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Kng 028616 Mater Alarm Clock Radio

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So many things are wrong with this thing. Most have been mentioned before.
* Some control switches are on the BACK!
* The buttons are iffy when they work.
* The buttons are labeled poorly.
* Nothing makes sense.
* The manual is both useless and necessary.
* I had to hit the 'Reset' button a couple if times to have the thing accept new entries. ??

Hopefully the previous reviewer looks are my review because I can help him out about the 'alarm' going off every hour. For the past month I actually had not powered the thing because of the same problem and I couldn't find the 'manual'. That isn't the 'Alarm' going off every hour, it is actually the 'Chime'. Certainly sounds like the alarm though, HA, what do I know. From the manual:

"Pressing the 'MODE/ALARM OFF' during the normal display will enter the alarm mode setting. ("AL" will be displayed on the LCD panel) Pressing 'SET' will cause the following sequence: Alarm off & Chime off ** -> Alarm on & Chime on -> Alarm off & Chime on -> go back to **: (Alarm and chime icon will show on the LCD panel)"

The reason I am out on the internet looking for information about this stupid thing is that I can't tell which icon is 'Chime' and which is 'Alarm'. Dollars to donuts it is going to wake up my son at 9:00. :-( But then I will know.

This clock-radio looked like a good idea, but after receiving it and setting it up, that idea quickly faded. First, there is no radio tuning knob, only a button that scans through the FM dial with no indication what the frequency is. Second, setting the clock is an exercise in non-intuitive design as the buttons are not labeled logically. Third, the switch to turn the radio on and off, the switch for alarm radio/alarm sound, and the switch to change Mater's phrases are all on the back of the clock-radio. Even with all these issues, I would have tolerated them (because my son did enjoy it), but ended up returning it because the time display was failing (some clock digit segments were disappearing).

horrible product...impossible to set time...a huge waste of money and time...disney should be taken to task for putting their name on this piece of junk

Okay, it's a great looking clock and it's funny!
'Wake up sleeping beauty'!, in Mater's voice. HA.
Unfortunately, though it is set for 9AM, it goes off every HOUR.

The clock is perfect for a CARS lover. My 7 year old can use it with no problems. The construction if the clock is good. Feels very light. I really did expect something a little bit heavier. But so far its holding up to lots of button pushing. I had to read the instructions to figure out how to make it say more than one thing. It was a immediate hit once plugged in and he could hear it. Kids will have a blast waking up to the sound of Mater screaming WAKE UP SLEEPING BEAUTY! Among all the other phrases. Overall the product is really self explanatory. A perfect addition to a CARS collection.