Icom IC-M92D - Receiving and Transmitting Calls; Basic Transmit and Receive Operations

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BASIC OPERATION
Receiving and transmitting ■
CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage
the transceiver.
Hold down q [
] for 1 second to turn power ON.
Set the volume and squelch levels with w [VOL/SQL].
Set the volume by pushing ➥ [Y]/[Z] to adjust the vol-
ume.
Set the squelch level by pushing ➥ [VOL/SQL] while the
volume adjustment mode is selected.
•While in the squelch adjustment mode, pushing [Y] will
make the noise disappear.
Push e [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.
 •Further adjustment of the audio may be necessary at this
point.
r Select “HI/LO” to select the output power if necessary.
 •“HI”appearswhenhighpowerisselected;“LOW”whenhigh
power is selected.
 •Choose low power for short range communications, choose
high power for longer distance communications.
 •Somechannelsareforlowpoweronly.
t Hold down [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the micro-
phone.
 •Channel70cannotbeusedfortransmission.
t Release [PTT] to receive.
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans-
mitted signal, pause a few seconds after pushing [PTT],
hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your
mouth and speak into the microphone at a normal voice
level.
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve the battery power. The power save function activates
automatically when no signal is received for 5 seconds.
For U.S.A. version: To prevent accidental prolonged
transmission, etc., the transceiver has a time-out timer
function. This timer cuts a transmission OFF after 5 min-
utes of continuous transmission.