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FM STEREO/MW/LW/SW/DSP/AIR BAND
TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA
24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia
Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au
RADIWOW
R-108
SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER
OPERATION MANUAL
TECSUN
R A D I O S A U S T R A L I A
Ph: +61 2 9939 4377
www.tecsunradios.com.au

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  • Page 1 R A D I O S A U S T R A L I A R-108 SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER FM STEREO/MW/LW/SW/DSP/AIR BAND OPERATION MANUAL TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ●CONTROL LOCATION ........2 ●LCD DISPLAY ...........3 ●Quick Operation Guide ........5 ►HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE RADIO ....8 ►TUNE INTO STATIONS ........8 ►WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES ...9 ►LISTENING TO STORED STATIONS ....11 ►DELETE MEMORY .........11 ►SLEEP FUNCTION ..........12 ►CLOCK SETTING ..........12 ►WORKING WITH ALARM ......13 ►HOW TO CHANGE THE DISPLAY MODE ..14...
  • Page 3 ►HOW TO IMPROVE FM / SW RECEPTION ..18 ►TROUBLE SHOOTING ........19 ►IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT USING BATTERY .................21 ►RESET ............21 ►RADIO MAINTENANCE .........21 ►SPECIFICATIONS ...........22 www.tecsunradios.com.au...
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  • Page 5: Control Location

    ●CONTROL LOCATION 1 Power on/off Display & Lock button 3 Time Set 4 Alarm Set 5 Previous 6 Next 7 VM/VF Button Memory button 9 Delete button FM ST. / AM BW (Band width) button 11 ATS button (Auto Tuning Storage) 12 Numeric keypad 13 FM Band Selector FM &...
  • Page 6: Lcd Display

    ●LCD DISPLAY Battery consumption indicator FM stereo status indicator Sleep indicator Alarm indicator “ ” alarm by radio “ ” alarm by buzzer 5. SQUELCH indicator Temperature (Temp.) Digital number display (4 Digits) ●With radio off: local time, alarm time, temperature ●With radio on: local time, signal strength / SNR, alarm time, temperature, memory address, meter band.
  • Page 7 Alarm indicator Meter band indicator Preset memory address indicator 12. Sound Mode indicator Tuning speed: FAST /SLOW / STOP KHz: frequency unit for MW, LW & SW MHz: frequency unit for FM 15. Master Digits ●With radio off: local time ●With radio on: frequency display, band display Band indicator Key-lock indicator...
  • Page 8: Quick Operation Guide

    ●Quick Operation Guide CLOCK SETTING (Refer to 12) 1. Press & hold the [TIME] button until hours flashing, then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the hour. 2. Press the [TIME] button, and then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust minute while the minute is flashing. 3.
  • Page 9 achieve optimum reception. You can adjust the appropriate volume by rotating the [VOLUME] button. Auto Tuning Storage (ATS) (Refer to 9 ) ) FM ATS: Fully extend the telescopic antenna and press the[BAND], button to select FM band; Press & hold the [BAND] button, The radio will automatically search FM radio stations and store all available stations into the memories;...
  • Page 10 DELETE MEMORY (Refer to 11) Select your desired band by pressing [BAND] button; Press the [VM/VF] button to switch into frequency mode, switch to address status; Press & hold the [DELETE] button until “DEL” and “memory address” flashing; Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select the memory that you want to delete;...
  • Page 11: How To Turn On/Off The Radio

    ►HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE RADIO Open the battery compartment located on the back of the radio; Install 1 x BL-5C battery. Close the battery door. The LCD display shows the battery level, time and other symbols Press the [POWER] button to turn on/off the radio. Note: If the radio does not turn on, please check if the battery were...
  • Page 12: Working With Station Memories

    Notes: 1. Ignore the decimal point for FM band when inputting the frequency numbers. For example, FM 89.3 MHz, just enter 8 9 3. 2. If the entered frequency is not within the covering area, the display would display “Err” (error) symbol. ►WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES There are in total 500 memory presets within the unit.
  • Page 13 2. Press & hold the [BAND] button until “PRESET” flashing and the frequency counting; now the unit starts scanning and storing all available SW band stations into the memories; 3. When the frequency stops advancing, it means the ATS operation is done completely.
  • Page 14: Listening To Stored Stations

    ►LISTENING TO STORED STATIONS METHOD 1: MANUAL MEMORY TUNING 1. Press the [VM/VF] button to enter memory mode. “PRESET ” will appear on screen; 2. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to tune into the stored station one by one. METHOD 2: AUTO BROWSE MEMORY 1.
  • Page 15: Sleep Function

    Press & hold button to auto browse those stored stations until you hear a sound of “Be--”; 3. Press the [DELETE] button at anytime in auto browse 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.
  • Page 16: Working With Alarm

    3. Press the [TIME] button to confirm the setting. Note:If you do not press the [TIME] button for 3 seconds to confirm, the radio will automatically exit the adjustment Set the alarm time 1. Press & hold the [ALARM] button until hours flashing, then rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the hour;...
  • Page 17: How To Change The Display Mode

    3. When the alarm by radio preset on time is reached, the radio will automatically turn on and play the pre-stored stations. It will automatically shut down when the preset off time is reached. Note: The radio will turn on automatically playing the preset station when it reaches the alarm time.
  • Page 18: Key-Lock Function

    With radio ON: Press the[DISPLAY] button to view home time, world time, alarm time, temperature or signal Press strength showing on the upper right corner of the display ►KEY-LOCK FUNCTION 1. Press & hold the [ ] button until “ ”...
  • Page 19: System-Setting

    Narrow band: It is suitable to receive weak & long distance stations as narrow band is able to limit the interference from adjacent strong signal and reduce background noise. ►SYSTEM-SETTING (Operating in the OFF state) SETTING FM FREQUENCY RANGE Press & hold the [FM SET] button until 64.0-108MHz, 76.0-108MHz, or 87-108MHz, 87.5-108MHz appears in the display.
  • Page 20: Squelch Function

    ► SQUELCH FUNCTION 1. Press the [POWER] button to turn on the radio and select your desired band by pressing [BAND] button; 2. Press & hold the [SQUELCH] button until "B" sound heard to switch to the signal strength selection page with a symbol“ ”in display;...
  • Page 21: Intelligent Charging Function

    0.1 MHz 0.01 MHz STOP 3KHz 1KHz STOP 9/10KHz 1KHz STOP 5KHz 1KHz STOP 25KHz 1KHz STOP ►INTELLIGENT CHARGING FUNCTION With radio off, install BL-5C rechargeable battery. 2. Use the 5V external adaptor with USB plug to connect radio. The symbol will advance from the bottom to the top “...
  • Page 22: Trouble Shooting

    ►TROUBLE SHOOTING QUESTIONS ANSWERS SOLUTIONS - low battery -Replace new --Can not turn on the Battery / Charge the radio. battery. -improperly installed -Re-install BL-5C battery battery correctly. -Power button is -Press the locked. button to unlock. -Radio auto turns -Low battery - Replace new Battery off while listening.
  • Page 23 activated (alarm proper radio station station properly by radio), there is for the alarm (see the above setting) -Make sure it has radio only noise with the broadcast your broadcast -Or there are no location. broadcasting at that -Or set the alarm by radio station buzzer.
  • Page 24: Important Notice About Using Battery

    ►IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT USING BATTERY 1. If no battery has been installed for a long time, the clock of the radio will stop to work. However, pre-stored frequencies are still kept. The clock will work again after new batteries are re- installed.
  • Page 25: Specifications

    ►SPECIFICATIONS 1. Frequency range 64~108 MHz Russia 64~108MHz Japan 76~108 MHz EU, USA 87.5~108 MHz 522~1620 kHz 520~1710 kHz 150~450 kHz 1711-29999 kHz 118-137MHz 2.Sensitivity FM (S/N=30dB) Less than 3μV MW (S/N=26dB) Less than 0.5mV/m LW (S/N=26dB) Less than 10mV/m SW (S/N=26dB) Less than 10Μv AIR (S/N=26dB)
  • Page 26 11. Dimensions Approx.: 118(W) X 73(H) X 27(D) mm 12. Weight: 190g (Battery not included) 13. Accessories: * 1 x TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA * 1 x External Antenna * 1 x USB Charge Cable * 1 x BL-5C Lithium Battery * 1 x English User Manual www.tecsunradios.com.au...
  • Page 27 TECSUN R A D I O S A U S T R A L I A TECSUN RADIOS AUSTRALIA 24/9 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia Ph: +61 2 9939 4377 Email: info@tecsunradios.com.au www.tecsunradios.com.au...

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