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Icom IC

–2720H Mini–Operating Guide by W5JCK, September 2007 

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Using the HM-133 Microphone 

You can use the keypad and buttons on the HM-133 microphone to perform many of the 
common tasks required for operating the radio, including selecting a frequency band and 
directly entering a frequency. (

Note:

 Microphone keys only function for the main band

.) 

 

1

 

VFO/Lock Switch 

2

 

PTT Switch 

3

 

Up/Down Switches

 

 

4

 

Activity Indicator 

5

 

Keypad 

6

 

Function Indicator 

7

 

2

nd

 function Switch 

8

 

DTMF Select switch 

9

 

Function Switches 

10

 

Band Switch

 

 

11

 

Memory/Call Switch 

Using the ▲/▼ Keys 

Select a Frequency 

Press ▲ or ▼ to select a 
frequency (in VFO mode) 
or memory channel (in 
Memory mode). 

Start a Scan 

Press and hold 

▲ or ▼ 

for 1 sec. to activate the 
scan mode. 

Stop a Scan 

P

ress ▲ or ▼ to cancel 

the scan. 

Select a Band 

Press 

[

BAND

]

 to toggle 

main band between left 
and right sides of radio. 

 

Select a Frequency Band 

Directly Enter a Frequency 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for IC-2720H

Page 1: ... sec to switch the Monitor function On or Off 6 MAIN BAND L R Band Switches Press to select the main band for L R side Press and hold for 1 sec to select operating frequency band for L R side 7 V MHz SCAN L R VFO MHz Tuning Scan Switches Press to select between VFO mode and 1 MHz Tuning mode for L R side Press and hold for 1 sec to start scan for L R side Press to stop a scan for L R side 8 M CALL...

Page 2: ... 1 VFO Lock Switch 2 PTT Switch 3 Up Down Switches 4 Activity Indicator 5 Keypad 6 Function Indicator 7 2 nd function Switch 8 DTMF Select switch 9 Function Switches 10 Band Switch 11 Memory Call Switch Using the Keys Select a Frequency Press or to select a frequency in VFO mode or memory channel in Memory mode Start a Scan Press and hold or for 1 sec to activate the scan mode Stop a Scan Press or...

Page 3: ...HM 133 microphone button VFO LOCK to activate VFO mode on the main band Operating in VFO Mode If necessary press L R V MHz SCAN to activate the VFO mode To change the frequency using 1 KHz steps rotate DIAL To change the frequency using 1 KHz 1 MHz or 10 MHz steps 1 Press V MHz SCAN one or more times to toggle between 1 KHz 1 MHz and 10 MHz tuning steps 2 Rotate DIAL to change the frequency To sta...

Page 4: ...elect a Memory channel within the bank To return to regular Memory mode press and hold MAIN BAND for 1 sec then momentarily press MAIN BAND again Using the Monitor Function This function is used to listen to weak signals without disturbing the squelch setting To activate press and hold L R DUP MONI for 1 sec to open the squelch The Busy icon blinks on the LCD display To cancel press and hold DUP M...

Page 5: ...d repeater shift this step will not be necessary as the IC 2720H will automatically set the shift To manually set the repeater shift Press L R DUP MONI once or twice to select minus duplex or plus duplex shift For minus duplex DUP appears on the LCD screen The repeater s receive freq is set lower than its transmit frequency For plus duplex DUP appears on the LCD screen The repeater s receive freq ...

Page 6: ...e beeps sound and the indicator icon appears on the LCD display 2 Rotate DIAL to select a blank Memory channel in which to program the current settings Be certain you select a blank channel so as to not overwrite any existing channels 3 Press and hold M CALL MW for 1 sec to program the channel Three beeps will sound indicating the channel was programmed Assigning a Memory Channel to a Memory Bank ...

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