Icom iC-706MKTMG manual Panel Description, Front panel, 0MAIN Dial Tension Latch

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■Front panel

		w e			r
	AF	RF/SQL	HF/VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER			i706MK™G
q	POWER			USB
	P.AMP/ATT
@2			S1 3	5 7 9 20 40	60dB	VFO A
@1	TUNER/CALL RIT/
						CH
@0	SUB		PO	5	10
	M-CH	SHIFT	M1 SPL A/B A=B
	PHONES

!9

MENU F-1 F-2 F-3

!8!7 !6 !5 !4

t	y u	i	o
	MODE		Y

BAND

TS

RX

TX

!0

DISPLAY

LOCK

BAND

Zo

!3!2

qPOWER SWITCH [POWER] (p. 15) Turns power ON and OFF.

•Push momentarily to turn power ON.

•Push for 2 sec. to turn power OFF.

wAF GAIN CONTROL [AF] (inner control; p. 15) Rotate clockwise to increase the audio output from the speaker; rotate counterclockwise to decrease the audio output from the speaker.

eRF GAIN CONTROL/SQUELCH CONTROL [RF/SQL] (outer control; p. 22)

➥Adjusts the squelch threshold level (to mute noise when receiving no signal) in all modes.

➥This control can be used for RF gain control to adjust receiver gain manually.

•RF gain selection can be set in initial set mode (p. 50).

•RF gain is usable in SSB/CW/RTTY modes only.

rFUNCTION DISPLAY

Shows the operating frequency, dot matrix indica- tions, selected memory channel, etc. See p. 7 for details.

tTUNING STEP SWITCH [TS] (pgs. 17, 18)

➥Push momentarily to cycle between 1 Hz/10 Hz, programmable and 1 MHz tuning steps.

•1 and 10 Hz steps are only available in SSB, CW and RTTY modes; 1 MHz steps are only available in FM, WFM and AM modes.

➥Push for 2 sec. to toggle between 1 and 10 Hz steps, or; when the programmable tuning steps is indicated, push for 2 sec. to enter programmable tuning step mode.

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yMODE SWITCH [MODE] (p. 19)

➥Push momentarily to cycle through the operating modes:

USB/LSB ➧ CW/CWå ➧RTTY/åRTTY ➧

➧FM/WFM/AM

➥Push and hold for 2 sec. to toggle between the following operating modes:

USB ↔ LSB CW ↔ CWå RTTY↔ åRTTY

FM → WFM → AM → FM, etc.

uRECEIVE/TRANSMIT INDICATORS [RX]/[TX]

[RX] lights green while receiving (and squelch opens); [TX] lights red while transmitting.

iMAIN DIAL

Changes the displayed frequency, selects initial set mode items, etc.

oUP/DOWN (BAND) SWITCHES [Y/Z(BAND)]

➥Push to select a band.

•Can also be used to advance quick set mode items, initial set mode items, etc.

➥Push and hold to scroll through the bands contin- uously.

!0MAIN DIAL TENSION LATCH

Selects the main dial tension.

• 2 positions are available.

!1MICROPHONE CONNECTOR (p. 8)

Modular-type microphone connector—connects the supplied microphone (HM-103).

•The optional OPC-589 can be used to connect an 8-pin microphone such as the SM-8 or SM-20, if desired.

•A microphone connector is also available on the rear

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