Adjusting The Squelch Level; Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-M2A Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna may
damage the transceiver.
q Rotate [OFF/VOL] clockwise to turn power ON.
- Use the squelch function to mute any audio noise if necessary.
Refer to the previous page for details.
w Push* [SQL.MONI] for 1 sec., and rotate volume to set
audio output level.
*According to Monitor switch selection in SET mode (p. 14).
e Push [
]/[ ] to select the desired channel.
- When receiving a signal,
from the speaker.
- Further adjustment of [OFF/VOL] may be necessary at this
point.
r 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.
t Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the
microphone.
-
appears.
TX
(Appears the S/RF meter while S/RF meter is ON.)
- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission (for GMDSS use).
y Release [PTT] to receive.
8
appears and audio is emitted
BUSY
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold
the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your
mouth and speak at a normal voice level.
NOTE: The transceiver has power save function to con-
serve the battery power and cannot be turned OFF. The
power save function activates automatically when no sig-
nal is received for 5 sec.
q Power ON
w Set volume
t Push to
transmit
y Release to
receive
e˚ Set channel
w Set volume
r˚ Set output
power