Albrecht AE 4200 ASQ Manuel utilisateur

CB RADIO

AE 4200 ASQ

OPERATING MANUAL

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Index

Important note 3

Introduction 3

Accessories included 4

Safety Precautions 4

Front view 5

Rear view 5

Installation of the radio 6

Power supply 6

Antenna connection 7

Operation 8

Switching on and adjusting volume 8

Country switch setting 8

Selecting the operating channel 9

Adjusting squelch (muting) 9

AM / FM mode switch 10

Special interest channels 11

Transmitting and correct use of microphone 12

External sockets 12

External loudspeaker 12

Microphone socket 12

Service and Warranty information 13

Technical Details 14

Service contacts 14

Legal Information 15

Albrecht Radio Passport 15

Declaration of Conformity 16

Important Note

Your Albrecht AE 4200 ASQ corresponds to the latest European CB standards. As a

unique feature, our standard version has a software country switching which allows

selecting the operation mode according to the country, where you intend to use the

radio. Please make sure that you use only the country switching which is allowed in

your country and according to your CB licence! You may risk a penalty if authority

members will find that you are operating in not allowed modes!

During first use of this radio, the radio will start in this factory preselected 40

FM / 40 AM mode:

40/40 40 channels FM / 4 Watt, 40 channels AM 4 W according to

latest European Standard EN 300 433-2, but not yet applied in all

countries. Only In Italy and Spain you still need a licence to

operate the radio, while it is already free of charges and licence

in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Estonia,

Finland, France , Greece, Ireland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,

Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland (starting with 2013) and

Liechtenstein. The radio comes ready for the new AM output

power of 4 Watts. Depending on the date when your country will

adopt the new European power levels, it may happen that AM is

not yet allowed to use officially in certain countries.

80/40 80 channels FM / 4 Watt, 40 channels AM / 4 W for Germany,

also for CZ (only FM) and SK (only FM 1-40 & 70-80) allowed to

use. You need no more any licence to operate the radio in this

mode, but in certain German border regions transmitting from

base stations on channels 41 to 80 in FM is not allowed (or only

with a special license).

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

Channels FM according to EN 300 135-2). This mode can be

used in all European countries (please see our latest issue of the

“Radio Passport”).

Please note that some countries may not allow the country switching to

German 80 channels. In October 2012, only Austria still published

restrictions to use radios with country switches within Austria.

Introduction

Your new Albrecht CB Radio AE 4200 ASQ, 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 / 4 Watt or

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

•Channel selection UP/ Down buttons on the radio

•Red LED channel number display

•Control LED’s for switch position (FM) and TX

•4-pin standard microphone socket, suitable also for amplifier microphones

or Packet Radio modems/TNC’s

•Socket for external loudspeaker

•Switch to select between standard 8Squelch) and automatic Squelch

ASQ

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 4200 ASQ comes operational with the following accessories:

•mobile mount

•2 knurled screws for the mobile mount

•2 rubber washers for the mobile mount

•fixed connected DC power cable with looped-in fuse

•spare fuse

•Electret hand-held microphone with pre-amplifier and PTT

•Microphone hanger

•various screws to fasten the radio and microphone fixing devices

•User manual with 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 AE 4200 R when the

traffic situation enables it to be used safely.

Front view

Rear view

Squelch and

ASQ switch

Receive Volume

Antenna socket

50 Ohms

External speaker

8 Ohms

min. 2 W

On / Off

LED-Channel Display

TX-FM

control LED

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Double Function

Channel / Country switch

AM - FM Switch

4 pin MIC socket

12 V DC cable

outlet

Installation of the radio

You can either operate your ALBRECHT AE 4200 ASQ in the car or at home as a

base station. For installation as a mobile station in the car, a mobile mount device is

enclosed. Mount the set in such a way that it is not exposed to direct sunlight if

possible, as this would lead to an increase in the temperature and can decrease the

(set’s) working life. The set should also not be installed near a heater. Mount the set

in such a way that it is exposed to as little vibration as possible.

The mobile fixing device should be attached to the dashboard, the tunnel slot or to

any other suitable place using the enclosed tapping screws. Do not install the set in a

place where it could cause injuries in the case of an accident (be careful to ensure

free leg movement). Take care not to damage any underlying wires during

installation!

Then insert the radio into the mobile mount device. Secure the set with the large

knurled screws (using the enclosed plastic washers) firmly at the required angle.

Also mount the microphone hanger using the enclosed screws in an easily-

accessible place.

In order to prevent interference to the vehicle electronics from transmission in the

vehicle, please make sure to take any mounting instructions from the vehicle

manufacturer for radios and antennas into account.

Please note: European directives allow the car manufacturers to decide, whether or

not private radio transceivers may be operated in cars, this is also valid for antenna

installations. Please install your mobile CB station only in accordance to car

manufacturer’s installation instructions.

Power supply

Your AE 4200 ASQ receives power from the 2 pin fixed power cable.

The red and black wires in the cable are for the power supply. The cable has a

looped-in fuse.

You can choose from two methods when connecting to the power supply (red and

black):

Example 1

The radio should be able to be switched on and off at any time using the

volume / on/off switch.

Connect up the red to the positive pole on the vehicle battery (or elsewhere

in the vehicle’s electrical system with permanent plus) or to a 12 volt power

unit.

Connect up the black wire to the negative pole on the vehicle battery or the

power unit or to a well-conductive part of the car body.

Example 2

The set should be automatically switched on and off with the ignition switch

of the car. The radio shall always start in last used mode on the last used

channel.

Attach the red wire to a part of the vehicle electrical system which is

interconnected to the ignition.

Connect the black wire to the negative pole on the battery or the vehicle

body.

Note for all connecting methods:

For EMC reasons, the cable used to connect to the power supply should be no longer

than 3 metres.

If you wish to operate your set at home from the mains supply then please only use

a stabilised power pack with at least 2 amps permanent current-carrying capacity.

Under no circumstances should you use a car battery charger, as these are not

stabilised and during open circuit reach such high voltage levels that your radio set

could be destroyed.

If in base station use it is important to you that the stored stations are kept even after

switching off and on again, then please do not switch the external power supply

power unit off when you switch your set off for a short time. Only use the on/off

switch on the transceiver itself.

Never repair a blown fuse with silver paper or with aluminium foil! If the fuses

keep blowing, then please give your radio set to your servicing dealer to be

repaired or hand it in to Albrecht’s service station.

The maximum allowed voltage variation for this radio is up to 15.6 volts.

Never exceed this voltage under no circumstances! The transmitting stages

for your AE 4200 ASQ are electronically stabilised, and therefore it is

impossible to increase output by means of excessive supply voltage. Such

attempts may lead to serious damage to the radio set but will never increase

output power!

Antenna connection

Connect your CB antenna to the ANT socket on the rear side of your ALBRECHT AE

4200 ASQ. Most CB antennas must be tuned to best radiation during installation to

give highest effective communication range. CB specialists do that job with a

standing wave meter to check and adjust the aerial. Tune the antenna to the best

standing wave ratio (SWR) on an intermediate channel e.g. using Channel 1 in 80/12

mode (26.965 MHz) or Channel 20 in all other modes.

On this channel you should obtain a SWR of approx. 1.5 or less. If the SWR

deteriorates on the highest (Channel 40) and lowest (Channel 41) channels up to a

value of 2.5, then your aerial is still acceptable. SWR above 3 is too bad for good

communication range. A bad SWR may also indicate that there is perhaps an

installation error or missing ground. Problems may be caused through missing

ground, especially in boats and motor homes with fiber glass body. For these cases,

Albrecht offers a special “ground less” antennas like GL 27.

Some antennas, like “Gamma II” (order No. 6725) are broadbanded and do

not need any retuning during installations.

Even if your AE 4200 ASQ has a particularly robust transmitter

high-level stage which can even withstand mismatching of SWR=3,

you should still never transmit without an antenna!

Operation

Before switching on

•Turn SQUELCH control left as far as possible, without turning “over the click”

Switching on and adjusting volume

The on/off switch is combined in the VOLUME control. To switch on:

•Turn VOLUME control from OFF position slightly right. LED display will be

illuminated. Then turn further until desired volume is reached.

Selecting the correct country code

Starting with 40 / 40 channel system

When you switch on your new CB radio for the first time, it will start with the latest

European channel setting with 40 channels FM and 40 channels in AM.

Note: this system is allowed in B, BG, CH, CY, CZ, D, E, EST, F, FIN, FL, GR, H,

HR, I, IRL, L, LT, LV, MC, N, NL , P, PL , RO, S, SK and SLO

40/40 This 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.

If necessary You can return to this system any time later by:

•Switch the radio off

•Press Down button and keep button pressed

•Switch on the radio at the same time

•Release the button

Switching to 80/40 channel system (Germany and CZ/SK only)

80/40 This position is only allowed to be used in Germany and CZ / SK,

because no other European countries provide the German 80 FM

channels. (Note: In Czech Republic you can use all German channels,

while in Slovak Republic use only AM (1-40) and FM on CH 1-40 & 70-

80). No individual licence is necessary, but restrictions are still in force in

certain German border regions, where transmitting on channels 41 – 80 is

not allowed or only with a special licence.

•Switch the radio off

•Press Up button and keep button pressed

•Switch on the radio at the same time

•Release the button

Switching to 40 Channels FM

Europe-wide used 40 Channels FM mode. If you are not sure what is allowed in your

country please ask local authorities before using the radio. In case of any doubt, use

this country switching as your setting:

40 FM This is former “CEPT” mode, the programming which is allowed in most

countries. Here the radio works on the international 40 Channels in FM

mode. The Mode switch AM – FM on the front side allows only receiving

in AM and FM, but only transmitting in FM mode (only a few countries like

Island, Denmark and Malta allow use of FM only.) In Austria, the radio is

not allowed to have any country switching, so authorized distributors must

disable the switch before the radio can be used in Austria.

To switch to this system

•Switch off the radio

•Press Up and Down simultaneously and keep pressed

•Switch on the radio again

•Release buttons

Please read carefully the “Radio Passport” in the last chapter of this manual

before reprogramming the unit. It is useful to take the Radio Passport with you

when travelling abroad and using 40/40 or 80/40 mode.

Note: This radio utilises a CPU system especially developed for this radio. Other

(illegal) channel systems are not stored in the CPU system and are not available at

all.

Selecting the operating channel

•with Up or Down buttons on the radio You can continuously select channels. The

present channel is displayed.

•Press the respective button longer to run up or down through the channels. The

present channel is displayed.

Adjusting squelch (muting)

Particularly in FM, noise can be a nuisance on a free channel. With the muting

control (SQUELCH) you can suppress this noise - but also signals which are too

weak to be received properly.

This is how to adjust the signal strength required to switch on the loudspeaker, using

the standard SQUELCH control knob:

The further the control knob is turned to the right, the stronger a signal has to be in

order to be audible through the loudspeaker.

In order to adjust the set to be the most sensitive to incoming signals, switch to a free

channel:

•Use the up / down switches to find a free channel, where no signal is

displayed.

•Then turn the SQUELCH control carefully to the right until the noise just

about disappears.

Now the loudspeaker stays off when on a free channel but it switches back on when

receiving even very weak signals.

ASQ Auto squelch mode

The radio provides in the full counter clockwise position (you

will hear a “click”) a kind of automatic squelch, which is suitable

in most receiving situations, where you want to hear all signals,

incl. distant stations, which can be received. If you should not like

to hear distant stations, you should better use the standard

squelch where you can suppress any reception below a certain

adjustable signal level.

AM / FM mode switch

In the German channel system 80/40 you can now receive on all 80 channels in FM

and AM, but You can transmit on all these channels only in FM.

In AM the only channels 1-40 are enabled for transmitting. If You should try to

transmit in AM on other channels, you will see an error (Er) message in the display.

Transmission on such channels is technically deactivated. A green control LED is on

during FM mode.

Special interest channels

There are a few channels which have been established for certain purposes:

Channel 1 Call channel in FM (Germany only)

Channel 9 Call and emergency channel, in Germany particularly this

channel is also used by all truck drivers in AM.

This means: a large number of stations are listening in. If

the worst comes to the worst (e.g. in case of accident etc.)

there is a good chance that someone will be listening.

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