Table Of Contents - Icom IC-756PROIII Instruction Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT .................................................................. i
FOREWORD ................................................................. i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ............................................... i
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES .......................................... i
PRECAUTIONS ............................................................ ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................. iii
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION ..................................... 1 - 12
■ Front panel ....................................................... 1
■ LCD display ..................................................... 9
■ Screen menu arrangement ............................ 10
■ Rear panel ...................................................... 11
■ Microphone (HM-36) ...................................... 12
2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS .......... 13 - 20
■ Unpacking ...................................................... 13
■ Selecting a location ........................................ 13
■ Grounding ...................................................... 13
■ Antenna connection ....................................... 13
■ Required connections .................................... 14
■ Advanced connections ................................... 15
■ Power supply connections ............................. 16
■ Linear amplifier connections .......................... 17
■ External antenna tuner
connections .................................................... 18
■ Transverter jack information .......................... 18
■ Microphone connector information ................ 18
■ FSK and AFSK (SSTV)
connections .................................................... 19
■ Accessory connector information ................... 20
3 BASIC OPERATION ....................................... 21 - 32
■ When first applying power
(CPU resetting) .............................................. 21
■ Initial settings ................................................. 21
■ VFO description ............................................. 22
■ Selecting VFO/memory mode ........................ 23
■ Main/Sub band selection ............................... 23
■ Selecting an operating band .......................... 24
D Using the band stacking registers ............... 24
■ Frequency setting .......................................... 25
D Tuning with the tuning dial ........................... 25
D Direct frequency entry with the keypad ....... 25
D Quick tuning step ......................................... 26
D Selecting "kHz" step .................................... 26
D Selecting 1 Hz step...................................... 27
D 1
⁄ tuning function
4
(SSB data/CW/RTTY only) .......................... 27
D Auto tuning step function ............................. 28
D Band edge warning beep............................. 28
■ Operating mode selection .............................. 29
■ Volume setting ............................................... 29
■ Squelch and receive (RF) sensitivity ............. 30
■ Meter function ................................................ 31
■ SWR reading ................................................. 31
■ Basic transmit operation ................................ 32
D Transmitting ................................................. 32
D Microphone gain adjustment ....................... 32
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4 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT ............................ 33 - 54
■ Operating SSB ............................................... 33
D Convenient functions for receive ................. 33
D Convenient functions for transmit ................ 34
D About 5 MHz band operation
(USA version only) ....................................... 34
■ Operating CW ................................................ 35
D Convenient functions for receive ................. 35
D Convenient functions for transmit ................ 36
D About CW reverse mode ............................. 36
D CW side tone function ................................. 36
D About CW pitch control ................................ 37
■ Electronic CW keyer ...................................... 38
D Memory keyer send screen ......................... 39
D Editing a memory keyer ............................... 40
D Contest number set mode ........................... 41
D Keyer set mode ........................................... 42
■ Operating RTTY (FSK) .................................. 44
D Convenient functions for receive ................. 44
D About RTTY reverse mode .......................... 45
D RTTY filter/Twin peak filter........................... 45
D Functions for the RTTY decoder indication . 46
D Setting the decoder threshold level ............. 46
D RTTY memory transmission ........................ 47
D RTTY tuning meter ...................................... 47
D Editing RTTY memory ................................. 48
D RTTY decoder set mode.............................. 49
■ Operating AM ................................................. 50
D Convenient functions for receive ................. 50
D Convenient functions for transmit ................ 50
■ Operating FM ................................................. 51
D Convenient functions for receive ................. 51
D Convenient functions for transmit ................ 51
■ Repeater operation ........................................ 52
D Setting the repeater tone ............................. 52
■ Tone squelch operation .................................. 53
■ Data mode (SSTV/PSK31) operation ............ 54
5 FUNCTION FOR RECEIVE ............................ 55 - 65
■ Spectrum scope screen ................................. 55
D Mini scope screen........................................ 55
D Scope set mode........................................... 56
■ Preamplifier .................................................... 57
■ Attenuator ...................................................... 57
■ RIT function .................................................... 58
■ AGC function .................................................. 59
■ Twin PBT operation ........................................ 60
■ IF filter selection ............................................. 61
■ DSP filter shape .............................................. 62
■ Dualwatch operation ...................................... 63
■ Noise blanker ................................................. 64
■ Notch function ................................................ 64
■ Noise reduction .............................................. 65
■ Dial lock function ............................................ 65