Icom ID-52A Basic Manual english - Page 68

D-STAR OPERATION ■■ Capturing a call sign After you receive a signal, the calling station's call sign can be captured by holding down the Call Sign Capture key ([RX→CS]) for 1 second. After releasing, you can quickly and easily reply to the call. What is the Call Sign Capture key? Holding down the Call Sign Capture key for 1 second sets the last received station's call sign as a temporary destination, and makes replying quick and easy. Step 1: Set the received call sign to "TO" (Destination). While receiving, hold down [RX→CS] for 1 second. ••After releasing the key, the transceiver announces the station call sign, and the call sign is captured. LLInformation ••If you want to select another call sign in the RX History, rotate [DIAL] while holding down [RX→CS]. ••You can change the setting of the [RX→CS] key on the MENU screen. If "[RX→CS] Key" is set to "RX > CS List," the received call sign is not captured. The RX History list is displayed instead. ([MENU] > SET > DV Set > [RX>CS] Key) ••When a received signal is weak, or during a DV scan, the call sign may not be correctly received. In that case, you cannot capture the call sign. ••When "RX > CS SPEECH" is set to "OFF," the transceiver does not announce the call sign. (MENU > SET > SPEECH > RX > CS SPEECH) ←Captured! While holding down After releasing [RX→CS] D-STAR GUIDE Step 2: Hold down [PTT] to transmit. 1. Hold down [PTT] to transmit. ••The TX/RX indicator lights red while transmitting. 2. Release [PTT] to receive. LL Push [RX→CS] to return to the previous call sign setting. 55