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Icom IC

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

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Operating in Memory Mode 

●  Press L/R 

[

M/CALL●MW

]

 one or more times to activate Memory mode. 

●  To change the Memory channel, rotate 

[

DIAL

]

 

●  To start a scan, press and hold 

[

V/MHz●SCAN

]

 

for 1 second. 

●  To stop a scan, press 

[

V/MHz●SCAN

]

Alternatively:

 

See “Using the HM-133 Microphone” section for instructions 

on using the microphone 

▲/▼ and/

or keypad buttons

 

to perform these 

operations.

 

 

 

 

Memory Bank Selection 

The IC-2720H has 10 Memory Banks (A to J), each of which can contain up 
to 200 Memory channels. To select a Memory channel within a Bank: 

1.  Press L/R 

[

M/CALL●MW

]

 one or more times to activate Memory mode. 

2.  Press and hold 

[

MAIN●BAND

]

 

for 1 sec. to activate the Memory Bank 

selection. (The Bank initial blinks on the LCD display.) 

3.  Rotate 

[

DIAL

]

 to display the desired Memory Bank. 

4.  Press 

[

MAIN●BAND

]

 

to select the Memory Bank. (The Bank initial stops 

blinking.) 

5.  Rotate the 

Dial

 to select 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●MONI

]

 for 1 sec. 

 

Alternatively:

 Press the HM-133 microphone 

button

 

[

BANK●MONI●1

]

 

to activate or cancel the 

Monitor function.

 

 

Selecting the Call Channel 

Call channel is a pre-programmed Memory channel 
accessed by pressing the Call channel button. 

1.  Press L/R 

[

M/CALL●MW

]

 one or more times to 

activate Call Channel mode. 

2.  Rotate 

[

DIAL

]

 to select the desired call channel. 

(In Memory mode, the “C1” or “C2” icon 
appears

. In VFO mode, the “c” icon appears.) 

3.  To cancel Call Channel mode, press 

[

M/CALL●MW

]

 one or more times. 

 

 

Alternatively:

 Press and hold the HM-133 

microphone button

 

[

MR●CALL

]

 

for 1 sec.

 

to 

activate the Call Channel mode, then press 

▲ 

or

 

▼ 

to select

 

the desired call channel in the main 

Band.To cancel, press 

[

MR●CALL

]

 

to return to 

Memory mode.

 

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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