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PANEL DESCRIPTION
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CHANNEL 16/CALL CHANNEL KEY [16/C]
➥
Push to select Channel 16. (p. 11)
➥
Hold down for 1 second to select the Call channel. (p. 11)
• “CALL” is displayed when the Call channel is selected.
➥
When the Call channel is selected, hold down for 3 sec-
onds to enter Call channel entry mode. (p. 16)
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SOFTKEYS
Desired functions as described below can be assigned in
the Menu screen.
Distress Call [
]
(For only USA version transceivers.)
Push to enter “DISTRESS CALL” in the DSC menu to se-
lect the nature of the call, and then to make a call.
DSC [
]
(For only USA version transceivers.)
Push to enter the DSC menu to compose a DSC call.
Scan [
]
(p. 20)
Push to start or stop a Normal or Priority scan.
Dualwatch/Tri-watch [
]
(p. 21)
➥
Push to start Dualwatch or Tri-watch.
➥
Push to stop Dualwatch or Tri-watch when either is ac-
tivated.
High/Low [
]
(p. 14)
Push to set the power to high or low.
• Some channels are set to only low power.
Channel/Weather channel [
]*
(pp. 11, 13)
Push to selects and toggles the regular channel and
Weather channel.
*For only the USA and Australian version transceivers.
Channel [
]*
(p. 11)
Push to select a regular channel.
* For only the IC-M423, IC-M423G, and IC-M423GE except for
Australian version transceivers.
Public address [
]
(p. 72)
Push to enter the PA (Public Address) mode.
RX Speaker [
]
(p. 72)
Push to turn the RX Speaker mode ON or OFF.
Horn [
]
(p. 73)
Push to enter the Horn mode.
Intercom [
]
(p. 71)
Push to enter the Intercom mode.
LO/DX [
]*
(p. 14)
Push to turn the Attenuator function ON or OFF.
• “LOCAL” is displayed when the Attenuator function is ON.
*For only the USA and Australian version transceivers.
AquaQuake [
]
(p. 18)
Holding down to activate the AquaQuake to clear water
away from the speaker grill.
