Icom IC-F3260 Series Instruction Manual

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Call procedure■When your system employs tone signaling, excluding CTCSSand DTCS, this call procedure may be necessary prior tovoice transmission. The tone signaling employed may be aselective calling system which allows you to call only specificstation(s) and prevents unwanted stations from contactingyou.q Select the desired TX code channel or 2/5-tone code ac-cording to your System operator’s instructions.• This may not be necessary, depending on the presetting.• Refer to pages 14 or 15 for selection.w Push [Call], assigned to one of the dealer programmablekeys.e After transmitting, the remainder of your communicationcan be carried out in the normal way.Selective calling Non-selective callingReceiving and transmitting■CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damagethe transceiver.Receiving:q Rotate [VOL] to turn ON the power.w Push [CH Up] or [CH Down], or rotate [ROTARY SELEC-TOR], depending on the presetting, to sequentially selectthe conventional system channel.e When receiving a call, adjust the audio output level to acomfortable listening level.NOTE: When a matched RX code signal is received, audiofrom the microphone may be automatically transmitted fora specified time period.** Depending on the presetting. Ask your dealer for details.Transmitting:Wait for the channel to become clear to avoid interference.q While holding down [PTT], speak into the microphone at anormal voice level.• When a tone signaling system is used, the call procedure de-scribed on the previous page may be necessary.w Release [PTT] to receive.IMPORTANT: To maximize the audio quality of your sig-nal:1. Pause briefly after pushing [PTT].2. Hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) fromyour mouth, then speak at a normal voice level.3 BASIC OPERATION13