Icom IC-G80 Instruction Manual

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1644BASIC OPERATION1235678910111213141516171819■ TransmittingCAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damagethe transceiver.NOTE: To prevent interference, hold down [MONI] to listenon the channel before transmitting.qSet the operating channel. (p. 15)wPush [FUNC](M), and then push [H/M/L](9) to select the out-put power between High (5 W), Mid (2.5 W) and Low (0.5 W).• “ H,” “M,” or “L” appears, depending on the selected output power.• When you change the operating channel, the output power is auto-matically returned to the level pre-programmed by your dealer.eHold down [PTT] to transmit.• “ ” appears while transmitting.• The signal icon shows the output power level.rSpeak into the microphone using your normal voice level.• DO NOT hold the transceiver too close to your mouth or speaktoo loudly. This may distort your speech.t Release [PTT] to receive.When the channel’s TX Inhibit function is pre-programmedto ON, you cannot transmit. Ask your dealer for details.■ Key lock functionTo prevent accidental changes of the operating channel, orunnecessary function access, use the Key Lock function.➥ Push [FUNC](M), and then hold down [ ] for 1 secondto turn the Key Lock function ON or OFF.• “ ” appears while the key lock function is ON.• [ ], [VOL], [MONI], [PTT] and [FUNC](M) with [ ] are stilloperable while the Key Lock function is ON.r Speak into the microphonew Select theoutput power.Push to monitor.q Set the channel.e Hold down to transmit.t Release to receive.R WARNING! When using the BP-263 battery case, fre-quent or continuous transmissions can cause the batteriesto overheat, and may cause a burn. Be careful of long trans-missions when the Time-out Timer function is turned OFF, orset to a long time period.• We recommend using the mid or low power setting.Appears