TONE CONTROL....................17 KEY-LOCK FUNCTION..................17 INTELLIGENT CHARGING FUNCTION ............18 SINGLE SIDE BAND (SSB)................18 ................19 SYNCHRONOUS DETECTOR HOW TO IMPROVE FM / SW RECEPTION............19 SYSTEM SETTING ....................20 RESET PROCEDURE..................21 IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR USING BATTERIES........... 21 TROUBLE SHOOTING..................22 SPECIFICATIONS....................23 www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660..................1...
LIGHT SET SYNC MEMORY FM ST. AM BW BATTERY DEL ETE AIR BAND DIRECT KEY IN PL-660 SW SSB DETECTOR AM SYNCHRONOUS DETECTOR SW/MW/LW DUAL CONVERSION FM STEREO/LW/MW/SW-SSB/AIR P LL SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER 2000 MEMORY PRESETS FM & SW ANTENNA ANT. GAIN...
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DC 6V Jack Metal Stand Tuning Knob SSB BFO knob Volume knob 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. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660..................3...
KHz: frequency unit for MW, LW & SW MHz: frequency unit for FM AM Band width indicator : AM Wide band : AM Narrow band FM, MW,LW and SW Band indicator FM Stereo indicator Air Band indicator Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery indicator www.tecsunradios.com.au 4..................PL-660...
"[ ]" displays on the screen (press & hold the [ ] button to unlock.) Long press on the power button to adjust the sleep timer setting. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660..................5...
[MEMORY] button anytime to store the station into memory, and the radio will keep on auto browsing the next available station. 2. The “Auto Browse Station” function can't be employed under Air band and SW SSB states. www.tecsunradios.com.au 6..................PL-660...
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1. Ignore the decimal point for FM band when inputting the frequency numbers. For example, FM 89.3 MHz, just enter 2. If the entered frequency rate is not within the covering area, the display would display “ ” (error) symbol. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660..................7...
WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES There are 2000 memories for PL-660, which has great flexibility of memory storage. Please note the chart below: 1. Memory PAGE 0, noted as [P0], consists of 800 memories, 100 assigned for FM/MW/LW, 200 for SW & SSB and 100 for AIR BAND.
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ATS, you should contract the telescopic antenna (FM & SW) or rotate the radio (MW & LW) for better location. You can also push the [ANT. GAIN] button to the position “NORMAL” or “LOCAL” to restart ATS. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660..................9...
Press and hold the[VF / VM] to auto browse stations, then you can press the [DELETE] button anytime to direct delete the unwanted station; the radio will keep on auto browsing the next available station until you press any other button to stop this function. www.tecsunradios.com.au 10...................PL-660...
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Battery Press the [DELETE] button again to delete all memory within the selected page. Delete ALL Memory Note: If the [DELETE] button has not been pressed within 3 seconds to confirm, it will exit the delete function automatically. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660..................11...
Press the numeric keys [0] - [9] to enter the memory address directly, and then press again the button to confirm. Note: If the display shows “ ” symbol after entering the number, it means the entered memory page/address does not exist. www.tecsunradios.com.au 12...................PL-660...
※ If the [TIME] button has not been pressed again within 3 seconds, the unit will automatically confirm the setting. ※ You can direct key in the number to set the hour/minutes instead of rotating the [Tuning] knob. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660...................13...
Note: The unit will turn on automatically and switch to the preset alarm station and time. It will also be turned off automatically when it reaches the preset time. www.tecsunradios.com.au 14...................PL-660...
1. When the unit is powered by the battery, please try to avoid setting the backlight to permanent illumination so as to reduce power consumption. 2. When the unit is turned off, the permanent illumination function will be turned off automatically as well. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660...................15...
[FM ST.] button with “ ” disappears to improve sound quality. 3. The stereo function will not be activated and “ ” will not appear if the FM station is not stereo broadcasting. www.tecsunradios.com.au 16...................PL-660...
“BASS” tone. KEY-LOCK FUNCTION To activate the key lock function, press & hold the “ ” button with “ ” appears on display. Press & hold it again with “ ” disappears to deactivate the key lock function. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660...................17...
LSB” showing on the display indicates LSB selection. “ USB” and “LSB” disappearing means switching to SW. 2. Suggest to key in the SSB frequency directly 3. Then fine tune the [SSB BFO] knob to achieve better sound fidelity. www.tecsunradios.com.au 18...................PL-660...
FM and SW reception. external antenna for FM & SW Window wall FM & SW ANTENNA Caution: Do not install any external antenna at the area with thunder & lighting! www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660...................19...
Using Rechargeable Batteries for power supply: Turn off the radio, press & hold the [BATTERY] key with “CHA ON” and “Ni-MH Battery” showing up to activate the consumption display of rechargeable batteries and turn on the built-in charging function. www.tecsunradios.com.au 20...................PL-660...
3. Mix using the used & new batteries would cause damage of radio and incorrect display of power capacity. 4. In order to avoid leakage, always remove the batteries when the unit will not be used for a long period of time. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660...................21...
AM tuning step not press the [9/10kHz] 9kHz. button to select accurate tuning step. The sound of SW The default bandwidth Press the [AM BW] SSB broadcasting is is Narrow band. button to select the Wide too low. band. www.tecsunradios.com.au 22...................PL-660...
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Radio malfunction. This may caused by Remove all batteries, interference, and the then reload again. computer microchip If it is still not working, does not function please press on the properly. reset button with a pointed object. www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660...................23...
Less than 45dB Less than 50dB 5. AM Frequency SSB, AM 1st IF: 55.845MHz 2nd IF: 455 kHz 10.7MHz 6. FM Stereo crosstalk Less than 20 dB 7. Output Power Speaker ≥ 450 mW Earphone ≥ 10 mW www.tecsunradios.com.au 24...................PL-660...
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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 76MHz to 108MHz Shortwave single-sideband (SSB) with upper sideband (USB) and lower sideband (LSB) Synchronous detection and dual conversion technology are applied on AM band.
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12. Earphone Jack: Φ3.5mm, 32 Ohm, Stereo type 13. Power supply: Battery: UM3 or AA X 4 External adaptor: DC 6V, ≥ 300mA 14. Unit Dimensions: approx. 187(W) X 114(H) X 33(D) mm 15. Weight: 470g (Batteries not included www.tecsunradios.com.au PL-660...................25...