Blind Tec has a review of the radio that covers that.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: Quick Review of Insignia Hd Radio, Not Very Good


>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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