3 Press TIMEZONE repeatedly to select the
The area number appears in the display for a
few seconds and then the display returns to the
After the current time reappears, press TIMEZONE
to check the area number.
Though the clock is correctly set at the factory,
discrepancies may arise during transport or storage. If
necessary, set the clock to the correct time by referring
to “Setting the Clock Manually”.
When daylight saving time
This model automatically adjusts for daylight saving
“ ” is displayed from the beginning of daylight saving
time (summer time) and disappears at the end of the
daylight saving time (summer time) automatically.
Daylight saving time (summer time) begins at: 2:00Daylight saving time (summer time) begins at: 2:00
AM on the second Sunday of March.
Standard time begins at: 2:00 AM on the firstStandard time begins at: 2:00 AM on the first
2 Hold down CLOCK/DATE until a short beep
The year starts to flash in the display.
3 Press or repeatedly to TUNE TIME SET +–
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the month,
the day, hour, and minute, and then press
Two short beeps sound and the seconds start
The clock setting will be cancelled if you press OFF
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.
To display the year and date
Press CLOCK/DATE once for the date, and within 2
seconds press it again for the year.
The display shows the date or year for about 4 seconds
and then changes back to the current time.
To change to daylight saving
time (summer time) indication
Hold down andOFF ALARM-RESET
TIMEZONE until two short beeps sound.
“ ” is displayed, “On” appear for a few seconds,
and then the time changes to daylight saving time
To deactivate the daylight saving time (summer time)
function, hold down andOFF ALARM-RESET
TIMEZONE until two short beeps sound again.
“OFF” appears for a few seconds, and then “ ”
By pressing the button, you SNOOZE/BRIGHTNESS
can select the brightness level of the backlight and
The brightness level of the backlight changes in
conjunction with that of the illumination.
Lower : Illumination level
While the alarm is sounding, the SNOOZE/
BRIGHTNESS button cannot be used to change the
brightness of the display. It can, however, be used for
When replacing the battery, do not disconnect AC
If you do, the current time, alarm and NAP timer will
If the unit is to be left unplugged for a long time,
remove the battery to avoid undue battery discharge
and damage to the unit from battery leakage.
NOTES ON THE LITHIUM BATTERY
Dispose of the used battery promptly. Keep the
lithium battery out of the reach of children.
Should the battery be swallowed, consult a doctor
Wipe the battery with a dry cloth to assure a good
Be sure to observe correct polarity when installing
Do not hold the battery with metallic tweezers,
otherwise a short-circuit may occur.
Do not expose the battery to excessive heat such as
direct sunlight, fire or the like.
There is a danger of explosion if the battery is
Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the equipment manufacturer.
This unit is preset to the current EST (Eastern
Standard Time) at the factory, and is powered by the
back up battery. All you need to do the first time is
just plug it in, select your time zone.
The current EST (Eastern Standard Time) appears
Area number “2” appear in the display.
The PRESET TUNING 3 button
The VOLUME + button has a tactile dot.
An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
1 Push PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to open the
CD compartment lid and insert a disc.
2 Push PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the
“CD ” and “TRACK 01” appear in the display
to indicate that track 1 of the CD is playing.
4 Press VOLUME + – or repeatedly to adjust
Resume play after pause againCD
Cue to the beginning of the
Cue to the next track (AMS*) **
Go back at high speed Hold down **
Go forward at high speed Hold down **
Locate a previous track (AMS*) repeatedly**
Locate a succeeding track
* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
** These operations are possible during both play and
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
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.
Do not touch the surface.
Handle the disc by its edge.
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates
DVD recorded material on one side with digital
audio material on the other side. However, since the
audio material side does not conform to the Compact
Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not
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 when there is no disc in the CD CD
compartment, “00” flashes for about 5 seconds in
the display and the unit turns off automatically.
Various Modes of CD Playback
You can play tracks repeatedly or in random order.
Each press changes the play mode as follows:
All the tracks are played once.
A single track is played repeatedly.
All the tracks are played repeatedly.
All the tracks are played once
“SHUFFLE REP” (shuffle repeat)
All the tracks are played repeatedly
1 Press to turn on the RADIO ON BAND
“RADIO” appears in the display.
2 Press repeatedly to RADIO ON BAND
Each press changes the band as follows:
When using a FM1 or FM2 preset mode, you may
listen to the radio in either mode (see “Presetting
3 Use or to tune into a TUNE TIME SET +–
Two short beeps sound when the minimum
frequency of each band is received during tuning.
4 Adjust the volume using VOLUME + – or .
When you release or after TUNE TIME SET +–
locating your desired station, the display returns to the
current time after about 10 seconds.
To check the frequency of a tuned-in station, press
RADIO ON BAND and the frequency will appear for
To turn off the radio, press .OFF ALARM-RESET
FM: Extend the FM wire antenna fully to increase
AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built into
The following conditions may interfere with the
When the unit is placed on a steel desk or metalWhen the unit is placed on a steel desk or metal
When the unit is near a metal surface (such as aWhen the unit is near a metal surface (such as a
When the unit is near a digital music player that isWhen the unit is near a digital music player that is
You can preset up to 10 FM stations (5 stations in
FM1, 5 stations in FM2), and 5 AM stations.
1 Follow steps to in “Listening to the 1 3
Radio” and manually tune in the station you
2 Hold down the desired PRESET TUNING
button ( to ) until two short beeps sound.1 5
Example: The following display appears when
you preset FM 87.5 MHz to PRESET TUNING 2
The display shows the frequency for about 10 seconds,
and then returns to the current time.
To preset another station, repeat these steps.
To change the preset station, tune in the desired
station and hold down the desired PRESET TUNING
( to ) until two short beeps sound. The new station 1 5
will replace the station previously set to the PRESET
Tuning in to a Preset Station
1 Press to turn on the RADIO ON BAND
2 Press to select the band.RADIO ON BAND
3 Press the desired button.PRESET TUNING
4 Adjust the volume using VOLUME + – or .
After about 4 seconds, the display returns to the
Holding down the desired PRESET TUNING button
for 2 seconds or more in step will replace the station 3
previously set to the button with the PRESET TUNING
station you are tuned in to.
Stereo reception is the default setting for the radio.
“ST” will appear in the display when an FM broadcast
If FM stereo reception is poor, change to “FM MONO
(monaural)”. Noise will be reduced although the sound
2 Press repeatedly to RADIO ON BAND
“FM MONO” appears in the display.
To change back to stereo mode, press MODE
1 Connect the built-in audio cable with the
stereo-miniplug on the bottom of the unit
to the line output jack or headphones jack
on the optional component (e.g., portable
“AUDIO IN” appears in the display
3 Play the optional component connected to
the unit’s built-in audio cable.
4 Adjust the volume using VOLUME + – or .
To turn off the sound from the optional component,
press , and then turn off the OFF ALARM-RESET
Connect the built-in audio cable firmly to prevent a
Keep digital music players away from the speakers.
This CD 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 for the First Time”).
1 Hold down or until a short ALARM A B
The hour flashes in display.
2 Press or repeatedly TUNE TIME SET +–
until the desired hour appears.
To set the hour rapidly, hold down TUNE TIME
A short beep sound and the minute flashes.
4 Repeat step to set the minute and press 2
A short beep sound and the alarm mode setting
5 Press or repeatedly TUNE TIME SET +–
until the desired alarm mode flashes.
You can choose one mode among “CD”, “RADIO”
and “BUZZER”. Set the alarm mode as follows:
– CD: see “ Setting the CD Alarm”.
– RADIO: see “ Setting the Radio Alarm”.
– BUZZER: see “ Setting the Buzzer 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”, all the tracks will be played in
1 Perform steps to in “To set the Alarm”.1 5
2 Press or to select “CD” alarm ALARM A B
A short beep sounds and “WAKE UP TRACK”
3 Press or to select the TUNE TIME SET +–
desired wake-up track number.
A short beep sounds and “WAKE UP VOLUME”
5 Press or to adjust the TUNE TIME SET +–
You can also adjust the volume using VOLUME
Two short beeps sound and the setting is entered.
When “ALARM A” or “ALARM B” does not
appear with “CD” in the display, press ALARM A
The CD will play at the set time.
If the CD alarm does not operate because a
disc error occurred, there is no disc, or the CD
compartment lid is open, the buzzer alarm will
Setting the Radio Alarm
For the radio alarm, the station you specifiy as the
wake-up station is played.
1 Perform steps to in “To set the Alarm”.1 5
2 Press or to select “RADIO” ALARM A B
After the preset number flashes, “WAKE UP
STATION” appears in the display.
3 Press or to select the TUNE TIME SET +–
The station changes as follows:
“– –” is the last station received.
You can directly select the desired wake-up station
by pressing or the RADIO ON BANDPRESET
TUNING button while the “– –” indication is not
A short beep sounds and “WAKE UP VOLUME”
5 Press or to adjust the TUNE TIME SET +–
You can also adjust the volume using VOLUME
Two short beeps sound and the setting is entered.
When “ALARM A” or “ALARM B” does not
appear with “RADIO” in the display, press
The radio will turn on at the set time.
Setting the Buzzer Alarm
1 Perform steps to in “To set the Alarm”.1 5
2 Press or to select “BUZZER” ALARM A B
Two short beeps sound and the setting is entered.
When “ALARM A” or “ALARM B” does not
appear with “BUZZER” in the display, press
The buzzer will sound at the set time.
The volume cannot be set for the buzzer alarm.
Press or to activate the alarm setting. ALARM A B
If “ALARM A” or “ALARM B” does not appear in the
display, the alarm setting is not activated. You can only
check the alarm setting when it is activated.
Example: The following display shows the crrent time
and the CD ALARM A for 7:00 am.
To keep good time, this unit contains one CR2032
battery inside of the unit as a backup power source.
The battery keeps the clock operating in the event of a
Knowing when to replace the
When the battery becomes weak, “ ” appears in the
If a power interruption occurs while the battery is
weak, the current time and alarm will be initialized.
Replace the battery with a Sony CR2032 lithium
battery. Use of another battery may cause a fire or
If “AM 12:00” flashes in the display when the unit is
connected to AC outlet for the first time, the battery
may be weak. In this case, consult your Sony dealer.
1 Keep the AC plug connected to the AC
outlet and use a screwdriver to remove the
screw that secures the battery holder at the
bottom of the unit. (See Fig. - )
2 Push the exhausted battery out from the
bottom of the battery holder and insert a
new battery with the side facing up. (See
3 Insert the battery holder back into the unit
and secure it with the screw. (See Fig. -
4 Press to turn “ ” off in RADIO ON BAND
If you set the CD alarm and there is no disc in the
CD player, the buzzer alarm will sound instead at the
In case of the alarm, the beeping of the alarm becomes
louder after every few seconds in three progressive
When Alarm A and B are set for the same time, Alarm
To Doze for a Few More Minutes
Press .SNOOZE BRIGHTNESS
The CD, radio or buzzer alarm turns off, but it will be
automatically activated again after about 10 minutes.
Every time you press , the SNOOZE BRIGHTNESS
snooze time changes as follows:
The display shows the snooze time for a few seconds,
and then returns to the current time. When you
press after the current time SNOOZE BRIGHTNESS
appears, the snooze time goes back to 10 minutes
The maximum length of the snooze time is 60
Press or to deactivate the alarm setting.ALARM A B
The CD, radio, or buzzer alarm turns off automatically
Press to turn off the alarm. OFF ALARM-RESET
The alarm will sound again at the same time the next
Note on the alarm in the event of a power
In the event of a power interruption, the alarm will
work until the battery is totally discharged. But
following functions are different:
Backlight will not light up.
If the alarm mode is set to CD or radio, it will
change to BUZZER automatically.
If a power interruption occurs while the alarm is
sounding, the alarm will stop.
If OFF ALARM-RESET is not pressed, the alarm
sounds for about 5 minutes.
If “ ” appears in the display, the alarm will not
sound in the event of power interruption. Replace
the battery if “ ” appears.
If a power interruption occurs while the buzzer
alarm is sounding, the button will not SNOOZE
The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a preset
Press repeatedly until the desired duration is NAP
Every press changes the display as follows:
“ ” appears and the NAP time is displayed for a
NAP timer starts counting down.
When the selected NAP duration has ended, a short
beep sounds, and “ ” flashes in the display.
The buzzer turns off automatically after about 60
Press or to turn off the NAP OFF ALARM-RESET
To Deactive the NAP Timer
“ ” goes off in the display.
The sleep timer allows you to fall asleep to the sound
of a CD, the radio, or input from the AUDIO IN
function. It does this by automatically turning off the
CD, the radio, or input from the AUDIO IN function
Press during CD, radio, or optional component SLEEP
You can set the sleep timer to durations of 90, 60, 30,
or 15 minutes. Every press changes the duration as
“SLEEP” will appear in the display when the duration
The CD, the radio, or the optional component will
play for the set duration, and then shut off.
