Icom IC-446S, Instruction Manual

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BASIC OPERATION
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Selecting the operating channel
Push [
UP
]/[
Y
] or [
DOWN
]/[
Z
] keys sev-
eral times until the desired operating
channel number appears on the dis-
play.
• While pushing and holding [
UP
]/[
Y
] or
[
DOWN
]/[
Z
] keys, the displayed chan-
nel changes continuously until chan-
nel number “ 1 ” appears.
If you want to keep the automatic se-
lection, release the [
UP
]/[
Y
] or
[
DOWN
]/[
Z
] keys then push and hold them again.
• When displayed channel stops at channel number “1”, a warning
beep is emitted.
NOTE:
• The transceiver has 8 operating frequency channels.
• The selected channel is memorised when you turn off the
transceiver.
• The transceiver has an auto power save function to conserve
the battery power. The power save function activates automat-
ically when no signal is received for 5 sec.
UP
DO
WN
MODE
POWE
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