Icom IC-M88

■ Channel selection
IMPORTANT: Prior to using the transceiver for the first
time, the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum
life and operation. To avoid damage to the transceiver,
turn the power OFF while charging.
D Channel 16
Channel16(Distresschannel)isusedforestablishinginitial
contact with another station and for emergency communica-
tions.Channel16isautomaticallymonitoredduringbothdu-
alwatchandtri-watch.Whilestandingby,youmustmonitor
Channel16.
qPush[16•
9]toselectChannel16.
wPush[CH/WX•
U/I/C/L] to return to the condition before se-
lectingChannel16,orpush[Y]/[Z] to select the operat-
ing channel.
Push
9
D Channel 9 (Call channel)
Channel9istheleisure-usecallchannel.Eachregularchan-
nel group has separate call channels. In addition, each call
channel is monitored during tri-watch. The call channels can
bereprogrammed(p.12)andareusedtostoreyourmost
oftenusedchannelsineachchannelgroupforquickrecall.
qPush[16•
9]for1sec.toselectthecallchannelinthese-
lected channel group.
 •“CALL”andthecallchannelnumberappear.
 •Eachchannelgroupmayhaveitsowncallchannelafterpro-
gramming a call channel. See the “Call channel programming”
onpage12fordetails.
wPush[CH/WX•U/I/C/L] to return to the condition before se-
lectingChannel9
(callchannel), or push [Y]/[Z] to select
the operating channel.
Push
for 1 sec.
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BASIC OPERATION