Icom IC-F8101 Instruction Manual

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311RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT1234567891011121314151617 Quick ReferenceBasic voice transmit/receive■q First, check the following.➥ The microphone and external speaker are con-nected.➥ No “S,” “L” or “V” mute icon appears.• If “S,” “L” or “V” appears, push [MUTE](M) one ormore times to turn OFF the mute.Mute iconw Push [r] or [s] to select the desired receive chan-nel.• The S-meter shows the signal strength when a signal isreceived.e Push [ +] or [ –] to adjust the desired audiolevel when receiving a signal.• If the bass or treble of the receive audio is too strong,push [CLAR](7) to set “Clarifier” to ON, and adjust toobtain clear audio. (See page 14 for the Clarifier func-tion details.)• If the audio is distorted, select the suitable operatingmode. (See page 9 for the Mode selection details.)r Push [TUNE](9) to enter the antenna tune mode.• The “Auto Tune” screen appears.NOTE:The antenna tune mode must be set to ON bythe “Tuner” item of “Setmode.” (Default: ON)(Main Menu > Setmode > Config)Pusht [4] to start auto tuning.• The display shows the antenna SWR.• If the antenna cannot be tuned after 20 seconds, thetuning circuit is automatically bypassed.• After tuning is finished, the auto tune automaticallystops transmitting.• If necessary, push [8] to manually stop transmitting.• Push [Through](§§) to turn OFF the antenna tuner.After tuning is finished, pushy [TUNE](9) again toreturn to the normal operating screen.To transmit on the channel, hold downu [PTT] on themicrophone, and speak at a normal voice level.• The RF meter shows the output power.Releasei [PTT] to receive.