this button, the unit will transmit with low power (1W). The display will
show "LOW". Press again the H/L button to return to "HIGH" power level.
11. LOCK button: it allows you to lock the keyboard, thus avoiding accidental
use of the keys.
12. Q.UP - Q.DOWN buttons: to skip 10 channels up (Q.UP) or 10 channels
down (Q.DOWN).
13. Loudspeaker
14. Dual Watch: this function allows the synthonization on two different
channels at the same time. Thanks to this function, you can monitor a
second channel. When a signal on the second channel is received, the
conversation on the first channel is automatically interrupted and the
receiver switches on the second channel. The monitoring starts again 4
seconds after the signal end.
To activate this function, operate as follows:
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Select the desired channel through the channel selector
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Press the DW button
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Select the second channel
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Press the button DW again
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To cancel the function press again the DW button or the PTT button.
15. SCAN button: with this control, you can automatically seek for a busy
channel.
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Turn the Squelch clockwise until the background noise is no longer
heard.
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Press the ''SCAN'' button: the transceiver will scan automatically all
the channels until a carrier is being received.
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When it finds the carrier, it stops and starts again some seconds after
the end of the communication on the channel.
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When the radio is transmitting, the scan function is deactivated.
16.
button: display lighting.This function allows to operate in darkness
conditions. By pressing this button, the backlight will be activated. Push it
again to deactivate it.
17. Push to talk button (PTT): Its pressure activates the transmission.
When it is released, the receiver is activated.
18. Channel UP: to skip to the next channel. Keeping this button pressed,
the "autorepeat" function is obtained.
19. Channel DOWN: to skip to the previous channel. Keeping this button
pressed, the "autorepeat" function is obtained.
20. Car adaptor contact: lift the button and take the car adaptor out.
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HOW TO OPERATE WITH YOUR ALAN 52 MULTI
1. Rotate the ON/OFF volume control clockwise to turn the unit on. Adjust
the volume for a normal listening level.
2. Adjust the SQUELCH control
3. Select the desired channel by the UP/DOWN or QUICK UP/QUICK/
DOWN buttons
Note: if the channel does not change,control that the EMG or LOCK but-
ton has not been pressed. In this case, press the EMG or LOCK button
to deactivate this function.
As far as the other functions are concerned, refer to previous instructions.
To transmit: press and hold the PTT button, then talk to the microphone.
To receive: simply release the PTT button.
CAUTION: DON'T EXPOSE THE DISPLAY TO EXTREME TEMPERATU-
RES.
FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION
The frequency bands must be chosen according to the country you are in.
Procedure:
1. Switch off the unit.
2. Turn it on while pushing the "A/F-LCR" and "SC" buttons.
3. By pushing the ▲ and ▼ buttons, select the desired frequency band (see
the chart in the next page).
4. To fix your selection, press the "A/F-LCR" button.
NOTE
: If you select a frequency band which operates in FM mode only,
1
the "A/F-LCR" control activates the LCR function (Last Channel Recall).
NOTE
: In the UK frequency band, you can select directly the EC band
2
by pushing the "AM/FM" button for 2 seconds.