Icom IC-7700

3-13
D Drive gain adjustment
The drive gain is active for all modes other than SSB
mode withspeechcompressorOFF.The[DRIVE]
control adjusts the gain of the driver stage.
Before transmitting, monitor your selected operating
frequency to make sure transmitting won’t cause in-
terference to other stations on the same frequency.
q Push [METER]
(MF2) to select the ALC meter.
w Push [PTT] (microphone; SSB with [COMP] ON,
AM or FM), key down (CW) or push
TRANSMIT
(RTTY or PSK) to transmit.
e While talking into the microphone, keying down or
transmitting,rotate[DRIVE]sothattheALCmeter
reading is between 30 to 50% of the ALC scale.
(see left)
 •Talkintothemicrophoneatyournormalvoicelevel.
r Release [PTT], stop keying or push
TRANSMIT
again to return to receive.
3
BASIC OPERATIONS
S
ID
0
5
10
15
0
0
10
44
ALC
52V
VD
20
dB
1
1.5
2
3
∞
10
50
100
150
200
250
PO
SWR
COMP
A
W
1
5
9
+
20
+
40
+
60dB
S
1
0
0
0
1
2
5
10
10
10
20
44
52V
50 100
150
200
250
15
3
1.5
I
D
VD
dB
W
A
Po
SWR
COMP
ALC
5
9
+
20
+
40
+
60dB
∞
Drive gain range
Drive gain range
[DRIVE]
METER
■ Band edge warning beep
This function allows you to hear a beep tone when you tune
in or out of an amateur band’s frequency range. A regular
beep sounds when you tune into a range, and an lower
tone error beep will sound when you tune out of a range.
Also, the TX indicator shows if the selected frequency
is in or out of an amateur band, when an option other
than “OFF” is set.
•ATXindicatorwithdotedrectangle,“
TX
” is displayed, in-
stead of the regular “
TX
” TX indicator, when a frequency
outside of an amateur band frequency range is selected.
q Push
EXIT/SET
several times to close a multi-func-
tion screen, if necessary.
w Push [SET]
F-7
to select set mode menu screen.
 •Holdingdown
EXIT/SET
for 1 second also selects set
mode menu screen.
e Push [OTHERS]
F-5
to enter Others set mode.
r Push [Y]
F-1
or [Z]
F-2
to select “Beep (Band
Edge).”
t Rotate the main dial to select the desired band
edge warning beep setting. (see at left)
y Push
EXIT/SET
toexitthesetmode.
The beep output level can be set in level set mode.
(p. 12-6).
F-1
Y
F-2
Z
F-7
SET
F-5
OTHERS
EXIT/SET
When the transverter function is in use, the band
edge warning beep sounds with the default setting.
OFF : Band edge beep is OFF.
ON (Default) : When you tune into or out of the de-
fault amateur band’s frequency range,
a beep sounds. (default)
ON (User) : When you tune outside of, or back into
a user programmed amateur band’s
frequency range, a beep sounds.
ON (User) & TX Limit :
When you tune outside of, or back into
a user programmed amateur band’
s frequency range, a beep sounds.
Transmission is also inhibited outside
the programmed range.
• Band edge warning beep settings