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Karl,
Good to see you have kept your sense of humor.
One thing you say seems different from my experience. The "Hold" switch on my RYW prevents using any of the buttons on the unit.
If the RYW is powered off, and the Hold switch set, powering the RYW on causes HOLD to display briefly, then it shuts itself back off. This is nice, since if it just ignored attempts to power on, dead batteries or other problems would be the first assumption, rather than a wayward setting of the Hold switch. Pressing any other button does nothing.
If the RYW is on and switched to hold, the current state - playing, recording, pausing - is maintained. Pushing any button causes the word HOLD to appear momentarily on the display, which then reverts back to whatever was being shown. Recordings/playback in progress can be neither paused nor stopped, nor can the unit be turned off. Hold must be switched off to do anything.
While "Hold" was not listed amongst items changed with the firmware update, possibly it was improved but not mentioned. If you have the old firmware, that may be why your RYW functions differently from mine.
Also, "Jingle Bells" must be sung in Swedish for best results.
Curt
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Date: 12/08/04 14:34:00
Subject: [IRCA] Radio Our Way
Thanks for the reply regarding this product. I appreciate your
encouragement!
The on-line version of the manual looks much more user friendly.
I am a broadcast engineer by trade and have programmed many, many VCRs.
Some were real bears!
This unit set a new standard. It works if you stand on one toe and sing
"Jingle Bells" in Italian.
I have been practicing! It can be done!
I think the most bizarre thing about "Radio Your Way" is that it does many
things by itself.
The "hold" function does not completely turn off the button panel.
The touch required to set off a button is so light that if you bump it the
wrong way it starts a function (like over-write a 2 hour recording.)
I appreciate the help! I'll let you know if I make any progress!
BTW, they have re-named the product "Radio Our Way" (only kidding).
Merry and happy, Karl N2KZ
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