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1. Albrecht Kommunikattanstecnni aus Norddeutschlane 11 WIDE RANGE SCANNING HECEIVER ed RECEIVES WFM 158 USB TANI L Ch PASS aye MODES AE 600 H OPERATING MANUAL Albrecht AE 600 H CONTENTS Introduction and Packing List Budd ee a a a a 1 Panel Seba ee RP Re ee a ee s EHA LEPJ ele i ee le i ee ee i ee 4 ee ee ee information Ce ee ee ee eee eRe Eee eee PET eee eee ee E Left and side keys Sepa ees le i ie ie i AU REP RAPER EPR EPP PPE hh hhh 11 Right hand side of 12 L RR ka Memory Banks and channels uhh 14 Recalling memorized channel data eese essen emere ea LD Scanning stored memory channels and banks un LP Lock out the channel not of current interest nn 18 Search EEN EEN weld Lock out unwanted active frequencieS 2 22 44 20 Uniock the locked out frequencies Program search pair frequencies into search banks AEN 2 Cloning data between two HSC 200 esee nene reete nnne Remote control using a personal computer through RS232C interface 24 25 Specifications bbe hte PER PEPE ES ee Thank you for purchasing CAMNIS Brand HSC 22. Contral 1 Antenna Connector 3 DIAL Tuning control Selector Power requirement 5 200 be operated from 1 Ni Cad batteries 2 Dry cell batteries 3 external DC supply of 9 6V DC 300m minimum Always use the supplied charger or regulated DC power supply of 13 8V 300m or more using the provided DC connecting lead The DC input socket is 1 3mm with center positive CAUTION Do not attempt to connect HSC 200 directly to the mains supply Very carefully note the polarity of the battery cells Also never attempt to charge the receiver or connect to an external power source when dry batteries are in the compartment Always remove dry batteries when they have run down and try not to use the HSC 200 for a period of time and have dry batteries fitted remove the batteries to avoid leakage All memory channel data 1s stored into internal EEPROM which does not require batteries or connection to external supply However always turn off the H5C 200 whenever radio is not in use Particularly turn off the H8C 200 while charging Connectors controls and functions TOP PANEL I Antenna Connector This is high quality BNC 50 ohm unbalanced input The supplied telescopic antenna should be connected to this input 2 earphone jack This is 3 5mm mono socket permits connection to an external earphonc headset or speaker of 8 ohm impedance or greater When this earphene socket is used the internal speaker will
3. is quite common for a few of the signal meter segments to appear due to back ground band noise even when no signal is present PWR power On Off key To turn on the radio press power key and hold for more than 1 5 seconds turn off the radio press power key and hold for more than 1 4 seconds The PWR switch is not of a common volume control combined arrangement as a SLEEP timer can also switch the receiver Off when programmed and activated The K LOCK key lock switch iocated on the Ieft side panel prevents accidental switch and Off of the receiver SRCH S PROG search amp search program key When the SRCH key is first pressed the receiver initiates search mode for one of T the programmed search banks IF no data is stored in the program search banks the receiver will not he able to search When SECH is pressed a second time during search the SEARCH process is canceled and the mode is returned to manual mode where the frequency may be monitored or used as the starting point for manual tuning To return from SEARCH to MANUAL mode and receive the origimally selected manual mode frequency press MANU The key sequence 2ndF SRCH short press of the SRCH key initiates the process for search banks programming The key sequence 2ndF SRCH long press of the SRCH key for more than 1 5 seconds initiates the process for linking of search banks SCAN BANK memory recall search ba
4. pressing numeric key corresponding to the bank identifier For example to search bank 3 search pair press 3 while in search mode review the upper and lower frequency limits in search mode press 2nd SCAN to review the search pair UP DOWN keys or DIAL can be used to review other pairs To return to program search mode press ENT or the receiver will return program search mode automatically after about 30 seconds Alternatively should you hike to return to a different program search bank press a numeric key corresponding to the search bank required fno ENT is required It 18 very easy to customize the preprogrammed search pairs for your own and Specific needs Example of reprogramming a search bank 1 to the following parameters Press Rotate Press Hotate Press Rotate Press Press Press Press Press Lower limit frequency Upper limit frequeney Receive mode Step size Attenuator i2ndF SRCH 5 ENT DIAL ENT DIAL ENT DIAL ENT 400 000MHz 410 000MHz FM Narrow FM 20KHz increment OFF SEARCH legend start blinking To select search bank where new pair is to be programmed Until FM legend is selected on the LCD To accept narrow FM mode Until 25K Hz is selected on the LCD To accept 25KHz increment Until oFF legend is displayed To accept attenuator turning OFF 4 0 0 MHz To program lower frequency limit o
5. up and vou will need to delete some 1n order to make more storage channel To review the pass channel list press and hold the PASS key for more than 1 5 seconds while in MANUAL or SEARCH mode to show the first frequency in the list along with pass channel number 00 The list may be reviewed using UP DOWN keys or DIAL Unlock the locked out frequencies A pass frequency may be deleted by first displaying the selected frequency in the list then keying 0 ENT It is also possible to delete the entire list in one shot Turn off the radio first and turn on the radio while holding both the PWR key and 8 keys for more than 1 5 seconds Release both keys and the display will remain blank for about half a second or so and the receiver power with deleting the entire pass channel list Program search pair frequencies into search banks 600 Preprogrammed Frequency Bands 1 26 565 27 405 CB Radio 5 kHz 2 84 005 87 250 4 m Band FM 5 kHz 3 118 136 Air Band AM 25 kHz 4 144 146 2m Amateur Radio FM 12 5 kHz 5 430 440 70 cm Amateur Radio FM 25 kHz 6 433 05 434 775 LPD UHF Band FM 12 5 kHz 7 156 0 162 05 VHF Marine Band FM 25 kHz 8 885 0125 887 0125 Cordless Phones FM 12 5 kHz 9 930 0125 932 0125 Cordless Phones FM 12 5 kHz 0 87 5 107 95 FM Broadcast WFM 50 kHz To search one of these preprogrammed search banks simply press SRCH and press h select one of these bank identifier number by
6. 00 wide band monitor receiver Please read this operating manual Lo avoid misoperation of the receiver The HiC 200 is carefully designed but like all receivers HSC 200 suffers from a degree of self oscillation knows as birdies These are from the nature of super heterodyne circuit and are not representing a fault NOTE Where text described in SQUARE BRACKETS the keys are to be pressed exactly as shows For example 8 0 0 ENTF Means press the numeric key 8 followed by the 0 key followed by the key followed the ENT The arrow keys to the lower left of the keypad are referred to as UP DOWN or UP DOWN keys The function key 2nd F provides access to additional facilities via the numeric keypad This key should be momentarily pressed only before another numeric key 1s pressed Do not hold the key in while pressing other keys PWR Power switch To turn on H8C 200 press and hold the PWR key for more than 1 5 seconde Similarly to turn off the radio press and hold the power key for more than 1 5 seconds FRONT PANEL 6 LED Liquid Crystal Display Ci Lz C3 ATT Le SLEEP DELAY Keypad Cv MHZ ER Internal Speaker LEFT HAND SIDE RIGHT HAND SIDE uL ug E EEG ee E Ten DL tegen D mum RER PROG EI EN VARAL LNE HBHBBRHBEU Or PANEL 4 SQ 5 VOL Squelen Volume
7. Hz Press 1 4 4 6 0 0 ENT Example of round number such as 118 000MHz Press 1 1 18 ENT If you want cancel entered number before pressing ENT key press CLR before completing the input with ENT Example of frequency enter 945K Hz 0 945 2 Press 0 ME z 9 4 5 ENT MHz input Press 9 4 5 KHz ENT KHz input 945KHz 15 equal to 0 845M Hz and data may be entered in either method Example of frequency enter 1215K Hz 1 215MHz Press 1 2 1 5 KHz ENT 1215 is equal to 1 215MHz CAUTION If the frequency display changes when the ENT key is pressed then an inappropriate step has been selected The displayed frequency must be exactly divisible by the step size The speed at which the receiver 1ncrements up or down depends on the step size which is default to PROG automatically set from the lookup table It is possible to override the program default using the STEP key Following step size are available NFM AM LSB USB mede 10Hz 50Hz 100Hz 500Hz 1KHz 5 6 25KHz 2 10KHz 12 5K Hz 20KHz 25 KHz 30KHz 50KHz 100KHz 4KHz 6 25 2 IOKHz 12 5K Hz 20K Hz 25KHz 30KHz 50KHz 100KHz HSC 200 has been factory pre programmed with all the bandplan data so that the radio is able to automatically select the appropriate step size and mode for the frequency selected The pre programmed step size may be manually overridden you
8. IFIC BANK by first selecting the memory bank using 2ndF SCAN DIAL ENT while in manual mode turning the receiver off then turning the receiver again while holding the 7 key A full microprocessor resct can be done by holding both the CLR and ENT keys while turning on the radio using the PWR key memory channels search banks pass channels and other information will be lost and blank As a result the search and scan facilities will not operate until new data has been entered NOTE t is quite normal for the set to take about 30 seconds to recover from a FULL reset as all data has io be deleted The priority function enables you to keep on scanning searching or monitoring while HSC 200 samples a special frequency priority channel every five secands default value to see if it 18 artive Storing data into the priority channel The PRIO key is used to set up the priority frequency program the sampling interval and toggle the function on and off Exampie To set the frequency 144 500M Hz as the priority channel Make sure that the HSC 200 is in manual mode by reviewing MANUAL is displayed o the LCD Jf not press MANU key Enter the required frequency 1 4 4 MHz 5 ENT And 2ndF PRIO to set up 144 5MHz as priority channel To toggle the Function on and off press PRIO a PRIO legend appears on the LCN to indicate the priority function is The default value of priority i
9. N OFF again just repcat the sequence ZndF 1 the ATT display disappeared from the LCD when the attenuatoris OFF The attenuator status can be programmed into memory channels and when defining program search Memory banks and channela For example to enter the frequency of 88 6MHz with the attenuator off into memory bank 20 channel 00 000 zn manual mode Press MANU t place the HSC 200 into MANUAL mode Press 8 8 6 ENT to select the desired frequency the mode and step size Will be automatacally selected by the HSC 200 Press and hold the ENT key for more than 1 5 seconds to enter memory input mode _ BANK and CH will appear on the LCD and start blinking to indicate that memory writing is in progress The first available empty memory bank and channel number will be shown on LCD along with an alternating display and frequency to show that no data is currently stored the memory location To select BANK 0 CHANNEL 00 press 0 0 0 alternatively the UP DOWN keys will allow selection of BANK and the DIAL will allow selection of channel number If data ie already stored in 0 0 0 the existing frequency will be alternatively displayed along with the new frequency to be stored this is a warning just in case you are about to overwrite important memory data Press ENT to write the new data to memory 0 0 0 The frequency mode channel step and attenuator stat
10. To toggle the pause function to off repeat the key sequence 2ndF 9 To program the pause delay time key the sequence 2 9 and hold the key for more than 1 5 seconds The value of the timer may be changed by numeric keys UP DOWN keys or DIAL Press ENT to accept the new value Search The SEARCH is the function to look for active signals on all frequencies between programmed lower frequency limit and upper frequency limit in selected step size and mode in an upward or downward direction There are 3 different scareh modes such as 1 manual search 2 automatic single bank search 3 automatic linked hanks search Manual Search Far example to search manually from 145 000 2 press 1 4 5 MHz ENT in manual mode and then press and hold the UP key for more than 1 5 seconds The search process takes place from the displayed frequeney using the receive made and step size displayed If the default mode of PROGRAM has heen selected the receive made and channel step will change automatically depending on factory programmed bandplan data To reverse the direction of manual search use DIAL or UP DOWN keys To move on from active frequencies use or UP DOWN keys To cancel manual search and place HSC 200 into manual mode press MANU key The current frequency on the LCD be monitored 1n manual mode or can be tuned by using DIAL or UP DOWN keys store active frequency found during the m
11. al memory bank by selecting the scan as explained as above To link memory banks for scanning SCAN LINK menu is used To access the menu use the key sequence 2ndF SCAN with the SCAN held for mare than 1 5 seconds The top left carner of the LCD will show the legend oF ar or ON depending on the bank link status To toggle the status rotate the DIAL the legend will toggle appropriately To add mare banks to the bank link Det simply press the appropriate identifying scan bank number using the numeric keypad the number legends will taggle On and Off To accept new link list and setting press ENT NOTE It 15 possible to scan a memory bank which is not listed on the bank link list To scan any deselected bank simply key the desired identifying bank number through the keypad and press etther the or DOWN key Lock out the channel not of current interest Memory scan channels may be locked out either when the receiver stops in scan mode or by recalling them in memory recall mode To lock out channel wait for the channel to become active press ZndF 8 or recall the channel and press 2nd F 8 The legend CH PASS will be added to the memory channel in very quick manner Ifyou recall the locked cut channel CH PASS legend can be seen clearly To unlock the locked out channel press 2ndFl 81 fram memory recall modo CH PASS legend is to be disappeared to indicate tha
12. and 99 seconds The value may be changed from keypads UP DOWN keys or from dial Press ENT to accept new duration O LAMP Numeric 0 Lamp key This key acts as a numeric 0 when entering frequencies from keypad n search scan and memory modes this key is used to identify bank 0 If the sequence 2ndF 0 is keyed the lamp will be turned on for about 5 seconds If you touch any of keypads during the 5 seconds H8C 200 set the timer again for 5 second from the last key preas so that you can use the lamp as long as you are keying data Ifyou would like to keep the lamp turning on press ZndF 0 with the 0 key held for more than 1 5 seconds This is useful for base or mobile operatian where you are able to keep supplying power source to 200 but consume more power on lamp so will reduce the operation time if running the radio from batteries turn off the lamp off press 2nd F 0 PASS BEEP Frequency pass beep The pass PASS key is uscd to lockout unwanted frequencies from the programmed search pair schedule Up to 50 frequencies may be locked out in this way and are held in a list numbered from 00 to 49 To lock out unwanted active frequency press PASS when the search process stops on the signal The frequency is locked out and HSC 290 resumes searching HSC 200 does not over write on these 50 pass frequencies you need to delete some of these pass frequencies when all 50 pass channels are used p
13. and the PASS key starts failing to respond To review the liat press and hold the PASS key for more than 1 5 seconds while in manual or search mode The and PASS will be blinking on LCD list may be reviewed from UP DOWN keys or the DIAL A pass frequency may be deleted by first displaying the target frequeney in the pass list and keying 0 ENT Frequencies may be manually added to the pass list by first displaying the chosen pass channel then keying in a frequency followed by ENT the pass list will increment to the next channel Press CLE to escape from the list The key sequence 2ndF PASS toggles On and Off the keypad beep tones PRIO PRIO SET Priority key The key is used to select the priority frequency seloct sampling duration and toggle the priority function On and Off The priority frequency is selected in manual mode using the key sequence 2nd F P RIO this is refereed to as PRIORITY SET The priority channel sampling duration is programmed with the key sequence 2nd F PRIO with the PRIO key held for more than 1 5 seconds The range is 01 to 19 ecconds and 05 second is default value The value can be changed from UP DOWN key the DIAL or by keying in a two digit number from keypads Press ENT to accept new value ICLR Clear entry key This key will have wrang data entry to be canceled The CLR key is also used to escape from the frequency pass menu A full microprocessor res
14. anks search lock out Scan speed HYPER SEARCH speed Priority channel Antenna connector Audio output Power requirements Current drain Size IOUKHz 2059 continuous WFM AM LSB USB 10u AM 12uV 0 5uV 12dB SINAD AM 0 8uV 10dB S N WFM 6 DuV 30dB S N 0 7uV 12dB SINAD WFM 6 0uV 30dB S N 1 5uV 12dB SINAD 10Hz 50Hz 100Hz 500Hz 1KHz 5AHz 6 25K Hz 9KHz 12 5K Hz 20K Hz 25 30KHz 50KHz 100KH 3KHz 6 25K Hz 9KHz 10 12 5KHz 20KHz 25 50KH z 50 CHibank x 10 banks total 500 CH 10 banks 50 channels att channels sec 12 second for 500MHz bandwidth 1 channel 50 ohm unbalanced BNC connector 10 THD into 8 ohm 6V 4 9 V from 4 x AA internal Ni Cad batteries DIV from 4 x AA manganese or alkaline batteries 9 0 16 fram external Dom A squelched 64W x 153H x 39D mm 310 gram including Ni Cad
15. anual search for future monitoring purpose Press and hold the ENT for more than 1 5 seconds to place HSC 200 into memory writing mode The legend BANK and CH on the LCD are prompting to enter bank number and channel number The first available empiy memory bank and memory channel will be automatically offered If you like ta use the memory location to store the active frequency found simply press ENT If you would rather like to use other memury locations choose new memory location using the UP DOWN keys or DIAL Press ENT to write the data to the memory location Lock out unwanted active frequencies There are 50 channels storage area available for locking out unwanted active frequencies found while searching While searching HSC 260 you may encounter spurious frequencies self oscillation frequencies from HSC 200 known as birdies or continuous digital burst signals Obviously you da nat want to ston at these signal over and over again As soon as squelch is opened on these signal you simply press PASS key The frequency will be automatically entered into the first available PASS CHANNEL HSC 200 will continue to search once again Next time you search that frequency even if that frequency is active HSC 200 is not going to open the squelch and therefore HSC 200 passes over that locked out frequency Ifthe HSC 200 fails to respond to the PASS key then all 50 PASS channels have probably been used
16. be automatically muted 3 Dial tuning control selector This dial changes the receiving frequency up and down in selected frequency increment and this dial also operates as a selector when entering certain data through LCD menus Being a mechanical device it 18 not uncommon operations to be occasionally missed and this does not represent a fault 4 SQ squelch control The squelch control is used io ehminate unwanted background noise when monitoring a normally inactive frequency Rotate the control clockwise until background noise just disappears threshold point this is the most sensitive setting of the control In practice the contrel is usually rotated a little further clockwise beyond the threshoid to prevent the receiver from stopping on noise or very weak signal If the control 18 rotated too far clockwise HSC 200 can only open for very strong signal and weaker signals will be totally lost 5 VOL volume When rotated fully ciockwisc the volume 18 at maximum when rotated fully anti clockwise the volume is reduced to minimum FRONT PANEL 6 LCD Liquid Crystal Display This 1s to display frequencies bank and or channel numbers receiving mode frequency increments and many more status of HSC 200 The lower left corner ofthe LCD displays a legend BUSY to indicate that the squelch is opened To the right is the signal strength meter presented as a bar graph The stronger the signal then thc larger the graph It
17. crewdriver or sharp pencil Your memory bank and search bank data will remain but any linked bank setting will be lost This has the same effect as turning the receiver On by the PWR key while holding the CLR key Right Hand side of housing DC 12 charging external power connection This is 1 2mm DC socket with center positive The socket is uscd to charge the internal Ni Cad batterics using the supplied charger HSC 200 may also be connected to an external 12V DC supply such as DC 12V cigarette lighter plug of vehicle by using DC leads The HSC 200 may also be connected to separate regulated DC power supply of 12V to 13 8 DC with 300mA or higher supply current Rear cabinet Battery compartment The compartment is AA size battery x 4pes Carefully note the polarity direction of positive side and negative side of batteries Hither the supplied rechargeable Ni Cad batteries ar high quality dry cell batteries may he used CAUTION Never attempt to charge the receiver or connect to an external power source when dry cell batteries are fitted in the compartment Always remove dry cell batteries when they are running down Basic Manual Operation of the receiver Entering a frequency through the keypad VFO MANUAL MODE To place HSC 200 into manual mode press MANU key The HSC 200 enters manual mode ready for input of a frequency or other data The receiver can also be tuned by DIAL Example of frequency entry 144 600M
18. de of the receiver at the time the sequence is keyed Manual Mode If the sequence 2ndF BANK is keyed in manual mode the legend BANK is displayed on the tan left corner of the LOD with a bank number The bank number represents the current MEMORY BANK where you want data to he stored during memory write the receivcr automatically increments to the first available empty location in the bank selected Use the UP DOWN keys or DIAL to select the memory hank starting point for memory write to accept the selection press ENT sequence 1s not essential as the bank may always be specified during memory write however this facility may increase the speed of data entry at critical times when there are plenty of interesting activities to save in the memory bank Search mode ifthe sequence 2nd F BANK is keyed in search mode the legend BANK is displayed on LCD with a bank number The upper and lower limits of search pair are displayed with the legends HI and La Use the UP DOWN key DIAL to select the desired program search bank pressing ENT or CLE will have the receiver to search the selected program search bank Scan mode If the sequence 2ndF BANK is kcyed in scan mode the legends BANK and CH are displayed in the left corner of the LCD The receiver will pause on the currently displayed channel for about 30 seconds before resuming the scan process The UP DOWN key ENT key DIAL h
19. e used to force the scan process to resume The sequence 2ndF SCAN with the SCAN key held for more than 1 5 seconds causes the HSC 200 to enter the scan bank link menn regardless of whether the receiver 1s in SEARCH SCAN or MANUAL operational mode MANU manua mode Pressing the MANU key places the receiver into a known operational condition ready for data cntry The display legend MANUAL appears towards the top right of the LCD If vou are ever unsure what operation mode you are in press the MANU key They key sequence ZndF MANU place HSC 200 into HYPER SEARCH mode UP MHz SER key This used to enter decimal point during frequency input through the numeric keypad UP key may be used to force the receiver to reverse the direction of search or scan The key will also act as an upward tuning control The key is also used to select menu options on LCD whenever it 1s appropriate The key sequence 2ndF UP places the receiver in ready status to clone data to another HSC 200 DOWN EHZz SS key The DOWN key 1s used as a KHz key during frequency entry and provides an alternative method of frequency entry to the MHz decimal point key method This key may be used to force the receiver to continue search scan frum a active channel and to reverse the direction of search scan The key can also act as an downward tuning control The key is also used ta select menu options like UP key Ihe
20. eiver will automatically turn off after the programmed duration has elapsed To de active the timer key the sequence 2nd F 5 again the legend on the LCD will be disappeared program the sleep timer between 1 and 120 minutes one minute increments key the sequence 2ndF 5 with the key held for more than 1 5 seconds The new value may be keyed through the numeric keypad or the UP DOWN keys may be used or the DIAL To accept the new value press ENT 6 DELAY Numeric 6 DELAY key This key acts as a numeric 6 when entering frequencies from keypad In search scan and memory modes this key is used to identify bank 6 If the sequence 2ndF 6 keyed the DELAY used in search and scan modes duration can be programmed The DELAY is the time between the squeich closing and start scanning or searching The default is 2 0 seconds and the accepted range is between 0 0 and 9 9 seconds The valuc maybe changed by keying in a two digit number via the numeric keypad decimal is automatically entered by the microprocessor or the UP DOWN keys or dial may be used to change the value 0 1 seconds increments Press ENT to accept new duration value 7 M DEL Numeric 7 Memory delete key This key acts as a numeric 7 when entering frequencies from keypad In search scan and memory modes this key is used to identify bank 7 If the sequence 2ndF 7 keyed while in memory recall mode or when stopped on a channe
21. ep Timer H53C 200 may be turned off after a prescribed time period To enable the sleep timer press ZndF 5 A clock legend will be on the lower right of the LCD The receiver will automatically turned off after the default duration of 60 minutes To de activate the timer press 2nd FE 5 again and confirm the clock legend is to be disappeared from the LCD The sleep time duration may be programmed between 1 to 120 minutes in one minutes increments Press 2ndF 5 with the 5 key held for more than 1 5 seconds The new value may be keyed through the numeric keypad or UP DOWN keys or DIAL To accept new duration press ENT Cloning data between two HSC 200 It is possible to duplicate all data from one HSC 200 to another HSC 200 The aptional adapter and interface is required Please refer to the manual of these adapter and interface for the detailed information Remote control using a personal computer through RS232C interface HSC 200 is capable of remote control using computer such as IBM compatible and control software An adapter and external interface are optional accessories Please refer to the manual of the accessory package Specifications Frequency coverage Receive modes Sensitivity 0 53 2 Sensitivity 2 00 10 0MHz Sensitivity 10 00 400 MHz sensitivity 460 1000MHz Sensitivity 1000 1300 MHz Frequency increment AM and NFM Frequency increment WFM Memory channeis Search b
22. et can he done holding both the CLR and ENT keys while turning On the unit using the PWR key The entire of HSC 200 will be lost Asa result the search and scan facilities will not operate until new data has been programmed NOTE It is quite normal for the set to take about 30 seconds to recover from full reset as all data is being deleted ENT Enter key The enter key is used to finalize the entry of frequency and other data inputs While in manual mode press and hold the ENT key for more than 1 5 seconds to add the currently displayed frequency into memory While in SEARCH and stopped on a active channel press the E NT key to write the displayed frequency into Memory The key is also used during full microprocessor reaet Left hand side keys 2ndF function key The second function key is used to access the second key functions as listed underneath the keypad keys MONI monitor key This is used to open the squelch to monitor very weak signals K LOCK key lock key This 2 position slide key is to prevent accidental operation of the keypad At down position the keylock is OFF When the switch is slide upward the keylock is On and key graphical legend is displayed on LCD and all the keypads and dial is disabled except for the MONI key RESET switch You may soft reset the microprocessor of HSC 200 by momentarily pressing this reset key on the left hand housing of HSC 200 using a pin small s
23. f 400 000MHz ENT To 400 000MHz as lower frequency limit 4 11 MHz To program upper frequency limit of 410 000MHz ENT To accept 410 000MHz as upper limit of 410 000MHz The re programming 1s now completed and the receiver will be in program search mode and will start searching new active frequencies Linking programmed search banks 5 200 can link all search banks to search entire inked search banks schedule SEARCH LINK menu may be displayed by pressing 2nd F SECH with SECH key held for more than 1 5 seconds The top left corner of the LCD will show oF or on to indicate if the link function is on or off To toggle the selection of bank Link status rotate the DLAL to select appropriate status To add more banks to the list press the appropriate search bank identifiers using the numeric keypad the number legends will toggle On and Off The legend indicates the bank is unselected To accept the new list and setting press ENT key Now when searching HSC 200 with bank link status on a group of search banks will be searched through If so desired any banks not on the link schedule can be search by pressing the desired identifying bank number from the keypad while in search mode Only the search bank manuaily selected will be searched HYPER SEARCH HSC 200 has very unique feature such as HYPER SEARCH HYPER SEARCH is very high speed search to sweep 500MHz bandwidt
24. h in only 12 seconds This HYPER SEARCH can only lock onto nearby strong signal such as wireless tapping transmitter The active frequencies found during the search can be stored to the memory channel Maximum 50 frequencies not of current interest can he lacked out for HYPER SEARCH mode and these 50 lock out capacity is exclusively for the mode and it is independent of 50 lock out capacity for normal search mode In HYPER SEARCH mode one of following 4 present banks can be searched in about 12 second Bank 1 22 5MHz 470MHz Bank 2 013MHxz Bank 3 1013MBHz 1570 2 Bank 4 1570MHz 2059MHz To activate HYPER SEARCH mode press 2ndF MAN UJ And HYPEr legend is displayed on LCI To select onc of above HYPER SEARCH banks press numeric key 1 through 4 bo co As soon 5 200 lacks on strong signal the frequency of active signal 1s displaved on LCD Va would like to tock the frequency out press PASS key If you would like to memory the frequency to memory channel press ENT and refer page 13 C lf you would like to resume the search press UP DOWN key or rotate the dial in the direction you like to advance the HYPER SEARCH SUGGESTIONS Rotate squelch control in fully clockwise which protect HSC 200 trom frequent squelch opening at strong signals such as FM broadcasting TV signal and others Ifit is necessary use attenuator ZndF 1 Sle
25. l during scan the displayed frequency will be deleted from the memory bank and the HSC 200 will move to the next channel containing data Memory channels are usually deleted one at a time It is possible however to delete a selected bank or all banks this will be explained at later section 5 Numeric 8 Channel pass key This key acts as numeric 8 when entering frequencies from keypad In search scan and memory modes this key is used to identify bank 8 If the sequence 2ndF 8 is keyed during memory recall mode the legend CH PASS will appear on the LCD to indicate that the channel has been locked out so that the channel will be pass over next time The locked out channel may be recalled 4nd monitored in memory recall mode To unlock the locked out channel repeat the key sequence as above described while the desired channel is being displayed 9 IPAUSE Numeric 9 Pause key This key acts as a numeric 9 when entering frequencies from keypad In search scan and memory modes this key is used to identify bank 9 The sequence 2ndF 9 places HSC 200 into PAUSE mode The PAUSE is used in search and scan modes and causes HSC 200 to wait for a preprogrammed duration before resuming the search or scan process even if squelch is continuously opened program the PAUSE time key the sequence 2nd F 8 and hold the 9 key for more than 1 5 seconds The default duration is 05 seconds and available duration range is 01
26. may choose alternative settings at will or when bandplans are renewed To change default step size press 2ndF 2 STEP KHz will be blinking on the LCD to indicate HSC 200 is ready for step size change Use the UP DOWN keys or DIAL to change the step size selection which is displayed te the left of the blinking STEP KHz When you have made the new selection press ENT to accept the selection H you choose nol to change the size press CLR key To change default mode press 2ndF 3 The modes may be accessed in order PROG WFM FM PROG refers PROGRAM MODE When PROG is selected the receive mode and step size will be selected automatically using the pre programmed HSC 200 bandplan data and FM is in fact NFM narrow hand FM The currently selected mode will be flashing on the LCD to indicate that a new mode input is expected Use UP DOWN keys or DIAL to make a sclection followed by ENT key to complete the selection Any receiving mode can be selected for entire frequency coverage of the HSC 200 Attenuator ON OFF 1048 attenuator is available to reduce the possible effects of signal overloading due to connection to an external antenna or when the HSC 200 is used nearby strong signal transmitter such as or TV broadcasting station To toggle the attenuator ON OFF in manual mode press 2nd F 1 the ATT on LCD confirms selection and incoming signal will be reduced by 1048 To toggle O
27. nk preview key When the SCAN key 15 pressed briefly the receiver enters MEMORY RECALL mode the display legend BANK appears on the top lefi of LCD with bank and channel number The 5 200 monitors whatever frequency is displayed on the LCD The numeric keypad can be used ta recall a specific memory channel between 000 049 100 149 200 249 etc up to 949 Alternatively the UP DOWN keys may be used to sequence through MEMORY CHANNELS WHICH CONTAIN DATA ONLY the DIAL may also be rotated with the same effect When SCAN is pressed a second time the receiver returns to MANUAL mode and the memory data 18 transferred VFO where it may be monitored or used as the starting point to tune from return to MANUAL mode without transferring the memory contents prese MANU instead When SCAN is pressed a second time and held for more than 1 5 seconda the receiver enters scan mode and starta looking for active frequencies in the currently selected memory banks Alternatively the UP or DOWN keys may be pressed and held for more than 1 5 seconds at this point initiate the sean process If a active channel is located the scan process will wait until the channel clears before continuing You may force the scan process to continue or reverse in direction by using the UP DOWN keys or DIAL The sequence 2ndF BANK in other words the selection of BANK has three different effects depending on the operational mo
28. nterval is 5 seconds The sampling interval can be programmed in the rage between QIC second to 09 9 seconds Press 2ndF PRIO keys in the sequence with the PRIO key held for more than 1 5 seconds The sampling interval can changed in one sccond increments by using the UP DOWN kevs or DIAL or by keying in a two digit number via the numeric keypad The new value is accepted by pressing ENT Scanning stored memory channels and banks There are two different ways to start scanning HSC 200 1 From MANUAL or SEARCH modes Press SCAN to place HSC 200 into MEMORY RECALL mode and press ISCAN again and hold the key for more than 1 5 seconds to start actual seanning functions Alternatively the UP DOWN key may take the place of the second SCAN key press 2 From MEMORY RECALL mode Press SCAN once holding the key for more than 1 5 seconds to initiate the scan process Alternatively the UP DOWN key may take the place of the SCAN key press HSC 200 can scan single memory bank or scan linked memory banks sean single memory bank simply press the numeric key for the bank number and UP or DOWN key to determine the direction of scanning For example to select memory bank 1 press 1 UP or DOWN The bank number 1 will be displayed on the left of LCD and memory bank I will be scanned At the time of shipment the all memory banks are unlinked and therefore the HSC GO only scan individu
29. sequence 2ndF DOWN with the down with the DOWN key being held for more than 1 5 seconds places the HSC 200 into SS phase inverted audio scrambler de scramble select mode Numeric 1 key This key acts as a numeric 1 when entering frequencies from keypad In search scan and memory modes this key is used to identify bank 1 The sequence ZndF 1 can toggle the attenuator On or Off The attenuator is useful ta reduce interference caused by near hy strong signals 2 STEP Numeric 2 STEP key This key acts as a numeric 2 when entering frequencies from keypad In search sean and memory modes this key is used ta identify bank 2 The sequence 2ndF 2 places HSC 200 into frequency step selection mode 3 MODE Numeric 3 MODE key This key acts as a numeric 3 when entering frequencies from keypad In search scan and memory modes this key is used to identify bank 3 The sequence 2nd F 3 places HSC 200 into receiving mode selection mode 4 KEC PLAY Numeric 4 key This key acts as a numeric 4 when entering frequencies from keypad In search sean and memory modes this key is used to identify bank 4 BIISLEEP Numeric 8 Sleep key This key acts numeric 5 when entering frequencies from keypad In search scan and memory modes this key 18 used to identify bank 5 If the sequence 2ndF 5 is keyed the sleep timer 1s enubled A clock legend will be displayed on the lower right of the LCD and the rec
30. t the channel ean be scanned from next scanning sessiot Delay and Pause function There are two user programmable timers such as delay time and pause time DELAY time The DELAY is the duration time between squelch closing and resuming search or scan The DELAY is useful for customizing how long the receiver will wait for resuming search or scan aller the receiver is closing squelch As there maybe certain time duration in simplex point to point communications ifthe DELAY timer set long enough to hold the receiving mode the HSC 200 stops on active channel or frequency and stays for the set duration even after signal disappears so that the receiver can kcep monitoring the channel or frequency for another incoming signals Press 2 6 to change the delay time The legend SEARCH SCAN appears on the top of the LCD with the blinking legend DELAY 2 0 at default number will be 2 0 2 seconda The value may be changed by keying in a two digit number from numeric keypads or UP DOWN key DIAL in the range of 00 no delay 109 9 9 9 seconds Presa ENT to confirm new value PAUSE time The pause parameter determines how long the receiver will remain on active channel hefore resuming scanning channels or searching limit range ia Ol to 99 seconds with the default value of 05 It is also possible to switch PAUSE OFF To activate PAUSE timer on press 2ndF 9 and PAUSE legend will be displayed on the LCD
31. us will be stored If you would like to uae alternative bank press 2ndF BCAN the second function labeled BANR Use the UP DOWN keys DIAL or numeric keypad te select an alternative bank then press ENT Recalling memorized channel data For example to recall the frequency of 88 6MHz which has been stored into 0 0 0 during the above example press SCAN to place the receiver into recall mode HANK and appears on the top left of the LCD The receiver will display memory channel mode and frequency To recall memory channel 0 0 0 in recall mode type 0 0 0 there is no need to press ENT To make the memory channel tunable by DIAL or UP DOWN key press SCAN The transferred frequency may be tuned The tuning step will have also been transferred from memory along with mode Memory channel management The easiest way to change the memory channel contents is simply to key new data over the top the memory channel contents can be deleted completely Once you have deleted memory channel and memory bank data it can not be restored Follow the key sequence very carefully Ifthe 2nd F 7 keys are pressed in the sequence while in memory recall mode or when stopped on an active channel during sean mode the displayed frequency will be deleted from the memory bank and the set will move on to the next memory channel containing data It is only possible DELETE ALL THE MEMORY DATA FROM SPEC
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