Receive And Transmit; Basic Voice Transmit/Receive - Icom IC-F8100 Instruction Manual

■ Basic voice transmit/receive

q First, check the following.
➥ The microphone and external speaker are con-
nected.
➥ No "S," "L" or "V" mute icon appears.
• If "S," "L" or "V" appears, push [MUTE](M) one or
more times to turn OFF the mute.
w Push [r] or [s] to select the desired receive chan-
nel.
• The S-meter shows signal strength when signal is re-
ceived.
e Push [ +] or [ –] to adjust a desired audio level
when receiving a signal.
• If the bass or treble of the receive audio is too strong,
set "Clarifier" to ON in the User Menu, and adjust to ob-
tain clear audio. (See page 15 for the Clarifier function
details.)
• If the audio is distorted, select the suitable operating
mode. (See page 10 for the Mode selection details.)

RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT

Mute icon
r Push [TUNER](9) once or twice to enter the an-
tenna tune mode.
• The "Auto Tune" or "Manual Tune" screen sequentially
appears.
When the transceiver is connected to an optional
antenna tuner and "Auto Tune" screen is selected,
push [4] to start auto tuning.
• The display shows the antenna SWR.
• If the antenna cannot be tuned after 20 seconds, the
tuning circuit is automatically bypassed.
• After tuning is finished, the auto tune automatically
stops transmitting.
• Push [8] to manually stop transmitting, if necessary.
• Push [Through](§§) to turn OFF the AT-140 (bypass).
When the transceiver is connected to another an-
tenna tuner, or directly connected to an antenna
and the "Manual Tune" screen is selected, push [4]
to start transmitting and tune the antenna.
• The display shows the antenna SWR.
• Push [8] to stop transmitting.
t After tuning is finished, push [TUNER](9) once or
twice to return to the normal operating screen.
y To transmit on the channel, hold down [PTT] on the
microphone, and speak at a normal voice level.
• The RF meter shows the output power.
u Release [PTT] to receive.
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