Icom IC-718 Basic Manual page 6

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
Front panel
15 SET SWITCH [SET]
z Hold down for 1 second to enter the Quick Set
mode. (p. 18)
z While holding down [SET], push [PWR] to enter
the Initial Set mode. (p. 18)
z Push to select the Meter function. (p. 10)
16 MIC COMPRESSOR SWITCH [COMP] (p. 16)
Toggles the Microphone Compressor function ON
or OFF.
17 KEYPAD (p. 9)
Used for direct frequency input, selecting Memory
channel or secondary functions.
See the table to the right for the secondary
functions for each key.
18 NOISE BLANKER SWITCH [NB] (p. 11)
z Push to turn the Noise Blanker ON or OFF.
z Hold down [NB] for 1 second to enter the Noise
Blanker Level Setting mode.
19 QUICK TUNING STEP SWITCH [TS] (p. 9)
z Selects a Quick Tuning step or turns OFF the
Quick Tuning step.
• While the Quick Tuning icon "
Changes the operating frequency in kHz steps.
z While the Quick Tuning step is OFF, hold down
for 1 second to turn the 1 Hz step ON or OFF.
z While the kHz Quick Tuning step is selected, hold
down for 1 second to enter the Tuning Step Set
mode.
20 FILTER SWITCH [FIL] (p. 13)
Push to select the preset normal, wide, or narrow IF
filters for the selected operating mode.
21 MODE SWITCH [MODE] (p. 8)
Push to select an operating mode.
• In the SSB mode, holding down [MODE] for 1
second toggles between LSB and USB.
• In the CW mode, holding down [MODE] for 2
seconds toggles between CW and CW Reverse.
• In the RTTY mode, holding down [MODE] for
2 seconds toggles between RTTY and RTTY
Reverse.
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The secondary functions for the numeric keys
Secondary
function
1
2
3
4
5
" is displayed,
6
7
8
9
0
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ENT F-INP FREQUENCY INPUT (p. 9)
No./
Description
V/M VFO/MEMORY (pp. 8, 17)
Push to toggle the operating mode between
the VFO mode and the Memory mode.
A=B VFO EQUALIZATION (p. 8)
Push to equalize the VFO B frequency and
operating mode to the VFO A settings.
A/B VFO SELECT (p. 8)
• In the VFO mode, hold down for 1 second
to clear the selected Memory channel
content.
• When the Split Frequency function is ON,
push to toggle between the transmit and
the receive frequency.
MEMORY WRITE (p. 17)
MW
Hold down for 1 second to enter the current
frequency and operating mode into the
selected Memory channel.
M=CL MEMORY CLEAR (PDF)
In the Memory mode, hold down for 1
second to clear the selected Memory
channel content.
• "Blank" is displayed above the Memory
channel number.
MV MEMORY ► VFO (p. 17)
Hold down for 1 second to copy the memory
content to the VFO.
SPL SPLIT (p. 15)
Push to turn the Split Frequency function ON
or OFF.
SCN SCAN (p. 17)
• Push to Start or stop the Programmed
Scan in the VFO mode.
• Push to start or stop the Memory Scan in
the Memory mode.
VOX VOX (p. 16)
In the SSB mode, push to turn the VOX
function ON or OFF.
ANF AUTOMATIC NOTCH FILTER (p. 15)
In the SSB and AM modes, push to turn the
Automatic Notch Filter function ON or OFF.
NR NOISE REDUCTION (p. 15)
(Usable for only the USA version)
• Push to turn the Noise Reduction function
ON or OFF. This function can be used in
all modes.
• Hold down for 1 second to enter the Noise
Reduction Level Set mode.
• Push to enter the Direct Frequency Input
mode.
• After pushing [CH], push to enter the
Direct Memory Number Selection mode.