SOUNDMAX SM-1523U Radio Clock with Alarm Instruction Manual

: October 30, 2023
: SOUNDMAX

Table of Contents

SOUNDMAX SM-1523U Radio Clock with Alarm
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
Description
- Overview
Important safeguards
Power supply
General operations
FM radio
Maintenance and care
Accessories
Specifications
References
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SOUNDMAX SM-1523U Radio Clock with Alarm

Product Information

The RADIO CLOCK WITH ALARM SM-1523U is a multifunctional product that provides you with an alarm clock, FM radio, temperature and humidity display, and a projector. It comes with a USB cable, CR2032 battery, and an instruction manual.

Description Overview
The product has a top panel with buttons for alarm on/off, projector on/off, AM/PM, sleep/radio on, radio off/snooze/brightness adjustment, set, volume, and AL1.2. The front panel displays temperature, humidity, AM/PM indication, radio indication, and alarm 1 and 2 indications. The left panel has a USB port and DC 5V USB Type-C charging port.

Important safeguards
Read the manual carefully before connecting or operating the product. All illustrations in the manual are schematic images that may differ from actual objects. Use the product with the recommended power supply and follow general operations carefully.

General operations
To turn on the alarm buzzer, press any button except for the snooze button. To turn on the radio alarm, the radio will start playing with the same volume and station as the last played radio. Press any button except for the snooze button to turn off the alarm. Snooze the alarm by pressing the snooze button.

Turning the alarm on and off
Press the AL1 or AL2 button to turn on or off the alarms. The cycle is AL1 ON — AL2 ON — AL1 OFF — AL2 OFF. When an alarm is turned on, the corresponding indication appears on the screen.

Projector
Use the projector button to turn on or off the projector. Use the brightness adjustment button to select one of the six screen brightness levels. Night mode is disabled in the night mode, and you need to turn off the night mode if you want to manually adjust brightness. The light sensor function automatically adjusts the display brightness according to the ambient light.

FM radio
Use the radio on/off button to turn on or off the radio. To improve radio reception, extend the wire antenna at the back of the unit fully. To save an FM station, press the set button when 01 appears on the screen.

Maintenance and care
Switch off the unit and unplug it from the power supply before cleaning it with a slightly damp cloth.

Product Usage Instructions

Step 1: Power supply
Use the recommended power supply for the product. The adaptor input voltage is not included, and the adaptor output voltage is DC 5V >2A. The nominal voltage is AC ~100 – 240V; 50/60Hz, and the clock backup is 3V (1x CR2032 battery).
Step 2: General operations
Press any button except for snooze to turn on the alarm buzzer. Press any button except for snooze to turn off the alarm. Snooze by pressing the snooze button. To turn on the radio alarm, the radio will start playing with the same volume and station as the last played radio. Press any button except for snooze to turn off the alarm. Snooze by pressing the snooze button.
Step 3: Turning the alarm on and off
Press the AL1 or AL2 button to turn on or off the alarms. The cycle is AL1 ON — AL2 ON — AL1 OFF — AL2 OFF. When an alarm is turned on, the corresponding indication appears on the screen.
Step 4: Projector
Use the projector button to turn on or off the projector. Use the brightness adjustment button to select one of the six-screen brightness levels. Night mode is disabled in the night mode, and you need to turn off the night mode if you want to manually adjust brightness. The light sensor function automatically adjusts the display brightness according to the ambient light.
Step 5: FM radio
Use the radio on/off button to turn on or off the radio. To improve radio reception, extend the wire antenna at the back of the unit fully. To save an FM station, press the set button when 01 appears on the screen.
Step 6: Maintenance and care
Switch off the unit and unplug it from the power supply before cleaning it with a slightly damp cloth.

Dear customer!
Thank you for purchasing our product. For safety, it is strongly recommended to read this manual carefully before connecting, operating and/or adjusting the product and keep the manual for reference in future.

Description

Overview

Top panel

▼ ( Alarm ON/OFF |DOWN) button
▲/project ( Projector ON/OFF | AM/PM | UP button)
sleep/radio ON button
Radio OFF | Snooze |Brightness adjustment button
set button
vol button
al 1.2 button
Projection lamp
Front panel
Temperature indication
Humidity indication
AM/PM indication
Radio indication
Alarm 1 indication
Alarm 2 indication $SOUNDMAX-SM-1523U-Radio-Clock-with-Alarm-fig- $2$$
Left panel
USB port
DC 5V USB Type-C charging port

Important safeguards

The instruction manual contains important operating and maintenance instructions. For your safety, it is necessary to refer to the manual. Keep the manual for future use.
Do not hit or drop the unit.
Do not expose the unit to vibration, direct sunlight, too high or low temperatures or humidity.
Do not disassemble the unit yourselves. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

All the illustrations in this manual are schematic images, which may differ from actual objects.

Power supply

Battery operation

Insert 1 x 3V lithium battery CR2032 to the terminal inside the battery compartment according to the polarity marks (+ and -). Your set will not work normally from the battery supply, but there is now the advantage that, in case of a mains current failure or power outage, your clock will continue to work. The clock display will not light up, the clock time and alarm setting will be held in the clock memory by the battery back-up system. This enables you to move the set from place to place without re-setting the clock every time. The battery back-up system is only meant to be used for short-term power failures. For longer durations the battery may become exhausted or there may be some deviation in accuracy.
When the battery is exhausted, it should be removed from the set to prevent leakage. If you do not wish to take advantage of the battery back-up system, your set will work normally without a battery. However, if disconnected from the mains, the clock figures will flash when the mains are reconnected and you must re-set the clock.

Mains operation

The appliance is for household use only.
Before the first connecting of the appliance check that the voltage indicated on the rating label corresponds to the mains voltage in your location.
Insert the power cord to the USB Type-C input of the unit.
Connect the other end of the USB cord to a power adapter (not included).
Insert the plug into the electrical outlet.

General operations

Setting the clock

Press and hold the set button to enter the clock setting mode.
Press ▲ to choose a 12H or 24H time format, press set to confirm.
Press ▲ or ▼ to set the hour, press set to confirm.
Press ▲ or ▼ to set the minute, press set to confirm.
You can press and hold the ▲/▼ buttons to speed up the setting.

Setting the alarm

Press the al 1.2 button to select Alarm 1 or Alarm 2. Press and hold al 1.2 to start setting the selected alarm.
Press ▲ or ▼ to set the hour, press al 1.2 to confirm.
Press ▲ or ▼ to set the minute, press al 1.2 to confirm.
Press ▲ or ▼ to set the snooze time from 5 to 60 minutes, press al 1.2 to confirm.
Press ▲ or ▼ to choose the alarm sound (“BU” for buzzer, “RD” for radio), press al 1.2 to confirm and exit the alarm setting mode.
You can press and hold the ▲/▼ buttons to speed up the setting.

Alarm operation (buzzer)

When the alarm time comes, it will sound for 2 minutes. Press any button except to silence the alarm. It will repeat the next day at the same time.
Press the button to snooze the alarm, it will repeat again after the number of minutes you set previously (default is 5 min). The alarm can be snoozed unlimitedly.

Alarm operation (radio)

When the alarm time comes, the radio will start to play. The station and volume will be the same from when you last played the radio. Press any button except to silence the alarm. It will repeat the next day at the same time.
Press the button to snooze the alarm, it will repeat again after the number of minutes you set previously (default is 5 min). The alarm can be snoozed unlimitedly.

Turning the alarm on and off

Press the ▼ button to turn the alarms on and off. The cycle is: AL1 ON — AL2 ON — AL1 OFF — AL2 OFF. When the alarm is turned on, the corresponding indication appears on the screen.
Press the al 1.2 button to check the alarm time of AL1 and AL2. The unit will automatically return to the time mode if no button is pressed within 5 seconds.

Projector

Press the ▲ button to project the current clock time on a wall or ceiling, then press again to adjust the brightness of the projection (High/ Low/Off).
When the projection is on, press and hold ▲ to flip the projection by 180°.
Rotate the projector (from -90 to 90°) to adjust the projection angle.

Brightness setting

* Press the button to select one of the 6 screen brightness levels.

Night mode

Night mode means that the screen automatically switches to the low brightness setting at night.
In clock mode press set to enter the night mode setting, “OFF” will appear on the screen. Press ▲, “ON” will appear on the screen, indicating that the night mode is on. Now the screen will automatically be dimmed in the period from 18:00 to 06:00 the next day.
Manual brightness adjustment is disabled in the night mode (pressing the button will do nothing). You need to turn off the night mode if you want to manually adjust brightness.

Light sensor
• In clock mode press and hold to turn the automatic light sensing function on and off. The clock will automatically sense the ambient light and adjust the display brightness accordingly. When the light sense function is on, you can’t adjust the clock brightness manually and can’t switch to the night mode.

FM radio

Setting the radio

Press sleep/radio to turn on the radio.
Press sleep/radio again to select the radio play time. For example, if you select “10”, the radio will automatically switch off after 10 minutes. Press set to confirm.
In the radio mode press the ▲/▼ buttons to manually select the next or the previous radio station, press and hold ▲/▼ for quick selection.
Press vol and use the ▲/▼ buttons to adjust the volume level from L00 (min) to L15 (max).
Press the button to turn the radio off.
For the best possible signal reception fully extend the wire antenna at the back of the unit.

Saving FM radio stations

In radio mode press the ▼ button.
Press and hold the set button until “01” appears on the screen, press set again to save the current station in memory position 01.
Press the ▲/▼ buttons to select another station, press and hold set, “01” appears on the screen, then use the ▲/▼ buttons to select another memory position (e.g. “02”), press set again to save the current station in the memory position you selected.
Repeat the above two steps to save other stations. 10 memory positions are available.
In radio mode press set to select the station saved at position 01, press again for 02, etc.
To replace the existing saved station, just repeat step 3 to replace the old station with the new one.

Temperature and humidity sensor

The temperature and humidity will be automatically displayed on the screen, no setup required.
In the clock mode press and hold ▼ to switch between Fahrenheit (°F) and Celsius (°C).