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■ Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage
the transceiver.
q Push and hold [PWR] to turn power ON.
w Set the volume and squelch levels.
➥ Push [SQL•
], and push [–] to open the squelch.
MONI
➥ Push [SQL•
] to stop "SQL" indicator blinking, then
MONI
push [+]/[–] to set the volume level.
➥ Push [SQL•
], and push [+]/[–] to set the squelch
MONI
level.
e Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.
- When receiving a signal, "
from the speaker.
- Further adjustment of the volume may be necessary at this
point.
r Push [H/L•
] to select the output power if necessary.
LOCK
- "LOW" appears when low power is selected; no indication when
high power is selected.
- Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high
power for longer distance communications.
- Some channels are for low power only.
t Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the
microphone.
-
"
" appears.
- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y Release [PTT] to receive.
" appears and audio is emitted
BASIC OPERATION
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold
the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your
mouth and speak into the microphone at a normal voice
level.
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to
conserve the battery power. The power save function ac-
tivates automatically when no signal is received for 5 sec.
For U.S.A version: To prevent accidental prolonged
transmission, etc., the IC-M32 has a time-out timer func-
tion. This timer cuts a transmission OFF after 5 min. of
continuous transmission.
t Push to
transmit
y Release to
receive
Microphone
eÊSet channel
4
4
q Power ON
r Set output
power
w Set volume
w Set the
squelch level
w Set the squelch
level
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