Tescun PL-660 Operation Manual
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TECSUN ELECTRONIC IND. LTD.
TECSUN PL-660
PLL SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER
FM STEREO / MW / LW / SW-SSB / AIR BAND
OPERATION MANUAL
RN3AMM - 2010
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………………………………………………………. 2
FEATURES ……………………………………………………… ……………………………... 4
CONTROL LOCATIONS ……………………………………………………………….. 5
LCD DISPLAY ……………………………………………… ………………………………... 7
HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE RADIO …………………………………………. 9
TUNE IN STATIONS ……………………………………………………………………… 11
METHOD 1: MANUAL STATION TUNING ……………………………….
11
METHOD 2: AUTO BROWSE STATION ……………………………………
11
METHOD 3: DIRECT KEYPAD ENTRY …………………………………….
12
WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES …………………………………… 13
METHOD 1: STORING STATION MANUALLY ………………………...
13
METHOD 2: SEMI-AUTOMATIC STORING STATION ……………..
13
METHOD 3: ATS (AUTO TUNING STORAGE) ………………………….
14
FM ATS ………………………………………………………… ……………………..
14
MW/LW ATS ………… ……………………………………………………………..
14
SW ATS ………………………………………………………………………………..
14
HOW TO SELECT DIFFERENT MEMORY PAGE ……………………...
15
DELETE MEMORY …………………… ………………………………………………
15
METHOD 1: DELETE SINGLE MEMORY MANUALLY ……...
15
METHOD 2: SEMI-AUTO DELETE MEMORY …………………….
16
METHOD 3: DELETE ALL MEMORY WITHIN THE PAGE ...
16
LISTENING TO STORED STATIONS …………………………………………... 17
METHOD 1: MEMORY TUNING MANUALLY …………………………
17
METHOD 2: AUTO BROWSE MEMORY …………………………………...
17
METHOD 3: DIRECT KEY IN MEMORY ADDRESS …………………
17
SLEEP FUNCTION ………………………………………………………………………… 18
CLOCK SETTING ………………………………………………………………………….. 18
ALARM SETTING (By Radio only) ………………………………………………... 19
SETTING THE ALARM STATION ……………………………………………..
19
SETTING THE ALARM TIME ……………………………………………………
19
SNOOZE FUNCTION …………………… ……………………………………………….. 20
INTELLIGENT LIGHT FUNCTION ……………………………………………... 20
TURN ON/OFF THE BACKLIGHT ……………………………………………..
20
SETTING TUNING STEP ………………………………………………………………. 21
FM ST. (FM STEREO) ……………………………………………………………………. 21
AM BW (BANDWIDTH) ………………………………………………………………… 22
ANT. GAIN ……………………………………………………………………………………... 22
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TONE CONTROL …………………………………………………………………………... 22
KEY-LOCK FUNCTION ………………………………………………………………... 23
INTELLIGENT CHARGING FUNCTION …………………………………….. 23
SINGLE SIDE BAND (SSB) ………………………………… …………………………. 23
SYNCHRONOUS DETECTOR ……………………………………… ………………. 24
HOW TO IMPROVE FM / SW RECEPTION ……………………………… … 24
SYSTEM SETTING (In Power Off Mode) ………………………………………. 25
SETTING FM FREQUENCY RANGE …………………………………………
25
TURN ON/OFF THE LW …………………………………………………………….
25
SETTING MW (AM) TUNING STEP …………………………………………..
25
TURN ON/OFF THE INTELLIGENT AUTO LIGHTING …………….
25
TURN ON/OFF THE CHARGING FUNCTION …………………………...
25
Using Regular Batteries for power supply ………………………………..
25
Using Rechargeable Batteries for power supply ………………………..
25
RESET PROCEDURE ………………… ………………………………………………….. 26
IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR USING BATTERIES …………………… 26
TROUBLE SHOOTING ………………………………………………………………….. 27
SPECIFICATIONS …………… ……………………………………………………………. 29
NOTES …………………………………………………………………………… ………………. 31
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FEATURES
· FM-Stereo/MW/LW/SW/SSB/AIR band (118-137 MHz) World Receiver with
high sensitivity and selectivity
· Easy operation and with high quality acoustic sound
· Worldwide FM band coverage from 76 MHz to 108 MHz
· Shortwave single-sideband (SSB) with upper sideband (USB) and lower sideband
(LSB)
· Synchronous detection and dual conversion technology are applied on AM band.
(Major improvement on receiver's sensitivity, selectivity, anti-inter-modulation,
and channel interference)
· External antenna jack for FM/SW
· 3 levels sensitivity selector (High/Medium/Low)
· Multi Tuning Methods:
- Auto Tuning Storage (ATS)
- Auto Scan Tuning with 5 seconds Pre-listening funct ion
- Manual Tuning
- Direct keypad Entry
· Store up to 2000 stations (manually, semi-automatic and fully automatic)
- 100 memories for FM/AM/Longwave/Air Band
- 200 memories for Shortwave
- 200 memories for SSB
- 1200 memories for various bands (12 pages x 100 memories)
· Acoustic speaker with treble/bass tone control switch (FM Stereo via earphone)
· Easy to use wit h multi-functional control knob, which is for setting timer,
frequency tuning, select the page and memory
· Dual timer to turn on the preset radio station.
· Adjustable timer (1~120 minutes) for radio power off automatically (adjustable
timer can be switch off for long period of listening)
· 9K/10K Tuning step for MW
· DX/Normal/Local Antenna Gain
· Back Light and Snooze Function
· Signal Strength & Battery Consumption Display
· Direct Reset Function
· 4 x AA (UM3) size batteries, DC-6V
· Dimension: 187 x 114 x 33 mm
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CONTROL LOCATIONS
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CONTROL LOCATIONS
1. Power / Sleep button
2. Time set button
3. Timer A Alarm set button
4. Timer B Alarm set button
5. FM & SW Telescopic Antenna
6. Light / Snooze / Step button
7. VF / VM / SCAN
8. -/+ PAGE buttons
9. Air Band button
10. Single Side Band (SSB) button
11. Synchronous (SYNC) button
12. FM. ST & AM BW select button
13. FM / AM (MW, LW) / SW Band & ATS buttons
14. Delete / Enter button
15. Key lock button
16. Memory / Battery button
17. Hand Carry Belt
18. FM / SW Antenna Jack
19. ANT Gain (DX / Normal / Local) switch
20. Treble / Bass Tone Control
21. Earphone Jack
22. DC 6V Jack
23. Metal Stand
24. Tuning Knob
25. SSB BFO knob
26. Volume knob
27. Reset button
Note: For the silk-printing in red or orange on radio with brackets, it means that you
can only operate it when radio is off.
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LCD DISPLAY
1. Battery Consumption indicator
: Full
: Empty
2. Signal Strength indicator
: Strong Signal
: Weak Signal
3. Digital Number Display:
With radio off: Time & System settings
With radio on: Frequency or Error display
4. Sleep timer indicator
5. Alarm Timer A or B - Timer indicator
6. Charging Indicator
7. Digital Number Display:
With radio off: preset alarm time and charging time
With radio on: time, page & memory address, SW meter band displays.
8. SW meter band indicator
9. PAGE: Memory Page number
PRESET: Memory Address number
10. Alarm Timer A or B - On/Off indicator
11. Key-Lock indicator
12. Synchronous band detection
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LCD DISPLAY
13. Single Side Band (SSB) indicator
USB: Upper Side Band
LSB: Lower Side Band
14. Tuning Speed:
Slow: Slow Tuning
Fast: Fast Tuning
KHz: frequency unit for MW, LW & SW
MHz: frequency unit for FM
15. AM Band width indicator
: AM Wide band
: AM Narrow band
16. FM, MW, LW and SW Band indicator
17. FM Stereo indicator
18. Air Band indicator
19. NiMH Rechargeable Battery indicator
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HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE RADIO
1. Open the battery compartment located on the back of the unit; install 4 x UM3AA
alkaline batteries observing the battery polarity diagram on the back of the radio.
Close the battery door.
Connect the unit to the regulated power supply.
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HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE RADIO
2. Press on the [POWER] button to turn on the radio.
Note:
If the radio is unable to turned on, please check if the batteries were installed
correctly, battery capacity is sufficient or the lock function had been applied with
" " displays on the screen (press & hold the [ ] button to unlock).
Long press on the power button to adjust the sleep timer setting.
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TUNE IN STATIONS
Press the [POWER] button to turn on your radio, then select your desired band by
pressing [FM], [AM], SW [ ] / [ ], or [AIR] button. In case of receiving
FM/AIR/SW broadcasting, fully extend the telescopic antenna for a better reception.
When receiving MW and LW broadcasting, please rotate the radio or change it's
location to achieve optimum reception. You can rotate the [VOLUME] knob to
adjust to appropriate volume.
Now, you can turn into your favorite stations with any of the below tuning methods:
METHOD 1; MANUAL STATION TUNING
Press the [VF/VM] button to switch into
frequency mode with fr equency short-flash
on the display, and then rotate the
[TUNING] knob to select your desired
station.
METHOD 2: AUTO BROWSE STATION
1. Press the [VF/VM] button with
frequency short-flash on the display to
switch into frequency mode.
2. Press & hold the [VF/VM] button to
scan from one station to another,
staying on each station for about 5
seconds.
3. To stop the auto browse function,
simply rotate the [TUNING] knob or
press on the [VF/VM] button again to
confirm on your desired station.
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