Adjust the squelch
You can adjust the squelch (the threshold level) for the minimum receiver signal. There are ten settings available.
Press ^SQ once to increase the squelch by one step. Press vSQ once to decrease the squelch by one step. The current setting is shown as a percentage on the LCD screen, e.g. SQUELCH 30%.
Hold down either button to change the squelch automatically until the threshold limit is reached.
If you have the NS100 DS radio and change the squelch on one handset, the new level is automatically applied to the other handset too.
The optimum squelch setting will improve reception. Decrease the squelch until random noise is heard, then increase it one step at a time until the random noise disappears. For best reception in open sea conditions, increase the squelch one more step.
In areas of high noise (e.g. close to large cities or pager broadcast sites) reception may improve if the squelch is increased or the LOCAL setting is used. (See Reference Section 1 - Set the radio sensitivity.)
Select the channel bank
In Europe, only the INT (International) channel bank is available and it cannot be changed.
If you are based in the USA or Canada, there is a choice of 3 channel banks; USA, INT (International), and CAN (Canadian). The channel bank that is currently selected is shown on the LCD screen.
Use the radio menu if you want to change the channel bank. See Reference Section 1 - Select the channel bank.
Select a channel
When you turn the radio on, it automatically tunes to the last working channel OR to the suffix channel if the normal channel is not available in the channel charts.
The channel number is shown in very big digits on the LCD screen. The channel suffix (if applicable) is shown at a smaller size.
To change the channel, you can EITHER enter the channel number directly using the keypad
OR
press ^CH/SEL to step up or CH/SELv to step down to the next channel. To rapidly scroll through the channels, just hold down ^CH/SEL or CH/SELv until the desired channel is reached.
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