Icom IC
–2720H Mini–Operating Guide by W5JCK, September 2007
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Basic Operation
Turning the power On or Off
Press and hold
[
PWR
]
for 1 sec. to turn the power On or Off.
Selecting a Frequency Band in VFO Mode
1. Press L/R
[
MAIN●BAND
]
for 1 second.
2. Rotate
[
DIAL
]
to select the band.
3. Press
[
MAIN●BAND
]
to activate the desired band.
You can select between 2m and 70cm bands for
transmission, and 127 MHz, 2m, 220 MHz, 350 MHz,
70cm, 500 MHz, and 900 MHz bands for reception.
Alternatively:
See “Using the HM-133
Microphone” section for instructions on
using the microphone to select a band.
Activating VFO Mode
Press L/R
[
V/MHz●SCAN
]
to activate the VFO mode.
Alternatively:
Press the 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 start a scan, press and hold
[
V/MHz●SCAN
]
for 1 second.
● To stop a scan, press
[
V/MHz●SCAN
]
.
Note:
The digit associated with
each tuning step (1 KHz,
1 MHz, or 10 MHz) disappears
when that step is selected.
Activating Memory Mode
Press L/R
[
M/CALL●MW
]
to activate Memory mode.
The
indicator icon appears on the appropriate side of LCD
display when Memory mode is activated for that side.
Alternatively:
Press the HM-133 microphone button
[
MR/CALL
]
to
activate Memory mode on the main band.
