Operation; Receiving And Transmitting; D Repeater Operation; D Base Station Operation - Icom IC-FR5000 Instruction Manual

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OPERATION

■ Receiving and transmitting

D Repeater operation

Ask your dealer for details of the repeater's program-
ming.
➥ When the power is turned ON, the [PWR] indicator
lights green. (p. 1)
➥ The [TX] and [BUSY] indicators light simultane-
ously while transmitting or receiving a signal.
• The [TX] indicator lights red.
• The [BUSY] indicator lights green.
NOTE: A power amplifier protector is built into the
repeater. The protector is activated when the re-
peater's temperature becomes extremely high, to
reduce the transmit output power level. The output
power will return to its normal level when the re-
peater has cooled down.
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D Base station operation

Receiving
q Push [POWER] to turn ON the power.
w Set the squelch and audio levels.
➥ First, rotate [SELECT]*
➥ Rotate [VOLUME] to adjust the audio output
level.
➥ Rotate [SELECT]* 1
disappears.
e Push [CH Up]* or [CH Down]*
2
sired channel.
• When receiving a signal, the [BUSY] indicator lights
green and audio is heard from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of [VOLUME] to a comfortable lis-
tening level may be necessary at this point.
1
*
When the [SQL Level Up/Down] key function is assigned
to [SELECT].
* 2
When the [CH Up]/[CH Down] key functions are as-
signed.
Transmitting
q Take the microphone off the hook.
w Wait for the channel to become clear.
e Hold down [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the
microphone at your normal voice level.
r Release [PTT] to receive.
IMPORTANT:
To maximize the audio quality of the transmitted sig-
nal:
(1) Pause briefly after pushing [PTT].
(2) Hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inch) from
your mouth, then speak into the microphone at a
normal voice level.
1 fully counterclockwise.
clockwise until the noise just
2 to select the de-