Midland ALAN 42 D80 User Manual page 14

ALAN 42 D80 18.11.96
16. ''SCAN'' button: with this control, you can automatically seek for a busy
channel.
• Turn the Squelch clockwise until the background noise is no longer heard.
• Press the ''SCAN'' button: the transceiver will scan automatically all the channels
until a carrier is being received.
• When it finds the carrier it stops and starts again some seconds after the ending
of the communication on the channel.
• When the radio is transmitting, the scan function is deactivated.
17. "LIGHT button: display lighting (temporised).This function allows to operate
in darkness conditions. By pressing this button, the display is lighted for 5 seconds.
18. Push to talk button ("PTT"): By pressing it, the transmitter is activated.
When it is released, the receiver is activated.
19. Battery compartment: insert 6 NiCd alcaline batteries.
20. Hole for wrist belt
21. "Channel UP": to skip to the next channel. Keeping this button pressed, the
"autorepeat" function is obtained.
22. "Channel DOWN": to skip to the previous channel. Keeping this button
pressed, the "autorepeat" function is obtained.
23. Battery pack contact: lift the button and take the batteries out (see drawing).
24. Auxiliary antenna contact: for the connection to the vehicular adapter.
How to operate with your transceiver
1. Insert the antenna in the antenna connector.
2. Insert 6 alcaline batteries into the battery compartment, noting polarity (the
alcaline batteries are not rechargeable)
3. Rotate the ON/OFF volume control clockwise to turn the unit on. Adjust the
volume for a normal listening level.
4. Adjust the SQUELCH control
5. Select the desired channel by the "UP/DOWN" or QUICK UP/QUICK/DOWN
buttons
Note: if the channel will not change,control that the "EMG" or "LOCK" button
has not been pressed. In this case, press the the "EMG" or "LOCK" button to
deactivate this function.
As far as 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 TEMPERATURES.
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