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Emerson CKS1800 SmartSet Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM Radio, Dimmer, Sleep Timer and .9" LED Display, CKS1800

With Emerson's award-winning and patented SmartSet technology, the flashing "12:00" display is a thing of the past. The CKS1800 clock radio automatically sets itself on the first use to the correct year, month, date, day, and time. The clock radio fe...

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Set

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Fact

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Advertise

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Instruction

(18 reviews)
Time

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Money

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Product

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Alarm

(78 reviews)
Radio

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Display

(66 reviews)
Screen

(8 reviews)
Quality

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Sound

(10 reviews)
Unit

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Volume

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Battery

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Room

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Noise

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Power

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Reviews around size (5.00 of 5)

  • Has a reasonable radio sound, alarm, and good sized time numbers
  • Here is some other info:Pros:-size of display was perfect; not too large and not too small
  • Very nice, my old one wasn't winced to the new daylight time, nice size, nice price, nothing fancy, that's what I wanted
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Reviews around dim (5.00 of 5)

  • The old unit had a well lit display that could be dimmed
  • Works as advertised but dim display even when on brightest mode
  • Originally it was quite bright, but it's getting dimmer by the week
  • It has all the features I want (dual alarm, back up, weekday/weekend alarm) and the adjustable dim is great because it is not bright at all so it does not disturb at night
  • Also, there just isn't much difference between dim and bright on the display.pros: relatively inexpensive
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Reviews around value (4.16 of 5)

  • The automatic time setting is suspect as to get the correct time in Phoenix (MST
  • From the item description this clock seemed to be good value for the money
  • Did not work as it should have, had to return it.
  • Great value & performance, sets time automatically, DST or regular time, easy to read screen, simple & no confusung instructions
  • For the price, to get an alarm clock that holds time pretty well (36 seconds fast after maybe 6 weeks), has individual weekday settings for the dual alarms, and is programmed to adjust for daylight savings time, this is a good value.
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Reviews around feature (4.13 of 5)

  • The best feature is that the display is not too bright.
  • The automatic time setting is suspect as to get the correct time in Phoenix (MST
  • The other nice feature is it sets the date and time automatically, you just have to select your timezone.
  • The best feature to me is the fact that the inner battery keeps time and date after unplugging or power failure
  • Alarms work, and I like the clever feature of choosing how many days for it to wake you.
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Reviews around set (3.91 of 5)

  • Works fine, but the numbers are very dim even on the brightest setting
  • I was worried that the light would be too bright but the high setting is fairly dim and the low setting is quite dim which is what I like
  • The "Bright" setting is dim and the "Low" setting is very dim
  • and it was on the brightest setting - in fact, it dims even more.
  • As previous reviewers have said, the brightest setting is very dim
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Reviews around fact (3.86 of 5)

  • That fact escaped me, and I always wondered why the time was off 2 minutes from my actual atomic clock
  • love it, especially the fact I am in Eastern standard time, so need to set date or time, just plug it in!
  • The automatic time setting is suspect as to get the correct time in Phoenix (MST
  • Did not work as it should have, had to return it.
  • I like the fact that you do not need to set this clock on set up or after power failures
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Reviews around advertise (3.70 of 5)

  • The automatic time setting is suspect as to get the correct time in Phoenix (MST
  • Works as advertised but dim display even when on brightest mode
  • Works as advertised but dim display even when on brightest mode
  • Functions work as they should, display is good with 4 brightness settings
  • The clock works as advertised, except that its screen is very dim.
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Reviews around instruction (3.48 of 5)

  • The controls are not intuitive and the instructions are not clear and the type on them is too small.
  • Operation is not intuitive -- must keep instructions handy.
  • But instruction are a bit confusing, but i manage to make it work
  • Some reviews mention problems with settings, but with some intuitive manipulating of the controls, I realize the instructions are not very clear
  • The display is dim and the instructions for set up aren't easy or intuitive.
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Reviews around time (3.43 of 5)

  • This clock worked only for 1 month & now the time is always incorrect
  • I had a hard time finding a clock radio that wasn't huge and bright
  • the clock ownly has ET Ttime on it so if you don't live in the et time zone it will not work.
  • Nice little clock radio that adjusts to correct time by its self.
  • The clock intermittently displays the wrong time and has to be reset.
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Reviews around money (3.14 of 5)

  • but if you work something different like I do like 12 hour shifts that vary by the day then don't waste your money.
  • This all started happening after the return window closed - so we have now wasted money on this clock.
  • By using Amazon & “Prime” I get more choices, a better selection, and don’t have to run around wasting time and more money
  • they refunded my money and I will pick up another clock
  • Don't waste your money you cannot control the volume and setting the day is ridiculous
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Reviews around product (3.14 of 5)

  • Good product for the money as i did not spent for a Bose radio.
  • This is by far the worse Alarm Clock product I have ever owned
  • but I would NOT recommend this product to anyone who wants accurate time.
  • Bought it because I needed an alarm clock, and Emerson used be a fairly solid product
  • this is the worst product I have ever purchased from Amazon
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Reviews around alarm (3.03 of 5)

  • The clock itself is easy to set, the alarm is easy to set.
  • Why does the alarm not respect the volume you had set for the radio?!
  • Well, it has dual alarm, but despite the directions to set the volume for wake, it will always after a day or so revert to the default volume
  • Really is perfect alarm clock except for aforementioned volume problem.
  • great alarm, ayto time set, numbers definately large enough.
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Reviews around radio (2.76 of 5)

  • The radio works well and I listen to it every other day.
  • The problem I have with it is the radio alarm volume is not adjustable.
  • If I had to do it all again, I would have paid a little more for a better clock radio.
  • When using the radio as the alarm in the morning, the volume was set at 7 (mid level - too loud for me)
  • Perfect little clock radio that sets the time without me fiddling around with it.
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Reviews around display (2.31 of 5)

  • It has a bright display, but the radio is not too clear.
  • THERE IS NO DIMMER FUNCTION, but with my clock - the display is SO DIM it can't be read
  • The display is nice and bright, very easy to operate and the radio reception is outstanding.
  • More problematic, the display is too dim for any daytime use, even on the brighter setting
  • Display is dim and hard to see if you are not exactly in front of the clock.
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Reviews around screen (2.09 of 5)

  • excellent shipping e perience.
  • When dimmed, the screen goes almost black and the time is only visible from a few inches away
  • The clock works as advertised, except that its screen is very dim.
  • excellent shipping e perience.
  • Screen is very difficult to read and occasionally turns off arbitrarily- almost like its sleeping
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Reviews around quality (1.95 of 5)

  • Functions work as they should, display is good with 4 brightness settings
  • The sound quality is not great and the display is not very bright, but it serves its purpose.
  • The automatic time setting is suspect as to get the correct time in Phoenix (MST
  • So either the battery that came with the radio is of poor quality or the battery condition sensor in the clock is not working properly
  • She said the digits are clear and she can see it well at night, as well as during the day
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Reviews around sound (1.85 of 5)

  • Sound isn't great but good for price
  • Has a reasonable radio sound, alarm, and good sized time numbers
  • The awful sound renders it useless for me, so I ordered a Memorex unit to replace this one
  • It is very light and rather hollow sound, but works fine.
  • Sound is not very good but acceptable for listening to the news
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Reviews around unit (1.85 of 5)

  • Unit failed within 48hrs of being plugged in - no display, no response to any button
  • I know we are not loosing power in the house so either this is a bad unit or bad design
  • i bought this because of the SmartSet feature but this unit was disappointing.
  • I will exchange to see if I got a bad unit and update my review
  • Music is not Bose quality, but this is a inexpensive clock/radio alarm unit
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Reviews around volume (1.80 of 5)

  • Why does the alarm not respect the volume you had set for the radio?!
  • The volume doesn’t go very loud and one of the speakers is busted and sounds crackled
  • I don't think it is unreasonable to expect that different people would have different preferences regarding the volume of their radio.
  • The volume for the alarm is not adjustable and it blares the radio.
  • The radio goes off at a fairly loud volume, but you can turn it down if you want to continue to listen to the music for a while
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Reviews around battery (1.71 of 5)

  • Functions work as they should, display is good with 4 brightness settings
  • As others have recently posted, as soon as the unit was plugged in, the weak battery light started flashing and the time did not automatically set.
  • She said the digits are clear and she can see it well at night, as well as during the day
  • One had a dead battery and was unable to set or store the time automatically.
  • The back-up battery was dead on arrival, but easily replaced, since I happened to have one on hand
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Reviews around room (1.62 of 5)

  • Barely able to see numbers even in a totally dark room.
  • You can only see the digits when the room is totally dark
  • The display is so dim we can hardly see it in a well lit room and the radio sound is worse than anything I've ever had.
  • The reality is that the LED display is very weak even in the highest setting and very hard to see even in a dark room
  • The display is not bright, even on high or bright it can barely be read in a well lit room.
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Reviews around noise (1.54 of 5)

  • After having the item for about a month, it started making loud humming noises so I unplugged it out of fear it might short out and catch fire or something.
  • I hate the noise click, click, click this clock makes when my husband sets it.
  • excellent shipping e perience.

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Reviews around power (1.29 of 5)

  • excellent shipping e perience.
  • I've always hated it when my power went out, even just a flicker, because I had to reset EVERY clock in the house.
  • I know we are not loosing power in the house so either this is a bad unit or bad design
  • We lose power often so that is a big plus over what we had.
  • I found that out when I lost power for 5 days during the first nor-easter in the
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More about Emerson CKS1800 SmartSet Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM Radio, Dimmer, Sleep Timer and .9" LED Display, CKS1800

  • With Emerson's award-winning and patented SmartSet technology, the flashing "12:00" display is a thing of the past
  • The CKS1800 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
  • The alarm displays the month and date with the touch of a button
  • Set the alarm to wake you to your favorite AM/FM music or news station, or to the buzzer
  • The clock radio adjusts itself automatically for Daylight Savings Time and Leap Year, as well as maintains the correct time when the power returns after power outages
  • Getting out of bed will no longer be a chore with the help of the CKS1800.