Sonnet R-1428 User manual

SONNET AUTO SET ALARM CLOCK RADIO
WITH BLUETOOTH AND USB CHARGING
MODEL NO. R-1428
Power Source
DC Power –To power the unit, plug the DC power adaptor into a standard wall outlet.
Battery Back Up –Requires 1 x CR2032 Button Cell Battery (included). The battery backup is intended for short power outages only. The unit’s
primary functions cannot run on the battery backup alone. This unit uses a button cell battery that will last up to 1 year and maintains the time.
Replace the battery if the low battery indicator lights up.
Clock and Sleep
Setting the Clock
Auto Set –When the clock radio is connected to an AC power outlet for the first time, the correct time for Eastern Standard Time zone will be
shown. You can change to the other time zones by following the instructions in Time Zone selection below.
Manual Time Set Up
1. With the power off, press and hold the MEMORY / CLOCK BUTTON to set up the clock.
2. Press the SKIP / TUNE BUTTON to adjust the hour.
3. Press the MEMORY / CLOCK BUTTON again to confirm the hour and minutes on the display will begin flashing.
4. Press the SKIP / TUNE BUTTON to adjust the minutes.
5. Press the MEMORY / CLOCK BUTTON to finish setting the minutes and day of the week (d1 to d7) on the display will begin flashing.
NOTE: “d1”is Monday; “d2”is Tuesday and so on to “d7”which is Sunday.
6. Press the SKIP / TUNE BUTTON to adjust the day of the week.
7. Press the MEMORY / CLOCK BUTTON to finish all settings.
FUNCTION KEYS
1. Power / Source Button
2. Skip / Tune Backward / DST (Daylight Saving) Button
3. Play / Pause / Bluetooth Pair / Scan Radio Button
4. Volume Down / Alarm One Button
5. Dimmer / Snooze / Sleep Button
6. Memory / Clock Button
7. Skip / Tune Forward / Time Zone Button
8. Volume Up / Alarm Two Button
9. PM Indicator
10. Alarm One Indicator (Buzzer / Radio)
11. DST (Daylight Saving Time) Indicator
12. Bluetooth Mode Indicator
13. Alarm Two Indicator (Buzzer / Radio)
14. Low Back Up Battery Indicator
15. FM Antenna
16. Aux In Jack
17. Back Up Battery Compartment
18. USB Charging Port
19. DC Jack

Time Zone –When the unit is first powered on, it is automatically set to Time Zone 2 –Eastern Standard Time.
Time Zone 1 –Atlantic Std Time (UTC –4 hrs)
Time Zone 2 –Eastern Std Time (UTC –5 hrs)
Time Zone 3 –Central Std Time (UTC –6 hrs)
Time Zone 4 –Mountain Std Time (UTC –7 hrs)
Time Zone 5 –Pacific Std Time (UTC –8 hrs)
Time Zone 6 –Alaska Std Time (UTC –9 hrs)
Time Zone 7 –Hawaii + Aleutian Std Time (UTC –10 hrs)
1. In standby mode, press and hold the TIME ZONE BUTTON until the current time zone number is shown on the display.
2. Repeat the above step until the time zone number 1-7 (as shown above) is showing the corresponding number to your area.
3. The time zone will be stored after 5 seconds.
Daylight Saving Time –When the unit is powered off, press and hold the DST (daylight saving time) Button once. The DST indicator will be lit
and the time on the clock is moved ahead one hour. When you press the DST Button again, the DST indicator will turn off and the time is moved
back one hour.
Setting the Sleep Timer –When listening to radio, streaming Bluetooth music or using Aux In for external device playback, press SLEEP BUTTON
to adjust the sleep timer from 10 to 90 minutes. The unit will automatically turn off after the selected time expires.
Alarm
Setting the Alarm
1. Press and hold the ALARM ONE BUTTON at standby mode.
2. ALARM ONE INDICATOR and the digits of time will flash.
3. Press the HOUR BUTTON or MINUTE BUTTON to increase the hour and minute.
4. Tap ALARM ONE BUTTON again to set the weekly alarm schedule.
5. Tap HOUR BUTTON or MINUTE BUTTON to select the desired alarm schedule:
1 –7 means the alarm will sound from Monday to Sunday
1 –5 means the alarm will sound from Monday to Friday only
6 –7 means the alarm will sound from Saturday to Sunday only
6. Tap ALARM ONE BUTTON repeatedly to select the wake up option:
Wake to alarm –Alarm LED indicator will light
Wake to radio –Radio LED indicator will light
Disable the alarm –both Alarm and Radio LED indicator will turn off
7. The setting will be stored after 5 seconds.
8. Press and hold the ALARM TWO BUTTON at standby mode.
9. ALARM TWO INDICATOR and the digits of time will flash.
10. Repeat steps 3 –7 to set Alarm Two.
Turning Off the Alarm –The alarm or radio will sound for 30 minutes unless interrupted by pressing the POWER / SOURCE BUTTON. It will
repeat the chosen alarm again at the same time on the following day according to the weekday alarm schedule setting.
Snooze Function –When the preset alarm time is reached, the chosen alarm will sound. You can momentarily stop the alarm sound for 9
minutes by using the snooze function. Press the SNOOZE BUTTON for 9 minute snooze duration during beep or radio alarm. During the snooze
delay, the ALARM INDICATOR BUZZER or RADIO will flash. The snooze function can be repeated within the alarm duration.
Radio
Radio Reception –An FM antenna is built into the unit. To improve FM radio reception, adjust the position of the unit.
Auto Tuning the FM Radio
1. Press the POWER / SOURCE BUTTON to turn the unit on.
2. Press the POWER / SOURCE BUTTON to witch to FM radio mode.
3. Press and hold PLAY / PAUSE / BLUETOOTH PAIR / SCAN RADIO BUTTON.
4. The unit will scan all local FM radio stations and store in preset memory.
Note: Maximum can store 30 preset memories.
Manual Tuning the FM Radio
1. Press the POWER / SOURCE BUTTON to turn the unit on.
2. Press the POWER / SOURCE BUTTON to switch to FM Radio mode.
3. Press SKIP / TUNE BUTTON to tune the radio manually.
4. Hold down the SKIP / TUNE BUTTON to scan for available stations.
Manual Saving and Playing a Station as a Preset
1. Tune to the desired station.
2. Press the MEMORY / CLOCK BUTTON. Preset number “P01”will appear on the displays.
3. Press the SKIP / TUNE BUTTON to adjust to the desired preset number. “P01”–“P20”(20 preset memories)
4. Press the MEMORY / CLOCK BUTTON to save the current radio station to the selected preset which can store 20 stations.
5. Press the MEMORY / CLOCK BUTTON to cycle through preset radio stations.

Bluetooth and Line In
Pairing a Bluetooth Device for the First Time
1. Power on the unit by pressing POWER / SOURCE BUTTON.
2. Press the POWER / SOURCE button to switch to Bluetooth mode. BLUETOOTH MODE INDICATOR will blink slowly.
3. Press the PLAY / PAUSE / BLUETOOTH PAIR / SCAN RADIO BUTTON. The BLUETOOTH MODE INDICATOR will blink quickly.
4. Using the native controls on your Bluetooth device, select R-1428 in your Bluetooth setting to pair.
5. If your device requests a password, enter the default password 0000.
6. Refer to the user’s manual for your specific device for instructions on pairing and connecting Bluetooth devices.
7. When successfully paired and connected, the Pairing indicator will be solid.
8. After initial pairing, the unit will stay paired unless manually by the user or erased due to reset of the device.
9. If your device should become unpaired or you find it is unable to connect, repeat the above steps or press the PLAY / PAUSE / BLUETOOTH
PAIR / SCAN RADIO BUTTON to start the pairing process again.
Playing Audio through Bluetooth
1. After successfully pairing to a device, use the native controls on the connected Bluetooth device to select track.
2. To play or pause the selected track, use the native controls on the connected Bluetooth device or the PLAY / PAUSE / BLUETOOTH PAIR /
SCAN RADIO BUTTON.
3. To skip forward or back on the selected track, use the native controls on the connected Bluetooth device or the SKIP / TUNE BUTTONS on the
unit.
4. Audio played through the connected Bluetooth device will now be heard through the speakers.
Using the Audio Input –Requires a 3.5mm audio cable (not included).
1. Connect a 3.5mm audio cable to AUX IN JACK on the rear of the unit and the audio output on an audio device.
2. Press the POWER / SOURCE BUTTON to turn the unit on.
3. Press the POWER / SOURCE BUTTON to switch to Aux In mode.
4. Use the native controls on the connected device to play your audio through the unit.
USB CHARGE
1. Make sure the unit is plugged into the wall.
2. Using the appropriate USB charging cable (not included), connect one end to the device and the order to the USB port on the unit.
Refer to the user’s manual for your specific device for manufacturer’s required charging amperage as well as determining the appropriate cable
for your device before charging.
Note: This device uses a USB charging port with 1000mA maximum charging capacity, making it unsuitable for charging iPads.
3. The device will now charge.
Resetting the Unit
In very rare instances, such as an electrostatic discharge on a dry cold winter day, an erroneous display or prolonged abnormal behavior during
normal use, you should unplug it from the AC power source and then remove the backup batteries from the battery compartment at the rear of
the unit for at least one minute and it will reset to factory default setting.
Specifications
Power Output …………………………………… 2 watt RMS Mono
USB Charging ………………………….………… DC 5V, 1A
AC Power ……………………………….…………. AC120V –240V 5V 1.5A ~ 50/60Hz
Battery Size (For Back Up Only) …….…… CR2032 x 1pc
Radio Frequency ………………………..……… FM: 87.5 –108MHz