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TECSUN

TECSUN

TECSUN ELECTRONIC IND. LTD.

OPERATION MANUAL

PL-210

PLL FM-Stereo/MW/SW/LW 

Dual Conversion Radio

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www.tecsunradio.com

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Summary of Contents for PL-210

Page 1: ...TECSUN TECSUN TECSUN ELECTRONIC IND LTD OPERATION MANUAL PL 210 PLL FM Stereo MW SW LW Dual Conversion Radio www tecsunradio com hch cantonmade com ...

Page 2: ... state 40 uA 10 Unit Dimensions approx 125 W X 75 H X 26 D mm 11 Weight 200g Batteries not included TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTROL LOCATIONS LCD DISPLAY HOW TO TURN ON OFF THE RADIO TUNE IN STATIONS MANUAL STATION TUNING AUTO BROWSE STATION DIRECT KEYPAD ENTRY WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES ATS Auto Tuning Storage MANUAL STORING STATION SEMI AUTO STORING STATION LISTENING TO STORED STATIONS DELETE MEMOR...

Page 3: ...ELLIGENT CHARGING FUNCTION SYSTEM SETTING RESET BUTTON SPECIFICATIONS HOW TO IMPROVE RECEPTION ANT GAIN HOW TO IMPROVE FM SW RECEPTION IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR USING BATTERIES RADIO MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOOTING 15 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 26 PL 210 2 www tecsunradio com hch cantonmade com ...

Page 4: ...3 FM STEREO SW MW LW DUAL CONVERSION RECEIVER 2 4 9 12 1 17 TECSUN L M H ANT GAIN VOLUME TUNING LOW HIGH TONE FM ST OFF ON 7 13 16 14 15 11 3 19 20 21 22 23 18 6 5 POWER 1700 8 10 DC IN 5V www tecsunradio com hch cantonmade com ...

Page 5: ...Memory Battery Light Snooze FM SW Telescopic Antenna Hand Carry Belt ANT Gain H M L DC IN Jack USB 5V Earphone Jack Reset Multifunctional Tuning Knob Back Stand Low High Tone Volume Knob FM ST On Off Battery Compartment 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 14 13 23 PL 210 4 www tecsunradio com hch cantonmade com ...

Page 6: ...on time page memory address SW meter band displays 6 Alarm time 7 SW meter band unit 8 Preset memory address 9 Alarm On Off symbol 1 Key lock symbol 1 kHz MW SW frequency unit MHz FM frequency unit Large digits With radio off Time System message With radio on Frequency or Error display FM Stereo symbol LW SW MW FM Band indicator Ni MH rechargeable battery indicator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14...

Page 7: ...ck of the radio Close the battery door 2 Press the POWER button to turn on off the radio Note If you are unable to turn on the radio please check whether the batteries were installed correctly battery capacity is sufficient or the lock function had been applied with displays on screen press hold the button to unlock Installing batteries POWER Press www tecsunradio com hch cantonmade com ...

Page 8: ...g methods Method 1 MANUAL STATION TUNING Rotate the TUNING knob to select your desired station PL 210 7 FAST SLOW tuning is shown in the chart below for each band 0 01 MHz 1kHz 1 kHz 1 kHz 0 1 MHz 9 10kHz 9 kHz 5 kHz FM MW LW SW STEP BAND turning step Slow tuning mode Fast tuning mode turning step Method 2 AUTO BROWSE STATION Press hold the VF VM button to scan from one station to another staying ...

Page 9: ...frequency directly 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 rate is not within the covering area the display would display Err error symbol www tecsunradio com hch cantonmade com ...

Page 10: ...Page ATS Each page can store 100 Memories HOW TO STORE STATION INTO MEMORIES Turn on the radio and follow below tuning methods to store stations into memory Method 1 ATS Auto Tuning Storage FM ATS 1 Fully extend the telescopic antenna and press the FM button to select FM band 2 Press hold the FM button with PRESET flashing and the frequency start running then you can scan and store your desired st...

Page 11: ... button with the next available Memory Address flashing and then press again to store station into memory You can also wait for 3 seconds to auto store the station into memory Method 3 SEMI AUTO STORING STATION While operating the Auto Browse Station function you can simply press the M button to store the station into memory to avoid unwanted stations and interfering signals being stored Method 4 ...

Page 12: ...ANUAL MEMORY TUNING Rotate the TUNING knob to tune around the stored station Method 2 AUTO BROWSE MEMORY Press hold the VF VM button until PRESET flashing to auto scan from one memory to another staying on each station for about 5 seconds To stop auto search memory simply rotate the TUNING knob Method 3 DIRECT KEY IN MEMORY ADDRESS Press the numeric keys 0 9 to enter the memory address directly an...

Page 13: ...ethod 2 SEMI AUTO DELETE MEMORY While operating the Auto Browse Station function you can press the DELETE button anytime to direct delete the station and the radio will keep on auto browsing the next available station until you press any other button to stop this function Method 1 MANUAL DELETE SINGLE MEMORY Method 3 DELETE ALL MEMORY WITHIN THE PAGE Press hold the DELETE button for 3 seconds and ...

Page 14: ...te the TUNING knob to adjust the minute 3 Press again the TIME SET button to confirm the setting If the TIME SET button has not been pressed again within 3 seconds the unit will automatically confirm the setting flashing 1 Press hold the POWER button with flashing on the display to enter sleep timer mode 2 Rotate the TUNING knob immediately to select sleep timer from 1 120 minutes or select perman...

Page 15: ...ARM button again then rotate the TUNING knob to select from 1 90 minutes to set the Auto Alarm Off Timer 4 Press the ALARM button to confirm the setting 5 To turn off the alarm press the ALARM button repeatedly with disappears If the ALARM button has not been pressed again within 3 seconds the unit will automatically confirm the alarm setting flashing Auto sleep timer Note You can also direct key ...

Page 16: ...TO TURN OFF WHEN ALARMING Buzzer alarm Press the POWER button once to turn off the alarm Radio alarm Press the POWER button once to continuously listen to the radio press it twice to turn it off Note If the preset alarm is activated when you are listening to the radio it will auto switch to the preset alarm station The unit will auto turn off after alarming SNOOZE FUNCTION When the preset alarm is...

Page 17: ...press hold the button with appears on display Press hold it again with disappears to deactivate the key lock function TONE CONTROL When listen to the radio you can push the TONE switch for High or Low tone selection FM ST FM STEREO While listening to FM stereo stations push the FM ST switch to the position of ON with appears in the display to activate the STEREO listening If the received FM broadc...

Page 18: ...ackground noise or interference HOW TO IMPROVE RECEPTION HOW TO IMPROVE FM SW RECEPTION Push the ANT GAIN button to H position for listening and clip on the external wire antenna to the telescopic antenna and then hang its end outside the window for better reception of FM and SW Caution Do not install any external antenna at the area with thunder lighting Window External wall Wire antenna www tecs...

Page 19: ...re fully charged Connect 5V external adaptor with USB plug L M H ANT GAIN DC IN 5V PL 210 18 Notes 1 Insist to use up all power of rechargeable batteries before charging again This could extend the life time of battery and keep them in good conditions 2 2 pcs of batteries to be used as a group and don t separate them for other usage and mix to use batteries with different power capacity 3 Don t ch...

Page 20: ...uning step TURN ON OFF THE LW With radio off press hold the MW LW button until LW ON or LW OFF appears in the display to turn ON or OFF the LW respectively TURN ON OFF THE CHARGING FUNCTION With radio off press hold the key with show up to activate the consumption display of rechargeable batteries and the built in charging system Press hold the key with shows up and disappears to activate the cons...

Page 21: ...the lighting function press hold the 5 key again with ON shows up to activate it Note After shutting off the intelligent lighting function the key is workable for turning on or off The RESET button is located in the bottom of the unit Push it according to the arrow direction when the radio seems to stop functioning properly RESET BUTTON RESET RESET button Note Station memory will not be removed af...

Page 22: ...he used new batteries would cause damage of radio and also display the capacity of power incorrectly 4 In case of radio not to be used for a long period draw out the batteries for preventing liquid leakage and damaging the parts of radio RADIO MAINTENANCE 1 Protect the radio from heavy impact and water 2 Do not let the radio expose to sunlight close to heat sources and humid environment Do not use...

Page 23: ...ep timer is activated Frequency of stations are too weak There are interference near by your area FM frequency is 76 90MHz for Japan USA is using 10kHz step for AM Replace the new batteries According to or sign to install the batteries again Press the button to unlocked Replace the batteries Turn on the radio again Search the station manually Low down the antenna or move to other location and try ...

Page 24: ...larm activated alarm by radio there is only noise with the broadcast Preset your alarm station properly see the above setting Make sure it has radio broadcast in your location radio malfunction This may caused by interference and the computer microchip not function properly Remove the battery then you can reload If it is still not able to work please contact your nearest dealer for customer servic...

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