Adjust The Squelch; Select The Channel Bank; Select A Channel - NorthStar NS100 SS Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Adjust the squelch

Select the channel bank

In Europe, only the
INT (International)
channel bank is
available and it cannot
be changed.

Select a channel

You can adjust the squelch (the threshold level)
for the minimum receiver signal. There are ten
settings available.
Press ^SQ once to increase the squelch by one
step. Press vSQ once to decrease the squelch
by one step. The current setting is shown as a
percentage on the LCD screen, e.g. SQUELCH
30%.
Hold down either button to change the squelch
automatically until the threshold limit is reached.
If you have the NS100 DS radio and change
the squelch on one handset, the new level is
automatically applied to the other handset too.
The optimum squelch setting will improve
reception. Decrease the squelch until random
If you are based in the USA or Canada, there
is a choice of 3 channel banks; USA, INT
(International), and CAN (Canadian). The
channel bank that is currently selected is
shown on the LCD screen.
When you turn the radio on, it automatically
tunes to the last working channel OR to the
suffix channel if the normal channel is not
available in the channel charts.
The channel number is shown in very big
digits on the LCD screen. The channel suffix (if
applicable) is shown at a smaller size.
noise is heard, then increase it one step at a
time until the random noise disappears. For
best reception in open sea conditions, increase
the squelch one more step.
In areas of high noise (e.g. close to large cities
or pager broadcast sites) reception may improve
if the squelch is increased or the LOCAL setting
is used. (See Reference Section 1 - Set the
radio sensitivity.)
A special antenna RF reverse current monitoring
circuit will automatically reduce the transmission
power to 1W if a failed or open antenna is
detected.
Use the radio menu if if you want to change the
channel bank. See Reference Section 1 - Select
the channel bank.
To change the channel, you can EITHER enter
the channel number directly using the keypad
OR
press ^CH/SEL to step up or CH/SELv to step
down to the next channel. To rapidly scroll
through the channels, just hold down ^CH/
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