Icom IC-M2A Receiving and transmitting, Rotate OFF/VOL clockwise to turn power on

Models: IC-M2A

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3 BASIC OPERATION

Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver.

qRotate [OFF/VOL] clockwise to turn power ON.

-Use the squelch function to mute any audio noise if necessary. Refer to the previous page for details.

wPush* [SQL•MONI] for 1 sec., and rotate volume to set

audio output level.

*According to Monitor action selection in SET mode (p. 14).

e Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.

- When receiving a signal, “BUSY” appears and audio is emitted

from the speaker.

(The S/RF meter appears while S/RF meter turned ON in SET

IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans- mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your mouth and speak at a normal voice level.

NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con- serve the battery power and cannot be turned OFF. The power save function activates automatically when no sig- nal is received for 5 sec.

For U.S.A version: To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, etc., the IC-M2A has a time-out timer func- tion. This timer cuts a transmission OFF after 5 min. of continuous transmission.

mode.)

- Further adjustment of [OFF/VOL] may be necessary at this point.

rPush [H/L] to select the output power if necessary.

-“LOW” appears when low power is selected; “MID” appears when middle power is selected; no indicator appears when high power is selected.

-Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high power for longer distance communications.

-Some channels are for low power only.

tPush and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the microphone.

-“TX” appears.

(The S/RF meter appears while S/RF meter is turned ON in SET mode.)

- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission (for GMDSS use).

yRelease [PTT] to receive.

qPower ON

wSet volume

tPush to

transmit

yRelease to receive

w Set squelch level

eSet channel

wSet squelch level

rSet output power

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Icom IC-M2A Receiving and transmitting, Rotate OFF/VOL clockwise to turn power on, Push Y/Z to select the desired channel