yes, I listened to a good bit of that, but when it went into the menu 
stuff which doesn't talk, I quit listening.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Fri, 6 Jul 2012, Anthony 
Vece wrote:

> 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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