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Software adjustment – continued – Icom VHF Marine Transceiver IC-M88 User Manual

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SOFTWARE ADJUSTMENT – continued

• Select an operation using [

↑] / [↓] keys, then set specified value using [←] / [→] keys on the connected computer keyboard.

• “SQUELCH LEVEL ADJUSTMENT” must be performed after “RX SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT” is finished.
• “SQUELCH LEVEL ADJUSTMENT” must be performed when “RX SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT” is adjusted.

Minimum distortion

level

1 • Operating frequency : center frequency

• Channel spacing

: Wide

• Connect a standard signal generator to

the antenna connector and set as:

Level

: 10 µV* (–87 dBm)

Modulation :

OFF

Deviation

: ±3.0 kHz

• Receiving

• Operating frequency : center frequency
• Channel spacing

: Wide

• Connect a standard signal generator to

the antenna connector and set as:

Level

: 0.56 µV* (–112 dBm)

Modulation

: 1 kHz

Deviation :

±3.0 kHz

• Receiving

RX
SENSITIVITY
[BPF T1]–[BPF T4]

SQUELCH
LEVEL
[SQL]

Top

panel

Top

panel

Connect a SINAD meter with an
8

Ω load to the [SP] jack.

ADJUSTMENT

ADJUSTMENT CONDITION

MEASUREMENT

VALUE

UNIT

LOCATION

*The output level of the standard signal generator (SSG) is indicated as the SSG’s open circuit.

CONVENIENT:

The BPF T1–BPF T4 can be adjusted automatically.

1: Set the curso

r

to “BPF ALL” on the adjustment program and then push [ENTER] key.

2: The connected PC tunes BPF T1–BPF T4 to peak levels.

or

1: Set the cursol to one of BPF T1, T2, T3, or T4 as desired.
2: Push [ENTER] key to start tuning.
3: Repeat w-1 and w-2 to perform additional BPF tuning.

1

The “SQUELCH LEVEL” adjustment is adjusted by
“ADJUSTMENT SOFTWARE”, automatically.

ADJUSTMENT

ADJUSTMENT CONDITION

VALUE