Icom IC-M88

FOREWORD
ThankyouforpurchasingthisIcomproduct.TheIC-M88VHF
MARINETRANSCEIVERis designed and built withIcom’s
stateofthearttechnologyandcraftsmanship.Withpropercare
this product should provide you with years of trouble-free oper-
ation.
IMPORTANT
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and com-
pletely before using the transceiver.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL—This
instruction manual contains important operating instructions
fortheIC-M88.
EXPLICITDEFINITIONS
WORD DEFINITION
RDANGER!
Personal death, serious injury or an explo-
sion may occur.
RWARNING!
Personal injury, fire hazard or electric
shock may occur.
CAUTION
Equipmentdamagemayoccur.
NOTE
If disregarded, inconvenience only. No risk
of personal injury, fire or electric shock.
FEATURES
☞ 22 free channels for land use
 TheIC-M88has22freechannelsreservedforLand use
(146–174MHz).Wide/narrow
channel spacing is program-
mable for each channel, and CTCSS and DTCS signaling
is included.
 *Appropriatelicensewillberequired.
☞ Tough waterproof construction
 TheIC-M88isbuilttoughtowithstandhazardousandun-
hospitableenvironmentsatseaandonland.Evenifthe
IC-M88isdroppedintowater,it’swaterproong*willpro-
tect it from harm. The compact and durable body meets
the military specifications
(MIL-STD).
 *EquivalenttoIPX7ofthecorrespondingInternationalStandard
IEC529(1989).(1mdepthfor30minutes)
☞ Simple operation
 6clearlylabelledbuttonsonthefrontpanelandthevol-
ume/powerknobmaximizesimplicityofoperation.Even
when wearing gloves, the large buttons are easy to oper-
ate.Alarge,clearLCDwithbacklightingandbacklitbut-
tons make night time operation simple.
☞ Intrinsically safe (I/S) version available
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