Mode Selection - Icom IC-V80 Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

■ Mode selection

➥ Push [VFO/MR/CALL] several
times to select the VFO mode,
memory mode, Call channel mode
and weather channel mode*, in se-
quence.
*For only the U.S.A. version transceivers.
D VFO mode
The VFO mode is used to set
the operating frequency.
What is VFO?
VFO is an abbreviation of Variable Frequency Oscillator. Fre-
quencies for both transmitting and receiving are generated
and controlled by the VFO.
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• VFO mode display
D Memory mode
The memory mode is used for
operating on memory channels,
which store programmed fre-
quencies.
• " " appears when the memory
mode is selected.
D Call channel mode
The Call channel is used for
quick recall of the most often-
used frequency.
• "C" appears instead of the memory
channel number when the Call
channel mode is selected.
D Weather channel mode*
There are 10 weather channels
for monitoring weather broad-
casts from NOAA (National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration).
* Only for the U.S.A. version trans-
ceivers.
• Memory mode display
Appears
• Call channel mode display
Appears
• Weather channel mode
display