D Drive Gain Adjustment; Band Edge Warning Beep - Icom IC-7800 Instruction Manual

D Drive gain adjustment

[METER] [DRIVE]
Drive gain range
5
1
S
0
I
10
D
0
P
1.5
O
1
0
SWR
COMP

■ Band edge warning beep

When the transverter function is in use, the band
edge warning beep sounds with the default setting.
[F-1•Y][F-2•Z]
[F5•OTHERS]
The beep output level can be set in level set mode.
(p. 12-5)
9 +
20
+
40
+
60dB
5
10
50 100 150
15
200 A
250
2 ∞
3
W
20
10
dB
ALC 44
52V V
D
[EXIT/SET] [F-7•SET]
The drive gain is active for all modes except SSB with-
out speech compressor. The [DRIVE] control adjusts
the amplifying gain at the driver stage.
Before transmitting, monitor your selected operating
frequency to make sure transmitting won't cause inter-
ference to other stations on the same frequency.
q Push [METER] to select the ALC meter.
w Push [PTT] (microphone; SSB with [COMP] ON,
AM or FM), key down (CW) or push [TRANSMIT]
(RTTY or PSK) to transmit.
e While talking into the microphone, keying down or
transmitting, rotate [DRIVE] so that the ALC meter
reading swinging within 30 to 50% of the ALC scale.
(see left)
• Talk into the microphone at your normal voice level.
r Release [PTT], stop keying or push [TRANSMIT]
again to return to receive.
This function allows you to hear a beep tone when you
tune in or out of an amateur band's frequency range. A
regular beep sounds when you tune into a range, and
an lower tone error beep will sound when you tune out
of a range.
Also, the TX indicator shows if the selected frequency
is in or out of an amateur band, when an option other
than "OFF" is set.
• A TX indicator with doted oval, "
of the regular " " TX indicator, when a frequency outside
of an amateur band frequency range is selected.
q Push [EXIT/SET] several times to close a multifunc-
tion screen, if necessary.
w Push [F-7•SET], then push [F-5•OTHERS] to select
the Others set mode.
e Push [Y] (F-1) or [Z] (F-2) to select "Beep (Band
Edge)" option.
r Rotate the main dial to select the desired band
edge warning beep setting.
• OFF
• ON (Default) : When you tune into or out of the
• ON (User)
• ON (User) & TX Limit
t Push [EXIT/SET] to exit the set mode.
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BASIC OPERATIONS
" is displayed, instead
: Band edge beep is OFF.
default amateur band's frequency
range, a beep sounds. (default)
: When you tune outside of, or back
into a user programmed amateur
band's frequency range, a beep
sounds.
: When you tune outside of, or back
into a user programmed amateur
band's frequency range, a beep
sounds. Transmission is also inhib-
ited outside the programmed range.
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