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Last straw, was when the time it went off started varying by a few hours. At first, mine behaved erraticly--sometimes waking to radio would work, sometimes it didn't. Being woken up at 2 AM was enough for me to ditch this. I'm really good at figuring out gadgets so wasn't worried about the complex operations of this clock. Problem is in the quality.
I had a Smart Set that wasn't geared to the new DST changes and it was most inconvenient when it changed before time. I would urge anyone wishing to get out from under having to re-set the clock to go atomic. Also watch the literature and not accidently buy an automatic. Really like the item. Over all I am very pleased with the Sangean atomic clock radio. My only complaint is that the dial is really difficult to read unless you are close to it. Size is perfect and the radio tone is superb. That's not a big thing, but just a minor annoyance.
Two of us --one reading step by step and the other person hitting the settings.no luck. Maybe I had a bad one or maybe I'm too stupid to follow the instructions. The RCR-2 is terrible.we could not get the Alarm to ring or have the radio go off the way we wanted.one day it would buzz but not on the on the correct staion mext it would go off on FM when set to AM. It did or did not do whatever you can think of.
Could not get it to pick up a strong signal in the area of the bedroom that we keep our radio.-Too confusing. And you only get the chance to turn it on or off; no progression of display light. An "o.k." purchase. You have to use multiple buttons and multiple combinations of button pressing to set the alarm.-Display is TOO bright. We turn the display away from us otherwise the bright light distrupts our sleep. Too confusing for my husband so we are going to buy a different clock radio. Pros-Sleek design-Atomic clock-dual alarm with different settings per alarm-nap setting-nice sound-progressive alarm if desiredCons-Atomic clock does not work everywhere.
I purchased the Sangean RCR2 after my trusted Magnavox clock radio died. Also, it has an atomic clock which guarntees the correct time. As a matter of fact, I purchased 3 different clock radios but had to return them because they had poor FM recpetion and could not bring in the signal for my favorite morning station. Then I found the RCR2 and was pleasantly surprised.
Well, I don't like my bedroom lit up by my clock radio while I am sleeping. On the downside: It is rather difficult to set up and to operate. It does not have a battery for extended power outages. I hear that Sanguan has come out with the Model RCR22 which corrects all these shortcomings and it only costs about $ 5 more. It has a faint LCD display and tries to make up for this shortcoming with a bright background light. I was surprised at how difficult it was to find another suitable clock ardio.
Maybe the manual was poorly written.It took me about 30 minutes to learn all its tricks. I am sorry I did not buy the RCR22, but my existing RCR2 model will have to do. One radio sounded so tinny, that I felt insulted when it came on in the early morning. It received my favorite FM station loud and clear.
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