Transmitting; Key Lock Function - Icom ic-80fx Instruction Manual

■ Transmitting

CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damage
the transceiver.
NOTE: To prevent interference, hold down [MONI] to lis-
ten on the channel before transmitting.
q Set the operating channel. (p. 15)
w Push [FUNC](M), and then push [H/M/L](9) to select the out-
put power between High (5 W), Mid (2.5 W) and Low (0.5 W).
• " H," "M," or " L" appears, depending on the selected output power.
• When you change the operating channel, the output power is auto-
matically returned to the level set in the CS-80FX cloning software.
e Hold down [PTT] to transmit.
• " " appears while transmitting.
• The signal indicator shows the output power level.
r Speak into the microphone using your normal voice level.
• DO NOT hold the transceiver too close to your mouth or speak
too loudly. This may distort your speech.
t Release [PTT] to receive.
e Hold down to transmit.
t Release to receive.
r Speak into the microphone
w Select the
output power.
When the channel's TX inhibit is set to ON, you cannot
transmit. (Set in the CS-80FX
R WARNING! When using the BP-263 battery case, fre-
quent or continuous transmissions can cause the batter-
ies to overheat, and may cause a burn. Be careful of long
transmissions when the Time-out Timer function is turned
OFF, or set to a long time period.
• We recommend using the mid or low power setting.

■ Key lock function

To prevent accidental changes of the operating channel, or
unnecessary function access, use the Key Lock function.
➥ Push [FUNC](M), and then hold down
to turn the Key Lock function ON or OFF.
• "
• [
Push to monitor.
q Set the channel.
BASIC OPERATION
" appears while the key lock function is ON.
], [VOL], [MONI], [PTT] and [FUNC](M) with [
operable while the Key Lock function is ON.
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CLONING SOFTWARE
for 1 second
[ ]
] are still
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