User manual ICOM IC-228H

[. . . ] This radio has been tested and complies with the FCC RF exposure limits for "Occupational Use Only". In addition, your Icom radio complies with the following Standards and Guidelines with regard to RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels and evaluation of such levels for exposure to humans: · FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01 Supplement C, Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields. · American National Standards Institute (C95. 1 ­ 1992), IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz. · American National Standards Institute (C95. 3 ­ 1992), IEEE Recommended Practice for the Measurement of Potentially Hazardous Electromagnetic Fields ­ RF and Microwave. C AU TIO N To ensure that your exposure to RF electromagnetic energy is within the FCC allowable limits for occupational use, always adhere to the following guidelines: · DO NOT operate the radio without a proper antenna attached, as this may damage the radio and may also cause you to exceed FCC RF exposure limits. [. . . ] If the battery pack becomes wet, be sure to wipe it dry BEFORE attaching it to the transceiver. If your battery pack seems to have no capacity even after being charged, completely discharge them, then fully charge the battery pack again. If the battery pack still does not retain a charge (or only very little charge), a new battery pack must be purchased. D Recycling information (U. S. A. only) The battery (BP-209, BP-210 or BP-222) that you have purchased is recyclable. At the end of its life, under various state and local laws, it may be illegal to dispose of this battery into the municipal waste stream. Call 1-800-822-8837 for battery recycling options in your area or contact your dealer. 6 3 BATTERY PACKS ` Battery charging D Rapid charging with the BC-144+AD-99 The optional BC-144 provides rapid charging of optional battery packs. The following are additionally required: · One AD-99 (depends on version. ). · An AC adaptor (may be supplied with the BC-144 depending on version). BP-209, BP-210 or BP-222 only AC adaptor BC-145A/E/V/UK Check orientation. Charging indicator 7 BATTERY PACKS 3 D Rapid charging with the BC-144+AD-99 Turn power OFF BP-209, BP-210 or BP-222 attached to the transceiver. AC adaptor BC-145A/E/V/UK Check orientation and the spacer combination as follows. Charging indicator D Spacer combination. · Be sure to attach the Check orientation spacer (Spacer B/C) to the adaptor (Spacer A) and Spacer A with the orientation as illustrated in the diagram at right. Spacer B/C · Attach the spacer (Spacer B/C) to the adaptor with the orientation of the stamp " " pointing up. NOTE: Push the notch carefully when removing the spacer from the adaptor. 8 3 BATTERY PACKS D Rapid charging with the BC-121+AD-94 (#11) The optional BC-121 allows up to 6 battery packs to be charged simultaneously. w Select the desired CH 1 to CH 15 that you want to assign the CTCSS tone frequency to. r Push [PTT] the necessary number of times to choose the 10 digit of the desired channel from the channel list. 17) y Push [PTT] the necessary number of times to choose the 1 digit of the desired channel from the frequency list. 28 as CH1; q While pushing and holding [PTT], [MONI] and [W/N], turn [OFF/VOL] to power ON. y Push [PTT] eight times to choose the 1 digit of the desired channel. i Turn the power OFF, and then ON again. 15 SET MODE 4 · CTCSS tone code list No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Freq. * OFF 67. 0 69. 3 71. 0 71. 9 74. 4 77. 0 79. 7 82. 5 85. 4 88. 5 91. 5 94. 8 97. 4 100. 0 103. 5 No. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Freq. * 107. 2 110. 9 114. 8 118. 8 123. 0 127. 3 131. 8 136. 5 141. 3 146. 2 151. 4 156. 7 159. 8 162. 2 165. 5 167. 9 No. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Freq. * 171. 3 173. 8 177. 3 179. 9 183. 5 186. 2 189. 9 192. 8 196. 6 199. 5 203. 5 205. 5 210. 7 218. 1 225. 7 229. 1 No. 48 49 50 51 52 Freq. * 233. 6 241. 8 250. 3 254. 1 270. 4 (Unit: Hz) : EIA/TIA standard code (Recommended to use these. ) 16 4 SET MODE D SETTING THE CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY (continued) · CTCSS confirmation beep Push [PTT] no 1 (Once) 2 (Twice) 3 (Third) 4 (Fourth) Confirmation beep G G GG GGG GGGG Push [PTT] 5 (Fifth) 6 (Sixth) 7 (Seventh) 8 (eighth) 9 (ninth) Confirmation beep GGGGG G GG GGG GGGG G; Single beep ; Long beep D SETTING THE DTCS CODE This transceiver is equipped with 83 DTCS codes. DTCS operation provides communication with silent standby since you will only receive calls from group members using the same DTCS number. [. . . ] r Release [PTT] to return to receive. IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your transmitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold the microphone 10 to 15 cm from your mouth and speak at a normal voice level. 20 5 OPERATION D MONITOR AUDIBLE FUNCTION The monitor function allows you to open the transceiver's squelch manually to check whether a channel is busy or not. The transceiver has 2 conditions for receive standby: Audible condition: This condition mutes audio ONLY when no carrier is present. · Push and hold the [MONI], switch to select the audible condition. [. . . ]