FM/AM Clock Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)I am very satisfied with this alarm clock. I normally wake up around 4:30 AM for work and the buttons are logically arranged and easy to locate in the dark. Two large buttons (A & B) on the front turn the dual alarms on and off.

One of my favorite features is a display at the bottom that shows you what times your alarms are set to go off. They only light up and display a wake-up time if the alarms are turned on. In other words, if the "A" alarm is turned on but the "B" alarm is not, only the "A" alarm side is lit up.

You can set different alarm times for weekends, without disturbing your weekday settings. But be aware that you have to select one or the other so you can't have alarm "A" set for your weekday time while alarm "B" is set for your weekend time. Weekday alarm displays are orange and weekend alarm displays are green.

You have the option to wake up by radio, buzzer or melody. The buzzer isn't very loud. I appreciate this because I'm a pretty light sleeper and don't like being jolted out of bed. If you have trouble waking up you could choose the melody, which is louder, or the radio, which can be turned up as loud as you want.

The clock is very easy to set up, especially if you live on the east coast. Just take it out of the box and plug it in. The current time is already set at the factory. A small replaceable lithium battery saves the time and alarm settings. If you're in another time zone (other than eastern), there are buttons to change the time but I had no reason to try them. There's also a button to toggle between standard time and daylight savings time. A small icon on the display indicates which one is set. Very easy to use.

There are sleep and nap timers available. Hit the buttons multiple times to select the length you want. Also, when you press the large snooze button, you can press it multiple times to give yourself more snooze time, in 10 minute increments.

Just an fyi, the radio has an analog tuner, not digital. I don't plan to use the radio so I don't really view this as a problem.

The only negative is the LCD display is difficult to read at odd angles. My nightstand is level with my pillow and I had to raise the back of the clock so I could read the time better.

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Product Description:
"- Sony FM/AM clock radio- Automatic time set (includes time zone selection)- ""No Power No Problem"" system backs up time and alarms- Dual alarms with easy alarm setting- Two-color display (green for time, amber for alarm times)- Weekend alarm mode / melody alarm- Sleep button- Alarm time set shuttle dial- Nap timer- DST/Summer time button- Brightness control (high/low)- WhiteSYICFC180"

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