I Ready To Call Cq; Setting Up Your Mic Gain - Icom IC-703 Instruction Manual

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

I Ready to call CQ?

[POWER]: OFF
[P.AMP/ATT]: OFF
(indicator lights out)
[TUNER]: OFF
(indicator lights out)
[RIT/SUB]: OFF
(indicator lights out)
[SHIFT]: Center

1. Setting up your Mic Gain

Microphone gain must be adjusted properly so that
your signal does not distort when transmitted.
q Select SSB or another phone mode (AM or FM
mode).
w Push [DISPLAY] for 1 sec. to select quick set mode.
e Push [MENU] one or more times to select "
."
• The ALC meter is selected automatically when operat-
ing in SSB mode.
r While speaking into the microphone, rotate the
main dial to adjust the microphone gain so that the
ALC meter does not peak past the ALC zone.
• While transmitting at your normal voice level, the ALC
meter should read at about the middle of the ALC zone.
• Be sure the mic gain is in the range of 2 to 5.
t Push [DISPLAY] to exit quick set mode.
IX
AF RF SQL
POWER
P.AMP ATT
RIT
TUNER
SUB
M-CH SHIFT
PHONES
MENU F 1 F 2
MODE
Y
BAND
TS
RX
TX
DISPLAY
LOCK
BAND
F 3 Z
[MENU]
USB
S1 3 5 7 9 20 40 60dB
ALC
ALC
ALC zone
[AF]: Max. CCW
CCW : counterclockwise
[RF/SQL]: Center
[LOCK]: OFF
(indicator light out)
[DISPLAY]
Main dial