Basic Operation; General Description - Icom IC-A220 Instruction Manual

■ General description

The flow chart below shows the basic operating procedures.
You need to set the frequency, activate the frequency, and
receive or transmit.
There are two ways to set the frequency. See page 5 and 6
for details.
• Set the frequency normally
Set the standby frequency.
Activate the frequency.
Receive/transmit
• Set the frequency directly
Enter the direct frequency
setting mode.
Set the operating frequency.

BASIC OPERATION

Set the frequency normally
Set the frequency which will be used for the next operating
frequency in the standby frequency display. Then exchange
the active frequency for the standby frequency.
Set the frequency directly
You can directly set the frequency.
See 'Directly setting the frequency.'
TIP:
For quick frequency setting, you can enter often-
used frequencies into memory channels. See "MEMORY
OPERATION" for details. (pp. 7–12)
When you recall a memory channel, the previous standby
frequency is over written.
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