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Had mine since it first came out - seems like I may have damaged it by taking the aerial out while switched on but worse of all is totally messing it up due to Vista freaking out while attempting to update it. My Laptop shut down midway through and now the unit won't reset or do much more than flash it's screen. Not that the Highway 400 is an unattractive device. In common with Pure’s range of household digital radios, the battery-powered wireless controller looks neat and obtrusive, while the OLED screen is clear and crisp, regardless of whether it’s night or day. Removing the side trim to the centre console meant there was enough room to feed both cables down the edge of the cubby hole. Thanks but actually I just want decent interference-free radio reception without distortion and/or dropouts; I am not bothered about hands free calls. Mine still works very well, but as I said above only really worth it if you travel a lot and mainly on the motorways. Would think buying one for jobbing around town or the occasional journey into the country would not be worth it.
It’s not worth running through the entire installation as part of this review, but there are some key things to note. Firstly, the antenna must be positioned as high as possible on the windscreen and at least 4cm from the side of the screen. Worked fine sat in the drive but driving around Plymouth and a took a trip upto to Exeter along the A38 reception was very poor and in most cases non existent. The Highway name appears on the Laguna’s OEM display – at least it does when the car’s screen is functioning correctly – before being replaced by the name of the radio station. Save the Highway as a preset and it will make it easy to find if you’ve switched to another FM station.We didn’t use the ‘basic’ self installation, but anyone with rudimentary hand eye coordination could follow the instructions and get it fitted to their motor. You can connect the Pure Highway 200 via an AUX in cable or transmitting the DAB radio via FM to your car stereo. That means it will work with older cars and even classics. It might not look like it does, but it also is a Bluetooth radio. It is great if your current audio system does not have Bluetooth yet, as you kill two birds with one stone.
I have thought that the power lead may be at fault as very occasionally it will work fine when the cars stationary,but as soon as I drive away the unit switches off. When I plug the power lead in the display lights up for a couple of seconds then goes out.Sometimes it will work for a minute or two before switching off. Aside from that, I’m delighted with the results. The lead is long enough to pull around the inside of the top of the A-pillar, down through the inside of the rubber door seal, behind the glovebox and centre console, and out through the ashtray. It’s a tidy job. Power to all our friends You need to run the glass antenna down the edge of the windscreen, 4cm in from the edge. Mine is about 2cm but there seems to be no problems with reception. Plugging everything in and testing with the supplied USB adapter the DAB radio came to life, appearing on the 207’s LCD display as playing via the CD changer. Perfect.I think I read somewhere that the supplied internal aerial shouldn't be used with heated windscreens like those fitted to Mondeo's. Be very very careful with the update process - is not explained clearly and the controls are a little hit and miss. Thing is my dashboard is starting to resemble a NASA control desk, so I want it away somewhere else in the car. So far, the digital radio reception hasn’t been quite as good as I’ve found when using OEM systems. There are the usual DAB dead zones in rural Devon, but the Highway 400 seems to drop out earlier and reconnect later than the other systems. If you’re planning on keeping your car long term, or have a ‘forever car’ the Highway 200 can be permanently fitted, it just requires a bit more ingenuity.
Has anyone done this? Or have any advice on whether it will work or not? The Autoleads splitter is 20 notes, so I'd prefer to have some idea of it possibly working first? Other than that, before I did what the earlier poster did with the aerial lead I was well impressed with the Highway and will replace it if this one is unfixable.However, what if you have no intention of splashing out on a new car, but want to upgrade your existing audio system? If you’re after digital radio with the added benefit of Spotify music streaming, the Pure Highway 400 might be the answer.
Starting off with the DAB antenna you want to place this as close to the headlining as possibly, it needs to earth itself to metal via a magnet so make sure you can get at the roof just below the lining.
Same here, I travel about 800 miles per week, mainly around the South-West and I just got fed up with the thing losing signal all the time. Even the national channels were cutting out. I've had mine for a month and it's pretty good, live in Yorkshire and get a good reception on the bundled aerial. I experimented with antenna positioning and FM tuning to no avail. Maybe the fact I drive a small van had somthing to do with it?
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