Icom IC-705 - Setting the Frequency; Using the Main Dial; About the Tuning Step Function; About the 1 Hz Step Fine Tuning Function

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BASIC MANUAL
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BASIC OPERATION
Setting the frequency
DUsing the Main Dial
1. Select the desired operating band. (p. 3-2)
2. Rotate
.
• The frequency changes according to the
selected Tuning Step.
L is displayed when you select an amateur
radio frequency, and
(with a dotted line) is
displayed when you select a frequency outside
the Ham band, or outside your set Band Edges.
DAbout the Tuning Step function
You can set the ’s tuning step for each
operating mode.
Touch the kHz digits to turn the Tuning Step
function ON or OFF.
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above the 1 kHz digit.
DChanging the Tuning Step
When the Tuning Step function is ON, you can
change the tuning steps for each operating
mode.
1. Select the desired operating mode. (p. 3-2)
(Example: USB)
2. Touch the kHz digit for 1 second.
• Opens the TS (SSB) screen.
3. Touch the desired tuning step.
(Example: 0.1 k)
• The tuning step is set, and returns to the
previous screen.
DAbout the 1 Hz step Fine Tuning
function
You can use the minimum tuning step of 1 Hz for
fine tuning in the SSB, CW, and RTTY modes.
Touch the Hz digits for 1 second to turn the Fine
Tuning function ON or OFF.
DAbout the 1/4 Tuning function
SSB-D, CW, and RTTY modes
With the Tuning Function OFF, turn ON the 1/4
Tuning function to reduce the tuning speed to
1/4 of the normal speed, for finer tuning.
1. Push
.
• Opens the FUNCTION screen.
2. Touch [1/4].
3. Push .
DAbout the Auto Tuning Step function
The tuning step automatically changes,
depending on the rotation speed of
.
LYou can change the Auto Tuning Step function
settings in the following menu. (p. 8-3)
»
SET > Function > MAIN DIAL Auto TS
The Tuning Step
function is ON.
The 1 Hz digit is
displayed.
1/4 Tuning
function is ON.