Troubleshooting
LED blinks twice every second
Turn the radio off and then back on. If it is flashing two quick blinks every second, then your batteries are too low.
LED blinks three times every second
Turn the radio off and then back on. If it is flashing three quick blinks every second, then your EEPROM is corrupt. This is very unlikely, so we want to talk to you! Please get in touch with support (chris@thepublicrad.io) so we can swap out your radio.
No LED activity
Turn the radio off and then back on. If you see nothing, then the batteries are dead, not installed, or the battery tabs are bent.
To bend the battery tabs back into place so that they have a secure connection to the battery, simply squeeze the tabs together as show in the picture below.
Squeeze all 4 battery tabs to make a tighter connection to the batteries.
LED is “breathing”
When you first turn on the radio, the LED should “breath” 5 times in a row. If the LED is “breathing”, then the volume is too low. Turn it to eleven!
If the programmed station is not tuning in. Press and release the button until you get to a station that works (and you like), then press and hold the button for 2 seconds to save that station for next time. Follow these instructions below…
1. Remove the radio from the jar.
2. Locate the blue button at the edge of the circuit board.
3. Press the button to advance to the next available FM station. Continue until you find the station you want to save.
4. To save the new station, hold the button down for two seconds until the LED blinks. You can confirm that you've saved the new station by turning the radio off and back on again.
For radios purchased prior to 2017, including through our 2015 Kickstarter campaign, follow these instructions: