Icom IC-756 Instruction Manual page 37

RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT 4
E Meter function
The transceiver has 3 transmit meter functions for
your convenience. Select the desired meter with the
[METER] switch. se
*Push [METER] to select RF power (Po), SWRor | s:
movement shows the input signal level
exceeds the allowable level, the ALC limits
the RF power. In such cases, reduce the
[MIC GAIN] control.
E Speech compressor
The RF speech compressor increases average RF
output power, improving signal strength and readabil- [METER] switch
ity in SSB.
@ Select USB or LSB mode.
(2) Preset the transceiver as follows:
[COMP] function : OFF
[METER] function :ALC
[RF POWER] control : Max. counterclockwise
@ Adjust the [MIC GAIN}.
- While transmitting at your normal voice level, the ALC
meter should read at about the middle of the ALC
zone.
reads within the ALC zone whether you speak
softly or loudly.
[MIC GAIN] control {COMP] switch
[RF POWER] control [COMP] control
% When the ALC meter peaks above the ALC zone,
Y your transmitted voice may be distorted.
E SWR reading
The SWR meter indicates the SWR over the trans-
mission line in all modes.
SWR meter
@ Push [TUNER] to turn the antenna tuner OFF.
@ Push [METER] to select the Po meter.
@) Push [RTTY] to select RTTY mode.
@ Push [TRANSMIT].
© Rotate [RF POWER] clockwise past the 12 o'clock
position for more than 30 W output power (30%).
© Set transmit meter to the SWR meter.
% The built-in antenna tuner matches the transmitter