Icom IC-A4 Marine Radio User Manual


 
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BASIC OPERATION
Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may dam-
age the transceiver.
q Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power ON, then set to the
10 o’clock position.
w Push [V/M] to select memory mode or VFO mode.
e Select the desired memory channel or VFO frequency with
the [Y]/[Z] keys.
•When receiving a signal, “BUSY” appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
•Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.
•Push [SQL] to toggle the squelch function ON and OFF. (p. 6)
•When the dial select function is selected, each push incre-
ments/decrements the frequency either 100 kHz or 1 MHz. (p. 7)
r Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the mi-
crophone.
•Transmit indicator lights.
t Release [PTT] to receive.
ïMemory VFO
Memory channel contents can be moved to VFO .
qSelect memory channel to be transferred:
Push [V/M] to select memory mode, if necessary.
Push [Y] or [Z] to select the memory channel.
wPush [V/M] key for 2 sec. to transfer the memory contents
to VFO.
- VFO mode is selected
NOTE:
Only frequency data is transferred even if the memory
channel has a memory name.
•When the preprogrammed memory frequency is outside
the range of the preprogrammed VFO edges, an error
beep tone sounds and no data is transferred.
q Set volume
w [SQL] switch
r Speak into
microphone
r Push to transmit
t Release to
receive
w Select channel
or frequency
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