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LCD SYMBOL DESCRIPTION

Battery display

   Full battery power:

   Depleted battery power:

Alarm on indication

VOL: Volume level

Frequency unit indication
   

F

   

LW

/

MW

/

SW:  

kHz

M:  

MHz

Radio ON display:
   

Frequency, bandwidth, volume and clock time display

Radio OFF display: 
   

Clock time display

Band & Signal indicator

  

FM stereo:

      

  

MW:   

MW

  

LW:   

LW

  

SW:   

SW

  

USB mode (upper sideband):   

USB

  

LSB mode (lower sideband):   

LSB

  

 

FM mono:   

FM

Clock time, Alarm time (AL), SW meter band (mb), 
Frequency memory storage location (PRESET), Charging time (Charge) indication

Signal strength indication

     Weak signal:
     Strong signal:

Tuning speed indicator

Fast tuning:

Slow tuning:

Sleep timer on indication 

Summary of Contents for S-8800

Page 1: ...TECSUN S 8800 FM Stereo LW MW SW SSB PLL Synthesized Receiver OPERATION MANUAL TECSUN ELECTRONIC IND LTD...

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Page 3: ...f signal can interfere with FM broadcasts 17 15 STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY 18 Why are more MW stations received at night Broadcasting knowledge than during the day 21 18 AUTO SORTING MEMORY 24 19 CL...

Page 4: ...clock time display Radio OFF display Clock time display Band Signal indicator FM stereo MW MW LW LW SW SW USB mode upper sideband USB LSB mode lower sideband LSB FM mono FM Clock time Alarm time AL S...

Page 5: ...r LSB mode 9 Memory LW ON OFF In radio ON mode Press to store a station into memory In radio OFF mode Press and hold to activate deactivate the LW band 10 ATS AUTO TUNING STORAGE In radio ON mode Pres...

Page 6: ...ing socket INT ANT EXT ANT switch INT ANT position When using the telescopic antenna EXT ANT position When using an external antenna LOCATION OF CONTROLS SIDE AND BACK OF THE RADIO Use for LW MW SW DX...

Page 7: ...battery 43 AM NORM FM ST In SSB mode Press to return to LW MW SW reception In FM mode Press to select FM mono or stereo Infrared IR transmitter top 30 46 TUNING Adjust the frequency or select a store...

Page 8: ...bout how to charge the batteries 5 1 Open the battery compartment located at the back of the unit 2 Correctly install two 18650 lithium batteries by following the polarity diagram 3 Close the battery...

Page 9: ...g the batteries POWER button on the radio or remote control to turn ON OFF the radio press the Note 1 When using the remote control the IR transmitter should point towards the IR sensor on the radio 2...

Page 10: ...se the VOL button on the remote control to set the digital volume level to 30 Tone bass treble control Turn on the radio rotate the BASS your desired tone level TONE TREBLE knobs to select Volume disp...

Page 11: ...quency coverage is 522 kHz 1620 kHz 10 kHz tuning step MW frequency coverage is 520 kHz 1710 kHz setting FM frequency coverage settings In radio OFF mode press and hold the FM SET button on either the...

Page 12: ...o not use a gas pipeline or AC power outlet for grounding purposes 1 Long Wave and Medium Wave antenna The S 8800 radio uses a built in magnetic rod ferrite antenna to receive long wave and medium wav...

Page 13: ...enna Using an external antenna In order to improve short wave reception an external antenna can be connected to either the high impedance or low impedance external antenna socket on the back of the S...

Page 14: ...water pipe as the ground wire for anti lightning protection Connecting a low impedance short wave antenna Example symmetrical horizontal antenna Connecting a high impedance short wave antenna Example...

Page 15: ...h and angle of the telescopic antenna can improve the reception When using an antenna connected to the external antenna socket push the switch to EXT ANT position Both FM external antennas and VHF cha...

Page 16: ...ennas to create an antenna array can further enhance signal gain and directionality 9 FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION To select your desired frequency band rotate the BAND SELECT knob on the radio or press t...

Page 17: ...rol When the clock or alarm time is shown in the upper right corner of the display the VF mode is activated If it shows the preset station number press the VF VM button again View Frequency display Vi...

Page 18: ...g direction is based on the last used tuning direction When the last used tuning direction was up frequency down frequency then the scanning direction is also up frequency down frequency FM MW USB LSB...

Page 19: ...the sound will be slightly distorted which is a normal phenomenon AM Bandwidth display 13 SSB Single Side Band SELECTION When listening to AM frequency bands LW MW SW press the USB LSB button or repea...

Page 20: ...REO 1 When listening to FM broadcasts through stereo earphones press the FM ST button or to activate the stereo function If the FM broadcast is transmitted in stereo the FM stereo indicator is display...

Page 21: ...15 This device can store 650 stations into its memory Please refer to the chart below BAND MEMORY FM SW MW LW SSB Memory for each band P ATS 250 100 100 100 100 STORING STATIONS INTO MEMORY METHOD 1 M...

Page 22: ...nted stations To stop the auto scan function rotate the TUNING knob or press the SCAN button on the remote control METHOD 3 Auto Tuning Storage ATS Radio operation ATS button Remote control operation...

Page 23: ...torage function Mode B Follow the below steps to perform the ATS function within your selected SW meter band i Turn on the radio select VF mode and rotate the BAND SELECT knob or press the SW or SW bu...

Page 24: ...transmitter and then bounce off the ionosphere in the atmosphere back to the surface the so called sky waves Ground wave propagation is generally not more than two to three hundred kilometres due to...

Page 25: ...remote control The Auto Browsing function is activated indicated by the Preset symbol blinking in the upper right corner of the LCD The device will play each stored station for about 5 seconds To stop...

Page 26: ...ted indicated by the PRESET symbol blinking in the upper right corner of the LCD The device will play each stored station for about 5 seconds Press the DELETE button on the radio or the ONE button on...

Page 27: ...s which is especially useful after storing stations manually as you might store a station more than once It also sorts the sequence of all stored stations according to frequency Turn off the radio pre...

Page 28: ...ton and disappears from the display How to preset the alarm station 1 In radio ON mode tune to your desired radio station and set an appropriate alarm volume level 2 Press the MEMORY button While the...

Page 29: ...off the radio the Sleep Timer setting is automatically cancelled STEREO LISTENING USING EARPHONES For stereo sound listening connect earphones not included to the radio by inserting the 3 5mm stereo p...

Page 30: ...rn off the radio RETURN TO PREVIOUS STATION This feature is used to quickly switch between two stations not limited to a single frequency band Tune to your desired station A then press and hold the BA...

Page 31: ...from playing with electric currents 2 Replace with the same type of lithium battery for the usage of this device 3 Do not short circuit the batteries do not open or amend do not expose it to damp envi...

Page 32: ...earch stations manually Adjust the antenna length or move to a different location and try again Only a few FM stations can be received in Japan Russia FM frequency may have been set to 87 108 MHz Turn...

Page 33: ...ue to a sudden firmware glitch Device cannot be powered on Display does not turn on or behaves erratically Buttons do not respond when pressed 29 SPECIFICATIONS FREQUENCY RANGE AND TUNING STEPS LW 100...

Page 34: ...ncy DSP 45 kHz FM 128 kHz FM STEREO SEPARATION better than 35dB STATION MEMORIES FM 100 stations LW 100 stations MW 100 stations SW 250 stations SSB 100 stations OUTPUT POWER distortion 10 900mW QUIES...

Page 35: ...radio to dry completely before placing them back 2 Do not store the device in hot areas above 40 C High temperatures can shorten the life span of certain components 3 Do not place or store the device...

Page 36: ...MEMORANDUM 33...

Page 37: ...MEMORANDUM 34...

Page 38: ...MEMORANDUM 35...

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Page 40: ...TECSUN TECSUN ELECTRONIC IND LTD Address Rm 11 13 F Block A Hoi Luen Ind Ctr 55 Hoi Yuen Road Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong E mail tecsun on nets com Website www tecsun com cn V120117...

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