Manual
2
FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS
1. Channel selector
2. Multifunction backlighted display. It shows:
A. Channel selected number
B. The received signal strength and the power of the transmitting
signal
C. AM/FM mode
D. RX/TX:TX=transmit mode; RX=receive mode
E. SCAN mode
F. EMG mode
G. Frequency band selected.
H. LOW: displayed when the radio transmits in low power (this
mode is possible with some frequency bands only – see the
Frequency band chart).
I. LOCK: microphone (UP/DOWN buttons) lock enabled.
3. ”EMG” button: Emergency channel. By pressing it, you will be auto-
matically positioned on CH 9 (emergency channel). The display will
show “EMG”. It will not be possibile to change accidentally the chan-
nel.
4. 5. “Q.UP/Q.DOWN” buttons: To skip 10 channels UP (Q. UP) or 10 chan-
nels DOWN (Q.DOWN).
6. “AM/FM”(LCR) button: To select AM or FM mode. If you switch on the
unit and push “AM/FM”(LCR) and “SCAN” at the same time, you will
select the operating band, which will be visualised on the display.
If you select a frequency band operating in FM mode only, this button
enables the LCR function (Last Channel Recall).
7. “SCAN” button: With this control, you can automatically seek for a
busy channel.
Turn the Squelch clockwise until the background noise is no longer
heard.
Press the “SCAN” button: the transceiver will scan automatically all the
channels.
If you switch on the unit and push “SCAN” and “AM/FM”(LCR) at the
same time, you will select the operating band, which will be visualised
on the display.
8. “Squelch” Control: For the maximum receiver sensitivity, the control
must be regulated exactly where the receiver background noise
disappears.
9. “ON/OFF Volume” Control. In “OFF” position your transceiver is OFF.
Turn this control clockwise to switch on the unit. Turn the knob
clockwise a little more to set the audio level, until you get a comforta-
ble reception.
10. Microphone jack: Insert the mic connector into this jack.
ALAN 78 PLUS
MULTI
CHANNEL
EMG Q.UP Q.DOWN AM/FM SCAN
SQUELCH ON/OFF VOL
MICON/OFF
3 4 5 6 7
9 1021 8
88
CH
5
9
+30
SIG
0.5
1 2 3 4 PWR
FM
AM
LOW
SCAN
EMGLOCK
TX
RX
LCR
1
3
88
CH
1
3
5
9
+30
SIG
0.5
1 2 3 4 PWR
A
C E
G
D
FI
B
H
LOW
SCAN
TX
RX
FM
AM
EMGLOCK