Icom IC-M3A [11/24] I receiving and transmitting

BASIC OPERATION

q Rotate [OFF/VOL] clockwise to turn power ON, then set

to the 10 o’clock position.

- Use the squelch function to mute any audio noise if necessary.

Refer to the previous page for details.

w Push [ ]/[ ] to select the desired channel.

- When receiving a signal, appears and audio is emitted

from the speaker.

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

point.

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

- “LOW” appears when low power is selected.

- Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high

power for longer distance communications.

- Some channels are for low power only.

r Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the

microphone.

appears.

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

t Release [PTT] to receive.

BUSY

■ Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may

damage the transceiver.

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 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.

q Set volume

w Set channel

e Set output

power

r Push to

transmit

t Release to

receive

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