{"id":8158,"date":"2013-12-05T13:55:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T17:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=8158"},"modified":"2013-12-05T13:59:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T17:59:10","slug":"hidden-feature-adding-seconds-to-the-tecsun-pl-880-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/hidden-feature-adding-seconds-to-the-tecsun-pl-880-clock\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden feature: Adding seconds to the Tecsun PL-880 clock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A very simple hidden feature: by turning off your Tecsun PL-880, then pressing <em>and holding<\/em> the number <strong>8<\/strong> on the keypad, you can turn on the PL-880 clock seconds display. Use the same process to toggle between settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8161\" alt=\"Tecsun PL-880 clock display showing seconds\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be warned that this free feature will not buy you extra time. (Sorry, couldn&#8217;t resist.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"All posts tagged Tecsun PL-880\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/tecsun-pl-880\/\" target=\"_blank\">You can follow all Tecsun PL-880 updates by bookmarking\/checking this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very simple hidden feature: by turning off your Tecsun PL-880, then pressing and holding the number 8 on the keypad, you can turn on the PL-880 clock seconds display. Use the same process to toggle between settings. Be warned that this free feature will not buy you extra time. (Sorry, couldn&#8217;t resist.) You can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836,3,26,129,43],"tags":[2065,479,2066,2325,2340,2380],"class_list":["post-8158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-radios","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","tag-pl-880","tag-tecsun","tag-tecsun-pl-880","tag-tecsun-pl-880-availability","tag-tecsun-pl-880-ebay","tag-tecsun-pl-880-hidden-features"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-27A","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9507,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/complete-list-of-tecsun-pl-880-hidden-features\/","url_meta":{"origin":8158,"position":0},"title":"Complete list of Tecsun PL-880 hidden features","author":"Thomas","date":"June 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"On the advice of several SWLing Post readers, I have compiled\u00a0a complete list of Tecsun PL-880 hidden features with how-to links: Tecsun PL-880 Hidden Features: USB\/LSB selectable synchronous detector Adjusting muting threshold Enabling DNR function Displaying firmware version Adjusting FM de-emphasis Changing line-out level Adding seconds display to clock\u00a0 Calibrating\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;How To&quot;","block_context":{"text":"How To","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/how-to\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tecsun-PL-880-Manufacturing-date-SWLing-Post","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL-880-Manufacturing-date-SWLing-Post.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL-880-Manufacturing-date-SWLing-Post.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL-880-Manufacturing-date-SWLing-Post.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8137,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/video-tecsun-pl-880-vs-pl-660-using-the-hidden-dnr-feature\/","url_meta":{"origin":8158,"position":1},"title":"Video: Tecsun PL-880 vs. PL-660, using the hidden DNR feature","author":"Thomas","date":"December 4, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"In this video, I've tuned both the Tecsun PL-880 and PL-660 to All India Radio on 9,445 kHz (transmitted from\u00a0Bengaluru, India, some 8,800 miles away). Thanks to an image of a (prototype?) PL-880 keypad posted on the\u00a0Tecsun PL-880 Yahoo Group--an excellent group\u00a0you should join, by the way--I've discovered that if\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo source: Tecsun PL-880 Yahoo Group","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PL-880-With-Hidden-Keys-229x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8094,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/hidden-feature-the-tecsun-pl-880-has-a-sync-detector\/","url_meta":{"origin":8158,"position":2},"title":"Hidden feature: The Tecsun PL-880 has a sync detector","author":"Thomas","date":"December 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"While evaluating the Tecsun PL-880 this afternoon, I discovered a hidden feature: synchronous\u00a0detection. By pressing and holding either the USB\/NORM or LSB\/NORM buttons, you can make the PL-880 sync lock on either the upper or lower side band. By pressing either button momentarily, it simply puts the mode in either\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tecsun-PL-800-Sync-SWLing-Post","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL-800-Sync-SWLing-Post-768x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL-800-Sync-SWLing-Post-768x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tecsun-PL-800-Sync-SWLing-Post-768x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8335,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/hidden-feature-displaying-the-tecsun-pl-880-date-of-manufacture\/","url_meta":{"origin":8158,"position":3},"title":"Hidden feature: Displaying the Tecsun PL-880 date of manufacture","author":"Thomas","date":"December 18, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanks to SWLing Post reader, Tim, we know how to display (what we believe is) the date of manufacture for your Tecsun PL-880: 1.) With the radio turned off, simply press and hold the \u201cAM BW\u201d button and the full display panel will turn on. 2.) 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Pressing and holding the number 5 will toggle the radio between 50 and 75 uS. But what, exactly, is this function? Thankfully, Eric Cottrell has the answer: \"The 50\/75 uS setting is the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo source: Tecsun PL-880 Yahoo Group","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PL-880-With-Hidden-Keys-229x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8241,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/hidden-feature-changing-the-line-out-level-on-the-tecsun-pl-880\/","url_meta":{"origin":8158,"position":5},"title":"Hidden feature: Changing the line-out level on the Tecsun PL-880","author":"Thomas","date":"December 10, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Joost, for discovering and sharing yet another hidden feature of the Tecsun PL-880. 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