a piece of paper taped over the display?
that doesn't sound like something they'd do from the factory...wonder if
this one has been used and returned?
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- 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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