This is the Dewalt Tough System radio. This can operate from 10.8,
14.4 or 18v Dewalt XR batteries or
it can also be used with the power charger that is supplied with it which
means you can use it from 230 volts. As well as being a radio this can also
be used to charge 10.8, 14.4 or 18v XR batteries.
This really is a quality item and it is compatible with the Dewalt
Tough System which means that you can stack other Tough System
cases on top of it or below it, you can then use the Dewalt Tough System trolley
to move it around. The radio has 4 speakers 2 at the front and 2 at
the back and it also has two subwoofers underneath. On the top we have a handy
storage compartment which you can get in by just pressing in those tabs there we
have the charger which enables you to run the machine from the mains power or
you can use that to charge up your batteries and then in this compartment
here we have an auxilary socket and also a USB socket. That will enable you to
charge up your phone if you plug it in you can simply put it in there,
once you close the cover down you know that it is pretty safe
because it is IP 54 rated. This radio is incredibly easy to use at the moment we
are on Bluetooth and it is playing the one and only song that I've actually got
on my phone at the minute. One thing you'll notice about this is the actual
quality of the sound it really is a very good quality radio and it actually goes
up incredibly loud for when you are working on site.
I'll just give you a quick example of how to use it. So that's the on / off button,
Bluetooth button, source button, and back button. So if you press back there
we're now on DAB we're on the Kiss radio station if you want to change that to
another station you can pre program them on the six different channels or
you can press down on that button we can now select stations list and then you
can use the dial to scroll through whichever station you want. When you get
to it simply press on the button again
so it's now changed to Smooth Extra if you want to store that simply press down on
the number and hold that for a couple of seconds until it comes up with p3 that is
then stored in the radio's memory. So the actual sound on this is really very,
very good. You could quite easily use it at a party
as well so just make sure that the kids do not see it. On the back of the
machine there we have the battery compartment which can simply be opened
by pressing in those two tabs and then you can simply lift out the battery. If
you want to use the radio from the mains power or you want to charge your battery
simply remove that rubber cover and then you can simply plug the jack plug
in there. At the moment we're not getting a brilliant sound on this
because it can't actually pick up the radio station properly you can soon fix
that by turning the radio so that it stands up like so, that puts the internal
aerials in the best position for picking up the radio signal. If that doesn't work
you can always move it closer to a window or a door. Another cool thing
about this radio is that it actually puts the time and date in
automatically when you switch it on. So this really is a fantastic quality
radio the sound is immense it's extremely loud if you want it to be loud.
It will also play music for approximately eight hours if you're using an 18 volt
premium Dewalt battery. I think you'll agree that if you're looking for a
site radio you will not get one that is much better than this.