Icom IC-7100, Advanced Instructions

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BASIC OPERATION
3-17
Mode selection Operating mode
SSB LSB USB
CW CW CW-R
RTTY RTTY RTTY-R
AM AM
*
FM FM
WFM WFM (Only RX)
DV DV
DATA
LSB LSB data
USB USB data
AM AM data
FM FM data
Selecting the Operating mode
The usable operating modes in the IC-7100 are listed
to the right below.
You can select the desired operating mode by touching
the mode key on the Mode selection screen.
NOTE:
In the AM mode, you can transmit on only the HF,
50/70* MHz frequency bands.
* 70 MHz band transmission is available, depending on the
transceiver version.
Touch the Mode icon to enter the Mode selection
q
screen.
Touch an operating mode, “SSB,” “CW,” “RTTY,” “AM,”
w
“FM,” “WFM” or “DV.”
• Touch the Operating mode to select the operating mode
as shown in the ‘Operating mode selection list.’
• After touching, the display exits the Operating mode se -
lection screen and returns to the previous screen.
• While in the SSB, AM or FM mode “DATA” appears on the
Mode selection screen. Touch “DATA” to select the SSB
data, AM data or FM data modes.
• If desired, touch [  ](
D
) or push
MENU
(
C
) to exit the
Mode selection screen.
• Selecting the SSB mode
• When operating above 10 MHz, USB is selected first;
when operating below 10 MHz, LSB is selected first.
• In the SSB mode, touch “SSB” again to toggle between
the LSB and USB modes.
• Selecting the CW/CW-R modes
• The CW reverse mode may reduce the interfering tone
when it is near a desired signal.
• In the CW mode, touch “CW” again to toggle between the
CW and CW-R modes.
• Selecting the RTTY/RTTY-R modes
• In the RTTY mode, touch “RTTY” again to toggle be -
tween the RTTY and RTTY-R modes.
• Selecting the DV mode (including DR mode)*
• DV mode (digital voice + low-speed data communication)
allows you to exchange text messages and call signs,
and transmit position data with a third-party GPS receiv-
er.
• The DV mode is automatically selected when the DR
mode is ON.
• Selecting the Data mode
You can mute the microphone signals when the data
mode is selected, depending on the “DATA MOD” op-
tion in the “Connectors” Set mode (p. 17-24).
SET
(
C
) >
Connectors >
DATA MOD
The
L
,
R
,
C
or
D
in the
instructions indicate the
part of the controller.
L
: Left side
R
: Right side
C
: Center bottom
D
: Display (Touch screen)
L
eft
R
ight
C
enter
D
isplay
* On the 144 MHz or 430 MHz bands, only the RX operation
is available in the AM mode.
• Operating mode selection list
• Mode selection screen
Cancel
Touch the Mode
icon
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