Operation, Turn on and set squelch – Uniden 200 User Manual

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Operation

Turn On and Set Squelch

Your radio automatically tunes to channel 16 — the United States Coast
Guard frequency for distress, safety, and calling.

1. Turn

Vol

knob clockwise until you hear

a beep.

2. Continue until you hear a hissing sound.
3. Press

sQuElCh

until the hissing stops.

NOTE

Make sure to first select a channel not in use before setting

squelch.

Think of the squelch control as a gate. If you

increase the squelch level to maximum, it raises

the “Squelch Gate” so only the strongest signals

get through.

If you decrease the squelch level to minimum,

it lowers the “Squelch Gate”’ to the extent that

weak signals can get through.

If unwanted weak and noisy signals are getting

through, increase the squelch level (raise the

“Squelch Gate”) to a medium level. Now only

medium and strong signals get through.

Your radio’s Squelch has 4 setting level — level 0 to level 3 (Tight):

S0 - monitor mode

S1 - minimum squelch (default)

HIGH