ICOM 301500 Manuale Utente

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FUNCTIONS FOR TRANSMIT

N Speech compressor

The IC-7200 has a built-in, low distortion speech com-
pressor circuit. This circuit increases your average talk 
power in SSB mode and is especially useful for DX-
ing or noisy conditions when the receiving station is 
having difficulty copying your signal.

q  Push 

 to select an SSB mode.

 • 

 

When SSB mode is selected, push and hold 

 

for 1 sec. to toggle between USB and LSB modes.

w  Push 

 to turn the speech compressor func-

tion ON and OFF.

 • 

 

“

” appears when the speech compressor func-

tion is ON.

Appears

D Compression level setting

q  Push 

 to select an SSB mode.

 • 

 

When SSB mode is selected, push and hold 

 

for 1 sec. to toggle between USB and LSB modes.

w  Push 

 to turn the speech compressor func-

tion OFF, if it’s ON.

 • 

“

” disappears.

e  Push and hold 

 for 1 sec. several times to 

select ALC meter.

 • 

“ALC” appears.

r Adjust the MIC gain in the quick set mode.

q  Push and hold 

 for 1 sec. to enter the 

quick set mode.

w  Rotate [M-CH] to select “MIC GAIN” to set the 

microphone gain.

e  While transmitting, speak at a normal voice level 

and rotate [DIAL] to adjust the microphone gain 
so that the ALC meter reads within the ALC 
zone, whether you speak softly or loudly.

 • 

 

Push and hold 

 for 1 sec. to return to the de-

fault value.

r  Push 

 to exit the quick set mode and 

return to normal operation.

q  Push and hold 

 for 1 sec. several times to 

select ALC meter.

 • 

“ALC” appears.

w  Push and hold 

 for 1 sec. to enter the 

speech compression level set mode.

 • 

 

The speech compressor function is turned ON and  
“

” appears.

 

 You can enter the speech compression level set 
mode before selecting ALC meter in step 

q.

e  While transmitting, speak at a normal voice level 

and rotate [DIAL] to adjust the speech compres-
sion level so that the ALC meter reads within the 
ALC zone, whether you speak softly or loudly.

 • 

 

The speech compression level can be adjusted from 0 
to 10.

 • 

 

Push and hold 

 for 1 sec. to return to the default 

value.

Level 5 (default)

ALC zone

r  Push 

 to exit the speech compression level 

set mode and return to normal operation.

t  Push 

 to turn the speech compressor func-

tion OFF if necessary.

 • 

“

” disappears.

 NOTE: When the ALC meter peaks above the ALC 
zone, your transmitted voice may be distorted.