TECSUN TECSUN

PL-365

FM stereo / MW / SW-SSB DSP RECEIVER

OPERATION MANUAL

SLEEP

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: [email protected]

Website: www.tecsun.com.cn

20150120

PL-365

FM STEREO / MW / SW-SSB DSP RECEIVER

TECSUN ELECTRONIC IND. LTD.

PL-365 Functional Block Diagram

PL-365 is equipped with DSP si4735 microchips (from Silicon

Labs in the USA) for digital demodulation of analog AM/FM broadcasting signals, which greatly enhances the radio's sensitivity, selectivity, S/N ratio and anti-interference.

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SPECIFICATIONS

1. Frequency range

FM 87~108 MHz

Japan 76~108 MHz

EU, USA 87.5~108 MHz

MW 522~1620 (150~1620) kHz

USA 520~1710 kHz

SW 1711~29999 kHz

2. Sensitivity

F M (S/N=30dB) Less than 3μV

MW (S/N=26dB) Less than 1mV/m

LW (S/N=26dB) Less than 10mV/m

SW (S/N=26dB) Less than 30μV

SSB (S/N=10dB) Less than 3μV

3.Selectivity

FM ＞60 dB

MW ＞60 dB

LW ＞60 dB

SW ＞60 dB

4. FM Stereo crosstalk Less than 25 dB

5. Memory 550

6. Output 350 mW

7. Power UM3 or AA X 3

USB 5V DC

8. Speaker Φ40mm, 500mW/16 Ohm

9. Earphone Jack Φ3.5mm, 8~32 Ohm, Stereo type

10. Dimensions Approx. 53(W) X 159(H) X 26(D) mm

11. Weight 128g (Batteries not included)

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QUESTIONS ANSWERS SOLUTIONS

When the alarm

(radio) goes off, there is only noise in the broadcasting.

-Did not set the

proper radio station

for the alarm.

-Or there is no broadcasting at that frequency.

-Preset your alarm

station properly

(see the above

setting).

-Make sure it is possible to receive radio broadcastings at your location.

-Or set the alarm by

buzzer.

Radio malfunction. There may be some form of interference, causing the microchip to not function properly.

Remove the batteries. Reinstall the batteries once the device's display has turned off completely. If it is still not able to work, please contact your nearest dealer for customer service.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTROL LOCATIONS................................................... 2

LCD DISPLAY.....................................................................4

TURN ON / OFF THE RADIO ............................................5

TUNE INTO STATIONS... ...................................................6

● ETM (Easy Tuning Mode)

●

Manual tuning

●

Auto scan stations

SINGLE SIDE BAND (SSB)

............................................... 8

WORKING WITH MEMORIES............................................9

● ATS - Auto Tuning Storage

● Storing stations manually

● Semi-Auto station storage

DELETE MEMORY...........................................................10

●

Delete Single Memory Manually

●

Semi auto-delete memory

● Delete all memory

SLEEP FUNCTION...........................................................11

CLOCK SETTING.............................................................12

SETTING THE ALARM TIME...........................................12

TURN OFF THE ALARM

...................................................13

DISPLAY MODE

................................................................13

KEY LOCK FUNCTION

.....................................................13

FM ST. (FM STEREO) BUTTON

.......................................13

SYSTEM SETTING

............................................................14

USING THE EXTERNAL ANTENNA................................16

USING THE INTELLIGENT CHARGING FUNCTION

......17

IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR USING BATTERIES.........18

TROUBLE SHOOTING.....................................................19

SPECIFICATIONS

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CONTROL LOCATIONS

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SLEEP

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14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

TIME DISPLAY ETM POWER

ALARM MEM.

VF / VM

DEL.

USB / LSB BFO

9 /10k STEP

FM ST.

MW FM

ATS

SW

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18

19

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2

3

4

5

6

PL-365

FM STEREO / MW / SW-SSB DSP RECEIVER

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TROUBLE SHOOTING

QUESTIONS ANSWERS SOLUTIONS

Cannot turn on the radio.

-Batteries have no

power.

-Didn't install the

batteries properly.

-Key lock function

is activated.

-Replace all batteries

with new ones.

-Take note of the

correct polarity

direction, then

reinstall the batteries.

-Press the [ ] button

to deactivate it.

Radio turns off while listening.

-Batteries have no

power.

-Sleep timer is

activated.

-Replace or charge all

batteries.

-Turn on the radio

again.

During ATS, some stations cannot be stored.

-Frequency of

stations is too

Some stored stations have noise.

weak.

-There is

interference

near by your area.

-Search the station

manually.

-Contract the antenna

or move to other

location and try

again.

Only few FM stations can be received.

-FM frequency may

have been set to

76 - 90MHz

accidentally.

-Turn off the radio,

press & hold the

[FM SET] button to

select the accurate

FM frequency range.

Poor AM reception in USA.

-USA uses 10kHz

AM tuning steps,

the device may still

be set to 9kHz.

-Turn off the radio

press the [9/10kHz]

button to select

accurate tuning step.

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IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR USING BATTERIES

1. When the device is not powered by batteries or the

adaptor for a long time, the clock setting is lost, but the

stored radio stations are saved.

2. When battery power is low, the " " symbol starts

flashing to alert you to charge the batteries or change to

new ones. The device turns off automatically when all

power is gone.

3. Do not mix new and used batteries, this may damage

the radio and display an incorrect power capacity.

4. If not using the radio for an extended period of time,

remove the batteries to prevent liquid leakage and

damage to the device.

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2

Power on/off

Multifunctional tuning knob

3 Band selector and Auto Tuning Storage

4

Volume knob

5

USB 5V DC-IN jack

6

Battery compartment

7

8

BFO / Fine tuning step set / FM ST. button

VF/VM (View Frequency/View Memory) &

Scan button (Memory)

9 ETM (Easy Tuning Mode) button

10 USB / LSB button

11 Memory button (Storing radio stations) /

Batteries type selector

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13

Lock / Display button

DEL ETE & 9/10kHz MW step set button

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ALARM On/Off & Setting

15

TIME Setting

16

FM & SW telescopic antenna

17

MW Antenna Jack

18

Earphone jack

19 Removable Belt Clip

18 3

LCD DISPLAY

16

15

14

1 2 3 4

SLEEP

Temp.

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6

7

8

9

10

13 12 11

2

3

4

5

1

6

Battery consumption indicator /

Charging indicator

Sleep timer indicator

Alarm on/off indicator

Temperature (Temp.)

Signal indicators dBu: signal strength unit dB : Signal to Noise Ratio

(S/N) unit

Alarm time indicator

7 SW meter band indicator

8

9

Preset memory address

ETM indicator

10 Key-lock indicator

11 kHz: frequency unit for

MW& SW

MHz: frequency unit for FM

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Digital number display (4 Digits)

With radio off: local time, alarm time, temperature

With radio on: local time, signal strength / SNR, alarm time, temperature, memory address, meter band, SSB fine tuning frequency.

13 Digital number display

With radio off: local time

With radio on: frequency display, band display

14 FM stereo status indicator

15 Band indicator

16 Rechargeable batteries indicator

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USING THE INTELLIGENT CHARGING FUNCTION

In power off mode, install 3 x UM3 (AA size) rechargeable

(Ni-MH) batteries. Press & hold the [ ] button until

“ " and the "Ni-MH Battery" symbol appear on the display.

1. Use any 5V external adaptor with USB plug to connect

this radio, the symbol " " will advance from the bottom

to top during power charging. It stops when batteries are

fully charged.

2. You can also use any USB cable

to connect the radio with your PC

for charging.

Connect USB 5V to external power sources

Notes for charging power:

Do not mix new and used batteries, or batteries of different charging capacity.

Caution: Do not attempt to charge non-rechargeable batteries, this will damage both the device and the batteries.

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USING THE EXTERNAL ANTENNA

Enhancing FM/SW reception

Use the external wire antenna to clip onto the telescopic antenna of the PL-365. Then position the opposite end outside the window for better FM and SW reception.

EXTERNAL FM/SW ANTENNA

SLEEP

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TIME DISPLAY ETM

ALARM MEM.

VF / VM

POWER

MW

DEL.

USB / LSB

9 /10k

BFO

FM ST.

STEP

ATS

SW

FM

WINDOW WALL

PL-365

FM STEREO / MW / SW-SSB DSP RECEIVER

Do not place the external antenna outdoors during a thunderstorm!

Enhancing AM/LW reception

Plug the AM/LW external antenna into the AM Antenna jack, then rotate the antenna for better AM/LW reception.

High Sensitivity AM Antenna

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TURN ON / OFF THE RADIO

1. Installing batteries

The battery compartment is located on the back of the

PL-365. To remove the battery compartment cover, apply

thumb pressure and slide it towards the bottom of the

radio. Install 3 AA size batteries into the battery

compartment, observing the battery polarity diagram on

the back of the radio. Display screen would show battery

capacity, time, etc.

2. Short press on [POWER] button to turn the radio on or off.

Temp.

Short press

Note:

If the radio is not able to be turned on. Please check if the batteries were installed correctly, battery capacity is sufficient or the lock function had been applied with symbol

" " displayed on screen.

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TUNE INTO STATIONS

Short press [POWER] button to turn on your radio, then select your desired band by short pressing the [FM], [MW],

SW [ ] or [ ] button. In case of receiving FM/SW broadcasting, fully extend the telescopic antenna for a better reception.

Now, you can tune into your favorite station with any of the below tuning methods:

Method 1:

ETM (Easy Tuning Mode)

The ETM function allows you to tune into stations easily and temporally store them into the ETM storage; 100 stations for FM/MW & 250 stations for SW.

Note: Scanned stations will not be stored in the regular

450 memories, but will remain in the ETM temporary storage until next ETM scanning within each band.

HOW TO USE ETM

1. Turn on the radio and select

your desired band by pressing

either the FM, MW or SW

[ ] or [ ] button.

2. Short press the [ETM] button to

enter Easy Tuning Mode.

3. Long press the [ETM] button to

automatically scan all available

stations within the selected band.

4. When the scanning procedure is

completed, turn the [TUNING]

knob to browse through the found

stations.

5. Short press the [VF/VM] button to

exit the ETM mode.

Frequency running

SLEEP

flashing

Station

Notes:

FM station: When you are in a different city or country, you should perform the ETM function again, because this will not delete any of the stations already within the memory.

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Turn ON/OFF charging function & exchange battery consumption display

Press & hold the [ ] key with " " & " " shows up to activate the consumption display of rechargeable batteries and the built-in charging system.

Press & hold the [ ] key with " " shows up &

" " disappear to activate the consumption display of alkaline batteries and turn off the built-in charging function.

Note: This radio is default to use alkaline batteries for power supply. In case of using rechargeable batteries, you should switch the radio in rechargeable batteries mode in order to show the correct power capacity.

Set the fine tuning step

Turn off the radio, press and hold the [BFO] button to show the current fine tuning step, turn the [TUNING] knob to adjust.

fine tuning step

- " " indicates that the fine

tuning step of SSB is 50Hz.

- " " indicates that the fine

tuning step of SSB is 20Hz.

- " " indicates that the fine

tuning step of SSB is 10Hz.

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SYSTEM SETTING

Frequency range setting for FM

Press & hold the [FM] button until 76-108MHz, 87-108MHz or 87.5-108MHz appears on the display. Press the [FM] button to select a suitable frequency range for FM.

MW(AM) step setting

Turn off the radio, then long press the [9/10k] button until

"9 kHz" or "10 kHz" is displayed.

The temperature unit display is associated with the MW tuning step. The temperature is shown in Celsius (C) when the MW tuning is in 9 kHz steps. Tuning steps of 10 kHz are associated with Fahrenheit (F).

Turn On/Off LW

LW is only available in 9 kHz tuning steps. Therefore, before turning on LW, first assure the device is set to 9 kHz tuning steps.

Then, long press the [MW] button and "MW 150 - 1620" is displayed to confirm that LW has been turned on.

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MW station: It is recommended to perform the ETM function during day time as well as night time, because there usually are more stations that start broadcasting at night

SW station: It is recommended to perform the ETM function in the morning, afternoon as well as night time, because the transmitting signal of SW is very unstable and there usually are more stations that start broadcasting in the late afternoon.

Method 2:

MANUAL TUNING

Turn on the radio, short press the [VF/VM] button to switch into frequency mode. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select your station.

FAST/SLOW tuning is shown in the chart below for each band. step band

FM

MW

SW

Slow tuning mode turning step

0.01 MHz

1kHz

1 kHz

Fast tuning mode turning step

0.1 MHz

9

/10kHz

5 kHz

Method 3:

AUTO-SCAN STATIONS

1. Turn on the radio and short

press the [VF/VM] button with

the frequency flashing.

2. Long press the [VF/VM] button

to scan from one station to

another, staying on each

stations for about 5 seconds.

3. To stop auto browse function,

simply press the [VF/VM] button.

Frequency running

SLEEP

flashing

Auto-scan with pre-listening

Note: While pre-listening a station, press the [MEM.]

button to store it.

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Method 4:

AUTO BROWSE MEMORY

1. Turn on the radio to enter memory

mode. Short press the [VF/VM]

button until the memory position

flashes in the upper right corner

and disappears after 3 seconds.

2. Long press the [VF/VM] button

until "Preset" flashes. The

memory is now being browsed,

staying on each stored station for

about 3 seconds.

3. To stop browsing, press the

[VF/VM] button.

SLEEP

flashing

Auto-scan memory with pre-listening

Note: Please read the "Working with Memories" section

before using this function.

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1. In any mode, press the [USB/LSB]

button to select SSB reception;

press again to select USB/LSB.

2. Turn the [TUNING] knob to search

stored SSB stations.

3. Press the [BFO] button, when “U” /

“L” flashes on the display, turn the

[TUNING] knob to adjust the

reception.

SSB fine tuning frequency

- " " is for USB.

- " " is for LSB.

SLEEP

When it is off, press and hold the [BFO] button to set the fine tuning step. (P.15)

Exit SSB: Press and hold the [USB/LSB] button to exit.

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TURN OFF THE ALARM

When the radio is turned on by the alarm function with radio, you can short press [POWER] button to continue listening radio afterwards.

Short press [POWER] again to turn off the radio.

DISPLAY MODE

In radio off mode, short press the [DISPLAY] button to view the temperature or alarm time.

In radio on mode, short press the [DISPLAY] button to view the alarm time, temperature, local time, signal strength/SNR.

KEY LOCK FUNCTION

To activate the key lock function, press & hold the [ ] button; the " " symbol appears on the display. Press & hold the [ ] button again to unlock.

FM ST. (FM STEREO) BUTTON

When listening to FM stations via earphones, press the

[FM. ST] button; if the station is transmitted in stereo the

" " symbol appears on the left side of the display.

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SETTING THE CLOCK

1. Long press the [TIME] button until you see the hour

flashing. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to set the correct

hour, then short press the [TIME] button and notice the

minutes are flashing.

2. While it's flashing turn the [TUNING] knob to set the

correct minutes, then press [TIME].

SETTING THE ALARM TIME

1. Press & hold the [ALARM] button until both "HOUR" and

"AL" are flashing on the display; rotate the [TUNING]

knob to adjust the hours, then press the [ALARM] button

to adjust the minutes.

2. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the minutes and

the display.

3. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select the time

(1-90 minutes) after which the alarm should automatically

turn off.

4. Press the [ALARM] button to confirm; the alarm symbol

" " appears on the display.

5. To turn off the alarm, press the [ALARM] button until the

alarm symbol " " disappears.

Setting the alarm by radio

1. Turn on the radio and tune to your preferred radio station.

Please set the volume to a suitable alarm level.

2. Short press [MEM.] button and notice the PRESET

number flashing in the upper right corner of the display.

3. While flashing, press the [ALARM] button. The alarm

symbol " " briefly appears on the display. The alarm

station is now set.

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WORKING WITH MEMORIES

The PL-365 has 550 station memories: FM (100), MW (100),

SSB (100) and SW (250).

Method 1:

ATS - Auto Tuning Storage

To automatically store all available stations, first select the frequency band in which to perform ATS.

Then press & hold the band button

(e.g. [FM] or [MW]); "PRESET" will flash in the top right corner of the display while the frequency starts running. The frequency stops running once the ATS operation has completed. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to browse all stored stations.

SLEEP

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Auto Tuning Storage

There are two modes for SW ATS function:

Mode A: In SW band, long press the [A / ] button to ATS

the stations within all meter bands.

Mode B: In SW band, long press the [B / ] button to ATS

the stations within present meter band only.

Note:

When performing ATS in FM, MW or SW (mode A), all previously stored stations will be replaced.

When performing ATS in SW (mode B), previously stored stations are not replaced; newly found stations are stored in blank SW memory positions.

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Method 2: MANUALLY STORING STATION

1. Tune to your desired station, press the [MEM.] button

once and notice the PRESET number flashing in the

upper right corner of the display.

2. The station is automatically stored after 3 seconds;

press the [MEM.] button to confirm immediately. If you

prefer to store the station at a different memory position,

rotate the [TUNING] knob to the position of your choice

and press the [MEM.] button to confirm.

Method 3:

SEMI-AUTO STATION STORAGE

1. Short press the [VF/VM] button to enter frequency

mode.

2. Long press [VF/VM] button to activate the Auto-browse

function.

3.

During the browsing process, press the [MEM.]

button to store stations into the next available

memory position. The browsing process continues

until you press the [VF/VM] again.

DELETE MEMORY

Method 1:

DELETE SINGLE MEMORY MANUALLY

1. Turn the radio on and press the [VF/VM] button until

"Preset" and the memory position appears in the upper

right corner of the display.

2. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select the stored station

you wish to delete.

3. Press & hold the [DEL.] button until " " flashes on

the display, press again to confirm.

Note: If " " is flashing more than 3 seconds without confirmation, it will exit the delete function automatically.

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Method 2: SEMI AUTO-DELETE MEMORY

Press the [VF/VM] button to enter the memory mode, then press & hold the [VF/VM] button to activate the memory auto-browse function. During the browsing process unwanted stations can be deleted by pressing the [DEL.] button. Press the [VF/VM] button again to stop browsing.

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Method 3:

DELETE ALL MEMORY

Press the [VF/VM] button to enter the memory mode, then press & hold the [DEL.] button until " " appears on the display, press the [DEL.] button again to confirm.

SLEEP

Delete all memories

Note: If the [DEL.] button is not pressed within 2 seconds to confirm, the delete function is automatically exited.

SLEEP FUNCTION

1. In POWER OFF mode, press &

hold the [POWER] button untill flashing

SLEEP

flashes on the display.

2. Rotate the [TUNING] knob

immediately to select a sleep

timer from 1 - 120 minutes or

select “ ” for POWER ON

mode (the radio will be turned

on after 1 second).

Sleep time range

Note: The default setting of the sleep timer is “ ”.

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