Every Single Morning

I am a user of this fine piece of electrical equipment. I bought it because it looked like a great way to charge my iPod while I slept, and at the same time wake up to my favorite tunes. This morning I woke up to Biz Markie's, You Say He's Just a Friend. That song has a way with words.
Anyways... for some reason every time the alarm goes off in the morning it immediately fades up to the highest level. I have gotten so used to it that even when I'm in the deepest sleep and I hear the alarm click sound it makes when its about to turn up, my arm pokes out of my oversized down comforter to stop the volume from reaching its max level. What’s up with this? Does anyone know how to stop this madness? It’s my fault I know for throwing out the manual when I first got it. I recently found the French version in a stack of papers under my bed, but that didn’t help me much. You may be thinking, try making sure the volume is down before you turn it off. Been there done that. I think it is some sort of combination lock type mixture of holding certain buttons down while I turn the volume down. Let me know if you figure this one out.