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BASIC OPERATION
3
q
Push
[AF(
SET
)]
momentarily to enter the set mode
menu.
w
Push
[F-1
QS
]
to enter the quick set mode.
e
Push
[F-1
Y
]
or
[F-2
Z
]
to select “
RF Power
.”
r
Rotate
[DIAL]
to set the desired output setting.
• Output power is displayed in 1% steps (0% to 100%).
t
Push
[ Z (
MENU
/
GRP
)]
to exit quick set mode.
•
Available power
*Carrier power
[MENU/GRP] [F-2] [F-1] [DIAL]
[AF]
D Setting output power
Microphone gain must be adjusted properly so that
your signal does not distort when transmitted.
q
Select SSB or another phone mode (AM or FM
mode).
w
Select S-1 .
e
Push
[F-3
MET
]
one or more times to select the
ALC meter.
• “ALC” appears.
r
Push
[AF(
SET
)]
momentarily to enter the set mode
menu.
t
Push
[F-1
QS
]
to enter the quick set mode.
y
Push
[F-1 Y ]
or
[F-2 Z ]
to select “
MIC Gain
.”
u
Push
[PTT]
(microphone) to transmit.
• Speak into the microphone at your normal voice level.
i
While speaking into the microphone, rotate
[DIAL]
so that the ALC meter reading does not go outside
the ALC zone.
• Microphone gain is adjusted in 1% steps (0% to 100%).
o
Release
[PTT]
(microphone) to return to receive.
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Push
[
Z
(
MENU
/
GRP
)]
to exit the quick set mode.
• Push
[ Z (
MENU
/
GRP
)]
again to return the normal oper-
ating mode.
ALC zone
ALC
[MENU/GRP] [F-3] [F-1] [F-2] [DIAL]
[AF]
• Push and hold
[MENU/GRP]
for 1 sec. once or twice
to select the menu group
S
.
• Push
[MENU/GRP]
momentarily one or more times to
select the menu
S-1
.
D Setting microphone gain
BAND
SSB/CW
AM*
RTTY/FM
HF 2–100 W 1–40 W
50 MHz 2-100 W 1–40 W
144 MHz 2–50 W 2–20 W
430 MHz 2–35 W 2–14 W
If a linear amplifier is connected such as the IC-PW1/EURO,
set the output power using the ALC meter (see below) to
the
ALC zone (ALC meter reading should be within this zone),
otherwise the linear amplifier will not work properly.