Icom IC-7000 Instruction Manual - Page 48

4 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT ■ Operating SSB q Push [Y(band)]/[Z(band)] to select the desired band or push a band key on the HM-151. w Push [MODE] momentarily or hold down for 1 second to select LSB or USB mode. • Below 10 MHz LSB is automatically selected; above 10 MHz USB is automatically selected. e Rotate [DIAL] to tune in a desired signal. • The S-meter indicates received signal strength when signal is received. r Rotate [AF] to set audio to a comfortable listening level. t Push [PTT] (microphone) to transmit. • [TX] indicator lights red. y Speak into the microphone at your normal voice level. • Adjust 'MIC Gain' at this step, if necessary. (p. 38) u Release [PTT] (microphone) to return to receive. [AF] [MODE] [TX] indicator [Y] [Z] [DIAL] "LSB" or "USB" appears D Convenient functions for receive • Preamp and attenuator (p. 72) ➥ Push [P.AMP/ATT] momentarily to turn the preamp ON or OFF. • " " appears when the preamp is set to ON. ➥ Holding down [P.AMP/ATT] for 1 second to turn the attenuator ON. • P u s h [ P. A M P / AT T ] m o m e n t a r i l y t o t u r n t h e attenuator OFF. • " " appears when the attenuator is set to ON. • Twin PBT (passband tuning) (p. 77) ➥ Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT] (switch) momentarily once or twice to select the twin PBT ON or OFF (M-ch RIT). • PBT indicator lights green when the twin PBT is selected. ➥ Rotate [PBT/M-ch/RIT] (controls-inner/outer). • Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT(clr)] to clear the settings. • AGC (auto gain control) (p. 74) ➥ While "M -3 " is selected, push [F-3 A G C ] momentarily one or more times to select AGC fast, AGC middle and AGC slow. • Hold down [MENU/GRP] for 1 second once or twice to select the menu group M. • Push [MENU/GRP] momentarily one or more times to select the menu M-3. • " ," " " and " " appears when the fast time constant, middle time constant and slow time constant is selected, respectively. ➥ While "M-3" is selected, hold down [F-3 AGC] for 1 second to enter the AGC Set mode. • Push [F-2 FAST], [F-3 MID] or [F-4 SLOW] to select the time constant, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust the time constant. 39 • Noise blanker (pLS.B7US8B)CW R RTTY AM WFM ➥ Push [NB/ADJ] to turn the noise blanker ON or OFF. • " " appearSs1 w3 h5 e7 n9 th2e0 n4o0 i6s0deB bVFlOaAnker is set to ON. ➥ Hold down [PNO B/AD5J] for 110 secondCtHo enter the noise blanMke1r SSetPmLodeA,/thBen XroFtaCte [DIAL] to adjust the threshold level, or noise pulse width. • DSP noise reduction (p. 79) ➥ Push [NR/LEV] to turn the DSP noise reduction ON or OFF. • " " appears when the DSP noise reduction is ON. ➥ Hold down [NR/LEV] for 1 second to enter the DSP noise reduction level Set mode, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust the DSP noise reduction level. • Manual notch filter (pp. 80, 81) ➥ Push [MNF/ADJ] to turn the manual notch filter ON or OFF. • " " appears when the manual notch filter is set to ON. ➥ Hold down [MNF/ADJ] for 1 second to enter the manual notch filter Set mode. • Push [F-2 NF1], [F-3 NF2] to select the notch filter, push [F-4 NW] to set the filter width, rotate [DIAL] to set the notch frequency. • Auto notch filter (p. 80) ➥ Push [ANF/• REC] to turn the auto notch filter ON or OFF. • " " appears when the auto notch filter is set to ON. • VSC (voice squelch control) (p. 82) ➥ While "S-1" is selected, push [F-4 VSC] to turn the VSC function ON or OFF. • " " appears when VSC function is set to ON.