Icom IC-R1500 Radio User Manual


 
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PANEL DESCRIPTION
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y MONITOR•TONE•TONE SCAN KEY [MONI•T/T-SCAN]
Push to turn the monitor function ON and OFF. (p. 11)
Push and hold for 1 sec. to enter tone squelch selection
mode. (pgs. 31, 33)
•Tone squelch, pocket beep (CTCSS), tone squelch reverse
action, DTCS squelch, pocket beep (DTCS), DTCS squelch
reverse action or tone function OFF can be selected.
Push and hold for 1 sec. during tone squelch selection
mode to start the tone scan. (p. 34)
u NOISE BLANKER/AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL KEY
[NB•AGC]
Push to turn the NB (Noise Blanker) function ON and
OFF. (p. 12)
The noise blanker function cannot be used in FM/WFM modes.
Push and hold for 1 sec. to select the AGC (Automatic
Gain Control) function Slow and Fast. (p. 12)
While in FM or WFM mode, the AGC function is fixed
as Fast and AGC Slow cannot be selected.
i ATTENUATOR/PRIORITY KEY [ATT•PRIO]
Push to turn the ATT (Attenuator) function ON and OFF.
(p. 12)
Starts priority watch when pushed and held for 1 sec.
(p. 30)
o MEMORY/SKIP KEY [MR•SKIP]
Push to select the memory channel, memory bank or
weather channel* modes. (pgs. 16, 23, 44)
*Weather channels are available for USA/CANADA versions
only.
Push and hold for 1 sec. to turn the channel skip setting
ON and OFF for memory/frequency skip scan operation.
(p. 28)
!0 VFO/MHz TUNING•SCAN KEY [V/MHz•SCAN]
Selects and toggles VFO mode
and band selection,
1 MHz or 10 MHz tuning when pushed. (p. 9)
Starts scan when pushed and held for 1 sec. (p. 26)
• Cancels a scan when pushed during scan.
!1 TUNING DIAL [DIAL]
Selects the operating frequency (p. 9), memory channel
(p. 16), the setting of the set mode item (p. 35) and the
scanning direction (p. 26).
!2 MEMORY WRITE KEY [S.MW•MW] (pgs. 17, 18, 21)
Selects a memory channel for programming when
pushed.
Programs the selected memory channel when pushed
and held for 1 sec.
!3 POWER SWITCH FOR RECEIVER [POWER]
Turns the receiver power ON and OFF.
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