61QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE■ Your first contactNow that you have your IC-E90 ready to operate, you areprobably excited to get on the air. We would like to take youthrough a few basic operation steps to make your first “OnThe Air” an enjoyable experience.D First contactq Push and hold [PWR] for 1 sec. to turn the transceiverpower ON.• The function display shows “ICOM,” current voltage then the op-erating frequency.w Push [BAND] several times until the desired operatingband (VHF; 51.000, 145.000 or UHF; 430.000 as default)appears on the display.e Push [Y](or [Z]) several times to adjust to the desiredaudio level.r Rotate [DIAL] to select the receive frequency.‘Direct frequency input’ via the keypad also available.(p. 19)t Hold the transceiver approximately 5 cm. (2 in) from yourmouth.y Push and hold [PTT], then speak at your normal voicelevel.u Release [PTT] switch to receive.• Repeat steps, t, y and u to continue communication.reqwyu[DIAL][PTT][UP/DOWN][BAND][PWR][Mic]QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE[EXAMPLE] Setting thereceive frequency to439.350 MHzqq