Icom IC-M73 Plus - Manual (Page 19)

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BASIC OPERATION
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CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may dam-
age the transceiver.
q Rotate clockwise to turn ON power.
• An opening comment scrolls across the function display.
• Push to skip the opening comment.
w Set the volume and squelch level.
➥ Push , and push Z to open the squelch.
➥ Rotate to set the volume level.
➥ Push , and push YZ to set the squelch level.
e Push YZ to select the desired channel.
• Pushing ★selects only Favorite channels.
- When receiving a signal, the “” icon appears while audio is
heard from the speaker.
- Further adjustment of may be necessary at this point.
r Push to select the output power, if necessary.
- “LOW” appears when low power is selected; “MID” appears
when mid power is selected; no indication is displayed when
high power is selected.
- Choose low or mid power to conserve battery power; choose
high power for longer distance communications.
- Some channels are for only low transmission.
e t e Hold down to transmit, and speak at your normal voice
level.
- The appears while transmitting.
- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y Release to receive.
To maximize the readability of your transmitted signal,
pause a second after pushing . Hold the microphone 5
to 10 cm
(2 to 4 inches) from your mouth, and speak at
your normal voice level.
The transceiver has a power save function to conserve
the battery power. The power save function automatically
activates when no signal is received for 5 seconds.
To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, the trans-
ceiver has a time-out timer function*. This timer cuts
OFF a transmission after 5 minutes of continuous trans-
mission.
* For only the USA and AUS versions.
q Power ON
w Set the volume
w Set the squelch
level
w Set the squelch
level
e Select the
channel
r Set the output
power
t Push to transmit
y Release to receive
Microphone
Speaker