Sony ICF-CD73W manual
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manualSony ICF-CD73W
ICF-CD73W [U] 3-253-601-51(1)
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AUTO
OFF
VOLUME
TUNE/TIME SET
TIMER SET
MAX
MIN
TIMER
SET
ON/OFF
MODE
PRESET TUNING/PRESET TIMER
SELECT/ PRESET
CLOCK
1
RADIO CD
SHUFFLE
REP1
MHz
kHz
AUTO OFF
TIMER
PRESET
TRACK
WEATHER
FM12PM
AM
ALL
RADIO
ON
BAND
OFF
CD
F
G
g
Area Channel step
North and South America 10 kHz
Other countries/regions 9 kHz
1 Press OFF x to turn off the power.
2 While holding down OFF x, keep
pressing the PRESET TUNING /
PRESET TIMER button 1 for more than
5 seconds.
Two short beeps will sound, and the AM
channel step will be changed. If you proceed
to step 2, the channel step will change again.
Notes
• When the AM channel step is changed, the
preset stations will be initialized.
• When the AM channel step is changed, the
preset stations will be reset to their default
factory settings.
• When the AM channel step is changed, the FM
channel step also will be changed.
Improving the
Reception (See fig.
G)
WEATHER, FM:
Tie the FM wire antenna to the supplied
suction cup.
Extend and adjust the antenna Secure the
suction cup on the wall where you get
optimum reception .
AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built in
the unit.
Playing the Radio
—Manual Tuning
1 Press RADIO ON BAND to turn on the
radio.
The band and frequency will appear in the
display for a few seconds. Then the current
time indication will return to the display.
2 Press RADIO ON BAND repeatedly to
select the desired band.
AM FM1
WEATHER
FM2
When using FM1 or FM2 preset mode, you
may listen to the radio on either mode
(See “Presetting Your Favorite Station”).
3 Rotate in either +/– direction the TUNE/
TIME SET/TIMER SET dial to tune in to
the desired station.
Two short beeps sound when the minimum
frequency of each band is received during
tuning.
4 Adjust the volume using VOLUME.
To check the station being received
Press RADIO ON BAND or rotate in either +/–
direction the TUNE/TIME SET/TIMER SET dial
lightly. The display shows the band and
frequency for a few seconds and then returns to
the current time.
To turn off the radio, press OFF x.
Presetting Your
Favorite Station
—Preset Tuning
You can preset 10 stations in FM (5 stations in
FM1, 5 stations in FM2) and 5 stations in each
AM, WEATHER.
Presetting a Station
Example: To set FM 90.0 MHz to PRESET
TUNING/PRESET TIMER button 2.
1 Press RADIO ON BAND to turn on the
radio.
2 Tune in to FM 90.0 MHz (See “Manual
Tuning”).
3 Hold down the desired PRESET
TUNING/PRESET TIMER button (in
this case, 2) until you hear two short
beeps.
RADIO CD
SHUFFLE
REP1
MHz
kHz
AUTO OFF
TIMER
PRESET
TRACK
WEATHER
TV
FM12PM
AM
ALL
The display shows the frequency for a few
seconds and then changes back to the current
time.
To preset another station, repeat these steps.
To change the preset station, tune in to 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 in to a Preset Station
1 Press RADIO ON BAND to turn on the
radio.
2 Press RADIO ON BAND repeatedly to
select the desired band.
3 Press the PRESET TUNING/PRESET
TIMER button of your choice.
4
Adjust the volume using VOLUME.
After a few seconds, the display returns to
the current time but the PRESET TUNING
button number remains.
Note
To change the preset station, preset a new station
to the button of your choice. The previous station
will be overwritten by the new one.
Switching between
monaural and stereo
1 Press RADIO ON BAND to turn on the
radio.
2 Press RADIO ON BAND repeatedly to
select FM 1 or FM 2.
3 Press MODE.
“Mono (monaural)” or “ST (Stereo)” appears
in the display.
Each time you press MODE, the mode
changes either “Mono” or “ST.”
4 Select Mono or ST.
The mode you selected appears in the display
for a few seconds and returns to the current
time.
Note
When listening to the FM stereo reception, normally
set to “ST” (stereo). If the FM stereo reception is
poor, set to “Mono”.
Although the sound will not be heard in stereo, noise
will be reduced.
Using the
Countdown Timer
The beep alarm will go off when the countdown
time has elapsed. Use the timer as a reminder.
The buzzer alarm activates whether or not the
radio reception/CD playback mode is on.
The countdown time can be set at 1 minute
intervals between 1 to 120 minutes.
1 Press TIMER SET ON/OFF.
The indication flashes in the display.
RADIO CD
SHUFFLE
REP1
MHz
kHz
TIMER
PRESET
TRACK
WEATHER
TV
FM12PM
AM
ALL
2 Rotate in either +/– direction the TUNE/
TIME SET/TIMER SET dial to set the
desired time.
3 Press TIMER SET ON/OFF.
Two short beeps sound and countdown
starts. When the countdown has completed,
the beep alarm will go off and the display
will flash.
Notes
• To stop the beep alarm, press TIMER SET ON/
OFF. The alarm will beep 30 minutes if it is not
turned off.
• While the timer is counting down, the display
shows the remaining time. To display the
current time, press CLOCK. To check the station
you are listening to, Press RADIO ON BAND
shortly. The band and frequency will appear
for a few seconds.
• To cancel the timer during the countdown,
press TIMER SET ON/OFF.
The countdown timer will be canceled and the
current time will appear in the display.
Using the PRESET TIMER buttons
You can use the countdown timer with the
PRESET TUNING/PRESET TIMER buttons.
1 Press TIMER SET ON/OFF.
2 Press the desired PRESET TUNING/
PRESET TIMER button.
The countdown time and the preset button
number will appear in the display.
The default countdown time for the PRESET
TIMER buttons 1 to 5 are 3 minutes,
10 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes and
90 minutes respectively.
3 Press TIMER SET ON/OFF again.
A beep sound and starts to countdown.
When the countdown time has elapsed, the
beep alarm will go off and the display will
flash.
Presetting a Countdown Time
You can also store a countdown time of your
choice to each of the five preset buttons.
1 Set the timer (See steps 1 and 2 of
“Using the Countdown Timer”).
2 Hold down the desired PRESET
TUNING/PRESET TIMER button until
you hear two short beeps.
The countdown time has been stored as
displayed.
Other Useful
Functions
AUTO OFF function
The AUTO OFF function will turn off the radio/
CD after a preset duration of time.
1 Press RADIO ON BAND/CDu to turn
on the radio/CD.
2 Press AUTO OFF.
Each time you press AUTO OFF, the AUTO
OFF time (minutes) changes as follows.
60
OFF 120 90
30
The radio/CD will play for the AUTO OFF
time you have set, then turn off.
The AUTO OFF time appears in the display
for a few seconds with AUTO OFF indication.
Note
To turn off the radio/CD before the AUTO OFF
time has elapsed, press OFF x.
Buckle
1 Release the buckle on the back of the
unit to open the CD compartment lid
and place a disc.
2 Close the CD compartment lid and
fasten with the buckle until it clicks.
3 Press CD u.
“ ” and “TRACK 01” appear in the
display to indicate that track 1 of CD is
playing.
RADIO CD
SHUFFLE
REP1
MHz
kHz
AUTO OFF
TIMER
PRESET
TRACK
WEATHER
TV
FM12PM
AM
ALL
4 Adjust the volume using VOLUME.
To Operation
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 .**
Go forward at high speed Hold >**
Locate the previous track . repeatedly**
(AMS*)
Locate the succeeding > repeatedly**
track (AMS*)
Stop play OFF x
* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
**These operations are possible during both play
and pause.
Various Modes of CD Playback
You can play tracks repeatedly or in random order.
Press MODE.
Each pressing MODE changes the play mode as
follows:
Display
indication Play mode
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.
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.
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 technolo-
gies
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 discs
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.
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 match the frequency allocation system
of the country/region listed below. When needed,
change the channel step before listening to the radio.
WEATHER/FM
AM
FM wire antenna
FM wire antenna
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Setting the Clock
The display will flash “AM12:00” when the
batteries are installed or the AC power adaptor
is plugged in for the first time.
1 Hold down CLOCK for more than
2 seconds.
The beep sounds and the hour flashes in the
display.
2 Rotate in either +/– direction the TUNE/
TIME SET/TIMER SET dial until the
correct hour appears in the display.
RADIO CD
SHUFFLE
REP1
MHz
kHz
AUTO OFF
TIMER
PRESET
TRACK
WEATHER
TV
FM12PM
AM
ALL
Each rotation of the dial changes the digit(s)
by one.
When you hold the dial, the digit(s) change
rapidly.
3 Press CLOCK.
The beep sounds and the minute starts to
flash. Repeat step 2 to set the minute. After
setting the minute, press CLOCK again. The
two beeps sound and the clock starts from
0 seconds.
RADIO CD
SHUFFLE
REP1
MHz
kHz
AUTO OFF
TIMER
PRESET
TRACK
WEATHER
TV
FM12PM
AM
ALL
12-hour system: “AM 12:00” = midnight
“PM 12:00” = noon
Notes
• You can set the clock also during the radio
reception/CD playback mode.
• To set the current time quickly, rotate and hold
in either +/– direction the TUNE/TIME SET/
TIMER SET dial.
• To set the current time exactly, follow step 2
and press CLOCK again with the time signal of
a radio station.
Playing a CD (See
Fig. F)
An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
adaptor.
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Audio
| RMS rated power | 800mW W |
Radio
| Preset stations quantity | 20 |
| Supported radio bands | AM, FM |
| Radio type | Clock |
| FM band range | 87.5 - 108 MHz |
| AM band range | 530 - 1710 kHz |
| Tuner type | Digital |
Features
| Antenna type | FerriteBar(AM), Wire(FM) |
| Product colour | Grey |
Loudspeakers
| Built-in speaker(s) | ✓ |
| Driver unit | 50.8 mm |
Display
| Display type | LCD |
Clock
| Integrated clock | ✓ |
Ports & interfaces
| DC-in jack | ✓ |
Battery
| Battery type | C |
| Number of batteries supported | 4 |
| Battery life (max) | 15 h |
Weight & dimensions
| Weight | 1350 g |
Other features
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 151.5 x 84 x 248 mm |
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What is the weight of the Sony ICF-CD73W?
The Sony ICF-CD73W has a weight of 1350 g.
What is the difference between FM and AM?
FM stands for Frequency Modulation and AM stands for Amplitude Modulation. The biggest difference between FM radio stations compared to AM radio stations is the sound quality.
When is my volume too loud?
A volume above 80 decibels can be harmful to hearing. When the volume exceeds 120 decibels, direct damage can even occur. The chance of hearing damage depends on the listening frequency and duration.
How can I best clean my Radio?
A slightly damp cleaning cloth or soft, dust-free cloth works best to remove fingerprints. Dust in hard-to-reach places is best removed with compressed air.
What is bluetooth?
Bluetooth is a way of exchanging data wirelessly between electronic devices via radio waves. The distance between the two devices that exchange data can in most cases be no more than ten metres.
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