User Manual

OPERATION
Before you use your CB,you should
Know how to use it effectively and
cour-Teously.”Common Uses for a
CB”onPage 12 contains information
that will help you get more enjoyment
from your CB.
Caution
:
Do not attampt to use your
CBwithout first connecting it to an
antenna.
RECEIVING
TRANSMISSIONS AND
SETTING SQUELSH
1.Rotate
VOLUME
fully counter-
clockwise
2.Set WX/CB/Compass to CB
3.Turn
SQUELCH
fully conterclock-
wise.
4.Turn RF GAIN fully clockwise.
5. Turn on the CB by turning OFF/VO
-LUME clockwise.The display lights
and the channel apperas.
Note:
The CB sounds an alert if it
Detects a weather alert signal(see
“Using Weather Alert/SAME”on Page
11).
6.Rotate VOLUME clockwise until you
hear a hissing sound.
7.Slowly turn SQUELCH clockwise
until the hissing sound stops.
Note:
To receive very weak signals,
Turn SQUECH counterclockwise.
You hear noise between transmis-
sions,but you can also hear weak
transmissions (Those not strong
enough to break through a higher
Squelch setting).If the CB picks up
unwanted, weak transmissions ,turn
SQUELCH clockwise to reduce the
CB’s sensitivity to these signals.
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8.Turn RF GAIN counterclock wise to
decrease the in coming signal
strength and prevent overloading.
Or,turn it clockwise to receive the
Maximum possible signal.
9.Rotate CHANNEL to select a chan-
nel.
10.Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable lis-
tening level.
11.To improve communication quality,
press ACE.The ACE indicator lights.
See”Reducing Noise”on Page 13
Notes:
The ACE circuit does not operate
when you select WX
You cannot turn on the ACE cir-
cuit while holding down the talk
button.
12.To turn off the CB,turn OFF/VOLUME
counterclockwise until it clicks.
13.
Changing Channels Using the
Controls on the Microphone
To tune to the next higher or lower chan-
Nel,press UP or DOWN on the micro-
Phone.
To quickly change channels in either
direction,hold down UP or DOWN
until you reach the desired channel.
To provent accidentally changing the
Channel with UP or DOWN,press LOCK.
Press LOCK again to restore the UP or
DOWN operation.
Dual watch & Memory setting
1.In order to to activate dual watch mode,
press DUAL/MEM button shortly.
(Dual watch: current ch. &Default Ch.9)
2. To momorize watch ch. Instead of
default ch.9 press DUAL/MEM button
over one second,in the desire chan-
nel. Then press the DUAL/MEM button
againShortly in another channel you
want to dual watch, it will dual-
watch between the ch.& memorized
Ch.
3. Press the Dual/MEM button shortly
to stop the mode.
Notes:
Once you transmit signal in one of
both watch channels, Dual mode stop
and Return to Rx standby mode
in the Ch.
Dual mode stop also when you
press UP/DOWN key.
Turning Digital Weather
Alert On/Off
1. When your local weather station broas-
Casts a severe weather alert signal,the
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