Who knows how to change the clock on the tough radio?

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Petro0311Member since Oct 2015Nov 4, 2015 6:06 PM CT

This new Dewalt radio sounds awesome but I can’t figure out how to adjust the time!

jbw55Member since Jul 2015Nov 4, 2015 6:17 PM CT

owners manual 🙂

Petro0311Member since Oct 2015Nov 4, 2015 6:52 PM CT

Haha thanks jbw55 but there’s nothing in it! I found it under FAQ on the Dewalt website. They say it’s automatic when I picks up a radio station signal, but I’ve tried a ton of stations and not one give me the correct time!

jbw55Member since Jul 2015Nov 4, 2015 7:53 PM CT

Petro0311 wrote:
Haha thanks jbw55 but there’s nothing in it! I found it under FAQ on the Dewalt website. They say it’s automatic when I picks up a radio station signal, but I’ve tried a ton of stations and not one give me the correct time!

I figured there was a reason you didn’t mention the manual so I had to poke a bit, ha ha…..Maybe its stuck on chinese time another ha ha…did you try AM and FM band

BMack37Member since Sep 2015Nov 4, 2015 8:20 PM CT

Do like I did on the VCR when I was a kid, electrical tape! 😉

Petro0311Member since Oct 2015Nov 4, 2015 8:22 PM CT

Haha this radio sounds sick but it may need a little electrical tape haha

Petro0311Member since Oct 2015Nov 4, 2015 8:22 PM CT

I emailed Dewalt and asked.

jbw55Member since Jul 2015Nov 4, 2015 8:28 PM CT

BMack37 wrote:
Do like I did on the VCR when I was a kid, electrical tape! 😉

VCR’s were a good place to store some of my hot wheels…..didn’t go over well with mom and dad though 😆 😆 😆

Petro0311Member since Oct 2015Nov 4, 2015 9:56 PM CT

Hahaha

BMack37Member since Sep 2015Nov 4, 2015 10:38 PM CT

jbw55 wrote:
VCR’s were a good place to store some of my hot wheels…..didn’t go over well with mom and dad though 😆 😆 😆

LOL, I did that once too and got in trouble…and not the trouble that kids get in nowadays, I got my ass whipped but I learned not to do that!

jbw55Member since Jul 2015Nov 4, 2015 11:23 PM CT

BMack37 wrote:
LOL, I did that once too and got in trouble…and not the trouble that kids get in nowadays, I got my ass whipped but I learned not to do that!

Me too……but It took me a few times to learn LOL!!

Conductor562Member since Nov 2011Nov 5, 2015 11:43 AM CT

For some reason the Radio Data Signals never caught on around here either. I think we have 1 station that supports it.

RickyMcGrathMember since Oct 2014Dec 17, 2015 9:51 PM CT

Anyone ever figure out the clock?

JimboS1iceMember since Sep 2015Dec 17, 2015 10:02 PM CT

RickyMcGrath wrote:
Anyone ever figure out the clock?

I don’t have one but if I couldn’t fix the time that would drive me absolutely nuts.

Jimbo

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RickyMcGrathMember since Oct 2014Dec 17, 2015 10:03 PM CT

jimboslice wrote:
I don’t have one but if I couldn’t fix the time that would drive me absolutely nuts.
Jimbo
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It’s driving me nuts now!! Lol

rcarnes911Member since Jan 2016Jan 1, 2016 11:27 AM CT

The problem is the radio stations they need to be “HD radio” to support the time and song display

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JimboS1iceMember since Sep 2015Jan 1, 2016 12:17 PM CT

I think Dewalt dropped the ball with that one

Jimbo

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rcarnes911Member since Jan 2016Jan 1, 2016 1:28 PM CT

jimboslice wrote:
I think Dewalt dropped the ball with that one
Jimbo
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Not enough to keep me from buying one though

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JimboS1iceMember since Sep 2015Jan 1, 2016 3:34 PM CT

rcarnes911 wrote:
Not enough to keep me from buying one though
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Not referring to the whole unit as a lemon just all the engineering put into it with probably the best sounding job site radio on the market just the fact it’s disappointing Dewalt wouldn’t have a manual override to adjust the time.

Jimbo

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rcarnes911Member since Jan 2016Jan 1, 2016 3:55 PM CT

No real point to it you would be setting it every time it is unplugged

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RickyMcGrathMember since Oct 2014Jan 5, 2016 11:35 AM CT

I ran it for 8 hours straight on a station that supposedly has time support and HD. Clock never caught up to actual time.

rcarnes911Member since Jan 2016Jan 5, 2016 12:50 PM CT

RickyMcGrath wrote:
I ran it for 8 hours straight on a station that supposedly has time support and HD. Clock never caught up to actual time.

Did you try connecting via Bluetooth? Maybe that will set it

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RickyMcGrathMember since Oct 2014Jan 5, 2016 12:52 PM CT

rcarnes911 wrote:
Did you try connecting via Bluetooth? Maybe that will set it
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I did this weekend. All day for three days while I was doing our backsplash.

SarbatcheMember since Oct 2014Jan 5, 2016 12:54 PM CT

Is the clock something that Dewalt can even flash the computer to fix or will we need to wait for a Type 2? Though I already have the radio and love it with or without a clock.

rcarnes911Member since Jan 2016Jan 5, 2016 1:04 PM CT

For 200 they should have added a watch battery, I looked up HD stations around me and they all suck guess when I buy it I will just ignore the clock

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neilMember since Jan 2017Jan 9, 2017 1:16 PM CT

Hi I got a DCO12 18 volt , I have changed time zones, back and forth for 4 years, I have to use batteries, and replace batteries when dead, the time would change and worked great. One time I put radio channel on CBC, not sure if that was it but when I changed battery the display came up blank, no time and no display. now wrong time, can’t change it, 2 hrs and 20 sec. off. has anyone found out how to change it?