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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT ............................................................... i
FEATURES ................................................................. i
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ....................................... i
FCC INFORMATION ..................................................ii
TRADEMARKS ...........................................................ii
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ............................................ii
DISPOSAL ..................................................................ii
ABOUT CE AND DOC ................................................ii
ABOUT THE TOUCH SCREEN ................................iii
ABOUT THE SUPPLIED CD .....................................iii
ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MANUAL ..iv
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTIONS .................................. v
PRECAUTIONS .......................................................viii
1. PANEL DESCRIPTION ....................................1-1
Front panel .......................................................1-1
Rear panel ........................................................1-3
Touch screen display ........................................ 1-4
MENU screen .............................................1-6
Multi-function menus .................................. 1-6
Multi-function key group ............................. 1-7
QUICK MENU ............................................1-7
Keyboard entering and editing ......................... 1-8
Keyboard types ..........................................1-8
Entering and editing ................................... 1-8
Entering and editing example ..................... 1-9
2. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ...........2-1
Using the desktop stands ................................. 2-1
Selecting a location ..........................................2-1
Heat dissipation ................................................2-1
Grounding .........................................................2-1
Connecting an external DC power supply ....... 2-1
Connecting the antenna tuner .......................... 2-2
Connecting a Transverter ................................. 2-2
............................. 2-3
Connecting the IC-PW1/IC-PW1EURO ..... 2-3
Connecting a non-Icom linear amplifier
3. BASIC OPERATION ........................................3-1
................................ 3-1
Turning power ON or OFF ................................ 3-1
Adjusting the volume level ................................ 3-1
Selecting the VFO and Memory modes ........... 3-1
Selecting the Main and Sub bands ................... 3-2
Switching the Main band and Sub band ..... 3-2
Dualwatch operation .........................................3-2
Using the Dualwatch operation .................. 3-2
Selecting the operating band ............................ 3-3
on the keypad .............................................3-3
on the screen .............................................3-3
Selecting the operating mode ........................... 3-3
Setting the frequency .......................................3-4
Using the Main Dial .................................... 3-4
Setting the Tuning Step function ................ 3-4
Changing the Tuning Step .......................... 3-4
Using the 1 Hz step Fine Tuning function .. 3-4
Using the 1/4 Tuning function ..................... 3-5
Using the Auto Tuning Step function .......... 3-5
Directly entering a frequency ..................... 3-5
Dial Lock function .............................................3-6
RF gain and SQL level ..................................... 3-7
Meter display ....................................................3-7
Selecting the Meter readout ....................... 3-7
About the Multi-function meter ................... 3-7
Displaying the Multi-function meter ............ 3-8
Adjusting the transmit output power ................. 3-8
Adjusting the transmit output power ........... 3-8
Adjusting the microphone gain ......................... 3-9
Basic transmission ...........................................3-9
4. RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING .................4-1
....................................................4-1
Attenuator .........................................................4-1
RIT function ......................................................4-1
Using the RIT Monitor function ................... 4-1
AGC function control ........................................4-2
Selecting the AGC time constant
preset value ...............................................4-2
Setting the AGC time constant ................... 4-2
Using the Twin PBT ..........................................4-3
.........................................4-4
.............................. 4-4
Noise Blanker ...................................................4-5
Adjusting the NB level and time ................. 4-5
Noise Reduction ...............................................4-5
Adjusting the Noise Reduction level ........... 4-5
Digital Selector .................................................4-6
Turning ON the Digital Selector function .... 4-6
Adjusting the center frequency ................... 4-6
Notch Filter .......................................................4-6
Selecting the Notch function type ............... 4-6
Auto Notch function .................................... 4-6
Manual Notch function ............................... 4-7
Monitor function ................................................4-7
Speech Compressor (SSB) .............................. 4-8
Auto Tuning function (AM/CW) ......................... 4-8
Split frequency operation .................................. 4-9
Using the Quick Split function .................... 4-9
Using the receive and transmit frequencies
set to Main and Sub ................................... 4-9
Split Lock function ..........................................4-10