Icom IC-718 - Setting Sleep Timer; Timer Operation

N Setting sleep timer
F-2 F-4
F-6
TIME
EXIT/SET
Main dial
SET
TIMER
CLR
SLEEP
The sleep timer turns the transceiver power OFF au-
tomatically after passing the set period. The timer can
be set to 5–120 min. in 5 min. steps.
The sleep timer function counts the ‘minute’ units,
and does not count the ‘second’ units. For exam-
ple, when the sleep timer is started at 12:00 59,
First one minute past for just 1 sec. The maximum
error is therefore 59 sec. This is normal, not a mal-
function.
q Push [EXIT/SET] several times to close multi-func-
tion screen, if necessary.
w Push [SET] (F-6) to select set mode menu screen.
e Push [TIME] (F-4) to select time set mode.
r Push [TIMER] (F-2) to select clock set mode.
t Push [SLEEP] (F-6) to select the sleep timer set
condition.
• “– – –” blinks.
y Set the desired time period using the main dial.
• “TIMER–set Push [SET]” blinks.
• Push [CLR] (F-4) to select “– – –” to cancel the setting.
u Push [SET] (F-6) to set the time.
• Push [EXIT/SET] to cancel the setting.
• The timer indicator appears.
i Push [EXIT/SET] to exit timer set screen.
o The transceiver emits 10 beeps and turns OFF
after the sleep timer period elapses.
• The timer indicator blinks while beeping.
• Push [POWER] momentarily to cancel the sleep timer,
if desired.
N Timer operation
TIMER
POWER
Timer indicator appears
q Preset the daily timer as described on previously to
turn the timer function ON.
• The timer indicator appears.
w Push and hold [POWER] for 1 sec. to turn the
power OFF.
• The indicator on this switch lights red when the timer
function is ON.
e When the set time arrives, the power is automati-
cally turned ON.
r The transceiver emits 10 beeps and turns OFF
after the power-off period elapses.
• The timer indicator blinks while beeping.
• Push [POWER] momentarily to cancel the sleep timer,
if desired.
Timer action in the timer set screen must be se-
lected ON to enable timer operation, described in
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CLOCK AND TIMERS