Icom IC-A6 instruction manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION		i
FOREWORD		ii
IMPORTANT		ii
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS		ii
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES		ii
PRECAUTIONS		iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS		iv
1	PANEL DESCRIPTION	1 – 6
	■Panel description	1
	■Function display	5
2	ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT	7
3	BASIC OPERATION	8 – 11
	■Setting a frequency	8
	■Setting a squelch level	8
	■Selecting a weather channel	8
	■Receiving	9
	■Transmitting	9
	■ANL function	9
	■Low battery indicator	10
	■Recall function	10
	■Setting weather alert function	11
	■Accessing 121.5 MHz emergency frequency	11
	■Lock function	11
	■Side tone function	11
	■Setting beep tone	11
	■Backlighting	11
4	MEMORY OPERATION	12 – 15
	■Memory channel selection	12
	■Transferring memory contents	12

	■Programming a memory channel	13
	■Memory names	14
	■Clearing the memory contents	14
5	SCAN OPERATION	16 – 17
	■Scan types	16
	■COM band scan	16
	■Memory scan	16
	■Weather channel scan (U.S.A. version only)	17
	■“TAG” channels	17
6	VOR NAVIGATION (IC-A24 only)	18 – 24
	■VOR indications	18
	■VOR functions	19
	■Flying to a VOR station	20
	■Entering a desired course	22
	■Crosschecking position	22
	■Duplex operation (U.S.A. version only)	24
7	BATTERY PACKS	25 – 27
	■Battery charging	25
	■Battery cautions	25
	■Optional battery case	26
	■Optional battery chargers	27
8	CLONING	28
9	TROUBLESHOOTING	29
10	SPECIFICATIONS	30
11	OPTIONS	31
12	QUICK REFERENCE	32 – 33
13	OPTIONAL HEADSET CONNECTION	34

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