TECSUN RADIO PL-380 FM stereo / SW / MW / LW DSP RECEIVER OPERATION MANUAL www.tecsunradio.com www.tecsunradio.com hch@cantonmade.
PL-380 Functional Block Diagram PL-380 is using DSP si4734 Microchips (from Silicon Labs in USA) to digitalize the analog AM/FM broadcasting signal base on the modern software technology and radio principles. It can highly improve on radio's sensitivity, selectivity, S/N ratio and anti-interference. www.tecsunradio.com hch@cantonmade.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTROL LOCATIONS.....................................................2 LCD DISPLAY.....................................................................3 QUICK START GUIDE........................................................4 TURN THE RADIO ON OR OFF.........................................6 ●Using the ETM (Easy Tuning Mode) to listen radio ●Manual tuning ●Auto browsing stations ●Direct frequency entry TO STORE STATION………………………………………..
CONTROL LOCATIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Power button Display & Lock button FM ST.
LCD DISPLAY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Battery consumption indicator / Charging indicator SLEEP TIMER ON INDICATOR ALARM ON / OFF INDICATOR " " alarm on by radio " alarm on by buzzer " Temperature (Temp.
QUICK START GUIDE Time settings 1. Long press [TIME] button until "hour" is flashing in the display. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the correct "hour". 2. Short press [TIME] button again, rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust "minute". 3. Press the [TIME] button again to confirm your time setting. Alarm Settings 1. Long press [ALARM] button. Rotate the [TUNING] knob when "hour" is flashing in the display. 2. Short press [ALARM] button again, the "minute" flashing.
select the FM frequency. 2.) Press & hold [FM] button until digital number is running, this radio would search & stored the available radio stations automatically. 3.) After finished the ATS operation, turn the [TUNING] knob to select the radio station MW, LW or SW ATS are same as the FM ATS. Special note: There are mode A & mode B for ATS in SW. Mode A : Auto-searching & storing all the radio stations within all meter bands.
3. To stop auto search memory, simply press [VM] button. TURN THE RADIO ON OR OFF 1. Installing batteries The battery compartment is located on the back of the PL-380. To remove the battery compartment cover, apply thumb pressure and slide it towards the bottom of the radio. Install 3 AA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment, observing the battery polarity diagram on the back of the radio. Display screen would show battery capacity, time, etc. 2.
2.) Using prior selected radio stations FM : Since the ETM has been processed to prior select radio stations, you could directly turn the [TUNING] knob to select radio stations. If receiving location is changed, it is suggested to perform the ETM once again. MW: At night with more radio stations broadcasting, you may need to perform ETM function once more.. SW: The transmitting signals of SW is so unstable to receive that the number of radio stations would be great different between day time & night time.
TO STORE STATION There are total 550 preset memories within PL-380. For FM, MW, and LW, each band has 100 preset memories; and 250 preset memories for SW. 1.) ATS (Auto Tuning Storage) on FM 1. Turn on the radio, and fully extend the antenna. 2. Short press [FM] button to select FM band. 3. Long press on [FM] button with a "B" sound and frequency is running on the display. All the available stations will be stored in the memory automatically.
1. Short press the [VF] button with a "BB" sound into frequency status. 2. Long press [VF button with a "B" sound to activate the Auto-scan function. 3. If you want to store that station, simply press on the [M] button to store the station with a long "B--" sound. Keep store up your stations when auto search is activated unit it is done. LISTEN TO PRESET STATIONS Method 1: Memory search manually 1. Short press the [VM] button with a "B" sound. 2. Rotate the [TUNING] knob for those stations in the memory.
2. Long press the [VM] button with a "B" sound to activate the Auto scan memory function. 3. When it stops into the unwanted stations, simply press [DELETE] button with a long "B--" sound. Afterwards, it restart to browse again from next radio station. Method 3: To delete all memories 1. Short press the [VM] button with a "B" sound. 2. Long press [DELETE] button for 3 seconds or longer until a "BB" sound to be heard 3. Press & release [DELETE] button to confirm deletion with a long “B” sound followed .
duration flashing. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select 1 ~ 90 minutes of the alarm's duration. 4. Finally, short press [ALARM] button again with a long "B--" sound to confirm. Note: If [ALARM] button not to be pressed again within 3 seconds for confirmation, it will auto confirm the present display time and following with a long “B” sound. Auto alarm on / off function There are two kinds of alarm sounds (buzzer & radio) for selection.
alarm again 5 minutes later. To turn off the alarm When the radio is turned on by the alarm function with radio, you can short press [POWER] button to continue listening radio afterwards. Short press [POWER] again to turn off the radio. When the radio is on by alarm functions with buzzer, you can short press [POWER] button to turn off the alarm. DISPLAY MODE OFF status: Short press [DISPLAY] button to view on Temperature, Alarm time.
Turn off the radio, long press [9/10kHz] button until "9kHz" or "10kHz" appear in the display. By long pressing again, the alternative band step would be shown. The temperature is also shown on screen at the same time. In general practice, the frequency step of 10kHz is to be used for broadcasting MW(AM) as well as the temperature in the degree of Fahrenheit (℉) to be used in the North America.
2. Using any USB 5v external DC power sources to connect this radio, symbol“ ”will advance from the bottom to top during power charging. fully charged. It stops when batteries are Connect USB 5V to external power sources Special note: Using the USB 5V cord to connect the external power sources for supplying power to play this radio Notes for charging power: 1.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS SOLUTIONS Can not turn on the radio.
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"B" SOUND VIA FUNCTIONS Function Button Radio on or off POWER POWER button & TUNING knob Adjust auto-off time FM stereo FM ST. FM FM MW / LW SW band meter band MW / LW / ATS(Auto Tuning Storage) ETM or Delete memory Backlight SNOOZE “On” display ”display ”disappear “FM” in the display “MW” in display “LM” in display “SM” & SW frequency Meter band display on the top right hand corner shortly ATS off B---(long) Display 01 memory address and frequency.
Function Button Status Hour setting Minute setting Adjust time for auto-off Sound B BB BB Confirm / Auto confirm B---(long) Activate auto-on by radio B Activate alarm by buzzer BB Close alarm function B---(long) Inside SW meter band B Out of SW meter band B Select FM freq.
SPECIFICATIONS 1. Frequency range FM MW LW SW 2. Sensitivity FM (S/N=30dB) MW (S/N=26dB) LW (S/N=26dB) SW (S/N=26dB) 3.Selectivity FM MW LW MW 4. FM Stereo crosstalk 5. Memory 6. Output 7. Power 8. Speaker 9. Earphone Jack 10. Dimensions Approx. 11. Weight www.tecsunradio.com 87~108 MHz Russia 64~108MHz Japan 76~108 MHz China, USA 87.
