PRUNUS J-189 Mini Speaker Radio User Manual

June 6, 2024
PRUNUS

PRUNUS J-189 Mini Speaker Radio

Thank you for purchasing the PRUNUS J-189 radio. In order to get the best from the radio please read this manual carefully before using it and take special notice of the section on precautions.

Precautions

  • The screen will go to sleep automatically after 60 seconds if no operation with the aim of power saving.
  • Please charge this product under safe environment, and do not charge under unstable voltage or near dangerous goods.
  • Please do not use this product near water or put it into liquid.
  • Please do not use this product near the environment over 40 degrees Celsius
  • Please do not throw this product into fire in case of explosion.

Functional Components

  1. ON/OFF
  2. Volume Knob
  3. DC5V
  4. USB
  5. AUX
  6. Earphone Output
  7. Number Buttons
  8. Previous/Rewind
  9. Play/Pause
  10. Next/Fast-forward
  11. M: Mode switch among USB/TF/FM/AM/AUX/BT
  12. REP
  13. LED
  14. TF Card Slot

Power Supply

  1.  Charging Method Plug the big end of the charging cable into the USB jack of computer or power bank, and plug the small end into the of this unit. (If an adapter is important for you, please send message “PRUNUS Charger” to E-mail: wanwanuk@outlook.com, to get PRUNUS quality charger with indicator in 60% discount.)
  2. Charging Indicator Charge the radio when the icon ” ” on the display is flashing. When charging, two icons ” ” will appear on the display; in contrast, only the full one ” ” will be displayed when fully charged.

Please Note:

  • Please use standard DC5V/0.5-2A charger (or other devices can supply this type of power) to charge it, or it may damage the radio.
  • To make sure the battery has longer using life, you’d better reduce the long continuous charging, such as 24 hours charging or more.

Radio Reception

  • As frequency varies from place to place, please do an automatic search first before use.
  1. Press < ① N/OFF> to turn on the radio.
  2. Press < ⑪ M> to switch to FM (76-108Mhz), AM(522-1710Khz) or BT mode.
  3. How to search and store channels?
  1. Automatic Search:
    Press < ⑨ Play/Pause> for 3 seconds to automatically search, store and number the channels around you. Please note that the order of the channels cannot be changed manually.
  2. Manual Search:
    Press < ⑦ Number Buttons> to search and select your favorite channels. For example, pressing 8 + 9 + 8, will jump to 89.8MHZ channels. Note: The channel can’t be stored /memorized/programmed manually.
  1. How to select the stored channels?
  1. Press <⑧ Previous/Rewind> or <⑩ Next/Fast-forward > to select the channel you want to listen to. Note: Need to press <9 Play/Pause> for 3 seconds to automatically search, store and number the channels first. And then you can choose the previous or next channel.
  2. Press number buttons to select one specific channel (For example, continuously press buttons 1+5 to select the 15th radio channel, but if the total numbers of the radio channels are not more than 15, it will play the current radio channel).
  1. Turn the < ② Volume Knob> to adjust the volume.
  2. Press < ⑨ Play/Pause> to pause the current playing; pressing this button again will resume the playing.
    Note: In order to get better reception, when using the radio indoors, please approach it to the window and do your best to keep it away from the electronic devices (such as computers, TVs, refrigerators, mobile phones, etc).

Music Playing

  1.  Insert USB flash drive or the TF card loaded with MP3 format files into the or . Once mp3 files are detected, it will play automatically.
  2. Turn the <② Volume knob> to adjust the volume.
  3. Press <⑧ Previous/Rewind> or <⑩ Next/Fast-forward> to select the song you want to play.
  4. Long press <⑧ Previous/Rewind> or <⑩ Next/Fast-forward>to rewind or fast-forward.
  5. Press <⑨ Play/Pause> will pause playing the current track; press this button again will resume playing this track.
  6. Press number buttons to select one specific MP3 (For example, continuously press buttons 1+6+8 to select the 168th mp3, but if the total numbers of the MP3 files are not more than 168, it will play the current MP3)
  7. For the <⑫ REP>, the first press for ONE, repeating the current MP3; one more next press for ALL, repeating all the MP3s.
  8. Press <⑪ M> will change to other mode.

Note:

  • The radio can only read MP3 files.
  • If your flash drive/TF card can’t be read, please make sure they are in FAT or FAT32 Format, as the radio can’t read flash drive/TF card in NTFS Format.

Played by Bluetooth

  1. Press <⑪M> to change to “Bluetooth” mode, and the radio will give a “Bluetooth Mount” sound.
  2. Switch on the Bluetooth on your devices, such as: mobile phone, iPod, computer, etc., and search for the device named “J-189”. Then connect it, and the radio should have a “Dingdong” sound, which means the device has been connected successfully. (Note: Some BT devices need to enter password while pairing, please enter”0000″. If the pairing has still failed, please turn off or exit the BT devices and re-pairing according to mentioned method before).
  3. Open the music software/app of the other BT device to play music.
  4. Turn the <② Volume knob> to adjust the volume.
  5. Press <⑨ Play/Pause> to pause the current playing; pressing this button again will resume the playing.
  6. Press <⑪M> to change to other mode.
    Note: No Bluetooth transmission on the radio. So, the radio can’t connect your Bluetooth earphones.

Played by AUX

  1. Press <⑪M> to switch to “AM” or “FM” mode.
  2. Insert one end of 3.5mm audio cable into AUX-in jack of the radio, and insert the other end into the earphone jack of the mobile phone or computer, and then open the music software/app to play music.
  3. Turn the <② Volume Knob> to adjust the volume.
  4. Press <⑨ Play/Pause> to pause the current playing; pressing this button again will resume the playing.
  5. Press <⑪M> to change to other mode.

Note:
When in AUX mode, only <② Volume Knob>, <⑨ Play/Pause> and <⑪M> work, and other buttons can not be operated.

Earphone

In order not to disturb others around you, you can use earphone.

  • Plug the earphone into the <6 Earphone Output>, and the radio will automatically switch to earphone listening mode and the speaker will be muted.
  • When you pull out the earphone, the radio will return to the speaker mode. Please adjust the volume in time to adapt to the surrounding environment and your own hearing needs.

LED Flashlight

Considering that many users who purchase our radio are also for emergency use, we designed a flashlight <13 LED> with it. Please press <13 LED> to turn ON or OFF the flashlight.

Product Parameters

  1. Radio Name: J-189
  2. Radio Frequency: AM: 522-1710Khz; FM: 76-108Mhz
  3. Rated Power: 3W
  4. Input: 5V – 0.5-2A
  5. Battery: 1200mAh BL-5C
  6. Charging Time: 3-5h
  7. Playback Time: 2-3h with volume 100%; 6-8h with volume 30%
  8. Package Included: Mini Speaker 1; User Manual 1; USB Charging Cable 1; Li-ion Battery 1

Human Body Induction

When reception is weak, it will getting better when you hold the radio in hand, but its reception will be weak again when the hand is away. This is a common phenomenon called ” Human Body Induction ” among almost all the radios.

After Sale Service

If the radio fails, please scan this QR code, and click “Ask a question” and log into Amazon to contact us. We will provide you the best service.You can also send your messages to our customer service e-mail:

E-mail:prunus-technik@hotmail.com
America Local Customer Support Number: 805-712-2661

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