IIIQUICK REFERENCE GUIDE■ Your first contactNow that you have your IC-E7 ready, you are probably ex-cited to get on the air. We would like to take you through afew basic steps to make your first experience “On The Air” en-joyable.D About default settingsThe [DIAL] control function can be exchanged with the[YY]/[ZZ] key functions by pushing and holding [FUNC] thenpush [YY] or [ZZ]. However, in this QUICK REFERENCEGUIDE, the factory default setting ([DIAL] sets operating fre-quency) is used to simplify the instructions.D Basic operation1. Turning ON the transceiver➥ Push and hold [PWR] for 1sec. to turn the power ON.• Opening indication passesthrough, then frequency indica-tion appears.The opening indication canbe skipped. While pushingand holding [FUNC], pushand hold [PWR] for 1 sec. toshortcut the opening indica-tion.2. Adjusting audio level➥ Push [YY]/[ZZ] to set the desired audio level.3. Adjusting squelch level➥ While pushing and holding [SQL] (ATT•SET), rotate [DIAL]to set the squelch level.SCANSETS.MW[DIAL][SQL]SCANSETS.MW[Y]/[Z]SCANSETS.MW[PWR]