Proscan CD Clock Radio with USB Charger Model PCR4896

OK, I didnt give up, as i wanted this thing to work, and now it works and it is what i wanted for alarm-clock exactly :)Time will show how reliable it is.The links given in other reviews didnt work for me, but i found the manual and discovered that only 1 most important page was missing (It was downloading for ages, so i copied it and pasted below in my review)Here it goes, the missing page of the manual:"Clock SettingThe clock can be only set while the unit is in standby mode1. While the unit is in standby mode, press the TIME_SET button into clock setting. The LEDdisplay will start flashing, press REV/DOWN or FF/UP to select 12h display or 24h display.Confirm your setting by press TIME_SET again2. While the unit is in standby mode, press and hold the TIME_SET button for 2-3 seconds, thehours will start flashing, press REV/DOWN or FF/UP to set the current hour, press the TIME_SET button to confirm the setting, then the minutes will start flashing, press REV/DOWN or FF/UP to set the current minutes, press the TIME_SET again to confirm all setting. The time is now setAlarm Setting1. While the unit is in standby mode, press ALARM1/2 to open and close the alarm function2. While the unit is in standby mode, press and hold ALARM1/2 for 2-3 seconds, the alarm hour will start flashing, press REW/TUN- or FF/TUN+ to set your desired hour, press the ALARM 1/2 again, then the alarm minutes will start flashing, press REW/TUN- or FF/TUN+ to set your desired minutes, press the ALARM 1/2 again to set alarm mode, you can press REW/TUN- or FF/TUN+ to set alarm buzzer or alarm radio or alarm CD, press the ALARM1/2 to confirm the setting3. When the current time is same as the alarm set time, ALARM 1/2 will start flashing, the alarmwill be activated (the alarm will be closed 1 hour later if without any operation). Press SNOOZE button into sleep mode, the alarm will activated again 9 minutes later, press any buttons (except the SNOOZE button) to close the alarm todayRemark: If can’t read the CD information, the alarm CD will change to alarm buzzer automaticSleep functionAuto power-off functionWhen the unit is powered on, press SLEEP button to set the sleep time to “90-60-30-15-OFF”, the unit will power off thenUSB Charging mobile BatteryPlease be noted that unit only go with USB charge while Stand-By mode , Not CD playing mode.1. Connect to your mobile phone to USB socket when unit is in Stand-By mode.2. At this moment,your mobile will start charging and battery charge icon will show onmobile phone display."

I unfortunately did not test the radio when I received it. I waited until my old clock radio failed to unbox it. (This was after 90 day warranty was up.) I plugged in the AC adapter to the outlet and then the radio, Nothing happened, I tested the adapter, and it was only putting out 0.8 amps instead of 2.4 amp. Tried to contact the Proscan company through the contact listed on Amazon, Turns out that is the contact for Sylvania Light Bulbs, who somehow is involved with Curtis that owns the Proscan name. Then I tried contacting Curtis. It has been almost 2 weeks without a reply. Thinking the power adapter was bad, I got a new one. Well that did not fix the problem. Still no lights or anything. I threw good money after bad. I will write this off to a life lesson. Do not buy the cheapest unit, but if you do test it during the 30-dat Amazon return period.

From all the reviews I read, I thought, well this will probably be a cheap one. Well I have to say I love it. The instructions were all there even setting of the alarms and CD. Nothing missing! The radio is very good, much better than the clock radio I did have. The CD player is the best for its size. I thought that it would be very poor sound but it is really pretty good. I love the way you can set the CD player to wake you up in the morning. I recorded a mix of my favorite songs and it plays CD-Rs just fine. The light from the time is just right for sleeping and I have no problem seeing it from across the room at any light. Much better than the old one that lighted up the room to much at night. The USP charging is just right for my Kindle, I don't have to get out of bed to connect it to charging. The only thing now is to see how long it last, at the price I worry it will fall apart soon down the road. Right now all I have is all plus for it, time will tell.

I think I already reviewed this but to update: I still love the sound quality. And the battery keeps it from losing its settings when the power goes out which is often in Houston. But I'm having trouble with it unsetting the alarm. And I can't figure out how to unset the alarm. Also I haven't figured out if it will wake me up to a CD. Just the rather effective buzzer. Sleep helps me go to sleep with less medication. Even though I only listen to NPR so far.

I've had this unit for 3 years and 8 months. In that time, it has performed spectacularly. Previous to this, I had purchased several bluetooth alarm clocks only to find each time that they were not able to play my music to wake me up (only alarm or radio). Alarm sirens are harsh and radio has too many commercials. In desperation, I finally turned to an older technology, the CD player. This does exactly what I wanted, it wakes me up with my own music.The way to program the unit is not the most intuitive but it's not complicated and once you got it, it becomes easy. I love that it has two alarms, you can have one alarm for each spouse or a backup alarm for yourself. You can set the two alarms to do different things at different volumes, any combination of CD, radio, and alarm-sound. I would never listen to music on this but it's perfectly acceptable for what it needs to do. It sounds exactly how I expected it to, given its size and price. There is distortion at high volumes but you shouldn't be turning this up that loud anyway. It would have been nice to be able to choose which CD track the alarm plays, it always starts on the first track, but that's probably asking for too much. Overall, I'm very happy with this unit and it's still working at 100% after nearly 4 years.Pros:+ Wake up to your own music+ Backup alarm+ Backup batteryCons:- Initially unintuitive- Distortion at high volumes

I was pleasantly surprised at how nice this Sylvania Alarm Clock/CD Player turned out to be especially after reading some reviews. I went ahead and ordered it because I needed an extra unit in case the one I had (different brand) ever stopped working. It is getting harder and harder to find a clock radio that gives you the option to wake up to a CD instead of an annoying buzzer or a radio station airing a commercial at 5 am!It's a very nice looking unit - exactly as pictured here on Amazon. AND it does play CD-R's that I've made with Windows Media Player; one thing the old one was hit and miss at doing. Yeah!!!!!!!!I do have to agree with some of the other reviewers that it is a "little" difficult to get everything set up the first time. My old clock radio/CD player was almost as bad so I had a little previous experience. What I found is that you have to work fast in choosing your options. I put the instructions right in front of the radio, plugged it in, and started with step one. Right away, I had to choose between 12th and 24th? I didn't have a clue why I would choose 24th. So of course I hesitated past the allotted 3 or so seconds, and had to start over on that option. Decided to go with 12th and everything works great. It must have taken about 15 min. to get everything set up.I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 just because it was time consuming getting it set up. I would still recommend it to anyone who is thinking about purchasing it; just work fast pushing those buttons!!!!!!! I would purchase it again.Update 12/2/18: Well after 3+ years of using this product, I've reduced my overall rating to 3 stars. I have better insight now than shortly after purchasing it. It doesn't retain the alarm setting if the power goes out; the backup battery is just for the time. So if the electricity goes out during the night, you might oversleep! Next, it is a real PAIN to set the alarm - too many buttons to push to set to wake up to a CD which is why I purchased it in the first place! I have to get the instructions out and then am not sure it is set right. Here lately the buzzer goes off instead of the CD playing - finally got that fixed yesterday for now. (Until the power goes off again!) Now the volume is way down as the CD alarm comes on; when you push the button to increase the volume it just shuts the CD off!Oh for a return to old fashioned technology where you just turned a knob!!!!!!!!!!

I purchased this for my granddaughter for Christmas. It's been two and half months since she received it and I asked her today if she liked it and how it was working. Her response was a big...."I Love It !" The CD player works great and the alarm clock works as advertised. She also had no problems setting the alarm. The instructions included were adequate to figure out how to set it and use it with the radio or the CD player or just on its own. Radio reception is fine. The size is good....it fits nicely on the night stand next to her bed. She 11 years old and I'm very happy with my purchase. It wasn't easy finding one that had all the features this model had at a reasonable price.

I wanted to be able to listen to CDs in my bedroom, so I decided a clock radio with a CD player was the way to go. I admit, I did see that the reviews for this one weren't very good, but upon reading them it seemed that the problem was with missing instructions...and a reviewer was kind enough to look for them elsewhere and posted them, so I thought I'd give it a try. BIG mistake!Not only are the instructions (even the missing ones that the reviewer provided) confusing, but there is NOTHING intuitive about this piece of junk. In the past I've gotten clock radios and used them out of the box without reading the instructions at all since the buttons were all clearly marked, but with this thing you have to press multiple buttons for even simple functions, some have odd labels on them that - unless you reference the "instructions" - will leave you guessing at what they're for, some functions work only in standby mode and others not...what a PITA! I gave a passing thought to keeping it just for the CD player...but I couldn't get it to play them at all.I sent this garbage back to Amazon and found a nice clock radio with CD player in Walmart for $25 that's easy to use and also has the recharging feature that I can use for my phone or Kindle.

The 24hr time option is an excellent feature especially for those who don't work 9 to 5. At certain times of the year, 7am and 7pm can look about the same. The wake to CD option is also a great feature. If you have trouble getting up, put in a CD with something loud like Crazy Train. That'll get you up no problem. The USB charging port does what it's supposed to. It's at the back of the unit so in my case I just strung a USB extension cord out on the dresser. Works like a charm. The display has 2 brightness settings and in my case I require a totally dark room. The lower setting is just right to be able to read the time while not being overly bright.

el producto llegó en el tiempo acordado y funciona como debe ser. buen tamaño y buen sonido

Bought this to replace similar radio. Works fine, good sound. Found the alarm complicated to set. Also time was difficult to read at night without my glasses. Sold it to a young fellow at work and he just loves it!

Me gustó el tamaño, tiene buen volumen y la calidad del sonido es bueno.

This is my 3rd CD clock radio & I took out extra warranty as they sort of give up after couple of years. I must admit I do play ocean waves every night so that might have something to do with it. I think I would prefer digitals in blue rather than red. It has a USB charger, but I would rarely use it.