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OTHER FUNCTIONS
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Intercom operation
The optional intercom function allows you to talk to the
deck from the cabin. The optional COMMANDMICII™ or
COMMANDMICIII™ microphone, is required.
Connect the COMMANDMIC™ as described on page 50.
• Up to two COMMANDMIC™s can be simultaneously connected.
• Transmitting is impossible while using the intercom.
• The received signal is muted while using the intercom.
q
Push
[
O
]
, then push
[9•
IC
]
to enter the intercom mode.
• The COMMANDMIC™ power is automatically turned ON, even
if the power is OFF.
When the connected COMMANDMIC™ is one, step
w
is
not displayed. Go to step
e
.
w
Select the desired intercom party, transceiver
(RADIO)
or
COMMANDMIC™
(INTERCOM)
, then push
[ENT]
*.
* Push
[LO/DX]
(
IC
SCR
) from the COMMANDMICII™ (HM-157).
Push
[LO/DX•
IC
SCR
]
from the COMMANDMICIII™ (HM-162).
HM-157
Scrolls
IC-M604A
HM-162
Select within 5 seconds from
entering intercom mode.
NOTE:
The COMMANDMIC™, connected to the
[COMMAND MIC-1] connector, is recognized as
‘INTERCOM1,’ and the other side is ‘INTERCOM2.’
e
Hold down
[9•
IC
]
for more than 1 second to sound the
intercom beep while holding.
• The transceiver and the COMMANDMIC™ second beeps.
r
Hold down
[PTT]
and speak into the microphone at a
normal voice level.
• “
TALK
” or “
LISTEN
” is displayed on the caller or listener
function screen, respectively.
* “
” or “
” is displayed on the HM-157.
• “
WAIT
” is displayed on the IC-M604A or HM-162 if it is idle.
• To adjust the IC-M604A’s speaker output level, rotate
[VOL]
.
• To adjust the HM-157’s speaker output level, push
[VOL•
DIM
PA/RX
]
, then push
[
Y
]
or
[
Z
]
on the HM-157.
• To adjust the HM-162’s speaker output level, rotate
[SELECTOR]
.
IC-M604A (caller)
HM-162 (listener)
HM-157 (listener)
The otherintercom party
is displayed here.