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BASIC OPERATION
■ Operating mode selection
The usable operating modes in the IC-9100 are listed
to the right.
Youcanselectthedesiredoperatingmodebypush-
ing the mode switch.
See the diagram to the right for the order of selection.
You can mute the microphone signals when the
data mode is selected, depending on the “DATA
MOD” option in the Set mode (p. 167).
• Selecting the SSB mode
➥ Push [SSB] to select the USB or LSB mode.
•“LSB”or“USB”appears.
•Whenoperatingabove10MHz,USBisselectedrst;
when operating below 10 MHz, LSB is selected first.
•Push[SSB]againtotogglebetweenUSBandLSB.
•After USB or LSB is selected, hold down [SSB] for
1 second to select the data mode. (“D” appears)
•Inthedatamode,push[SSB]toreturntothenormal
SSB mode.
• Selecting the CW/RTTY mode
➥Push[CW/RTTY]toselecttheCWorRTTYmode.
•“CW”or“RTTY”appears.
•Push [CW/RTTY] again to toggle between CW and
RTTY.
•AfterCWorRTTYisselected,holddown[CW/RTTY]
for 1 second to toggle between
normal and reverse
modes.
(“CW-R”or“RTTY-R”appears.)
• Selecting the AM/FM mode
➥ Push [AM/FM] to select the AM or FM mode.
•“AM”or“FM”appears.
•Push[AM/FM]againtotogglebetweenAMandFM.
•After AM orFM isselected,hold down [AM/FM] for
1 second to select the data mode. (“D” appears)
•Inthedatamode,push[AM/FM]toreturntothe normal
AM or FM mode.
NOTE:
•IntheAMmode,youcantransmitononlythe
HF/50MHz frequency bands.
•TheAMmodecannotbeselectedonthe1200
MHz frequency band.
• Selecting the DV mode (including DR mode)*
➥Push[DV•DR]toselecttheDVmode.
•“DV”appears.
•DVmode(digitalvoice+low-speeddatacommunica-
tion) allows you to exchange the text message and call
sign, and transmit a position data with a third-party GPS
receiver.
➥Hold down [DV•DR] to turn the DR (D-STAR
®
Repeater) mode operation ON or OFF.
•“DV” and “ ” appears.
•TheDVmodeisautomaticallyselectedwhentheDR
mode is ON.
•DR(D-STARRepeater)modeallowsyoutouseare-
peater list to operate a D-STAR repeater simply.
The optional UT-121 is required for DV mode operation.
USBUSB
AMAM
LSB LSB
CW-R CW RTTY RTTY-R
FM FM
DV DR
: Push momentary
: Hold down for 1 second
• Usable operating modes
Mode switch Operating mode
[SSB]
USB USB Data
LSB LSB Data
[CW/RTTY]
CW CW Reverse
RTTY RTTYReverse
[AM/FM]
AM AM Data
FM FM Data
[DV•DR] DV
*
INFORMATION!
The DV mode can be selected in either MAIN or SUB
band. If you select the DV mode in both Bands, the
transceiver cannot receive on the SUB Band.