Yes. If you press and hold either of the scan buttons for a couple of seconds the unit should scan up or down until it fins a strong station. On Dec 25, 2011, at 5:30 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> Thanks for this, have you found a way of using a "Seek" Function for the > radio if its at all possible or do you have to tune manually. > > > On 26/12/2011, at 9:08 AM, David McLean wrote: > >> One thing to add to this: Your radio should have come with a battery which >> is installed underneath the unit. This battery acts as a backup for the >> settings when power goes out or the unit is unplugged. It isn't enough to >> power the unit but will at least save your settings. >> Also be careful of the the alarm. If you push it accidentally you might be >> unpleasantly surprised in the middle of the night! >> I'd assume the AM band in Australia would be set to tune in 9 kHz increments >> whereas here in the USA it is 10khz. >> The FM band here is 87.5 to 107.9mhz. >> The round connector in the back is used as a wireless connector for the Bose >> Soundlink if you have one and can also be used for other wireless Bose >> connection units although I don't recall off hand what they are called. >> The Soundlink is an interesting addition so you might want to give it a try. >> >> On Dec 25, 2011, at 1:06 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> >>> Hi Folks! >>> >>> I trust you're all having a Happy Christmas, most of you are still enjoying >>> the day whereas we in Australia are readying ourselves for the great day >>> which is Boxing day. >>> >>> I hope Santa, brought you everything you asked for as he did in my case, he >>> brought me a Bose Wave 2 Radio which I'd like to review below. >>> >>> I've been wanting one of these things for the last 16 years but every time >>> I've planned to buy one the price has shot up so my joy was unmistakable >>> yesterday when I unwrapped the box and then opened it to reveal The Bose >>> Wave 2 Radio. >>> >>> I think it worth mentioning the box and packaging before I talk about what >>> the radio has to offer. >>> >>> Initial impressions of the box lead me to believe that perhaps 2 people >>> were going to be needed to unpack the radio as the box is huge! compared to >>> the actual radio itself, no amount of packing and other stuff inside. >>> >>> The radio is clearly a world wide model as connecting cords are supplied >>> for various countries including the U.S., England etc so that goes part of >>> the way to explain the large box. A patch cord is supplied to enable the >>> radio to be connected to your Hifi system or whatever. A manual which >>> looks utterly superb sitting on a coffee table is part of the package >>> though I suspect that its size is more to do with the fact that the manual >>> is in multiple languages. Then there's the card type remote controller >>> which in itself looks elligant sitting on a bedside table or whatever next >>> to the radio. >>> >>> Now to the radio itself and here's the phrase you'll utter as I did, "Its >>> small!" and that it is exactly, quite a bit smaller than the Yamaha desktop >>> Audio systems we've been discussing over the last few weeks. >>> >>> The second thing which is immediately apparent is the total lack of >>> controls, knobs, buttons, dials or any other function on the front or the >>> top of the radio, on the front is a big display in the middle of 2 rather >>> large speakers, the speakers actually take up most of the area of the front >>> of the system so if you wish to control this system then you must! have the >>> remote control handy. There is a multi pin connector at the back of the >>> radio for connection to other devices so it may be that there is a way of >>> controlling the radio through that somehow. >>> >>> On the back of the radio are 5 sockets, the AC mains connection, the >>> aforementioned multi pin accessaries socket, an external antenna socket, an >>> aux-in socket and a headphones jack. >>> >>> Setting up the radio is easy enough, plug in, turn on, select the band and >>> start scanning for stations. >>> >>> Unfortunately I couldn't do much with the AM broadcast band when I tried >>> out the radio late last night due to the severe Thunderstorm activity we >>> had so I was initially disappointed though by this morning much of the >>> thunderstorm activity had died out so I did manage to get to test the radio >>> on AM after all so I'm very glad I delayed sending this review off. >>> >>> FM sounds absolutely brilliant! I submit that this radio actually sounds a >>> little better than the Yamaha Desktop Audio systems, and its just as rich >>> in sound and probably quite a bit louder! >>> >>> Unless I'm missing something this radio doesn't appear to have a "Seek" >>> function so you must tune up and down the bands manually. >>> >>> Setting presets is easy enough, just tune to the desired station and hold >>> down one of the 6 preset buttons, radio mutes for a second or so and then a >>> beep is heard to confirm to you that the preset is set. >>> >>> To recall a preset you just press the appropriate preset button, the radio >>> has 12 presets, 6 for FM and 6 for AM. >>> >>> Radio tuning on the FM band is done in 50KHZ steps. >>> >>> The radio uses the AC mains lead as an antenna which seems to work quite >>> affectively here and I'm a good way out of the metro area. >>> >>> I was initially somewhat disappointed with the performance of the radio on >>> the AM band but after playing with the radio here for a while I >>> accidentally discovered that this radio is extremely picky about where it >>> is placed. >>> >>> I had the radio placed on the top of my fridge but decided to move it to >>> the kitchen table where I could easily access the thing, I'm tall and can >>> easily reach the top of my fridge but I'd rather sit down and play with a >>> radio thanks than stand up all the time. >>> >>> When I moved the radio from the top of the fridge to the kitchen table the >>> AM band sprang to life and I started receiving stations from over 500 miles >>> away so I can only conclude that the built-in antenna for this radio >>> resides in its bottom somewhere and the metal top of my fridge was >>> shielding it. >>> >>> Not sure of the actual frequency ranges of both bands yet, will have to see >>> if an online manual is available. >>> >>> Will have to set the clock at some stage though I'm told this is easily >>> done. >>> >>> The radio has a dual alarm function. >>> >>> Be warned! when the radio is turned off at the mains and then turned on >>> again the radio tuner resets itself, that is the station you were last >>> listening to is not remembered however the presets seem to remain in tact. >>> >>> >>> >>> ======================================= >>> >>> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free >>> >>> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web >>> pages located at >>> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >>> either of the following websites: >>> >>> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >>> >>> Or: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >>> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. 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