Specifications
EXTERNAL
SPEAKER
JACK
You
can
connect
an
external speaker (8 ohm)
to
this jack
for
remote listening
(Built-in
speaker
is
then disconnected
automatically)
.
AC POWER
SOCKET
Can
accept
120V
AC.
DC POWER
SOCKET
Connect
the
Red
wire
to
the
Positive (+) side
of
12V
DC power supply
or
battery
and
the
Black
wire
to
the
Negative
(-)
side. Before
attempting
this,
be
sure
to
read
"Installation"
instructions.
OPERATION
1.
Set all
CHANNEL
SKIP
BUTTONS
to
on
position
(button
out).
2.
Turn
SQUELCH
CONTROL
fully
counterclockwise.
3.
Turn
power
"on"
by
rotating
VOLUME
ON/OFF
SWITCH clockwise.
4. While no signal
is
being received, adjust SQUELCH
CONTROL
clockwise
until
the
rushing background noise stops. Do
not
turn
SQUELCH
CONTROL
any
further
clockw
i
se
than the
point
required
to
stop
the
background noise.
To
do
so
will
decrease
the
receiver's signal pick-
up
sensitivity.
After
SQUELCH
CONTROL
is
adjusted properly,
the
receiver
will
now
scan
and operate
normally
in
the
manual
or
the
automatic
mode.
5.
SCANNING
MANUAL:
Check
to
see
that
AUTO/MANUAL
SWITCH
is
down
Then select
the
channel desired
by
pressing
MANUAL
CHANNEL
SELECTOR
SWITCH
momentarily
one
or
more times
until
the desired channel
is
obtained.
A
CHANNEL
INDICATOR
LIGHT
will
indicate
th
e channel
that
has
been
activated.
AUTO:
Check
to
see
that
AUTO/MANUAL
SWITCH
is
up. The receiver
will
automatically
switch
to
each
channel in sequence. Scanning
wil
l
continue
until
an
activated channel
is
received. The receiver
will
not
scan
if
the
squelch
is
decreased
to
the
point
where noise
is
present.
To
advance
from
a channel
that
is
being received
the
CHANNEL
SKIP
BUTTON
must
be
pushed in. Th is
Button
must
then
be
reset
to
the
"NOR
MAL"
position
to
avoid skip.
If
it
is
desired
to
by-pass one
or
more channels in the scanning sequence,
CHANNEL
SKIP
BUTTONS
for
the undesired channels should
be
set in the
off
position
(button
in). This feature
is
useful when one
of
the
channels being
received
is
from
a continuous transmission
type
station such
as
the
national
weather service.
CHANNEL
INDICATOR
LIGHT
only
shows on
the
channels
where
the
CHANNEL
SKIP
BUTTON
has
been
set in
the
"NORMAL"
position.
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