MIDLAND 203 - Manual (Page 9)

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A vertically polarized whip antenna is best suited for mobile service. It is omni-direc-
tional.
Roof mount is the best ever as in this position the antenna radiates equally in all di-
rections.
WARNING: To avoid damage, never operate your CB radio without connecting a
proper antenna. A periodical control of the cable and of the S.W.R. is recommend-
ed.
HOW TO OPERATE YOUR MIDLAND 203 PLUS
After have installed and cabled your CB transceiver, follow these steps to operate
with your device:
1. Screw the microphone plug into the microphone jack and check that the unit
is properly connected
2. Make sure your antenna is connected to the antenna connector.
3. Make sure the SQUELCH control is turned fully counter clockwise.
4. Select AM or FM mode. The EN/EC switch operates depending on the frequen-
cy band selected. In case you selected , you can switch from 40CH EN to
40CH EC. In case you selected EC or I2, this switch is not operative.
5. Turn on the unit and select the frequency band to use
6. Adjust the volume to a suitable listening level
7. Select your desired channel.
8. Adjust Squelch to cut out annoying background noise when no signal is being
received.
9. To transmit, press the PTT button and speak in a normal tone of voice.
10. To receive, release the PTT button.
FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION
The frequency bands must be chosen according to the country where you are
going to operate.
Your Midland 203 Plus can be set on 8 different frequency bands:
IT(it):
40CH 26.965 MHz – 27.405 MHz 4W AM/FM
EU(EU): 40CH 26.965 MHz – 27.405 MHz 1W AM/4W FM
PL(PL): 40CH 26.960 MHz – 27.400 MHz 4W AM/FM
D3(d3): 80CH from CH1 to CH40 26.965MHz – 27.405 MHz 1W AM/4W FM from
CH41 to CH80 26.565MHz – 26.955 MHz 4W FM
D4 (d4): 80CH. CH1 - CH40 26.965MHz – 27.405 MHz 4W AM/ FM
CH41 - CH80 26.565MHz – 26.955 MHz 4W FM
UK ( ): 40CH 27.60125MHz – 27.99125MHz (EN) FM 4W
40CH 26.965MHz – 27.405MHz (EC) FM 4W
EC (EC): 40CH 26.965MHz – 27.405MHz FM 4W
I2 (i2):
34CH 26.875MHz – 27.205MHz AM/FM 4W
Procedure:
1. Switch off the unit.
2. Turn the device on and contemporary keep pressed the UP/DOWN buttons.
3. Select the desired frequency band by pushing the UP/DOWN buttons
4. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or wait for 5 seconds.
Note: Once have set the frequency band, every time you turn on the radio, the
display will show for 1 second the frequency band in use. To change the frequency
band, follow the steps upon described.
SQUELCH
The Squelch function cuts out annoying background noise when no signal is be-
ing received.
To do this, set the Channel Selector to a channel where no signals are present
or wait until signals cease on your channel. Then, rotate the Squelch control in
a clockwise direction to the point where the background noise just stops. Now,
when a signal is present, you will hear it, but will not be disturbed by noise on the
channel between signals.
When properly set, the Squelch keeps the receiver “dead” until a signal comes in
on that channel. However, do not set the Squelch too high, otherwise weak signals
will not be able to open the Squelch circuit. To receive very weak signals, it is better
to leave Squelch set to the minimum position by rotating the control maximum
counterclockwise.
EMERGENCY CHANNELS (CH 9-19)
Midland 203 Plus is equipped with a switch that allows to be immediately set on
the Priority cannels 9 and 19.
CH 9 is for Emergency communications, while CH 19 is used for asking road con-
dition information.
The centre position of the switch is for tuning on the latest selected channel.
REMOTE SPEAKER OPERATION
A 4 Ohm speaker, rated at 3-10 watts, should be used for this function. Plug the
speaker into the EXT SPKR jack at the rear of the transceiver. When the external
speaker is plugged in, the internal speaker is disconnected.