Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-M506 Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION
D Weather channels
The transceiver has 10 weather channels. These are used for
monitoring broadcasts from NOAA (National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administration.)
The transceiver can automatically detect a weather alert tone
on the selected weather channel or while scanning. (p. 16)
q
Push [CH/WX] once or twice to select a weather channel.
" appears when the Weather Alert function is in turned
ON. (p. 78)
w ∫](CH) or [√](CH) to select a channel.
Push [
Y]/[Z] on the microphone selects only Favorite chan-
nels.
When weather alert is OFF.
11
When weather alert is ON.

Receiving and transmitting

Transmitting without an antenna will damage
the transceiver.
q
Hold down [PWR](Dial) to turn ON the power.
w
Set the audio and squelch levels. (p. 15)
First, open the squelch. Then, adjust the audio output
level. After that, adjust the squelch level until the noise
just disappears.
e
Change the channel group. (p. 10)
r ∫](CH) or [√](CH) to select a channel. (pp. 9, 10)
Push [
Y]/[Z] on the microphone selects only Favorite chan-
nels.
t
Push [LO/DX] to turn the receive Attenuator function ON
or OFF, if necessary.
y
Push [HI/LO] to select the output power, if necessary.
when low power is selected.
power for longer distance communications.
u Hold down [PTT] to transmit, then speak at your normal
voice level.
" appears.
" appears and audio is heard.