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- Page 1 SR-286 FM STEREO / LW / MW / SW High-Performance Digital Receiver User Guide QODOSEN Ovember 2023 Version 1.0...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..........................1 UNPACKING............................. 1 CAUTION............................1 EXTERIOR CONDITION.........................2 DISPLAY INDICATION........................3 FUNCTIONALITY PREVIEW......................3 LISTENING TO RADIO POWER ON/OFF/SLEEP TIMER ....................4 Quickly power on/off the radio....................4 Setting the Sleep Timer .......................4 VIEW SLEEP TIME..........................5 BAND SWITCHING..........................5 FREQUENCY CHANGE MODE"FREQ"/MEMORY- PRESELECTED STATION MODES"MEMO"..........................5 TUNING/SEARCHING FOR RADIO STATIONS................6 Manual Tuning.......................... - Page 3 RDS Switch Setting....................... 11 RDS Information View......................11 FM SIGNAL PROCESSING......................12 STORING RADIO FREQUENCY OPERATIONS..............13 Page Selection........................13 Use The < > Button To Quickly Store Stations............13 Use The Numeric Keys To Quickly Store Stations............13 Specified Address Storage:....................14 Use DELAY Mode Auto Search To Store Stations............
- Page 4 LW/MW ANTENNA SWITCHING....................20 EXTERNAL ANTENNA SOCKET....................20 ANTENNA AMP SWITCH......................20 ANTENNA ATTENUATOR......................21 DISPLAY INFORMATION SWITCHING..................21 VOLUME CONTROL........................21 HEADPHONES/EARBUDS LISTENING................... 21 RADIO SETTINGS.........................22 SETTING WORLD TIME......................23 SETTING THE CLOCK......................... 24 ALARM CLOCK WORKING MODE SELECTION..............25 Setting The Alarm Time......................25 Alarm Working Mode Setting: "SPEAK"/"BUZZER"/"ALARMOFF".......25 Alarm Radio Mode Frequency Setting................
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Page 5: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Welcome to the world of the QODOSEN SR-286 radio receiver! With its superior performance and rich features, this radio offers enthusiasts an exceptional long-distance reception experience. The SR-286 employs the high-performance automotive chip TEF6686 from NXP, ensuring excellent selectivity and sensitivity. It supports FM, LW, MW, and SW bands, allowing you to thoroughly enjoy broadcasts from every band. -
Page 6: Exterior Condition
EXTERIOR CONDITION FRONT SIDE RIGHT SIDE BACKSIDE LEFT SIDE BOTTOMS... -
Page 7: Display Indication
DISPLAY INDICATION FUNCTIONALITY PREVIEW... -
Page 8: Listening To Radio
LISTENING TO RADIO POWER ON/OFF/SLEEP TIMER 1. Quickly Power On/Off The Radio Quick Press the < > button to power the radio on/off. 2.Setting the Sleep Timer This unit's sleep time can be flexibly adjusted. Sleep timer shutdown up to 99 minutes, the shortest 1 minute, 1 ~ 99 minutes of free choice;... -
Page 9: View Sleep Time
Power off the radio, Press and Hold the < > button for 2 seconds until "SLEEP-XX" appears on the LCD and the sleep symbol " " flashes, rotate the < > knob to adjust to "SLEEP-60", Quick Press the < >... -
Page 10: Tuning/Searching For Radio Stations
mode. In "FREQ" mode, knob < > and < > or < > button as a frequency adjustment/auto search function. TUNING/SEARCHING FOR RADIO STATIONS The unit has 5 tuning modes. Manual Tuning Power on the radio and switch to "FREQ" mode, Quick Press the < >... -
Page 11: Auto Tuning Storage (Ats)
< > or < > button for 2 seconds, the frequency will stop searching when it automatically searches for a valid station. DELAY mode: Power on the radio and switch to "FREQ" mode, and Press and Hold the < > or < >... -
Page 12: Switching Frequency Acceleration/Normal Mode: Speed On/Speed Off
"PXXX" is displayed on the upper right corner of the LCD (format: e.g., P256 means the 6th position on page 25). Tip: The < > button corresponds to the FM band ATS. The < > button Corresponds to LW/MW/SW band ATS 2). -
Page 13: Direct Input Of Radio Frequency (Only In "Freq" Mode)
default 100K) 200KHZ 200KHZ 200K 3KHZ 1KHZ 3KHZ cessation 100KHZ 3KHZ 9KHZ/ 1KHZ 9KHZ/ cessation 100KHZ 9KHZ/ 9K/10K 10KHZ 10KHZ 10KHZ 5KHZ 1KHZ 5KHZ cessation 100KHZ 5KHZ "AUTO" Mode: 1. Rotate the < > knob Clockwise, the frequency will automatically search upwards. 2. -
Page 14: Sw Meter Band/Fast Tuning Frequency
any band. Example 3: In the FM band, Quick Press the < >< >< >< > buttons in sequence, and after 2 seconds, the unit automatically confirms the frequency of 107.5 MHZ in the FM band. Notes: 1. If the input error exceeds the frequency range, LCD will show "ERROR"; If the input frequency is incomplete, the trailing number will be filled with zeros based on the band confirmation. -
Page 15: Ats/Seek Search Threshold Setting
Tip: When turn on RDS function in FM band, < > button is R(B)DS message switching, the Fast Tuning Frequency button is invalid. 2. Power on the radio and switch to the LW/MW band; Quick Press the < > button to step up in 100KHZ;... -
Page 16: Fm Signal Processing
PS (program service)—Provides 8-character radio station name display; " NO PS" is displayed when PS is not received. PTY (program type)—Provides a radio program type display;" NO PTY" is displayed when no PTY is received. RT (radio text)—Provides up to 64 characters of radio text display information; " NO RT" is displayed when RT is not received. -
Page 17: Storing Radio Frequency Operations
STORING RADIO FREQUENCY OPERATIONS This unit adopts a cross-band way to store radio stations; there are 100 storage pages (0~99), each page has 10 radio stations, 1,000 radio frequencies can be stored, according to the reasonable arrangement of the band storage page, the bandwidth and sound mode (MUSIC/VOICE) will be stored together when storing stations. -
Page 18: Specified Address Storage
Methods Of Operation: Power on the radio, Press and Hold the "0~9" numeric key for 2 seconds, the upper right corner of LCD will show "PXXX", the current radio station is stored successfully. Specified Address Storage: You can store the radio station to any specified location. -
Page 19: Use Delay Mode Auto Search To Store Stations
lower part of LCD to save the station. Method 3: Quick Press the < > button , then Quick Press or hold the < > / < > button for 2 seconds (continuous page adjustment) to adjust to PAGE-16("PAGE-16" is displayed at the bottom of the LCD, and "P16X" is displayed at the upper right corner). -
Page 20: Deleting Stored Radio Stations
DELETING STORED RADIO STATIONS Four Methods Of Deleting Stations: Deleting a specific page (PAGE0~99)/Deleting a station with a particular address (P000~P999)/Deleting a station by browsing/deleting the stored stations on all pages. 1. Delete The Specified Page (PAGE0~99) 1). Power on the radio, Press and Hold the < >... -
Page 21: Delete All Pages Of Stored Radio
3). Quick Press the < > button to exit the delete operation. 4. Delete All Pages Of Stored Radio Power on the radio, Press and Hold the < > button for 10 seconds until the LCD shows "ALL DEL", the stations are all deleted. EDIT PAGE NAME Demonstration: Example: Rename Page 00 to "ABC". -
Page 22: Backlight Function
Power on the radio, Quick Press the < > button, LCD shows "MUTE ON" means mute, "MUTE OFF" indicates that mute is disabled. Note: If the squelch function is on, the mute < > button function will not work. BACKLIGHT FUNCTION To Set The Backlight To Always On/10 Seconds Off Power off the radio, Press and Hold the <... -
Page 23: Fm Band Stereo/Mono
Power on the radio, Press and Hold the < > button for 2 seconds,the LCD shows "VOICE" indicates news mode. "MUSIC" indicates music mode. FM BAND STEREO/MONO Automatic stereo/mono switching is only possible when headphones/earbuds are plugged in; without headphones/earbuds plugged in, it will always be in mono mode. -
Page 24: Button Beep Switch
Power on the radio, Press and Hold the button on the right knob < > for 2 seconds, and the display will show "SQUELCH-XX" (XX=1~9); rotate the < > knob, select 1~9 means the squelch is on, 1~9 represents different squelch level, select "OFF" indicates the squelch is off. -
Page 25: Antenna Attenuator
Power on the radio and switch to LW or MW band, Press and Hold the < >+< > buttons simultaneously for 2 seconds to switch the AMP circuit on or off : LCD shows "AMP ON" means the AMP line is turned on (default). LCD shows "AMP OFF"... -
Page 26: Radio Settings
If you need to use headphones/earbuds to listen to the radio, plug the headphones into the right < > socket to switch to the headphones/earbuds output mode. RADIO SETTINGS 1). Power off the radio, Press and Hold the < > button for 2 seconds, and the display will show "MW-XXK"... -
Page 27: Setting World Time
Note: 75 us. Used in USA (default)/ 50 us. Used in Europe, Australia, Japan, China "LW-ON"—LW band is On. "LW-OFF"—LW band is Off. SETTING WORLD TIME 1). Power off the radio, Press and Hold the < > button for 2 seconds, and the LCD will show "XXX<XX>". -
Page 28: Setting The Clock
JED - Jeddah KHI - Kashi LAX - Los Angeles LON - London NOU - Noumea NYC - New York City PAR - Paris RIO - Rio De Janeiro SYD - Sydney TYO - Tokyo WLG - Wellington SETTING THE CLOCK Notes:1.The first time you set the clock, you need to select the correct local time zone,so that you will not make a mistake when selecting UTC.2.After setting the local time zone and clock, adjusting the UTC will not change the local time zone and clock, only when... -
Page 29: Alarm Clock Working Mode Selection
4). The LCD shows flashes "RDS AUTO" or "MANUAL", Rotate the < > knob to Select "RDS AUTO" or "MANUAL", and Quick Press the < > button to confirm. RDS AUTO: Receiving FM radio stations with RDS/RBDS in the FM band can automatically update the time. -
Page 30: Alarm Radio Mode Frequency Setting
of the LCD and " " at the top. The alarm clock will wakeup in alarm radio mode. 2). Quick Press the < > button to show "BUZZER" at the bottom of the LCD and " " at the top. The alarm clock will then wakeup in alarm beep mode. 3) . -
Page 31: Reset Radio
unlock state, all buttons, the < > knob, volume knob effective. RESET RADIO To resolve display errors, button malfunctions, or other abnormalities, use a sharp object like a toothpick to Quick Press the < > button once. This will restore everything back to normal. -
Page 32: Smart Charging
2." ": Slightly low battery 3." ": Battery power is low, please charge or change the battery. "flashing: the battery is dead, t h e r a d i o will automatically power off, 4." please charge it. SMART CHARGING This unit is charged by a Micro-USB port, and the charging voltage is 5V;... - Page 33 are not broadcast. Change the antenna position or move to a strong signal location A weak radio signal, not for reception. receiving R(B)DS data. Cannot receive R(B)DS data. The radio station itself does not have R(B)DS data, please Receiving R(B)DS garbled Radio without R(B)DS change to a radio station with R(B)DS data.
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Page 34: Precautions For Using Batteries
The back of the radio may This unit adopts a high-performance car chip, the temperature belongs Receiver chip work heats become warm when turned on to the normal working range use! Can you turn off the alert beep This unit does not have a specific setting to toggle the beep when ATS Turned on the button BEEP when you receive a station on receives a station. -
Page 35: Main Performance Indicators
MAIN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Frequency Range/Tuning Step FM: 64-108MHz (suitable for Russia/Eastern Europe) 76-108 MHz (suitable for Japan) 87-108MHz (suitable for Europe, Oceania, Africa, Asia) 87.5-108 MHz (suitable for China, Americas) (Tuning step is 200KHZ/100 KHZ/50 KHZ/10KHZ) SW:1711-2999kHz (Tuning step is 1kHz/5kHz) MW: 522-1620kHz (Tuning step is 1kHz/9kHz) 520-1710kHz (Tuning step is 1kHz/10kHz) LW:144-519kH (Tuning step is 1kHz3kHz) - Page 36 SW ≥ 60dB LW ≥ 60dB MW ≥ 60dB FM Stereo Crosstalk: ≥40dB Output Power: ≥ 1W (at 10% harmonic distortion) Quiescent Current: ＜ 190 mA Shutdown Current: < 150uA Speaker: 4Ω 3W Headphone Input: 3.5mm / 32Ω Power Supply: 3.7V (18650 Li-ion battery x 1) or external DC 5V Charger / Power: 5V/500MA, micro USB socket...
- Page 37 SR-286 Quick Start Guide QODOSEN FM STEREO / LW / MW / SW High-Performance Digital Receiver Multi-function Knob/Step Setting/Squelch Setting/Fast Adjustment Setting Bandwidth Selection/Alarm Timer Setting/Alarm Radio Setup/FM Stereo/Mono Setting Power on/sleep timer/Turn off the alarm clock Multi-function Knob: Used to adjust the time, adjust the frequency, adjust the memory...
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