Icom IC-R3 Setting volume level, Setting squelch level

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BASIC OPERATION

■Setting volume level

The audio level can be adjusted through 32 levels.

➥Push [↕] to set the desired audio level.

•Beep tone sounds while setting.This indicates the approximate

sound level.(default behaviour; p.40)

•Pushing and holding these keys changes the audio level contin-

uously.

•One of the LCDs shows the volume level while setting.

■Setting squelch level

The squelch circuit mutes the received audio signal depend-

ing on the signal strength.The receiver has 9 squelch levels,

a continuously open setting and an automatic squelch setting.

➥While pushing [SQL], rotate the

[DIAL] to select the squelch level.

•The ﬁrst click of [DIAL] indicates the

current squelch level.

•“LEVEL1”is loose squelch and

“LEVEL9”is tight squelch.

•“AUTO”indicates automatic level

adjustment with a noise pulse count

system.

•“OPEN”indicates continuously open

setting.

S1 3 5 7 9

VOL

FM

146.100.000

TS 15.0

AUDIO LEVEL

INDICATION

(Sub LCD)

Min. setting (no audio)

:

Initial setting

:

:

:

Max. setting

Volume level

S1 3 5 7 9

VOL

FM

146.100.000

TS 15.0

Automatic squelch

Maximum level

level 5

Contents

Main FOREWORD READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL This in- EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS CAUTIONS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES OPERATING THEOR Y OPERATING NOTES TABLE OF CONTENTS iii ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT Antenna Battery installation Belt clip Handstrap (not supplied from Icom) 2 Page 2 Function display TSQL AM FM DUP W P ATTRX Page 2 Dual LCD 146.100.000 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING VFO and memory channels M:A00 Operating band selection 145.000.000 3 Setting a frequency Setting a tuning step 146.100.000 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING Selecting a memory channel Lock function Attenuator function 4 Receiving Setting volume level Setting squelch level 4 Monitor function Receive mode selection Display backlighting Setting the backlighting condition General Memory channel contents Programming during selection 5 Programming after selection Transferring memory contents to another memory Memory bank selection Memory clear 5 Memory names M:A00 146.100.000 15.0 JA3 TS 6 Scan types Full/band/programmed scan Memory (bank) scan Selecting scan edges Skip channel setting Scan resume condition Setting the scan pause time Setting the scan resume time Frequency skip function Programming a skip frequency Frequency skip function ON/OFF PRIORITY WA TCH Priority watch types 7 Priority watch operation Memory channel watch and memory scan watch VFO scan watch PRIORITY WATCH 8 Tone squelch operation Operation Setting subaudible tones for tone squelch operation Available subaudible tone frequencies (unit:Hz) Pocket beep operation Waiting for a call from a specic station qSet the operating frequency in FM mode. wSet the desired tone squelch tone in set mode. eTurn the priority watch OFF when used.(p. 26) rPush [FUNC] + [(MODE)SET] momentarily to enter set mode. 8 Tone scan DUPLEX OPERATION Duplex shift direction 9 Offset frequency BAND SCOPE 11 TV operation TV channel receiving Skip channel setting Automatic TV channel programming TV OPERATION TV frequency (AM TV) receiving TV frequency (AM TV) memory channel 11 ATV operation ATV memory channel Sub carrier adjustment DIRECTION FINDING Direction nding function example 13 Set mode Set mode items Dial select step Setting dial select step Beep tones Auto power-off function Power saver Monitor switch action Dial speed acceleration Lock function effect Display mode selection Display contrast Display brightness Display background color Cloning function Partial reset Total reset CAUTION: Battery cautions 14 BATTERY CHARGING Regular charging CP-18A/E fuse replacement Rapid charging with the BC-135 48 15 VFO mode Memory mode Program scan starting menu (p. 19) Bank scan starting menu (p. 20) OPERATION FLOW CHART 50 16 Australian channels New Zealand channels Taiwan channels 51 NOTE: 16 China channels Indonesian channels 53 FOT channels Italian channels NOTE: 17 General Receiver SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS Operating periods Options 56 18 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. QUICK REFERENCE iR3 57 q Cut w Fold e Complete DUPLEX OPERATION 19 SCAN CPU RESETTING LOCK FUNCTION SET MODE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Icom Inc. Japan Icom (Europe) GmbH T. Aoki General Manager Icom (Europe) GmbH