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title: "RCR-5BK AM/FM Digital Tuning Clock Radio"
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# Dual alarms w/ weekday/weekend/daily/once modes Adjustable warm LCD backlight for sleep-friendly display Digital AM/FM tuner w/ 10 preset stations RCR-5BK AM/FM Digital Tuning Clock Radio

**Brand:** sangean
**Price:** S$143
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⏰ Elevate your mornings with smart alarms and soothing tunes—because your wake-up deserves an upgrade!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** RCR-5BK AM/FM Digital Tuning Clock Radio by sangean
- **How much does it cost?** S$143 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- sangean enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted sangean brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Human Wake System (HWS):** Gentle buzzer alarm starts soft and gradually increases volume, perfect for a stress-free wake-up.
- • **Sleep & Nap Timer Magic:** Set adjustable sleep and nap timers to drift off or recharge on your schedule without hassle.
- • **Wake Your Way, Every Day:** Dual alarms with flexible scheduling for weekdays, weekends, or one-time use—never miss a beat.
- • **Crystal Clear Digital Tuning:** Easily store and access 10 preset AM/FM stations with precise digital tuning for your favorite sounds.
- • **Sleek, Sleep-Friendly Display:** Soft warm LCD with adjustable brightness creates the ideal ambiance for restful nights and easy reading.

## Overview

The Sangean RCR-5BK is a compact, modern AM/FM clock radio featuring dual alarms with customizable schedules, a digital tuner with 10 preset stations, and a sleep-friendly adjustable warm LCD display. It includes a Humane Wake System that gradually increases buzzer volume, adjustable nap and sleep timers, and supports AUX input and headphones. Designed for everyday reliability with a 10-minute battery backup, it’s perfect for professionals seeking a stylish, functional bedside companion.

## Description

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Review: 99% Satisfied given the noted shortcomings. - Wonderful overall size to sit on a nightstand or dresser edge next to your bed. Quality overall is better than I expected. Fit and Finish is perfect. Buttons depress with a fairly solid click-feel. Little rubber feet underneath keep it nicely planted on any hard surface (wood, glass, stone, countertop,...). Display is crystal clear. Display brightness is easily adjusted with a dial peg underneath the unit (I don't know how the lowest setting could be too bright for anyone.....the highest brightness setting still doesn't pass for a night lite in my opinion). The Display can be read perfectly clearly viewing at wide angles from left and right, or when looking down at it from above. The Display fades from sight pretty quickly when viewing up from a head position below the unit. The manual is more than adequate. As others have noted, some words are poorly chosen. That said, it is not that bad to get through. When I saw the owners manual for the 1st time before opening it I kind of cringed a little since it was fairly thick, and I thought I was going to have a lot of reading for what seemed like should be a fairly simple alarm clock/radio. But after opening it I realized it was actually minimal reading and straight forward. 13 of the 70 pages make up the English language portion. Plus it's all in Giant easy to read print and well spaced. Of those 13 pages, most will only care about 9 pages, unless you really need to be told not to take a bath with it or other stuff relating to other countries. The alarm is not super loud. That said, for any light-normal sleeper it will be more than adequate. Even for most heavier sleepers I think it's probably adequate since if it jives with you you can set one alarm for the buzzer and the other to go off on radio set to MAX volume. If you only prefer to use the buzzer for an alarm setting, then even for regular heavier sleepers you'll probably want to pass on this unit. For pretty much all SUPER heavy sleepers out there, you will more than likely need a louder alarm. General FYI; The buzzer setting for the alarm(s) does not really "buzz" at all, but rather "beeps". Many will appreciate the HWS (Human Wake System) for the buzzer alarm setting (does not work for the radio alarm setting). With HWS, the alarm buzzer starts out almost inaudible and progressively gets louder during the course of a minute, as which point it begins again and continues for another minute, and repeats the process for an hour (I didn't test it for an hour, so I am relying on their word, though if you are still sleeping after an hour from the time you set the alarm to go off I'm guessing you're day is pretty much ruined anyway). When using the radio as your alarm setting, whatever volume you have the volume control for the radio set at is the volume it's going to wake you up with. Here's the potential problem with that for some; If you choose to use the radio as an alarm, BUT you want to use the radio Sleep Timer to fall asleep, whatever volume you set the radio Sleep Timer at is the volume your radio alarm will sound off at. In other words, if you set the radio sleep timer volume really low, that's the same volume the radio alarm will sound off at which may not be loud enough for you to reliably wake up when you need to. Hope that made sense. The snooze function (nonadjustable 5 minute interval for buzzer alarm) does NOT work for an alarm set to radio. For an alarm set to sound with the radio station you have it set to, you must use the radio power button to turn it off. Ultimately what's going on is the alarm set to go off using the radio simply automatically turns on your radio without you pushing the radio power button to turn it on yourself. Therefore to turn off the alarm that sounded via the radio, you're simply pushing the radio power button to turn it off, just as you would turn it off when generally listening to the radio. The manual is WRONG on how to shut off either or both of the alarms set on buzzer. The manual says to press the appropriate alarm button (Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 buttons) and hold it down for 2 seconds at which time you'll hear a beep and the alarm should be deactivated. At least on my unit this is NOT true. On my unit when an alarm buzzer goes off, neither the alarm 1 or 2 buttons will beep or deactivate the alarm. The only button on my unit that will turn off any alarm on any setting (buzzer or radio) is the general radio Power On/Off button. I have no issue with this in general. Radio Usage; sound is good virtually all the way up to MAX volume. I'm not saying it sounds like a Bose system but that's not what it is, and only a fraction of the cost. Overall it has more than adequate sound quality. I'll give radio reception a 4 out of 5, not because I really find issue with it as it pulled in all 3 stations (2 local, 1 not local) perfectly that I cared about, but that I've never owned a radio that I didn't want to have better reception for outlying areas (can't get the out of town AM station I was hoping for, but even my car will only pick it up sometimes). MAX volume is enough for general radio listening throughout an attached kitchen/living room area. In a garage where you may also be doing some banging around and whatnot, you may want something with higher volume than this unit is capable. For the vast majority that aren't interested in cranking up the music extra loud, volume levels will be more than acceptable in the home or out on the patio. Little Things: Love that it always shows the day of the week. Wish it also always showed the date, but rather you have to push the display button twice, once for the year and a second time for the month/day of the month. General FYI, the radio power button is nicely backlit when the radio is OFF, no other button is, but when the radio is ON (generally or as an alarm) it is not backlit. It does have a plug in space for headphones. It does have an AUX IN plug-in space like for to plug in a portable CD player where you can then use the units speaker for sound. It does not have any AUX OUT plug-in space which I wish it did to be able to plug in better right left speakers for those who want a little more sound, and that you could then aim directionally. The unit is NOT stark white like the pictures imply (in my opinion) but is rather an off-white. The gray on the rest of the unit is exactly as the pictures imply. It came nicely packaged. It has a built in battery backup that's good for 10 minutes of power outage. I wish it had either a longer lasting (3 hour) built in battery or a space to put accessory batteries that would last much longer regardless (I live in Arizona where during the monsoon season it's not unusual for the power to be out for an hour or two a couple times a year or so). Bottom line: I feel this clock/double-alarm/radio is worth more than the money asked for. I would highly recommend it for anyone to themselves or given as a gift, unless whoever is going to use it mainly as a wake-up alarm is a very heavy sleeper (where there's a good chance the alarm isn't loud enough) or simply needs a louder radio (for areas with lots of ambient sound or very large areas overall like a small warehouse environment...). For anyone still sitting on the fence toward making the decision to buy or not, outside of possible given limitations I've noted, I would add a couple things; 1) I could not find another product that remotely compared for the price (other than similar but different units from the same manufacturer), and 2) It is not as difficult to initially set up as some make it out to be. One last comment on turning off the alarms. As noted earlier; At least on my unit you do have to use the radio Power On/Off button (a single quick press) to turn off either alarm, whether they are set to go off on Buzzer or Radio. What I don't like when an alarm uses the radio to wake you up is that when the radio is on, the radio main Power On/Off button backlight goes out. So if it's still dark in the room at the time the radio alarm comes on you may have to search for the button till you get used to it's location to shut the alarm off. It would be nice if it always stayed lit up whether the radio was on or off so it could still be clearly seen in the dark. Also, some reviewers complained that they accidently pressed the main Radio On/Off power button twice to turn off an alarm which on the 1st press turns off their alarm, and on the second press turns on the radio just as if you wanted to listen to it, which they didn't. I don't see what the big deal is, as one more press of the same button turns the radio right back off again. And, you have to press the button with firm pressure to completely depress it at all which makes it surprising to me that anyone is having issues double pressing it in the first place. Sincerely hope this review helps you make an informed buying decision!
Review: Good, basic digital tuning clock radio. - It's a good, basic alarm clock radio with a digital tuner. Pros: - Does everything it is supposed to - Beep alarm starts softly and increases in volume - Digital tuner - Radio is good as long as antenna cord is dangled or raised from radio, station is strong or moderate strength, and the desired volume is moderate for same room use. Cons: - Alarm volume could be louder towards the end of the loudness increasing cycle. - Interface is non-obvious enough that you'll have to read the short manual (10 small pages with big type and some pictures). It is simple enough that you'll probably only need to read the manual once. - Radio reception is poor is the antenna cord isn't either dangled down or raised up. Radio reception experiences bleed over from neighboring stations on weakest stations. Radio max volume is fine for same room use, but don't expect to blare the radio. - Battery backup only lasts 10 minutes Now some lesser published info: - The brightness on the display is adjustable from extremely dim to pretty bright. At the dimmest setting it puts out enough light to just see your thumb in a dark room at 6 inches from the display. In other words, you'll definitely see it if looking at it in a dark room but it will be very dim. At the brightest setting, the display is very bright if you look at it, but not so bright that it lights up the room that much. Basically, it will cast a pale light in the vicinity of the clock (within ~ 3'), but I couldn't even see the effect on the far wall of the room (~ 12' away). The power light in the upper right of the top is also lit red, but it is dim at all times. The brightness of the display goes to max after hitting a button for about 3 seconds and then returns to the set brightness. The brightness setting knob is analog and on the bottom of the unit. - The radio reception works ok for me. It is very sensitive to the antenna position. For the faintest stations it seems to only work well if I am touching the antenna. The strong and moderate stations work fine with the antenna cord either hanging down from the unit or raised up from the unit. - The snooze is fixed at 5 minutes and not adjustable. If the alarm goes off and you hit the snooze twice, it still goes off in 5 minutes. (Just what I wanted) - The human wake system feature starts with a quiet beep and goes to more frequent and louder beeps. It starts off inaudible and goes up to about the loudness of a typical alarm clock over the course of 1 minute. If that fails to wake you, it will be silent for 1 minute, then repeat the 1 minute on, 1 minute off cycle for 1 hour before giving up. The second cycle also starts quiet and builds over the minute. The increasing volume only applies to the buzzer; the radio volume is controlled only by the analog wheel on the side of the unit. - There is a nap feature on the unit that lets you set an alarm for 10-120 minutes from now in 10 minute increments. - There is a sleep timer feature that will shut off the radio after 15, 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes. - When you set the alarm, you can chose between triggering every day, every weekday, every weekend day, or only once. The unit keeps track of the year, date, and time. It knows about the days of the week. You cannot set the alarm for any other collection of days, those are the only options, so if you want an alarm for M-W-F then you'll need to look elsewhere. - The display usually displays AM/PM HH:MM:ss, day of week, and which alarms are set. There is an icon for snooze active. The display shows band, frequency, and preset memory slot when radio is on for about 5 seconds then switches to time display as "HH:MM on". You hit a button to see year and hit again to see MM-DD. - The sound quality on the radio is good but not powerful. The audio starts clipping at around 1/2 volume on the knob which is a moderate volume (good in same room only, won't be able to blast your ears at all). - There is an AUX in socket on the radio. It is for playing only, not for alarm. - There is a headphone jack. When headphones are plugged in, the speaker is muted. - The battery backup is only good for keeping the time and settings for 10 minutes. - The display can be switched between 12 hour display and 24 hour display. - There are 5 preset stations per band. The are 2 bands: FM and AM. - The FM tuning step can be switched between 0.2MHz and 0.1MHz for the US version. - The AM tuning step is 9KHz for the US version from 520-1710KHz. - The power adapter is 120V/60Hz only for US version which converts to 6V/0.5A with a standard coax plug into the back of the unit.

## Features

- Dual Alarm Timer for Weekday / Weekend / Daily / Once Timer Selection and HWS (Humane Wake System) Radio/buzzer
- Snooze Timer, Adjustable Nap Timer and Adjustable Sleep Timer
- Digital Tuning with 10 Memory Preset Stations (5 FM, 5 AM)
- The Easy-to-Read LCD Display is a Soft Warm Color that is Most Conducive to a Good Sleeping Environment with an Adjustable Backlight
- Refer to the PDF attached below in Technical Specification for User Manual
- Power source type: AC
- Included components: product, AC Adapter and manual

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00HQYJ2RK |
| Additional Features | Built-In AM Antenna |
| Best Sellers Rank | #24,648 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #35 in Clock Radios #591 in Alarm Clocks |
| Brand | Sangean |
| Built-In Media | Owner's Manual, Switching AC Adapter |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | MP3 Player, Smartphone, Laptop, Tablet |
| Connectivity Technology | Auxiliary |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 2,450 Reviews |
| Display Technology | LCD |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Enclosure Material | Metal, Plastic |
| Frequency | 5 hertz |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00729288029304 |
| Hardware Interface | 3.5mm Audio |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 6.77"L x 5.5"W x 2.25"H |
| Item Type Name | AM/FM Clock Radio |
| Item Weight | 1.5 pounds |
| Manufacturer | Sangean America, Inc. |
| Mfr Part Number | RCR-5BK |
| Model Number | RCR-5BK |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Product Dimensions | 6.77"L x 5.5"W x 2.25"H |
| Radio Bands Supported | AM/FM |
| Special Feature | Built-In AM Antenna |
| Style Name | Modern |
| Tuner Technology | AM/FM |
| Tuner Type | AM/FM |
| UPC | 729288029304 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Voltage | 5 volts |
| Warranty Description | 1 year |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Sangean
- **Color:** Black
- **Connectivity Technology:** Auxiliary
- **Included Components:** Owner's Manual, Switching AC Adapter
- **Power Source:** Corded Electric
- **Product Dimensions:** 6.77"L x 5.5"W x 2.25"H
- **Radio Bands Supported:** AM/FM
- **Special Feature:** Built-In AM Antenna
- **Style:** Modern
- **Tuner Technology:** AM/FM

## Images

![RCR-5BK AM/FM Digital Tuning Clock Radio - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61AEDXYZADL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does it have a battery in case of power failure
 to keep time?**
A: It does not. It has a permanent energy storage device (assuming it is a SuperCap or something like that) that provides power for 10 minutes to keep time through brownouts.  All settings other than the current time are stored in flash memory so they are permanently retained (alarm times, radio memory, etc.). The lack of a long-term battery may be a disadvantage for some people. For me, it seems like in my locale all we have are brownouts or very long outages, so the back-up batteries in most clocks aren't that useful to me, and you need to replace them every now and then. None of the clocks we have with batteries will actually alarm when the power is out, they just keep time. The power needs to come back on before the set time to get the alarm, which is seldom the case in a long outage.

**Q: Can the alarm time be turned back, or only forward? That is, to change from 8:00am to 7:45am, do you have to push the button once for hour and 45 times for minutes?**
A: Hours and minutes are set separately.  If you are in the hour formatting phase, you cannot change the minutes.  They must be set separately, using the same method/formats.  To set TIME, press alarm button, press time set till you hear a beep, press tuning up or down to set the hour, THEN PRESS TIME SET AGAIN to set the minutes, and the minute digit will flash. Follow the same direction to set the minutes.  Continue the same steps to select weekday/weekend alarms.  You continue this process, starting with TIME SET, to select frequencies, bands, and type of alarm (radio/buzzer).  When you have finished these settings, within 30 seconds all settings will completed automatically While you are pressing the button t select date and time, the increment comes in hours and minute intervals only.You should have a users manual with this information (page 7).  If you don't have a manual, try calling Sangean (800-426-6027).

**Q: DOES THE RADIO ACTUALLY WORK, unlike all the rest of the clock radios on the market that won;t stay tuned to a station? Thanks**
A: Yes, iit does work. It has digital tuning so you stay on the station. I know what you mean with the other "dial" tuning radios, waking up to static or no sound at all.  I've never had a problem with tuning.

**Q: How adjustable is the backlight adjustment? Can the backlight be turned off?**
A: It's very adjustable and can be made very dim, but you can't turn it off.  There is an adjustment screw on the bottom that's easy to access.  However, if the backlight is dim, it becomes very difficult to read the clock, particularly at night.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 99% Satisfied given the noted shortcomings.
*by P***E on June 14, 2013*

Wonderful overall size to sit on a nightstand or dresser edge next to your bed. Quality overall is better than I expected. Fit and Finish is perfect. Buttons depress with a fairly solid click-feel. Little rubber feet underneath keep it nicely planted on any hard surface (wood, glass, stone, countertop,...). Display is crystal clear. Display brightness is easily adjusted with a dial peg underneath the unit (I don't know how the lowest setting could be too bright for anyone.....the highest brightness setting still doesn't pass for a night lite in my opinion). The Display can be read perfectly clearly viewing at wide angles from left and right, or when looking down at it from above. The Display fades from sight pretty quickly when viewing up from a head position below the unit. The manual is more than adequate. As others have noted, some words are poorly chosen. That said, it is not that bad to get through. When I saw the owners manual for the 1st time before opening it I kind of cringed a little since it was fairly thick, and I thought I was going to have a lot of reading for what seemed like should be a fairly simple alarm clock/radio. But after opening it I realized it was actually minimal reading and straight forward. 13 of the 70 pages make up the English language portion. Plus it's all in Giant easy to read print and well spaced. Of those 13 pages, most will only care about 9 pages, unless you really need to be told not to take a bath with it or other stuff relating to other countries. The alarm is not super loud. That said, for any light-normal sleeper it will be more than adequate. Even for most heavier sleepers I think it's probably adequate since if it jives with you you can set one alarm for the buzzer and the other to go off on radio set to MAX volume. If you only prefer to use the buzzer for an alarm setting, then even for regular heavier sleepers you'll probably want to pass on this unit. For pretty much all SUPER heavy sleepers out there, you will more than likely need a louder alarm. General FYI; The buzzer setting for the alarm(s) does not really "buzz" at all, but rather "beeps". Many will appreciate the HWS (Human Wake System) for the buzzer alarm setting (does not work for the radio alarm setting). With HWS, the alarm buzzer starts out almost inaudible and progressively gets louder during the course of a minute, as which point it begins again and continues for another minute, and repeats the process for an hour (I didn't test it for an hour, so I am relying on their word, though if you are still sleeping after an hour from the time you set the alarm to go off I'm guessing you're day is pretty much ruined anyway). When using the radio as your alarm setting, whatever volume you have the volume control for the radio set at is the volume it's going to wake you up with. Here's the potential problem with that for some; If you choose to use the radio as an alarm, BUT you want to use the radio Sleep Timer to fall asleep, whatever volume you set the radio Sleep Timer at is the volume your radio alarm will sound off at. In other words, if you set the radio sleep timer volume really low, that's the same volume the radio alarm will sound off at which may not be loud enough for you to reliably wake up when you need to. Hope that made sense. The snooze function (nonadjustable 5 minute interval for buzzer alarm) does NOT work for an alarm set to radio. For an alarm set to sound with the radio station you have it set to, you must use the radio power button to turn it off. Ultimately what's going on is the alarm set to go off using the radio simply automatically turns on your radio without you pushing the radio power button to turn it on yourself. Therefore to turn off the alarm that sounded via the radio, you're simply pushing the radio power button to turn it off, just as you would turn it off when generally listening to the radio. The manual is WRONG on how to shut off either or both of the alarms set on buzzer. The manual says to press the appropriate alarm button (Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 buttons) and hold it down for 2 seconds at which time you'll hear a beep and the alarm should be deactivated. At least on my unit this is NOT true. On my unit when an alarm buzzer goes off, neither the alarm 1 or 2 buttons will beep or deactivate the alarm. The only button on my unit that will turn off any alarm on any setting (buzzer or radio) is the general radio Power On/Off button. I have no issue with this in general. Radio Usage; sound is good virtually all the way up to MAX volume. I'm not saying it sounds like a Bose system but that's not what it is, and only a fraction of the cost. Overall it has more than adequate sound quality. I'll give radio reception a 4 out of 5, not because I really find issue with it as it pulled in all 3 stations (2 local, 1 not local) perfectly that I cared about, but that I've never owned a radio that I didn't want to have better reception for outlying areas (can't get the out of town AM station I was hoping for, but even my car will only pick it up sometimes). MAX volume is enough for general radio listening throughout an attached kitchen/living room area. In a garage where you may also be doing some banging around and whatnot, you may want something with higher volume than this unit is capable. For the vast majority that aren't interested in cranking up the music extra loud, volume levels will be more than acceptable in the home or out on the patio. Little Things: Love that it always shows the day of the week. Wish it also always showed the date, but rather you have to push the display button twice, once for the year and a second time for the month/day of the month. General FYI, the radio power button is nicely backlit when the radio is OFF, no other button is, but when the radio is ON (generally or as an alarm) it is not backlit. It does have a plug in space for headphones. It does have an AUX IN plug-in space like for to plug in a portable CD player where you can then use the units speaker for sound. It does not have any AUX OUT plug-in space which I wish it did to be able to plug in better right left speakers for those who want a little more sound, and that you could then aim directionally. The unit is NOT stark white like the pictures imply (in my opinion) but is rather an off-white. The gray on the rest of the unit is exactly as the pictures imply. It came nicely packaged. It has a built in battery backup that's good for 10 minutes of power outage. I wish it had either a longer lasting (3 hour) built in battery or a space to put accessory batteries that would last much longer regardless (I live in Arizona where during the monsoon season it's not unusual for the power to be out for an hour or two a couple times a year or so). Bottom line: I feel this clock/double-alarm/radio is worth more than the money asked for. I would highly recommend it for anyone to themselves or given as a gift, unless whoever is going to use it mainly as a wake-up alarm is a very heavy sleeper (where there's a good chance the alarm isn't loud enough) or simply needs a louder radio (for areas with lots of ambient sound or very large areas overall like a small warehouse environment...). For anyone still sitting on the fence toward making the decision to buy or not, outside of possible given limitations I've noted, I would add a couple things; 1) I could not find another product that remotely compared for the price (other than similar but different units from the same manufacturer), and 2) It is not as difficult to initially set up as some make it out to be. One last comment on turning off the alarms. As noted earlier; At least on my unit you do have to use the radio Power On/Off button (a single quick press) to turn off either alarm, whether they are set to go off on Buzzer or Radio. What I don't like when an alarm uses the radio to wake you up is that when the radio is on, the radio main Power On/Off button backlight goes out. So if it's still dark in the room at the time the radio alarm comes on you may have to search for the button till you get used to it's location to shut the alarm off. It would be nice if it always stayed lit up whether the radio was on or off so it could still be clearly seen in the dark. Also, some reviewers complained that they accidently pressed the main Radio On/Off power button twice to turn off an alarm which on the 1st press turns off their alarm, and on the second press turns on the radio just as if you wanted to listen to it, which they didn't. I don't see what the big deal is, as one more press of the same button turns the radio right back off again. And, you have to press the button with firm pressure to completely depress it at all which makes it surprising to me that anyone is having issues double pressing it in the first place. Sincerely hope this review helps you make an informed buying decision!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good, basic digital tuning clock radio.
*by G***K on November 9, 2013*

It's a good, basic alarm clock radio with a digital tuner. Pros: - Does everything it is supposed to - Beep alarm starts softly and increases in volume - Digital tuner - Radio is good as long as antenna cord is dangled or raised from radio, station is strong or moderate strength, and the desired volume is moderate for same room use. Cons: - Alarm volume could be louder towards the end of the loudness increasing cycle. - Interface is non-obvious enough that you'll have to read the short manual (10 small pages with big type and some pictures). It is simple enough that you'll probably only need to read the manual once. - Radio reception is poor is the antenna cord isn't either dangled down or raised up. Radio reception experiences bleed over from neighboring stations on weakest stations. Radio max volume is fine for same room use, but don't expect to blare the radio. - Battery backup only lasts 10 minutes Now some lesser published info: - The brightness on the display is adjustable from extremely dim to pretty bright. At the dimmest setting it puts out enough light to just see your thumb in a dark room at 6 inches from the display. In other words, you'll definitely see it if looking at it in a dark room but it will be very dim. At the brightest setting, the display is very bright if you look at it, but not so bright that it lights up the room that much. Basically, it will cast a pale light in the vicinity of the clock (within ~ 3'), but I couldn't even see the effect on the far wall of the room (~ 12' away). The power light in the upper right of the top is also lit red, but it is dim at all times. The brightness of the display goes to max after hitting a button for about 3 seconds and then returns to the set brightness. The brightness setting knob is analog and on the bottom of the unit. - The radio reception works ok for me. It is very sensitive to the antenna position. For the faintest stations it seems to only work well if I am touching the antenna. The strong and moderate stations work fine with the antenna cord either hanging down from the unit or raised up from the unit. - The snooze is fixed at 5 minutes and not adjustable. If the alarm goes off and you hit the snooze twice, it still goes off in 5 minutes. (Just what I wanted) - The human wake system feature starts with a quiet beep and goes to more frequent and louder beeps. It starts off inaudible and goes up to about the loudness of a typical alarm clock over the course of 1 minute. If that fails to wake you, it will be silent for 1 minute, then repeat the 1 minute on, 1 minute off cycle for 1 hour before giving up. The second cycle also starts quiet and builds over the minute. The increasing volume only applies to the buzzer; the radio volume is controlled only by the analog wheel on the side of the unit. - There is a nap feature on the unit that lets you set an alarm for 10-120 minutes from now in 10 minute increments. - There is a sleep timer feature that will shut off the radio after 15, 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes. - When you set the alarm, you can chose between triggering every day, every weekday, every weekend day, or only once. The unit keeps track of the year, date, and time. It knows about the days of the week. You cannot set the alarm for any other collection of days, those are the only options, so if you want an alarm for M-W-F then you'll need to look elsewhere. - The display usually displays AM/PM HH:MM:ss, day of week, and which alarms are set. There is an icon for snooze active. The display shows band, frequency, and preset memory slot when radio is on for about 5 seconds then switches to time display as "HH:MM on". You hit a button to see year and hit again to see MM-DD. - The sound quality on the radio is good but not powerful. The audio starts clipping at around 1/2 volume on the knob which is a moderate volume (good in same room only, won't be able to blast your ears at all). - There is an AUX in socket on the radio. It is for playing only, not for alarm. - There is a headphone jack. When headphones are plugged in, the speaker is muted. - The battery backup is only good for keeping the time and settings for 10 minutes. - The display can be switched between 12 hour display and 24 hour display. - There are 5 preset stations per band. The are 2 bands: FM and AM. - The FM tuning step can be switched between 0.2MHz and 0.1MHz for the US version. - The AM tuning step is 9KHz for the US version from 520-1710KHz. - The power adapter is 120V/60Hz only for US version which converts to 6V/0.5A with a standard coax plug into the back of the unit.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ actually the best alarm clock
*by A***W on February 24, 2019*

This is the best alarm clock I have ever owned. It has all the features I absolutely needed in an alarm clock -- and it offers others that I always fantasized about but assumed would never exist in an alarm clock. This is truly my dream alarm clock come true, and I can't emphasize that enough. It's as if someone who lived my life designed this. I am in my 40s and have used plug-in alarm clocks all my life. I still prefer them over digital devices. I'll just talk about the features that I love most: 1. It has an AM tuner, which strangely many alarm clocks today do not offer -- they only do FM, if anything at all. I need AM in order to wake up to my local 24-hr AM news radio. Music, buzzes, anything else just doesn't work for me. 2. It has a countdown sleep timer that allows me to fall asleep to the radio white noise of my choice, in increments of 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes. Falling asleep to the radio has been a part of my nightly routine for decades. What is new to me in this clock, and what I absolutely love, is the preset increments. In my old (now dead) alarm clock I still had to manually set a time, from 0 to 60 minutes, and sometimes I'd cycle through the minutes several times because the numbers zip by so quickly, and the buttons only go in one direction. I know that's so anal but these preset times make it so simple: just one or two touches, and you're set! Also if you're extremely near-sighted like I am, when the glasses are off and you lean over to set the timer, you don't have to stare closely at the display to make sure you stopped at the right number -- you don't even have to look at all, because all the buttons are positioned distinctly enough, there is no confusion about hitting the right one. 3. That brings me to the buttons. They are all so well positioned and designed. Again, if you're really near-sighted like me and in bed without glasses, you don't think about how useful a thoughtful button design can be until you realize you can figure out everything by touch after a few repeated uses. 4. There is one alarm setting for weekdays, and an optional second alarm setting for one-time-only days. THIS is an amazing feature. I know that you can do this on your smartphone already, but I don't use smartphones for alarms, and no plug-in alarm clock of mine had ever had this. I never knew life could be this much easier. Seriously. I used to have to remind myself to turn off my alarm switch on the side of the clock on Friday nights so it wouldn't wake me up super early Saturday morning. And then I'd carry the burden of remembering to turn it back on Sunday nights so I wouldn't sleep in and miss work. This was stressful but eventually became a habit, but when I bought this alarm clock and found this feature, I nearly died and went to heaven. 5. When you set your alarms and your sleep timers, you can customize each of them not only for a specific radio station, you can choose the volume! This is mindblowing to me. Okay maybe I'm just old and out of touch. But I always hated that the volume was a manual knob that was stuck there when you went to sleep. So if I turned the volume down lower at night to fall asleep to, the alarm in the morning would be a bit too quiet. So I would be forced to choose my waking volume to fall asleep to, which was too loud, but better than nothing. Now I don't have to choose. Who knew this kind of attention to detail could be so wonderful and amazing. Every night and every morning I silently thank the designers of this alarm clock. Last amazing detail on this: it also has a fade-in volume for the alarm!! So when the radio comes on, it begins quietly, then ramps up to your chosen alarm volume. Just incredible. I can't think of anything else right now, but it's partly because I've been using this alarm clock for many months now and while it is still stupendous and I love it to death, it is now the new normal, so it's harder to remember all the amazing characteristics I was excited about during the first few months that I'm completely used to now. But I love this alarm clock SO MUCH and think back over the years to how much nicer my nights and mornings could have been with it. I have it now, though, and I can't be more thrilled and pleased.

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