Icom IC-A6 instruction manual Basic Operation, Setting a frequency, Setting a squelch level

■Setting a frequency

ïUsing keypad

qPush [PWR] for 2 sec. to turn power ON, then push [CLR•DEL] to select the frequency mode when memory CH number or WX CH number appears on the function dis-

play.

wPush 5 appropriate digit keys to input the frequency.

•Push [1]* as the 1st digit.

•When a wrong digit is input, push [CLR•DEL] to clear, then repeat step w again.

•Push [ENT•WX] to enter consecutive zero digits.

•Only [2]*, [5]*, [7• ] and [0•BANK] can be entered as the 5th and final digit.

[EXAMPLE]

•111.225 MHz: Push

•117.250 MHz: Push

•120.000 MHz: Push

•125.300 MHz: Push

ïUsing the tuning dial

qPush [PWR] for 2 sec. to turn power ON, then push [CLR•DEL] to select the frequency mode when memory CH

number or WX CH number appears on the function dis- play.

wRotate [DIAL] to set the desired frequency.

•To select the 1 MHz tuning step, push , then rotate

[DIAL]. Push again to return the normal tuning.

BASIC OPERATION	3
■ Setting a squelch level
The transceiver has a noise squelch circuit to mute undesired		2
noise while receiving no signal.
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q Push [SQL•WX-ALERT], then rotate [DIAL] to select the

squelch level.

• ‘SQL--0’ is loose squelch and ‘SQL--24’ is tight squelch.

• Appears “” while the squelch is open.

wPush [SQL•WX-ALERT] or [CLR•DEL] to exit the squelch set mode.

■Selecting a weather channel

(U.S.A. version only)

The U.S.A. version has VHF marine WX (weather) channel
receiving capability for flight
planning.
q Push	, then push
[ENT•WX] to select WX
channel mode.

•“WX--” and previously se- lected channel number appears.

wRotate [DIAL] to select the desired WX channel.

ePush [CLR•DEL] to exit the WX channel mode and return to frequency mode.

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