Still playing with my new Degen DE1126 radio recorder. It´s a great "swiss army knife" little radio, and let me enjoy radio listening at work, radio recording, mp3 music, audiobooks and podcasts and also a little e-book reader too!
So far very pleased, but I´ve encountered some glitches with the way the mini radio handle the files (p.e. recordings, etc).
Doing a deep research on google, I´ve found that there is a firmware update for the Degen, the fresh v. 0.1.6, which solves all the problems mentioned.
So, the little DE1126 is better now.
If somebody is interested in download the new firmware, {we need a new link}. Pablo has provided one:
the link for the softwareupdate does not work
Sorry
Gerhard
Posted by: Gerhard Hoehne | April 12, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Another update happens! version 1.07 is the newest one and here is the link (look for the DE1126 post that include de download link for the new firmware)
http://blog.sina.com.cn/huangshanradio
http://blog.sina.com.cn/huangshanradio
Posted by: Pablo | April 12, 2011 at 03:16 PM
Thank you for your friedly comment!
It works!
Gerhard - Berlin
Posted by: Gerhard Hoehne | April 13, 2011 at 02:12 AM
be carefull, the new software version is in Chinese, at least unreadble for me - but you have to go back to English through the menue, not easy for me...
but it works -thank you again
Gerhard
Posted by: Gerhard Hoehne | April 13, 2011 at 02:01 PM
I know that Gerhard, a little bit tricky but once you´re in menu just select your language and voila! Enjoy!
Posted by: Pablo | April 13, 2011 at 02:44 PM
I am enjoying - a great toy indeed.
Posted by: Gerhard Hoehne | April 14, 2011 at 07:18 AM
Does the new 1126 come with the USB cable and charger? I haven't seen that in the specs I've read. Also, my main interest is recording the radio like a VCR, setting the time and date. Does this radio work that way? Thanks for your insight.
Posted by: Donna | April 17, 2011 at 04:48 AM
If anyone finds a user manual in english PLEASE post a link. I am doing fine with the 1126 once i figured out where the english language was but i would love to see an english language manual! Thank you! Saxman_83201
Posted by: Roy Fowler | April 29, 2011 at 07:26 AM
Got my DE1126 from Amazon yesterday and I'm quite impressed. The DE1125 I ordered last month did not work when I got it, so I sent it back.
The DE1126 works nicely on all radio bands, plays MP3's and WAV files, records off air--everything seems to work.
I'm impressed with SW reception, considering the tiny whip antenna, it receives Radio Australia and Radio New Zealand quite well here in Northern Indiana. Of course, we've been having great reception conditions lately, but I usually listen on much bigger, more elaborate receivers with an out door antenna, so reception this good on this tiny set is nothing short of amazing, to me.
AVC action is quite strong, which keeps levels even during fades, but distorts the sound a bit. Not bad though. I especially wanted this model, since I like to listen to Shortwave broadcasts, and Degen has the only MP3 Player so far with SW.
This is indeed a nifty little "Swiss Army knife" of a device.
I also look forward to a Manual in English, though I have figured out almost everything just by playing with the radio.
Posted by: me.yahoo.com/a/urZkakJ.1f3hMQ2Zvrhq9mwn7.aiIA-- | May 07, 2011 at 01:33 PM
What exactly does the firmware upgrade version 1.7 do? Is it worth uploading?
Haven't had any problems so far...
Posted by: Mike Olszanski | May 09, 2011 at 07:17 AM
I upgraded to version 7 shortly after taking the 1126 out of the box so I don't know how it used to work.
Mine shipped with an English manual and if it had not, I would have been lost after the upgrade because it came back up in Chinese.
Anyway, this version 7 has bugs of it's own. I can't get it to record live radio. It goes through the motions but the 4 hour file it creates does not produce any sound. Also, after it completes a scheduled recording, it will not power back up and I have to remove the battery and push the reset button, reconfigure it to English again because it comes back up in Chinese only to discover that the file won't produce any sound. I have tried it day after day with the same results. Is it version 7 or am I doing something wrong? I have the radio tuned to the station I want to record and the volume set to 14 or higher.
Also, is there a way to get it to play while connected to the charger? Did it while connected to the charger in the previous firmware versions? I had to buy a couple spare batteries to be able to get a full days use out of this thing and it annoys me that no matter how fast I swap a new battery in, I have to reset the time, date and other settings. If I swap the battery while connected to the charger, this can be avoided but the battery does not always go dead while I am near a power source.
Also, it does not play my MP3 files in any sort of order I can understand. Even if I rename them with a number 1,2,3 etc. it still seems to play them randomly. This would be a great little radio if it worked the way it is supposed to.
Posted by: Dennis Goethe | June 27, 2011 at 05:10 PM
Where can I get the older versions of firmware?
I have version 7 rar files if anyone wants it.
I also can copy my English manual for you if you want.
Dennis
Posted by: Dennis Goethe | June 27, 2011 at 05:12 PM
Please Send by e-mail yo3sp@att.net COPY OF ENGLISH MANUAL for DE1126.
THANKS in anticipation! Alex Vulpe yo3sp@att.net
Posted by: Alex Vulpe | July 04, 2011 at 10:35 AM
ENGLISH MANUAL:
The Degen DE1126 is manufactured by Kaito Electronics. http://www.kaitousa.com/
The Degen DE1136 product page: http://www.kaitousa.com/
Owners manual: http://www.kaitousa.com/DE1126/DE1126_English manual.pdf
Posted by: CocoaBeachDan | July 09, 2011 at 01:21 PM
CAUTION !!!!!
I made this update
thereafter, all the radio information in Chinese.
It was no longer usable.
Posted by: Harald | July 09, 2011 at 02:42 PM