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INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD
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The MDC 1200 signaling system is built into your IC-V88 v h f t r a n s c e i v e r and IC-U88 u h f t r a n s c e i v e r .
IMPORTANT
FIRST, CAREFULLY READ INSTRUCTIONS q and w that are provided with the transceiver.
SAVE THIS OPERATING GUIDE— This operating guide contains additional important operating instructions for
the IC-V88 v h f t r a n s c e i v e r and IC-U88 u h f t r a n s c e i v e r .
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FOREWORD ......................................................................... i
IMPORTANT .......................................................................... i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................... i
1 ACCESSORIES ...........................................................1–2
Accessory attachments ....................................................1
D Antenna ........................................................................1
D Battery pack .................................................................1
D Belt clip.........................................................................1
D Jack cover ....................................................................2
2 PROGRAMMABLE KEY FUNCTIONS .......................3–4
Programmable key functions ............................................3
3 MDC 1200 SYSTEM OPERATION ..................................5
About the MDC 1200 system ..........................................5
Receiving .........................................................................5
D Receiving a PTT ID ......................................................5
Transmitting ......................................................................5
D Transmitting a PTT ID ...................................................5
4 USER SET MODE ...........................................................6
User Set mode .................................................................6
5 FRONT PANEL PROGRAMMING .............................7–11
Front Panel Programming mode ......................................7
D Entering the Front Panel Programming mode ..............7
D Selecting a channel to program ..................................7
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Editing the Receive (RX) and Transmit (TX) frequencies
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D Selecting the RX and TX tones ....................................8
D Editing the channel name...........................................10
D Other settings .............................................................11