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2. ADVANCED OPERATIONS
Repeater operation
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Setting the repeater tone frequency
Most repeaters require a subaudible tone to be
accessed. Subaudible tones are superimposed
on your signal, and must be set in advance.
Do the following steps to set the tone frequency.
1. Push
.
• Opens the FUNCTION screen.
2. Touch [TONE].
3. Touch “TONE.”
• Turns ON the repeater tone.
4. Touch [TONE] for 1 second.
5. Rotate
to set the desired
subaudible tone frequency.
Selectable tone frequencies
67.0
88.5
114.8 151.4 177.3 203.5 250.3
69.3
91.5
118.8 156.7 179.9 206.5 254.1
71.9
94.8
123.0 159.8 183.5 210.7
74.4
97.4
127.3 162.2 186.2 218.1
77.0
100.0 131.8 165.5 189.9 225.7
79.7
103.5 136.5 167.9 192.8 229.1
82.5
107.2 141.3 171.3 196.6 233.6
85.4
110.9 146.2 173.8 199.5 241.8
Checking the repeater tone frequency
You can check the tone frequency by receiving
the repeater’s input frequency using the tone
scan. To receive the input signals, the transceiver
detects the subaudible tone frequency using the
tone scan function.
1. Touch [T-SCAN].
Blinks while scanning
• The scan starts, and then stops when the
matching tone frequency from the repeater is
received.
2. To close the TONE FREQUENCY screen,
push
.
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1750 Hz tone burst
A 1750 Hz tone is required to access many
European Repeaters.
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This operation is only for the EUR version.
1. Assign “T-CALL” to the microphone’s key on
the REMOTE MIC KEY screen.
» SET > Function >
Remote MIC Key
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When you use the optinal Bluetooth headset,
you can assign “T-CALL” to the Custom key on
the optional Bluetooth headset.
» SET > Bluetooth Set > Headset Set
> Icom Headset >
Custom Key
2. Set the operating mode to “FM.”
3. While holding down [PTT] to transmit, push
the key that “T-CALL” is assigned to.
• Accesses the repeater with a short tone burst.
• Displays “1750Hz TONE.”
4. Operate in a normal way.