Sangean RCR-22 Atomic Clock with FM-RDS USER GUIDE

retain instruction: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.
Heed warnings. All warnings on the appliance and operating instructions should be followed.

Follow all operations and use instructions.
Water and moisture: The appliance should not be used near water. Do not use near a bathtub, washbowl, laundry tub, kitchen sink, wet basement, swimming pool, etc.

Unplug the radio from the AC power outlet before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for cleaning the exterior of the radio.
Do not place the radio on an unstable cart, stand, bracket or table. The radio may fall, causing serious personal injury and damage to the radio.

Ventilation: This radio should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation.
For example, the radio should not be used on a bed, sofa, rug or other soft surfaces that may block the ventilation openings. It should not be placed in a built-in situation like a cabinet that may reduce air flow through the ventilation openings.
Power sources: The radio should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your radio dealer or power company.

Power cords: The power cord should be positioned so it is not walked on, pinched, or items placed on top of it. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the unit. Unplug the power cord by gripping the power plug, not the cord. Operate the radio using only the current type of power source indicated. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your dealer or local power company.
Do not overload wall outlets or extension cords. This can result in a risk of fire or electrical shock. Never insert objects of any kind into the radio through opening. The objects may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts. This could cause a fire or electrical shock.

If the radio is left attended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it form the wall outlet. This will prevent damage caused by lightning or power line surges.
If the radio is left unattended and unused for a long period of time, remove the batteries. The batteries may leak and damage furniture of your radio.

Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself. Removing the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage, and will void the warranty. Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel.
Object and Liquid Entry-Never push objects of any kind into this radio through opening as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind of product.

The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:
- The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged.
- Objects have fallen or liquid had been spilled into the radio.
- The radio has been exposed to rain or water.
- The radio does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance.
- The radio has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

Controls

Time/Date/Alarm set button; Daylight Saving Time (D.S.T.) set.
Preset memories and Alarm days buttons

Tuning Up/Down and Snooze button
FM/AM (FM/MW) band selection

Time capsule
Date button

Time button, auto time set enforcement
Alarm 2 button

Alarm 1 button
Power button and Sleep timer

Nap button
Display button
Light button
LCD display
Time zone switch
Reset button
Light level control
Alarm sound level control
AUX-IN
Headphones socket
Volume control

LCD display

Radio band and clock AM/PM display
Daylight Saving Time indicator
Time set indicator
Nap indicator
Sleep indicator and Snooze indicator
Radio-controlled time signal

Auto tuning indicator
Date indicator
Day of the week indicator

Month/Date/Year/alarm time indicator
Time indicator/Frequency
Minute indicator

Memory and seconds indicator
Alarm AM/PM indicator
Alarm indicator

Operation

Clock
Automatic clock setting

Connect the plug to a wall socket, and your clock radio will display -:- and the indicator will flash on the display.
When the radio is off, press and hold Time button for more than 4 seconds to receive Auto Time Set signal.

Manual clock setting (only if automatic setting fails)

Press the TIME button, and the display will show.
Press the SET button, and the hour digits will flash on the display.

Press the up or down button to adjust the hours.
Then press the SET button, and the minute digits will flash on the display.
Press the up or down button to adjust the minutes.

Press SET button to complete the time setting.
* You can also stop the process and save the setting anytime by pressing TIME button.

Manual date setting (only if automatic setting fails)

Press the DATE button then press SET button, the year digits will flash.

Press the up or down button to adjust the year.
Press the SET button again and the month digits will flash.
Press the up or down button to adjust the month.

Press the SET button again and the date digits will flash.
Press the up or down button to adjust the date.
Preset SET button to complete the time setting.
* You can also stop the process and save the setting anytime by pressing DATE button.

Change 12/24 hour clock format

Press TIME button, and then press SET button.
To set 12 hour clock format, press Station preset 1, or, to set 24 hours clock format, press Station preset 2.

Press Power button or TIME button to finish the setting.

D.S.T. (Daylight Saving Time)

When the display shows the time, press the SET button for more than 4 seconds to set the clock 1 hour faster, and the display will show .
To set the clock back from D.S.T., press the SET button for more than 4 seconds, the will disappear.

Radio operation

Tuning into radio stations
There are 3 ways of tuning your radio:

Manual tuning
- Press the Power button to turn on your radio.
- Press the BAND button repeatedly to select AM (MW) or FM waveband.
- Press the up or down button to change the frequency.
- Press the Power button again to turn off your radio.

Scan tuning
- Press the Power button to turn on your radio.
- Press the BAND button repeatedly to select AM (MW) or FM waveband.
- Press the up or down button for more than 0.5 seconds and release, it will tune into the next frequency with reception.
- Press the Power button again to turn off your radio.

Presetting and recalling stations

Presetting stations:
- Press the Power button to turn on your radio.
- Press the BAND button repeatedly to select AM (MW) or FM waveband.
- Tune into the station that you would like to preset.
- There are 7 preset buttons from 1 to 7. Press 1 of them and hold for more than 2 seconds until the radio beeps, and the station frequency will be saved into the chosen preset.
- Repeat the procedure for the remaining presets. Your radio has 7 presets for each AM and FM.
- The preset can be overwritten by following the above procedure.
Recalling stations:
- Press the BAND button for AM or FM.
- Simply press 1 of the PRESET buttons (from 1 to 7) you would like to tune into. And the preset number and frequency will appear on the display.

Alarm operation

There are 2 alarms which can be set independently. Also each alarm can be set to wake you by buzzer or radio. When the alarm light (alarm 1 or alarm 2 or both) is on, it means the indicated alarm will active in 24 hours.
How to set buzzer alarm
The radio buzzer beep increases in volume every 15 seconds. It beeps 1 minute, followed by 1 minute silence and repeat the cycle. The buzzer will beep for 1 hour, or stop by pressing the Power button.
The buzzer alarm volume may be adjusted through the Alarm sound level control button on the bottom of the radio.

Press the Alarm 1 (or Alarm 2) button and Alarm 1 time (or Alarm 2) time will show on the display.

Press the SET button, the alarm hour will show on the display.
Press up or down button to adjust the hour.
Press the SET button again and adjust the minute by pressing up or down button.

Select required days of week on which the alarm will beep by pressing day of week buttons.
Press the SET button again and press up or down button until the display shows .
Press the SET button to complete the setting.
* You can press the Alarm 1(or Alarm 2) button anytime to complete the setting.

How to set a Radio alarm
The radio alarm will sound for 1 hour, or stop by pressing the Power button.

Press the Alarm 1 (or Alarm 2) button and the Alarm 1 time (or Alarm 2) time will show on the display.
Press the SET button, the alarm hour will show on the display.

Press the up or down button to adjust the hour.
Press the SET button again and adjust the minute by pressing up or down button.
Select the required days of week on which the alarm will beep by pressing day of week buttons.

Press the SET button again and press the up or down button until the display shows .
Press the SET button again and press up or down button to tune into the station that you wish to wake up and adjust the volume.
Also press BAND button to select FM or AM (MW), then press he SET button to complete the setting.
Press the Power button to switch off the radio.

When the radio signal is weak, the radio alarm will be buzzer alarm.
* You can press the Alarm 1(or Alarm 2) button anytime to complete the setting.
* When it is AUX-IN, and the radio band is not set, the alarm will be buzzer alarm.

Snooze function

To interrupt the alarm signal (radio alarm or beep alarm), press any button on the top side of the radio (up/down/SET/ PRESET 1-7/band button). The alarm will stop for 5 minutes
and the display will show . The snooze function can be repeat during the period of the alarm is active.
Press the Power button to cancel the snooze and alarm function.

How to cancel alarms

Press and continue to hold the Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 button that you wish to cancel for more than 2 seconds.
The symbol or will disappear from the display.
And the alarm you press will be cancelled.

To reactive the alarm, press and hold Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 button that you wish to reactive, and the symbol or will appear on the display and it will be reactive.

How to set alarm sound level
With alarm level adjustment switch 18 on the bottom of the radio, you may adjust the alarm sound level.
Note: Alarm level adjustment works only for buzzer alarm

Nap timer

It is a countdown alarm which will sound after the time period that you set. And the time period can be set from 10 to 120 minutes in 10 minutes steps.

Press the NAP button until the required time period is shown on the display.
The word NAP will be shown on the display and the Nap timer is set.
While the Nap timer is alarming, press the Power button to silence the alarm.

To cancel the Nap timer before the time Nap time is elapsed, press and release the NAP button until the OFF word is appeared on the display.

Sleep timer – radio auto shut off

The Sleep timer can be set from 15-120 min. The radio will be switch off after the time you set has elapsed.

When the radio is off, press and continue to hold the button, the radio will be switched on and the display will show the timer minutes in turn, and release the button when the required time is appeared. Then the Sleep timer is set.

To cancel the Sleep timer, press the Power button and the symbol will be gone.

Time zone setting

Set the TIME ZONE switch (on the bottom of the radio) to 0 position for regular case.
For some countries where don’t provide radio controlled time facility but able to receive radio controlled time signal from nearby countries and the time zone is different, you may use the TIME ZONE switch to correct the time.
For example, in Turkey which is one hour ahead of Central European time but still can receive radio controlled time signal from Germany (Central European time), you may use this TIME ZONE switch to correct the local time.
If you are in USA just simply switch the TIME ZONE switch to the time zone for where you are. There are 4 time zones:

PST (Pacific Standard Time), MST (Mountain Standard Time),

CST (Central Standard Time), or EST (Eastern Standard Time).

Display button
When the radio is on, you can switch the display between station frequency and time by pressing the DISPLAY button.

Display backlight adjustment

Press the button to switch the display backlight to be brighter or darker. When it is switched to darker, you can turn the button 17 (on the back of the radio) to adjust the display light to be the most dark.

Headphone socket

Plus in a headphone to the Headphone socket for headphone function, and the built-in radio speaker will be muted.

AUX IN socket

Plug in external audio devices such as CD player to the AUX IN socket (on the side of the radio), then play your device and press the Band button repeatedly until you see “AU” on the display. The radio will amplify and play out the signal form your device.

Reset the radio

If your radio doesn’t operate correctly, or some display digits are missing, press the RESET button (on the bottom of the radio) with suitable implement for more than 2 seconds, the whole memory will be reset as a brand-new one.

Technical data

Power supply:
110-120 Volt/50-60 Hz (USA version);
220-230 Volt/50-60 Hz (Europe version)
Output power: 800 mW (max)
Power consumption: 7W (max)
Frequency coverage:
FM 87.5 – 108.0 MHz
AM 520 – 1710 kHz (USA version);
AM 522 – 1629 kHz (Europe version)

FAQS

NEED MANUAL?

Sangean rcr–22 am fm atomic clock manual

Is there a way to change the snooze duration from 5 minutes to 10 minutes on the clock.

(1) Press “Menu”
(2) Cycle through options (Tuning + or -) to “SNOOZE.” It will display the current setting (i.e., “SNOOZE 5”)
(3) Press “Select.” The “5” or whatever the current setting is should start to blink.
(4) Use the Tuning +/- buttons to set your desired snooze length. Options are 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes.
(5) Press “Select” to confirm your choice, then press “Menu” to return to standard operation

how long doe the nap alarm could be set up?

In can be set up in increments of five minutes, starting from “OFF” and then the sequence works its way up as: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 … and so on until reaching … 120 [minutes].TWO HOURS MAXIMUM ‘NAP’ setting. An eternity for parents and workings class stiffs having to punch in at the office.

how do I fix the fm antenna?

If the antenna is broken and you do not wish to return the radio, you can splice the wire… if you have enough length to work with. To do this, use a sharp blade to cut around the insulation of each end of the wire (perpendicular to the wire) approx half an inch. Be gentle or riser you’ll cut the wire inside the insulation. Once you have bare wire on each side, simply twist the two ends together. You may add a drop of super glue to help hold the wire (I usually don’t). Wrap the splice with electric tape to prevent the wires from being exposed. If the wire tore, you can cut out the bad section and splice it back together. If it’s ripped from inside the unit it gets a bit more complicated.

does it dock an iPhone?

No, no dock on this clock. FYI depending on your case you might not be able to dock your phone and any docking station. I

Is the clock 12hr or 24hr format?

It has both 12 and 24-hour clock formats. Press the Menu button and you can adjust it there. The operating manual explains it in detail.

There seem to be multiple revisions of this same model number, does this one have the radio reception antenna in the upper left-hand corner?

The Sangean RCR-22 does not have an antenna that is metal and extends. It has flexable wire coated antenna with a very small diameter and about 2.5 feet long that comes out of the back of the radio. You can dangle or direct it wherever you want.

How long does each wake up alarms play for?

Radio alarm plays for 60 minutes.
The buzzer starts softly and gradually increases. It sounds for one minute, then one minute of silence, and repeats that for 60 minutes unless cancelled.

If there is a power outage at the time the alarm is set for, will the alarm still go off?

No. The RCR-22 doesn’t have a built in battery backup. If power is lost the radio and alarm will not work. It d

looking for an alarm clock that shows the alarm time when the alarm is set, rather than a symbol showing that the alarm is on, does this have?

Clock radio shows the time when you set it but does not continue to show the alarm time. You can press a button toshow you the alarm time as necessary.

Is there any other mechanism to wake you up other than radio? I sleep with tv on and it just blends in.

There is an option of a buzzer or the AM/FM. See page16 of the instruction manual.

Is it easy to set up thanks Art.

Yes,

size outside dimensions

Approximate dimensions are Width- 7 inches, Height- 3 inches, and Length- 6.5 inches with Signal Sensor.

Does it tune to 87.7 Mee TV radio channel?

Not in northern New Jersey

does the radio have jacks for earphones and earbuds jack

As you face the front of the radio, there is a 3.5 mm socket (female connector) on the left side of the unit. I tried my headphones, and it works, but the sound would not be good for music, in my opinion, because the midrange is down, and treble is just about absent. Inserting the plug mutes the speaker. You can control the volume of the headphones as you do the volume of the speaker. Earbuds? I don’t have a pair, but if the plug for those is also 3.5 mm, which I expect it is, then there is no problem. BTW there is also an auxiliary input socket for an iPod, MP3 or CD player. If you want something sort of resembling decent reproduction of music, skip this clock radio.

Why does the buzzer alarm go off if the display shows radio alarm and it is set for a radio alarm

If my radio is set to radio alarm the buzzer alarm will only go off when there is no radio signal for the selected radio station.

can it accomodate an external antena?

It has it’s own external wire antenna but not place to attach your own antenna.

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References

User Manual

Sangean RCR-22 Atomic Clock with FM-RDS

Important safety instructions