Icom IC-M71 Instruction Manual

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74BASIC OPERATION34n Channel selectionIMPORTANT!: Pror to usng the transcever for the firsttme, fully charge the battery pack. Ths wll help maxmzethe capablty and lfe of the battery. To avod damage tothe transcever, turn the rado OFF whle chargng.D Channel 16Channel 16 (Dstress channel) s used for establshng ntalcontact wth another staton and for emergency commun-catons. Channel 16 s automatcally montored durng bothdualwatch and tr-watch. Whle standng by, you must mon-tor Channel 16.q Push [16•C] to select Channel 16.w Push [DIAL] to return to the condton before select-ng Channel 16, or push [Y]/[Z] to select the operatngchannel.PushD Call channelCall channel s the lesure-use call channel. Each regularchannel group has separate call channels. In addton, thecall channel s montored durng tr-watch. The call channelscan be re-programmed (p. 10) and may be used to store yourmost often used channels n each channel group for quck re-call.q Push and hold [16•C] for 1 sec. to select the call channel.• “CALL” and the call channel number appear.• Call channel can be re-programmed. See the “Call channelprogrammng” on p. 10 for detals.w Push [DIAL] to return to the condton before selectng Callchannel, or push [Y]/[Z] to select the operatng channel.Pushfor 1 sec.Channel 16 is programmedas a default setting.(depending on version)