Basic Operation; Power On The Power; Setting Audio Volume And Squelch Level; Selecting A Tuning Step - Icom ID-5100A Basic Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

■ Power ON the power

Hold down [ ] for 1 second to turn ON the power.
➥
• A beep sounds and, after the opening message and power source
voltage are displayed, the operating frequency appears.
• Hold down [ ] for 1 second to turn OFF the power.
■ Setting audio volume and
squelch level
Rotate [VOL] to adjust the audio level.
q
Rotate [SQL] until the noise and the "BUSY" icon just dis-
w
appear.
• Rotating [SQL] clockwise makes the squelch tight. The tight
squelch is for strong signals.
• When rotating [SQL] clockwise beyond the center position,
[SQL] can be used as 'S-meter Squelch' or 'Attenuator.' Select
the [SQL] option in the Menu screen. (p. 71)
To mute the audio, touch [QUICK] for 1 second.
➥
• Releases mute when rotating [DIAL], [VOL] or [SQL], or oper-
ating a key, touch screen or microphone.
[SQL]
[VOL]
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■ Selecting a tuning step

Rotating [DIAL] changes the frequency in the selected tuning
steps.
The VFO scan uses this step to search for a signal.
Tuning steps (kHz)
5
20
*Appears only when the AIR band is selected.
D Tuning step selection
Touch the kHz digits for 1 second.
q
• Opens the Tuning step setting window.
Touch the desired tuning step.
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• Sets the tuning step, and then returns to the previous screen.
• You can set the tuning step for both the VFO and Memory
mode.
[SQL]
• You can set the tuning step for each band.
[VOL]
• In the Tuning step setting window, rotating [DIAL] also selects
the tuning step.
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