Cambridge SoundWorks 720 User Manual

WARNING

TO PREVENTFIRE OR SHOCKHAZARD, DO NOT USE THISPLUG WITH AN EXTENSION
CORD,RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED
TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE

TO PREVENTFIRE OR SHOCKHAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.

The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol,within anequilateraltriangle,
is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous
vol tage” wit hin the produ ct’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitudeto constituteariskof electric
shockto persons.

The exc lamatio n p oint w ithin an
equilateraltriangle,is intendedto alert
the user tothe presenceof important
operatingand maintenance(servicing)
ins tructi ons i n the lit eratur e
accompanyingthe appliance.

CAUTION:TO REDUCE THE RISKOF
ELECTRICSHOCK,DO NOT REMOVE
CO VE R (O R B ACK ). NO U SE R­SE RV ICE AB LE P AR TS IN SI DE .
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICEPERSONNEL.

CA U TION

RISKOF ELECTRICSHOCK

DO NOTOPEN

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, he a t registers, stoves, or other
apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized
plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding plug-type plug has two
blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are pro v i d e d for
your safety. If th e provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from the a p p a r a t u s.

11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

13)

14)

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus
has been damaged in any way, such as when the power-supply cord or plug is damaged,
liquid has been spilled or objects have fal len into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or mois t u r e , does not operate normall y, or has been dropped.
The appliance shall not be exp o s e d to drippng or splashing water and that no object
filled with liquid such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

MENU

ENTER

ADJUST

HOLD TO

JOG

FM AM AU X

FAVORITE

FAVORITE

SLEEP

SNOOZE

MUTE

7

8

0

9

1

2

3

4

5

6

VOLUME

SOUNDW ORKS RAD IO

STEREO

WIDE

INFO

1

2

#

TUNE

SEEK

PRESETS

ENTRY

NUMERIC

Page Index

Product Carton Contents ........................................................................................ 1

Initial Setup ............................................................................................................. 2-3

Radio Operation ......................................................................................................... 4

Favorites Organizer Band Operation .................................................................. 5

Faceplate and Remote Control Quick Reference ....................................... 6-7

Additional Information

Jog Menus, Headphone/Aux Jacks ......................................................... 8-9

Alarm Features ........................................................................................................... 9

Alarm Operation 1 - Wakeup Settings Adjustment ..............................10-13

Alarm Operation 2 - Alarm Activation .............................................................14

Product Carton Contents

1) SoundWorks Radio 720

2) FM telescoping whip Antenna (packed separately,

shown attached to radio)

3) AM loop Antenna

4) FM external wire Antenna

5) FM external dipole Antenna

6) Infrared remote control

The contents of this document are subject to change without notice. Please check www.cambridgesoundworks.com for updates.

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Setup

Antenna Pack

Whip Antenna

1) Locate and remove the Antenna Pack and the
Whip Antenna from the carton.

Remove the Antenna Connection leaet, the AM

Antenna, the FM wire Antenna and the FM dipole
Antenna from the Antenna Pack.

2) Refer to the Antenna Connection leaet.

Choose and connect an FM Antenna.
Position the FM Antenna.
Connect and position the AM Antenna.

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3) Insert the AC cord.

FIRMLY push the
AC cord connector
into the back panel
socket.

4) Place the radio in its intended location.

Connect the AC plug to a 120 VAC outlet.

5) Press the Power button.

You can now set the date and time.

6) To reach the date and time adjustment screen:

First press and hold the JOG button until you see
"SET SNOOZE" on the display.
Then briey press the JOG button three more times
to reach the "SET CLOCK" screen.
Use the VOLUME control to make an adjustment,
then press the JOG button again to reach the
next Date and Time value. Repeat this process
for each Date and Time values.
After the last value is set, either wait for the screen

to return to normal radio operation, or press the
JOG button until you see the normal radio display.

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Radio Operation

FAVORITE
FM AM AUX

SEEK

JOG

TUNING

FAVORITE
FM AM AUX

SEEK

TUNING

MENU

ENTER

ADJUST

HOLD TO

JOG

FM AM AU X

FAVOR ITE

FAVOR ITE

SLEEP

SNOOZE

MUTE

7

8

0

9

1

2

3

4

5

6

VOLUME

SO UN DW OR KS R ADIO

STERE O

WIDE

INFO

1

2

#

TUNE

SEEK

PRESETS

ENTRY

NUMER IC

FAVORITE

1) Select the FM or AM band by pressing the
AM/FM/Aux button on the front panel

or the remote control.

2) Tune stations using TUNE or SEEK (faceplate or
remote). See page 8 for more information.

Numeric Entry Tuning (remote control only)

Press the NUMERIC ENTRY button, then enter
the station frequency using the PRESET
numbered buttons.

Preset Button Assignment

3) If desired, store ten radio stations (either AM or FM)
for immediate recall. While tuned to the station, press
and hold down a PRESET button on the remote control
for at least two seconds. The display will conrm the
station is stored.

Favorite Assignment

4) Besides using the ten PRESET buttons on the remote

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control, you can assign an additional twenty stations to
appear in the FAVORITE organizer band. See the next
page for a description of its operation.

Tune & Seek

Buttons

Favorite

Button

FAVORITE Organizer Band Operation

The Favorite band organizes up to thirty of your favorite
stations. It combines the stations you assign to the
Remote Control numeric keypad as Presets with up to
twenty additional Favorite stations. The Favorite band
always places these stations in their frequency order, with
FM stations followed by AM stations.

1) Each station assigned as a PRESET is included in
the FAVORITE band. If you assign ten stations to
the remote control's PRESET buttons, you already
have a ten station FAVORITE band.

2)

Besides your PRESET selections, you can assign
up to twenty additional AM and FM stations
as Favorites. Tune to a station that isn't already
assigned to a Preset button, then press and hold
the FAVORITE button (front panel or remote) for
over two seconds. The display conrms Favorite
assignment.

3) To remove Favorite status from a station, simply
tune to that station, then press and hold the
FAVORITE button for more than two seconds. The
display conrms removal of Favorite assignment.

4) To use the Favorite band, select it using the
AM/FM/Aux button.

Indicates the FAVORITE
band is selected

Conrmation
of stored Favorite

Selecting
the FAVORITE
Band

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FAVORITE
FM AM AUX

SEEK FAVORITE

JOG

TUNING

Quick Reference
Faceplate and Remote Control

All Faceplate controls are also
on the Remote Control.

If the AM band or FM Band is active, these

buttons tune to the next broadcast.

If the Favorite Band is active, these buttons

move to the next Favorite (broadcast or

If the AM or FM band is selected, adjust this

knob to tune the radio frequency.

If the Favorite band is selected, adjust to

select among Favorites (broadcasts or

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SEEK

multicast stream).

TUNING

multicast streams).

Faceplate

SOURCE

Push repeatedly to select the

FM, AM or Favorite bands or

the Aux input.

VOLUME

In normal operation, this knob adjusts
volume output.
In a JOG or ALARM adjustment mode,
this knob selects various radio and
mode settings.

MENU

ENTER

ADJUS T

HOLD TO

JOG

FM AM AU X

FAVOR ITE

FAVOR ITE

SLEEP

SNOOZE

MUTE

7

8

0

9

1

2

3

4

5

6

VOLUME

SO UN DW ORK S RAD IO

STERE O

WIDE

INFO

1

2

#

TUNE

SEEK

PRESET S

ENTRY

NUMER IC

ALARM 1, ALARM 2

Push and quickly release either button
to activate Wake to Music Alarm, Wake
to Tone Alarm or No Wakeup.

Push and hold either button for two
seconds to engage alarm setting

adjustment. Alternate between the
Volume control and the alarm button
to make adjustments.

FAVORITE

While the AM or FM band is selected,
push and hold this button for two
seconds to assign FAVORITE status to a
station.
If the current station already holds
Favorite status, push and hold this
button to remove FAVORITE status.

POWER/SLEEP

Press and quickly release once to select
On or Standby.
Rapid, repeated pushes engages a
timed shuto mode (SLEEP).

JOG [see page 10 for complete menu listings]

Press quickly to enter the adjustment
mode for the primary radio settings.
Press and hold to enter the adjustment
mode of the secondary radio settings.
Alternate between the Volume control
and the JOG button for adjustments.

Remote Control

The designated buttons

are unique to the Remote

Control. The other buttons

function like the controls

on the Faceplate.

iPod Dock Control

This button group is for
iPod control when used

with optional dock.

PRESETS/KEYPAD

Press and hold any of these

buttons to store a station

for immediate recall.

Press briey to recall the

station.

INFO

Pressing this button displays
useful information briey or
starts the Audio Display. In
sequence, this button shows:
* Alarm settings (if an alarm is

activated)

* The date and time

STEREO/WIDE

This button switches between
Stereo and Wide sound modes.

SLEEP

Sleep mode automatically
turns the radio o after a user­determined interval. Repeated
presses of the button increase
the interval in 15 minute
increments.

NUMERIC ENTRY

Press this button, then enter
a station frequency using the
PRESET buttons as numbers.
The radio chooses AM or FM
based on the frequency.

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Additional Information

1) JOG menu

After a brief press of the JOG button, the following choices can be

made by further brief presses of the JOG button:
Bass & Treble adjustment
Audio Mode (Stereo, Wide, Mono)
Display Text (Fixed, Scrolling, O )
Favorites Mode (Enabled, Disabled, Clear All)

After a press and hold of the JOG button, the following choices can
be made by further brief presses of the JOG button:
Set Snooze (5 to 55 minutes)
Loudness (On, O)
ID Text (On, O)
Set Clock (and date)
Contrast (-4 to +4)

2) Headphone Jack, Auxiliary Inputs:

The side-mount headphone jack accepts any

headphone with a 3.5 mm stereo miniplug.

The side-mount auxiliary input accepts a 3.5 mm

stereo miniplug. Use it with all portable audio devices. This
input takes precedence over the rear auxiliary input.

NOTE: Headphone use
mutes the speakers

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Additional Information Continued

12VDC

OUT

OPT DIGITAL

OUT

FM

ANT

AM
ANT

Alarm Features

3) Rear Input Conguration:

The rear auxiliary input accepts a 3.5 mm stereo

miniplug. Use it with all portable audio devices.

The 12 VDC OUT can be used with special accessories,

like a Cambridge SoundWorks portable audio player dock.

The SoundWorks Radio 720 has two independent wakeup

alarms.

ACTIVATION

Each alarm can be set to Wake To Music or Wake to Tone (a

beep sound) using the Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 buttons.

RESET

Once either alarm activates, reset the alarm by pressing

either the Alarm 1 button, the Alarm 2 button or Power.

SNOOZE

The Snooze bar silences the wakeup alarm for a user­determined interval. The wakeup alarm reactivates after the
snooze interval.

DAILY PATTERN

Each alarm can be programmed to activate in a daily
pattern. The four daily patterns are Once, Daily, Weekday
(Monday through Friday) and Weekend (Saturday and
Sunday).

The rst section of Alarm Operation explains how to adjust
each alarm. The adjustments are wakeup time, radio band
and frequency, music wakeup volume and daily pattern.

The second section of Alarm Operation explains how to
quickly choose the Alarm Activation mode (music wakeup,
tone wakeup, or no wakeup) using the Alarm buttons.

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Alarm Operation 1 - Wakeup Settings Adjustment

FAVORITE
FM AM AUX

JOG

1) Press and hold down either Alarm button for two
seconds. The radio switches to the HOUR adjustment
display.

2 sec

2) Adjust VOLUME to select the desired hour.

3) Tap the Alarm button again to move to the MINUTES

adjustment display.

HOUR
adjustment

HOUR
change

MINUTES
adjustment

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4) Adjust VOLUME to select the desired MINUTES setting.

FAVORITE
FM AM AUX

JOG

FAVORITE
FM AM AUX

JOG

5) Tap the Alarm button again to move to the BAND

adjustment display.

6) Adjust VOLUME to select the band of a wakeup

station.

MINUTES
change

BAND
adjustment

BAND
change

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5) Tap the Alarm button again to move to the FREQUENCY

FAVORITE
FM AM AUX

JOG

FAVORITE
FM AM AUX

JOG

adjustment display.

6) Adjust VOLUME to select the frequency of a wakeup

station.

7) Tap the Alarm button again to move to the WAKEUP

VOLUME adjustment display.

8) Adjust VOLUME to select the desired wakeup volume.

FREQUENCY
adjustment

FREQUENCY
change

WAKEUP
VOLUME

adjustment

WAKEUP
VOLUME

change

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9) Tap the Alarm button again to move to the DAILY PATTERN

FAVORITE
FM AM AUX

JOG

adjustment display.

10) Adjust VOLUME to select the desired daily alarm repetition.

Daily Alarm Options

Daily: Alarm sounds every day.
Weekdays: Alarm sounds every Mon, Tue,

Wed, Thu, Fri.
Weekend: Alarm sounds every Sat, Sun.
Once: Alarm sounds once, then cancels

after reset.

11) Tap the Alarm button again to complete the alarm adjustment

session.

DAILY

PATTERN

adjustment

DAILY

PATTERN

change

NORMAL

DISPLAY

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Alarm Operation 2 - Alarm Activation

1) Press and quickly release either the Alarm 1 or the Alarm 2

button ("tap" the button). The radio switches to the Alarm
Activation display.

2) While the display is visible, continue to use the Alarm
button to choose between Music Wakeup alarm, Tone
Wakeup alarm and NO alarm.

3) Once you see the desired Alarm Activation mode on
the display, wait ve seconds. The radio will store your
request and return the radio to normal operation.

rst tap

second tap

third tap

WAIT ve
seconds after
your choice

ALARM

ACTIVATION

display

TONE

WAKEUP

display

ALARM

OFF

display

NORMAL

operation

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Alarm Operation 2 - Alarm Reset and Snooze

RESET

Once either alarm activates, reset the alarm by pressing either
the Alarm 1 button, the Alarm 2 button or Power.

SNOOZE

The Snooze bar silences the wakeup alarm for a user-determined
interval. The wakeup alarm reactivates after the snooze interval.

These buttons reset a
Wakeup Alarm

Faceplate

Remote
Control

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