Panel Description; I Front Panel - Icom I706MKTMG Instruction Manual

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PANEL DESCRIPTION

I Front panel

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POWER
P.AMP/ATT
@2
@1
TUNER/CALL
@0
PHONES
!9
q POWER SWITCH [POWER] (p. 15)
Turns power ON and OFF.
• Push momentarily to turn power ON.
• Push for 2 sec. to turn power OFF.
w AF GAIN CONTROL [AF] (inner control; p. 15)
Rotate clockwise to increase the audio output from
the speaker; rotate counterclockwise to decrease
the audio output from the speaker.
e RF GAIN CONTROL/SQUELCH CONTROL
[RF/SQL] (outer control; p. 22)
➥ Adjusts the squelch threshold level (to mute noise
when receiving no signal) in all modes.
➥ This control can be used for RF gain control to
adjust receiver gain manually.
• RF gain selection can be set in initial set mode (p. 50).
• RF gain is usable in SSB/CW/RTTY modes only.
r FUNCTION DISPLAY
Shows the operating frequency, dot matrix indica-
tions, selected memory channel, etc. See p. 7 for
details.
t TUNING STEP SWITCH [TS] (pgs. 17, 18)
➥ Push momentarily to cycle between 1 Hz/10 Hz,
programmable and 1 MHz tuning steps.
• 1 and 10 Hz steps are only available in SSB, CW and
RTTY modes; 1 MHz steps are only available in FM,
WFM and AM modes.
➥ Push for 2 sec. to toggle between 1 and 10 Hz
steps, or; when the programmable tuning steps is
indicated, push for 2 sec. to enter programmable
tuning step mode.
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AF RF/SQL HF/VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER
USB
S1 3 5 7 9 20
RIT/
SUB
P 5
O
M1 SPL A/B A=B
M-CH SHIFT
MENU F-1
!8 !7 !6 !5
r t
i706MK™G MODE
TS
RX
VFO A
40 60dB
TX
CH
10
DISPLAY
F-2 F-3
!4 !3
y MODE SWITCH [MODE] (p. 19)
➥ Push momentarily to cycle through the operating
modes:
USB/LSB ➧ CW/CWå ➧ RTTY/åRTTY ➧
➧ FM/WFM/AM
➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to toggle between the
following operating modes:
USB ↔ LSB
CW ↔ CWå
RTTY↔ åRTTY
¡ WFM ¡ AM ¡ FM, etc.
FM
u RECEIVE/TRANSMIT INDICATORS [RX]/[TX]
[RX] lights green while receiving (and squelch
opens); [TX] lights red while transmitting.
i MAIN DIAL
Changes the displayed frequency, selects initial set
mode items, etc.
o UP/DOWN (BAND) SWITCHES [Y/Z(BAND)]
➥ Push to select a band.
• Can also be used to advance quick set mode items,
initial set mode items, etc.
➥ Push and hold to scroll through the bands contin-
uously.
!0 MAIN DIAL TENSION LATCH
Selects the main dial tension.
• 2 positions are available.
!1 MICROPHONE CONNECTOR (p. 8)
Modular-type microphone connector—connects the
supplied microphone (HM-103).
• The optional OPC-589 can be used to connect an 8-pin
microphone such as the SM-8 or SM-20, if desired.
• A microphone connector is also available on the rear
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Y
BAND
LOCK
BAND
Z
!2
!1
!0
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