Icom IC-M37 Instruction Manual - Page 17

5 BASIC OPERATION ■■ Selecting a channel DDRegular Channel 1 You can select a channel by pushing [▲] or [▼]. 2 DDChannel 16 Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used to 3 establish the initial contact with a station, and for emergency communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both Dualwatch 4 and Tri-watch. While in the standby, you must monitor Channel 16. zz Push [16/C] to select Channel 16. 5 LL To return to the previously selected channel, push [CH/WX]. 6 7 DDCall channel 8 Each Channel Group has separate leisure-use Call channels. The Call channel is scanned during Tri-watch. The Call channels can be 9 selected and used to store your most often used channels in each Channel Group, for quick recall. 10 See page 13 for details on setting the Call channel. zz Hold down [16/C] for 1 second to select the Call channel. 11 ••The Call channel number and "CALL" are displayed. LL To return to the previously selected channel, push [CH/WX]. 12 13 DD Selecting a Channel Group 14 Channel Groups are preset into your transceiver. You can select a Channel Group for USA, International, Canadian, and ATIS, 15 depending on the transceiver version. zz Hold down [U/I/C] (CH/WX) for 1 second to change the channel 16 group. LL The selectable channel groups may differ, depending on the 17 transceiver version. 18 Version USA Preset Channel Group INT CAN ATIS USA    UK   EUR  FRG   HOL   AUS   EXP (Other)    NOTE: You cannot transmit on Channel 70. 9