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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
1. Setting up your Mic Gain
Microphone gain must be adjusted properly so that
your signal does not distort when transmitted.
q Select SSB or another phone mode (AM or FM
mode).
w
Push [DISPLAY] for 1 sec. to select quick set mode.
e Push [MENU] one or more times to select “Q2
MIC GAIN.”
•The ALC meter is selected automatically when operat-
ing in SSB mode.
r While speaking into the microphone, rotate the
main dial to adjust the microphone gain so that the
ALC meter does not peak past the ALC zone.
•While transmitting at your normal voice level, the ALC
meter should read at about the middle of the ALC zone.
• Be sure the mic gain is in the range of 2 to 5.
t Push [DISPLAY] to exit quick set mode.