Basic Operations; Switching The Power On/Off; Adjusting The Volume; Adjusting Frequency/Channel Through The Dial - Alinco DR-B185HT Instruction Manual

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Basic Operations

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Switching The Power On/Off

Press the VOL knob to power on. Press the
VOL knob until it turns off.
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Adjusting The Volume

Turn the VOL knob clockwise to increase the
audio level, counterclockwise to decrease.
Press and hold the
to set the proper audio level. Press the same key to close squelch.
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Adjusting Frequency/Channel THROUGH the dial

1. Under VFO mode, you can change the
current frequency to the desired one
through dial; Turn clockwise to increase
15 frequency; turn counterclockwise to
decrease. Every click will increase
or decrease one step. Press dial, the
KHz order digits will be masked. In this
status, turn dial or Microphone [UP]/[DOWN] key will increase or
decrease frequency quickly by 1MHz step.
2.
In memory and channel display modes, you can change the current
channel to the desired one through dial, clockwise turn to the
forward channel, anticlockwise turn to the backward channel. In
relative Operating mode, Microphone's [UP]/[DOWN] key has the
same function for adjusting frequency and channel.
Available steps are 5K, 6.25k, 10K, 12.5K, 15K, 20K, 30K and 50K.
See P.22 for selecting desired step.
VOL Knob
TX
VOL
PWR
SET
FUNC
key for 2 seconds to hear a white-
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Dial
REV
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Squelch level setting

A squelch eliminates white-noise during the stand-by state (the
background noise when a signal is not received).
Higher level settings will keep the squelch "closed" more tightly for
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quieter monitoring, but weak signals will not be heard. Lower settings
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V/M
allow weaker signals to "open" the squelch but noise may also cause it
to open.
1.
Press
noise
level will be shown at the position where the memory number is
displayed.
16 levels, between 0 - 15, are available. "0" is the lowest setting.
2.
By rotating the dial or by using the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the
microphone, adjust the squelch to the desired level. To return to
normal use, press [PTT] or any key on the front panel; or if there
are no operations within 5 seconds, the unit will store the setting
and will return to its original status.
Proper squelch level:
In the adjusting procedure, set it to level zero to hear the noise
first, then turn the dial to increase the level. When a noise
disappears at level 03 for example, select level 04~05 to set as
the squelch level.
key. icon appears on the display and the squelch
SQL