Operating Am; D Convenient Functions For Receive - Icom IC-7000 Instruction Manual

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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT

■ Operating AM

q Push [Y( )]/[Z(
band
band or push a band key on the HM-151.
w Push [MODE] momentarily or hold down for 1
second to select AM mode.
• After FM, WFM or AM mode is selected, hold down [MODE]
for 1 second to select from FM, WFM and AM modes.
e Rotate [DIAL] to tune in a desired signal.
• The S-meter indicates received signal strength when a
signal is received.
• The default tuning step for AM mode is 1 kHz; this can
be changed using the tuning step program mode. (p. 30)
r Rotate [AF] to set audio to a comfortable listening
level.
t Push [PTT] (microphone) to transmit.
• [TX] indicator lights red.
y Speak into the microphone at your normal voice
level.
• Adjust 'MIC Gain' at this step, if necessary. (p. 38)
u Release [PTT] (microphone) to return to receive.

D Convenient functions for receive

• Preamp and attenuator (p. 72)
➥ Push [P�AMP/ATT] momentarily to turn the
preamp ON or OFF.
• " " appears when the preamp is set to ON.
➥ Hold down [P�AMP/ATT] for 1 second to turn the
attenuator ON.
• P u s h [ P� A M P / AT T ] m o m e n t a r i l y t o t u r n t h e
attenuator OFF.
• " " appears when the attenuator is set to ON.
• Twin PBT (passband tuning) (p. 77)
➥ Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT] (switch) momentarily once
or twice to select the twin PBT ON or OFF (M-ch
RIT).
• PBT indicator lights green when the twin PBT is
selected.
➥ Rotate [PBT/M-ch/RIT] (controls–inner/outer).
• Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT(
• Noise blanker (p. 78)
➥ Push [NB/ADJ] to turn the noise blanker ON or
OFF.
• " " appears when the noise blanker is set to ON.
➥ Hold down [NB/ADJ] for 1 second to enter the
noise blanker Set mode, then rotate [DIAL] to
adjust the threshold level, or noise pulse width.
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)] to select the desired
band
)] to clear the settings.
clr
[AF] [MODE] [TX] indicator
"AM" appears
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• AGC (auto gain control) (p. 74) R
➥ While "M -3 " is selected, push [F-3 A G C ]
momentarily one or more times to select AGC
S1 3 5 7 9 20 40 60dB
fast, AGC middle and AGC slow.
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M1 SPL A/B XFC
• Hold down [MENU/GRP] for 1 second once or twice
to select the menu group M.
• Push [MENU/GRP] momentarily one or more times
to select the menu M-3.
• " ," " " and "
fast time constant, middle time constant and slow time
constant is selected, respectively.
➥ While "M-3" is selected, hold down [F-3 AGC] for
1 second to enter the AGC Set mode.
• Push [F-2 FAST], [F-3 MID] or [F-4 SLOW] to
select the time constant, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust
the time constant.
[Y]
[Z]
[DIAL]
WFM
VFO A
CH
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" appears when the