Receive And Transmit; Basic Voice Transmit/Receive - Icom IC-F8100 Instruction Manual

■ Basic voice transmit/receive

q First, check the following.
➥ Microphone and external speaker are con-
nected.
➥ No mute icon "S," "L" or "V" appears.
• If "S," "L" or "V" appears, push [MUTE]
more times to turn OFF the mute.
w Push [r] or [s] to select the desired receive chan-
nel.
• The S-meter shows signal strength when signal is re-
ceived.
e Push
[ +] or [ –] to adjust
when receiving a signal.
• If the bass or treble of the receive audio is too strong,
set "Clarifier" to ON in the User Menu, and adjust to ob-
tain clear audio. (See page 15 for the Clarifier function
details.)
• If the audio is distorted, select the suitable operating
mode. (See page 10 for the Mode selection details.)

RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT

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M
one or
Mute icon
the needed audio level
r Push [TUNER](9) once or twice to enter the an-
tenna tune mode.
• The "Auto Tune" or "Manual Tune" screen appears in
order.
When the transceiver is connected to an optional
antenna tuner and "Auto Tune" screen is selected,
push [4] to start auto tuning.
• The display shows the antenna SWR.
• When the tuner cannot tune the antenna, the tuning cir-
cuit is automatically bypassed after 20 seconds tuning.
• After tune is finished, the auto tune automatically stops
transmitting.
• Push [8] to manually stop transmitting, if necessary.
• Push [Through](§§) to turn OFF the AT-140 (bypass).
When the transceiver is connected to an other
antenna tuner or directly connected antenna and
"Manual Tune" screen is selected, push [4] to start
transmitting to tune the antenna.
• The display shows the antenna SWR.
• Push [8] to stop transmitting.
t After tune is finished, push [TUNER](9) once or
twice to return to the normal operating screen.
y To transmit on the channel, hold down [PTT] on the
microphone, and speak into the microphone at a
normal voice level.
• The RF meter shows the output power.
u Release [PTT] to receive.
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