PRESIDENT ANDY II FCC Manuel D'utilisation page 8

Weather Channel Scan
Activate the WX mode (See § CB/WX on page 8).
Press and hold the s (3a) or t (3b) key until a quick loop of all
the 7 weather channels has been done to activate the SCAN
function. If the KEY BEEP function is activated (see § KEY BEEP on
page 10) a tone sounds. The dot between the two digits of the
channel number appears on the display. Use s key (3a) for in-
creasing way and t (3b) for decreasing way. During the scanning
you can change the way by pressing the other key. The scanning
stops as soon as an alert is detected on a channel. The scanning
automatically starts 3 seconds after the end of the transmission
and no key is activated during 3 s.
Long press the NB key (5) to deactivate the Weather channels
SCAN. The dot disappears on the display.
You can turn the Weather Channels SCAN in background and
return in CB mode by pressing the CB/WX key (6).
4) ASC (Automatic Squelch Control) / SQUELCH
Suppresses undesirable background noises when there is no com-
munication. Squelch does not affect neither sound nor transmission
power, but allows a considerable improvement in listening comfort.
a) ASC: AUTOMATIC SQUELCH CONTROL
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Turn the SQ knob (4) anti-clockwise into ASC position.
on the display. No repetitive manual adjustment and a permanent
improvement between the sensitivity and the listening comfort
when ASC is active. This function can be disconnected by turning
the switch clockwise. In this case the squelch adjustment becomes
manual again. SC» disappears from the display.
b) MANUAL SQUELCH
Turn the SQ knob (4) clockwise to the exact point where all back-
ground noises disappear. This adjustment should be done with
precision as, if set to maximum (fully clockwise), only the strongest
signals will be received.
5) NB ~ COMPANDER
NB
(short press)
NOISE BLANKER : This filter facilitates the reduction of back ground
noise, and some reception interference.
Short press the NB
"NB" appears on the display when the filter is active.
COMPANDER
Long press the
filter. " " appears on the display when the filter is active.
Compander : this switchable filter allows you to improve the re-
ception mode.
6) CB/WX ~ ALERT
CB/WX
(short press)
Short press the CB/WX key (6) to alternate between the
WX
(Weather Channel) mode. When the
appears on the display.
The WX mode allows you to hear weather information. When
the mode is activated, use s/t key (3) to move through the 7
weather channels to find the active channel in your local area.
«AS
appears
Note: VOX, NB and
a not allowed key and KEY BEEP function is activated, the radio
sounds error tone.
ALERT
(long press)
The SIREN tone only sounds in
WX
in mode.
Press and hold the ALERT key (6) for 1 second to activate ("ALERT"
appears on the display) / deactivate ("ALERT" disappears on the
display) the ALERT function.
When the function is active and a tone is detected at the selected
weather channel, then the unit sounds SIREN tone. "ALERT" and
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key (5)
to activate/deactivate the NB filter.
(long press)
key (5)
to activate/deactivate the Compander
WX mode is active, "WX"
are not allowed in WX mode. If user presses
CB and PA mode. It does not sound
CB and