I understand.
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On Jul 7, 2012, at 9:10 AM, Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Well if I use the radio for about 5 minutes all of the controls freeze. I
> am going to return it and try another one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Quick Review of Insignia Hd Radio, Not Very Good
>
>
>> Hi Gerry;
>>
>> Below the display, their are five columns of buttons.
>>
>> Between the fourth and the fifth row of buttons just above them their
>> is a reset button.
>> It's recessed so, you'll need to use a stylus.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> 73 de Anthony w2ajv
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone!
>>
>> On Jul 6, 2012, at 10:50 PM, Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey I just got mine today. Now it started out fine. It was talking
>>> right
>>> out of the box. There was a piece of paper taped over the display but it
>>> was no problem. So I hooked it up and tuned around. Not to bad. I
>>> would
>>> say it was a little above average on AM, and a lot better on FM. But
>>> after
>>> tuning around for about 5 minutes all buttons stopped doing anything.
>>> The
>>> radio was playing but I couldn't change anything. I had to take the
>>> double
>>> a batteries out and unplug the power for it to work again. I tried it
>>> again
>>> and the same thing happened after a couple of minutes. I found that the
>>> only way to reset the radio is to unplug it and take the batteries out.
>>> If
>>> you don't have any batteries in the radio it will reset simply by
>>> unplugging
>>> it. It only takes a couple of minutes for the display to freeze. So I
>>> guess I'll take it back to Best Buy tomorrow and get another one. Gerry
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 4:05 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Quick Review of Insignia Hd Radio, Not Very Good
>>>
>>>
>>>> What's the big deal of attaching a dipole antenna? It's a nice
>>>> little receiver, perhaps not the best one ever built and I don't
>>>> understand everyone's being so quick to bash it.
>>>> Pat, K9JAUAt 02:53 PM 7/6/2012, you 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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