Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-M36 Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

■ Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage
the transceiver.
q Hold down [ ] to turn ON the power.
w Set the volume and squelch levels.
You can enter each adjust mode with [VOL/SQL MONI].
➥ Enter the squelch adjustment mode, and push [Z] sev-
eral times to open the squelch.
➥ Enter the volume adjustment mode, then push [Y]/[Z]
to adjust the volume level.
➥ Enter the squelch adjustment mode again, and push
[Y] until the noise disappears.
e Push [Y]/[Z] to select the channel.
• When receiving a signal, "
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of the audio 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 for short range communications, choose
high power for longer distance communications.
• Some channels are for low power only.
t Hold down [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the
microphone.
• " " appears.
• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y Release [PTT] to receive.
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" appears and audio is emitted
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few seconds after pushing [PTT],
hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your
mouth and speak into the microphone at your normal
voice level.
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve the battery power. The power save function auto-
matically activates when no signal is received for 5 sec-
onds.
For U.S.A version: To prevent accidental prolonged
transmission, the transceiver has a time-out timer func-
tion. This timer cuts off a transmission after 5 minutes. of
continuous transmission.
t Push to
transmit.
y Release to
receive.
Enter the volume
w
and squelch ad-
justment mode.
Microphone
w Adjust the
volume and
squelch level.
e Set channel.
r Set output
power.
q Power ON.