Basic Operation; Power On; Channel Selection - Icom IC-M59euro Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

Power ON

Rotate [PWR/VOL] clockwise to turn power ON.
T X BUSY
TAG DUAL
LOW CALL SCAN
CANUSA DUP ACK RCV
INT
WX ALT
INT
Operate the transceiver as indicated in the following sec-
tions.
D Low voltage indicator
When "b" appears and flashes as
shown at right, there is a DC power
source problem. In this case, check
your vessel's battery and DC power
cable.
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All display indications
TRI
appear briefly*.
* "dSC" appears only when an optional
UX-120 is installed.
INT

Channel selection

D Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress channel. It is used for establishing
initial contact with another station and for emergency com-
munications. Channel 16 is monitored during dualwatch/tri-
watch. While standing by you are required to monitor channel
16.
Push
or hang the microphone
on the microphone hanger.
D Call channel
The call channel is used to store your most often-used chan-
nel for quick recall. In addition, the call channel is monitored
during tri-watch. The default setting for the call channel is dif-
fer depending on version.
Push
16
INT
CALL
C
INT
"CALL" indicates that the
call channel is selected.