Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-M1V Instruction Manual

Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna may dam-
age the transceiver.
q Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power ON, then set to the
10 o'clock position.
• Turn [SQL] clockwise to mute any audio noise if necessary. Refer
to the previous page for details.
w Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.
• When receiving a signal, "BUSY" appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.
• Use the optional voice scrambler function for privacy. (p. 8)
e Push [H/L] to select the output power if necessary.
• "LOW" appears when low power is selected.
• Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high
power for longer distance communications.
• Some channels are for low power only.
• An extra low power, Low 2, is available for short distance com-
munications. Push [H/L] while pushing [MONI] in such case.
r Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the mi-
crophone.
• "TX" appears.
• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission (for GMDSS use).
t Release [PTT] to receive.
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal (voice), pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT],
hold the microphone 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 inches) from your
mouth and speak at a normal voice level.
The transceiver has power save function to conserve the
battery power and cannot be turned OFF. The power save
function activates automatically when no signal is received
for 5 sec.
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BASIC OPERATION
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