Icom ID-31A PLUS Advanced Manual page 40

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D-STAR OPERATION
Connecting to a reflector
D Using a reflector
1 Push [RX→CS] to select "TO," then push [ENT].
• Displays the TO SELECT screen
2 Select "Reflector"
• Displays the REFLECTOR screen
3 Select "Use Reflector"
• Returns to the DR screen, and "Use Reflector" and
"CQCQCQ" are displayed in "TO"
4 Hold down [PTT] to transmit
D Reflector Echo Testing
To confirm that your signal is correctly getting into the
repeater, you can transmit a short message as a trial
After releasing [PTT], your message will be played
back
1 Push [RX→CS] to select "TO," then push [ENT].
• Displays the TO SELECT screen
2 Select "Reflector"
• Displays the REFLECTOR screen
3 Select "Echo Test"
• Returns to the DR screen, and "Echo Test" and "E" are
displayed in "TO"
4 Hold down [PTT] and speak into the microphone
5 Release [PTT] to hear your message
D Requesting repeater information
When you send the repeater information command, an ID
message is sent back
1 Push [RX→CS] to select "TO," then push [ENT].
• Displays the TO SELECT screen
2 Select "Reflector"
• Displays the REFLECTOR screen
3 Select "Repeater Information"
• Returns to the DR screen, and "Repeater Information"
and "I" are displayed in "TO"
4 Hold down [PTT] to transmit the repeater
Information command
5 Release [PTT] to hear the repeater ID message
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