Emerson CKS1900 SmartSet Dual Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM Digital Tuning, Auto Time Setting, 20 Presets, Jade Green LED Display, Snooze, Sleep Timer & Battery Backup

I bought this clock because I wanted something simple for my bedside table, and so far it’s been a good choice. I like that it sets the time automatically and has two alarms, which makes it easy to use. The green display is clear without being too bright at night, and the snooze button works well. I also like having the battery backup in case the power goes out. The radio is decent, although the sound quality could be better. Overall, it’s a nice basic alarm clock that’s easy to use and does what it’s supposed to do.

This alarm clock is what you want if you’re looking for the most economical alarm that can at minimum play radio for the alarm. It’s not intuitive to set up, but I was fine with that. There’s no backlight for the buttons at the top and they’re a little hard to read, but since that’s the worst thing about a $15 alarm clock that does everything else I want it to do surprisingly well, I’ll take it. Fwiw there’s a review on here from noname that says they’re frustrated the clock failed after 6 months - I don’t think it actually failed them based on how they described what happened. I think they had a grid outage and forgot or didn’t know to put batteries in it to back it up. I wish I could respond to their review so they could say if they did that or not. If you’re looking for a very well designed, high quality, wifi-enabled, midrange radio alarm this isn’t your best bet because the tradeoff for the price is it’s a little less than intuitive to set up, and is lacking some modern features. If you’re looking for a cheap alarm and you don’t care about radio, there’s $10 alarm clocks out there that are easier to set up than this one. If you don’t care whether it’s easy to set up, it’s actually a pretty awesome radio for the price. You can even set an alarm to only go off on weekdays, and to adjust to daylight savings time automatically. I’m honestly amazed it wasn’t more expensive.

Nice unit,did everything in the add...the only thing i had a problem with was setting the alarm,but overall good value!

I purchased this clock/watch and tried to set it up correctly, but the experience was extremely frustrating and disappointing. After receiving the product, I wanted to adjust the time properly. I pressed the “Clock Set Band” button because I assumed this was the correct way to set the time. After that, I noticed the “Time Zone” button and started pressing it because I thought it would help me correct the time settings. Instead of fixing the time, the clock started blinking, and shortly after that it completely turned off. At the moment, the clock is not working at all. I tried to find a reset button or any clear way to restart the device and restore the settings, but there is no reset button anywhere. This makes the product very difficult and confusing to use, especially for someone who is simply trying to set the correct time. The instructions are not clear enough, the buttons are confusing, and there does not seem to be any simple way to recover the device after something goes wrong. A basic clock should not stop working completely just because the time zone button was pressed during setup. This is a very poor user experience. I am extremely disappointed because I bought this product expecting it to be easy to set up and use, but instead it became unusable almost immediately. I would not recommend this product unless the manufacturer improves the setup instructions, adds a proper reset option, and makes the controls much clearer.

Easy setup. Works great.

Many years ago (back in the mid-80s) I bought a digital clock radio that had all the basic functions and did them well - even more, it was a simple set-up. When the digital display started acting wonky I reluctantly realized I was going to have to replace it. It was like losing an old friend who had served me through the last years of my Army career, going back to college for my second career, and through my second career as a teacher. I needed a good, reliable alarm. That clock never failed, its battery operating for almost a week when a hurricane knocked the power out in 1995. My requirements to replace it were simple - a basic clock with a readable face, simple to program, a radio alarm function - WHEN I NEED IT - I learned in the Army the way you wake in the morning has a LOT to do with your mood the rest of the day. This Emerson clock seems to fit the bill. My gosh, it even sets itself! Adjusting to my Central Time Zone is no problem, its small, others complain about the sound of the radio - I have an excellent sound system for that - I want something that will wake me up in the morning, when I have to get up that won't rattle my nerves first thing. All systems check. So, why does this clock get only three stars? I'm retired and have a pretty good internal clock that wakes me at about the same time every day. I don't need an alarm clock every day and try as I might - I CAN'T GET THE STUPID ALARM FUNCTION TO TURN OFF!!! There is NOTHING about it in the stupid instruction manual (I guess I shouldn't complain, it's obvious English wasn't the writer's first language and he/she/it probably has a better command of English than I have of his/her/its primary language). I've tried the tricks mentioned by users and "Answers" provided on the Amazon product page, I've even looked at YouTube videos that provide solutions - NOTHING HAS WORKED!!! The best thing I've been able to do is set the alarm to later in the day in case I DO manage to sleep a bit late (sleep is a luxury for me) one morning. It appears the default is 8:00 am. That's usually late for me, but imagine sitting up with insomnia until 3:00 am and finally dropping off to have the alarm (which you thought you had disabled) go off at 8:00. I was not a pleasant person that day. I'd love to give this radio a 5-star rating but not being able to disable the alarm function when you don't need it seems to me to be a BIG deficiency. I know you're supposed to be able to set it to go off so many days a week - that's fine, but what about those of us who only need an alarm clock occasionally?

At first, the clock was an immediate turn-off to me, because it looked difficult to know how to change settings. Can't say settings are obvious, so I thought it would be difficult to use. I debated returning it. But when I tried it, I quickly learned it, and now it is easy, and I love it for that reason. It is a great clock, and great buy, and now I have to say a great design for all those settings. It's manual page is quite clear (but is necessary first time). It's also extremely easy to read it at a distance.

I really like this little clock radio.. I can see the time easily now.. As soon as I plugged it into the power it instantly set the time itself within 5 seconds.. Also good sound on the radio.

المنتج بايظ عاوز ارجع المنتج مش شغال

Sehr schönes Design aber in Deutschland leider nicht verwendbar. Eingangsspannung 120 Volt, die Zeitzonen für Amerika bis Hawaii.

No funciona

I received an Emerson SmartSet Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM Radio, Dimmer, Sleep Timer and .9" LED Display, CKS190 from the UK Amazon website. When I plugged it in it showed the display briefly before going dead. I have now discovered that it is only suitable for 120V 60Hz AC power and the UK is 240V! This information is not available on the Amazon UK website and one wonders why it is even advertised there and I find that I am not the first to point this out to Amazon. I have raised this issue days ago and have still not had the courtesy of a reply. I expect a full refund.

Bright colour and good