Selecting Output Power; Operating Mode Selection - Icom ID-880H Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

Selecting output power

The transceiver has 3 output power levels to suit your operat-
ing requirements. Low output powers during short-distance
communications may reduce the possibility of interference to
other stations and will reduce current consumption.
Push [LOW] several times to select the output power.
• The output power can be changed while transmitting.
The microphone can also be used to select output power.
Push [
HIGH
HIGH
[ 5(DTCSS)] for middle output power; and
MID
4
[ 6(DTMF)] for low output power.
LOW
• The output power can be changed via the microphone
MID
during receive only.
5
LOW
6
18
*approx.
4(DTCS)] for high output power;

Operating mode selection

Operating modes are determined by the modulation of the
radio signals. The transceiver has total 5 operating modes
(FM, FM-N, AM, AM-N and DV* modes)
stored independently for each band and memory channel.
Typically, AM mode is used for the air band
and receive is only available.
q Select the desired frequency band in VFO mode, or the
desired memory channel.
w Push and hold [MODE](BAND) for 1 sec., then rotate
[DIAL] to select the desired operating mode from FM,
FMN, AM, NAM and DV.
[MODE]
[DIAL]
Selected operating mode is displayed.
. The mode selection is
,
(118–136.995 MHz)
FM FMN
DV NAM AM