Icom IC-R8600 Instruction Manual - Page 6

TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE i IMPORTANT i TRADEMARKS i EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS i FEATURES ii ABOUT THE SDR WIDEBAND RECEIVER CIRCUITS���ii VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY ii SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ii FCC INFORMATION iii ABOUT THE INSTRUCTIONS iv DDAbout the touch operation iv DDTouch screen precautions iv DDTouch screen maintenance iv PRECAUTIONS viii 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION 1-1 Front panel 1-1 Rear panel 1-3 Touch panel display 1-4 DDMULTI DIAL MENU ( 1-6 DDMULTI DIAL MENU ( 1-6 DDMULTI DIAL MENU ( 1-6 DDMENU screen 1-6 DDQUICK MENU 1-6 DDFUNCTION screen 1-7 DDFUNCTION items 1-7 Keyboard entering and editing 1-7 DDEntering and editing characters 1-7 DDKeyboard types 1-8 DDEntry example 1-8 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 2-1 Selecting a location 2-1 Heat dissipation 2-1 For desktop use 2-1 Grounding 2-1 Connecting a DC power supply 2-1 DDPower supply 2-1 DDTurning the receiver's power ON or OFF 2-1 Connecting an antenna 2-2 FSK (RTTY) connections 2-2 External device connection 2-3 3 BASIC OPERATION 3-1 Adjusting the volume level 3-1 RF gain/SQL level/Audio tone 3-1 DDNoise squelch 3-1 DDS-meter squelch 3-1 DDRF gain 3-1 Monitor function 3-1 About the VFO and Memory modes 3-1 Selecting the receiving mode 3-1 Setting the frequency 3-2 DDDirectly entering a frequency 3-2 Changing the Tuning Step 3-2 DDAbout the Tuning Step (TS) function 3-2 DDAbout the Programmable Tuning Step function� 3-3 DDAbout the Auto Tuning Step function 3-3 Selecting the antenna 3-3 Dial/Panel Lock function 3-3 DDDial Lock function 3-3 DDPanel Lock function 3-3 Adjusting Backlight dimmer 3-4 Fine tuning 3-4 DDWhen receiving FM, WFM or DIGITAL signal� 3-4 DDWhen receiving FSK signal 3-4 Selecting meter display 3-4 DDMeter display types 3-4 4 SCOPE OPERATION 4-1 Spectrum scope screen 4-1 DDRX Marker 4-1 DDUsing the Spectrum Scope 4-1 DDSetting the span 4-2 DDSetting the range 4-2 DDSearching for the peak signal 4-3 DDTouch screen operation 4-3 DDMini scope screen 4-3 DDAdjusting the Reference level 4-4 DDSweep speed 4-4 DDScope set screen 4-5 5 OTHER FUNCTIONS 5-1 About the Function screen 5-1 Preamplifier 5-1 Attenuator 5-1 Selecting the antenna 5-1 AGC function control 5-1 IP Plus function 5-2 Notch Filter 5-2 DDSetting the notching width and frequency��� 5-2 Using the Digital Twin PBT 5-2 Selecting the digital IF filter 5-3 DDAdjusting the passband width 5-3 DDSelecting the filter shape 5-3 Noise Blanker (NB 5-4 Noise Reduction 5-4 Duplex operation 5-4 AFC function 5-5 Receiving in the CW mode 5-5 DDSetting the CW pitch control 5-5 DDAbout the CW Reverse mode 5-5 Receiving FSK (RTTY) signal 5-5 DDDecoded FSK data display 5-5 DDDecoding FSK signal 5-5 DDTurning ON the FSK log 5-6 DDViewing the FSK log contents 5-7 DDTwin Peak Filter 5-7 DDFSK tone and shift setting 5-7 DDAbout the FSK DECODE SET screen 5-8 Tone squelch function 5-9 D.SQL (Digital Squelch) function 5-9 DDDigital Code Squelch 5-9 DDNetwork Access Code (NAC 5-9 v