New guy here...
Hello, I must of bought a dud, the Sony xdr-f1hd unit I have is a POS. But then again it was purchased on ebay and sometimes it's a 'who knows what your really going to get' thing from ebay. It was sold as NOS, never used. Within days (after the 14 day return period, that's funny) of getting it the thing would shut it self off, the panel would stay lit. Pushing the reset button did nothing. Its latest trick is shutting it self off just like it was unplugged. Sometimes pushing the reset button works, but not every time. It would do this 5-6 times in a row.
I know heat is problem with these units. Sony lets you know in the manual. I used muffin fans to help cool it. I even pulled the cover off to let the heat out plus fans, but still had problems. I'm not spending more cash on another Sony, I lost trust. If you live in St. Louis come by get this thing, I'll trade for a 12-pack of Bud.....ok, maybe a 6-pack.
I have to admit, I like HD much better than commercial radio. There are some collage stations that do a good job. I don't want to spend a lot of cash anyway, I figure 50% or more of the time the station is going to play stuff I don't care for. I just use it for background music when I'm running around the house.
Mark