Your First Scanning Experience - Icom IC-R6 Instruction Manual

■ Your first scanning experience

Now that you have your IC-R6 ready, you are probably ex-
cited to start listening. We would like to take you through a
few basic operation steps to make your first "Listennig Expe-
rience" enjoyable.
D About the default settings
The [DIAL] control function can be traded with the [p]/[q]
keys function. However, in this QUICK REFERENCE
GUIDE, the factory default setting ([DIAL] selects the oper-
ating frequency) is used for simple instruction.
D Basic operation
1. Turning ON the receiver
➥ Hold down [ ] for 1 second to
turn the power ON.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
2. Adjusting audio level
➥ Push [p]/[q] to set a desired
audio level.
3. Adjusting squelch level
➥ While holding down [SQL],
rotate [DIAL] to set the squelch
level.
4. Setting a desired frequency
The tuning dial will allow you to dial in the frequency you
want to listen to. Pages 11 and 17 will instruct you on how to
set the tuning speed.
q Push [BAND] repeatedly to
select a frequency band.
• While holding down [BAND], then
rotating [DIAL] will also select a
frequency band.
w Rotate [DIAL] to set the receive
frequency.
• While holding down [FUNC], rotate
[DIAL] to select frequencies in
MHz steps.
[DIAL]
[DIAL]
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