Bush Dab Radio Ne 3160 Manually
Bought this at argos on offer at less than half price. Its easy to set up - auto tune, sets the date/time itself and has scrolling text etc. It doesn't have an input for mp3 but not needed as I bought it for an elderly relative as replacement for an ageing radio in her kitchen. So, my main criteria were thats its easy to use - i.e. Select stations, has volume dial rather than fiddly buttons, has a good loud volume, and the power button is on the front and visible. It has a good cord length from the mains so useful for siting.
It has a telescopic antenna rather than cheap cable and reception is ok on this, although antenna was slightly extended. User does live in a dodgy reception area for both tv and radio though.
I've knocked off a star as the first 3 presets are easily stored and selected - just a matter of tuning in to the station you want and holding down the number button you want it to be for a few seconds. Setting the next few (4-10) on each of DAB and FM tuners is not so easy and took me a couple of minutes to work out as the manual wasn't quite right but once I worked out how, it was straightforward to do. For info this is done as follows: flick through and select the station you want to store by turning the tune knob; press and hold the preset button until location 1 is displayed; turn the tune knob to the number you want the station to be stored as; QUICKLY DOUBLE CLICK/PRESS the tune knob to save to the displayed location; the display will then confirm preset x stored. Overall, a good buy at the price I paid, looks good on the kitchen unit and I have one happy gift recipient.
At first glance this radio seems to have everything going for it: it looks good with a wood case, mains and battery power, LCD display, clock alarm, DAB & FM receive but things aren't all they seem. Yes it does look good and, to be honest it doesn't sound too bad either however unless you have shares in Duracell, there is no way can even consider this a portable radio. It takes four MN1400 batteries (what I used to know as HP11 or C cells) so you're looking at about £4 per battery change.
Now the stunner - as this radio barely achieves THREE DAYS BATTERY LIFE even on stand by it's going to work out damnably expensive if you want to use the thing where there's no mains power. I haven't yet opened it up to measure the quiescent current drain when on standby and simply displaying the clock but I know it's going to be horrendous. It probably wouldn't be much worse actually leaving the radio playing continuously. One of the reasons is that, like so many modern pieces of electronics it doesn't have a good, reliable, old fashioned on/off switch but simply a push button to put the thing into a supposedly minimal current drain 'sleep' mode.
Here's the news - that is not a good idea for battery powered equipment! So lets assume that you don't want to carry it about (despite their being a handle on top) and you'll just be running it off the mains. In that case you best ensure that where you want to put the thing is in a good radio signal spot or you can wave good bye to DAB reception. I have only come across one other DAB portable which was worse than this. The only place I can get DAB inside my house is in the bathroom. OK so I'll use it there.
No I won't as there's no power points in bathrooms and I'm not taking the batteries in and out or chucking 4 quid every couple of days at it just to sing to myself in the shower. In a good signal area (of which DAB sadly doesn't have many without an outside aerial) it's pretty good sound quality but again - no mains power = no battery life. Sadly this is not a radio I can even vaguely recommend. Bought this at argos on offer at less than half price. Its easy to set up - auto tune, sets the date/time itself and has scrolling text etc. It doesn't have an input for mp3 but not needed as I bought it for an elderly relative as replacement for an ageing radio in her kitchen. So, my main criteria were thats its easy to use - i.e.
Select stations, has volume dial rather than fiddly buttons, has a good loud volume, and the power button is on the front and visible. It has a good cord length from the mains so useful for siting. It has a telescopic antenna rather than cheap cable and reception is ok on this, although antenna was slightly extended. User does live in a dodgy reception area for both tv and radio though. I've knocked off a star as the first 3 presets are easily stored and selected - just a matter of tuning in to the station you want and holding down the number button you want it to be for a few seconds.
Setting the next few (4-10) on each of DAB and FM tuners is not so easy and took me a couple of minutes to work out as the manual wasn't quite right but once I worked out how, it was straightforward to do. For info this is done as follows: flick through and select the station you want to store by turning the tune knob; press and hold the preset button until location 1 is displayed; turn the tune knob to the number you want the station to be stored as; QUICKLY DOUBLE CLICK/PRESS the tune knob to save to the displayed location; the display will then confirm preset x stored. Overall, a good buy at the price I paid, looks good on the kitchen unit and I have one happy gift recipient.
At first glance this radio seems to have everything going for it: it looks good with a wood case, mains and battery power, LCD display, clock alarm, DAB & FM receive but things aren't all they seem. Yes it does look good and, to be honest it doesn't sound too bad either however unless you have shares in Duracell, there is no way can even consider this a portable radio. It takes four MN1400 batteries (what I used to know as HP11 or C cells) so you're looking at about £4 per battery change. Now the stunner - as this radio barely achieves THREE DAYS BATTERY LIFE even on stand by it's going to work out damnably expensive if you want to use the thing where there's no mains power. I haven't yet opened it up to measure the quiescent current drain when on standby and simply displaying the clock but I know it's going to be horrendous. It probably wouldn't be much worse actually leaving the radio playing continuously.
One of the reasons is that, like so many modern pieces of electronics it doesn't have a good, reliable, old fashioned on/off switch but simply a push button to put the thing into a supposedly minimal current drain 'sleep' mode. Here's the news - that is not a good idea for battery powered equipment! So lets assume that you don't want to carry it about (despite their being a handle on top) and you'll just be running it off the mains.
In that case you best ensure that where you want to put the thing is in a good radio signal spot or you can wave good bye to DAB reception. I have only come across one other DAB portable which was worse than this.
The only place I can get DAB inside my house is in the bathroom. OK so I'll use it there. No I won't as there's no power points in bathrooms and I'm not taking the batteries in and out or chucking 4 quid every couple of days at it just to sing to myself in the shower.
In a good signal area (of which DAB sadly doesn't have many without an outside aerial) it's pretty good sound quality but again - no mains power = no battery life. Sadly this is not a radio I can even vaguely recommend. Looks good and sounds good but I was disappointed about the sleep function. My Sony radio (35 years old!) is no longer useful but it had a SLEEP button. I could reach out, in the dark and depress the button and it would come on for one hour. If I hadn't gone back to sleep by then, I simply had to depress the button again. My new Bush DAB radio has a sleep function but it has to be reset each time.
Bush Dab Radio Ne 3160 Manual
Also the buttons on the front are not arranged in any helpful, logical way. The most useful buttons are the 'power' and 'preset' and they are in different rows. Not at all easy to 'feel' in the dark.
Bush Retro Leather and wood Effect DAB / FM Stereo Radio. These units run from 4x C size batteries, or an optional 5V mains adapter (not included).
These are unused, apart from testing to ensure they function correctly. To Turn on and off with the soft button on the top requires a press and hold, not just a quick press. The first time they are turned on (from the switch on the back or new batteries) they will normally display 'Time not Set' (see picture) until you turn on the DAB radio and let them sync their time with the DAB signal. Good condition, unboxed. Welcome to my listing for a vintage Bush Sunrise Radio. The item is in a good used condition and has been fully tested and is in full working order. All used items show signs of this so please so photos before buying.
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Bush Dab Radio
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