Clock And Timer Features - Tecsun PL-600 Owner's Manual

CLOCK AND TIMER FEATURES

When the timer activates, it turns on the
radio, with the timer activation symbol
and the playtime appear flashing in the
display. The radio will play the station
stored into timer memory and shut off
automatically when the playtime counts
down to 00 or until you turn the radio off
with the POWER/SLEEP button. The
'snooze' feature can also be used (see
section titled USING THE SNOOZE
FEATURE).
There are three methods to set the timer.
They are almost same as the clock set.
You can set Timer A or B separately.
STORING A RADIO STATION INTO
TIMER MEMORY
To hear a radio station when the timer
activates, the station must be stored into
timer memory. Here's the 2 step
procedure:
1. Turn on the PL-600 and tune to the
desired station.
2. Press the TIMER A or TIMER B button
for more than 1 second, then release.
The timer symbol flashes in the display
twice.
NOTE: To monitor the frequencies stored
into timer memory A and B, perform a
three second press of the SYSTEM SET
button while the radio is turned off. The
set code information and the frequencies
stored into timer memory flash in the
display.
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ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE
TIMER
For a timer to turn on the radio, it must be
activated. A timer can be
activated/deactivated with the radio on or
off. To activate the timer, press/release
the TIMER A or TIMER B button. The
timer symbol will appear in the display. To
deactivate a timer, press/release the
TIMER A or TIMER B button. The timer
symbol will disappear from the display.
USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE
When the timer activates and turns the
radio on, the timer activation symbol (36)
appears flashing in the display. While it is
flashing, press/release the
SNOOZE/LIGHT button (7). The radio will
turn off and then turn on again in 10
minutes. This process can be repeated 3
times.
BASIC RADIO OPERATION
LISTENING IN FM STEREO
FM stereo can be heard when using
earphones/headphones. To hear FM in
stereo, press the FM STEREO button
(14). ' ' will appear in the display.
FM
SETTING UP MW AND FM INSIDE OF
NORTH AMERICA OR JAPAN
You can skip this section if you are
neither in North America nor in Japan and
just purchased the PL-600. It is already
set-up in the factory for use.
Inside of North America, AM stations (MW
in the PL-600's display) are spaced in 10
kHz tuning steps, you should change it
refer to the instructions CHANGING
SYSTEM SET CODES.
The FM frequency range may be different
from that used in North America, e.g. like
that used in Japan, 76-108MHz. To make
these changes, see the SYSTEM SET
CODE TABLE and the instructions
CHANGING SYSTEM SET CODES.
TUNING IN STATIONS
There are four ways to tune-in stations,
described below. They are Manual
Tuning, Auto-scan Tuning, Direct
Frequency Entry and Fine Tuning.
MANUAL TUNING
Quick, short presses of the UP/DOWN
buttons (9,10) enables tuning up or down
frequency.
AUTO-SCAN TUNING
Pressing the UP or DOWN buttons (9, 10)
for just over 1 second enables automatic
scan-tuning. The radio will then
automatically stop on the next station
encountered and stay for about 5
seconds for your monitoring. Press the
UP/DOWN buttons again to keep
listening in the station. Use the UP button
to auto-scan upward in frequency and the
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DOWN button to auto-scan downward in
frequency.
DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY
When the desired frequency is known, it
can be entered via the numeric keypad
(17). First, make sure that the correct
band is selected - FM, WM, LW or SW.
Most WM, LW and Shortwave frequencies
are designated in kilohertz (KHz), e.g.
810 KHz or 9475 KHz. All FM frequencies
are designated in megahertz (MHz), e.g.
102.9 MHz. To enter such frequencies,
just enter the frequency using the
numeric keypad (17).
Sometimes Shortwave frequencies are
designated in megahertz (MHz). If you
encounter such a shortwave frequency
and it has less than three digits after the
decimal point (e.g. 15.10 MHz or 6.92
MHz), then use the following method to
enter it.
However, if there are three digits after the
decimal point (e.g. 15.110 MHz or 5.975
MHz), use the method described
previously.
1. Enter the frequency using the numeric
keypad (17).
2. Press/release the 'Enter' (20) button.
TUNING KNOB
The TUNING knob control (28) is located
on the right side of the radio. Use it to
'fine-tune' stations or as you would a
tuning knob.