Icom IC-725 Instruction Manual page 22

BASIC OPERATION
5-3
AM
OPERATION
[NB]
OUT
position
(P.
15)
[ATT]
OUT
position
(p.
15)
[AM/FM]
Push
[AM/FM]
[SPLIT]
OFF
(pgs.
16,21)
[PRE]
OUT
position
(P.
15)
[AGC]
OUT
position
(p.
15)
[TUNER]
Activates
only
when
the
AH-3
is
connected,
(p.
10)
[RIT]
OFF
(pgs. 15,
21)
(1)
AM
RECEIVING
1
)
Set controls
and
switches
as
described
on
p.
13.
2)
Push
[POWER]
IN to activate the transceiver.
3) Select the desired operating band. (See
p.
13)
4)
Push
[AM/FM]
to
select
AM
mode.
5)
Adjust [AF]
control as desired.
(Seep.
15)
6)
Adjust [SQL]
,
if
heeded. (See
p.
15)
7)
Rotate the
MAIN DIAL
to receive
a signal.
8)
Use the controls
and
switches described
on
p.
15
for
better receiving.
(2)
AM
TRANSMITTING
Operating with
AM
transmission
requires
the optional UI-7
AM
•
FM
UNIT.
See
p.
29
when
installing
the
unit.
NOTE:
Listen before
you transmit to prevent
inter-
ference.
1)
Push the
PTT
switch
on
the
microphone
or push
[TRANSMIT]
IN to
transmit.
2)
Speak
naturally into
the microphone.
•
When
you
transmit
a signal,
the
meter needle
indicates
a point
and moves
slightly
according to
your
voice
level.
3)
Adjust
[RF
POWER]
to
the
desired
output
power
level.
•
AM
output power
:
1
~
40
W
4)
Set
[MIC]
to the center position.
•
To
increase the
microphone
gain, rotate
[MIC]
clock-
wise.
5)
Release the
PTT
switch to return to
receiving.