Instructions say to press standby and then mode to switch to radio mode. Night light feature is a good thing, as it gives me enough light to change into my nightclothes. Backup battery saves all the setting when i unplugged it.

Display is bright and sharp and the lighting is amazing. A bonus feature that i am enjoying is the auto dimming. I love the auto-dimmable led.

The only problem is the user friendliness. The instructions are clear, and it doesn't take any extraordinary effort to get the time, day and year set, or to add station presets.

After noon each day, it resets back to 24 hour. Radio reception is poor as it is easily sensitive to interference vs. Until i see that two full lines going horizontally (middle of the number and bottom of thenumber) and completely not working across t...  Read More

I'm pleasantly surprised that this clock is as great as it is. Makes me miss those old casio travel clocks.

The 'wood' look plastic veneer is applied well. I hope it lasts a while. Allows us to see the time at a glance from the couch.

This get power over usb so you'll need a brick to plug it into. Comes with a 3 foot usb cord, but no socket for it, so make sure you have an extra sitting around.

This is the worst, most maddening clock to set that i have ever purchased! It is very pretty, but will not stay on. This is also not intuitive to use and as annoying to shut the alarm off for the short time it actually worked. Even with all 3 alarms s...  Read More

It's totally unpredictable, which makes it ineffective for me to use. The * are so tiny and hard to feel.

I'm not sure what the issue is, but it stops keeping correct time. I reset it, and it happened again. Very unreliable. Setting the time was insanely confusing.