Icom IC-A6 Instruction Manual - Page 7

PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 q BACKLIGHT SWITCH [LIGHT] (p. 11) Turns the backlight for display and keypad ON or OFF. w PTT SWITCH [PTT] (p. 9) Push and hold to transmit; release to receive. • " " appears on the function display while transmitting. u SQUELCH KEY [SQL•WX-ALERT] (p. 8) 1 ➥ Push [SQL•WX-ALERT], then rotate [DIAL] to se- lect the squelch level. • 24 squelch levels and squelch open (0) are available. ➥ Push , then push [SQL•WX-ALERT] to turn the WX-alert function ON or OFF. e VOLUME [VOL] (p. 9) Adjusts the audio level. r TUNING DIAL [DIAL] (pgs. 8-12) ➥ Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired frequency, WX channel number, BANK number and memory channel. ➥Rotate [DIAL] to set the squelch level and beep tone level. t ANTENNA CONNECTOR [ANT] (p. 7) Connects the supplied antenna. y RECALL CHANNEL UP/DOWN KEYS p. 10) ➥ Push to enter the recall function mode. ➥Push to call the stored frequency in the recall mode. ➥ Push , then push [Ω]/[≈]to replace stored recall frequencies to back or front. i POWER SWITCH [PWR] (pgs. 9, 28) ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to turn the power ON or OFF. ➥While pushing and holding [MR•MW], push [PWR] to enter the cloning function mode. o EXTERNAL SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE JACKS [MIC/SP] (p. 34) Connects an OPC-499 HEADSET ADAPTER and headset, if desired. !0 FUNCTION KEY Push to call up the function indicator, " ", then push another key to access its secondary function. • " " appears for 3 sec. after is pushed; at this time pushing again cancels the indication. NOTE: In general, " " disappears when another key is pushed to activate a secondary function. However, some keys which have more than one secondary function, (such as [DUP]), do not cancel " ". In this case, " " disappears automatically after 3 sec. 2