Icom ID-51A PLUS2 Advanced Owners Manual - Page 360

Previous view 17 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■■Speech function When holding down [SPCH] , the Speech function audibly announces the displayed frequency and operating mode in the VFO, Memory or Call channel modes, or call sign on the DR screen. Also, other speech functions, [DIAL] speech function and Mode speech function can be used. NOTE: When a call is received during an announcement in the DV mode, the received audio will be muted, and no audio is recorded onto the microSD card. Except in the DV mode, the received audio will be recorded, even during an announcement. DD[DIAL] speech function setting The Dial Speech function enables the transceiver to announce the frequency or repeater call sign that is selected by rotating [DIAL]. qqPush [MENU] . wwP ush D-pad() to select the root item ("SPEECH"), and then push D-pad(Ent). D-pad (Ent) () eePush D-pad() to select "DIAL SPEECH," and then push D-pad(Ent). rrPush D-pad() to select "ON," and then push Dpad(Ent). ttPush [MENU] to exit the MENU screen. NOTE: If a call is received during an announcement, the announcement is cancelled, and the received audio is heard. Example: When "Dallas" (K5TIT B) is selected in "FROM," hold down [SPCH] K5TIT B The detail settings for the Speech functions You can set the details settings for the Speech functions in the Menu screen. • SPEECH Language (p. 16-67) Set the speech language to English or Japanese. (MENU > SPEECH > SPEECH Language) • Alphabet (p. 16-67) Select either "Normal" or "Phonetic Code" to announce the alphabet character. (MENU > SPEECH > Alphabet) • SPEECH Speed (p. 16-67) Set the speech speed to Low (slow) or High (fast). (MENU > SPEECH > SPEECH Speed) • SPEECH Level (p. 16-67) Enter a volume level number between 0 (minimum) and 9 (maximum) for the voice synthesizer. (MENU > SPEECH > SPEECH Level) 17-6 When rotating [DIAL] after setting the Dial Speech function. K5TIT B