Icom ID-51A PLUS2 Advanced Owners Manual - Page 45
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Previous view 5 BASIC OPERATION ■■Transmitting CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damage the transceiver. NOTE: To prevent interfering, hold down [SQL] to listen on the channel before transmitting. qqSet the operating frequency. (p. 5-8) • You can transmit only when the 144 MHz or 430 MHz amateur band is selected on the MAIN band. wwRepeatedly hold down [LOW] for 1 second to set the transmit output power to S-Low, Low1, Low2, Mid or High to suit your operating requirements. • Or while holding down [LOW] , rotate [DIAL] left or right to select the output power. • Lower output power during short-range communications may reduce the possibility of interference to other stations, and will conserve battery power. • "SLO"/"LO1"/ "LO2"/"MID" appears when S-low/low 1/low 2/mid power is selected. • N o icon appears when high power is selected. eeHold down [PTT] to transmit. • The TX/RX indicator lights red. • The S/RF meter displays the output power level. rrSpeak at your normal voice level. • Holding the transceiver too close to your mouth or speaking too loudly may distort your speech. ttRelease [PTT] to receive. R WARNING! NEVER transmit for long periods of time. During prolonged transmissions at high power or mid power, the transceiver radiates heat to protect itself from overheating. The transceiver's chassis will become hot and may cause a burn. • To prevent overheating, the default setting of the time-out timer function is set to 5 minutes (p. 16-75). Be careful when the time-out timer function is turned OFF, or set to a long time period, and you transmit for long periods. DO NOT operate the transceiver where heat dissipation will be obstructed if the transceiver is also being charged with an external power source. Poor heat dissipation may cause a burn, warp the casing or damage the transceiver. NOTE: When the transceiver becomes hot, the transceiver's heat protection function gradually reduces the output power to approximately 2.5 watts, then it stops transmission after that. This is done to protect the transceiver itself until it can cool down. CONNECT to only the rated voltage range when using an external power source. TX/RX indicator [DIAL] [PTT] Microphone DDAbout transmit power levels ❍ W hen an external DC power cable (13.5 V DC) is connected, or a BP-271/BP-272 is used: 5 W (High), 2.5 W (Mid), 1.0 W (Low2), 0.5 W (Low1), 0.1 W (S-Low) (approximately) ❍ When the BP-273 is used: Approximately 0.1 W (S-LOW) (fixed) NOTE: When using the BP-273 battery case, "SLO," "LO1," "LO2," "MID" or no icon (high power) appears on the display by holding down [LOW] for 1 second. But "SLO" appears while transmitting, and the output power is limited to approximately 0.1 watts. • Transmit power level display High power (5 W) Mid power (2.5 W) Low2 power (1.0 W) Low1 power (0.5 W) S-Low power (0.1 W) 5-11