Thanks for your help Jo Gobel. Your advise was spot on. You’re a champion mate!!!
As for the Europe region setting for the radio. I tried setting this and selecting auto search but there was nothing but static.
The unit does appear to be a real Onda VX858LE player. Written on the back of the unit is the following;
ONDA
Color MP3 Voice FM Radio
Model: VX858LE Memory: 2GB
www.onda.cn Made In China SN:XXXXXXXXXXXXX
When it's switched on the Onda name is flashed across the screen, so it does look to be the real deal, but then again anything can be counterfeit especially when purchased from Hong Kong.