Operation; Turning On The Unit And Setting Squelch - Uniden Atlantis 260 Owner's Manual

Operation

• See Controls and Indicators (page 2) for button, knob, and key
positions.
• When you turn On your
automatically tuned to channel 16 frequency for distress, safety,
and calling.
• When you press any button (except
tone sounds.

Turning On the Unit and Setting Squelch

Before you turn On the unit, turn the squelch
1
(SQ) knob fully counterclockwise.
Then, turn On the unit by turning the Volume/
2
Power (VOL) knob clockwise until you
hear a hissing sound.
Turn the SQ knob clockwise, just until the
3
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 that you continually hear a
hissing sound, the unit will not scan properly.
To turn Off the unit, turn the VOL knob counterclockwise until it
4
clicks.
Atlantis 260 just after purchasing, it is
PTT and LOCK key), a short
11
SPKR
MIC
VOL
SQ
Strong Signals
Medium Signals
Weak Signals
Noise