TECSUN TECSUN PL-880 PLL MULTI BAND RADIO WITH EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE Cigale ae rease read this instruction carefully before using the deviceCONTENT LOCATION OF CONTROLS. INSTRUCTION ‘TURN ONIOFF THE RADIO. USING THE ANTENNA, ‘VOLUME ADJUSTMENT. VF sw roquoney)VMviow meme) MODE. ‘TUNING INTO STATIONS, MANUAL TUNING *AUTOBROWSE © DIRECT KEYPAD ENTRY WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES * STORING STATIONS MANUALLY # SEML-AUTO STORAGE ‘AUTO TUNING STORAGE (ATS) # MEMORY PAGE SELECTION LISTENING TO STORED STATIONS. ‘© WANUALLY BROWSE STORED STATIONS. ‘AUTO BROWSE STORED STATIONS. # DIRECT ENTRY INTO STORED STATIONS DELETING STATION MEMORIES, WANUALLY DELETE ASINGLE STATION « SEMI-AUTO DELETE ASINGLE STATION #* NANUALLY DELETE ALL STATIONS (WITHIN A PAGE} SLEEP TIMER TINE SETTING. ALARM SETTING (0y ad). ‘© ACTIVATE;DEACTIVATE THE ALARM ‘ALARM STATION SETTING = TURNING OFF THE ALARM # SNOOZE FUNCTION LCD BACKLIGHT. 7 @ 8 ° cy “4 6 6 7 PL-a80Fu STEREO. [AM BW (BANDWIDTH) SELECTION. ENHANCING SW SENSITIVITY USING ANT. GAIN, ‘TONE CONTROL. KEY LOCK FUNCTION, DISPLAY MODE CONVERSION, LINE-OUT FUNCTION SINGLE SIDE BAND (Sse), ENHANCING SHORTWAVE RECEPTION ‘CHARGING FUNCTION, RESET FUNCTION SYSTEM SETTING (In Power Of Mode) FM FREQUENCY RANGE ‘© TURN ONIOFF THE LW fete (At 170K TUNING STEPS ‘®AUTO-SORTING STATIONUST RADIO MAINTENANCE 2 LUTHIUM BATTERY SAFETY INFORMATION (IMPORTANT). ‘TROUBLE SHOOTING SPECIFICATIONS, L280 RRSNEeEeE BER 2LOCATION OF CONTROLS a L220© Power Sieep buon @ FU AM LW) SW_&.ATS (Auto Tuning Storage) @ UsBILSBINORM O Reset @ -) + Memory page selection @ Delete / Confer (=) bution @ Auto-soring station ist @ Memory (storing stations manually) @ FM SW telescopic antenna @ time set @ Alarm set (by radio only) @ Display mode / Key lock @ FM stereo & AM bandwidth, © VE! vMiscAN @ Snooze @ Carrying strap © SW extemal apna jack @ SWANT. Gain (OX / Normal / Local) @ Earphone jack @ Line-out jack @ USB 5V C.IN jack @ LCD backlight contral @ Matifunctional tuning knob Back stand @ Tone selection @ Fine tuning kno @ Volume contrat @ Batty compartment PL-280LCD SYMBOL DESCRIPTION 1 aes due AGE © sereypoeriscnsr —— @ ht Foy ito ML nS TTulpme iF oF “icapmareiems — ODI cme @ iiicg since © ee tine 12> ftey “3 Sw tung Seat spoon jo FF stu a som tine © dem on) OF insicatoe ssn 38s © tien ater 1 Faint Spl tert, © Siraincrw shortwave ter Dan 4) Sigal tenga Large tga pay en 8 sit © Lave tina ty (Fai OF sas Tow ds syston @ Mai ime instr oy ai ony) stirgs ec ae ad DM states: Radi gy © PAGE: Store page nicatar PRESET Str ates indicator @@ FM stereo stats indicator an instr Signal strength (unit: dBu): This is the value to measure radio reception sienath a higher value indicates a stronger reception. 'SNR SIR (unit: Bu): Signal fo Noise Ratio: a higher value indicates less background noise 5 L220TURN ON/OFF THE RAI 1. Open the battery compartment located atthe back ofthe unit, property instal the included 18650 ithium battery by folowing the polarity clagram, then close the battery door aa be suet seb py. 2. Pross the [POWER] patton 16 un ONIOFF the device. Not: the rao is unable to tum on, please make sure the battery thas sufficient power, i installed corect, and whether the key Jock function has not been switched on, I the device is locked, the display will show [eto unlock, press and hold the [-o] ‘utlen until the key symbol cisappears trom the display PL-280USING THE ANTENNA. FM/ Shortwave (SW): \When listening to FM or shortwave radio, extend the antenna and agjust its length and election in ord to get the optimum reception Medium Wave (MW) / Long Wave (LW): “This racio uses an injfral fete bar antenna to receive medium wave andleng wave broadcasts, the quay of ‘which can be enhanced by changing the device's postion land diection 7 L220VOLUME ADJUSTMENT Rotate the [VOLUME] knob upward or downward to adjust to your dsiced volume level. VE (VIEW FREQUENCY)/VM (VIEW MEMORY) MODE VF: Press the VFIVM] button. When the station frequency indicator lashes twiee, the VF made is activate. ‘VM: Press the [VEIVM] butlon, When the station memory Indicator in the top right comer ofthe display fashes, the VMI ‘mode is activate. ‘obo Note: When the memory cdntains no stored stations, is nat possible to ‘switch between the VF (View Frequency) and VM (View Memory) ‘mode. If there are no stored stations in memory, then the device will automatically bein VF mode. PL-280 8TUNING INTO STATIONS “Turn on the radio, then select your desired band by pressing on cher the FM, AM or SW buttons. Now, you can tune inlo your favorite stations using any of the {allowing tuning methods: MANUAL TUNING In View Frequency (VF) mode, rotate the [TUNING] knob to ‘search for your desire stations, ‘AUTO BROWSE In VF mode, press & hold the IVE'VM] button. The ">> symbol advances from left to right andthe device wil ‘automatically browse the available Stations, staying on each station fof? Ausra about § seconds, “To stop the auto browse functén, simply rotate the [TUNING] knob or press the [VF/VM] buon (6 confi your desired station. Note: While operating the "AUTO BROWSE function, you can press, the [MEMORY] button anytime ta store th station into memory, the radio will keep on browsing tothe next available station, DIRECT KEYPAD ENTRY In "VF" mode, you can press the numeric keys [0-9 ] to cirectly ‘enter a station Irequency. Note: 1. Far FM band, ignore the decimal point when inputing frequency numbers, For example: enter 8,9, 3 for FM 89.3 Me, 2.1fthe entered frequency is not within the covering range, the ‘error "En symbol wil be cisplayed. ° L220WORKING WITH STATION MEMORIES ‘There are 2060 station memories for this device, with great Alexbiliy in memory storage. Please refer to the chart below: 1 Memory PAGE 0, noted as "PO", consists of 650 station ‘mameries, 100 assigned for FMIMWILWISSB and 250 for SW. 2. Memory PAGE 1 to 24, noted as "P', "P2" ete, each page consists of 100 station memories, in total 2400 station Teeny] | We ee set Tama) | ms | ota | as |= 7 ¥ a) 7_| tamer | [wv] ge SH 250 5 ay v $98 00 v a Note: When viewing the stored staons rPO, it wil only show the lations of the band that was'selecied when entering the VM. ‘mode. If you wishto,S60 tha stored stations from a diffrent band, select the band of your preference and reenter the VM mode, In all other pages (Pt P24), it is not necessary to preselect the band; the device will show the stored stations from all bands. ‘STORING STATIONS MANUALLY Sin mode, press the FM) AM [SWI btn forband selection, then tun no your deed tation = 2. Pres te MEMORY ton, RESET" wil fash nth op ht comerefihe diay nenrorme tne TIC TuuNeleutoreseectamenoy 1 LSU rena, 2. Press the [MEMORY] buton agin conf wat fr aout Beacons te autora tree san i ero PL-280 10SeMI—AUTO STORAGE Wil pean the "ho Bowser you can pes he IMEWORYI buon ts stator ne meron, rey Svokdng oy unwanted sates, In VE made pres & ol he VEN hs Suton he "35 yb aovanoxe wh femmisttorgntandtecevce vit eM Monateatybowsetheaaias —"(TOAQ Stators, staying on each talon or aout secon os ‘stop he ato browse fron sina th TUNING wre orpres on he VERN ton cont your Seed tate, ur Tutus stoncan QQ coven cana Pilipinas 4 Paella 2a Preset tonienmewree [ge Gaarnatae eal See aso ‘it means the ATS operation has renee felons se fui MwiLw ars: 1. Press the (AM button to select MW or LW band. 2. Press & hold [AW] button to operate the ATS function, " L220‘SWATS: 1. Fuly extend the telescopic antenna and press the SW [ v ] or [LAT button to select SW band. 2. There are two mades fr ATS tuning: Mode A: Press & hold the [ v] button to operate ATS for saions within all meter bands; Mode B: Press & hold the [ ~ | button to operate ATS only for stations within the present meter band, Note: \When using the ATS function for FM, MWILW or SW made A, previously stored radio stations willbe replaced automatically by the newly found stations, 2. When using the ATS function in SW lode previously stored racio staions will not be replaced: all newly found racio Stations wil be stored inthe blank memory accresses. 3. If here is too much interferenes in your surrounding, or many mirrors or blank stations ate stored during ATS operation, you should extend the telescopic antenna fo enhance FM & SW reception, of ratate the rad (or better reception of MWY & LW. Yeu can also push the [ANT: GAIN] switch io the postion [NORMAL] or [LOCAL to enhance the ATS function MEMORY PAGE SELECTION 1. Press the [FM], [MW/LW] or [SW] bution for band selection, then tune into your desired station. 2. Press the [MEMORY] button. The memory address flashes in the upper right comer ofthe display 3. Press the [- PAGE +] buttons to choose your desired memory page, then rotate the [TUNING] knob to select your preferred memory address. Press the [MEMORY] button again to confi, or wat for 3 seconds to automatically store the station into memory. PL-280 2STENING TO STORED STATIONS MANUALLY BROWSE STORED STATIONS ‘Solact the band of which you want to view the stored stations, then press the [VF/VM] button to enter the VM made. Rotate the [TUNING! knob to view the sloced stations within a memory page. “To view the stoced stains of other memory pages, press the [- PAGE +] butons to change the page. Note: ‘When viewing the stored stations in PO, it wil only show the stations ofthe Band that was selected when entering the VM ‘mode. If you wish to see the stored stations from a diffrent band, ‘elect the band of your preference and reenter the VM mode, In all other pages (P1 ~ P24), it is not necessary to preselect the band; the device will show the stored stations frem all bands. AUTO BROWSE STORED STATIONS ‘Select the band of which yau wal fo view the stored stations, then press the [VF/VM] buon toénter the VM mode. Press & hold the [VF / VA] button untiPRESET flashes inthe upper fight comer of the display. The device will auto browse all stalons In the selected memory pape, staying on each station for about 5 ‘seconds, To stop browsing, rotate the [TUNING] knob or press the [VF VM] button again. To view the stored stations of other ‘memory pages, press the [- PAGE +] buttons o change the page. Note: When viewing the stored stations in PO, i wil only show the lations ofthe band that was selected when entering the VM ‘mode. If you wish to See the stored stations from a diferent ban, select the band of your preference and reenter the VM mode. In all other pages (P1 ~ P24), itis not necessary to preselect the ‘band; the device wll show the store stations from all bands. 2 L220DIRECT ENTRY INTO STORED STATIONS. In VM mode, fist enter the memary page fom which you want to select the address. To select a memory page, press the [PAGE +] buttons. While it lashes, type inthe page number (0- 24) by pressing the corresponding numeric keys [0 -9} \When entered the preferred memory page, selec he adress by pressing the corresponding numeric Keys [0-9] Note: the display shows -—" behind the page pumber after changing ‘pages, i means there are no stored slalions on that page. I=" is shown ater entering an addressin-a page that has stored stations, k means the selected memory address does not exist DELETING STATION MEMORIES MANUALLY DELETE’A SINGLE STATION Rotate the [TUNING] jib to select the memory that you want 6 delete, press shu ‘hold the [DELETE] button, “SEL” & Z Preset wal lash on the display. Press| N08 the [DELETE] button again to remove the unwanted memory address dEL Note: the [DELETE] bution i not pressed for confimation within 3 ‘seconds, the delete function is exited automatically PL-280 “‘SEMI-AUTO DELETE A SINGLE STATION In VM mode, press & hold the [VF/VMM] button. “PRESET” will flash and the device will automatically browse the stored stations within the selected memory page, staying on each station for about § seconds. While operating this “Auto Browse" function within the memory, you can press the [DELETE] button to remove ‘tations from the memory. No ‘confirmation is required and the browsing continues immediately. To | ® Qos stop the auto browse function, rotate the TUNING] neh ores on he dEL IVFIVM] button. MANUALLY DELETE ALL STATIONS (WITHIN A PAGE) Press & hold the [DELETE] button for 3 seconds and notice that both the page number as well a5 "dEL flashes 4 ‘on the display; press the [DELETE] ‘ wo bullen again dee al sre stains within the selected meméry page. Note: the [DELETE] button i not pressed for confirmation within 3 ‘seconds, the delete function is exited automatically 6 L220SLEEP TIMER LInPOWEROFF mode. presse Sh tal the POWER] button uri the sleep timer symbol" Ba" | was fashes onthe cisply. n 2. Rotate the [TUNING] kneb Gn Immediately to select asleep tina rom 4-120 minutes oe select” Dn “forPOWER ON — ovao5-=0-=5-=-a0 ‘made (the racio willbe tumed on ee ater 1 second) tne = 5 = 605) Note: The default setting ofthe sleep imeris “On * TIME SETTING thule hers rca ga Bet are errs gee yo eo areiyiettesecrsescre AB IG soto binmecion pees Siar sresste ej oaton coon ot Route be TUNING) nb Pad Seta sean ne PL-280 16ALARM SETTING (By Radio) 1. Press & hol the (ALARW] button : unt the hours inccatr stats oe flashing inthe Uppor right comer of fg te cisply. Rotate the [TUNING] knob oad te hous, orcrecty | ae enter the alarm time by pressing the [0-9] numeric keys. 2. While the hours indicator ashes, press the (ALARM) button to select, the minutes indicator. Rotate the TUNING) knob to aust the minutes, oF drectly enter itby pressing the [0-9 ] numeric keys. aa 2. rss te ALAR on as then rotate the [TUNING] knob to. O65 caoctom' Sommuosesaiie lf ‘aS Otros ess cen eters wetatuee turn off automatically 4, Press the [ALARM] button to ‘conf the setting or wait for 3 seconds, the unit will automatically confem the alarm seting, ACTIVATE / DEACTIVATE THE ALARM ‘This device has a radia alarm, the duration of which can be set fom 1-90 minutes. To activate the alarm function, press the [ALARM] button. The alarm f" symbol appears on the display ‘To deactivate the alarm function, press the (ALARM button ‘again. The alarm * 2 * symbol will disappear. v L220ALARM STATION SETTING. 4. Tum on the device and select your prefered station forthe alarm sound. Adjust your desired alarm volume level 2. Press the [MEMORY] button to store the alarm station. 3. Immediately press the [ALARM] button to select the stored station. Ifthe slaion is selected successfully the alarm time is briefly shown on the upper right comer ofthe display. 4. You many now tum off the device. TURNING OFF THE ALARM. \Whhen the alarm goes of, press the [POWER] button to turn off the alarm and enter the rao stening mode, Press the [POWER] bution again to tun off he radio: ‘SNOOZE FUNCTION \When the alarm goes off, press the [SNOOZE] button to temporaty tum af the alae The alarm wil go off again after S| minutes. LCD BACKLIGHT This device has an inteligent backlight function, meaning the orange backlight is i for about 5 seconds after operating any keys or knobs, ‘You can also push the [ON/OFF LIGHT] switch 1o“ON" to keep the backlight ofthe LCD i PL-280 18FM STEREO 1 When listening to radio broadcasting through stereo earphones, press the (FM.ST] buton to activate the stereo function: tie" symbol appears on the display. I the FM signal is t00 weak, itis advisable to tum off the stereo function by pressing the [FM ST] Butlon again, the ~ 8 €” symbol disappears, 2. When listening to FM stereo through a speaker, itis advisable totum off the stereo function fo improve sound quali. 3. The stereo function wil not be activated and the“ ® 4 * symbol will not appear ifthe FM station isnot in stereo broadeasting ‘AM BW (BANDWIDTH) SELECTION ress the [AM BV] button td eel6nt your desied bandwicth for MW, LW, SW and SB, [In SW, MW, LW mode: Préss the [AM BWV] bution repeatedly to select 9, 5. 3.5, 23KHZAM bandwicth, In S88 mode (with LSBIUSB displayed on top of the frequency): Press the (AM BW) button repeatedly to select 4. 3, 23, 1.2, 0.5 kH2 AM bandwidth Wide Band Ithas better audio fidelity when receiving strong signals or local stations. Narrow Band: Itis suitable to receive weak and long distance stations asthe ‘arrow band is able to kit the interference from agjacent strong signals and reduce background noise. 0 L220ENHANCING SW SENSITIVITY USING ANT. GAIN Wile listening to SW, push the [ANT.GAIN] switch to"DX" positon for normal listening. For stations with a sitong signal or ‘tong electrical interference, push the [ANT.GAIN] switch to tither NORMAL" or LOCAL” to achieve beter sensitivity, TONE CONTROL Push he TONE] switch upward for “TREBLE” istening, downward for BASS" tone, KEY LOCK FUNCTION To activate the key lock function, press & hold the [ @ ] button thew * symbol appears on the display. Press & hold the {wo | button abain to unlock. DISPLAY MODE CONVERSION In POWER ON mode, repeatedly press the [DISPLAY] button to view the ime, alarm sting, or Signal Stength/SNR in the upper Fight comer of the display LINE-OUT FUNCTION ‘The device is abe to output the signal by using an auto cable to connect ether an extemal amplifier or recording device. Note: Wile connected, the volume ean only be adjusted on the extemal device. PL-280 20INGLE SIDE BAND (SSB) 1.In Shortwave mde, pss the Users [UsBMoRtt or tS3NORN] button select ether Upper Side snd 1537 Bare (USB) or Lover Ske Band Bore 13 14906 2. Ent te 8S frequency deat by presing the netic ay [0 2: Then il he [FINE TUNING] knob o ative aber quay reepto, 4, Pree th [USSINOAW] or [LS8NORM]buton again to ox the S98 mode Not: Vier theres oo muchinefeence cM oPSW tom adjacent Stans li acon aval ha SSB pein by asloctng USL88 andthe fire ture he ete emia te inrerence Be aware that amet arnt elite Song arjacon sation iterferonc oeapre station mtetrence, ENHANCING SHORTWAVE RECEPTION Use the external wife ahtenna to plug into the [SW ANT] Jack, then posiion the opposite end outside the window for better SW reception 2 PL-220CHARGING FUNCTION To ulize the builtin charging function, connect a SV external power source with mini-USB plug to the device, The symbol will advance from down to up while charging. It slops when the battery is fully charged, Comet extra poe sce wth 8 pS — ECT Note: Incase the device is not usegfoFan extended pariod, itis ‘advisable to charge the included techargeable battery once ‘every 3 months for about 4 hours This wil extend the battery's life span and keeps iti good séndiion. RESET FUNCTION not functioning propery, you can reset the device by scking @ pointed object (such as a straightened paperclip into the reset hole and gently press the [RESET] button, Note: Resetting the device will ot delete ‘any station memories, PL-280 2SYSTEM SETTING (In Power Off Mode) FM FREQUENCY RANGE Press & hold the [FM SET] button un 88-108MHiz, 76-10aMHiz (or 87-108MtH appears onthe display, Press the [FM SET] button to select a suitable frequency range for FM. ‘TURN ON/OFF LW Ta tum ON/OFF LW, press & hold the [MWILW] button until "LAY ON” or LW OFF" appears on the splay. [MW (AM) 9K/10K TUNING STEPS. To select your desired AM tuning steps, press & hold the [10k2] button unt “9KH2" or “KH” appears on the spay. AUTO-SORTING STATION LIST In POWER OFF mode, to automaticaly sr all sored station ‘memories, press & hold the {9 J buon for about 2 seconds Lnti the memory page number Bre upper right comer stats running This function ig able to: 1. Remove al duplicate stations. Especially useful after storing stations manually you may sometimes store a station more than once. 2, Auto-soting the sequence of stored stations In page PO, select your desired band to find all stored Stations in sequence of frequency rom low to high) = In page P01-24, all stored stations are placed in sequence of frequency (Kom low to high), and in sequence of FM, SW, aw, LW Note: ‘Alter auto sorting the station memories, the station sequence wil be re-arranged, a L2201 Keep itary. Rain, humility and other types of quids or moisture can contain minerals that may cause corrosion to components, I the device does accidentally get wat, remove the battery and wait forthe raco to dry completely before placing it back, 2. Do not store the device in hot areas above +50°C. High temperatures can shorten the If span of certain components 3. Do not place or store the device in cold environments lower than -50'C . Otherwise, when the surrounding temperature fises to room emperature intemal moisture may develop and ‘damage the circuit board and LCD display 4. Do not drop, hit, or smash the device. 5. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning saWvabts, or strong iB mw > co sn > 6B 4. Bandwidth & Selectivity ny ‘Sake a Sen (+ 15008) MW 96,85 2000 | > ae (ONeaMt) WH 5,35 20m | >s048 (Nal) S98 43.25,12,0510 | > 5008 ave aay S.AMIF te: SoBAsie 2.7 Seu: 5 FMF 12 a L2206.FM Stereo crosstalk > 25d 7. Output Power (istrton DS) > 480m 8. Station Memory 200M in total PERN AT PAGE"D" ta 50 eno) it 10 ence He wth BO 1 it 0 aor = St wth 250 mmc = 98 wah HD maar (TURE AT PRE 1-24 ot 2400 ma 8.Alarm Mode: by Rai 10. Quiescent Current Fu 90m8 att < 70m sm = Tonk 580 < Tmt Dime < EDA 41. Speaker: iss er) pene 4 Oe | ona 12. Earphone Jack: Dinster3Som 13, Power supply: Fectorpatia ater: ion 7¥ Fate aka USB, OC Cae > 300mK 44, Unit Dimensions: sr 192441300 X30 mm 45. Weight: 5204 pater ot inte PL-280 2y