Icom IC-7700 - Manual (Page 54)

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Operating SSB
q Push a band key to select the desired band.
w Push to select LSB or USB.
• “USB” or “LSB” appears.
• Below 10 MHz LSB is automatically selected; above
10 MHz USB is automatically selected.
e Rotate the main dial to tune a desired signal.
• The S-meter indicates received signal strength when a
signal is received.
r Rotate [AF] to set audio to a comfortable listening
level.
t Push or [PTT] (microphone) to transmit.
• [TX] indicator lights red.
y Speak into the microphone at your normal voice
level.
• Adjust the microphone gain with [MIC] at this step, if
necessary.
u Push or release [PTT] (microphone) to
return to receive.
TRANSMIT
TRANSMIT
SSB
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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT
• Preamp (p. 5-9)
➥
Push [P.AMP] (MF3) several times to set the pre-
amp OFF, preamp 1 ON or preamp 2 ON.
• “P.AMP1” or “P.AMP2” appears when the preamp 1 or
preamp 2 is ON, respectively.
• Attenuator (p. 5-9)
➥ Push [ATT] (MF4) several times to set the attenu-
ator in 6 dB steps.
• Push and hold [ATT] (MF4) for 1 sec. to turn the
attenuator function OFF.
• “ATT” and attenuation level appear when the attenu-
ator is ON.
• Noise blanker (p. 5-16)
➥ Push to turn the noise blanker ON and
OFF, and then rotate [NB] control to adjust the
threshold level.
• Noise blanker indicator (above switch) lights
when the noise blanker is ON.
• Push and hold for 1 sec. to enter noise blanker
set mode.
• Twin PBT (passband tuning) (p. 5-12)
➥
Rotate [TWIN PBT] controls (inner/outer).
• PBT indicator (above switch) lights when
PBT is in use.
• Push and hold for 1 sec. to clear the settings.
• Audio tone control (p. 12-4)
➥
Push [F-7•SET] then [F-1•LEVEL] to enter level
set mode. Select an item with [F-1•
Y ]/[F-2• Z ]
then rotate the main dial to adjust the audio tone.
• Noise reduction (p. 5-17)
➥
Push to turn the noise reduction ON and
OFF.
• Rotate [NR] control to adjust the noise reduction
level.
• Noise reduction indicator (above switch) lights
when the noise reduction is ON.
• Notch filter (p. 5-18)
➥
Push to turn the auto or manual notch
function ON and OFF.
• Rotate [NOTCH] control to set the “valley” frequency
for manual notch operation.
• Notch indicator (above switch) lights when
either the auto or manual notch is ON.
• AGC (auto gain control) (p. 5-11)
➥
Push [AGC] (MF5) switch several times to select
AGC FAST, AGC MID or AGC SLOW.
➥
Push to turn the AGC time constant
manual setting ON and OFF.
• Rotate [AGC] control to adjust the time constant.
• VSC (voice squelch control) (p. 9-3)
➥
Push [VSC] (MF7) to turn the VSC function ON
and OFF.
• The VSC indicator appears when the voice squelch
function is set to ON.
AGC VR
NOTCH
NOTCH
NR
NR
PBT-CLR
PBT-CLR
NB
NB
NB
D D Convenient functions for receive
[MIC] [TX] indicator [RX] indicator
[AF] Main dial
Band keys
SSB TRANSMIT
Appears