Icom IC-7000 instruction manual Operating AM

4RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT

■Operating AM

q Push [Y(BAND)]/[Z(BAND)] to select the desired	[AF] [MODE] [TX] indicator
band or push a band key on the HM-151.
w Push [MODE] momentarily or push and hold for 1
sec. to select AM mode.
•After FM, WFM or AM mode is selected, push [MODE]

for 1 sec. to select from FM, WFM and AM modes.

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

•The S-meter indicates received signal strength when a

signal is received.

•The default tuning step for AM mode is 1 kHz; this can[DIAL] “AM” appears

be changed using the tuning step program mode. (p. 30)

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.

[Y]

[Z]

DConvenient functions for receive

•Preamp and attenuator (p. 74)		•AGC (auto gain control) (p. 76)
➥ Push [P.AMP/ATT] momentarily to turn the pre-		➥ While “M-3” is selected, push [F-3AGC] momen-
amp ON or OFF.		tarily one or more times to select AGC fast, AGC
•“	” appears when the preamp is set to ON.	middle and AGC slow.
➥ Push [P.AMP/ATT] for 1 sec. to turn the attenua-
			•Push and hold [MENU/GRP] for 1 sec. once or twice
tor ON.			to select the menu group M.
•Push [P.AMP/ATT] momentarily to turn the attenuator			•Push [MENU/GRP] momentarily one or more times
OFF.			to select the menu M-3.
•“	” appears when the attenuator is set to ON.		•“	,” “	” and “	” appears when the
•Twin PBT (passband tuning) (p. 79)				fast time constant, middle time constant and slow
				time constant is selected, respectively.
➥ Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT](switch) momentarily once
		➥ While “M-3” is selected, push [F-3AGC] for 1
or twice to select the twin PBT ON or OFF (M-ch
		sec. to enter the AGC set mode.
RIT).
			•Push [F-2FAST], [F-3MID] or [F-4SLOW] to select
•PBT indicator lights green when the twin PBT is se-
			the time constant, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust the time
lected.
			constant.
➥ Rotate [PBT/M-ch/RIT](controls–inner/outer).
•Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT(CLR)]to clear the settings.
•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.

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