Icom IC-9100 - Meter Display Selection; Voice Synthesizer Operation; Volume Setting

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BASIC OPERATION
N6OLUMESETTING
± Rotate the [AF] control clockwise to increase the
audio output level, counterclockwise to decrease it.
Increases
Decreases
N6OICESYNTHESIZEROPERATION
The IC-9100 has a built-in voice synthesizer to an-
nounce the operating frequency, mode and S-meter
level in clear, electronically-generated voice, in English
(or Japanese).
First, select the desired parameters to be announced
in the Set mode. (p. 164)
)NITIALVALUESFORTHEVOICESYNTHESIZERPARAMETERS
s30%%#(,EVEL 
s30%%#(,ANGUAGE %NGLISH
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s30%%#(3,EVEL /.
s30%%#(;-/$%=37/&&
s;30%%#(,/#+=3730%%#(,/#+
(See NOTE as described below.)
± Push [SPEECH/LOCK] to announce the currently
selected frequency, mode and S-meter level*.
* The S-meter level announcement can be turned OFF. (p.
164)
./4% If “SPEECH/LOCK” is not selected in the
“[SPEECH/LOCK] SW” item of the Set mode,
you should hold down [SPEECH/LOCK] for 1
second to activate the voice synthesizer. (p. 164)
± Push a mode switch to announce the appropriate
mode, when the “SPEECH [MODE] SW” item is set
to “ON” in the Set mode. (p. 164)
N-ETER$ISPLAYSELECTION
The transmit meter can be toggled between three
functions for your convenience.
The RF power meter is always displayed.
±(OLDDOWN;!.4s-%4%2=FORSECONDTOTOGGLETHE
transmit meter function between SWR, ALC and
COMP.
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quency.
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Displays the ALC level. When the meter move-
ment shows the input signal level exceeds the
allowable level, the ALC limits the RF power. In
such cases, decrease the microphone gain level.
s#/-0$ISPLAYS THE COMPRESSION LEVEL WHEN THE
speech compressor is in use.
[AF](MAINBand)
[AF](SUBBand)
Mode switches
[SPEECH/LOCK]
]
When ALC meter
is selected.
RF output power is
DISPLAYED IN  PER-
cent), and it becomes
the S-meter in receive.