Receiving And Transmitting; Transmitting Notes - Icom IC-F1020 Instruction Manual

7
2
OPERATION
• Receiving and transmitting
RECEIVING:
CD
Push
[CD]
to turn the power ON.
CV
Push [CH UP] or [CH ON] to select a channel.
®
When receiving a signal, adjust the volume to a comfort-
able listening level.
TRANSMITTING:
@) Hung off the microphone from the microphone hanger:
• CTCSS or DTCS may be released ("
04.1) "
appears).
• A priority channel may be selected automatically.
®
Wait for the channel to become clear.
• The channel is busy when"
lSJ "
appears.
®
While pushing and holding [PTT], speak into the micro-
phone at your normal voice level.
(j)
Release [PTT] to receive.
~ IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your signal:
~
(1) pause briefly after pushing [PTT], (2) hold the trans-
~
ceiver 15 to 20 cm from your mouth, then speak into the
:a:
microphone with normal voice level.
o
Transmitting notes
• Transmit inhibit function
The transceiver has severallockoutlinhibit functions which re-
stricts the transmission under the following conditions:
• Channel is busy.
• Not matched (or matched) CTCSS or DTCS is receiving.
• The selected channel is a 'receive only' channel.
• Time-out timer
After continuous transmission for a pre-programmed period,
the time-out timer is activated causing the transceiver to stop
transmitting and automatically select receive.
• Penalty timer
Once the time-out timer is activated, transmission is further
inhibited for a period determined by the penalty timer.