Nero 743191 User manual

NERO COMPACT RADIO ALARM CLOCK
Product Number: 743191
Colour: Black
Instruction Manual

LOCATION OF CONTROLS
1. ALARM 1 / VOLUME-
2. ALARM 2 / VOLUME+
3. ON/OFF / BAND SELECT
4. TIME SET / MEMORY SET
5. MEMORY -
6. MEMORY +
7. MINUTE / TUNING+
8. HOUR / TUNING-
9. SLEEP/SNOOZE
10. AM Indicator
11. ALARM 1 Buzzer Indicator
12. ALARM 1 Radio Indicator
13. FM Indicator
14. ALARM 2 Buzzer Indicator
15. ALARM 2 Radio Indicator
POWER SOURCE
TO USE AC HOUSE CURRENT
⚫Please check carefully that the voltage indicated on your set corresponds to the
voltage of your local area.
⚫Plug the AC cord into the standard household electrical socket.
BATTERY BACKUP
This unit has a backup battery facility, which provides power in the event of a power
cut.
1. Remove battery door.
2. Insert 2 new AAA size batteries ( not included ) with the correct polarity
3. Refit the battery door.
If there is a power failure, the time setting, alarm setting and all the memory settings
will maintain due to the DC power supply by the battery. The LED display will not
be illuminated to save power. After AC power resumes, the unit can function
properly immediately according to the settings before the power failure.
Note: When you are not going to use the unit for a long period of time, disconnect

the AC cord from AC outlet and remove the battery.
OPERATING THE RADIO
1. Press the ON/OFF button (3) once to turn on the radio. The radio receives in
the FM band with the FM indicator (13) turned on and with the LED showing
the frequency. After 5 seconds, the LED will change back to show the time.
2. Press the BAND button (3) once repeatedly to choose the radio band.
Consequently, the AM indicator (10) or the FM indicator (13) will be turned on
to show the chosen radio band.
3. Adjust the volume by pressing VOL+ button (2) to increase or pressing
VOL- button (1) to decrease.
Note: Volume range: 00 (mute) to 16 (maximum)
4. Press TUN- button (8) or TUN+ button (7) to tune into the desired station by
either of the 2 following methods :
Manual Tuning : Press either of the 2 tuning button, TU- button (8) or TU+ (7),
repeatedly until the desired station is reach.
For AM tuning, the radio can tune starting from 522 KHz to 1620 KHz, each
pressing of TU- button (8) can tune down by 9 KHz and each pressing of
TU+ button (7) can tune up by 9KHz.
For FM tuning, the radio can tune starting from 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz, each
pressing of TU- button (8) can tune down by 0.1 MHz and each pressing of TU+
button (7) can tune up by 0.1 MHz.
Auto Scanning: Press and hold either of the 2 tuning button, TU- button (8) or
TU+ (7) for more than 1 second and auto scan will be performed. Scanning will
stop automatically until a clear radio signal is found. Repeat the same
procedure by using the same button until your desired station is found.
* To stop auto scanning, press any button once.
Note : In some area where the radio signal is not strong enough, the scanning
process may not be able to stop automatically in the desired station. In such
case, please use the Manual Tuning method to tune the desired station. This
happens more probably when tuning the radio in AM band.
5. To turn off the radio, press and hold ON/OFF button (3) for more than 1 second

until the radio is turned off and the LED shows the time.
Note 1: The current station (either AM or FM) and also the current volume level
will be memorized at the time when the radio is turned off. Once you turn on
the radio again, the memorized station will broadcast with the memorized
volume level.
Note 2: For the best FM reception, extend the FM antenna wire to its full
length and vary the direction to capture the strongest signal. Do not connect
the FM antenna wire to an outdoor antenna.
Note 3: For AM reception, a ferrite-bar antenna is built-in. Since this antenna
is direction oriented, turn the unit to a direction at which the reception becomes
optimal.
PRESETTING YOUR FAVOURITE STATION
You can preset up to 10 stations in 10 memories for each band. These 10 memories
are indicated as preset numbers P01, P02, P03, P04, P05, P06, P07, P08, P09 and P10.
1. During the radio operation mode, follow step 4 in “Operating the radio”and tune
the radio into the station that you wish to preset.
2. Press and hold the SET button (4) for more than 1 second until the last
memorised preset number appears and flashes.
3. You can then choose the preset number that you want to memorize this station
by pressing MEMORY- (5) to step down the sequence, or by pressing MEMORY+
(6) to step up the sequence.
4. Once the preset number is chosen, it will keep flashing for 5 seconds. Press
SET button (4) once within these 5 seconds, then the tuned station will be
memorized in this chosen preset number and the LED will stop flashing and
change to show the frequency.
5. If the SET button (4) is not pressed within these 5 seconds, then the LED will jump
back to show frequency, and the memory storing does not succeed.
6. If the chosen preset number is already memorized with a station, the above
procedure will allow the newly tuned station to supersede the originally
memorized station.
7. In following the above steps, you can memorize your 10 most favorite stations
of each band into the 10 preset numbers.
TUNING INTO A PRESET STATION

1. When the radio is on (either AM or FM), press SET button (4) or MEMORY+ (6)
once, then the radio will be tuned to station stored in the preset number next to
the last loaded preset number.
Press MEMORY- button (5) once, the radio will be tuned to station stored in the
preset number previous to the last loaded preset number.
2. You can choose your desired preset memory by pressing MEMORY- button (5) to
step down the sequence or MEMORY+ button (6) to step up the sequence.
3. After the preset number is chosen, it will be shown for 2 seconds, then the LED
will change back to show the radio frequency.
Important Note: Please do NOT hold (press continuously) the SET button (4) in this
stage. If this is done by mistake, the unit will enter into the mode of presetting
the station, with the preset number flashing. In such case, do not press any
button until the LED stop flashing. Otherwise, your set memory may easily be
disturbed by your wrong operation procedure.
TIME SETTING
1. When the unit is first plugged into the AC mains, “0:00”will appear and flash on
the display.
2. Press HOUR button (8) for hour setting.
3. Press MINUTE button (7) for minute setting.
4. After setting to the correct time, either press SET button (4) once, or just leave 5
seconds, then the display stop flashing, and the clock will start run from the set
time.
5. To adjust the current time, first switch off the radio. Press and hold SET button
(4) for 1 second until the display flashes, then follow the same steps as point 2, 3
& 4 above to set the new time.
DUAL ALARM FUNCTION
This product allows the user to set to dual alarm function. Each alarm function can
be set independently, either wake to radio, or wake to buzzer. When any one alarm
is set waking to radio, please remember to select the desired band, station and
volume level before turning off the radio
ALARM SETTING

1. To set the alarm time, the radio must be turned off.
2. Press ALARM 1 button (1) once, the alarm time and either Alarm 1 Buzzer
indicator (11) or Alarm 1 Radio indicator (12) is flashing.
3. Press HOUR button (8) for selecting hour. Press MINUTE button (7) for selecting
minutes.
4. After setting the desired alarm time, either press ALARM 1 button (1) again,
or simply wait for 5 seconds, then the display will return to the current time
and the set alarm time is confirmed.
5. Now press ALARM 1 button (1) repeatedly to choose the alarm function status.
The status appears in following sequence with display shown as:
A) Alarm wake to buzzer is set with Alarm 1 Buzzer indicator (11) and Alarm time
is flashing on the display.
B) Alarm wake to radio is set with Alarm 1 Radio indicator (12) and Alarm time is
flashing on the display.
C) Alarm off is set with no indicator is on and current time shown on LED
5 seconds after the desired status is chosen, the display will stop flashing and
change to show the current time. Please make sure the indicator for the
selected status (buzzer or radio) is ON, or no indicator is on in case if you choose
to turn off the alarm.
6. When you set the Alarm 2 time, follow the above step 2 to 5 by using the
ALARM 2 button (2) instead of ALARM 1 button (1). Subsequently, the wake to
buzzer status of alarm time 2 will be indicated by Alarm 2 Buzzer indicator (14).
The wake to radio status of alarm time 2 will be indicated by Alarm 2 Radio
indicator (15). The buzzer sound of Alarm 1 is in different tone with the buzzer
sound of Alarm 2, so it is easy for user to distinguish.
7. When the Alarm is turned on, either :
A) Press ON/OFF button (3) or Alarm 1 button (1) once to switch off the alarm 1.
Press ON/OFF button (3) or Alarm 2 button (2) once to switch off the alarm 2.
The alarm indicator is still on, implying the alarm function is still activated and
turned on again after 24 hours.
B) Press the SNOOZE button (9), the alarm sounds will stop temporarily for 9
minutes and will sound again after. [See SNOOZE SETTING below]
C) If no button is pressed after the alarm sounds, the alarm will keep turned on
and then turned off in 1 hour after the alarm time.
D) To disable the alarm setting, press ALARM 1 button (1) or ALARM 2 button (2)
until their indicators (radio or buzzer) disappear on the display.

Notes
⚫The ALARM 1 (or 2) indicator flashes in the display when the alarm sounds.
⚫If a later alarm starts to sound when the earlier alarm still sounds, then the later
alarm takes priority.
⚫If a later alarm sounds when the earlier alarm is under SNOOZE period, then the
later alarm takes priority and will cancel the SNOOZE function of the earlier
alarm automatically.
⚫If the same time is set for both alarm (ALARM 1 or 2). The ALARM 2 takes
priority.
SNOOZE SETTING
Once the alarm is activated, the snooze function can be used to stop the alarm
temporary for about 9 minutes and then alarm will sound again.
1) Once alarm (either Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 ) sounds, press the SNOOZE button (9), the
buzzer or radio alarm sounds will stop and will sound again after 9 minutes. The
SNOOZE function can maintain valid within 1 hour from the set alarm time.
2) During the time when SNOOZE function is activated, the alarm indicator will
flash.
3) To switch off the SNOOZE function, press ON/OFF button (3). You can then see
the alarm indicator stop flashing, and the alarm will not sound again after the
snooze period elapse.
SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER
The sleep function allows the radio to play in blocks of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80,
or 90 minutes before turning off automatically, then you can enjoy falling asleep
when listening the radio.
1) Turn on the radio.
2) Press the SLEEP button (9), then the LED shows 90 (for 90 minutes ).
3) Press the SLEEP button (9) repeatedly until the display shows the desired SLEEP
time period. The time period is shown on the display in sequence as 90 > 80 >
70 > 60 > 50 > 40 > 30 > 20 > 10 > OFF.
4) In 2 seconds after the desired SLEEP period is chosen, the display will change to
show the current time, and the radio will play for the SLEEP time duration you
have set and then be turned off automatically.
5) Press the SLEEP button (9) again during SLEEP mode, the LED will show
the remaining time of the SLEEP period, and the SLEEP time can be set again

by following above step 3 & 4.
6) To switch off the SLEEP function during the SLEEP mode, follow above step 3 until
“OFF”appears on the LED, then the SLEEP function is cancelled. The LED jumps
back to show the radio frequency and the radio will keep turned on until being
turned off manually.
SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER AND ALARM TOGETHER
1) If you want to set the SLEEP TIMER function and Alarm function together, you
must follow the ALARM SETTING procedure to set the alarm first.
2) Turn on the radio, then follow the step 2 & 3 of SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER.
Consequently, the radio will be turned off automatically after the SLEEP time
elapse, and then wake you up at your set alarm time.
Specifications
Power Source : 230V~50Hz
Radio Frequency : AM: 522 ~ 1620 KHz
FM: 87.5 ~ 108 MHz
Speaker : 57 mm, 8 Ω, 0.5W
Power consumption : 5 W
DC Battery for back up : 3V, 2 x AAA size batteries ( not included )
* Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Backed by the Nero 1 Year Warranty
Imported By
R Weatherdon & Co Pty Ltd
www.weatherdon.com.au
Made in China