Icom IC-M24 Instruction Manual - Page 16

4 BASIC OPERATION ■ Channel selection IMPORTANT: Prior to using the transceiver for the first time, the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation (p. 23). To avoid damage to the transceiver, turn OFF the power while charging. D Channel 16 Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used for establishing initial contact with a station, and for emergency communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both Dualwatch and Tri-watch. While in the standby mode, you must monitor Channel 16. q Push [16] momentarily to select Channel 16. w Push [CH/WX] to return to the channel used before se- lecting Channel 16, or push [Y] or [Z] to select a different channel. Push D Channel 9 (Call channel) Each regular channel group has a separate leisure-use Call channel. The Call channel is monitored during Tri-watch. The Call channels can be programmed, and are used to store your most often used channel in each channel group, for quick recall. (p. 12) q Hold down [9] (16) for 1 second to select the Call channel of the selected channel group. • "CALL" and the Call channel number appear. w Push [CH/WX] to return to the channel used before selecting the Call channel, or push [Y] or [Z] to select a different channel. Hold down for 1 second Convenient! While holding down [FAV], push [Y] or [Z] to select the favorite (TAG) channels. • Pushing [FAV] only advances the displayed TAG channel. • The favorite channels are selected using the TAG channel setting. (p. 15) 8