Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-GM1600E Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

■ Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage
the transceiver.
q Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power ON.
w Set the volume and squelch level.
➥ Push [SQL•
MONI
➥ Push [SQL•
MONI
rotate [VOL] to set the volume level.
➥ Push [SQL•
MONI
level.
e Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.
- When receiving a signal, the [TRANSMIT/RECEIVE] indicator

lights green while audio is emitted from the speaker.
- Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.

r Push [Hi/Lo• ] to select the output power if necessary.
- "LOW" appears when low power is selected; no indication when

high power is selected.
- Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high

power for longer distance communications.
t Hold down [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the
microphone.
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The [TRANSMIT/RECEIVE] indicator lights red while

transmitting.
y Release [PTT] to receive.
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], and push [Z] to open the squelch.
] to stop "SQL" indicator blinking, then
], and push [Y]/[Z] to set the squelch
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few seconds after pushing [PTT],
hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm from your mouth and
speak into the microphone at a normal voice level.
t Push to transmit
y Release to receive
w Set the squelch level
w Set the squelch level
e Set channel
q Power ON
w Set volume
Speaker
Microphone
r Set output power