User manual SONY ICF-CD823

[. . . ] ⷠAllow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat build-up. Do not place the unit on a surface (a rug, a blanket, etc. ) or near materials (a curtain) which might block the ventilation holes. ⷠShould any solid object or liquid fall into the unit, unplug the unit and have it checked by a qualified personnel before operating it any further. [. . . ] When the radio alarm is activated, the radio station that is preset on the preset button 1 (WAKE UP STATION) turns on at the preset time. For the radio alarm, make sure you have preset a radio station onto preset button 1 (See "Preset Tuning"). You will hear a beep and the year will start to flash in the display. Press WAKE UP TRACK for a few seconds until you hear a beep. Press CLOCK + or ­ until the correct year appears in the display. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to set the month, day, hour, and minute. After setting the minute, press CLOCK to start the counting of the seconds, and you will hear two short beeps. Two short beeps sound when the minimum frequency of each band is received during tuning. Two short beeps sound to confirm the setting. To display the year and date, press SNOOZE/ DATE/SLEEP OFF once for the date, and within 2 seconds press it again for the year. The display shows the date or year for a few seconds and then changes back to the current time. In step 6, when you press CLOCK after the minute setting to activate the clock, the seconds start counting from zero. ⷠWhen the alarm setting dial is set to ALARM TIME SET A or B, the clock cannot be set. The speaker is deactivated when the headphones are connected. Do not operate the unit over a steel desk or metal surface, as this may lead to interference of reception. The display shows the band and frequency for a few seconds and then changes back to the current time. ⷠIf the radio alarm comes on while the radio is on, the unit switches to the station on preset button 1 (WAKE UP STATION). The display shows the alarm time for a few seconds and then returns to show the current time. [. . . ] You can enjoy falling asleep to the radio using the built-in sleep timer that turns off the radio automatically after a preset duration. This 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 and Date"). You can set the sleep timer to durations of 90, 60, 30, or 15 minutes. [. . . ]