Sony ICF-C275RC Dream Machine Auto Time-Setting FM/AM Clock Radio
From Sony
Take the worry out of waking with the new ICF-C275RC AM/FM Clock Radio. This Auto Time Setting Clock automatically keeps the correct time and never needs setting.The AM/FM digital tuner, Dual Alarm Settings, Nap Timer, Melody Alarm and Extendable Snooze let you truly customize your mornings. With a new stylish and functional design, the ICF-C275RC will make the perfect addition to any bedroom.
- Brand: Sony
- Model: ICF-C275RC
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 3.00 pounds
Take the worry out of waking with the new ICF-C275RC AM/FM Clock Radio. This Auto Time Setting Clock automatically keeps the correct time and never needs setting.
The AM/FM digital tuner, Dual Alarm Settings, Nap Timer, Melody Alarm and Extendable Snooze let you truly customize your mornings. With a new stylish and functional design, the ICF-C275RC will make the perfect addition to any bedroom.
Features
- New Appealing Design is low profile and comes with easy-to-reach snooze button placement making this high tech look an attractive addition to your nightstand or dresser
- Auto Time-Setting Clock receives highly accurate time signal being broadcast by a scientific reference transmitter and automatically sets the time and date; the settings are checked when the clock is plugged in, or whenever power is interrupted; settings are also repeatedly checked throughout the day to maintain consistent time accuracy down to fractions of a second
- AM/FM Digital Tuning Radio Controlled Clock Radio makes tuning-in a desired station simple and precise, with accurate drift-free tuning of AM and FM radio stations and lets you choose from the wide variety of radio talk and music programming available
- Triple Time Display allows you to view your current time, alarm A and alarm B, at a glance
- Dual Alarm with Individual Setting permits two separate wake-up settings, an especially useful feature for working couples, and can also display the current date
- Melody Alarm with 2 alarm melodies available
- Extendable Snooze (10 Minutes per Tap/60 Minutes Max) gives you the freedom to easily choose your own snooze time instead of being held captive by the short time interval of most other snooze timers; each press of the Snoozinator bar adds an additional 10 minutes to your total snooze time; up to a full hour of uninterrupted sleep will be your choice after the alarm first sounds, all with just a few quick flicks of your fingertip
- Nap Timer is a separate button which allows you to take a short nap and wake up buzzer without changing your alarm settings (you can select your favorite nap time 10/20/30/60/90/120 minutes)
- Brightness Control (H/M/L) allows you to adjust the level of display brightness to suit your preference, in the day or night time
Good but not pefect
I was looking to replace a 20 year old GE 4880 clock radio - it had a numeric keypad for entering times and radio frequencies. Very easy to set up a different time. The SOny looked to be a good replacement. So far, it's doing a good job but there are a few shortcomings.
Pro:
Two alarms
Easy to set times
Easy to tell which alarms are active
Each alarm can use a different radio station
Auto time set works well
Con:
So-so fidelity - needs a better speaker
Display hard to see unless at right angle
Too easy to accidently move volume control
Very nice overall
Pros:
Nice looking housing and display.
Atomic clock syncs up nicely for me.
Fairly intuitive buttons.
Dual alarm display, very easy to see which alarms are active.
"Snoozinator" a very handy feature.
Total snooze time not limited to an hour: if you keep whacking the snooze bar, it'll keep in snooze mode. (This is in contrast to several other clocks I've tried recently which just leave snooze mode, with no warning. You end up late and angry.) The manual implies otherwise, but the "1 hr maximum snooze" refers to maximum time between alarms using Snoozinator .
Cons:
No day-of-the-week or weekday settings. Not a big deal for me.
No battery backup. Better yet, I wish they'd use non-volatile memory, or at least a good size capacitor, in these things so it would just hold settings.
Radio quality just ok, but that's not a big concern of mine.
Not the greatest wake tones, and no "humane" waking option, doesn't bother me.
Display hard to read in the dark at the two dimmest settings.
Very dissapointed...
I normally am very pleased with sony products, but this one has been very dissappointing. It has (in the middle of the night) re-set itself to the wrong time on numerous occasions. Just this morning I fed the baby at what I thought was 4:30 am. It looked too light outside so I checked another clock and sure enough, it was actually 6:30am. My husband, who normally wakes up at 5:30 am, was late for work this morning. This has happened several times.
