Operation; Turning On The Unit And Setting Squelch - Uniden VOYAGER Owner's Manual

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• See "Controls and Indicators" (page. 2) for button, knob, and key
positions.
• When you turn On your VOYAGER, it is automatically tuned to
channel 16, the United States Coast Guard frequency for
distress, safety, and calling.
• When you press any key (except PTT), a short tone sounds.

Turning On the Unit and Setting Squelch

1 Before you turn On the unit, turn the
Squelch knob fully counterclockwise.
2 Then, turn On the unit by turning the
Volume/Power knob clockwise until you
hear a hissing sound.
3 Turn the Squelch knob clockwise, just until
the hissing sound stops. Use the knob to
adjust to the desired squelch level. Think of
the squelch control as a frequency gate
which controls access to weak or strong
signals depending on its setting.
• To listen to a weak or distant station, turn the knob
counterclockwise. If reception is poor, turn it clockwise to cut
out weak transmissions.
• If the squelch control is adjusted so you continually hear a
hissing sound, the unit will not scan properly.
4 To turn Off the unit, turn the Volume/Power knob counterclock-
wise until it clicks.

Operation

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Strong Signals
Medium Signals
Weak Signals
Noise