Icom IC-725 Instruction Manual page 20

5
BASIC
OPERATION
5-1
SSB OPERATION
[ATT)
OUT
position
(p.
15)
[SSB]
Push [SSB]
[SPLIT]
OFF
(pgs.
16,21)
(1)
SSB
RECEIVING
1
)
Set controls
and switches
as described
on
p.
13.
2)
Push
[POWER]
IN to activate the transceiver.
3) Select the desired operating band. (See
p.
13)
4)
Push [SSB]
•
USB
is
automatically selected
on
bands above 7
MHz.
LSB
is
automatically
selected
on bands below 10
MHz.
• Push [SSB]
again to select
the opposite
side of the side
band.
5)
Adjust
[AF]
as desired.
(Seep.
15)
6)
Adjust [SQL]
,
if
needed.
(See
p.
15)
7)
Rotate
the
MAIN
DIAL
to receive
a signal.
8)
Use the controls and switches described on
p.
15
for
better receiving.
(2)
SSB
TRANSMITTING
NOTE:
Listen before
you transmit to prevent
inter-
ference.
1)
Push
the
PTT
switch
on
the
microphone
or
push
[TRANSMIT]
IN
to transmit.
2)
Speak
naturally into the
microphone.
•
When
you
transmit a
signal,
the
meter needle moves.
3)
Adjust
[RF
POWER]
to the desired
output power.
(See
p.
16)
4)
Adjust [MIC]
,
if
needed. (See
p.
16)
5)
Release the
PTT
switch to return to receiving.