[. . . ] 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 »ON/OFF« to switch on the device from standby mode. ⭠Display: the frequency band and frequency , or station name. 2 Activate the station search by pressing » TUNING« or »TUNING « until the frequency display changes to rapid run-through forwards or backwards. Manual station search 1 Press » TUNING« or »TUNING « 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 »MEM/TIME« until the hours flash in the display. 3 Set the day of the week with » ­ Display: the current day. 4 Activate the radio station as the alarm sound (» «) by pressing »ALARM1« or »ALARM2« repeatedly until the display shows: » » 2«. 5 Press »ON/OFF« to switch the device to standby. ­ 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 (»e«) by pressing »ALARM1« or »ALARM2« repeatedly until »e 1« or »e 2« appears in the display. ­ The device wakes you up at the set time with the signal tone (alarm duration is 90 minutes). Interrupting the alarm 1 Press »SNOOZE« while the alarm is going off. Cancelling the alarm for the day 1 Press »ON/OFF« while the alarm is going off. ­ 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 »ALARM1« or »ALARM2« repeatedly until » 1« or » 2« respectively »e 1« or »e 2« 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 »SLEEP/NAP« 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 »SLEEP/NAP« or in steps by pressing the button repeatedly. Deactivating the sleep timer 1 To switch off the sleep timer early, press »ON/OFF«; or Set the switch-off time to »SLEEP 00« by pressing »SLEEP/NAP«. The reminder timer reminds you after a certain time (between 10 and 120 minutes) with a signal tone. [. . . ]