Icom IC-M72 Instruction Manual

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94BASIC OPERATIONNew20014■ Receiving and transmittingCAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna maydamage the transceiver.q Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power ON.• Opening comment scrolls across the function display. (p. 13)• Push [16•9] to skip the opening comment indication.w Set the volume and squelch level.➥ Push [ ], and push [Z] to open the squelch.➥ Rotate [VOL] to set the volume level.➥ Push [ ], and push [Y]/[Z] to set the squelch level.e Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.- When receiving a signal, “ ” indicator appears while audio isemitted from the speaker.- Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.r Push [H/L•LOCK] to select the output power, if necessary.- “LOW” appears when low power is selected; “MID” appears whenmiddle power is selected; no indication when high power is se-lected.- Choose low or mid. power to conserve battery power, choosehigh power for longer distance communications.- Some channels are for low power only.t Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, and speak into the micro-phone.- The transmit indicator appears while transmitting.- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.y Release [PTT] to receive.IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans-mitted signal, pause a second after pushing [PTT], holdthe microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your mouth,and speak into the microphone using a normal voice level.NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con-serve the battery power. The power save function acti-vates automatically when no signal is received for 5 sec.To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, etc., theIC-M72 has a time-out timer function. This timer cuts atransmission OFF after 5 min. of continuous transmission.MicrophoneSpeakerr Set output powert Push to transmity Release to receive q Power ONw Set volumew Set the squelchlevelw Set the squelchlevele Select the