Basic Operation; Receiving; Setting Audio Volume - Icom IC-R6 Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

■ Receiving

Make sure charged Ni-MH or brand new alkaline batteries
are installed. (p. 7)
q Hold down [ ] for 1 second to turn power ON.
w Push [p] or [q] to set a desired audio level.
• The function display shows the volume level while setting. See
the section to the right for details.
e Set the receive frequency. (p. 11)
r Set the squelch level. (p. 14)
• While holding down [SQL], rotate [DIAL].
• The first click of [DIAL] indicates the current squelch level.
• "LEVEL 1" is loose squelch and "LEVEL 9" is tight squelch.
• "AUTO" indicates automatic level adjustment using a noise
pulse count system.
• Hold down [SQL] to open the squelch manually.
t When a signal is received:
• The squelch opens and audio is heard.
• The S-meter shows the relative signal strength.
r Push for setting
the squelch
(Push to monitor)
w Set audio level
e Select band
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■ Setting audio volume

The audio level can be adjusted through 40 levels.
➥ Push [p] or [q] to adjust the audio level.
• A beep tone sounds while adjusting. The tone sound lets you
e Set frequency
r Set squelch level
q Power ON
[ ]
know the approximate sound level.
• Holding down either key will continuously change the audio
level.
• Holding down [p] or [q], then rotating [DIAL] will also adjust
the audio level.
• The display shows the volume level while setting.
DISPLAY AUDIO LEVEL
Minimum level
(no audio)
Initial setting
Maximum level