Tecsun PL-990x, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL FM STEREO LW MW SW SSB PLL SYNTHESIZED RECEIVER AUDIO PLAYER TECSUN ELECTRONIC IND LTD ...

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Page 3: ... VF View Frequency and VM View Memory 9 Using the radio s antennas 10 Tuning into stations 11 Manual tuning 11 Auto scan 11 Direct keypad entry 11 SW SSB meter band selection 11 Working with station memories 12 Storing stations manually 12 Auto tuning storage ATS 13 Storing stations during auto scan 14 Auto sorting memory 14 Listening to stored stations 15 Recalling stored stations 15 Memory page ...

Page 4: ...ing an audio track 21 3 COMPUTER SPEAKER MODE 22 4 OTHER SETTINGS AND FEATURES 22 Activating Deactivating the alarm 22 Setting the alarm time 22 Setting the alarm by radio or audio player 23 Snooze function 24 Setting the sleep timer 24 Display backlight 25 Keylock 25 Tone selection 25 Using headphones 25 Stereo audio output line out 25 Troubleshooting 26 System reset 27 Precautions 28 Maintenance...

Page 5: ...Back Left side Bottom PL 990x at a Glance Right side Front 1 ...

Page 6: ...ncy step setting 0 9 Numeric keys M Store stations Band selection ATS FM MW AM LW SW LSB Lower Sideband PAGE Select memory page METER BAND SW SSB meter band selection AM BANDWIDTH AM bandwidth selection USB Upper Sideband TIMER B Alarm setting Confirm Delete Organize memory pages FM ST Stereo Mono RADIO MP3 Radio Audio player VF VM View Frequency View Memory Auto scan frequency memory SSB SYNC Sin...

Page 7: ...age selecting audio tracks adjusting clock hours LCD backlight ON Always on AUTO OFF 5 seconds light TONE Select Bass Treble Speaker ANT GAIN Sensitivity selection DX NORM LOCAL ANT SWITCH Select antenna INT Telescopic antenna EXT External antenna Digital audio input power supply charging ANTENNA External antenna socket LW MW SW FM LINE OUT Stereo audio output Stereo headphone socket ...

Page 8: ...SD MicroSD card slot RESET System reset button Foldable kickstand Battery compartment Back 4 Whip antenna FM SW Top SNOOZE Alarm snooze mode DISPLAY Display mode Locks keys and tuning knobs Bottom ...

Page 9: ...rtwave meter band PAGE Memory page number PRESET Location within memory page Charge Charging indicator Timer A Timer B Alarm time Sleep timer Alarm FM Stereo reception Synchronous detection Displays time frequency album number track playback progress MHz unit display for FM kHz unit display for SW MW LW Keylock Single Sideband LSB Lower sideband USB Upper sideband Audio player mode Repeat track Fr...

Page 10: ...ndards for an adapter in your region Charging the Battery When the battery icon is displayed as this indicates that battery power is about to run out Charge the battery by connecting a DC 5V 1A charger to the charging socket on the left side of the radio While charging the Charge indicator flashes and the charging time is displayed at the top right corner of the display When charging is completed ...

Page 11: ...respond with the country in which to use the radio 1 Turn the device off 2 Press and hold the 1 FM SET button the display will show or to indicate the corresponding range 64 108MHz 76 108MHz 87 108MHz or 87 5 108MHz 3 Quick press the 1 button repeatedly to select an appropriate range 4 Quick press to confirm or wait for 2 seconds for the system to automatically confirm Setting the MW Tuning Step a...

Page 12: ...F button the display shows enabled or disabled To select the LW frequency band power on the device and then quick press the MW LW button twice Settings When Using Internal External Antennas When using the telescopic whip antenna push the antenna selector switch ANT SWITCH to INT When an external antenna is connected to the ANTENNA socket set the selector switch to EXT Caution When using an outdoor...

Page 13: ...de is used when searching for new radio signals Quick press the VF VM button When the frequency indicator flashes the VF mode is activated VM VM mode is used for looking up stations that have been stored into memory Quick press the VF VM button When the station memory indicator in the top right corner of the display flashes the VM mode is activated Note When the memory contains no stored stations ...

Page 14: ... antenna and adjust its length and direction in order to get the optimum reception Medium Wave MW Long Wave LW This radio uses an internal ferrite bar antenna to receive medium wave and long wave broadcasts the quality of which can be enhanced by changing the device s position and direction 10 ...

Page 15: ...op the auto scan feature quick press the VF VM button or gently rotate the TUNING knob Direct Keypad Entry In VF mode quick press the numeric keys 0 9 followed by to directly enter a station frequency Notes For FM band ignore the decimal point when inputting frequency numbers For example enter 8 9 3 for FM 89 3 MHz If the entered frequency is not within the covering range the error Err symbol will...

Page 16: ...st available storage location in the selected memory page If desired change the page and or preset location by using the PAGE or PAGE button and or the TUNING knob 3 Quick press the M button again to confirm or wait for about 3 seconds to automatically store the station into memory Notes SSB and SYNC stations are only available for storage in Page 0 Stored SSB and SYNC station details include USB ...

Page 17: ...emory page 2 Quick press SW to select the SW frequency band 3 There are two ATS modes for SW Mode A Press and hold the SW or METER BAND button to initiate ATS for stations within all meter bands Mode B Press and hold the METER BAND button to initiate ATS within the selected meter band Tips ATS except in SW mode B replaces previously stored radio stations within a memory page To prevent this from h...

Page 18: ...e memory M button to store it the device continues to scan for the next available station 6 To stop the auto scan feature quick press the VF VM button or gently rotate the TUNING knob Auto Sorting Memory This feature can automatically organize all stations that have been stored into the memory Turn the device off and then press and hold the button until the memory page number on the display starts...

Page 19: ... Rotate the TUNING knob with some vigor to browse through the station list or use the numeric keys to directly enter the preset station number Operation for memory Page 1 24 1 Use the PAGE or PAGE button to select a memory page 2 Rotate the TUNING knob with some vigor to browse through the selected memory page or use the numeric keys to directly enter the preset station number Memory Page Scan Thi...

Page 20: ...you wish to delete stored stations see also page 15 on recalling stored stations 2 Press and hold the VF VM button to start the memory scan 3 Upon finding an unwanted station press the DELETE button No confirmation is required and scanning continues immediately 4 To stop the memory scan gently rotate the TUNING knob Deleting All Stored Stations To delete all stations within a memory page 1 Select ...

Page 21: ...N switch When listening to distant and weak signal stations select DX to increase sensitivity When listening to strong local signals that seem distorted select LOCAL to avoid strong signal overload blocking AM Bandwidth Selection Quick press AM BANDWIDTH repeatedly or press the button and then rotate the FINE TUNING knob to select different bandwidths to enhance the intelligibility of longwave med...

Page 22: ...uring signal transmission and suppress interference caused by adjacent stations Enable Disable SYNC detection 1 Press and hold SSB SYNC the display shows SYNC and the radio enters the synchronous detection mode 2 Quick press LSB or USB to select Lower Sideband or Upper Sideband SYNC detection 3 To disable quick press SSB SYNC and SYNC disappears from the display Note Enabling the SYNC detector doe...

Page 23: ...requency in VM mode only 2 AUDIO PLAYER MODE Insert a microSD card with supported audio files into the card slot at the bottom of the device Turn the device on If in radio mode quick press RADIO MP3 to enter the audio player mode The display shows and and audio playback starts automatically Notes Supported audio formats 16bit 44 1kHz FLAC WAV APE WMA and MP3 is displayed when there is no card inse...

Page 24: ...d hold Fast forward Press and hold Stop Quick press Tips After using to stop playback The display shows the current album number and the total number of tracks in the album Rotate the TUNING knob to restart audio playback The device starts playback from the first track in the selected album Rotate the FINE TUNING knob to select a different album and start audio playback track number repeat track s...

Page 25: ...NG knob to select the next album then use the numeric keys to enter an album number and press to confirm Selecting an Audio Track Method 1 Rotate the TUNING knob or quick press Method 2 Rotate the TUNING knob to select the next track then enter the desired audio track number using the numeric keys and press to confirm Deleting an Audio Track 1 Select the track you want to delete 2 Press and hold u...

Page 26: ... adjust volume and treble bass 4 OTHER SETTINGS AND FEATURES Activating Deactivating the Alarm There are two independently programmable alarms to turn on the device at a specific time Quick press TIMER A or TIMER B to activate the alarm The alarm icon is shown on the display to indicate that the device will turn on at the preset time Quick press again to deactivate the alarm setting Setting the Al...

Page 27: ...till flashing quick press TIMER A or TIMER B the alarm icon starts flashing 4 While still flashing quick press stops flashing and the setting is completed 5 Make sure to adjust the volume to an appropriate level Alarm by audio player 1 Insert a microSD card containing audio files 2 Enter the audio player mode and select the audio track you want to use as the alarm 3 Quick press M the icon starts f...

Page 28: ...the alarm after which you can use the audio player normally Snooze Function When the alarm goes off press SNOOZE DISPLAY to temporarily turn off the alarm The alarm will go off again after 5 minutes To disable this feature while still snoozing quick press POWER SLEEP Setting the Sleep Timer Use this feature to listen to the radio or audio player and let the device automatically power off after a s...

Page 29: ... hold SNOOZE DISPLAY again to unlock Tone Selection Use the TONE switch to adjust the BASS lower frequencies or TREBLE higher frequencies of the speaker sound Using Headphones Plug a stereo headphone below 300Ω into the socket Stereo Audio Output Line Out To feed audio to external amplifiers amplified speakers or recording equipment Use a stereo audio cable with a 3 5 mm 1 8 inch plug to connect t...

Page 30: ...tely Search the station manually Adjust the length and direction of the antenna or change to a different location and try again MW AM stations are spaced at 10 kHz in the Americas Turn off the device then press and hold the 3 button to change the tuning step to 10 kHz MW AM stations are spaced at 10 kHz in the Americas the device may be set to 9 kHz tuning steps Turn off the device then press and ...

Page 31: ...ers enjoyment In the event that a sudden firmware glitch does occur e g unresponsive or erratic behavior of buttons knobs LCD display issues press the RESET button with a pointy object to return to normal operation stored stations will not be lost when resetting the firmware 27 ...

Page 32: ...Battery Safety Instructions Improper replacement of the lithium battery may result in an explosion Replace only with a lithium battery of the same type or equivalent the lithium battery used in this device is a 18650 rechargeable lithium battery with a protection circuit Do not charge non rechargeable batteries Do not expose the battery to heat sources e g sunlight fire low temperatures humidity o...

Page 33: ...Hz fine tuning 520 1710kHz 10kHz tuning 1kHz fine tuning 1621 29999kHz 5kHz tuning 1kHz fine tuning 1711 29999kHz 5kHz tuning 1kHz fine tuning When LW MW and SW are received in SSB mode the tuning step is 1kHz and the fine tuning step is 10Hz 64 108MHz 100kHz tuning 10kHz fine tuning 76 108MHz 100kHz tuning 10kHz fine tuning 87 108MHz 100kHz tuning 10kHz fine tuning 87 5 108MHz 50kHz tuning 10kHz ...

Page 34: ...e Input Power Supply Charger Power Dimensions Weight excl battery 1st IF 55 845MHz 2nd IF 10 7MHz 3rd IF DSP 45kHz 128kHz 35dB 450mW at 10 harmonic distortion 75mA 90mA 90mA 35mA Approx 60mA 120μA Max 128GB 16bit 44 1kHz FLAC WAV APE WMA MP3 4Ω 3W 3 5mm 300Ω 3 7V 18650 Li ion battery x 1 or external DC 5V 5V 1A micro USB type B socket 198 W x 120 H x 38 D mm 611g ...

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