Duracell AE 5090 User Manual

CB RADIO

AE 5090

OPERATING MANUAL

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Index

Important note 3 Introduction 3 Accessories included 4 Safety Precautions 4 Front view 5 LC Display 5 Rear view 5 Country switch setting before Installation 6 Installation of the radio 7 Power supply 7 Antenna connection 8 Operation 9 Before switching on 9 Switching on and adjusting volume 9 Selecting the operating channel 9 Field intensity meter (S-meter) 9 RF Gain setting 10 Adjusting squelch (muting) and ASC 10 ASC Noise and Interference Reduction 10 AM / FM mode switch 11 Special interest channels 11 MEMO Modus 12 Recall direct channels 12 Programming one of the 5 direct channels 12 Switching back to normal channel operation 13 Channel scan 13 Dual Watch 13 Transmitting and correct use of microphone 14 Bar graph switching between POWER and MOD 14 MIC Gain setting 14 External sockets 15 External loudspeaker 15 External S-meter 15 Microphone socket 15 Service and Warranty information 16 Legal Information 17 Albrecht Radio Passport 17 Declaration of Conformity 18 Technical Details 19 Service contacts 19

Important Note

Your Albrecht AE 5090 corresponds to the latest European CB standards. As a unique feature, it has a country switch which allows selecting the operation mode according to the country, where You intend to use the radio. Please make sure that You put the country switch on the front side of the radio into the correct position before installing and connecting the power supply!

40 FM 40 channels FM / 4 Watt (former “CEPT” settings with 40

Channels FM according to EN 300 135-2). This mode is free of charges and licences in nearly all European countries (except Italy, You must have a licence there for any kind of CB radio).

80/40 For Germany only: 80 channels FM / 4 Watt, 40 channels AM /

1 Watt. You need no licence to operate the radio in this mode, but in certain border regions base stations transmitting on channels 41 to 80 in FM is not allowed (or special licence should be applied for).

40/40 40 channels FM / 4 Watt, 40 channels AM / 1 Watt. Latest

European Standard EN 300 433-2, not yet applied in all countries. In Belgium, Italy, Spain and Switzerland You need a licence to operate the radio, while it is already free of charges and licence in France, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal.

Introduction

Your new Albrecht CB Radio AE 5090, developed and manufactured in accordance with the latest CB regulations, offers you:

• 40 channels FM / 4 watt or

• 80 channels FM / 4 watt / 40 channels AM / 1 Watt or

• 40 channels FM / 4 Watts / 40 channels AM / 1 Watt

• Channel selection knob on the radio set and UP/DOWN buttons on the

microphone

• Scan modes for up and down frequencies and Dual watch

• 5 freely programmable memory positions for stored stations

• Direct Access Key Channel 9

• Multifunction LCD display

• 6-pole microphone socket, suitable for amplifier microphones, selective

calling systems or Packet Radio modems/TNC’s

• Socket for external S-meter

• Socket for external loudspeaker

• Rugged , noise-reduced dynamic “Trucker” microphone

• Conventional Squelch + additional ASC noise reduction system

Please read this operating manual through carefully. This will enable you to make use of all the functions your new CB Radio has to offer as soon as possible.

Accessories included

Your AE 5090 comes operational with the following accessories:

• mobile mount

• 2 knurled screws for the mobile mount

• 2 rubber washers for the mobile mount

• DC plug-in power cable with looped-in fuse

• spare fuse

• noise-reduced dynamic hand-held microphone with UP/DOWN buttons

• microphone hanger

• various screws to fasten the radio and microphone fixing devices

• User manual with circuit diagram and Radio Passport

Safety Precautions

People with pacemakers are recommended as a precaution to consult their doctor before operating the CB radio. Not all types of pacemakers are sufficiently protected from radiation from a nearby transmitter, so do not assume it is safe to start operation without checking! Please remember that you are in the immediate vicinity of a transmitting aerial, particularly when used as a mobile. If your doctor, or the manufacturer of the pacemaker, has recommended keeping a certain safe distance from the aerial, then please follow their instructions! Do not transmit without connecting the aerial and never touch the aerial during transmission! Please also take road safety into account! CB Radio (even when only receiving, particularly when volume is turned up) can divert your attention from the road! Road safety is of course to be given priority! Therefore only use your ALBRECHT AE 5090 when the traffic situation enables it to be used safely.

S/PWR/MOD

Meter

FM-Mode

PL-259 Standard

8 Ohms, min. 2 W

external S

meter

S-/Power

Display

Microphone

volume

AM-FM-

Switch

Memory-keys

Scan-

Start

Front view

Double potentiometer Volume and RF Gain

Country

switch

Double potentiometer

Squelch / ASC

Ch 9

key

Channel switch

Dual watch (DW)

Mod-Power-

display

switch

LC Display

Mod-Display

Channel

Rear view

Brand plate with country list

Socket for

External speaker

Antenna socket

50 Ohms

DC power cable

socket 13.2 V

Country switch setting before installation

Before You switch on Your new CB radio, You should preset the country switch on the front panel of the radio according to the local authority requirements. If You are not sure and if You should not have any individual CB licence issued by the telecommunications authority of the country where You live, You should use the factory default setting of the switch: This is the left position on the picture, 40 FM. Please consult our Radio Passport (see the

chapter “Legal Information” later in this manual) 40 FM This is former “CEPT” mode, the (upper) position which is allowed in most

countries. Here the radio works on the international 40 Channels in FM mode. The Function switch F on the front side is disabled in this mode. (Caution: In Italy You need a licence, even for this mode!)

80/40 This position (medium switch position) is only allowed to be used in

Germany, no individual licence is necessary. Restrictions are still in force in the border regions to other countries (except to Czechia), where transmitting on channels 41 – 80 is not allowed or only with a special licence.

40/40 This lowest switch position can be used in those countries, where already

all 40 international channels are allowed to be used in AM and FM. AM was traditionally used by CB from the beginning in the early 60’s in USA, and it is still the preferred mode of all truck drivers in the world. Please use this mode only in countries according to the list in the Radio Passport, and please apply for an individual licence where requested.

Re- Programming to another country code This is possible at any time, even after installation and when the radio is in use:

• Just switch to the desired new position

Note: Please follow the national regulation. Never use a switch position which is not allowed in Your country.

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