To enter different modes:
To enter set-up mode:
Select
MAIN*BAND
for desired band
Push
SET
to enter set mode
Push
LOW PRIO
to select item
Rotate
DIAL
for value/condition
Push
TONE DTMF
to exit
To enter the memory banks:
10 banks (A to J) vs. Regular memory 000 to 199
- Push desired band
[M/CALL
●
MW]
several times till
you see Bank initial appear e.g. “A”
- Push
[MAIN
●
BAND]
for 1 sec. Till bank initial blinks
- Rotate the same band’s
[DIAL]
to select the desired bank,
A to J. Banks that have no programing are skipped.
- Push the
[MAIN
●
BAND]
to set the bank (initial stopes
blinking)
- Rotate
[DIAL]
to select the contets in the bank
- Push
[MAIN BAND]
for 1sec, then momentarirly again
to set the change and treturn to regular memory.
Manually Entering Repeater values
Selecting the frequency:
Push
[V/Mhz
●
SCAN]
till you see the frequency with
dashes like:
146._ _ _
and multiple times to see select which
digit to change. The use
[DIAL]
to select the frequency.
Then [
V/Mhz
●
SCAN]
for ‘setting the frequncy’.
[Note: US version may auto set the correct offset & tone,
if not continue.]
Selecting the +, -, or no Offset:
Press
[DIP * MON]
to switch between
–
offset “
Dup-
” &
plus offset, “
Dup
” and no offset (no Dup showing)
Setting the Offset Frequency:
Push
[SET ,-o ]
several times till you see “
Dup
”
blinking in the upper lf. & current offset freq.
Rotate
[DIAL]
to desired offset
Press
[TONE * DTMF]
to set & exit
Selecting Tone:
Push
[TONE * DTMF]
till “
T
” appears to turn on the tone
(it defaults to 88.5).
Setting the Tone value:
Press
[SET ,-o ]
several times till you see the current tone
and “
rE
” (lower Rt. Corner) . Then rotate band
[DIAL]
to
the desired tone. Push
[TONE * DTMF]
to exit & set the
new tone.
IC-2720
User
Reference
Guide
version: 3.0
Produced by Ham’s for
Hams! For personal use only
& not associated with ICOM
in any way. Just “Ham’s
helping Ham’s”
Compiled by Martin Brossman
KI4CFS can be reached at
KI4CFS@toinquire.com
Photo from ICOM website
http://www.icomamerica.com/
US Models only
To Use Cross Band Repeat Mode:
- Set the frequencies on both bands
(Receive on VHF on left e.g. 146.550,
Send UHF on right e.g. 444.525)
* Press and hold
LOW
and
DUP
on the faceplate,
then quickly press
SET
(above the right-side
volume knob)
for two seconds, then let go of all 3 buttons
- Two flashing
Ls
will appear on the display --
(the
Ls
must be flashing)
* To exit this function: press
SET
for two seconds
Turning on & off the Weather Report
* Press
[M/CALL*MW]
till you see a
rCH-1
or 2 or…
in the display. Then rotate the
[DIAL]
to select the
weather channel appropriate to your area.
2 Meters: 144.0-148.0 MHz
70 CM : 420.0-450.0 MHz
Standard 2 Meter & 70 Cm bands
Call Channel Selection
Push
[M/CALL
●
MW]
till you see
‘C1’
or
‘C2’
select
[DIAL]
select call channel
Enter / Program call Channel
Select the frequency & settings
Push
[M/CALL
●
MW]
for 1 sec.
Rotate
[DIAL]
to select the desired call channel
“C1” or “C2” blink.
Push
[M/CALL
●
MW
] for 1 sec. To program
(3 beeps sound & eht unite retursn to VFO mode.)
Frequency
Left band
Right band
127
Available
Available
222
Available
Not-Available
375
Available
Available
500
Available
Available
900
Not-Available
Available
USA & General version Frequency Bands
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