Icom IC-725 Instruction Manual page 23

BASIC
OPERATION
5
5-4
FNI
OPERATION
[ATT]
OUT
position
(P.
15)
[AM/FM]
Push
[AM/FM]
[PRE]
OUT
position
(p.
15)
[AGC]
OUT
position
(p.
15)
[SPLIT]
OFF
(pgs.
16,21)
[TUNER]
Activates only
when
the
AH-3
is
connected,
(p.
10)
[RIT]
OFF
(pgs.
15,21)
The
optional UI-7
AM
•
.FM UNIT
is
required for
FM
receiving
and
transmitting.
See
p.
29 when
installing
the
unit.
(1)
FM 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
FM
mode.
5)
Adjust
[AF]
as desired.
(See
p.
15)
6)
Adjust [SQL]
,
if
needed.
(See
p.
15)
7)
Rotate the
MAIN
DIAL
to receive a
signal.
8)
Use
the controls
and
switches described on
p.
15
for
better reception.
(2)
FM TRANSMITTING
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.
4)
Set
[MIC]
to the center position.
•
To
increase the
mic
gain,
rotate [MIC] clockwise.
5)
Release the
PTT
switch to return to
receiving.
•SUBAUDIBLE
TONE
TRANSMITTING
A
subaudible tone
is
often required to
access
HF
FM
repeaters.
The
optional UI-7
AM
•
FM
UNIT
is
required to
transmit the subaudible tone. See
p.
29
when
installing
the
unit.
1)
Push
the
PTT
switch
on the microphone
or
push
[TRANSMIT]
IN to
transmit.
2)
Push
[LOCK]
IN to transmit tone
signals.
3)
Push
[LOCK]
OUT
to stop transmitting
tone
signals.