I was a little disappointed that it came with a dead backup battery.

When i received the product the internal battery for auto time was dead.

but the battery that was installed in it just went dead.

love the battery back up, this clock is very user friendly and the radio stations come in a lot better!

I could have bought the battery and set up the unit manually but that would have defeated the purpose.

Or may it has a dead battery

the reason behind the dead battery is because this wonderful radio has been discontinued

There is also an indicator that shows you if the backup battery has gone dead, which is a super nice touch that I've never had on another alarm

The battery backup uses a CR-2032 Li wafer battery, supposedly good for about 250 days of clock backup use.

Only one small challenge was the internal battery was dead and had to be changed upon receiving the unit.

I don't think it happens often that your power goes out and your backup battery is dead, but it does give some additional sense of security.

If you miss the warning that the battery is weak, and lost it, well you set the time manually

I can pick up even weak AM radio with ease, FM even better!Hassle free lithium battery -- no worries about it rupturing, lasts years and years - much better than the alkaline counterparts

I also wished it uses a commonly available battery such as AA or D instead of a button CR2032

Cons: doesn't use battery.

Works great, just needed a new back-up battery (probably because the model is so old) but the clock arrived brand-new and even made me realize that my previous clock's display had become rather dim over the years, because this one is nice and bright!

The only gripe is that the battery was dead when it arrived.

That drained the battery to the point where the clock no longer worked

Mine arrived with no battery (or a dead battery) and uses a CR2032 instead of a 9volt like my other clocks

however, both clock radios i received came with DEAD batteries.

the clock we received had a completely discharged battery so instead of plugging it in and having the correct time show up on the display, our showed 12:00... no big deal... replaced the battery (easy to do) and set the time (also easy to do)

I figured out how to set the time, and the battery is still going strong almost 3 years later.

I Love it!!!!Battery back up is a real plus!

After a few days without power will the battery fail.

It's a snap to set and has automatic adjustments fot Daylight Savings Time and Standard Time, as well as a battery back up

the batteries in both clocks were dead.

We love the battery back-up so when electric goes out the time comes back on to the exact time and the alarm has stayed in place, what a blessing not resetting these clocks.

There is a battery indicator and it shows that the battery is good but when I lost power for a few hours today the clock was just flashing 12:00

My previous alarm had a battery back-up but when the power would go out, the time was all wrong when power was restored

Received this product in a good shape, but back up battery was dead

I like this alarm clock but the battery back-up doesn't seem to work

battery was dead didn't set itself setting the functions was confusing

Takes odd button batteries for the clock backup; not a common battery you're likely to have on hand or easily be able to buy in anticipation of a storm.

Clock arrived with a bad battery.

Guessing it's because of a lack/dead battery.

(I've been late for something important more than once because of that).Instead of using the ancient 9V battery for backup, Sony opted for the super long-lasting CR2032 button battery.

The backup battery does the trick

I did not give it five stars because it arrived with a bad battery.

It has a battery backup that is handy during power outages

When I first got it, the battery was just about dead (as indicated by the light on the lower-right corner)

First day: alarm does not work; included battery is dead; radio has bad reception

When I received this item, back up battery was dead.

Poor reception, hard to select the station with the dial selector, some strange battery.

It has battery back up, two alarms, and it is easy to use.

Dead backup battery.

That might be true if the backup battery, which is included, is working so it can hold the factory setup.

The front face is clean and spiffy looking, the shape elegant but simple -- it fit the décor of the crappy motel off the interstate you stopped at, desperate with exhaustion, as well as it did the five-star room you treated yourself to for a weekend getaway

Works as it is advertised.

Very confusing as to how to set everything on this clock from the clock itself to the alarm.

Everything worked as it should, although some of the FM stations with weaker signals don't come as clean and strong as I'd like

the DST light won`t stay on" (written in December), "No way to change from FM to AM" (switch right on the side), "runs 17 min fast since I`ve owned

the DST light won`t stay on" (written in December), "No way to change from FM to AM" (switch right on the side), "runs 17 min fast since I`ve owned