Hi Butch;

The last section on the cd addresses using the radio in accessibility mode.

That's section 12.

73 de Anthony w2ajv



Sent from my Verizon iPhone!

On Jul 6, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I just got mline and was wondering how to set the time until I saw it in
> Steve's message.  I'll have to go try that.  I listened to some stuff on
> the cd and all I've heard so far is you have to use the menu to do that.
>
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Fri, 6 Jul 2012, Anthony Vece wrote:
>
>> And, if you have an audio receiver you need to use an external antenna.
>> What's wrong with that!
>>
>> I just received mine and, it works really well.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone!
>>
>> On Jul 6, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> This is why hd radio will never go anywhere! When you have to connect an =
>>> antenna to an hd radio, forget it.
>>> Trippy, ac8s
>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>> From: Anthony Vece=20
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 4:28 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Quick Review of Insignia Hd Radio, Not Very Good
>>>
>>>
>>> Wow!
>>>
>>> Steve, I didn't know you were so positive.
>>>
>>>
>>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Steve
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 10:35 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Quick Review of Insignia Hd Radio, Not Very Good
>>>
>>> For all the hoopla, and touting about its accessibility, I guess I was
>>> expecting more than a piece of below-average junk.  Here are my quick
>>> findings:
>>>
>>> 1.  As with most Am sections, the radio is completely deaf without
>>> connecting its loop antenna.  I've only had the radio for a couple =
>>> hours,
>>> and haven't figured out a way to attach the loop to the radio.  It has
>>> enough wire that it could be placed on a wall.
>>>
>>> 2.  Similarly the Fm dipole is a must.  Interestingly, instead of the =
>>> F
>>> connectors that most tuners use these days, this has a cable type =
>>> screw-on
>>> connector.  Sensitivity is good, selectivity and immunity to overload =
>>> on
>>> mine is only fair.
>>>
>>> 3.  Menu Accessibility:  It doesn't say this in the main radio manual =
>>> so
>>> unless you look at the Quick-Start Guide for the Blind, you won't know =
>>> that
>>> the Menu Mode is disabled when you are in accessibility mode.  You =
>>> enable
>>> accessibility mode by pressing the power button, the lefthand button =
>>> on the
>>> top with the Select Button which is the lower-left button on the front =
>>> of
>>> the radio.
>>>
>>> It appears that in this mode, you can set the time by holding the =
>>> display
>>> button in for two seconds.  You can also set the alarm time for Alarm =
>>> 1 and
>>> Alarm 2.  You can press either alarm to be informed that it is on or =
>>> off.=20
>>> What sighties can do is determine whether the alarm wakes you with =
>>> radio or
>>> a tone, this doesn't seem to work in accessibility mode.  Sighted =
>>> people can
>>> also access the menu and make all sorts of other adjustments such as =
>>> 12 or
>>> 24-hour time, tuning modes like U.S. or International Am/Fm band =
>>> limits and
>>> channel spacing,Lcd color and brightness, etc.  These are only =
>>> available in
>>> the menu when the accessibility mode is turned off.
>>>
>>> There is an option in the menu under the regular non-accessible mode =
>>> to see
>>> what the hardware/software version of this radio is.  However, there =
>>> isn't a
>>> Usb or some other port to update the software, so even if a new =
>>> version came
>>> out, I don't know if there is a way to update it.  The manual doesn't =
>>> state
>>> that this is possible.
>>>
>>> Also, there is no way to control the radio's verbosity.  The buttons
>>> typically give you way too much feedback.  For example, if you press =
>>> the
>>> volume up button, it says something like Volume Up.  That type of =
>>> feedback
>>> is nice when you are familiarizing yourself with the radio, but I =
>>> think
>>> after a day or so it would be too verbose.  It would be nice to be =
>>> able to
>>> set it to advanced mode, where it wouldn't continue to be so verbose.
>>>
>>> Sound quality is better than a $29 off-the-shelf clock radio, but that =
>>> isn't
>>> saying a whole lot for it.  Those of you who have had the Sony Dream
>>> Machine, this doesn't compare to it as far as sound quality.  I think =
>>> the
>>> manual is written incorrectly.  It claims it has 4 two-inch speakers, =
>>> but
>>> without ripping off the front grill or voiding my right to return the =
>>> radio,
>>> it looks more like it has two four-inch speakers.
>>>
>>> I am not sure if I will keep this radio or not.  Since I don't need a =
>>> clock
>>> radio with all sorts of other alarm options, it is one of those things =
>>> that
>>> might be nice, but not sure it is worth the cost.  It can receive Hd
>>> stations, but not the radio reading service subcarriers.  In =
>>> accessibility
>>> mode, you can't bookmark songs, read the Hd display for data, or other
>>> things that I would have thought would have been made available if the =
>>> IAAIS
>>> was as involved with the design as they were.
>>>
>>> Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>> Lansing, MI
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