Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-M36 Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

■ Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage
the transceiver.
q Push and hold [
w Set the volume and squelch levels.
You can enter each adjust mode with [VOL/SQL MONI].
➥ Enter the squelch adjust mode, and push [Z] several
times to open the squelch.
➥ Enter the volume adjust mode, then push [Y]/[Z] to
adjust the volume level.
➥ Enter the squelch adjust mode again, and push [Y]
until the noise disappears.
e Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.
• When receiving a signal, "
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of the audio may be necessary at this point.
r Push [Hi/Lo ] to select the output power if necessary.
• "LOW" appears when low power is selected; no indication when
high power is selected.
• Choose low power for short range communications, choose
high power for longer distance communications.
• Some channels are for low power only.
t P ush and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the
microphone.
• " " appears.
• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y Release [PTT] to receive.
10
] to turn power ON.
" appears and audio is emitted
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold
the microphone 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) from your
mouth and speak into the microphone at a normal voice
level.
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve the battery power. The power save function acti-
vates automatically when no signal is received for 5 sec.
For U.S.A version: To prevent accidental prolonged
transmission, etc., the transceiver has a time-out timer
function. This timer cuts a transmission OFF after 5 min.
of continuous transmission.
t Push to
transmit
y Release to
receive
Enter the volume
w
and squelch ad-
justment mode.
Microphone
w Adjust the
squelch and
volume level.
e Set channel
r Set output
power
q Power ON