TRA-2350P

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Table of Contents

SPECIAL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS........................................2-3

COSMETIC AND FUNCTIONS GUIDELINE..................................4-8

POWER SUPPLY METHOD............................................................9-11

POWER ON/OFF UNIT..... .................................................................12

SELECTION BAND............................................................................ 13

SEACHING STATION....................................................................14-16

SPECIAL FUNCTION.........................................................................16

ANTENNA USE………..................................................................17-19

TIME SETTING….......................................................................... 20-21

ALARM TIMER AND SLEEP TIMER.......................................... 22-25

OTHER FUNCTION .......................................................................26-28

INTRODUCTION FOR SPECIAL FEATURE................................29-30

SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................31

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SPECIAL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS

 Built in MCU, can control and display station frequency ,local/world time,

battery capacity and signal strength.

 Built in 8 pieces standalone high quality ICs and MOSFETs and make this

unit features high sensitivity, strong interference-free, low background noise

and small distortion etc.

 FM: 87.00-108.00MHz, MW: 520 -1710 kHz, (10k step), 522-1620 kHz

 (9k step) SW 1: 1711-10010kHz, SW 2: 9990-19999 kHz

SW 3: 20000-29999 kHz.

 Install FM and SW external antenna jack to proceed with long distance

receiving and connect to local cable FM. MW sets exclusive 500 ohms

external air/ground connector, can improve the sensitivity of MW with

external antenna and ground wire.

 FM accuracy 10kHz,AM accuracy 1kHz.

 Install AM IF output, can use for extending other functions of AM broadcast,

for example: CW, SSB (single side band), DRM (digital radio mondial)

SSTV (slow scan TV ) etc.

 AM uses dual conversation PLL technology to get excellent anti-image

rejection, SW>40DB£MW > 60DB

 Built in FET equalizer and mixer, MW built -in digital track tuning technology,

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 SW built-in anti strong signal interference technology, so AM features very

good interference-free ability.

 Special setting selectable wide/narrow IF band width, also adjust RF gain to

get best reception according to the strength or weak of broadcast signal to get

best reception.

 Tuning knob can control tuning station frequency..

 Double time buzzer, alarm, snooze, program sleep time function.

 Button hint sound select, key lock feature

 Listen to FM stereo station with headphone. The user can shut down FM stereo

to get higher Signal to Noise according to listening to station..

 Built in L/R channel output connector, can take this unit as a tuner, connecting

to speaker amplifier to better sound quality.

 Built in 5 inch speaker and BTL audio amplifier ,standalone tweeter, woofer

tuning knob to meet the user's different tone requirements.

 The backlit LCD can select manually, temporary or permanent lighting two

different lighting methods, button backlight can be control by button

operation.

 Multiple power supply method, external 230V AC and 6-9V DC, 4 x R20 size

and 4 x AA alkaline or rechargeable batteries, also features charging .

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COSMETIC AND FUNCTIONS GUIDELINE

1 : Telescopic aerial, listening to FM/SW stations, extend and tilt telescopic aerial,

adjust it to a upright positions to obtain best reception.

2 :Snooze button £ in alarm mode, press this button to confirm the snooze mode in

five minutes, Press and hold down this button to confirm the button hint sound

on/off, if the button hint sound is on, press any buttons, the hint sound will be

heard.

3 :LCD screen, display time, frequency, battery capacity and signal strength etc.

4 :Night light button, fast press these buttons will light for 8 seconds, press and

hold

down the buttons for lighting all the time, press the button and the light become

dim when the light is on.

5 :Stop button of tuning knob £ when listening, press this button and tuning

knob cannot tune any frequency.

6 :Slow button of tuning knob £ when listening, press this button and tuning

knob can increase or decrease frequency at slow step (FM 10kHz, AM 1kHz)

7 :Fast button of tuning knob, when listening, press this button and tuning knob

can increase or decrease frequency at fast step (FM 100kHz,SW 5kHz,MW 9kHz

or 10kHz)

8 :Power/ Sleep button £ Power on or off the unit, setting sleep time .

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8 :Local/world time button, press this button to display local/world time, press

this

9: Button for 5 second sto display electronic time shifting. This unit has two time

format selection. The default is local time when the unit is reset.

10 :Key lock button, short, quick press this button to start this function, other

buttons are not valid except light button; press this button for a long time to

cancel..

11 :Key light switch ,set the switch ON and the button light will last for 8

seconds, this function is suitable for using at night.

12 :Local/DX button, suitable for receiving strength or weak signals in different

conditions.

13:Ext./Int. antenna selector, select external or internal antenna according to

different conditions.

14 :Hour button. when adjusting time, used for hour adjustment and increasing,

press and hold down for 5 seconds to confirm 12/24 hour format shift.

15 :Minute button, when adjusting time, used for minute adjustment and

increasing.

16 :Alarm set button, available in displaying timer A/B mode, can set alarm

buzzer, timing turn-on or cancel alarm setting.

17:Time button, press and hold down for a long time to confirm the time

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adjustment, press this button to display electronic clock when listening.

18 :Timer B button, press and hold down this button for a long time to confirm

alarm B adjustment. Press this button to display timer B when listening..

19 :Timer A button, press and hold down this button for a long time to confirm

alarm A adjustment. Press this button to display timer A when listening.

20 :Fast frequency increasing button, when receiving FM frequency at 1000kHz

step; receiving MW frequency at 100KHz step; Receiving SW frequency will

work as meter band.

21 :Charger button, when the unit is off, press this button to confirm the charging.

22 :Reset hole, use for reset the unit operation.

23 :Tuning knob, use for time and frequency adjustment.

24 :Volume knob.

25 :Bass knob.

26 :Treble knob

27 :MW/SW gain control knob, adjust this knob to obtain best reception when

listening to MW/SW band..

28 :Stereo headphone jack ㄛ listen to FM stereo station

29 :MW/SW1/SW 2/SW 3 band selector, turn this selector to obtain the desired

band.

30 :FM/AM band switch, push this switch to select the desired FM mono, FM

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stereo,

AM wide and AM narrow.

31 :Handle

32 :FM/SW external antenna socket

33 :MW external antenna socket

34 :AM IF output socket

35 :Battery compartment

36 :Audio output connector

37 :Battery size selector, the battery compartment has two different

battery grooves, can put two different size batteries.

38 :External DC power socket (6-9V)

39 :External AC power socket(230V) .

LCD display indicator diagram

Ex t . Po we r indic a t o r St e re o indic at o r
Ke y lo c k ind ic at oTime
r r B indic at o r
St at io n sig nal
Sleep indicator
Ba t t e ry me t e r Ti mer A indicator st re ng t h ind ic at o r
indic at o r
T imer A
SW ba nd Ster eo T imer B 0 1 2 3 4 5
Wo rld t ime indic a t o r
indic at o r
Wo rld t ime
FM band zo ne indic a t o r
indic at o r
M W ba nd Slo w,fa st ,
indic at o r st o p indic a t o r
Lo c al t ime Fre que nc y unit indic a t o r
Time o r fre que nc y
indic at o r 1 2 / 2 4 hr am o r p m FM fre que nc y unit
fo rma t indic at o r indic at o r MW/ SW fre que nc y unit

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POWER SUPPLY METHOD

1.Battery

1.This unit can select D or AA size

battery to supply power, after putting

battery in the compartment (35) ,push

battery selector switch (37) to the

correct position.

2.This unit features battery meter and

automatically power off the unit when

the power is unsufficient. Putting new

battery, the screen will display the

icon.

3. If the battery meter displays and flash,

it indicates the unit will power

off automatically after a few minutes

and need to change new battery.

4. Change new battery for 2 seconds,

the battery meter will become

icon

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NOTE:

1.Do not mix old and new battery along.

2.Please pull out battery to avoid the battery leakage and damage inside

components when unused for a long peroid.

3.After changing battery or disconnect external power, the clock can main-

tain 10 minutes, so you have enough time to change new battery.

2. AC Power

When connecting AC plug to

external socket (39) the unit is

operated by AC power. The

power is off accidently or plug is

loose from wall outlet, the built-in

battery will supply power

automatically.

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3. External wall DC power supply (not included)

When connecting DC plug to

DC jack (38) , the unit is operated

by DC power, the power is off

accidently or the plug is loose

from wall outlet, the built-in

battery will supply power automatically.

Please use specified DC power

supply, voltage : 6-9V,current

¡500mA, the central polarity of

plug is negative ( ).

Or the unit or DC power supply may

be damaged, even serious contingency.

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POWER ON/OFF UNIT

1.Power ON unit

Press power/sleep button (8)

the screen will display “60”

and icon, the unit will power

off automatically after 60 minutes

If changing sleep timing , press

Power/Sleep button (8) one by one£

the digit in the screen will change utill

the desired time. The display “ON”

indicates the unit will turn on all the time.

2. Adjust VOLUME

Turning volume knob (24) to

increase or decrease volume;

3.Adjust treble or bass tone

use treble knob (26) or bass

knob (25) to get your favorite

sound quality.

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Selecting FM band

1.In general, if listening to FM

station through built-in speakers,

please shift FM/AM band switch (30)

to FM MONO, because FM MONO

has better S/N and interferenc e-free

than FM STEREO.

2.If listening through earphone or external stereo amplifier, adjust

FM/AM (30) switch to FM ST , so you can listen to FM stereo stations.

Selecting AM band

In general, turn FM/AM switch (30) to

AM narrow band. Then adjust

MW/SW1/SW2/SW3 switch (29), select

you desired MW,SW1,SW2 or SW3.

If you feel the sound quality is not

good, you can adjust FM/AM switch (30) to AM wide band to get better sound

quality.

NOTE: 1.Setting AM narrow band”, can receive more clear station sound;

2.Setting AM wide band”, can receive better sound quality.

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SEARCHING STATION

Listening to the radio, press fast or slow button can select fast or slow search also

use fast tuning button to get your desired station. You can confirm the best tuning

effect according to signal strength icon or accurate frequency and actual hear

feeling.

Note, this unit apply for PLL, can fix frequency excursion problem.

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1. When the radio is turned on ,press slow button (6) ,display “SLOW” at this

time, turn tuning knob to increase and decrease frequency, the step is FM

10kHz, MW 1kHz, SW 1kHz.

2. When the radio is turned on, press fast button (7), display “FAST” , turn tuning

knob to increase or decrease frequency, the step is FM 100kHz, MW 9 kHz

9K step or 10KHz 10K step SW 5KHz.

3.When the radio is turned on, press STOP button (5) , display “STOP” the tuning

knob will be locked.

4 . When the radio is turned on, press fast frequency increasing button (20).

For FM and MW band, the step is FM 1000KHz, MW 100KHz; for SW band,

changing by meter band form..

MW/SW gain control

Receiving MW, adjust MW/SW gain control

knob (27) to ”MAX, the sensitivity is the best.

If the signal is strong, may cause signal overload,

the sound will distorted, at this time, adjust this knob

anti-clockwise to solve overload and distortion problem.

If there exists serious electronic magnet

interference in this environment, suitable to

adjust MW/SW gain control knob (27) (see

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left) to reduce the sensitivity and interference.

AM Local/DX selector

This unit is installed Local/DX switch (12),

the main purpose is to overcome strong

signal interferes with MW station (12), i n

general, set Local/DX switch (12) to DX.

If encounter strong signal FM station, VHF

TV,BP pager and UHF signal interference,

set switch (27) to local .In the mean time,

adjust MW/SW gain control knob to

control any interferences effectively.

AUDIO Output

This unit is installed L/R output connector,

convenient (36) to connect to external

stereo amplifier. Listening to FM stereo

program, set FM/AM switch (30) to ST,

at this time, the screen will display stereo

icon. If the signal is too weak or not stereo

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station, the screen will not display stereo. To receive signal through FM DX,

set FM/AM switch (30) to MONO to get higher S/N.

The volume control will not change audio output signal.

ANTENNA USE

1. Listen to FM broadcast

1. This unit installs telescopic

Aerial (1) to receive FM

stations, when listening, can

pull out telescopic aerial (1) .

2. In case of dense stations,

adjust the direction of aerial (1)

and shorten it to avoid interferences between adjacent stations and get best

reception.

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2. Listening to MW broadcast

This unit receives MW broadcast with ferrite bar inside unit, has great effection

with directions. Suggest to adjust the unit's placement to get best reception.

3. Listening to SW broadcast

When listening to SW stations, pull out telescopic aerial and keep it vertical to get

best reception.

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4. External FM/SW antenna

This unit is installed external FM/SW

antenna jack (32) (FM 75 Ohm SW 50 O hm),

can connect outdoor antenna, at this

time, set antenna switch (13) to External

place .In FM mode, can proceed with

long distance signal receiving (short

for FM DX), also connect to local cable

FM (call for CABLE FM).

5. External MW antenna

This unit is installed 500 Ohm external MW antenna

jack ( 33), please connect external antenna as

shown right.

6. AM IF Output

This unit is built in AM IF output (34), output AM

455KHz IF signal, can use for extending other

functions of AM band, for example: SSB (single

side band), DRM (digital radio mondial), SSTV

(slow scan TV) etc.(Refer to the details of related

documents).

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TIME SETTING

Select and adjust local/word time, 12/24 hour format.

Select local/word time

1.Press Local/world time button (9), will

display local or world time.

2.Press and hold down local/world time

button (9) for 5 seconds the screen

will flash, in this time, the display mode

of time will be changed.

Adjust local time

1.Press time set button (17) till the time display is flasing.

2.Press Hour button to (14) confirm hour adjustment, press and hold down it to

adjust hour, turn tuning knob (7) left or right to increase or decrease hour value.

3.Press Minute button (15) to confirm minute adjustment, press and hold down

this button to adjust minute function, turn tuning knob left or right to increase or

decrease minute value.

4.Press time set button (17) again to confirm the time adjustment.

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Adjust world time

1.Press world/Local time button (9) to

select display world time.

2.Press time set button (17) till the time

display is flashing.

3.Press Hour button (14) to increase hour

value, press Minute button (15) to

decrease minute value, turn tuning

button left or right to increase or decrease

hour value.

12/24 hour format selection

1. Press Hour button (7) for 5 seconds to

enter 12/24 hour format selection, when

display 12 hour format, the screen will

display “AM” or “PM” icon.

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Setting dual timer

1.Press Timer A button (19), “TIMER A”

will flash.

2.Press Timer B button (18), “TIMERB”

will flash.

Adjust dual timer

1.Press timer A button (19) or timer B

button (18) until the time is flashing.

2.Press Hour button (14) to adjust hour,

press and hold down hour button (14)

to increase hour value.

Tune tuning knob (7) left or right to

increase or decrease hour value.

3.Press Minute button (15) to adjust

minute, press and hold down this

button to increase minute, tune

tuning knob (7) left or right to increase

or decrease minute value.

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4.Press timer A button (18) or timer

B button (19) again to confirm the time

adjustment.

ALARM TIMER AND SLEEP TIMER

Setting alarm timing

1. Press Timer A button (19), will display

timer A, in the mean time, press alarm set

button (16) will display or

2.Press timer B button (18) will display

timer B, in the mean time, press alarm set

button (16) will display or .

3. indicates buzzer timer is activated.

indicates the turn-on timer is activated.

Alarm setting buzzer, power on function

1. When the buzzer timer is activated, if

the desired time is due, the unit will

buzzer reminding for 3 minutes.

2. When the turn-on timer is activated,

if the desired time is due, the unit

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 will turn on reminding for 60 minutes.

In timing buzzer, timing turn -on mode, the

or will be flashing.

Setting snooze/button hint sound

In alarm timing buzzer and timing turn-on

mode, press snooze button (2) to power

off buzzer or unit temporarily. This means

the snooze function is working, the screen

will display or icon and

flash. After 5 minutes, the buzzer will

work again, if nobody operates it, the buzzer

will shut down automatically after 3 minutes

or the unit will power off after one hour. The

snooze function can repeat 4 times, Press

snooze button (2) in the fifth time to cancel

alarm timing status.

Press snooze button for 2 seconds, will start

button (2) hint sound, then press any button ,

can hear hint sound

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Sleep Function

The adjustment method for this function as shown:

Press power/sleep button (8) the

screen will display “90” and

icon. At the same time, the digit in the

screen will change as shown below:

If stopping at digit “30” ,the unit will turn off automatically after 30 minutes. If

stopping at ON , indicates staying turn on, will not display icon at this

time.

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OTHER FUNCTION

Backlight Operation

This unit features LCD and

button lighting functions.

LCD backlight:

1) Temporary lighting: press

light button (11) one time, the

screen will light for 8 se-

conds and then turn off.

2) Permanent lighting: press

and hold down light button

for 2 seconds, the light stay

lighting, if turning off light

or lasting lighting function, press light button again.

Button backlight :

1. Set light button (11) ON.

2.Press any button and back-light will last for 8 seconds;

3.This function is only used for dark night, it had better set night button OFF to

save power.

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Charging terms and conditions

1.Shall connect to external power supply.

2.Shall put rechargeable battery in the battery

compartment.

3.When the radio turns off£ press Charge

button (21) to confirm charge status, the bat-

tery icon will display charging status.

4.The until will stop charging automatically

when the battery is full or the time of charging

is over 12 hours.

5.Stop charging when the radio turns ON..

Headphones

You can plug 3.5mm 32 ohms stereo

headphone into headphone socket (28)

to listen to radio programs, especially

listening to Hi Fi FM stereo (30) station.

When listening to radio with headphone,

the speaker will cut off automatically.

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To set FM/AM switch (30) to ST, can listen

to FM stereo station.

There sets up MW step selector in the

battery compartment, can select

9K/10K£If selected 10K,MW range£

520-1710 kHz. If selected 9K,MW

range£522-1620 kHz.

Note: this selection is available after reset.

Reset Operation

This unit is built in MCU, when happen

the following issues: no display, no

press function, display misorder, key

control abnormity, receiving station

abnormity etc.

Please follow up the below operations

to resume the unit: insert into RESET

hole with one sharp objects eg.

Toothpick and press it OK.

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INTRODUCTION FOR SPECIAL FEATURES

TRA-2350P features the following several special functions

-AM width/narrow bandwidth selectivity

-MW/SW gain adjustment

-MW/SW local/DX switch

-FM stereo/mono selectivity

Please refer to the following details,you can enjoy these features.

they will bring you exceptional listening effects.

1.AM width/narrow bandwidth selectivity.

The bandwidth of width band is about +/- 10 kHz the bandwidth of narrow band

is +/-5 kHz . When listening to MW and SW strong signal stations, use the

bandwidth selectivity to get best reception. When the adjacent station is mixed

into ongoing stations you are listening to, shall push FM/AM band switch to AM

narrow band (30) to avoid adjacent station's inter ference.

2.MW/SW gain adjustmen

Because the strength or weakness of AM signal (especial SW) has a big difference,

when found the gap of station sound is too big during the receiving, exceeding the

range of AGC, at this time ,can adjust MW/SW gain control button (27)

manually to get the best reception.

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3. MW/SW local/DX switch

When listening to AM band in bad environment, and heard distorted FM sound,

VHF TV,BP pager sound from speaker, or not heard the above sound, but feel the

background noise is big, at this time, you can push local/DX switch (12) to

local position, to restrain the interference and remove background noises.

If the receiving environment is good, no interference, set the switch to DX..

4. FM stereo/mono selectivity

In general, listen to FM stereo station through built-in speaker because FM mono

station has better S/N and anti-interference features.

If connecting to external amplifier or listening to stations with

headphone, push AM/ FM switch to FM ST position,

then you can listen to FM stereo station..

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SPECIFICATION

1 .Frequency range: 5. Image Rejection:

FM 87.00 ~ 108.00 MHz FM > 46dB
MW 522 - 1620 kHz Step 9K MW > 60dB
520 - 1710 kHz Step 10K SW > 40
SW 1 1711- 10010 kHz
SW 2 9990- 19999 kHz 6 AC power output without:
SW 3 20000 - 29999 kHz distortion > 2500mW

2. Display Accuracy: 7. Power Supply:

FM 10kHz Battery 4 x D size or 4 x AA
AM 1kHz Alkaline batteries

3. S/N Sensitivity: External DC 6-9V

FM > 3 uV External AC 230V 50Hz
MW > 0.15mV/m
SW > 30Uv 8. Internal Speaker 8 ohms 5W

4. AM Single Signal Selectivity: 9. Headphone ¦3.5mm 32 ohms

Wide Band > 40dB
Narrow Band > 60dB 10.Size 185X290X70mm

Correct Disposal of This Product

(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be
disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent
possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste
disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly
to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.
Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this
product, or their local government office, for details of where and how they can
take this item for environmentally safe recycling. Business users should contact
their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract. This
product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal.

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