Customise your radio
You can customize the radio to suit your individual preferences. You can set some preferences directly, using the handset buttons as explained in this section.
Other preferences can be set up only through the menus and these are explained in the Reference Sections.
Adjust the volume
Use the VOL buttons on the right hand side of the handset to adjust the volume. There are ten volume levels available.
Press ^VOL once to increase the volume by one level. Press VOLv once to decrease the
volume by one level. The current level is shown as a percentage on the LCD screen, e.g. VOLUME 30%.
Hold down either of the buttons to change the volume levels automatically until the limit is reached.
Select the TX power
Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the power setting is incorrect.
You can set the transmission power to either high (25W output) or low (1W output).
If LO is shown in the LCD screen, low transmission power is selected; if the LCD screen does not show LO, high transmission power is selected.
To change from one selection to the other, press FUNC then press 7. Press FUNC then 7 again to change back.
A special antenna RF reverse current monitoring circuit will automatically reduce the transmission power to 1W if a failed or open antenna is detected.
Adjust the backlighting
You can adjust the backlighting of the LCD screen and keypad simultaneously. (To adjust the contrast, see Reference Section 1 - Set the contrast.)
There are four backlight settings;
•OFF (no backlighting)
•LO (low)
•MID (medium)
•HI (maximum)
To adjust the backlighting, press FUNC then 3 to enter the backlight mode. The current setting is shown on the LCD screen, e.g DIMMER LO.
Use ^CH/SEL and CH/SELv to select your desired setting. If you select OFF, the LO setting will operate for 5 seconds whenever you make a keypad entry so you can check your entry is correct.
If you have the NS100 DS radio, you can adjust the backlighting for each handset independently.
12Quickstart Guide
Northstar NS100
