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BASIC OPERATION
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VOX function
NOTE:
An optonal headset and optonal headset adapter
are requred for the VOX operaton.
The VOX functon
(voce operated transmsson)
starts transmt-
tng when you speak nto the headset’s mcrophone. There s
no need to push
[PTT]
. The IC-M71 automatcally returns to
receve mode when you stop talkng.
➥
Push and hold
[
]
, then push
[H/L•LOCK]
to turn the
VOX functon ON or OFF whle connectng the headset
and optonal headset adapter to
[SP MIC]
connector.
• “VOX” appears on the LCD whle the VOX functon turns ON.
• The VOX gan and VOX delay can be set on the SET mode. (p. 22)
• Durng scan, dual/tr-watch or on a transmsson nhbted chan-
nel, the VOX functon wll not be actvated.
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AquaQuake water draining function
The IC-M71 uses a new technology to clear water away from
the speaker grll: AquaQuake. AquaQuake helps dran water
away from the speaker housng
(water that mght otherwse muf-
fle the sound comng from the speaker)
. The IC-M71 emts a v-
bratng nose when ths functon s beng used.
➥
Push and hold both
[16•C]
and
[H/L•LOCK]
.
• A low beep tone sounds for 9 sec. to dran water, regardless of
[VOL]
control settng.
• The transcever never accepts a key operaton whle the AquaQuake
functon s actvated. And ths functon won’t be actvated when an op-
tonal speaker-mcrophone or headset s connected.
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Channel naming
The IC-M71 has a capablty to assgn up to 10-character
channel names or comments for each operatng channel, n-
cludng each weather channel. Ths provdes easy recogn-
ton of channel usage, or staton names, etc.
When shpped from the factory, the IC-M71 s programmed
wth default names for each VHF marne channel. These de-
faults can be changed, f desred.
You may replace the factory-set openng comment wth a
comment of your own. The openng comment appears each
tme the IC-M71 s powered ON. The comment may be up to
16 characters long.
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Available characters
(=)
(4)
(D)
(N)
(X)
(h)
(r)
(
�
)
(5)
(E)
(O)
(Y)
(i)
(s)
(+)
(6)
(F)
(P)
(Z)
(j)
(t)
(7)
(G)
(Q)
(a)
(k)
(u)
(,)
(8)
(H)
(R)
(b)
(l)
(v)
(/)
(9)
(I)
(S)
(c)
(m)
(w)
(0)
(Space)
(J)
(T)
(d)
(n)
(x)
(1)
(A)
(K)
(U)
(e)
(o)
(y)
(2)
(B)
(L)
(V)
(f)
(p)
(z)
(3)
(C)
(M)
(W)
(g)
(q)
(–)