Function Display - Icom IC-78 Instruction Manual

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
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Function display

q LOCK ICON
(p.
Displays when the dial lock function is in use.
w RECEIVE ICON
Displays while receiving a signal or when the
squelch is open.
e TUNE ICON
➥ Displays or disappears when the connected au-
tomatic tuner is tuned completely, depending on
connected antenna tuner type.
➥ Blinks while tuning.
r TRANSMIT ICON
➥ Displays while transmitting.
➥ Blinks while transmit frequency is displayed.
t ALARM ICON
* This icon is displayed only some versions.
Displays while 2-tone alarm sounding or transmit-
ting
y FUNCTION ICONS
➥ "P.AMP" is displayed when preamp is activated.
➥ "ATT" is displayed when the RF attenuator is ac-
tivated.
➥ "NB" is displayed when the Noise Blanker is acti-
vated.
➥ "BK" is displayed when the semi break-in func-
tion is selected in the Quick Set mode.
➥ "F-BK" is displayed when the full break-in func-
tion activates in CW mode.
➥ "VOX" is displayed when the VOX function is se-
lected in the Quick Set mode.
➥ "COM" is displayed when the speech compres-
sor activates in SSB mode.
➥ "SCAN" is displayed during scanning.
• Blinks when scan is paused.
u SIGNAL/SQL/RF-GAIN METER
➥ Functions as an S-meter while receiving.
➥ Functions as a Power, ALC or SWR meter while
transmitting. (p.
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13)
(p. 22)
15)
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i VFO/MEMORY ICON
➥ "MEMO" is displayed during regular operation.
* This icon is displayed only some versions.
➥ "VFO" is displayed during VFO operation.
o CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT
Shows the selected channel number.
!0 BLANK ICON
Displays when no frequency programmed channel
is selected.
!1 SPLIT ICON
(p.
Displays when the duplex channel, in which differ-
ent frequencies between transmit and receive are
programmed, is selected.
!2 RIT ICON
(p. 18)
Displays when the RIT function is in use.
!3 CHANNEL READOUT
Shows the memory names, or stored frequency of
the selected channel.
!4 REVERSE ICON
Displays when the CW reverse or RTTY reverse
mode is selected.
!5 WIDE/NARROW FILTER ICONS
➥ "
" is displayed when the wide IF filter is select-
ed.
➥ "
" is displayed when the narrow IF filter is se-
lected.
!6 MODE ICONS
Indicates the temporarily selected operating mode.
!4
!3
!2
!1
!0
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(p. 12)
12)
(p. 14)
(pp. 20,
(p. 14)
21)