Proscan CD Clock Radio with USB Charger Model PCR4896

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 battery Cons: - Initially unintuitive - Distortion at high volumes

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.

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 Setting The clock can be only set while the unit is in standby mode 1. While the unit is in standby mode, press the TIME_SET button into clock setting. The LED display will start flashing, press REV/DOWN or FF/UP to select 12h display or 24h display. Confirm your setting by press TIME_SET again 2. While the unit is in standby mode, press and hold the TIME_SET button for 2-3 seconds, the hours 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 set Alarm Setting 1. While the unit is in standby mode, press ALARM1/2 to open and close the alarm function 2. 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 ALARM 1/2 to confirm the setting 3. When the current time is same as the alarm set time, ALARM 1/2 will start flashing, the alarm will 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 today Remark: If can’t read the CD information, the alarm CD will change to alarm buzzer automatic Sleep function Auto power-off function When the unit is powered on, press SLEEP button to set the sleep time to “90-60-30-15-OFF”, the unit will power off then USB Charging mobile Battery Please 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 on mobile phone display."

The sound quality is good for the CD player and radio. Like other reviews mentioned, the set up is not as easy as it should be - it is frustrating, especially setting the time. The Buttons don't work as intended when pressed half the time. Unless you use the Sleep function, the clock does not reappear after the CD is finished playing. I wanted this mainly for a CD player in my bedroom and don't use the alarm function - no idea how well the alarm clock function works.

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!!!!!!!!!!

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've been using this for a while now, and how useful it's been very useful. I like being able to look up and always have the time there. This also helps me not to be on my phone an excessive amount. The CD player works fantastically, and so does the radio ( though I don't use it as often). I'd definitely recommend it if you're looking for something with similar functions.

I bought this cd clock radio mainly for the cd component. Thankfully that is the only plus to this item. The user manual is useless. Whoever designed this cd clock really screwed up. The entire thing is difficult to use - either in setting the time or trying to use the other functions. I gave up on using the clock/alarm features. I’ve had this cd clock radio just under 2 years and now some of the digital lights don’t work. Although I enjoy the use of the cd, the rest of the unit is nothing more than an ugly paperweight on my nightstand. I have never been more disappointed in a product. I do not recommend.

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.