ICOM IC-M45A Manuale Utente

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BASIC OPERATION

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➀

Rotate [PWR/VOL] to turn power ON.

➁

Rotate [SQUELCH] fully counterclockwise.

➂

Adjust [PWR/VOL] to a suitable listening level.

➃

Rotate [SQUELCH] clockwise until the audio noise disap-
pears.

➄

Select a channel. See pgs. 5–6 for details.

• When a signal is received:

➧

The squelch opens.

➧

Audio is emitted from the speaker.

➧

“BUSY” appears in the function display.

➅

When an interrupting signal is received, rotate [SQUELCH]
deeply clockwise.

D

These functions allow you to conveniently  check the distress
channel (ch 16) or, both the distress and leisure call channel
(ch 9; programmable) while receiving another channel. When
receiving a signal on one of these channels, the transceiver
stops on the channel until the signal disappears.

Depending on your preference, select dual watch or tri-watch
in advance in SET mode (p. 12). Dual watch is the default set-
ting.

➥

Push [

CH/WX

• DUAL] for 1 sec. to start dual watch.

➥

Push [

CH/WX

• DUAL] for 1 sec. to start tri-watch.

➥

Push any switch to cancel dual/tri-watch and return to nor-
mal operation.

Checking channel 16 
every 2 sec.

When receiving a signal 
on channel 16. Channel 
16 is monitored until the 
signal disappears.

Checking channel 16 
and the call channel 
every 2 sec.

When receiving a signal 
on channel 16, channel 
16 has priority.

When receiving a signal 
on the call channel, the 
call channel is monitored 
while checking ch 16 in 
2 sec. intervals.

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