Icom IC-R1500, Instruction Manual

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SETTING A FREQUENCY
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Turning power ON/OFF
➥
While receiver’s power is OFF, push [PWR] to turn power
ON.
• While receiver power is ON, push and hold [PWR] for 1 sec. to
turn power OFF.
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Mode selection
D
VFO modes
VFO mode is used for the desired frequency setting within the
frequency coverage.
➥
Push [V/MHz•SCAN] to select VFO mode.
What is VFO?
VFO is an abbreviation of Variable Frequency Oscillator. Fre-
quencies for receiving are generated and controlled by the
VFO.
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Memory mode/Weather channels*
Memory mode is used for operation of memory channels
which have programmed frequencies. Weather channels* are
monitored each 5 sec. when the weather alert function is
turned ON.
*Available for USA/CANADA versions only.
q
Push [MR•SKIP] to select memory mode.
• “
!
” indicator appears when memory mode is selected.
➥
Or push [MR•SKIP] twice and rotate [DIAL] to select the
Weather channel mode, then push [MR•SKIP] again.
• Memory mode, memory banks or Weather channels can be
selected in sequence.
• If weather channel mode is already selected, and you want to
select memory channel mode. Push [MR•SKIP] and rotate
[DIAL] to select “bAnk --,” then push [MR•SKIP] again.
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Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired channel.
• Only programmed memory channels can be selected.
• See ((p. 16)) for memory programming details.
[DIAL]
[MR•SKIP]
[V/MHz•SCAN]
[PWR]