Emerson CKS1702 SmartSet Alarm Clock Radio

• SmartSet single alarm AM/FM clock radio with battery backup
• Automatically adjusts for Daylight Savings Time and Leap Year
• Sure Alarm battery back-up activates the alarms even if the power is out
• Easy-to-read 0.9-inch green LED display
• Choice of 3 alarm modes: every day, weekends only and weekdays only

This thing is pretty nice because if the power goes out it'll automatically reset to the correct time (either the one set at the factory or the one that you've tweaked, if the factory preset was a bit off). It's not atomic, but it's the next best thing. The radio comes in pretty good too, depending on how you have the antenna positioned (the FM antenna is built into the power cable, and the AM antenna is an iron rod built into the case). It keeps the time when the power is out by way of a small lithium "button" battery. The instructions say that, depending on how long it was on the shelf at the store, the battery could last up to 5 years and that when it does get low a light will flash in the bottom-right corner to alert you. It can even be set to awake you at different times set by you on weekdays or weekends, although the process to do this is a bit convoluted, but if you read the instructions carefully it's easy enough. You can set the alarm to wake you up by way of the radio, or a beeping noise. The beep should awaken even the heaviest of sleepers (after all, it wakes me up). The instructions say that the beeping will rise in volume until you press the alarm button to reset it until the same time next day, or until you press the snooze button to make it sound again in 8 or 9 minutes (can't remember the exact number). Just make sure you don't press the snooze button 7 times or it will NOT sound again until the next day! So keep track of how many times you push the snooze button, get up the first time or risk oversleeping. Overall, this is a very nice, affordable alarm clock. I must also say that the instructions are very informative and easy to understand.

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I want an alarm clock that's easy to read, change the wake up time and find the snooze. I don't need any bells and whistles and this does everything that I need just right. It's easy to see and the buttons are so easy to use that I change the wake up time after the lights are out and I'm laying in bed. My wife purchased one that is very noisy so I've tossed that one out. I have another much older one but it's hard to read.

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I purchased this clock based on its good reviews. While it was very easy to set up (great that it sets the time itself), the "radio" function on the alarm would never come on. The buzzer worked, but we don't like waking to a buzzer. I returned it and requested another one, figuring the first was just defective. The second one turned out to be dysfunctional as well. The "radio" alarm did work on this one -sometimes. It did not always come on when set (even at the same time/settings every weekday). I'm not going to try a third...call me silly, but I kind of expect an alarm clock to wake me up!

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I ordered 2 of the same clock. One seems to be working fine and the other failed from the start. The automatic time set feature did not work, was off by several hours and minutes. The time zone button didn't work and neither did the alarm button (allows one to set the alarm). I am returning it for an exchange.

The one that functions properly is a nice little clock. The main reason I purchased was for the ability to set to only alarm during the week or weekends. This is great for my kids that sometimes forget to switch on the alarm Sunday nights.

Hopefully this was a fluke and there is nothing wrong with the next unit.

**UPDATE**

Received the replacement unit and the auto time set feature does NOT work properly. Gets everything but the minutes correct. It's off by 7 minutes. These clocks are JUNK. Don't waste your time or money. I am actually going to keep this unit and just manually adjust the time rather than spend the time to pack the piece of crap back up and run another one to the post office.

I must admit I do like the compact style, and the auto set function of this clock. However, when going to set the alarm, you cannot adjust the time by minutes/hours, instead you have to cycle forwards or backwards through the 24 hour time span to get to the desired time you wish to set it for. This can be frustrating if you have a schedule that changes constantly requiring you to set your alarm for crazy odd hours all of the time.