Icom IC-7200

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FUNCTIONS FOR TRANSMIT
■ Speech compressor
The IC-7200 has a built-in, low distortion speech com-
pressor circuit. This circuit increases your average talk
power in SSB mode and is especially useful for DX-
ing or noisy conditions when the receiving station is
having difficulty copying your signal.
q Push
MODE
to select an SSB mode.
• When SSB mode is selected, push and hold
MODE
for 1 sec. to toggle between USB and LSB modes.
w Push
COMP
to turn the speech compressor func-
tion ON and OFF.
• “ ” appears when the speech compressor func-
tion is ON.
MODE
TUNER
TS
FILTER
SPCH
V/M
A/B
SPLIT
M-CL
SCAN
SET
ATT
P . AMP
COMP
VOX
MNF
RIT
1
2
3
4
5 6
7
8
0
50
28
1814
10
21
24
=
7
3.5
1.8
F-INP
M-CH/ RIT
ENT
BAND
GENE
9
.
AGC
MW
ANF
METER
NR
NB
[DIAL]
Appears
COMP
7
21
D Compression level setting
• Microphone gain setting
MODE
TUNER
TS
FILTER
SPCH
V/M
A/B
SPLIT
M-CL
SCAN
SET
ATT
P . AMP
COMP
VOX
MNF
RIT
1
2
3
4
5 6
7
8
0
50
28
1814
10
21
24
=
7
3.5
1.8
F-INP
M-CH/ RIT
ENT
BAND
GENE
9
.
AGC
MW
ANF
METER
NR
NB
[DIAL] [M-CH]
q Push
MODE
to select an SSB mode.
• When SSB mode is selected, push and hold
MODE
for 1 sec. to toggle between USB and LSB modes.
w Push
COMP
to turn the speech compressor func-
tion OFF, if it’s ON.
• “ ” disappears.
e Push and hold
ANF
METER
for 1 sec. several times to
select ALC meter.
• “ALC” appears.
r Adjust the MIC gain in the quick set mode.
q Push and hold
M-CH/RIT
SET
for 1 sec. to enter the
quick set mode.
w Rotate [M-CH] to select “MIC GAIN” to set the
microphone gain.
e While transmitting, speak at a normal voice level
and rotate [DIAL] to adjust the microphone gain
so that the ALC meter reads within the ALC
zone, whether you speak softly or loudly.
• Push and hold
M-CL
for 1 sec. to return to the de-
fault value.
r Push
M-CH/RIT
SET
to exit the quick set mode and
return to normal operation.
• Compression level setting
q Push and hold
ANF
METER
for 1 sec. several times to
select ALC meter.
• “ALC” appears.
w Push and hold
COMP
for 1 sec. to enter the
speech compression level set mode.
• The speech compressor function is turned ON and
“ ” appears.
You can enter the speech compression level set
mode before selecting ALC meter in step q.
e While transmitting, speak at a normal voice level
and rotate [DIAL] to adjust the speech compres-
sion level so that the ALC meter reads within the
ALC zone, whether you speak softly or loudly.
• The speech compression level can be adjusted from 0
to 10.
• Push and hold
M-CL
for 1 sec. to return to the default
value.
Level 5 (default)
ALC zone
r Push
COMP
to exit the speech compression level
set mode and return to normal operation.
t Push
COMP
to turn the speech compressor func-
tion OFF if necessary.
• “ ” disappears.
NOTE: When the ALC meter peaks above the ALC
zone, your transmitted voice may be distorted.