REFURBISHED
VINTAGE 2006
Pure
ELAN RV40
Dab/FM Digital Radio
The Pure Elan RV40 is 28 x 7.5 x 17cm however the last figure the height increases by 48cm when the seven section rod aerial is fully raised. The top has 14 buttons - all clearly labelled as to there job - and an earbud / headphone socket to enable private listening. The front has two nice speakers behind a full length grill. Above the grill is a 5 x 15cm three line LCD display. The back has inputs for the mains adapter and a USB socket that is there to future proof the unit to allow for downloading any upgrades to the firmware.
Before first switch on extend the rod aerial attach the mains adapter and then switch on the radio then autotunes in my case it found 54DAB stations but I do live in good reception area.
This unit supports up to twenty presets and unlike early DAB units these are very easy to select. Find a station you like press the Preset button and it shows the stations already selected (if any) then press and hold the Preset button again for around three seconds and then a message comes on the LCD saying Preset 'x' saved where 'x' is a number from 1 to 20.
There is a clock that shows the time on the top line of the LCD display while switched on taking the time from the station being broadcast. If you are running from mains power the clock continues to display when switched off.
FM works slightly differently, it shows the actual MHz IE 94.9 till tuned and then this changes to the name of the station on line two of the display and scrolling text (by default) on the third line. Unlike some other units the Presets are shared meaning you can press whichever Preset you wish and the unit will change automatically between DAB and FM.
ReVu technology have only been available in a very few of Pure products the most interesting being their first offering with it The Bug. Here it is improved so up to 30 minutes can be replayed. But this is not a feature that works miracles you do have to have been listening to that station for the period of time - up to 30 minutes - for ReVu to function. Again this a very simple procedure press a single button to start ReVu and then you can start moving back and the amount you are behind is shown on the LCD, should you wish you can then move quickly forward again.
There is sleep timer so you can fall asleep listening to your favourite station and of course an alarm to wake you up, the latter needs mains power. On batteries (6x 'C' cells) you get between 15 and 20 hours use. This unit also supports Charge PAK and this automatically recharges when reconnected to the mains so if left there when not out and about you should always have a days use available.This unit is miles ahead in reception quality.
TECHY STUFF
General Fully compliant with ETS 300 401 and capable of decoding all DAB
transmission modes 1-4 up to and including 256 kb/sec.
Speakers Two full-range 3 inch drive units
Frequency range DAB " Band III (174-240 MHz), FM " 87.5-108 MHz
Input connectors 9V DC power adapter socket (230V adapter supplied)
USB (B type) connector for software upgrades
Output connectors 3.5mm socket for headphones
Mains power supply 230V AC to 9V (1.5A) DC external power adapter (supplied)
Battery power 6 size 'C' batteries or ChargePAK C6x (available separately). Battery
life of around 30 hours on alkaline batteries for DAB at normal listening
levels, around 15 hours using ChargePAK.
Approvals CE marked. Compliant with the EMC and Low Voltage Directives
(89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC)
Dimensions 280 mm (width) x 168 mm (height) x 80 mm (depth)
ReVu for pause and rewind of live DAB radio
textSCAN to pause and control scrolling text
Intellitext for on-demand access to scrolling text information from participating
broadcasters
Alarm & sleep timer
Stereo headphone socket
Five EQ settings
Clock updated from DAB signal
20 combined station presets
Shipping / Handling Cost | Cost For Each Additional Item | Service |
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