I Speech Compressor; D Compression Level Set Mode - Icom IC-703 Instruction Manual

I Speech compressor

The IC-703 has a built-in, low distortion speech com-
pressor circuit. This circuit increases your average
talk power in SSB mode and is especially useful for
DX'ing when the receiving station is having difficulty
copying your signal.
q Select USB or LSB mode.
w Select the mic gain display in quick set mode.
• Push [DISPLAY] for 1 sec.
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select "
."
• The ALC meter is selected automatically when operat-
ing in SSB mode.
e Adjust the mic gain.
• While transmitting at your normal voice level, the ALC
meter should read at about the middle of the ALC zone.
• Be sure the mic gain is in the range of 2 to 5.
r Select the ALC meter.
• Push [DISPLAY] once or twice to select .
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select
push [ ] one or more times to select "ALC."
(F-3)
t Push [MENU] one or more times to select
y Push [
] to turn the speech compressor
(F-2)
function ON.
• "COM" appears.
u Push [
] for 1 sec. to enter the compres-
(F-2)
sion level set mode (below).
i Rotate the main dial to set the speech compression
level.

D Compression level set mode

While is selected in SSB/AM modes, push
[ ] for 1 sec. to enter the compression level set
(F-2)
mode.
This item adjusts the speech compression level. The
speech compression level can be adjusted from 0 to
10.
[MENU]
S1
P
, then
ALC
.
ALC zone
Adjust 'COMP LEVEL' so that the ALC meter
reads within the ALC zone.
NOTE: When the ALC meter peaks above the ALC
zone, your transmitted voice may be distorted.
USB
FUNCTION FOR TRANSMIT
[MODE]
[F-3]
[F-2] [DISPLAY] Main dail
LSB USB CW R RTTY AM WFM
VOX COM
3 5 7 9 20 40 60dB VFO A
CH
5 10
O
The default is 5.
6
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