New2001Thank you for purchasng ths Icom transcever. TheIC-GM651 vhf marine transceiver s desgned and bultwth Icom’s state of the art technology and craftsmanshp.Wth proper care, ths transcever should provde you wthyears of trouble-free operaton.We want to take a couple of moments of your tme to thankyou for makng the IC-GM651 your rado of choce, and hopeyou agree wth Icom’s phlosophy of “technology first.” Manyhours of research and development went nto the desgn ofyour IC-GM651.D FEATURESm Built-in DSC meets ITU Class A requirementwith PS-250 dc-dc power supplym Rugged waterproof constructionm Large LCD with dot matrix charactersm Microphone (to front panel) and Handset (torear panel) connectionsREAD ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completelybefore usng the transcever.SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL — Ths n-structon manual contans mportant operatng nstructonsfor the IC-GM651.EXPLICIT DEFINITIONSWORD DEFINITIONRWARNING Personal njury, fre hazard or electrcshock may occur.CAUTION Equpment damage may occur.NOTE If dsregarded, nconvenence only. No rskof personal njury, fire or electrc shock.CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER AND MICROPHONETHOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure towater ncludng salt, otherwse, the keys and swtch maybecome noperable due to salt crystallzaton.Icom, Icom Inc. and the logo are regstered trademarks of IcomIncorporated (Japan) n the Unted States, the Unted Kngdom, Germany,France, Span, Russa and/or other countres.IBM s a regstered trademark of Internatonal Busness Machnes.FOREWORD IMPORTANT