background image

“ ” is displayed from the beginning of Daylight 

Saving Time (summer time) and disappears at the 

end of Daylight Saving Time (summer time) 

automatically.
Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment is 

based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

Area number 0:

 

Daylight Saving Time (summer time) begins at: 

1:00 AM on the final Sunday of March.

 

Standard time begins at: 2:00 AM on the final 

Sunday of October.

Area number 1:

 

Daylight Saving Time (summer time) begins at: 

2:00 AM on the final Sunday of March.

 

Standard time begins at: 3:00 AM on the final 

Sunday of October.

Area number 2:

 

Daylight Saving Time (summer time) begins at: 

3:00 AM on the final Sunday of March.

 

Standard time begins at: 4:00 AM on the final 

Sunday of October.

To cancel Automatic DST/Summer Time 

adjustment during the Daylight Saving 

Time (summer time) period

The Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment 

can be canceled.

Press and hold 

CLOCK

 and 

SNOOZE/DATE/

SLEEP OFF

 at the same time at least 2 seconds 

while the clock is displayed. 

“ ” and “OFF” appear in the display to show that 

Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment has 

been canceled. The display returns to the clock.

Notes

 

Changes to Automatic DST/Summer Time 

adjustment by the unit (see above) are subject 

to circumstances and laws in each country/

region. Should this interfere with desired 

adjustment, cancel the Automatic DST/Summer 

Time adjustment and set the DST display 

manually as necessary. Customers living in a 

country/region that does not use Daylight 

Saving Time (summer time) must cancel 

Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment 

before using the unit.

 

To activate Automatic DST/Summer Time 

adjustment again, press and hold 

CLOCK

 and 

SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF

 at the same time 

at least 2 seconds.  

“ ” and “On” appear in the display to show that 

Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment has 

been activated. The display returns to the clock.

Setting the clock manually

1

  Plug in the unit.

2

  Press and hold 

CLOCK

 until the year 

flashes in the display.

3

  Press 

TIME SET +

 or 

 repeatedly to set 

the year.

4

  Press 

CLOCK

.

5

  Repeat steps 

3

 and 

4

 to set the month, 

day, hour and minute, and then press 

CLOCK.

The seconds start incrementing from zero.

Notes

 

If you do not press any button for about  

1 minute while setting the clock, the clock 

setting will be canceled.

 A calendar is installed in this unit. When the 

date is set, the day of the week is automatically 

displayed. 

MON = Monday, TUE = Tuesday,  

WED = Wednesday, THU = Thursday,  

FRI = Friday, SAT = Saturday, SUN = Sunday 

To display the year and date

Press 

SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF

 (

SNOOZE

 on 

the remote) once for the date, and press it again 

for the year.

After a few seconds, the display will change back 

to the current time automatically.

Setting the brightness 

of the display

Three levels of brightness are available by pressing 

 BRIGHTNESS

.

Even if you set the level of brightness to Low, it 

will be changed to Middle, while alarm is 

occurring.

Operating the radio

–Manual tuning

1

  Press 

RADIO BAND

 to turn on the radio.

2

  Press 

RADIO BAND

 repeatedly to select 

the desired band.

Each press changes the band as follows:

FM1

FM2

AM

FM1 and FM2 are the same frequency bands.

3

  Press 

 or 

 (

TUNE +

 or 

 on 

the remote) to tune into the desired 

station.

4

  Adjust volume using 

 or 

 

(

VOL +

 or 

 on the remote).

To turn off the radio, press 

OFF

.

Note

The FM frequency display is accurate to within 

0.1 MHz. For example, frequency 88.00 and 88.05 

MHz will be displayed as “88.0 MHz.”

Tuning in to a station

The unit automatically scans AM or FM stations.

1

  Follow steps 

1

 to 

2

 in “Manual tuning” 

and select the AM or FM band.

2

  Press and hold 

 or 

– 

(

TUNE + 

or 

 on the remote).

+ : scans upward through the frequency bands.

– : scans downwards through the frequency 

bands.

Scanning starts from the currently-tuned 

frequency. When a station is received, 

scanning stops.

3

  Adjust the volume using 

 or 

– 

(

VOL +

 or 

 on the remote).

–Preset tuning

You can preset up to 10 stations in FM (5 stations 

in FM1, 5 stations in FM2), and 5 stations in AM.

Presetting a station

1

  Follow steps 

1

 to 

4

 in “Manual tuning” 

and manually tune into the station you 

wish to preset.

2

  Press and hold the desired 

STATION   

SELECT   PRESET 1

 to 

buttons until 

the preset number display changes from 

flashing to fully lit.

Example:

  To preset FM 89.8 MHz onto the 

preset 

1

 button.

After a while, the display will return to the 

current time.

To preset another station, repeat these steps. 

To change the preset station, tune into the 

desired station and hold down the 

STATION   

SELECT   PRESET 1

 to 

5

 button. The new 

station will replace the previous station on the 

preset button.

Tuning in to a preset station

1

  Follow steps 

1

 to 

2

 in “Manual tuning” 

and select the AM or FM band.

2

  Press one of the 

STATION   SELECT  

 PRESET 

buttons where the desired 

station is stored.

The preset station can also be selected by 

 or 

 on the remote.

3

  Adjust the volume using 

 or 

– 

(

VOL +

 or

 – 

on the remote).

–Auto preset tuning

1

  Follow steps 

1

 to 

2

 in “Manual tuning” 

and select the AM or FM band.

2

  Press and hold 

RADIO BAND

 until “AP” 

flashes in the display.

3

  Press 

DISPLAY/MEMORY

.

The unit automatically presets the available 

channels in order.

Tip

To stop auto preset tuning, press 

OFF/ALARM 

RESET

.

To display the preset number and 

frequency of the current station

Press 

DISPLAY/MEMORY

 once for the preset 

number, and press it again for the frequency.

If you press 

DISPLAY/MEMORY

 once only, the 

display shows the preset number for about 

2 seconds, then changes to the frequency.

After a few moments, the display returns to the 

current time. 

Improving the reception

FM:  

Extend the FM wire aerial fully to increase 

reception sensitivity.

AM: 

 Connect the supplied AM loop aerial to the 

unit. Rotate the aerial horizontally for 

optimum reception.

Notes on radio reception

 

Keep digital music players or mobile phones 

away from the AM loop aerial or the FM aerial, 

as this may lead to reception interference.

 

When you are listening to the radio with an 

iPhone connected to the unit, interference with 

radio reception may occur.

 

When you are listening to the radio while 

charging an iPod, interference with radio 

reception may occur.

Tip

If the FM broadcast is noisy, press 

MODE

 until 

“MONO” appears in the display, the radio will 

play in monaural and the sound will become 

clearer.

Operating an iPod

You can enjoy audio from iPod by connecting to 

this unit. To use an iPod, refer to the user’s guide 

of your iPod.

If you are using an iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 

3GS or iPhone 4, attach the supplied universal 

dock adapter for iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS 

or iPhone 4 before connecting.

The adapter number, 

 or 

, is shown on 

the underside of the supplied universal dock 

adapters. 

 is for the iPhone, 

 is for the iPhone 

3G & iPhone 3GS and 

 is for the iPhone 4. 

Check the adapter number before use.

Setting the clock for 

the first time

This unit is preset to the current date and time at 

the factory, and is powered by the backup battery. 

All you need to do the first time is just plug it in 

and select your time zone.

1

  Plug in the unit.

The current CET (Central European Time)

appears in the display.

2

  Press and hold 

 TIME ZONE

 for at least 

2 seconds.

Area number “1” flashes in the display.

3

  Press 

TIME SET +

 or 

– 

repeatedly to 

select the number as follows:

Area number

Time zone

1 (default 
setting)

Central European Time/

Central European 

Summer Time

2

Eastern European Time/

Eastern European 

Summer Time

0

Western European Time/ 

Western European 

Summer Time

4

  Press 

 TIME ZONE

 to set.

Note

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 

(summer time) begins

This model automatically adjusts for Daylight 

Saving Time (summer time).

Universal Dock Adapter

Notes

 

When inserting an iPod into the unit, be sure to 

use the universal dock adapter supplied with your 

iPod or commercially available from Apple Inc.

 

The connector of the unit is exclusively for use 

with an iPod. If you use a device that does not 

match the connector, connect it to the 

AUDIO 

IN

 jack of this unit with the supplied audio 

connecting cable.

 

Sony cannot accept responsibility in the event 

that data recorded on an iPod is lost or damaged 

when using an iPod connected to this unit.

 

For details of environmental conditions for 

operating your iPod, check the website of Apple 

Inc.

1

  Attach the adapter for your iPod/iPhone.

2

  Insert your iPod/iPhone into the 

connector of the unit.

3

  Press 

iPod & iPhone 

.

The iPod begins to play automatically.

You can operate the connected iPod by this 

unit or the buttons on iPod.

4

  Adjust the volume using

 

 or

 – 

(

VOL +

 or 

 on the remote).

To

Press

Turn off the iPod

OFF

, or press and 

hold 

iPod & 

iPhone

 

Pause playback

iPod & iPhone

 

  

To resume play, 

press it again.

Go to the next track

 (forward)

Go back to the previous 

track

 (backward)*

Locate a point while 

listening to the sound

 (forward) or 

 (backward) 

while playing and 

hold it until you 

find the point.

Locate a point while 

observing the display

 (forward) or 

 (backward) 

in pause and hold 

it until you find 

the point.

Go back to the previous 

menu

MENU

**

Select a menu item or a 

track for playback

 (up)/

 (down)**

Execute the selected menu 

or begin playback

ENTER

**

Change to the shuffle mode 

MODE

*  During playback, this operation goes back to 

the beginning of the current track. To go back 

to the previous track, press twice.

** These operations are available only when using 

the supplied remote commander.

Notes

 

When placing or removing the iPod, hold the 

iPod at the same angle as that of the connector 

on this unit, and do not twist or bend the iPod 

as connector damage may result.

 

Do not carry the unit with an iPod set on the 

connector. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

 

When placing or removing the iPod, hold the 

Docking Tray securely with one hand and take 

care not to press the controls of the iPod by 

mistake.

 

Before disconnecting the iPod, pause playback.

To use the unit as a battery charger

You can use the unit as a battery charger. 

Charging begins when the iPod is connected to 

the unit.

Charging status appears in the display on iPod. 

For details, see the user’s guide of your iPod.

On copyrights

iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod 

touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in 

the U.S. and other countries.

“Made for iPod,” and “Made for iPhone” mean 

that an electronic accessory has been designed to 

connect specifically to iPod or iPhone, 

respectively, and has been certified by the 

developer to meet Apple performance standards. 

Apple is not responsible for the operation of this 

device or its compliance with safety and 

regulatory standards. Please note that the use of 

this accessory with iPod or iPhone may affect 

wireless performance.

Setting the alarm

This unit is equipped with 3 alarm modes—iPod, 

radio and buzzer. Before setting the alarm, make 

sure to set the clock (see “Setting the clock for the 

first time”).

To set the alarm

1

  Press and hold 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

“WAKE UP” appears and the hour flashes in 

the display.

2

  Press 

TIME SET +

 or 

 repeatedly until 

the desired hour appears.

To cycle the hour rapidly, press and hold 

TIME 

SET +

 or 

.

3

  Press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

.

The minute flashes.

4

  Repeat step 

2

 to set the minute.

5

  Press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

.

The days of the week flash.

6

  Repeat step 

2

 to set the days of the week.

You can select the days from the following 

three options:

Every day: MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 

SUN

Week day: MON TUE WED THU FRI 

Week end: SAT SUN

7

  Press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

.

The alarm mode setting is entered.

8

  Press 

TIME SET +

 or 

 repeatedly until 

the desired alarm mode flashes.

You can choose one of 5 settings: “iPod”, 

“FM1”, “FM2”, “AM” or “BUZZER.” Set the 

alarm mode as follows:

– iPod: see “

 Setting the iPod alarm.”

–  FM1, FM2 or AM: see “

 Setting the radio 

alarm.”

– BUZZER: see “

 Setting the buzzer alarm.”

 Setting the alarm of iPod

1

  Perform steps 

1

 to 

8

 in “To set the alarm.”

2

  Press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

 to select 

alarm mode for “iPod.”

“VOLUME” appears in the display.

3

  Press 

TIME SET +

 or 

 to adjust the 

volume.

4

  Press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

.

The setting is entered. 

5

  If “A” or “B” does not appear in the 

display, press 

 ALARM SET A 

or 

again.

The iPod will sound at the set time.

When using an iPod touch/iPhone

 

To wake up to music stored in an iPod touch/

iPhone, connect the iPod touch/iPhone to the 

unit first, follow the steps above to set alarm 

time, and then select the music function.

 

Even if the alarm setting of iPod is complete, if 

you turn the iPod touch/iPhone power off 

before inserting the iPod touch/iPhone into the 

unit, the alarm of iPod will not work.

 Setting the radio alarm

 

1

  Perform steps 

1

 to 

8

 in “To set the alarm.”

2

  Press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

 to select 

radio band (“FM1”, “FM2” or “AM”).

Preset number flashes in the display.

3

  Press 

TIME SET +

 or 

 to select the 

desired preset number corresponding the 

bands or “– –”.

“– –” is the last station received.

4

  Press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

.

“VOLUME” appears in the display.

5

  Press 

TIME SET +

 or 

 to adjust the 

volume.

6

  Press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

.

The setting is entered.

7

  If “A” or “B” does not appear in the 

display, press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

 

again.

The radio will turn on at the set time.

 Setting the Buzzer Alarm

1

  Perform steps 

1

 to 

8

 in “To set the alarm.”

2

  Press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

 to select 

“BUZZER” alarm mode.

The setting is entered. 

3

  If “A” or “B” does not appear in the 

display, press 

 ALARM SET A

 or 

B

 

again.

The buzzer will sound at the set time.

Note

The volume cannot be set for the buzzer alarm.

To confirm an alarm time setting

Press 

TIME SET +

 or 

. The setting will be 

displayed for about 4 seconds.

To change an alarm setting

Press and hold 

TIME SET +

 for at least 2 seconds 

to move the alarm time forwards. Press and hold 

TIME SET –

 for at least 2 seconds to move the 

alarm time back.

When you release the button, the changed time 

will flash for about 2 seconds. To change the 

alarm time again, press 

TIME SET +

 or 

 within 

these 2 seconds, otherwise the setting change will 

be fixed as displayed.

To doze for a few more minutes

Press 

SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF

 (

SNOOZE

 on 

the remote).

The sound turns off but will automatically come 

on again after about 10 minutes. 

You can change the snooze time by pressing 

SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF

 (

SNOOZE

 on the 

remote) repeatedly within 4 seconds.

The maximum length of the snooze time is  

60 minutes.

To stop the snooze timer, press 

OFF/ALARM 

RESET 

(

OFF

 on the remote).

To stop the alarm

Press 

OFF/ALARM RESET

 (

OFF

 on the remote) 

to turn off the alarm.

The alarm will sound again at the same time the 

next day.

To deactivate the alarm

Press   

ALARM ON/OFF A

 or 

B

 to turn off the 

alarm A or B indicator from the display.

To activate the alarm

Press   

ALARM ON/OFF A

 or 

B

 to turn on the 

alarm A or B indicator in the display.

Notes

 

With the alarm mode is set to iPod, when the 

alarm time met, if iPod is not attached to the 

unit, the alarm sound will be the buzzer.

 

The alarm function works as usual on the first 

and last day of Daylight Saving Time (summer 

time). As a result, if the Automatic DST/

Summer Time adjustment is set and the alarm 

is set at a time skipped when the Daylight 

Saving Time begins, the alarm is skipped; if the 

alarm is set to a time that overlaps when 

Daylight Saving Time ends, the alarm will 

sound twice.

 

If the same alarm time is set for both alarm A 

and B, alarm A takes priority.

 

If there is no operation while the alarm is 

occurring, the alarm will stop after about 

60 minutes.

Note on the alarm in the event of a power 

interruption

In the event of a power interruption, the alarm 

will work until the battery is totally discharged. 

However, certain functions will be affected as 

follows:

 

The backlight will not light up.

 

If the alarm mode is set to iPod or radio, it will 

change to buzzer automatically.

 

If 

OFF/ALARM RESET

 is not pressed, the alarm 

will sound for about 5 minutes.

 

If “

” appears in the display, the alarm will not 

sound in the event of a power interruption. 

Replace the battery if “

” appears.

 

The snooze function cannot be set during a 

power interruption. If the snooze function has 

already been set and a power interruption 

occurs, the snooze function will not work.

 

During a power interruption, each alarm will 

sound at the set time only once.

Setting the sleep timer

You can fall asleep to music, etc., using the sleep 

timer. The unit stops playback or radio 

automatically after a preset duration.

1

  Press 

SLEEP

 while the unit is turned on. 

“SLEEP” appears and the sleep time flashes in 

the display.

2

  Press 

SLEEP

 to set the sleep timer 

duration.

Each time you press 

SLEEP

, the duration (in 

minutes) changes as follows:

90

60

30

15

OFF

The display returns to clock mode for about  

4 seconds after you have finished the duration 

setting and released 

SLEEP

, and then the sleep 

timer starts.  

The unit plays for the duration you set, and 

then stops.

To turn off the unit before the preset 

time

Press 

SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF

 (

SNOOZE

 on 

the remote) or

 

OFF/ALARM RESET

 (

OFF

 on the 

remote).

To change the sleep timer setting

You can press 

SLEEP

 repeatedly to select the 

desired sleep timer setting even after the sleep 

timer has been activated.

To deactivate the sleep timer

Press 

SLEEP

 repeatedly to set the sleep timer to 

“OFF” in step 

2

.

Other useful functions

To get the MEGA Xpand effect

Press 

MEGA Xpand

. “MEGA Xpand” appears in 

the display. You can get the effect of expansion of 

the sound field. To return to normal sound, press 

the button again.

To reinforce the bass sound

Press 

MEGA BASS

. “MEGA BASS” appears in the 

display. You can get the effect of bass of high 

quality sound. To return to normal sound, press 

the button again.

Connecting external 

equipment

To listen to sound

1

  Connect the 

AUDIO IN

 jack of the unit 

to the line out jack or headphone jack of 

the external equipment using the audio 

connecting cable (supplied).

Audio connecting cable

(supplied)

To external 

equipment

2

  Press 

AUDIO IN

 to display “AUDIO IN.”

3

  Play the equipment connected to the 

AUDIO IN

 jack.

4

  Adjust the volume using 

 or 

 

(

VOL +

 or 

 on the remote).

To return to the radio

Press 

RADIO BAND

.

First the preset number, then the frequency of the 

last station is shown in the display.

To return to the iPod

Press 

iPod & iPhone

 

.

To stop listening

Press 

OFF/ALARM RESET

 (

OFF

 on the remote), 

and stop playback on the connected unit.

Notes

 

Refer also to the connected equipment’s manual.

 

The supplied audio connecting cable may not 

be used with some external equipment. In this 

case, use a cord suitable for the external 

equipment you are using.

 

When you listen to the radio with external 

equipment connected, turn off the connected 

equipment to prevent noise. If noise occurs, 

even when the equipment is turned off, 

disconnect and place the external equipment 

away from the unit.

The 

 and VOL + buttons have a tactile dot.

PRESET

STATION SELECT

AC power cord

The STATION   SELECT   PRESET 3,  and iPod & iPhone 

 buttons have a  

tactile dot.

FM wire aerial

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