 [. . . ] Notes: Do not expose the batteries to extreme heat,  caused for example by direct sunlight,  heaters or fire. Take out the back-up batteries when you know that the device will not be used for a long period of time.  the manufacturer accepts no liability for damage caused by leaking batteries. Environmental note: Batteries,  including those which contain no heavy metal,  should not be disposed of with household waste.  [. . . ] When the device is connected to the mains for the first,  time,  an automatic station search starts.  if the device receives a station that transmits an RDS time signal ,  the time and the week day are set automatically ,  (RDS time synchronisation). If the device could not execute the automatic station search as well as the automatic time/week day setting due to poor reception conditions,  for example,  you have to make the settings manually or select a different station. Automatic station search 1 Press Â»ON/OFFÂ« to switch on the device from standby mode.  â­ Display: the frequency band and frequency ,  or station name. 2 Activate the station search by pressing Â» TUNINGÂ« or Â»TUNING Â« until the frequency display changes to rapid run-through forwards or backwards. Manual station search 1 Press Â» TUNINGÂ« or Â»TUNING Â« briefly several times to move the frequency up in steps. Note: If stations are already stored on the presets,  they are overwritten when new stations are stored. Note: If the device is disconnected from the mains,  all saved stations will be deleted unless you have inserted back-up batteries. 2 Press and hold Â»MEM/TIMEÂ« until the hours flash in the display. 3 Set the day of the week with Â» Â­ Display: the current day. 4 Activate the radio station as the alarm sound (Â» Â«) by pressing Â»ALARM1Â« or Â»ALARM2Â« repeatedly until the display shows: Â» Â» 2Â«.  5 Press Â»ON/OFFÂ« to switch the device to standby. Â­ The device wakes you up at the set time with the radio station (alarm duration is 90 minutes). 2 Activate the alarm signal as the alarm sound (Â»eÂ«) by pressing Â»ALARM1Â« or Â»ALARM2Â« repeatedly until Â»e 1Â« or Â»e 2Â« appears in the display. Â­ The device wakes you up at the set time with the signal tone (alarm duration is 90 minutes). Interrupting the alarm 1 Press Â»SNOOZEÂ« while the alarm is going off. Cancelling the alarm for the day 1 Press Â»ON/OFFÂ« while the alarm is going off. Â­ The alarm (radio station or alarm tone) stops,  but it retains the set time for the next day. Deactivating and activating alarm standby 1 To deactivate the alarm function press Â»ALARM1Â« or Â»ALARM2Â« repeatedly until Â» 1Â« or Â» 2Â« respectively Â»e 1Â« or Â»e 2Â« disappear from the display. The device has a sleep timer,  which switches it off in radio mode at a preset time. Activating the sleep timer 1 Set the desired switch-off time progressively by pressing and holding down Â»SLEEP/NAPÂ« or in steps by pressing the button repeatedly.  [. . . ] The device has a sleep timer,  which switches it off in radio mode at a preset time. Activating the sleep timer 1 Set the desired switch-off time progressively by pressing and holding down Â»SLEEP/NAPÂ« or in steps by pressing the button repeatedly. Deactivating the sleep timer 1 To switch off the sleep timer early,  press Â»ON/OFFÂ«; or Set the switch-off time to Â»SLEEP 00Â« by pressing Â»SLEEP/NAPÂ«. The reminder timer reminds you after a certain time (between 10 and 120 minutes) with a signal tone.  [. . . ]