•BAND and the frequency appears for about 10 seconds.

To turn off the radio, press OFF x•ALARM RESET.

Improving the

Reception

TV/WEATHER/FM:Extend the FM wire antenna fully to increase reception sensitivity.

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 reception.

Presetting Your Favorite Station

—Preset Tuning

You can preset up to 10 stations in FM (5 stations in FM1, 5 stations in FM2), and 5 stations each in AM,

TV, WEATHER.

Presetting a Station

1Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Playing the Radio” and manually tune into the station you wish to preset.

2Hold down the PRESET TUNING button you wish to preset until you hear two short beeps.

Example: Display window when you preset FM 90 MHz in the PRESET TUNING 2 button for FM2.

RADIO

FM2

MHz

The frequency remains on the display for about 10

5Press TUNE•TIME SET + or – to adjust the volume.You can also adjust the volume using VOL + or –.6Press ALARM A or B.

Two short beeps will confirm the setting. If the CD indicator does not light, press ALARM A or B to light the CD indicator, and the CD will start at the set time.

BSetting the Radio Alarm

For the radio alarm, the station you specified as the wake-up station is played.

1 Perform steps 1 to 5 in “To set the Alarm

Time.”

CSetting the Buzzer Alarm

1Perform steps 1 to 5 in “To set the Alarm Time.”2Press ALARM A or B to select “BUZZER” alarm mode.

Two short beeps will confirm the setting. If the BUZZER indicator does not light, press ALARM A or B to light the BUZZER indicator, and the buzzer will sound at the set time.

ALARM ON—

Press ALARM A or B to activate the alarm setting.

If the setting indicator does not light, the alarm setting is not activated. You can only check the alarm setting when it is activated.

If you set the CD alarm and there is no disc in the CD player, the buzzer alarm will sound in its place at the time set.

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

When headphones (not supplied) are plugged into the unit, the alarm will not sound through the speakers regardless of the alarm mode setting.

Note

When Alarm A and Alarm B are set for the same time, the Alarm A takes precedence.

To Doze for a Few More Minutes

Press SNOOZE•SLEEP OFF.

The CD, radio or buzzer alarm turns off but will be automatically activated again after about 10 minutes. Every time you press SNOOZE•SLEEP OFF, the snooze time changes as follows:

10 20 30

40 50 60

The display shows the snooze time for a few seconds and returns to show the current time. When you press SNOOZE•SLEEP OFF after the current time appears, the snooze time starts from 10 minutes again.

The maximum length of the snooze time is 60 minutes.

ALARM OFF—

Press ALARM A or B to deactivate the alarm setting.The CD, radio, or buzzer alarm is turned off automatically after 60 minutes.

To Stop the Alarm

Press OFF x•ALARM RESET to turn off the alarm. The alarm will come on again at the same time the next day.

Using the NAP Timer (Count Down Timer)

The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a preset time duration.Press NAP repeatedly until the desired minutes are displayed.Every press changes the display as follows:“” appears and the NAP time is displayed for a few seconds.NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time.When the selected NAP time has passed, a beep

3Press TUNE•TIME SET + or – until the correct hour appears in the display.4Press CLOCK once.You can set the minutes in the same way as the hour.

After setting the minutes, press CLOCK to start the clock, and you will hear two short beeps.

To set the current time rapidly, hold down TUNE•TIME SET + or –.

In step 4, when you press CLOCK after the minute setting to activate the clock, the seconds start counting from zero.

Notes

•The clock setting will be cancelled if you press OFF x•ALARM RESET while setting the clock.

•If you do not press a button for about 1 minute while setting the clock, the clock setting will be cancelled.

Changing AM

Channel Step

The AM channel step differs depending on area. The channel step of this unit is factory-set to 10 kHz to change the setting as shown below to be able to listen to the radio.

Area	Channel step
North and South American	10 kHz
Other countries/regions	9 kHz

1Push PUSH OPEN to open the CD compartment lid and place a disc.2Push PUSH CLOSE to close the CD compartment lid.PushLabelled surface upClose the lid3Press CD u.

“NCD” and “TRACK 01” appear on the display to indicate that track 1 of the CD is playing.

4Press VOL + or – to adjust the volume.

none	(normal play)
All the tracks are played once.
m
“REP 1”	(single repeat)
A single track is played repeatedly.
m
“REP ALL”	(all repeat)
All the tracks are played repeatedly.
m
“SHUFFLE”	(shuffle play)
All the tracks are played once
in random order.
m
“SHUFFLE REP”	(shuffle repeat)
All the tracks are played repeatedly
in random order.

To listen with headphones (not supplied)

Connect headphones (not supplied) to the i jack. The sound through the speaker will not be heard. The same applies when you listen to the radio.

seconds and then returns to the previous display.To preset another station, repeat these steps.

To change the preset station, tune into the desired station and hold down the PRESET TUNING 1 to 5 button. The new station will replace the previous station on the PRESET TUNING button.

Tuning into a Preset Station

1Press RADIO ON•BAND to turn on the radio.

2Press RADIO ON•BAND to select the band.3Press the desired PRESET TUNING button.4Adjust the volume using VOL + or –.

After about 10 seconds, the display will return to the previous display but the PRESET TUNING button number will remain.

Note

Holding down the desired PRESET TUNING button for more than a few seconds in step 3 will replace the previous station on the PRESET TUNING button with the station you are tuned into.

Switching between monaural and stereo

The radio is set for stereo reception at the default setting. If FM stereo reception is poor, set to “FM MONO (monaural).” Noise will be reduced although

2	Press ALARM A or B to select “RADIO”
	alarm mode.
	“WAKE UP STATION” appears and the preset
	number flashes on the display.
3	Press TUNE•TIME SET + or – to select
	the desired wake-up station.
	Preset number changes in the order as follows:

	P-	AM P1 to 5		FM1 P1 to 5
WEATHER			TV P1 to 5		FM2 P1 to 5
	P1 to 5

“P–” is the last received station.

You can directly select the desired wake-up station by pressing RADIO ON•BAND or the PRESET TUNING button while the indication “P–” is not displayed.

4Press ALARM A or B.

After one beep, “WAKE UP VOLUME” will flash.

5Press TUNE•TIME SET + or – to adjust the volume.

You can also adjust the volume using VOL + or –.

6Press ALARM A or B.

Two short beeps will confirm the setting. If the RADIO indicator does not light, press ALARM A or B to light the RADIO indicator, and the radio will start at the set time.

sounds, and “ ” flashes in the display.The buzzer is turned off automatically after about 60 minutes.

To Stop the NAP Timer

Press NAP or OFF x•ALARM RESET to turn off the buzzer.

To Deactive the NAP Timer

Press NAP.“” goes off in the display.

Setting the Sleep Timer

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

Press SLEEP 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:

“SLEEP” will appear in the display when the duration time is set.The CD or the radio will play for the time you set, then shut off.

When the sleep timer reaches a remaining time of a few minutes, “SLEEP” will flash in the display and the sound output will gradually decrease in volume (Gentle Sleep function).

1Press OFF x•ALARM RESET to turn off the power.

the sound will not be heard in stereo.

1Press RADIO ON•BAND to turn on the radio.

If you press VOL + or – at this time, “SLEEP” will light up and the decrease in the volume will stop.

To turn off the CD or the radio before the preset time, press SNOOZE•SLEEP OFF.