Icom IC-M92D Instruction Manual - Page 21

Receiving and transmitting

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■ Receiving and transmitting CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damage the transceiver. q Hold down [ ] for 1 second to turn power ON. w Set the volume and squelch levels with [VOL/SQL]. e Push [Y](CH)/[Z](CH) to select the desired channel. • Further adjustment of the audio may be necessary at this point. r Select [HI/LO] to select the output power if necessary. • "HI" appears when high power is selected; "LOW" when low power is selected. • Choose low power for short range communications, choose high power for longer distance communications. • Some channels are for low power only. t Hold down [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the microphone. • "TX" appears. • Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission. y Release [PTT] to receive. ✓ Information ➥ The Noise Cancel function reduces random noise components in the transmit and/or receive signal. See page 86 for details ➥ The transceiver monitors channel 70 every specific time period even when standing by on an operating channel. • "DSC CHECK" is displayed when channel 70 is busy. • The channel 70 monitoring configuration can be changed in DSC Settings. See page 69 for details. BASIC OPERATION 5 1 IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your transmit- 2 ted signal, pause a few seconds after pushing [PTT], hold 3 the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your mouth and speak into the microphone at a normal voice level. 4 NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con- 5 serve battery power. The power save function is activated 6 automatically when no signal is received for 5 seconds. To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, the trans- 7 ceiver has a time-out timer function. This timer cuts a transmission OFF after 5 minutes of continuous transmis- 8 sion. 9 10 11 12 t y 13 r 14 e 15 w q 16 Microphone 14

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Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION
: Transmitting without an antenna will damage
the transceiver.
Hold down [
q
] for 1 second to turn power ON.
Set the volume and squelch levels with [VOL/SQL].
w
Push
e
[
Y
](CH)/[
Z
]
(CH) to select the desired channel.
Further adjustment of the audio may be necessary at this point.
r
Select
[
HI/LO
]
to select the output power if necessary.
“HI” appears when high power is selected; “LOW” when low
power is selected.
Choose low power for short range communications, choose
high power for longer distance communications.
• Some channels are for low power only.
t
Hold down [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the microphone.
• “TX” appears.
• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y
Release [PTT] to receive.
Information
The Noise Cancel function reduces random noise com-
ponents in the transmit and/or receive signal. See pag
e
86
for details
The transceiver monitors channel 70 every specific
time period even when standing by on an operating
channel.
“DSC CHECK” is displayed when channel 70 is busy.
The channel 70 monitoring configuration can be changed in
DSC Settings. See page 69 for details.
IMPORTANT:
To maximize the readability of your transmit-
ted signal, pause a few seconds after pushing [PTT], hold
the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your mouth
and speak into the microphone at a normal voice level.
NOTE:
The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve battery power. The power save function is activated
automatically when no signal is received for 5 seconds.
To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, the trans-
ceiver has a time-out timer function. This timer cuts a
transmission OFF after 5 minutes of continuous transmis-
sion.
q
Microphone
r
e
t
w
y