Icom IC-7000 Receive and Transmit, Operating SSB, Convenient functions for receive

4RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT

■Operating SSB

q Push [Y(BAND)]/[Z(BAND)] to select the desired

band or push a band key on the HM-151.

w Push [MODE] momentarily or push and hold for 1 sec. to select LSB or USB mode.

•Below 10 MHz LSB is automatically selected; above 10 MHz USB is automatically selected.

e Rotate [DIAL] to tune in a desired signal.

•The S-meter indicates received signal strength when signal is received.

r Rotate [AF] to set audio to a comfortable listening level.

t Push [PTT] (microphone) to transmit.

• [TX] indicator lights red.

y Speak into the microphone at your normal voice level.

•Adjust ‘MIC Gain’ at this step, if necessary. (p. 38)

u Release [PTT] (microphone) to return to receive.

[AF] [MODE] [TX] indicator

[DIAL]

“LSB” or “USB” appears

[Y]

[Z]

DConvenient functions for receive

•Preamp and attenuator (p. 74)

➥Push [P.AMP/ATT] momentarily to tune the pre- amp ON or OFF.

•“ ” appears when the preamp is set to ON.

➥Push [P.AMP/ATT] for 1 sec. to turn the attenua-

tor ON.

•Push [P.AMP/ATT] momentarily to turn the attenuator OFF.

•“ ” appears when the attenuator is set to ON.

•Twin PBT (passband tuning) (p. 79)

➥Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT](switch) momentarily once or twice to select the twin PBT ON or OFF (M-ch RIT).

•PBT indicator lights green when the twin PBT is se- lected.

•Noise blanker (p. 80)

➥Push [NB/ADJ] to turn the noise blanker ON and OFF.

•“” appears when the noise blanker is set to ON.

➥Push [NB/ADJ] for 1 sec. to enter the noise blanker set mode, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust the threshold level, or noise pulse width.

•DSP noise reduction (p. 81)

➥Push [NR/LEV] to turn the DSP noise reduction ON and OFF.

•“ ” appears when the DSP noise reduction is ON.

➥Push [NR/LEV] for 1 sec. to enter the DSP noise reduction level set mode, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust the DSP noise reduction level.

➥Rotate [PBT/M-ch/RIT](controls–inner/outer).

•Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT(CLR)]to clear the settings.

•AGC (auto gain control) (p. 76)

➥While “M-3” is selected, push [F-3AGC] momen- tarily one or more times to select AGC fast, AGC middle and AGC slow.

•Push and hold [MENU/GRP] for 1 sec. once or twice

to select the menu group M.

•Push [MENU/GRP] momentarily one or more times to select the menu M-3.

•“ ,” “ ” and “ ” appears when the fast time constant, middle time constant and slow time constant is selected, respectively.

➥While “M-3” is selected, push [F-3AGC] for 1

sec. to enter the AGC set mode.

•Push [F-2FAST], [F-3MID] or [F-4SLOW] to select the time constant, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust the time constant.

•Manual notch filter (pgs. 82, 83)

➥Push [MNF/ADJ] to turn the manual notch filter ON and OFF.

•“ ” appears when the manual notch filter is set to ON.

➥Push [MNF/ADJ] for 1 sec. to enter the manual

notch filter set mode.

•Push [F-2NF1], [F-3NF2] to select the notch filter, push [F-4NW] to set the filter width, rotate [DIAL] to set the notch frequency.

•Auto notch filter (p. 82)

➥Push [ANF/• REC] to turn the auto notch filter ON and OFF.

•“” appears when the auto notch filter is set to ON.

•VSC (voice squelch control) (p. 84)

➥While “S-1” is selected, push [F-4VSC] to turn the VSC function ON and OFF.

•“ ” appears when VSC function is set to ON.

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