Icom COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER IC-R3 - Manual (Page 14)

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BASIC OPERATION
■ Receiving
Make sure a charged battery pack or alkaline batteries are in-
stalled. (pgs. 1, 46)
q Push [POWER] for 2 sec. to turn power ON.
w Push [ ↕ ] to set the desired audio level.
• One of the LCDs shows the volume level while setting. See the
next page for details.
e Push [ ↔ ] to select an operating band. (p. 7)
r Rotate [DIAL] to set an operating frequency. (p. 8)
t Set the squelch level.
• While pushing [SQL], rotate [DIAL].
• The first click of [DIAL] indicates the current squelch level.
• “LEVEL1” is loose squelch and “LEVEL9” is tight squelch.
• “AUTO” indicates automatic level adjustment with a noise pulse
count system.
• Push and hold [SQL] to open the squelch manually. (default be-
haviour; p. 41)
y When a signal is received:
➥ Squelch opens and audio is emitted from the speaker.
➥ The S indicators show the relative signal strength.
➥ The busy indicator appears when receiving a signal or when the
squelch is open.
q Power switch
w Set volume
e Select band
t Push for setting
the squelch
(Push to monitor)
r Set frequency
t Set the squelch
level
For non-U.S.A. versions
If the display mode selection is set as ‘manual’ (p. 43) with
the color LCD ON, the receiver may not be able to turn it-
self OFF when the battery becomes exhausted.
Replace the battery and turn power OFF in this case. For U.S.A. version
The U.S.A. version automatically turns itself OFF when the
receiver detects that battery replacement is necessary. Re-
place the battery or charge the battery pack in this case.