Icom IC-V80 Instruction Manual - Page 24

4 BASIC OPERATION ■ Receiving Make sure the BP-264 or BP-265 battery pack is fully charged, or the BP-263 battery case has brand new alkaline batteries (pp. 11-13). q Push and hold [ ] for 1 sec. to turn power ON. w R otate [VOL] to set the desired volume level. (p. 14) • The volume level is displayed on the LCD while adjusting. e Set the receive frequency. (p. 16) r Set the squelch level. (p. 14) • While pushing and holding [MONI], push [] or []. • The squelch level is displayed on the LCD while setting. • "SqL 1" is loose squelch (for weak signals) and "SqL10" is tight squelch (for strong signals). "SqL 0" is open squelch. • Push and hold [MONI] to open the squelch manually. t W hen a signal is received: • The squelch is opened and the audio is heard. • The signal indicator shows the relative signal strength level. w Adjust the volume level. r For the squelch level setting. (Push to monitor) q Turn the power ON. e Set the frequency. r Adjust the squelch level. 17 ■ Transmitting CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damage the transceiver. NOTE: To prevent interference, push and hold [MONI] to listen on the frequency before transmitting. q Set the operating frequency. (p. 16) w Push [FUNC](M), and then push [H/M/L](9) to select the output power between High (5.5 W), Mid (2.5 W) and Low (0.5 W). • "H," "M," or "L" appears according to the selected output power. e P ush and hold [PTT] to transmit appears while transmitting. • The signal indicator shows the output power level. r S peak into the microphone using your normal voice level. • DO NOT hold the transceiver too close to your mouth or speak too loudly. This may distort your speech. t Release [PTT] to return to receive. e Push and hold to transmit. t Release to receive. Microphone w Select the output power. Push to monitor. q Set the frequency.