Icom IC-M506 Instruction Manual

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114 BASIC OPERATIOND Weather channelsThe transceiver has 10 weather channels. These are used formonitoring broadcasts from NOAA (National Oceanographicand Atmospheric Administration.)The transceiver can automatically detect a weather alert toneon the selected weather channel or while scanning. (p. 16)Push [CH/WX] once or twice to select a weather channel.q sh78vAPPEARSWHENAWEATHERCHANNELISSELECTED sh78 ” appears when the Weather Alert function is in turnedON. (p. 78)Push [w ∫](CH) or [√](CH) to select a channel. s0USHING;Y]/[Z] on the microphone selects only Favorite chan-nels.When weather alert is OFF. When weather alert is ON.Receiving and transmittingN#!54)/. Transmitting without an antenna will damagethe transceiver.Hold down [PWR](Dial) to turn ON the power.qSet the audio and squelch levels. (p. 15)wFirst, open the squelch. Then, adjust the audio output±level. After that, adjust the squelch level until the noisejust disappears.Change the channel group. (p. 10)ePush [r ∫](CH) or [√](CH) to select a channel. (pp. 9, 10) s0USHING;Y]/[Z] on the microphone selects only Favorite chan-nels. s7HENRECEIVINGASIGNAL h ” appears and audio is heard. s&URTHERADJUSTMENTOFTHEVOLUMELEVELMAYBENECESSARYPush [LO/DX] to turn the receive Attenuator function ONtor OFF, if necessary. s/NLY53!AND!USTRALIANVERSIONTRANSCEIVERS sh,/#vAPPEARSWHENTHERECEIVE!TTENUATORFUNCTIONIS/.Push [HI/LO] to select the output power, if necessary.y sh7vAPPEARSWHENHIGHPOWERISSELECTED ANDh7vAPPEARSwhen low power is selected. s#HOOSELOWPOWERFORSHORTRANGECOMMUNICATIONS CHOOSEHIGHpower for longer distance communications. s3OMECHANNELSAREFORONLYLOWPOWERu Hold down [PTT] to transmit, then speak at your normalvoice level. sh ” appears. s#HANNELCANNOTBEUSEDFORTRANSMISSIONOTHERTHAN$3#