Radio Reception

Hi Folks,

I am getting really bad radio reception with the miniplayer. My previous player (iRiver) had a clear signal for the entire journey from home to work. With the mini player I have trouble hearing anything over the static.

Is this just normal for the Meizu or is there a problem with my player? It is a shame as all the other features are great!

Thanks!
All the best,
Ash

hmm... i'm not sure, i'm not having much trouble with the FM radio. sure, there is occassional static but i can more or less listen to my favorite station everyday.

i think the earphones you use also contribute to the radio reception, and perhaps even the firmware you use.

although, there seems to be a general concensus among m6 owners and reviewers that the miniplayer's radio IS weaker than most other DAPs. anyone care to confirm?

Well, my M6's radio has brilliant reception almost anywhere(note the almost)

I think your problem might be in the earphones because they are used as the antenna.

Could i ask what headphones you are currently using?

Miniplayer FM Radio does not have the best reception, iRivers and others are noticble better, I think Meizu went with a cheaper radio chip compared to others who may be using philips radio chip.

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the replies, I am currently using creative labs in-ear earphones (EP-630). I was thinking they may be the problem, anyone else use a similar style earphone and get a decent reception?

I also find that the radio volume is really low, I need to have it at around 22 whereas i'd usually listen to mp3s or xvids at around 10-12.

Maybe i'm just spoilt from using the iRiver radio.

All the best,
Ash

The Radio reception is quite fine for me. The only "problem" I recognized is the noise that appears when the screen fades darker or fades out after a certain time. This seems to influence the radio signal - even though this does not effect the normal sound of mp3's and so on.

Originally Posted by AshMcConnell

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the replies, I am currently using creative labs in-ear earphones (EP-630). I was thinking they may be the problem, anyone else use a similar style earphone and get a decent reception?

I also find that the radio volume is really low, I need to have it at around 22 whereas i'd usually listen to mp3s or xvids at around 10-12.

Maybe i'm just spoilt from using the iRiver radio.

All the best,
Ash

Hi i have the Ep-630 too. I also find the radio volume low, I have it at 20 at the radio and like 10-12 on my mp3 songs. The reception is pretty bad for me cant get more then 3 "point "( the reception thing in the left upper corner) at home or is 3 max ?, then i guess the reception is good . I cant get in all the radio stations but i havent tried hard to get all of them in though. I don't know if it is the earphones or so but i usually dont use the radio either.

Edit: I think the radio is pretty good sitting here llissening on the radio a bit. The sound is clear even if i have onle one "point".

Originally Posted by AshMcConnell

I also find that the radio volume is really low, I need to have it at around 22 whereas i'd usually listen to mp3s or xvids at around 10-12.

i think this is normal for the m6 as i also find that i have to turn the volume up quite a bit for radio listening. for radio i generally go up to 25 while for music average volume is 15.

Originally Posted by Eidor

I cant get in all the radio stations but i havent tried hard to get all of them in though.

you can always create an fm.ini file that contains all the radio stations you want to listen to. you can even put in the name of that station and it will appear when you listen to that station. i think there was a post for this in the prior forum. maybe someone can provide you with a sample file. i'd do it myself but i'm using the office computer right now so i have no personal files in here.

Originally Posted by glacier

i think this is normal for the m6 as i also find that i have to turn the volume up quite a bit for radio listening. for radio i generally go up to 25 while for music average volume is 15.



you can always create an fm.ini file that contains all the radio stations you want to listen to. you can even put in the name of that station and it will appear when you listen to that station. i think there was a post for this in the prior forum. maybe someone can provide you with a sample file. i'd do it myself but i'm using the office computer right now so i have no personal files in here.

hey thats sorta neat.. not much of a radio listener but thats a cool feature.

Didn't you guys read the manual? There are quite a few features that I didn't know about and found them in the manual. For example, I'll start to copy some lyric files onto my miniplayer soon.

I'm having a bad time with radio reception. I use the standard M6 headphones and can't pick up any stations at all.

My radio works pretty well, I can quite a number of stations, and they are clear.

I am using the standard meizu earphones btw.

Originally Posted by richardg

I'm having a bad time with radio reception. I use the standard M6 headphones and can't pick up any stations at all.

maybe it's your location. have you tried other radios in your area? if those can pick up stations where the m6 cannot, then you do have a problem. as previously sad, it can either be your earphones or the unit itself that's causing the problem.

I've found that if i flick to another radio station and back to the one I want to listen to the distortion goes away

Hope this is of help to someone.
All the best,
Ash

still no solution for me. i live in a big city, but NOWERE there is more than 1 dash in status.
Alsways cracking etc ...

Originally Posted by ExilWessi

still no solution for me. i live in a big city, but NOWERE there is more than 1 dash in status.
Alsways cracking etc ...

What headphones do you use? The M6 uses the headphone wire as antenna.

think they will improve the radio chip on the new one then?
those who had problems, whereabouts did you live?

tha standart meizu headphones. i'll try sony and philips ones ...

EDIT : Still cracking at 2 dashes indicator ...

The Meizu Radio has noticeable worse reception when compared to my IAudio MP3/FM receiver. It's OK, I guess but I got more static, more times signal below the stereo threshold than with my IAudio.

On both the radio and voice record I get lots of background hiss. If I press the 'M' button for a few seconds to turn the screen off all the hiss dissapears and the reception is great.