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| This product is designed to work with the digital radio standard in the UK only and is supplied with a UK 3-pin plug. The digital radio is not suitable for use outside of the UK. For all warranty claims, the product must be returned to the manufacturer in the UK, at the sender's cost. |
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Technical Details
- Digital and FM radio
- Natural sounds including lapping waves, forest rain and birdsong to aid relaxation and sleep
- OLED display for superior contrast and improved readability
- Four alarms with: digital radio, FM, natural sound or tone setting and weekday, weekend or once-only options
- Light sensor adjusts the display brightness to suit the light levels in your room
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
From the world leaders in DAB radio comes Tempus-1S - a luxury DAB & FM clock radio.
 | The Tempus-1S brings a host of features to bedroom listening. There are 'natural sounds' including lapping waves, forest rain, white noise, thunderstorm and birdsong to aid sleep and relaxation; 30 station presets; four independent alarms; and a 3.5mm auxiliary input for your iPod, MP3 player or portable CD player. A striking OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display offers crystal-clear readability from any angle, and manual or automatic brightness control for optimum clarity. Other features on the Tempus-1S include PURE's innovative SnoozeHandle®, advanced alarm settings, wake fade-up and sleep fade-down, full-screen clock, optional stereo speaker, crystal clear audio and real cherry veneer casework. |
 | EcoPlus™ is a statement of PURE’s on-going commitment to our environment and its future. It indicates that environmental impact has been considered in the design, manufacture and transport of our products, and has driven both what we do and how we do it. All EcoPlus products are packaged using cardboard produced with a minimum of 70% recycled material, and finished using water-based varnish. All internal pulp trays are 100% recycled, and the user documentation is printed on 100% recycled paper using Soya-based inks. We also encourage our customers to recycle all packaging materials. The boxes of EcoPlus products are designed to be the smallest they can be whilst still ensuring the integrity and security of the product inside. This maximizes the number of products which can be shipped in each container, and thus minimizes the environmental cost of transport. |
| PURE are proud to be able to say that nine PURE radios are recommended by the Energy Saving Trust. The PURE Move received the first ever ESR endorsement for a radio and now the Tempus-1S has also received ESR accreditation. Products endorsed by the scheme have to satisfy an Independent Endorsement Panel of experts, and have to meet strict energy efficiency criteria which means they are not only better for the environment but are also cheaper to run. |
| With Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) you’ll discover a broader range of music, debate and ideas, all in crystal clear digital sound. |
Ease-Of-Use
Digital radios are much easier to use than analogue radios because they automatically search for all available stations. Once the radio has found all the available stations you just choose the one you want by name. No more trying to remember frequencies.
Wider Station Choice
With up to 55 DAB stations available in many areas, and more on the way, you’ll be spoilt for choice. As well as existing favourites like BBC radios 1-4, BBC radio 5 live, Classic FM and talkSPORT, there are also great exclusive-to-digital stations such as BBC 1Xtra, BBC 5 live Sports Extra, BBC 6 Music, BBC 7 and Planet Rock.
Digital Sound Quality
DAB is crackle-clear and hiss-free because it’s not subject to the same interference as analogue radio.
DAB Stations
There's more listening choice on DAB too. These great stations and many more are available in the UK on DAB digital radio. As DAB coverage varies, remember to check which stations are available in your area.
Main Features:
 | Natural Sounds |
 | LED Display |
 | Independent Alarms |  | Automatic Brightness Control |
 | SnoozeHandle |
 | Clock Update |
 | Line-in |
 | Intellitext |
 | TextSCAN |
 | Station Presets |
 | RDS |
 | USB Upgradeability |
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
I thought I was alone in having a Pure clock radio that kept Poor time. I owned a Tempus 1 for a couple of years, after which its display was so dim that it was barely readable. Plus, it was a power hog. So I replaced it with the latest version, latest display, low power consumption on standby, everything was looking good. Except...
One of my grouses with the original was that it was a Poor timekeeper! I had reported this to Pure. Surely they had solved that problem by now?
No they hadn't! In fact, they have a FAQ on their website about this, saying that the clock updates itself when powered on at the mains (correct!) and then hourly after that. And Pure have the gaul to say that it could only be out by a minute!
So, what could be the problem then? The problem is that you generally leave a clock radio on standby, so it never gets switched on at the mains after first installing it. The other part of the problem is that all those four alarms switch on for EXACTLY one hour. Hence, the radio switches itself off just before it might have updated itself. Even chaining three alarms end to end doesn't make any difference, the clock just thinks it has been on for one hour, three times.
Now, let's think about a phrase: CLOCK RADIO. What do you expect that to do? Perhaps you wake up at 6am to the news? NO YOU DON'T! You either wake at 6.03am half way through the news headlines or at 5.57am to some godamme awful farming program or the horrors of BBC World Service.
Solutions? I can think of a few, why can't Pure?
(a) An auxiliary quartz clock to keep it on time. That can be updated from the station time.
(b) Get it to update its time just before each alarm.
(c) Plug it into a mains timer. But then, why not buy a cheaper DAB radio without timers?
Contrary to what has been posted in another comment, it isn't station time that makes it go wrong. If it is wrong, power it off and on at the mains and see it correct itself.
I am leaving this review with a one star rating until Pure release a firmware patch for this problem. As and when they do, I will delete this review and write a review of all the other features of their radio.
EDIT: The BBC say they are accurate to within 2 seconds and send the time signal continually in the transport stream. Pure say that the BBC clock is out, as otherwise their clock would be correct. So why does powering off and on cause the radio to fetch the correct time?
EDIT: Pure Support say they can do nothing, the radio is discontinued now! They have closed my support ticket twice and I have re-opened it. This has to be the worst service ever. They don't even know what they still sell and refuse to correct errors.
EDIT: I have now bought a PURE Siesta Flow, Internet, DAB and FM Clock Radio which keeps time perfectly. Come on, Pure, fix the Tempus!
One of my grouses with the original was that it was a Poor timekeeper! I had reported this to Pure. Surely they had solved that problem by now?
No they hadn't! In fact, they have a FAQ on their website about this, saying that the clock updates itself when powered on at the mains (correct!) and then hourly after that. And Pure have the gaul to say that it could only be out by a minute!
So, what could be the problem then? The problem is that you generally leave a clock radio on standby, so it never gets switched on at the mains after first installing it. The other part of the problem is that all those four alarms switch on for EXACTLY one hour. Hence, the radio switches itself off just before it might have updated itself. Even chaining three alarms end to end doesn't make any difference, the clock just thinks it has been on for one hour, three times.
Now, let's think about a phrase: CLOCK RADIO. What do you expect that to do? Perhaps you wake up at 6am to the news? NO YOU DON'T! You either wake at 6.03am half way through the news headlines or at 5.57am to some godamme awful farming program or the horrors of BBC World Service.
Solutions? I can think of a few, why can't Pure?
(a) An auxiliary quartz clock to keep it on time. That can be updated from the station time.
(b) Get it to update its time just before each alarm.
(c) Plug it into a mains timer. But then, why not buy a cheaper DAB radio without timers?
Contrary to what has been posted in another comment, it isn't station time that makes it go wrong. If it is wrong, power it off and on at the mains and see it correct itself.
I am leaving this review with a one star rating until Pure release a firmware patch for this problem. As and when they do, I will delete this review and write a review of all the other features of their radio.
EDIT: The BBC say they are accurate to within 2 seconds and send the time signal continually in the transport stream. Pure say that the BBC clock is out, as otherwise their clock would be correct. So why does powering off and on cause the radio to fetch the correct time?
EDIT: Pure Support say they can do nothing, the radio is discontinued now! They have closed my support ticket twice and I have re-opened it. This has to be the worst service ever. They don't even know what they still sell and refuse to correct errors.
EDIT: I have now bought a PURE Siesta Flow, Internet, DAB and FM Clock Radio which keeps time perfectly. Come on, Pure, fix the Tempus!
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
The Tempus is a great DAB radio let down by the way the clock functions. After setting everything up, I left the machine in standby. I returned after 7 hours and found the time was already 2 minutes out. Pure state: "The radio looks at the time every hour from the moment you first turn the radio on and this is how it keeps its clock up to date" but obviously doesn't mean during standby. I then assumed all that was needed was to turn the radio on for this to be immediately corrected - which would have been fine - not so, as the time remained exactly the same (I only listen to BBC DAB stations so the time signal is accurate and plentiful). In order for the clock to update, the radio has to now remain on for at least an hour. But what if I only use the radio for 30 minutes before putting it back to standby or switching to a non-radio mode? It never gets a chance to update and the time just gets more and more out. Is this really the best idea for updating the clock? With the onboard clock so inaccurate, why not either have the clock update in standby too, or, even better, have it look for an update the moment it comes out of standby. Seems obvious to me. Anyway, turns out it never updates itself no matter how long it's left on for. By the morning it's several minutes out. The only solution is to pull out the plug. Not very elegant.
I tried several DAB radios, including the Chronos iDock II. Aside from other issues I won't go into here, the clock was never wrong, not once, and the units were in standby for most of the time. When the BBC broadcast the hourly time signal pips, they were only a few seconds behind. Therefore the Tempus issue has nothing to do with multiplexes or time signals as Pure would have you believe. Just be honest Pure and stop giving your customers BS.
I doubt Pure has plans to update the firmware to deal with this, as this is not a new model and they would've surely done so by now. So, in my opinion, having a brand new bedside CLOCK radio whose clock can be several minutes out within hours of being plugged in, doesn't really work properly, isn't truly fit for the purpose for which it was intended, as even an ordinary analogue clock keeps an accurate time after such a short period, and therefore must be considered faulty - which is a real shame, as in all other respects it's a really fine piece of equipment.
Update 12/5/11- RADIO IS DEAD! Packed up completely yesterday. Will now see what Pure customer service is like and let you all know.
Update number 2: Tried contacting Pure but all I got was an answer machine! A company like that not having someone to answer the phone. Anyway, contacted Amazon instead who just offered me a refund - top marks Amazon - at least somebody still understands the meaning of customer service.
Update 15/5/11 It seems that quality control can vary with this model. I decided to have it replaced after all. Even with the above issues, the pluses still out-weigh the minuses when compared to other makes. But this version is better. Firstly, the clock was only 20 seconds slow this morning instead of its previous 2-3 minutes. Although I should say it always rounds the time down to the nearest minute when it first gets the time, so it will always be up to a minute out at first. The loud 'thump' that the device used to make when switching to 'Aux' for the first time has become a faint click. Looks like I might've got one of the better ones. There shouldn't be such a discrepancy between purchases of the same item, hence quality control issues, but I'm glad I might've finally got something that will actually do the job properly. Let's see how long it lasts!
I tried several DAB radios, including the Chronos iDock II. Aside from other issues I won't go into here, the clock was never wrong, not once, and the units were in standby for most of the time. When the BBC broadcast the hourly time signal pips, they were only a few seconds behind. Therefore the Tempus issue has nothing to do with multiplexes or time signals as Pure would have you believe. Just be honest Pure and stop giving your customers BS.
I doubt Pure has plans to update the firmware to deal with this, as this is not a new model and they would've surely done so by now. So, in my opinion, having a brand new bedside CLOCK radio whose clock can be several minutes out within hours of being plugged in, doesn't really work properly, isn't truly fit for the purpose for which it was intended, as even an ordinary analogue clock keeps an accurate time after such a short period, and therefore must be considered faulty - which is a real shame, as in all other respects it's a really fine piece of equipment.
Update 12/5/11- RADIO IS DEAD! Packed up completely yesterday. Will now see what Pure customer service is like and let you all know.
Update number 2: Tried contacting Pure but all I got was an answer machine! A company like that not having someone to answer the phone. Anyway, contacted Amazon instead who just offered me a refund - top marks Amazon - at least somebody still understands the meaning of customer service.
Update 15/5/11 It seems that quality control can vary with this model. I decided to have it replaced after all. Even with the above issues, the pluses still out-weigh the minuses when compared to other makes. But this version is better. Firstly, the clock was only 20 seconds slow this morning instead of its previous 2-3 minutes. Although I should say it always rounds the time down to the nearest minute when it first gets the time, so it will always be up to a minute out at first. The loud 'thump' that the device used to make when switching to 'Aux' for the first time has become a faint click. Looks like I might've got one of the better ones. There shouldn't be such a discrepancy between purchases of the same item, hence quality control issues, but I'm glad I might've finally got something that will actually do the job properly. Let's see how long it lasts!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
The radio is excellent - good tone, easy to use and the Snooze Handle and Auto Dimming features are fantastic. I personally can't see much point in "Intellitext" and do not find the Thunderstorm in Natural Sounds in the least bit relaxing (The trickle of a mountain stream would be much better) but I would certainly nonetheless have given the unit 5 stars for the radio. Shame about the clock!
Unfortunately the clock is inaccurate: It can be 2 minutes slow or it can be a minute fast (sometimes it can be both these things within the same hour). Apparently this is because the time shown depends upon the whims of the particular station you are tuned to. Why on earth, at the high price charged for these clock-radios, is it not possible to include an accurate clock? I've got a radio-controlled wall-clock in my kitchen (accurate to 1 second) and I paid less than a tenner for it. Failing that, perhaps the various broadcasters could put their own clocks in order so that the rest of us could also enjoy accurate timekeeping. However, even when the radio is switched to standby and can't be affected by any radio signals it still fails to maintain accurate time. That's one of the 5 stars lost and I think I'm being generous.
The second star is lost because of poor aftersales service from PURE who failed to answer my query as to whether my particular unit was faulty or whether it was a software or design fault that led to the clock problems. They also failed to respond to my second e-mail at all which will make me think twice before buying anything else from their product range.
Inspite of the above, the service from Amazon has been excellent.
Unfortunately the clock is inaccurate: It can be 2 minutes slow or it can be a minute fast (sometimes it can be both these things within the same hour). Apparently this is because the time shown depends upon the whims of the particular station you are tuned to. Why on earth, at the high price charged for these clock-radios, is it not possible to include an accurate clock? I've got a radio-controlled wall-clock in my kitchen (accurate to 1 second) and I paid less than a tenner for it. Failing that, perhaps the various broadcasters could put their own clocks in order so that the rest of us could also enjoy accurate timekeeping. However, even when the radio is switched to standby and can't be affected by any radio signals it still fails to maintain accurate time. That's one of the 5 stars lost and I think I'm being generous.
The second star is lost because of poor aftersales service from PURE who failed to answer my query as to whether my particular unit was faulty or whether it was a software or design fault that led to the clock problems. They also failed to respond to my second e-mail at all which will make me think twice before buying anything else from their product range.
Inspite of the above, the service from Amazon has been excellent.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Poor time keeping
A step up from the original Tempus especially the dimmer settings.
However as all the other posters have stated the time is out by 2 mins all the time a fact Pure bury... Read more
However as all the other posters have stated the time is out by 2 mins all the time a fact Pure bury... Read more
Published 19 days ago by Fleagle
Pure Tempus-1s
I needed a new clock radio to replace a one I have had for years that has been out of date for some time. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Nikki
Great product, short life span!
This is a really good product. I first bought one in summer 2006, but the volume button stopped working two months out of guarantee in 2008. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Sneade
Very disappointed
I received this product for a birthday present. A soon as I set it up I noticed the lack of accuracy in the time and hence the alarm function switched the radio on any time... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Andrew
Amazing value
Perfect condition - radio is brilliant - we have bought speaker and i20 to work with it - and we have an excellent set up with great sound quality on anything we have on our... Read more
Published 3 months ago by L. Quinn
Luxury...Pah!
I suspect as with many people when making a purchase, I generally make my decision based on price, maybe vendor's/seller's reputation & good Vs bad reviews etc. Read more
Published 5 months ago by JDNFAM
Looks good and works pretty well!
I did quite a bit of research before buying this Pure clock radio, partly because I'd had a Pure clock radio before which broke! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Emso
Excellent radio
Great product we use it every day, I would reccommend buying the additional speaker, because if you are listening in a noisy environment the volume is not quite enough on it's own. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jen
Good sound, good alarm but gone eccentric!
Have had the PURE Tempus clock radio for about 2 years now and I am basically happy with it. I like the clear sound and easy to use multiple alarms however a few times recently it... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Suky01
very unreliable
I have had two of these now, both developed the same fault and went into AUX mode which made the useless. I would NOT buy a PURE product again
Published 7 months ago by Nigel Frith
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