Basic Operation; Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-F4SR Instruction Manual

Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna may dam-
age the transceiver.
q Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power ON, then set to the
10 o'clock position.
• If "ë" appears on the display, push [
pocket beep. (p. 14)
w Select the desired channel with the [Y]/[Z] switches.
• When receiving a signal, "BUSY" appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.
• Push [?] to toggle the tone squelch ON and OFF. (p. 12, This
function is not available for some versions.)
• Push and hold [?] to monitor the operating channel. (p. 6)
e Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the mi-
crophone.
• Transmit indicator lights.
r Release [PTT] to receive.
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your transmit-
ted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold the
microphone 10 to 15 cm from your mouth and speak at a
normal voice level.
f
(PO BEEP)] to cancel the

BASIC OPERATION

q Set volume
e Push to transmit
r Release to
receive
w Select channel
w Monitor switch
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve battery power. The power save function activates au-
tomatically when no signal is received for 5 sec.
3
e Speak into
microphone
5