RPDS800 - Radio Sunstech - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Portable DAB+/FM Radio
Brand	Sunstech
Model	RPDS800
Radio Bands	DAB/DAB+, FM (87.5-108 MHz)
Preset Stations	20 (DAB) + 20 (FM)
Display	LCD with backlight
Power Supply	AC adapter (included) or 3x AA batteries (not included)
Battery Life	Approximately 20 hours (alkaline)
Audio Output	Built-in speaker, 3.5mm headphone jack
Additional Input	Auxiliary input (3.5mm)
Alarm	Dual alarm with snooze
Sleep Timer	Yes, up to 90 minutes
Dimensions	200 x 130 x 70 mm
Weight	0.5 kg (without batteries)
Manual Languages	English, Spanish, Portuguese (PDF download)
Cleaning	Wipe with dry cloth; do not use liquid cleaners
Safety	Keep away from water and heat sources
Spare Parts	Contact Sunstech support for replacement parts
Repairability	Refer to qualified service center; user manual includes basic troubleshooting

Frequently Asked Questions - RPDS800 Sunstech

How do I set the time on the Sunstech RPDS800?

Press and hold the Menu button, navigate to 'Time/Date' using the tuning knob, then adjust the hour and minute. Confirm by pressing the knob.

Why is my radio not receiving DAB stations?

Ensure you are in an area with DAB coverage. Extend the antenna fully. Perform a full scan by pressing the Scan button. If still no stations, try moving the radio near a window.

Can I use headphones with this radio?

Yes, the RPDS800 has a 3.5mm headphone jack on the side. Insert headphones to listen privately; the built-in speaker will mute automatically.

How do I set an alarm?

Press the Alarm button. Use the tuning knob to set the hour, press to confirm, then set minutes. Choose alarm source (DAB, FM, or buzzer) and volume. Press OK to save.

What type of batteries does the RPDS800 use?

It requires 3 AA batteries (not included). For best performance, use alkaline batteries. You can also power via the included AC adapter.

How many preset stations can I store?

You can store up to 20 DAB and 20 FM presets. Tune to a station, press and hold a preset number (1-20) until you hear a beep.

Why is the display dim?

The display may dim in power-saving mode. Press any button to wake it. You can adjust the backlight brightness in the menu under 'Display Settings'.

How do I perform a factory reset?

Go to Menu > System Settings > Factory Reset. Confirm with the tuning knob. This will erase all presets and settings.

Is the radio portable for outdoor use?

Yes, it runs on batteries and has a compact size (200x130x70mm, 0.5kg). It is suitable for outdoor use but avoid exposure to water or extreme temperatures.

Where can I find the user manual?

The manual is available for free download in PDF format from notice-facile.com or the Sunstech website. It contains detailed instructions and troubleshooting.

USER MANUAL RPDS800 Sunstech

1 Power on/off
2 Display button
3 FM ST. button
4 FM / ATS button (FM band selector and Auto Tuning Storage)
5 MW / LW button (MW / LW band selector & Auto Tuning Storage)
6 SW/ ATS button (SW meter band selector & Auto Tuning Storage)
7 ENTER / DEL ETE button
8 0-9 Numeric keys
9 Memory button (Storing radio stations) / Batteries type selector
10 AM / BW button (AM IF bandwidth selector)
11 VM (View Memory) & Scan button (Memory)
12 VF (View Frequency) & SCAN button (Frequency)
13 ETM (Easy Tuning Mode) button
14 LIGHT / SNOOZE
15 LOCK button
16 TIME Setting
17 ALARM On/Off & Setting
18 Earphone jack
19 USB 5V DC-IN jack
20 FM & SW telescopic antenna
21 Multifunctional tuning knob
22 Back stand
23 Volume knob
24 Battery compartment

1 Battery consumption indicator / Charging indicator
2 Sleep timer indicator
3 Alarm on/off indicator " " alarm on by radio " " alarm on by buzzer
4 Temperature (Temp.)
5 AM, PM indicator for 12-hour format clock
6 Signal indicators dBu: signal strength unit dB : Signal to Noise Ratio (S/N) unit
7 Alarm time indicator
8 SW meter band indicator
9 ETM indicator
10 Tuning speed: "> " Slow Tuning " >> " Fast Tuning

11 kHz: frequency unit for MW, LW & SW
MHz: frequency unit for FM
12 Digital number display (4 Digits)
With radio off: world time, alarm time, temperature With radio on: word time, signal strength / SNR, alarm time, temperature, local time, memory address, meter band.
13 Preset memory address
14 Digital number display With radio off: local time With radio on: frequency display, band display
15 Key-lock indicator
16 FM stereo status indicator
17 Band indicator
18 Rechargeable batteries indicator

INSTALLING BATTERIES

Remove the battery compartment cover and install 3 x AA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment, observing the battery polarity diagram on the back of the radio.

Display screen would show battery capacity, time, etc.

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.

TUNE INTO STATIONS

Short press [POWER] button to turn on your radio, then select your desired band by short pressing the [FM], [MW/LW], SW [√] or [^] button. In case of receiving FM/SW broadcasting, fully extend the telescopic antenna for a better reception.

Now, you can turn 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/LW & 250 stations for SW.

Note: Scanned stations will not be stored in the regular 550 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/LW or SW [√] or [^] button.

2. Short press the [ETM] button with [ETM] shows on the display to enter Easy Tuning Mode.

3. Long press the [ETM] button until the frequency running to auto scan the stations within present band.

4. When the frequency stop running, turn around the [TUNING] knob for those scanned stations.
5. Short press either the [VF] & [VM] button with frequency flashing and the disappearance of ETM on the display to exist ETM mode.

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.

MW station: It is recommendable 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 recommendable 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] 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.

band\step	Slow tuning mode	Fast tuning mode
FM	0.01 MHz	0.1 MHz
MW	1 kHz	9 /10 kHz
LW	1 kHz	9 kHz
SW	1 kHz	5 kHz

Method 3: AUTO BROWSE STATION

1. Turn on the radio and short press the [VF] button with the frequency flashing.

2. Long press the [VF] button with [>> ] moving 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] button.

Note: When the radio search & stop to a station, just press [M] button once to store it.

Method 4: AUTO BROWSE MEMORY

1. Turn on the radio, short press the [VM] button with memory page shows in the upper right corner and disappears in 5 seconds.

2. Long press [VM] button with "PRESET" flashing to scan from one memory to another, staying on each station memory for about 5 seconds.

3. To stop auto search memory, simply press the [VM] button.

Auto-scan memory with pre-listening

Note: Please first read [Working with Memory] in next page before using this function.

Method 5: DIRECT KEY-IN FREQUENCY

Short press the [VF] button to enter the frequency mode, press the numeric keys [0] - [9] to enter the station frequency directly.

Note:

1. Ignore the decimal point for FM band when input the frequency numbers.

For example, FM 89.0 MHz, Just ENTER 8 9 0 .

1. If the entered frequency rate is not within the covering area, the display would display "Err" error symbol.

WORKING WITH MEMORIES

There are total 550 preset memories within RP-DS800. For FM, MW, and LW, each band has 100 preset memories; and 250 preset memories for SW.

Method 1: ATS - Auto Tuning Storage

Turn on the radio and select the band that you want to ATS to take place in, either FM or MW/LW. Long press the [FM] or [MW/LW] button and notice that the "PRESET" number (P001) appears in the display's upper right corner with the presets to the right increasing as the band is scanned and frequencies are stored into memory.

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:

During ATS process in FM, MW / LW or SW (mode A), pre-stored radio stations will be replaced automatically by the new searched stations.

With ATS in SW (mode B), those existing memories will not be replaced; all the newly found radio stations would be stored in the blank memories addresses.

Method 2: MANUALLY STORING STATION

1. Tune to your desired station, press the [M] button once and notice the PRESET number flashing in the upper right corner of the display.
2. While it flashing, press the [M] button to store it into the memory or wait for 3 seconds to store it automatically. If you want to store it into another PRESET memory, just rotate the tuning knob of your choice, and press the [M] button to confirm.

Method 3: SEMI-AUTO STORING STATION

1. Short press the [VF] button to enter frequency status.
2. Long press [VF] button with [ >> ] moving to activate the Auto-browse function.
3. While tuning to your favor station, you can direct store it into the next available memory by pressing on the [M] button with PRESET flashing. The Auto frequency browsing keeps on going unless you short press the [VF] button again.

Method 1: MANUAL DELETE MEMORY

1. Turn on the radio and press the [VM] button causing PRESET stations appears in the display's upper right corner.
2. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select the memory that you want to delete.
3. Long press [DELETE] button with "DEL" flashing in the display, press the [DELETE] button again to confirm.

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

Method 2: SEMI AUTO-DELETE MEMORY

In VM mode, long press the [VM] button to activate the Auto-Browse function of memory. Once previewing your unwanted station, simply press the [DELETE] button with "del" shows for 2 seconds and then keep on browsing other stations. To stop the browsing function, short press the [VM] button to exist.

Method 3: DELETE ALL MEMORY

Short press the [VM] button to enter VM / Memory mode, long press the [DELETE] button for 3 seconds with "del" shows on the upper right corner of the display, press again the [DELETE] button to remove all memory.

Delete all memories

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

SLEEP FUNCTION

With sleep function, you can adjust the length of time for the radio to turn off automatically.

The default setting for the auto-turn off time is 30 minutes if the radio being turned on by short pressing the [POWER] button.

To change the sleep timer, long press the [POWER] button with [ON / 01\~120] & [SLEEP] appear on the display, rotate the [TUNING] knob to select sleep timer from 1 \~ 120 minutes or permanently "On" Wait for 3 seconds until "SLEEP" symbol stops flashing to confirm.

Note: Short press the [POWER] button to directly turn on the radio with previous preset sleep timer; long press it to change the timer.

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].

Note: You can also directly key-in the numeric key instead of rotating the [TUNING] knob to set the correct clock.

SETTING THE ALARM TIME

1. Long press the [ALARM] button until both the HOUR & AL flashing, rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the hour, then short press [ALARM] with the minutes flashing.
2. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to adjust the minutes and short press the [ALARM] button with the "SLEEP" symbol flashing.
3. Rotate the [TUNING] knob to select 1 \~ 90 minutes to set the Auto Alarm Off Timer.
4. Short press the [ALARM] button to confirm and notice " 🔊 " shows on display to activate the alarm by buzzer (BB sound). Short press twice with " 🔊 " appears to set the alarm by radio.
5. To turn off the alarm function, repeat short pressing the [ALARM] button and notice both " 🔊 " & " 🔊 " disappear.

PRESET ALARM STATION

1. Turn on the radio, then tune into your favorite alarm radio station and adjust your desired alarm volume level.
2. Short press the [M] button to store the alarm station into memory.
3. Repeat short pressing the [ALARM] button and notice " 🔊" shows on the display to confirm the preset alarm station.

SNOOZE / LIGHT FUNCTION

After alarm was activated with buzzer or radio broadcasting, press & release [LIGHT / SNOOZE] with a "B" sound. Then the radio would be turned off temporary, it will start to alarm again 5 minutes later.

For the LCD backlight function, short press the [LIGHT] button to illuminates the LCD for 3 seconds. Long press it for permanently illumination. Press again the [LIGHT/SNOOZE] button to turn off the light.

TURN OFF THE ALARM

When the unit is alarmed by radio, press the [POWER] button twice to turn off the alarm.

When the unit is alarmed by buzzer (BB sound), simply press the [POWER] button once to turn off the alarm.

DISPLAY MODE

With radio OFF: Short press the [DISPLAY] button to view on Temperature, Alarm time.

With radio ON: Short press the [DISPLAY] button to view on Alarm time, Temperature, Local time, signal strength/ SNR.

KEY LOCK FUNCTION

Long press the [0-π] button with "0-π" symbol appears in the display to lock up all keys / buttons. Long press it again with the symbol disappears to unlock the keys/buttons.

FM ST. (FM STEREO) BUTTON

While listening to FM station via stereo earphones, short press the [FM.ST] button with " <> <> " appears over the left side of the frequency in the display to activate the STEREO mode once it receives the FM stereo station.

AM BW (BANDWIDTH) BUTTON

Short press the [AM BW] button to choose 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 kHz AM IF bandwidth. This may help to reduce interference on some frequencies. Using WIDE usually results in better audio fidelity, while using narrow limits the audio fidelity is somewhat dull in sound. You can use it in MW, LW and SW band.

Frequency range setting for FM

Turn off the radio, long press [FM SET] button, until 87.5-108MHz, 64-108MHz, 76-108MHz, or 87-108MHz appears in the display. Quickly keep pressing on the [FM SET] button to select suitable frequency range for your local FM.

Changing the clock format

Turn off the radio, long press [12/24] button, until "12H "or "24H " appears in the display. If "12H " appears in the display, which means the clock system will be in the 12 hour format.

MW(AM) step setting

Turn off the radio, long press [9/10kHz] button until "9kHz" or "10kHz" appears in the display. By long pressing again, the alternative band step would be shown. The temperature is also shown on screen at the same time.

In general practice, the frequency step of 10kHz is to be used for broadcasting MW(AM) as well as the temperature in the degree of Fahrenheit ( ^F ) to be used in the North America.

In order to provide convenience to the end users, the "10kHz" of frequency step is default to be displayed with temperature in the degree of Fahrenheit ( ) together as well as "9kHz" to be displayed with temperature in the degree of Centigrade ( ) together.

If the display shows "10kHz" with degree of Fahrenheit ( ^F ), which means this radio is set to 10 kHz step for MW(AM) with temperature in Fahrenheit ( ^F ) which is for the North America region.

LW on/off setting

Turn off the radio. Press and hold the [MW/LW] button until "LW ON" or "LW OFF" appears in the display to turn ON or OFF the LW respectively.

Turn off the "Bi" sound

Turn off the radio, press and hold the [☐ / 0] button until "OFF" or "On" appears in the display; If "OFF" appears in the display, which means "Bi" sound is turned off.

Turn on / off intelligent lighting function

This radio bears the intelligent lighting function which the backlight would be on for 3 seconds when tuning or pressing any key.

With radio off, press & hold the [ ] key with the " OFF " shows in the display to deactivate the lighting function; long press again with " On " shows up to activate it.

Note: After shutting off the intelligent lighting function, the [LIGHT/SNOOZE] key is still workable for turning on or off the backlight.

Turn ON/OFF charging function & exchange battery consumption display

Press & hold the [saw] key with "CHA On" & "Ni-MH Battery" shows up to activate the consumption display of rechargeable batteries and the built-in charging system. Press & hold the [saw] key with "CHA OFF" shows up & "Ni-MH Battery" 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.

USING THE INTELLIGENT CHARGING FUNCTION

With radio off, install 3 x UM3 (AA) rechargeable batteries and then press & hold the [ ] key with " CHA On " & " Ni-MH Battery " displays to activate the built in charging function.

1. Use any 5V external adaptor with USB plug to connect this radio, the symbol " [REDACT] " 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

Diagram showing a USB cable inserted into a device labeled 'DC-46.59' (no text or symbols on the diagram itself)

Notes for charging power:

1. Insisting to use up all power of rechargeable batteries before charging again, this could extend the life time of battery and keeping them in good conditions.
2. 3 pcs of batteries to be used as a group and don't separate them to other usage. Also don't mix to use batteries with different power capacity.

Caution: Don't charge on any non-rechargeable batteries in the radio, this will cause a hazard or damage to your radio.

IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR USING BATTERIES

1. If no battery has been installed inside for long time, clock of radio would stop to work. However, pre-stored frequencies are still kept. Clock would work again after new batteries being re-installed inside.
2. When the battery power is low, the "☐" symbol in the display will flash to alert you for changing new batteries. Besides it will turn off automatically when the power is gone.
3. Mix using the used & new batteries would cause damage of radio and also display the capacity of power incorrectly.
4. In case of radio not to be used for a long period, draw out the batteries for preventing liquid leakage and damaging the parts of radio.

"Bi" SOUND CHART

Function	Button	Status	Sound	Display
Radio on or off	POWER	Radio on	B
		Radio permanently	B-- (long)	"On" display
		Radio off	BB	"OFF" display
Adjust auto-off time	POWER & TUNING KNOB	Rotate at 30, 60, 90, 120 mins.	B	Display the time for auto-off
		Radio permanently	BB	"On" display
	FM ST.FM	STEREO STEREO MONO.	B	"(p <") " display
			BB	"(p <") " disappear
FM	FM FM		B	"FM" in the display
MW (AM) or LW	MW/LW	MW	B	"MW" in the display
		LW	B-- (long)	"LW" in the display
SW BAND METER BAND	√ or ^	SW	B	"SW" & SW frequency
		METER BAND	B	Meter band on the right corner
ATS (Auto Tuning Storage)	FM MW/LW SW (√ or ^)	ATS on	B	Freq. & memory address are running
		ATS off	B-- (long)	Display 01 memory address and Frequency
ETM	ETM	ETM On	B	"ETM" in the display
Frequency Scanning	VF	Frequency mode	B	Radio freq. numbers flashing.
Memory Scanning	VM	Memory mode	BB	Memory address on the top right corner
Auto browsing (Scanning)	VF	Frequency mode	B	Radio freq. running
	VM	Memory mode	B	Memory address running
AM band width	AM BW	1kHz, 2kHz, 3kHz, 4kHz, 6kHz	B	Display equivalent band width
Store memory	MEMORY	On	B	Memory address flashing on the top right corner
		Confirmed / Auto confirm	B-- (long)	Stopped

CONTROL LOCATIONS

Function	Button	Status	Sound	Display
Delete memory	DEL ETE	Delete single memory	B	Memory address and "del" are flashing
		Delete all memory	BB	"RLL" & "del" are flashing
		Confirmed	B-- (long)	Back to Freq. display
BACKLIGHT	SNOOZE/LIGHT	Illuminate short time	BB	Backlight on for 3 seconds
		Illuminate permanently	B-- (long)	Backlight on
		Turn off	B	Backlight off
SNOOZE	SNOOZE/LIGHT	Temporary off	B	" " or " " and the auto turn-on time are flashing
Lock		Lock	B-- (long)	" " display
		Unlock	B	" " disappear
Time setting	TIME	Hour setting	B	hour flashing
		Minute setting	BB	minute flashing
		Confirm or Auto confirm	B-- (long)	Flashing stop
Auto radio on / off function	ALARM	Hour setting	B	"hour" flashing
		Minute setting	BB	"minute" flashing
		Adjust the length of alarm	BB	1~90 minutes display, " " or " " and " " are flashing
		confirmed	B-- (long)	Display time
		Select alarm by radio	B	Display " "
		Select alarm by buzzer	BB	Display " "
		Select alarm off	B-- (long)	" " and " " disappear
In/out SW meter band	TUNING	Inside SW meter band	B	Meter band appear on the top right corner
		Out of SW meter band	B	Meter band disappear
FM freq. range	FM SET	Select FM freq.	B	87.5-108MHz,64-108MHz, 76-108MHz or 87-108MHz
12/24 format	2/24	Select 12 format	B	" 12H " in the display
		Select 24 format	BB	" 24H " in the display
MW(AM) STEP	9/10kHz	Select 9kHz step	B	"9kHz" and "C" in the display
		Select 10kHz step	BB	"10kHz" and "F" in the display
Charge on/off		On	B	"CHR On" & "N-MK" in display
		Off	BB	"CHR OFF" in display & "N-MN" disappeared
Bi sound on/off		On	B	"On" in the display
		Off	BB	"OFF" in the display
Intelligent lighting on/off		On	B	"On" in the display
		Off	BB	"OFF" in the display
LW on / off	MW/LW	On	B	"LW On" display
		Off	BB	"LW OFF" display

SPECIFICATIONS

1. Frequency range

FM

87\~108 MHz

Russia 64\~108MHz

Japan 76\~108 MHz

Eu, USA 87.5\~108 MHz

MW

522\~1620 (USA 520\~1710) kHz

LW

153\~513 kHz

SW

2300\~21950 kHz

2. Sensitivity

F M (S/N=30dB)

Less than 3 µV

MW (S/N=26dB)

Less than 1mV/m

LW (S/N=26dB)

Less than 10mV/m

SW (S/N=26dB)

Less than 20 μV

3. Selectivity

FM

60 dB

MW

60 dB

LW

60 dB

MW

60 dB

1. FM Stereo crosstalk

Less than 35 dB

1. Memory

550

1. Output

350 mW

1. Power

UM3 or AA X 3

USB 5V DC

1. Speaker

φ50mm, 500mW/16 Ohm

1. Earphone Jack

φ8.5mm, 8\~32 Ohm, Stereo type

1. Dimensions Approx.

135(W) X 86(H) X 26(D) mm

1. Weight

200g (Batteries not included)

You can help protect the environment!

Please remember to respect the local regulations: hand in the non-working electrical equipments to an appropriate waste disposal center.

SUNSTECH RP-DS800

RECEPTOR / MF / SW / LWMULTIBANDA MANUAL DE USO

MF	522~1620 (USA 520~1710) kHz
LW	153~513 kHz
SW	2300~21950 kHz

1. Sensibilidad

FM (S/N=30dB)	Menos de	3μV
MF (S/N=26dB)	Menos de	1mV/m
LW (S/N=26dB)	Menos de	10mV/m
SW (S/N=26dB)	Menos de	20μV

3.Selectividad

FM	>60 dB
MW	>60 dB
LW	>60 dB
MW	>60 dB

Notas:

Auto-scan with pre-listening

Auto Tuning Storage

BOTÃO FM EST. (FM ESTÉREO)