Icom IC-R8500 Receive Functions, Initial settings, Mode selection, After turning power ON, ATT-20

4 RECEIVE FUNCTIONS

■Initial settings

Before turning power ON, set controls and switches as indicated below:

[AF GAIN]: 10 o’clock

[SQUELCH]: max. CCW

SCAN SET

[APF]: center

[IF SHIFT]: center

After turning power ON,

check the display for indications below and remove as follows:

Push [SLEEP]

Push and hold [SPCH • LOCK]

Push [NB/AFC]

	FM		OFF DLY ∞
SLEEP
LOCK			kHz
NB AFC AGC-F APF-N			BANK
RECV		10-ATT-20	*ICOM IC-R8500

Push [AGC]

Push [10dB] and/or [20 dB]

■Mode selection

Push one of the mode keys one or more times to select the desired mode. Consult the table below for basic characteristics of each mode.

The indications in the table appear in the bank name area for 1 sec. after an operating mode is selected.

MODE		BANDWIDTH	INDICATION	DESCRIPTION
FM	normal	12 kHz/–6 dB		Amateur bands, citizens band, utility communications, marine bands,
				etc. FM-narrow can only receive narrow FM signals; normal FM can
	narrow	5.5 kHz/–6 dB
				receive both normal and narrow FM signals.
	medium	5.5 kHz/–6 dB		Broadcasting, amateur bands, citizens band, air band, etc. AM-wide
AM
	wide
		12 kHz/–6 dB		mode is used for clear audio reception. Signals however, may be
				received with interference.
	narrow	2.2 kHz/–6 dB
SSB	USB			Shortwave broadcasting, amateur bands, etc. Use USB for normal
		2.2 kHz/–6 dB
	LSB			SSB reception; LSB is not normally used.
CW	normal	2.2 kHz/–6 dB		Morse code communications. Use this mode to receive radio-tele-
	narrow	500 Hz/–6 dB		type, etc. by shifting the receive frequency.
	(option)
WFM		150 kHz/–6 dB		TV broadcasting, FM broadcasting, etc. TV and FM broadcasting
				cannot be accessed in FM mode because their signals are too wide.

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