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BASIC OPERATION
■
Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna will damage
the transceiver.
q
Push and hold
[PWR]
to turn power ON.
w
Set the audio and squelch levels.
➥
Push
[SQL]
, and push
[
Z
Z
]
several times to open the squelch.
➥
Push
[VOL]
, then push
[
Y
Y
]/[
Z
Z
]
to adjust the volume level.
➥
Push
[SQL]
, and push
[
Y
Y
]
until the noise disappears.
e
Push
[
Y
Y
]/[
Z
Z
]
to select the desired channel.
• When receiving a signal, “
” appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of the audio may be necessary at this point.
r
Push
[H/L]
to select the output power if necessary.
• “
LOW
” appears when low power is selected; no indication when
high power is selected.
• Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high
power for longer distance communications.
• Some channels are for low power only.
t
Push and hold
[PTT]
to transmit, then speak into the
microphone.
• “
” appears.
• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y
Release
[PTT]
to receive.
IMPORTANT:
To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing
[PTT]
, hold
the microphone 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) from your mouth
and speak into the microphone at a normal voice level.
NOTE:
The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve the battery power. The power save function activates
automatically when no signal is received for 5 sec.
For U.S.A version
:
To prevent accidental prolonged trans-
mission, etc., the IC-M34 has a time-out timer function.
This timer cuts a transmission OFF after 5 min. of continu-
ous transmission.
Microphone
r
Set output
power
q
Power ON
w
Set the
squelch level
w
Set volume
t
Push to
transmit
y
Release to
receive
e
Set channel
Set the squelch
and volume level.
w