Okay, I'll try that again, perhaps the strong thunderstorm activity prevented this feature from working when I last tried.
Sent from Dane's Iphone +61457756048 On 26/12/2011, at 12:46 PM, David McLean <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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