Tecsun Pl360 Manual

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TECSUN PL-360 DIGITAL DSP RADIO RECEIVER
Operation Manual
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Rev 1.0: Jun-02-2010 by Tao Qu
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
01. DIAGRAMS OF CONTROL LOCATION
02. DIAGRAMS OF LCD DISPLAY
03. POWER ON AND POWER OFF
04. LISTEN TO RADIO

04-A. ETM TUNING
04-B. MANUAL TUNING
04-C. AUTO SCAN TUNING
05. PRESET STATION

05-A. FM BAND ATS
05-B. MW BAND ATS
05-C. SW BAND ATS
05-D. MANUAL PRESET
05-E. FAST PRESET
06. LISTEN TO PRESET STATION

06-A. MANUAL MODE
06-B. AUTO MODE
07. DELETE PRESET STATION

07-A. MANUAL DELETE SINGLE STATION
07-B. AUTO DELETE SIGNAL STATION
07-C. MANUAL DELETE ALL STATION
08. SETUP AUTO POWER OFF TIMER
09. SETUP CLOCK
10. SETUP AUTO POWER ON/OFF TIMER
11. AUTO POWER ON/OFF
12. LCD DISPLAY MODE

12-A. POWER OFF STATUS
12-B. POWER ON STATUS
13. KEYPAD LOCK
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14. FM STEREO
15. IMPROVE SIGNAL RECEPTION

15-A. IMPROVE SIGNAL RECEPTION ON FM AND SW BAND
15-B. IMPROVE SIGNAL RECEPTION ON MW BAND
16. SMART CHARGE
17. WAISTBAND CLIP AND CARRYING POUCH
18. MISC SETUP

18-A. SETUP FM RANGE
18-B. SETUP MW TUNING STEP
18-C. LW EXTEND
18-D. ON/OFF SMART CHARGE
19. ABOUT BATTERY
20. CONTACT US
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01. DIAGRAMS OF CONTROL LOCATION
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01: Power
02: Multifunctional Tuning Knob
03: Band & ATS button
04: Volume Knob
05: USB 5V DC Jack
06: Battery Compartment
07: VM & SCAN
08: VF & SCAN
09: Easy Tuning Mode
10: Delete
11: Memory
12: Display
13: FM ST.
14: Alarm Set
15: Time Set
16: FM & SW Telescopic Antenna
17: MW Antenna Jack
18: Earphone Jack
19: Removable Belt Clip
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02. DIAGRAMS OF LCD DISPLAY
01: Battery Level

02: Auto Power Off
03: Auto Power On
04: Temperature Indication
05: Signal Level
06: Auto Power On Timer
07: Shortwave Meter Band
08: Memory Address Indication
09: ETM
10: Lock
11: Frequency Unit
12: Sub Digital Display
13: Sub Digital Display
14: FM Stereo Indication
15: Band Indication
16: Rechargeable Battery Indication
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03. POWER ON AND POWER OFF
Open the battery compartment and install 3pcs AA size 1.5V batteries. When battery
installed, will display the battery level and clock time on the LCD.
To power on the PL-360 radio, please quick press the [POWER] button.
[NOTE]: If can not power on the PL-360 radio, please check the battery installation,
battery level, or if the PL-360 radio was locked.
[NOTE]: press the button to release the keypad lock.
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04. LISTEN TO RADIO
Power on the PL-360 radio, quick press the [FM], [MW] or SW[<] and SW[>] button to
select the band. When working on the FM and SW band, please extend the telescopic
whip antenna for better signal reception. Adjust the [VOLUME] knob to change the
volume.
04-A. ETM TUNING

Quick press the [ETM] button to enter the ETM tuning mode, will have the “ETM”
displayed on the LCD.
Press the [ETM] button and hold for 3 seconds then release, the ETM tuning will start
working on the current band.
While the PL-360 is in ETM tuning, the frequency will be auto changed on the LCD, and
stop change when done. When ETM tuning finished, turn the tuning knob can listen the
station stored by the ETM tuning mode.
[NOTE]: EMT tuning mode support 100 stations on FM band, 100 stations on MW band,
100 stations on LW band, and 250 stations on SW band.
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04-B. MANUAL TUNING

Quick press the [VF] button, the PL-360 radio will enter the frequency status. Turn the
[TUNING] knob to search the stations.
FM band: tuning step is 0.01MHz by slow tuning, 0.1MHz by fast tuning.

MW band: tuning step is 1KHz by slow tuning, 9KHz/10KHz by fast tuning.
SW band: tuning step is 1KHz by slow tuning, 5KHz by fast tuning.
04-C. AUTO SCAN TUNING

Quick press the [VF] button, the PL-360 radio will enter the frequency status.
Press the [VF] button and hold for 3 seconds, the PL-360 radio will start auto scan tuning
the station, and will stay for 3 seconds on the captured station.
Quick press the [VF] button again will stop auto scan tuning.
[NOTE]: When PL-360 radio is working in auto scan tuning mode and has the stations is
captured, quick press the [MEM] button will save this station in the memory.
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05. PRESET STATION
There are totally 450 stations can be preset in the PL-360 radio.
FM band: 100 stations.
MW band: 100 stations.
SW band: 250 stations.
05-A. FM BAND ATS

Power on the PL-360 radio and extend the telescopic whip antenna, quick press the [FM]
button to enter the FM band.
Press the [FM] button and hold for 3 seconds, the PL-360 radio will start ATS tuning.
When the ATS tuning finished, the PL-360 radio will auto enter the address status, please
turn the [TUNING] knob to listen the stations preset by ATS tuning.
05-B. MW BAND ATS

Please power on the PL-360 radio, quick press the [MW] button to select the MW band.
Press the [MW] button and hold for 3 seconds, the PL-360 radio will start the ATS tuning.
05-C. SW BAND ATS

Power on the PL-360 radio and extend the telescopic whip antenna, quick press the SW[<]
or SW[>] button to select the SW band.
A: Press the SW[<] button and hold for 3 seconds, will ATS tuning on the whole SW meter
band.
B: Press the SW[>] button and hold for 3 seconds, will ATS tuning on the current SW
meter band.
[NOTE]: The FM, MW, LW and SW A mode ATS tuning will cover the all previous preset
stations.
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05-D. MANUAL PRESET

Power on the PL-360 radio, select the band and search the station you want to preset.
Quick press the [MEM.] button, will have the address number flash at the up left side on
the LCD.
Quick press the [MEM.] button again will preset this station in the memory.
[NOTE]: the PL-360 radio will auto preset the station if doesn’t quick press the [MEM.]
button within 3 seconds.
05-E. FAST PRESET

Power on the PL-360 radio and quick press the [VF] button, enter the frequency status.
Press the [VF] button and hold for 3 seconds, will auto scan the station.
When the PL-360 radio captures the station you would like to preset, quick press the
[MEM.] button will auto preset this station in memory. Repeat the above steps to preset
next station.
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06. LISTEN TO PRESET STATION
06-A. MANUAL MODE

Power the PL-360 radio and quick press the [VM] button to enter the address status.
Turn the [TUNING] knob to listen the all preset stations one by one.
06-B. AUTO MODE

Please power on the PL-360 radio and quick press the [VM] button to enter the address
status.
Press the [VM] button and hold for 3 seconds, will auto scan the all preset stations one by
one, and each preset station will be play for 3 seconds.
Press the [VM] button again will finish the browse.
[NOTE]: When find the preset station, quick press the [DEL.] button will delete this station
from the memory.
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07. DELETE PRESET STATION
07-A. MANUAL DELETE SINGLE STATION

Power on the PL-360 radio and quick press the [VM] button, enter the address status.
Turn the [TUNING] knob, find the station you want to delete.
Press the [DEL.] button and hold don’t release until has the “DEL” and address number
flash on the LCD, followed quick press the [DEL.] button again, will delete this preset
station.
[NOTE]: if doesn’t quick press the [DEL.] button to confirm the deletion within 3 seconds,
the PL-360 radio will cancel this delete operation.
07-B. AUTO DELETE SIGNAL STATION

Press the [VM] button and hold for 3 seconds, will auto scan the preset stations in the
memory.
Find the preset station you want to delete, quick press the [VM.] button will delete it from
the memory. Repeat to delete the next preset station.
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07-C. MANUAL DELETE THE ALL STATION

Press the [DEL.] button and hold for 3 seconds, will display the “DEL” and “ALL” on the
LCD.
Quick press the [DEL.] button again, will delete the all current band preset stations in the
memory.
[NOTE]: if doesn’t quick press the [DEL.] button to confirm the deletion within 3 seconds,
the PL-360 radio will cancel this delete operation.
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08. SETUP AUTO POWER OFF TIMER
The default configuration on the PL-360 radio is auto power off after 30 minutes after
power on.
Setup the auto power off timer can adjust the auto power off time.
Press the [POWER] button to power on the PL-360 radio, will display the “30” on the LCD.
Quick turn [TUNING] knob, select the auto power off time cycle from 1 to 120 minutes.
Select “ON” will disable the auto power off function.
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09. SETUP CLOCK
Press the [TIME] button, the hour time of clock will flash on the LCD, turn the [TUNING]
knob to adjust it.
Quick press the [TIME] button again, the minute time of clock will flash on the LCD, turn
the [TUNING] knob to adjust it.
Quick press the [TIME] button again, to confirm the adjustment and setup.
[NOTE]: The PL-360 radio will cancel the adjustment and setup if doesn’t press the [TIME]
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10. SETUP AUTO POWER ON/OFF TIMER
Press the [ALARM] button and hold for 3 seconds, will have the hour time flash on the
LCD, turn the [TUNING] knob to adjust this hour time.
Followed quick press the [ALARM] button again, will have the minute time flash on the
LCD, turn the [TUNING] knob to adjust this minute time.
Implement the above steps to setup the auto power on timer, then followed quick press
the [ALARM] button again to adjust the auto power off timer after the PL-360 radio auto
power on (from 1 to 90 minutes).
Quick press the [ALARM] button again, to confirm the adjustment and setup.
[NOTE]: The PL-360 radio will cancel the adjustment and setup if doesn’t press the [TIME]
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11. AUTO POWER ON/OFF
To enable the auto power on/off function on the PL-360 radio, must has the station preset
in the memory.
Power on the PL-360 radio, search and find the station you would like to play when auto
power on the PL-360 radio, and adjust the volume.
Quick press the [MEM.] button, the address number will flash on the LCD.
Quick press the [ALARM] button, will have the flash on the LCD, this station is
preset as the auto power on play station.
When the PL-360 is in power off status, quick press the [ALARM] button, will have the
display on the LCD, the auto power on function is enabled.
The PL-360 radio will auto power on and play the preset station when clock at the preset
auto power on timer time. Followed the PL-360 radio will auto power off at auto power off
timer time.
[NOTE]: If the PL-360 radio is power on, then will auto change to play the preset station if
the auto power on function is enabled and clock at the auto power on timer time.
[NOTE]: When PL-360 radio is auto power on, quick press the [POWER] button, will enter
normal power on status (will doesn’t auto power off), quick press the [POWER] button
again will power off the PL-360 radio.
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12. LCD DISPLAY MODE
12-A. POWER OFF STATUS

When the PL-360 radio is in power off status, quick press the [DISPLAY] button, will
display the temperature or auto power on timer at the up left side on the LCD.
12-B. POWER ON STATUS

When the PL-360 radio is in power on status, quick press the [DISPLAY] button, will
display the auto power on timer, temperature, clock, signal strength and SNR information.
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13. KEYPAD LOCK
When the PL-360 radio is in power on or power off status, press the button and
hold for 3 seconds, will display the on the LCD, the keypad is locked.
Press the button again and hold for 3 seconds, the keypad is unlocked.
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14. FM STEREO
When listening the FM station via the earphone, quick press the [FM.ST] button will
enable the FM stereo function, and will have display on the LCD.
When listening the FM station via the inside speaker, suggest disable the FM stereo
function to improve the sound quality.
[NOTE]: The FM stereo function only available for the FM station which support the stereo
broadcasting.
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15. IMPROVE SIGNAL RECEPTION
15-A. IMPROVE SIGNAL RECEPTION ON FM AND SW BAND

There is one long wire antenna coming in the PL-360 radio package, clip one end at the
inside telescopic whip antenna and hang up another end at the window, will improve the
signal reception on the FM and SW band.
[NOTE]: Please don’t use the long wire antenna outdoor during the thunderstorm weather.
15-B. IMPROVE SIGNAL RECEPTION ON MW BAND

There is an external MW antenna coming in the package, use this external MW antenna
will improve the signal reception on the MW band.
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16. SMART CHARGE
The PL-360 radio supports the smart charge function to charge the Ni-MH rechargeable
battery.
Install 3pcs Ni-MH rechargeable batteries into the PL-360 radio, and connect the external
wall power adapter. When PL-360 radio is in power off status, press the button
and hold for 3 seconds, the smart charge function is enabled, and will have “CHA ON” and
display on the LCD.
There is a mini-USB interface designed on the PL-360 radio, use the USB 5V power
supply to smart charge the Ni-MH rechargeable battery is available. When the PL-360
radio is charge the Ni-MH rechargeable battery, the will flash on the LCD, and will
stop flash when charge finished.
[NOTE]: The PL-360 radio can be powered by the USB 5V power supply.
[NOTE]: DON’T charge any other battery except the Ni-MH rechargeable battery.
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17. WAISTBAND CLIP AND CARRYING POUCH
Use the waistband clip and carrying pouch for easy carrying and better protect your
PL-360 radio.
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18. MISC SETUP
Before implement the following setup, please make sure the PL-360 radio is in power off
status.
18-A. SETUP FM RANGE

Press the [FM] button and hold for 3 seconds, can select the FM band frequency range
from 87.5MHz to 108MHz, 76MHz to 108MHz, or 87MHz to 108MHz.
18-B. SETUP MW TUNING STEP

Press the [9/10KHz] button and hold for 3 seconds, when display “10KHz” on the LCD
means the MW band tuning step is 10KHz, when display “9KHz” on the LCD means the
MW band tuning step is 9KHz.
[NOTE]: When MW band tuning step is in 10KHz, the temperature display is by degree
Fahrenheit mode.
[NOTE]: when MW band tuning step is in 9KHz, the temperature display is by centidegree
mode.
18-C. LW EXTEND
Setup the MW band tuning step in 9KHz mode, press the [MW] button and hold for 3
seconds, will display 150-1620KHz on the LCD means the frequency range extend to LW
band. Press the [MW] button again and hold for 3 seconds, will display 522-1620KHz on
the LCD means LW band extend disabled.
18-D. ON/OFF SMART CHARGE
When using the Ni-MH rechargeable battery on the PL-360 radio, press the button
and hold for 3 seconds, will enable the smart charge function and will display the “CHA
ON” and on the LCD.
When using the normal alkaline battery on the PL-360 radio, press the button and
hold for 3 seconds to disable the smart charge function, will no “CHA ON” and
display on the LCD.
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19. ABOUT BATTERY
If there is no battery installed on the PL-360 radio for long time, the clock will stop, but the
all preset station in the memory will not lost. The user need reset the clock after battery
reinstallation.
The PL-360 radio has the smart detection circuit to check the battery level, and will auto
power off the radio when the battery is in low level.
Please don’t mix using the new and old battery together.
Please take the battery out from the PL-360 radio if long time not use.
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20. CONTACT US
Welcome to contact us for any questions or any help needed.
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TECSUN PL-360 DIGITAL DSP RADIO RECEIVER

Rev 1.0: Jun-02-2010 by Tao Qu

01. DIAGRAMS OF CONTROL LOCATION

02. DIAGRAMS OF LCD DISPLAY

03. POWER ON AND POWER OFF

04. LISTEN TO RADIO

05. PRESET STATION

06. LISTEN TO PRESET STATION

07. DELETE PRESET STATION

08. SETUP AUTO POWER OFF TIMER

09. SETUP CLOCK

10. SETUP AUTO POWER ON/OFF TIMER

11. AUTO POWER ON/OFF

12. LCD DISPLAY MODE

13. KEYPAD LOCK

15. IMPROVE SIGNAL RECEPTION

16. SMART CHARGE

17. WAISTBAND CLIP AND CARRYING POUCH

18. MISC SETUP

19. ABOUT BATTERY

01. DIAGRAMS OF CONTROL LOCATION

02: Multifunctional Tuning Knob

03: Band & ATS button

04: Volume Knob

05: USB 5V DC Jack

06: Battery Compartment

07: VM & SCAN

08: VF & SCAN

09: Easy Tuning Mode

14: Alarm Set

15: Time Set

16: FM & SW Telescopic Antenna

17: MW Antenna Jack

18: Earphone Jack

19: Removable Belt Clip

02. DIAGRAMS OF LCD DISPLAY

01: Battery Level

03. POWER ON AND POWER OFF

[NOTE]: press the button to release the keypad lock.

04. LISTEN TO RADIO

04-A. ETM TUNING

04-B. MANUAL TUNING

FM band: tuning step is 0.01MHz by slow tuning, 0.1MHz by fast tuning.

04-C. AUTO SCAN TUNING

05. PRESET STATION

05-A. FM BAND ATS

05-B. MW BAND ATS

05-C. SW BAND ATS

05-D. MANUAL PRESET

05-E. FAST PRESET

06. LISTEN TO PRESET STATION

06-A. MANUAL MODE

06-B. AUTO MODE

Press the [VM] button again will finish the browse.

07. DELETE PRESET STATION

07-A. MANUAL DELETE SINGLE STATION

07-B. AUTO DELETE SIGNAL STATION

07-C. MANUAL DELETE THE ALL STATION