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Retuning Pure "The Bug" not working
The Manchester area has had a DAB change, I have 3 Pure DAB radios, one of which is the Bug which is not picking up any of the new stations.
It is currently sat next to a Pure Evoke Flow, and if I autotune both at the same time, same place, the Evoke gets all the new stations, the Bug is just picking up the old ones broadcasting "you need to retune". Latest software, factory reset done. Is it possible the Bug is now so old it can't get the new frequencies or something? |
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Pure Digital Radio - DAB+ Software Upgrade and Compatibility
http://www.pure.com/digital-radio/dab/dab-plus-upgrade Sad times for the Bug. |
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It won't pick up the 3 DAB+ stations but it should be possible to receive everything else.
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I'm not saying that The Bug is outdated, but there is one such radio in a little nostalgia museum here in Shropshire.
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On the plus side, the O.P. won't have to spend £9.99 on a software upgrade that's quite a big faff anyway.
Oh and the AAC codec actually costs... http://www.vialicensing.com/licensing/aac-fees.aspx |
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I'm not saying that The Bug is outdated, but there is one such radio in a little nostalgia museum here in Shropshire.
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Pure Digital Radio - DAB+ Software Upgrade and Compatibility
http://www.pure.com/digital-radio/dab/dab-plus-upgrade Sad times for the Bug. For such an old one, it was ahead of its times. The ability to pause and rewind up to 5 mins and then start recording to mp3 to the SD card. I've got loads of rare stuff on mp3 now that was recorded on that many many years ago. It still has a few channels, the BBC ones, but not much else. |
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It still has a few channels, the BBC ones, but not much else.
Or try Menu > DAB Options > DAB Region > select "Rest of World". Then try Autotune again. |
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Has the O.P. tried retuning the radio in a place where digital radio reception is very good? On a window ledge upstairs perhaps (if possible)?
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Or try Menu > DAB Options > DAB Region > select "Rest of World". Then try Autotune again.
My Bug radio is just about surviving. The backlight is dim and flickers a bit. It loses all station info when it feels like it (mostly when it powers up). Recordings frequently fail. What can you do? It's getting old. |
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^^ That. You won't get the SDL stations or the minimux stations, otherwise.
My Bug radio is just about surviving. The backlight is dim and flickers a bit. It loses all station info when it feels like it (mostly when it powers up). Recordings frequently fail. What can you do? It's getting old. ![]()
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You wouldn't cremate a dog that's still limping. Or would you?!
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^^ That. You won't get the SDL stations or the minimux stations, otherwise.
My Bug radio is just about surviving. The backlight is dim and flickers a bit. It loses all station info when it feels like it (mostly when it powers up). Recordings frequently fail. What can you do? It's getting old. A relative has a fairly modern Pure One Classic Series 2 (they really went catchy with the name on that one) and it too has the "randomly loses all stations and does an autotune on power up" fault. The Bug was never a great radio - mine always had a dodgy 'rocker' button meaning you had to press over and over to scroll through the station list, and slow software with lots of hanging and random restarts. Come to think of it, I have the same complaints about the Highway with the faulty rotary switch and crashy software - Pure build quality isn't wonderful these days. My next radio will be a Roberts. |
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My Bug is the only DAB radio I never use. I wanted to use it as a clock radio but could never get the volume low enough for late night listening so I bought a Roberts instead. That one had the same problem but the manufacturer had a fix for it so I kept it.
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My Bug is still in daily use as a bedside radio. Everything works as well as it ever did - meaning I still curse the idiot who designed the multifunction wobble button whenever I fail to press it at the right angle! I also have unfond memories of how fussy it was about the PC it needed to connect to in order to apply software updates - none of mine worked, so I had to take it to a friend's house, where the chipsets were more to its taste.
But other than that, it's been great. I especially like the ability to rewind live radio in order to repeat something I heard the end of while still half asleep. Is this now a common function on new DAB radios, or would I struggle to replicate it? Edit: the volume on mine goes as low as anyone could possibly want, so it's perfect for late night listening. |
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Edit: the volume on mine goes as low as anyone could possibly want, so it's perfect for late night listening. |
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My Bug is the only DAB radio I never use. I wanted to use it as a clock radio but could never get the volume low enough for late night listening
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Strange. Mine, if I remember correctly, could be heard right across the room on its lowest setting. Even the Roberts is loud enough to hear every word when the volume is set to 1.
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You wouldn't cremate a dog that's still limping. Or would you?!
![]() As for old radios they are like us and only have a limited time on this earth, you have to be realistic vinnielo, it's time to part with your faithful Bug and send it to that great radio museum in the sky. R.I.P. Little Bug it's time to go into the light.
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You should be able to pick up everything except Jazz FM, Fun KIds and Magic Chilled. Have you tried a full retune? According to the manual for the Pure Bug, it has an Autotune button. Try pressing and holding it until the scan starts.
Or try Menu > DAB Options > DAB Region > select "Rest of World". Then try Autotune again. |
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My Bug is still in daily use as a bedside radio. Everything works as well as it ever did - meaning I still curse the idiot who designed the multifunction wobble button whenever I fail to press it at the right angle! I also have unfond memories of how fussy it was about the PC it needed to connect to in order to apply software updates - none of mine worked, so I had to take it to a friend's house, where the chipsets were more to its taste.
. Mine is still in use and works as well as day one. The multi function button is horrible though but after almost 10 years I have learnt to live with it. The speakers do become a dust trap so would recommend popping off the grills occasionally to blow out the dust as this will have an effect on volume levels. |
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Thank you very much, changed DAB region to rest of the world and now have all the channels back again!
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Can someone who follows DAB developments more closely than me please explain if there are any upsides or downsides of making this adjustment if one is not living in Manchester (or some other regions)?
Multiplexes which might need the radio to be set to "rest of world" include: Sound Digital (New home of Planet Rock, Absolute 80s and others) Bath & West Wilts Derbyshire Gloucestershire Herts, Beds & Bucks Liverpool NE Wales & West Cheshire North Wales Northampton Norwich Oxford Somerset Surrey & North Sussex Trial local muxes: Aldershot Birmingham Brighton & Hove Bristol Glasgow London Manchester Norwich Portsmouth |
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Many old DAB radios only scan a limited number of frequencies, and won't pick up certain multiplexes unless you change the setting to "rest of the world". There's no downside, and you may pick up more stations.
Edit: And thanks for the extra information you have just added. |
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It's interesting but having bought my wife a new Pure Evoke DAB/FM radio for bedside use as a Christmas present, I put the Bug into another bedroom as I thought it had quit working. However, having fiddled with it only a couple of weeks ago by using the Rest Of The World setting for re-tuning, I am amazed that here in Wisbech in the flat fens, that as well as all channels from Peterborough MUX, the Bug has now picked up BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Compass & Lincs FM from Belmont MUX, plus BBC Radio Norfolk and Heart Norfolk from the Stoke Holy Cross MUX, both of which are a good 60 miles away to the North and the East. Therefore I will not be dumping my Bug as it's working as well as it ever has!
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