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BASIC OPERATION
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qPush [AF(
SET
)] momentarily to enter the set mode
menu.
wPush [F-1
QS
] to enter the quick set mode.
ePush [F-1 Y] or [F-2 Z] to select “
RF Power
.”
rRotate [DIAL] to set the desired output setting.
•Output power is displayed in 1% steps (0% to 100%).
tPush [
Z
(
MENU
/
GRP
)] to exit quick set mode.
•Available power
*Carrier power
DSetting output power
Microphone gain must be adjusted properly so that
your signal does not distort when transmitted.
qSelect SSB or another phone mode (AM or FM
mode).
wSelect
S
-
1
.
ePush [F-3
MET
] one or more times to select the
ALC meter.
•“ALC” appears.
rPush [AF(
SET
)] momentarily to enter the set mode
menu.
tPush [F-1
QS
] to enter the quick set mode.
yPush [F-1 Y] or [F-2 Z] to select “
MIC Gain
.”
uPush [PTT] (microphone) to transmit.
•Speak into the microphone at your normal voice level.
iWhile speaking into the microphone, rotate [DIAL]
so that the ALC meter reading does not go outside
the ALC zone.
•Microphone gain is adjusted in 1% steps (0% to 100%).
oRelease [PTT] (microphone) to return to receive.
!0Push [Z(
MENU
/
GRP
)] to exit the quick set mode.
•Push [
Z
(
MENU
/
GRP
)] again to return the normal oper-
ating mode.
•Push and hold [MENU/GRP] for 1 sec. once or twice
to select the menu group
S
.
•Push [MENU/GRP] momentarily one or more times to
select the menu
S
-
1
.
DSetting microphone gain
BAND
SSB/CW
AM*
RTTY/FM
HF 2–100 W 1–40 W
50 MHz 2-100 W 1–40 W
144 MHz 2–50 W 2–20 W
430 MHz 2–35 W 2–14 W
If a linear amplifier is connected such as the IC-PW1/EURO,
set the output power using the ALC meter (see below) to
the
ALC zone (ALC meter reading should be within this zone),
otherwise the linear amplifier will not work properly.
