I plugged mine in and it played my music maybe 2 in 5 times. I thought, batteries needed changing. I changed them several times and it light up bright blue, ready for action. I would double-check my stations on stereo and transmitter, yep, they matched. This was my fourth one of these. The first two worked perfectly, the last two didn't last a week. What am I doing wrong? I'm desperate for music in my car again! I plugged mine in and it played my music maybe 2 in 5 times. I thought, batteries needed changing. I changed them several times and it light up bright blue, ready for action. I would double-check... » Read More I plugged mine in and it played my music maybe 2 in 5 times. I thought, batteries needed changing. I changed them several times and it light up bright blue, ready for action. I would double-check my stations on stereo and transmitter, yep, they matched. This was my fourth one of these. The first two worked perfectly, the last two didn't last a week. What am I doing wrong? I'm desperate for music in my car again! « Show Less
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I returned mine the next day. It worked the first day. I was disappointed too.
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I'm thinking hitting the repeat button isn't all that complicated, so my next thought is, do you have the auto-turnoff setting on? If your CD is about an hour long, and you have an auto-turnoff set for 60 minutes, it would seem like it's not repeating even though you have repeat on. I know some people have complained that the radio turns off automatically after a couple hours.. Turned out it was that setting. Go into the options menu and see what you can find! Let us know.
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I plugged the Zune Car Pack into the power receptical of my car, plugged the Zune into the Car Pack, tuned my radio to an FM station that was mostly static, then tuned the Car Pack to that station. The sound from the Zune played through the radio. I had to put the tuning box atop the radio for best sound, since the box is the FM transmitter and the closer to the radio it was, the better the signal was.Are you certain the power receptical is working?My radio has RDS capability and the radio's screen displays the artist and track information of the song the Zune is playing. I plugged the Zune Car Pack into the power receptical of my car, plugged the Zune into the Car Pack, tuned my radio to an FM station that was mostly static, then tuned the Car Pack to that station. The sound from the Zune played through the radio. I had to put the tuning box atop the radio for best sound, since the box is the FM transmitter and the closer to the radio it was, the better the signal was.Are you certain the power receptical is working?My radio has RDS capability and the radio's screen displays the artist and track information of the song the Zune is... » Read More I plugged the Zune Car Pack into the power receptical of my car, plugged the Zune into the Car Pack, tuned my radio to an FM station that was mostly static, then tuned the Car Pack to that station. The sound from the Zune played through the radio. I had to put the tuning box atop the radio for best sound, since the box is the FM transmitter and the closer to the radio it was, the better the signal was.Are you certain the power receptical is working?My radio has RDS capability and the radio's screen displays the artist and track information of the song the Zune is playing. « Show Less
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I really do not have a problem ... The radio in my car for some reason was not picking up local radio frequencies now that I have this it works well as a fm radio picks up the local frequencies. The player is fine as an MP3 it was a no brainer to load it .... The only set back have is that I bought a 4 gig and I have way more music than that... I had a 32 gig iPod before and it was stolen ... And to be honest I don't miss it... No complaints about this product .... I use it mostly in my car just plug it in the aux and good to go ....
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Hi, I had ordered 4 of these radios and had to return one for the same reason you describe. You may just have a bad one. All the others work perfectly and simply . . . Just turn it on. Be sure you are setting the ON switch to the middle position. It takes about 2 or 3 seconds till you hear the broadcast. Be sure the volume is adjusted high enough on the left side. If nothing works, return it.good luck!
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I tried the iPod/speaker route. On any given day, one or the other of them would be out of batteries. My speaker was cordless, so I had to replace the AA batteries every couple weeks and my iPod had to be charged every few days, if not every day. So, invariably, one of them would not be working properly. Or the iPod would be in the other room charging, etc., etc. Also, the MP3 of rain that I was using would fade out at the end of the track and fade back up at the start of the track, so if I put it on repeat, the baby would wake up every time the track restarted. Really frustrating. Get something that plugs in and that will run continuously. I tried the iPod/speaker route. On any given day, one or the other of them would be out of batteries. My speaker was cordless, so I had to replace the AA batteries every couple weeks and my iPod had to be charged every few days, if not every day. So, invariably, one of them would not be working properly. Or the iPod would be in the other room charging, etc., etc. Also, the MP3 of rain that I was using would fade out at the end of the track and fade back up at the start of the track, so if I put it on repeat, the baby would wake up every time the track restarted. Really frustrating. Get... » Read More I tried the iPod/speaker route. On any given day, one or the other of them would be out of batteries. My speaker was cordless, so I had to replace the AA batteries every couple weeks and my iPod had to be charged every few days, if not every day. So, invariably, one of them would not be working properly. Or the iPod would be in the other room charging, etc., etc. Also, the MP3 of rain that I was using would fade out at the end of the track and fade back up at the start of the track, so if I put it on repeat, the baby would wake up every time the track restarted. Really frustrating. Get something that plugs in and that will run continuously. « Show Less
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You didn't say what's not working. Is the radio completely dead including the panel light while using new batteries or using the power cord? Check all the switch positions on the radio and make sure you didn't change any positions. If all else fails, I would return it for a new one. I am very happy with mine.
699955
I don't have a clue why but my first one sparked when I plugged in an aux source and didn't work. It was RMA'd and the new one worked and is still working great. Besides the bummer of having to wait for a working one I also had to pay for th ereturn mail. Still, the one that's working is really great. Get an RMA and send it back for a new one.
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It should come with possibly half battery right out of package and should be able to at least turn it on from side power button by holding down on it which will light up red numbers for station and blue w/ red lighting by volume knob for pairing. Also once connected should turn on. I would check that the light by usb connector lights up first to make sure you have power which will be a blue light. If that works and main device still not working while connected knowing it has power and pressing power button to turn it on it will be a defective part that is in bluetooth stereo device. Hope this helps. It should come with possibly half battery right out of package and should be able to at least turn it on from side power button by holding down on it which will light up red numbers for station and blue w/ red lighting by volume knob for pairing. Also once connected should turn on. I would check that the light by usb connector lights up first to make sure you have power which will be a blue light. If that works and main device still not working while connected knowing it has power and pressing power button to turn it on it will be a defective part that is in bluetooth stereo device. Hope... » Read More It should come with possibly half battery right out of package and should be able to at least turn it on from side power button by holding down on it which will light up red numbers for station and blue w/ red lighting by volume knob for pairing. Also once connected should turn on. I would check that the light by usb connector lights up first to make sure you have power which will be a blue light. If that works and main device still not working while connected knowing it has power and pressing power button to turn it on it will be a defective part that is in bluetooth stereo device. Hope this helps. « Show Less
869393
I plugged the Zune Car Pack into the power receptical of my car, plugged the Zune into the Car Pack, tuned my radio to an FM station that was mostly static, then tuned the Car Pack to that station. The sound from the Zune played through the radio. I had to put the tuning box atop the radio for best sound, since the box is the FM transmitter and the closer to the radio it was, the better the signal was. Are you certain the power receptical is working? My radio has RDS capability and the radio's screen displays the artist and track information of the song the Zune is playing.
180597
Mine does not make any sound at all, how ever when I first got it and plugged it in , i checked all of the adjustable settings and they were right on. I left my two way radio plugged in for about a week on six volt, took it out one day and did not get one hour of operating time, the battery was low.When I got home I checked the voltage again, my six volt now only puts out three volts. I have to switch it all the way up to twelve volts to get seven volts. I would not buy another one of this brand. Maybe just bad luck I don't know. Dave
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I couldn't tell you what is wrong. Both of mine worked fine. Did you try taking one out and trying the other by itself by changing between channels. Did you check the batteries in it, change them just to see. Also reading through the feedback of others says that some people received a set where 1 worked and the other did not. If this is the case, I would contact the seller and tell them the problem. Nobody likes bad comments and you might get lucky and get a new one. Hope this helps.
1154774
Make sure the frequency channels and vox are programmed the same. Also, make sure you remove the thin plastic off the battery terminal. I initially had some problems but now working great
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I just tried mine, and it worked fine. Be sure that the button end of each battery is against the flat contact, not the spring contact, and that they are in securely. Spin them in their slot. That fixes a lot of problems. I spent 30 minutes yesterday, trying to fix a toy we had found. I put new batteries in, to no avail. I took the entire electronics apart, even soldering on jumpers to bypass the circuit board. Nothing. Finally, I put a meter on the output of the battery box. No output!. I spun the batteries in their seats, and Voila! Also, the button end of the battery holder goes in first. Be sure the button contact on the battery holder springs back when you push it in. That's really all that can go wrong with it. Good luck!
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It doesn't work! We haven't been able to hear anything because the batteries caused some type of overheating the radio does not work. To send it back would cost me more money than the whole thing is worth. My suggestion: Leave it be and look for something else, it ain't worth it.
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Did you program the radio yet? I just two of these and the same thing happened to but until I uploaded new frequencies following the instructions at http://www.miklor.com/BF888/
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I came here by searching the web for the exact same thing. I just picked up my daughter's and it played a song by itself. We've had this for over 2 years and this is the first time it happened. Whoa...