Zen "Clök" Intelli-Set Clock with Digital Tune AM/FM Radio - Light Wood Style

Yes, all the complaints are real. Not intuitive. Many buttons. But I took the time to figure out how to program it for several reasons. I like the dimmer, I like the white LCD (most clocks are red green or blue) and I am too lazy to return it just yet.

Here is what I figured out. To set the next radio station (Station #2), have it on station #1, and tune it to the desired station. When you are satisfied, hit the "mem/time" button twice in a row.

To set the alarm mode, cycle through the options by hitting either AL1 or AL2 repeatedly until the visual display picture shows what you want. A bell for the the buzzer, a music symbol for radio, and this other symbol for auxillary (I think). Or no picture symbol for alarm off.

To set the alarm hit the appropriate alarm button (1 or 2) and while it is flashing hit the hour or minutes to set.

I think this covers most of the basic stuff. I hope it doesn't die in a few months like a...Read more

I like this clock now, but the early days of using it were just as frustrating as the other reviewers state. The instructions are a pathetic, stingy mistranslation that don't tell you nearly enough... It has 13 damned buttons!... The buttons resist too much (loud clicks)... There's an ugly, ugly ill-considered power attachment... It has chintzy fake 'steel' legs (plastic)! Why anyone needs to see the radio staion displayed instead of the time as they're waking up, is a question best answered in Sweden or wherever the hell this thing was designed.

But once you figure it out, it's pretty easy to use and dependable. The behavior built into it is very useful. (i.e. When you finally shut off the alarm in the morning with the Off button, the clock is already set up to go off the next morning) You can fall asleep to the radio and wake up to nature sounds. It also has nicer looks than most alarm clocks.

Successfully navigated all the buttons for 6 months but the clock has now taken on a life of its own, changing time zones in the middle of the night, turning numbers into what can only be described as a railroad track running across the clock, and now mysteriously going into military time. I called the company, dpi-global, and was told that the clock's warranty is only good for 3 months but they would replace it at a cost of $16 plus my cost of returning the broken clock to them..... no thank you.