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rMONITOR INDICATOR(p. 10)

Appears when the monitor function is activated.

tDUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH INDICATORS(p. 16)

“DUAL” blinks during dualwatch; “TRI” blinks during tri-

watch.

yVOX INDICATOR(p. 12)

Appears when the VOX function is used.

uSCRAMBLER INDICATOR (pgs.11, 22)

Appears when the voice scrambler is activated.

*The voice scrambler function is available with some versions

only.

iCHANNELNAMING

• Indicates or scrolls operating channel name or comment.

(p. 13)

• In SETmode, indicates or scrolls the selected item.

(pgs. 17–22)

oLOCK INDICATOR (p.10)

Appears when the lock function is activated.

!0CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR (p. 7)

Appears when the call channel is selected.

!1CHANNEL GROUP INDICATOR (p. 8)

“USA” appears when U.S.A.; “INT” appears when Interna-

tional; “CAN*” appears when Canadian channel group is

selected.

*Available with the USAversions only.

!2WEATHER CHANNEL/WEATHER ALERT INDICATORS

(p. 8)

• “WX” appears when the weather channel group is

selected.

• “WX ALT” appears when the weather alert function is

activated.

!3TRANSMIT POWER INDICATORS (p. 9)

• “LOW” appears when low power is selected.

• “MID” appears when middle power is selected.

• No indication appears when high power is selected.

!4TRANSMIT INDICATOR (p. 9)

Appears during transmit.

!5BUSY INDICATOR (pgs. 9, 10)

Appears when a signal is received or squelch is open.

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Contents

Main i IC-M72_1.qxd 06.1.11 18:19 Page i (1,1) New2001 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION CAUTION Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility IN CASE OF EMERGENCY USING CHANNEL 16 DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE RECOMMENDATION FOREWORD IMPORTANT EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL PRECAUTION RWARNING! NEVER connect the transceiver to an RWARNING! NEVER hold the transceiver so that the NEVER AVOID TABLE OF CONTENTS v OPERATING RULES DPriorities DPrivacy DRadio licenses SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS Supplied accessories Attachments DHandstrap Page PANEL DESCRIPTION Front, top and side panels PANELDESCRIPTION Function display 3 BASIC OPERATION Channel selection DChannel 16 DChannel 9 (Call channel) DU.S.A., International and Canadian channels DWeather channels Receiving and transmitting CAUTION: damage the transceiver. Call channel programming Lock function Monitor function Adjusting the squelch level Backlighting function Voice scrambler operation (available with some versions only) DActivating the scrambler VOX function AquaQuake water draining function Channel naming DDAvailable characters DDChannel name/comment programming DDOpening comment programming SCAN OPERATION Scan types SCAN OPERATION Setting TAG channels Starting a scan DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH Description Dualwatch Tri-watch Operation SET MODE SET mode programming DSET mode operation SET mode items DBeep tone function DWeather alert function DDPriority scan function DScan resume timer DAuto scan function DDual/Tri-watch function DMonitor key action DBacklight function DLCD contrast selection DAuto power save function DSelf check function DBattery voltage indicator DSquelch sensitivity function DChannel name scroll type DScrolling speed DDVoice scrambler code ( DVOX gain DVOX delay BATTERY CHARGING Battery cautions DDBattery caution 8 DDCharging caution Supplied battery charger DBC-166 installation DCharging 8 Optional battery chargers DAD-114 installation DRapid charging with the BC-119N+AD-114 DRapid charging with the BC-121N+AD-114 OPTIONAL SWIVEL BELT CLIP Attachment Detachment RRCAUTION!: HOLD THE TRANSCEIVER TIGHTLY OPTIONAL SPEAKER-MICROPHONE HM-125 descriptions Attachment TROUBLESHOOTING 31 IC-M72_1.qxd 06.1.11 18:20 Page 31 (1,1) VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST *Low power only. SPECIFICATIONS 32 New2001New2001 DDGENERAL DDTRANSMITTER OPTIONS DBATTERYCASE AND PACK DCHARGERS DBELT CLIPS DDC CABLES