8
Weather Channel Scan
Activate the
WX
mode (
See §
CB/WX
on page 8).
Press and hold the
s
(
3a
) or
t
(
3b
) key until a quick loop of all
the 7 weather channels has been done to activate the
SCAN
function. If the
KEY BEEP
function is activated
(see §
KEY BEEP
on
page 10)
a tone sounds. The dot between the two digits of the
channel number appears on the display. Use
s
key (
3a
) for in-
creasing way and
t
(
3b
) for decreasing way. During the scanning
you can change the way by pressing the other key. The scanning
stops as soon as an alert is detected on a channel. The scanning
automatically starts 3 seconds after the end of the transmission
and no key is activated during 3 s.
Long press the
NB
key
(
5
) to deactivate the
Weather channels
SCAN
. The dot disappears on the display.
You can turn the
Weather Channels
SCAN
in background and
return in
CB
mode by pressing the
CB/WX
key (
6
).
4) ASC (Automatic Squelch Control) / SQUELCH
Suppresses undesirable background noises when there is no com-
munication. Squelch does not affect neither sound nor transmission
power, but allows a considerable improvement in listening comfort.
a)
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Turn the
SQ
knob (
4
) anti-clockwise into
ASC
position.
«AS
appears
on the display. No repetitive manual adjustment and a permanent
improvement between the sensitivity and the listening comfort
when ASC is active. This function can be disconnected by turning
the switch clockwise. In this case the squelch adjustment becomes
manual again.
SC»
disappears from the display.
b)
MANUAL SQUELCH
Turn the
SQ
knob (
4
) clockwise to the exact point where all back-
ground noises disappear. This adjustment should be done with
precision as, if set to maximum (fully clockwise), only the strongest
signals will be received.
5) NB ~ COMPANDER
NB
(short press)
NOISE BLANKER
:
This filter facilitates the reduction of back ground
noise, and some reception interference.
Short press the
NB
key (
5
)
to activate/deactivate the
NB
filter.
“NB”
appears on the display when the filter is active.
COMPANDER
(long press)
Long press the
key (
5
)
to activate/deactivate the
Compander
filter.
“
”
appears on the display when the filter is active.
Compander :
this
switchable filter allows you to improve the re-
ception mode.
6) CB/WX ~ ALERT
CB/WX
(short press)
Short press the
CB/WX
key (
6
) to alternate between the
CB
and
WX
(Weather Channel) mode. When the
WX
mode is active,
“WX”
appears on the display.
The
WX
mode allows you to hear weather information. When
the mode is activated, use
s
/
t
key (
3
) to move through the 7
weather channels to find the active channel in your local area.
Note:
VOX
,
NB
and
are not allowed in
WX
mode. If user presses
a not allowed key and
KEY BEEP
function is activated, the radio
sounds error tone.
ALERT
(long press)
The SIREN tone
only sounds in
CB
and
PA
mode. It does not sound
in
WX
mode.
Press and hold the
ALERT
key (
6
) for 1 second to activate (
“ALERT”
appears on the display) / deactivate (
“ALERT”
disappears on the
display) the
ALERT
function.
When the function is active and a tone is detected at the selected
weather channel, then the unit sounds SIREN tone.
“ALERT”
and
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