Standard Horizon HX-150S - Manual (Page 5)

HX150S Owner’s Manual page 3
3 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
NOTE
This section defines each control of the transceiver. For detailed
operating instructions refer to section 4 of this manual.
Refer to Figure 1 for the location of the following controls, indicators,
and connections.
3.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
q
POWER SWITCH (PWR)
Turns the transceiver on and off.
Press and hold down this switch for one second or more to turn the
power on. Press and hold down this switch for 2 seconds or more to
turn the power off .
w VOLUME KEY (VOL)
Activates the volume adjusting mode.
Press this key to activate the volume adjusting mode. Press the UP
or DOWN
key to adjust the volume.
e SQUELCH KEY (SQL)
Activates the squelch adjusting mode.
Press this key to activate the squelch adjusting mode. Press the UP
or DOWN
key to adjust the squelch.
Sets the point at which random noise on the channel does not activate
the audio circuits but a received signal does. This point is called
“squelch threshold”. Further adjustment of the squelch control will
degrade the reception of wanted transmissions.
r PUSH-TO-TALK (PTT) SWITCH
Activates transmission.
t
UP KEY
Selects the desired channel and adjusts the volume and squelch levels.
Each press increases the channel number ,volume level, and squelch
level. When held down, the channels increase continuously.