User manual ICOM IC-20

[. . . ] We want to take a couple of moments of your time to thank you for making your IC-20 your radio of choice, and hope you agree with Icom's philosophy of "technology first. " Many hours of research and development went into the design of your IC-20. IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the transceiver. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL-- This instruction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC-20. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS DEFINITION Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock R WARNING!WORD D FEATURES Switchable VHF and UHF transceiver Selectable backlit color from amber, green and yellow Detachable controller for flexible installation 55 W* of high transmit output power *VHF band; 50 W for UHF and Korean version, 25 W for Taiwan version Remote control microphone standard New DMS (Dynamic Memory Scan) system i 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 countries. PRECAUTION RWARNING RF EXPOSURE!If you have any questions regarding RF exposure and safety standards please refer to the Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology's report on Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Radio frequency Electromagnetic Fields (OET Bulletin 65). [. . . ] y Push [V/MHz·SCAN] to exit set mode. n Push [CLR A(MW)] to exit set mode. NOTE: The offset frequency can be set in a memory/call channel temporarily. However, the set frequency is cleared once another memory channel or VFO mode is selected. To store the offset frequency permanently, overwrite the channel information. 24 4 REPEATER OPERATION I Auto repeater USING INITIAL SET MODE r Rotate [DIAL] to select the auto repeater function from "R1, " "R2" or OFF. (U. S. A. version only) The USA version automatically activates the repeater settings (DUP­ or DUP+ and tone encoder ON/OFF) when the operating frequency falls within the general repeater output frequency range and inactivate them when outside of the range. D Setting the auto repeater function ON/OFF q Push [PWR] to turn power OFF. w While pushing [SET·LOCK], turn power ON to enter initial set mode. [SET·LOCK] [PWR] Auto DUP: ON Auto tone set: OFF Auto DUP: ON Auto tone set: ON · "R1": auto repeater is ON, tone encoder is OFF. · "R2": auto repeater is ON, tone encoder is ON. t Push [PWR] to exit initial set mode. D Frequency range and offset direction Frequency range Duplex direction "DUP­" appears "DUP" appears "DUP" appears "DUP­" appears 145. 200­145. 495 MHz 146. 610­146. 995 MHz 147. 000­147. 395 MHz 442. 000­444. 995 MHz 447. 000­449. 995 MHz e Push [SET·LOCK] or [S. MW·MW] several times until the "RPT" display appears as shown above right. 25 MEMORY OPERATION I General description The transceiver has 512 memory channels including 10 scan edge memory channels (5 pairs), and 2 call channels. Each of these channels can be individually programmed with operating frequency (pgs. 24), subaudible tone encoder or tone squelch and its tone frequency (pgs. In addition, a total of 10 memory banks, A to J, are available for usage by group, etc. *except for scan edge memory channels. 5 4 5 D Using the [Y]/[Z] keys z Push [MR/CALL] to select memory mode. MR/CALL x Push [Y] or [Z] to select and set the desired memory channel. Y/Z · Pushing [Y]/[Z] for 1 sec. x Push [FUNC], then [CLR A(MW)] momentarily. · "!" indicator and "-- -- --" indication blink, and shows VFO conditions. 5 e Rotate [DIAL] to select the target memory channel. · "C1" or "C2" blinks when the call channel is selected. · Scan edge channels, 1A/1B, 2A/2B, 3A/3B, 4A/4B, 5A/5B can also be selected. BAND c Push [Y]/[Z] to select the target memory channel. · "C1" or "C2" blinks when the call channel is selected. · The keypad cannot be used for the selection. r Push [S. MW·MW] for 1 sec. to transfer the selected memory/call channel contents to the target memory. · The targeted memory and transferred contents are indicated. v Push [FUNC] then push [CLR A(MW)] for 1 sec. to transfer the selected memory/call channel contents to the target channel. · The targeted channel and transferred contents are indicated. [EXAMPLE]: Transferring memory channel 30 contents to channel 31. Front panel operation: Select the memory channel, then push . Push for 1 sec. HM-133 operation: Select the memory channel, push then push . Push then push for 1 sec. 30 5 MEMORY OPERATION I Programming channel names Each memory channel and the call channel can be programmed with an alphanumeric channel name for easy recognition and can be indicated independently by channel. Names can be a maximum of 6 characters-- see the table below for available characters. (space) (1) (B) (L) (V) (+) (2) (C) (M) (W) (­) (3) (D) (N) (X) (=) (4) (E) (O) (Y) () (5) (F) (P) (Z) (/) (6) (G) (Q) (() (7) (H) (R) ()) (8) (I) (S) (|) (9) (J) (T) (0) (A) (K) (U) q Push [S. MW·MW] momentarily. · "!" and memory channel number blink. w Rotate the tuning dial to select the desired memory or call channel. e Push [BAND] to select the memory name programming condition. · Frequency readouts disappear and a cursor blinks. r Rotate the tuning dial to select the desired character. · The selected character blinks. t Push [SET·LOCK] to move the cursor to the right. to program the name and exit the channel name programming condition. [EXAMPLE]: Programming "CLUB" into memory channel 1. Push Rotate Push Rotate Push Repeat the previous steps. Push for 1 sec. " " "Beep Beep " Beep " 31 MEMORY OPERATION Channel names can also be programmed via the microphone. z Push [FUNC] then [CLR A(MW)] momentarily. · "!" and memory channel number blink. 5 x Push [Y]/[Z] to select the memory/call channel to be assigned memory names. c Push [BAND]. · Frequency readouts disappear and a cursor blinks. n Repeat steps v and b until the desired channel names are displayed. [. . . ] · Blown fuse. I Troubleshooting PROBLEM Does not turn on. SOLUTION REF. · Check the connector pins. · A selective call or squelch function is activated such as pocket beep or tone squelch. Sensitivity is low and only · Antenna feedline or the antenna connector has a · Check, and if necessary, replace the feedline or sol- p. 16 No contact possible with · The other station is using tone squelch. 22 Repeater cannot be ac- · Wrong offset frequency is programmed. [. . . ]