Icom Ic-A234, Ic-A6 Vhf Air Band Transceiver Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
iA6 iA24
VHF AIR  BAND TRANSCEIVERThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the condition
that this device does not cause harmful inter-
ference.
IC-A24
IC-A6 

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SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION
Your Icom radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during
transmit mode. This radio is designed for and classified as
“Occupational Use Only”, meaning it must be used only dur-
ing the course of employment by individuals aware of the haz-
ards, and the ways to minimize such hazards. This radio is
NOT intended for use by the “General Population” in an un-
controlled environment.
This radio has been evaluated for compliance at the distance of 2.5 cm with
the FCC RF exposure...

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FOREWORDThank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-A24/A6
VHF AIR BAND TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with
Icom’s state of the art technology and craftsmanship. With
proper care this product should provide you with years of
trouble-free operation.IMPORTANTREAD ALL INSTRUCTIONS
carefully and completely
before using the transceiver.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL—
This in-
struction manual contains important operating instructions for
the IC-A24/A6.
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
SUPPLIED...

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PRECAUTIONRWARNING! NEVER
hold the transceiver so that the
antenna is very close to, or touching exposed parts of the
body, especially the face or eyes, while transmitting. The
transceiver will perform best if the microphone is 5 to 10 cm
away from the lips and the transceiver is vertical.
RWARNING! NEVER
operate the transceiver with a
headset or other audio accessories at high volume levels.
Hearing experts advise against continuous high volume op-
eration. If you experience a ringing in your ears,...

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SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION  ............................................... i
FOREWORD ................................................................................... ii
IMPORTANT .................................................................................... ii
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................................................................. ii
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES  ............................................................ ii...

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
Panel description
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Microphone
Speaker!6
!5 !7 q w
!1 !0
!2
!3
!4
WX-ALERT
IC-A24
!7
WX-ALERT
!7
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qBACKLIGHT SWITCH [LIGHT](p. 11)
Turns the backlight for display and keypad ON or OFF.
wPTT SWITCH [PTT](p. 9)
Push and hold to transmit; release to receive.
•“ ” appears on the function display while transmitting.
eVOLUME [VOL] (p. 9)
Adjusts the audio level.
rTUNING DIAL [DIAL] (pgs. 8–12)
➥Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired frequency, WX chan-
nel number, BANK number and memory channel.
➥Rotate [DIAL] to set the squelch level and beep tone
level.
tANTENNA CONNECTOR [ANT] (p. 7)
Connects the...

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
!1CLEAR KEY [CLR•
DEL
] (pgs. 8–17)
➥Push to turn to the frequency mode, when mem-
ory channel, WX channel, 121.5 MHz, squelch
level setting or beep tone setting is selected.
➥Push  , then push and hold [CLR•
DEL
]to
delete a recall frequency data.
➥Push to clear the entered comment of memory
name while programming.
➥Push to stop the scan function to turn to the fre-
quency mode while the scan function is operat-
ing.
!2ANL KEY [ANL•
SCAN
] (pgs. 9, 16, 17)
➥Push to turn the ANL...

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
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!7DIGIT KEYS
➥Input the specified digit during frequency input, memory
channel selection, etc.
➥In addition, each key has one or more secondary func-
tion after pushing  as follows:
Push  , then push [0•
BANK
] to select the mem-
ory BANK number to rotate [DIAL] on the memory
operation. (p. 12)
Push  , then push [1•
DVOR
] to select the DVOR
display from the CDI display in NAV band. (p. 19)*
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➥Push  , then push [2•
TO
] to change the
course indicator characteristics to “TO” flag...

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
Function display 
qFUNCTION INDICATOR (p. 2)
Appears when  is pushed.
wTX INDICATOR(p. 9)
Appears while transmitting.
eRX INDICATOR(p. 9)
Appears when receiving a signal or when the squelch
opens.
rDUPLEX INDICATOR(IC-A24 only) (p. 24)
➥“DUP” appears when the duplex function is activated in
NAV mode.
➥“DUP” blinks while setting the duplex frequency.
tLOW BATTERY INDICATOR (p. 10)
➥Appears when the battery is nearing exhaustion. The at-
tached battery pack requires recharging....