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Icom, Icom Inc. and the logo are registered trademarks
of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United states, the United
Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other coun-
tries.
IMPORTANT
READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CAREFULLY before attempting to operate the trans-
ceiver.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL. This
manual contains important safety and operating in-
structions for the IC-M601.
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER AND MICROPHONE
THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to
water including salt water, otherwise, the keys and
switches may become inoperable due to salt crystallization.
WORD DEFINITION
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WARNING
Personal injury, fire hazard or electric
shock may occur.
CAUTION Equipment damage may occur.
NOTE
If disregarded, inconvenience only. No
risk or personal injury, fire or electric
shock.
Versions of the IC-M601 which display the “CE”
symbol on the serial number seal, comply with the es-
sential requirements of the European Radio and
Telecommunication Terminal Directive 1999/5/EC.
This warning symbol indicates that this equip-
ment operates in non-harmonised frequency bands
and/or may be subject to licensing conditions in the
country of use. Be sure to check that you have the
correct version of this radio or the correct program-
ming of this radio, to comply with national licensing
requirements.