Icom IC-M423GE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE .............................................................................. i
IMPORTANT ..........................................................................i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS .......................................................i
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ................................................. ii
INSTALLATION NOTE .......................................................... ii
RADIO OPERATOR WARNING .......................................... iii
AVERTISSEMENT POUR LES OPÉRATEURS RADIO ...... iv
FCC INFORMATION ............................................................v
INFORMATION FCC ............................................................v
NOTE .................................................................................... v
PRECAUTIONS ................................................................... vi
PRÉCAUTIONS .................................................................. vii
1 OPERATING RULES ....................................................... 1
2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ................................................2–8
■ Front panel ...................................................................2
■ Function display ...........................................................5
■ Softkey function ............................................................7
■ Speaker Microphone ....................................................8
3 PREPARATION..........................................................9–10
■ Entering the MMSI code ..............................................9
■ Entering the ATIS code
(For Dutch and German version transceivers) ...........10
4 BASIC OPERATION ................................................ 11–18
■ Selecting a Channel ................................................... 11
■ Receiving and transmitting .........................................14
■ Adjusting the volume and squelch levels ...................15
■ Entering a Call channel data ...................................... 16
■ Entering a Channel name ..........................................16
■ Microphone Lock function ..........................................17
■ Adjusting the Backlight level.......................................18
■ Using the AquaQuake water draining function ........... 18
5 SCAN OPERATION .................................................19–20
■ Scan types .................................................................19
■ Setting Favorite channels ...........................................20
■ Starting a scan ...........................................................20
6 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ............................................ 21
■ Description .................................................................21
■ Operation ...................................................................21