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FUNCTIONS FOR TRANSMIT
6
COMP Level
This item adjusts the speech compression level. The
speech compression level can be adjusted from 0 to
10.
• Push
[F-4
DEF
]
for 1 sec. to return to default level.
5
5 (default)
D Compression level setting
• Pre-setting the transceiver
q
Select an SSB mode.
w
Turn the speech compressor function OFF, if it’s
ON.
●
●
Select
M-1
.
●
●
Push
[F-2
COM
]
momentarily to turn the speech
compressor function OFF.
• “ ” disappears.
e
Select ALC meter.
●
●
Select
S-1
.
●
●
Push
[F-3
MET
]
one or more times to select the
ALC meter.
• “ALC” appears.
r
Adjust the MIC gain.
●
●
Push
[AF(
SET
)]
momentarily to enter the set
mode menu.
●
●
Push
[F-1
QS
]
to enter the quick set mode.
●
●
Push
[F-1 Y ]
or
[F-2 Z ]
to select “
MIC Gain
.”
●
●
Push
[PTT]
(microphone) to transmit at your
normal voice level.
●
●
While speaking into the microphone, rotate
[DIAL]
so that the ALC meter reads within the
ALC zone, whether you speak softly or loudly.
●
●
Push
[ Z (
MENU
/
GRP
)]
twice to return normal op-
erating mode.
• Compression level setting
q
Select COMP meter.
●
●
Select
S-1
.
●
●
Push
[F-3
MET
]
one or more times to select the
COMP meter.
• “ ” appears.
w
Turn ON the speech compressor function and
enter the speech compression level set mode.
●
●
Select
M-1
.
●
●
Push
[F-2
COM
]
for 1 sec. to enter the speech
compression level set mode.
• speech compressor function automatically turns ON.
e
Rotate
[DIAL]
so that the COMP meter reads be-
tween 10 dB to 20 dB.
NOTE:
When the ALC meter peaks below the ALC
zone, your transmitted voice may be distorted.
Adjust ‘COMP LEVEL’ so that the ALC meter
peaks above the ALC zone.
ALC zone
ALC
Appears
• 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
.
[DIAL] [MENU/GRP] [F-2] [F-3]
• Push and hold
[MENU/GRP]
for 1 sec. once or
twice to select the menu group
M
.
• Push
[MENU/GRP]
momentarily one or more times
to select the menu
M-1
.
[DIAL] [MENU/GRP]
[AF]
[F-2] [F-3] [F-1]