22PANEL DESCRIPTION■ Front panelq MICROPHONE CONNECTOR (p. 16)Accepts the supplied microphone or an optionalhandset.☞ NOTE: No audio is output to the speaker whenthe microphone or handset is not connected.w POWER SWITCH [POWER]Turns power ON or OFF.e SPEAKER SWITCH [SPEAKER]Turns the built-in speaker ON or OFF.• “è” appears in the display while the speaker is turnedOFF.• Any external speaker connected to the rear panel is notturned OFF.r DISPLAY INTENSITY SWITCH [DIMMER]Turns the display backlighting ON or OFF.t VOLUME CONTROL [VOLUME]Adjusts the audio output level.• No sound is output to the speaker when:➥ A microphone is not connected.➥ The [SQL] switch is turned ON and no signal is beingreceived.y GROUP CHANNEL SELECTOR [GROUP]In the memory mode, selects 1 of 3 channel groups(“A,” “B” or “C”). (p. 5)• In the VFO mode, it has no function.➥ Selects an item in the set mode. (p. 11)u ANTENNA TUNE SWITCH [TUNE] (p. 8)Tunes the external tuner to the antenna.• Activates only when an optional antenna tuner such asIcom’s AT-130 is connected.☞ NOTE: When selecting “automatic tuning” in theset mode, pushing this switch is not necessaryto tune the antenna. (p. 11)i CHANNEL SELECTOR [CHANNEL] (p. 5)➥ In the memory mode, selects an operating chan-nel within the selected channel group.• A maximum of 50 channels are available in eachchannel group, depending on set mode setting (pgs.13 and 14).➥ In the VFO mode, changes the operating fre-quency in 0.1 kHz steps.• Frequencies selected in the VFO mode are tempo-rary.o SCAN SWITCH [SCAN] (p. 6)Push to toggle the scan ON or OFF.!0 CLARITY CONTROL [CLARITY] (p. 9)Shifts the receive frequency ±150 Hz for clear re-ception of an off frequency signal.MICROPHONEPOWERVOLUMETX FREQ2182KHzRESETMODETUNESSB RADIO TELEPHONEAGC SQL SCANCLARITYN BSPEAKER[ALARM] [TX FREQ]+FOR ALARM TXDIMMERGROUP CHANNEL1 2 34 5 67 8 9CLT ONLY ENT0 CH/FREQiM 700PROTXRXDSC FALMq w e r t y u i !0oThis function is not installedin the IC-M700PRO.