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
Product Description
With Emerson’s award-winning and patented SmartSet technology, the flashing “12:00″ display is a thing of the past. The CKS1702 digital tuning clock radio automatically sets itself on the first use to the correct year, month, date, day, and time. The clock radio features a large, easy-to-read LED display with dimmer control so it is easy on your eyes in the dark. The alarm can be programmed to operate on weekdays only, weekends only, or all seven days of the week… More >>
Emerson CKS1702 SmartSet Alarm Clock Radio
Category: Decorating & Remodelling
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
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!
Rating: 1 / 5
This alarm clock was really easy to set up. I just plugged it in, adjusted my time zone, verified the year and date, and set my alarm. You can set the alarm to go off Monday-Friday, Saturday-Sunday, or Monday-Sunday. I was under the impression when I purchased this that I would be able to set one alarm for Mon-Fri and a second for Sat-Sun, however looking over the description again it clearly states that it has a single alarm. Obviously this was my mistake but I wanted to point this out just in case you missed it as well.
There are a couple negatives, but they are minor. First is the cord length, it isn’t a very long cord so if your plug is far away you might need to pull out an extension cord. The cord reaches from the nightstand to roughly the middle of a queen size bed. I also don’t love the material. They just seems a little on the cheap side.
Rating: 4 / 5
My husband and I stayed in a Bed and Breakfast recently that featured this alarm clock in our room. During our stay, a storm blew through and the electricity went out. We were amazed at this clock. As the power returned, this smart clock “KNEW” what time it was. Immediately upon returning home, I searched Amazon for this product. When I read the reviews, there were comments about the difficulty of setting this clock up for initial operation. We had NO PROBLEMS setting this clock up for initial operation and are so very happy with this clock. We live in a small town and experience more than our share of power failures. But we can depend on this clock to consistently “remember” its settings. This is one smart clock.
Rating: 5 / 5