User manual PRESIDENT ELECTRONICS GEORGE

[. . . ] GEORGE Owner's manual Your PRESIDENT GEORGE at a glance 2 SUMMARY INSTALLATION HOW TO USE YOUR CB PROTECTION BY SECURITY CODE SYSTEM TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS TROUBLE SHOOTING HOW TO TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE A MESSAGE GLOSSARY FREQUENCY TABLES 5 8 14 16 16 16 17 21 3 WARNING ! Before using, be careful never to transmit without first having connected the antenna (connection B situated on the back panel of the equipment) or without having set the SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) !Failure to do so may result in destruction of the power amplifier, which is not covered by the guarantee. The guarantee of this transceiver is valid only in the purchase country. 4 Welcome to the world of the 3rd generation of CB radios. The new PRESIDENT INTERACTIVE range gives you access to top performance CB equipment. With the use of upto-date technology, which guarantees unprecedented quality, your PRESIDENT GEORGE is a new step in personal communications and is the surest choice for the most demanding of professional CB radio users. [. . . ] Lower and Upper Side Band is used for prompt communications over long distances (depends very much on atmospheric conditions). A long press on the «MODE» key allows you to change from AM/FM/ to LSB/USB and vice versa. A short press on the same key allows you to change from AM to FM or from LSB to USB and vice versa 2) DIMMER: a) Set turned off (but with power supply connected): by pressing the DIMMER key flashes indicating clearly and permanently the code the message protection in your absence. You should not leave this function on for more than three days without starting your vehicle's engine (risk of flat battery). b) With the set turned on: This key allows you to adjust the luminosity of the display. 3) DC (Double Colour): With this key you can change the colour of the digital display to either amber or green, so that your set is in harmony with the interior of your vehicle. 8 Example: Configuration You are in Channel 22, FM. 8) RF POWER: When you turn this knob fully clockwise the RF power (norm peak 4 watts) is at maximum. You should reduce transmission power when the communication is close to someone who does not have RF GAIN. The normal setting of this knob is on maximum (fully clockwise). 9) RF GAIN: - Short press on «MODE»: set goes to Channel 22 AM. This knob is for adjusting sensitivity during reception. For long distance communications RF GAIN should be set to maximum. RF GAIN can be reduced to avoid distortion, when your correspondent is close by and when he does not have RF POWER. The normal setting of this knob is on maximum (fully clockwise). 10)MIC GAIN: - Longer press on «MODE»: set goes to Channel 22 FM then 22 LSB. a) Is for regulating microphone sensitivity, when using a microphone other than the one supplied with your PRESIDENT GEORGE. b) Also adjusts the sound volume of Public Address mode (see point 17). The normal setting of this knob is fully clockwise. 11)CLARIFIER: This function allows a frequency deviation during LSB/USB reception to improve the clearness of your correspondent's voice. This allows a shift of up to 2 kHz around the reference frequency. In reception mode this key locks itself onto position «S/RF». 19)SELECT: The "SELECT" key allows you to go up or down by 10 channels at a time. It is used in conjunction with the «CH L» and «CH M» or with the rotary channel knob. Example: Configuration You are in channel 22 FM. 16)BEEP: When you finish speaking and you release the «push-to-talk» switch to allow your correspondent to speak, a «beep» sounds. Radio CB is what is known as a «simplex» method of communication, that is to say, that you cannot listen and speak at the same time (as you can, for example, with the telephone). It was custom to say «roger» to indicate to your correspondent that you'd finished speaking and that it was his turn to talk. The word «roger» has now been replaced with a beep, hence its name, «Roger Beep». By depressing this key once, the roger beep is activated as well as the sounding of all the keys and the word BEEP appears in the display. [. . . ] - With the «push-to-talk» switch activated, the display flashes. Release the «push-to-talk» switch, then re-press it to go into transmission. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 2) YOUR CB RADIO WILL NOT RECEIVE OR RECEPTION IS POOR: Check that the PA function is not activated Check that the squelch level is properly adjusted. Check that the RF GAIN is turned fully clockwise. Check that the volume is set to a comfortable listening level. [. . . ]