Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-­M71 Instruction Manual

n Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION:
Transmttng wthout an antenna may
damage the transcever.
q Rotate [VOL] clockwse to turn power ON.
• Openng comment scrolls across the functon dsplay. (p. 13)
• Push [16•C] to skp the openng comment ndcaton.
w Set the volume and squelch level.
➥ Push [ ], and push [Z] to open the squelch.
➥ Rotate [VOL] to set the volume level.
➥ Push [ ], and push [Y]/[Z] to set the squelch level.
e Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desred channel.
- When recevng a sgnal, "
s emtted from the speaker.
- Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at ths pont.
r Push [H/L•LOCK] to select the output power, f necessary.
- "LOW" appears when low power s selected; "MID" appears
when mddle power s selected; no ndcaton when hgh power
s selected.
- Choose low or md. power to conserve battery power, choose
hgh power for longer dstance communcatons.
- Some channels are for low power only.
t P ush and hold [PTT] to transmt, and speak nto the mcro-
phone.
-
The transmt ndcator appears whle transmttng.
- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmsson.
y Release [PTT] to receve.
" ndcator appears whle audo
BASIC OPERATION
IMPORTANT: To maxmze the readablty of your trans-
mtted sgnal, pause a second after pushng [PTT], hold
the mcrophone 5 to 10 cm from your mouth, and speak
nto the mcrophone usng a normal voce level.
NOTE: The transcever has a power save functon to con-
serve the battery power. The power save functon actvates
automatcally when no sgnal s receved for 5 sec.
t Push to transmit
y Release to receive
w Set the squelch
level
w Set the squelch
level
e Select the
channel
4
4
q Power ON
w Set volume
r Set output power
Microphone
Speaker
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