{"id":14867,"date":"2015-09-18T07:36:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T11:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14867"},"modified":"2015-09-18T07:36:14","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T11:36:14","slug":"does-the-tecsun-pl-880-have-a-hidden-etm-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/does-the-tecsun-pl-880-have-a-hidden-etm-function\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Tecsun PL-880 have a hidden ETM function?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PL-880-ETM-Display\"<\/a><\/p>\n

SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Claudiu, writes:<\/p>\n

I have a question regarding the ETM (Easy Tuning Mode) function on the Tecsun PL-880 model. Its indicator is visible on the LCD screen [see above], but I couldn’t find any mention of this function for this model. What should one do to enable that indicator and use the function? I’ve seen mention of this for earlier models (PL-380\/PL-390), but not for PL-880, even after looking over the hidden features. Do you, or your followers, have any idea on this?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Very good question–it would be nice if the PL-880 had a hidden ETM function, but I suspect\u00a0the PL-880 may simply use a stock Tecsun display; “ETM” may be standard print.<\/p>\n

By chance, has anyone discovered a hidden ETM function on the Tecsun PL-880? If so, please comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SWLing Post reader, Claudiu, writes: I have a question regarding the ETM (Easy Tuning Mode) function on the Tecsun PL-880 model. Its indicator is visible on the LCD screen [see above], but I couldn’t find any mention of this function for this model. What should one do to enable that indicator and use the function? 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