Tecsun PL-660 Operation Manual

Tecsun PL-660 Operation Manual

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FM STEREO / MW / LW / SW-SSB / AIR BAND
PL-660
FM STEREO/LW/MW/SW-SSB/AIR P LL SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER
TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA
24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia
Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au
PL-660
PLL SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER
OPERATION MANUAL
AM SYNCHRONOUS DETECTOR
TECSUN ELECTRONIC IND. LTD.
www.tecsunradios.com.au
TECSUN
TECSUN
R A D I O S A U S T R A L I A
0
1
2
3
4
5
Ni-MH
Battery
Shortwave BW
AIR BAND
SW SSB DETECTOR
SW/MW/LW DUAL CONVERSION
2000 MEMORY PRESETS
www.tecsunradios.com.au
TECSUN
FAST
kHz
SYNC
USB
Ph: +61 2 9939 4377

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  • Page 1 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 TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA TECSUN ELECTRONIC IND. LTD. 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 www.tecsunradios.com.au Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    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...
  • Page 3: Control Locations

    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...
  • Page 4 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...
  • Page 5: Lcd Display

    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...
  • Page 6: How To Turn On/Off The Radio

    "[ ]" 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...
  • Page 7: Tune In Stations

    [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...
  • Page 8 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...
  • Page 9: Working With Station Memories

    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.
  • Page 10 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...
  • Page 11: How To Select Different Memory Page

    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...
  • Page 12 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...
  • Page 13: Auto Browse Memory

    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...
  • Page 14: Sleep Function

    ※ 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...
  • Page 15: Alarm Setting

    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...
  • Page 16: Snooze Function

    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...
  • Page 17: Setting Tuning Step

    [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...
  • Page 18: Am Bw (Bandwidth)

    “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...
  • Page 19: Intelligent Charging Function

    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...
  • Page 20: Synchronous Detector

    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...
  • Page 21: System Setting

    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...
  • Page 22: Reset Procedure

    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...
  • Page 23: Trouble Shooting

    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...
  • Page 24 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...
  • Page 25: Specifications

    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...
  • Page 26 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.
  • Page 27 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...

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