Northstar NS100
16
Quickstart Guide
Quickstart Guide
Use the foghorn on the NS100DS
All scan and channel lock out
While scanning, USA
radio models will
shadow watch on
CH70 for incoming
DSC calls.
When you are on a working channel, hold
down
SCAN
for at least two seconds to start
scanning all working channels. CH16 (the
priority channel) is scanned at least once every
two seconds. ALL SCAN is shown on the LCD
screen.
Press
<ENT
to lock out (skip over) an 'always
busy" channel when in ALL SCAN mode. An X
is shown on the LCD screen to indicate a locked
out channel. You cannot lock out CH16 or
CH70.
Shadow watch scan
The USA radio models use shadow watch mode
to scan for incoming DSC signals on CH70 in
any channel bank (USA, CAN, INT).
Shadow watch mode means that the scanning
operation is not shown on the LCD screen
unless a DSC signal on CH70 is detected.
To unlock a locked out channel, press
<ESC
2 seconds when the channel is displayed.
The X disappears to show it is now unlocked.
If a signal is received, scanning stops at that
channel and BUSY appears on the LCD screen.
Scanning starts again four seconds after the
BUSY annunciator disappears.
To stop at the current channel and cancel the
SCAN mode, press
SCAN
again or
<ESC.
When visibility is reduced by fog, you can
operate a manual or automatic foghorn
through the external speaker. The manual
foghorn will sound whenever you press or hold
down
PTT.
The automatic foghorn will sound
for fi ve seconds once every minute.
You can also adjust the foghorn volume or
leave it at the default level.
1. Press
FUNC
then
9
to enter fog mode. FO is
shown on the LCD screen.
2. Press
>ENT
to select the automatic foghorn
OR
The European radio models have a dedicated
DSC CH70 receiver and don't use shadow
watch mode.
move the cursor to
MANUAL
and then press
>ENT
to select the manual foghorn.
3. When the foghorn is blowing you can press
^VOL to increase or VOLv to decrease the
foghorn volume. The LCD screen will show
the current foghorn volume as a percentage
e.g.
50% VOLUME.
4. The foghorn’s listening function allows
sounds picked up by the hailer horn to be
heard over the radio. When the LCD screen
shows LISTENING, you can press
^VOL
to
increase or
VOLv
to decrease the volume.
Press
<ESC
when you want to exit from the
foghorn mode.