[Critique Group 2] Emailing: Sangean prd17 radio adapted for visually impaired folk available through Amazon.

[James]

I have included a very helpful blind consumer prepared guide to the use of
this totally cool radio.
Enjoy, Brad

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Sangean prd17

On the left side of the radio starting at the top you have a mono    /stereo
switch followed by a line-in jack for input such as a stream followed by a
head phone jack and at the bottom you have the power adapter plug.  All of
these have a voice response which tells you which jack it is and if you are
connecting or disconnecting from the jack and what it is.

On the right side there are two knobs the top being the tuning knob and is
also used for setting other functions from the menu.  The second knob is the
volume knob.

On the front of the radio you have two speakers on either side of the radio.
Between the speakers starting at the top you have a display for those with
vision which gives you all the information about tuning and the such.  Under
the display there is a single button which is the power button.  Below that
you have two rows of five buttons which are as follows, on the top row from
left to right you have the band selection, AM FM and Aux, then there is the
menu button used for setting the language and other functions, next you have
the alarm button followed by the sleep timer then the display button which
when pressed tells you the time and if you press it a second time it will
tell you the band and frequency of the current station.  The bottom row are
the five presets which have the braille letters A - E on them going from
left to right.

All of these controls and buttons give voice response which can have the
volume controlled separately using the menu functions.  When you press the
power button to turn it on it tells you the battery status and the current
band and station tuned to and when turning it off you get the battery status
and that it is being powered off.  When tuning the radio each frequency is
spoken as you tune and when using the presets it tells you which preset is
being pressed and the frequency that it is using.  When setting the time you
can have either 12 or 24 hour time and all times are spoken as you turn the
tuning knob to select the time.  When setting the sleep timer you can choose
from 15 minutes to 120 minutes by turning the tuning knob.  When setting
functions from the menu or the alarm and sleep you make your selection by
turning the tuning knob then pressing the center of that knob to confirm
your selection.

The radio uses 6 C size batteries or the included AC adapter.  The batteries
are inserted on the back at the bottom by opening the battery compartment
door and inserting the 6 batteries which are in two rows with the positive
end pointing to the left.  There are two rows of batteries 4 on the bottom
and the other 2 just above them.

There is a pdf available on the Sangean website which is accessible and has
a lot of information, however, the radio layout description does not mean
much if you can not see as it is a picture with lines and numbers pointing
to the different controls that are referenced by the numbers.  I have
written to them about this but have not heard back yet.

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Here is the run-down with the radio upright on a table and the speakers 
in front of you:

Top left, FM stereo/mono switch.  Mine came set to the top, stereo 
position.  Slide it down and she asks, "Switch FM to mono?"  Push it 
back up and she says, "Switch FM to stereo."
Going down toward the bottom: Auxiliary in; Headphones; AC power.
Front panel, between the speakers: at the top, a large LCD display, 
with tthe items in left-to-right columns.  The manual describes that 
arrangement quite well.

Under the display, just to the left of the right-hand speaker, the 
power button with a small raised ring on it, a little smaller in 
diameter than a Cherios ring.
Go down to the next level, first row of five buttons.  They have raised 
symbols, but they are not necessarily intuitive to the touch.  Left to 
right, they are:

Band switching:  It toggles between FM band, AM band, auxiliary in 
band, which she pronounces "ox in band".

The second button is the set menu function.  The first option is "Set 
the voice language."  The default is English.  Rotate the tuning knob 
to select English or Spanish.  You toggle among the menu options by 
pressing in on the tuning knob, and rotating that knob to select the 
options.  When you're done, it says: "Menuoptions saved."

The middle button turns the alarm on and off and sets the alarm hour 
and minute.  Press the button and then rotate the tuning knob to turn 
it on or off.  You have to turn the alarm On to set the alarm time.  If 
you don't want it on, don't forget to turn the alarm off before you do 
the final press of the tuning knob to have her say, "Alarm Options saved."

The fourth button from the left is the "sleep timer".  It has a 
horizontal raised like with dingbats on the ends, vaguely resembling a 
bed with head and foot boards.  The default setting is 60 minutes.  It 
is off until you press it and rotate the tuning knob to select the time 
duration options.

The right-hand button on that top row is the time display.  You press 
and hold it in for a few seconds to have it sync the time using RDS 
signal, or to set the time manually.

The bottom row has the five preset buttons, with braille labels, 1 
through 5 (no number signs).  A light tap "recalls" the preset.  A 
longer hold stores the currently tuned station into that preset.

On the right side is the tuning knob at the top and volume below it.

The ship antenna and the fold-down carry handle are on top.  The 
hinged battery cover is on the back.  If you tap the clock display 
button, she will tell you the time even with the radio turned off.






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