Introduction; Function And Location Of The Controls; Front Panel - Midland ALAN 48 EXCEL Manuel D'utilisation

INTRODUCTION

Your 40 channel Mobile CB represents the state-of-the art in high-tech engineering. Designed for
40 channel Citizen Band Mobile operation, this compact package is big in performance. It is a
quality piece of electronic equipment, skilfully constructed from the finest components. The circuitry
is all a solid-state, mounted on rugged printed circuit boards. It is designed for many years of
reliable, trouble-free performance. The night-light buttons allow the night use.Your mobile CB has
a built 40 Channel Phase-Locked Loop synthesizer circuit.
The PLL circuit achieves a new technique for generating all the required frequencies with fewer
crystals. The result is much tighter frequency control and superior reliability.
ALAN 48 EXCEL presents an innovative device that makes this transceiver different from the
previous units: "ESP 2" is a dynamic cancelling filter that reduces noises disturbing audio signals.
It makes for enhanced audibility for a truer and a more understandable audio representation.

FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS

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FRONT PANEL

1. Channel selector: it permits the manual channel selection.
2. Microphone jack : insert the mic connector in this jack.
3. Indicator: this meter indicates the receiving signal strength and the transmitter RF
output power.
4. Multifunction backlighted display . It shows:
a. channel selected number (from 1 up 40) or operative
frequency
b. FUNC button activated
c. ESP: reducing noise device activated
d. DW: Dual Watch function activated
e. EMG: indicates channel being used or when the
emergency channels are activated
f. LOCK: keyboard lock function activated
g. SCAN function activated
h. M1-M2-M3-M4-M5: memory channel indicator
5. "AM/FM" Indicator
It indicates the operative mode. FM: red LED; AM: green LED.
6. "RX/TX" Indicator
LED indicating receiving or trasmitting mode. RX: green LED; TX: red LED.
7. "CB/PA" Selector
In the "CB" position, the unit operates as a transceiver. You can use the PA (public address)
function only if you connect a speaker to the PA jack ("PA" visualized on the display). In this case
the "MIC" knob controls the amplification level.
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8. FUNC button
With the SCAN button, you can:
• visualize the operative frequency,( if you keep pressing the button for 3 seconds approx.), or the
channel in use;
• activate the second functions of the "M" (M1/M5) buttons.
M1 / M2 / M3 / M4 / M5:
ALAN 48 EXCEL has the possibility to store and to recall, when necessary, 5 channels previously
memorized.
To memorize one channel, follow the herebelow procedure:
A) Select the channel with the appropriate selector or the "UP/DN" buttons on the microphone;
B) Push the "FUNC" button: the display will show "F";
C) Keep pressing the "M1/EMG" button for 3 seconds: you will hear a "BIP" and the display will
show "M1".
To memorize the other preset, repeat these steps and select another memory different from 1.
To recall a channel previously stored, push the "FUNC" switch and the button of the desired memory.
These buttons have two functions; herebelow you will find their descriptions:
9. "M1 - EMG" switch
This switch allows the storing of the first memory and the recalling of the 2 emergency channels.
"M1 - EMG" selects sequentially channels 9 / 19 (emergency) and the one in use.
10. "M2 - DW" button
"M2 - DW" stores the choosen channel in the M2 memory and activates the DUAL WATCH. This
function allows the synthonization on two different channels at the same time:
you monitor a second channel and when a signal on the second channel is received, the
conversation on the first is automatically interrupted and the receiver switches on the second
channel. The monitoring starts again 5 seconds after the signal end.
To activate this function, operate as follows:
- Select the desired channel through the channel selector or the "UP/DOWN" buttons on the
microphone;
- Keep pressed the "DW" button for about 3 seconds: you will hear a "BIP" and "DW" will flash on
the display.
- Select the second channel with the same procedure;
- Press the button "DW" again for roughly 3 seconds: you will hear another "BIP"; the display will
permanently show "DW" and will alternatively visualize the two selected channels.
11. "M3 - SCAN" switch
The two functions of this button are: memorization of the third channel in the M3 memory and
"SCAN" function activation. In this case, you can automatically seek for a busy channel:
• turn the squelch clockwise until the background noise is no longer heard;
• press the "M3 - SCAN" button: "SCAN" will be shown on the display and the transceiver will
automatically scan all the channels until a carrier is being received.
This function can be deactivated in three ways: pressing the PTT button, turning the channel
selector or simply pushing any other button on the unit.
12. "M4 - AM/FM" button
"M4 - AM/FM" stores the memory number 4 and selects the operative mode (AM/FM). AM: green
LED; FM: red LED.
13. "M5 - LOCK" switch
Pressing this button, you memorize the fifth (last) memory and activate the "LOCK" function (it
allows the locking of the keyboard, channel selector and "UP/DN" buttons on the microphone,
thus avoiding accidental use of the keys).
14. "N.K."button
Pressing this switch, you activate the reducing noise device (see introduction).
15. "MIC" knob
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