Basic Operations; Selecting A Channel - Icom IC-M510BB Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATIONS

■ Selecting a channel

D Regular Channel
You can select a channel by pushing [▲] or [▼].
D Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used to establish the initial contact
with a station, and for emergency communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both
Dualwatch and Tri-watch. While in the standby mode, you must monitor Channel 16.
 Push [16/C] to select Channel 16.
L To return to the previously selected channel,
push
D Call channel
Each Channel Group has separate leisure-use
Call channels. The Call channel is scanned during
Tri-watch. The Call channels can be selected
and used to store your most often used channels
in each Channel Group, for quick recall. See
page 12 for details on setting the Call channel.
 Hold down [16/C] for 1 second to select the Call
channel.
• The Call channel number and "CALL" are displayed.
L To return to the previously selected channel, push
D Selecting a Channel Group
Channel Groups are preset into your transceiver. You can select a Channel Group for
USA, International, Canadian, DSC, and ATIS depending on the transceiver version.
1. Open the "CHANNEL GROUP" screen.
[MENU] > Settings > Radio > Channel Group
2. Push [▲] or [▼], or rotate [DIAL] to select a Channel Group, and then push [ENT] or [DIAL].
3. Push [MENU] to exit the Menu screen.
4. The selected Channel Group's icon is displayed on the operating screen.
Version
USA
UK
EUR
NLD
FRG
CHN
AUS
9
or .
Preset Channel Group
USA INT CAN
 
 



 
 
or
DSC ATIS


 

.