User manual ICOM IC-260E

[. . . ] With proper care, this product should provide you with years of trouble-free operation. We want to take a couple of moments of your time to thank you for making your IC-260E 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-260E. 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-260E. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS DEFINITION Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock R WARNING!WORD D FEATURES Covers the 0. 495­999. 990 MHz* frequency range *Some frequency bands are disabled according to version CTCSS and DTCS encoder/decoder standard 1250 memory channels* with 18 banks available *200 auto write and 50 scan edge channels are included. 1800 mAh large capacity Li-Ion battery standard 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 This device emits Radio Frequency (RF) energy. [. . . ] Subaudible tones are added to your normal signal and must be set in advance. · Available tone frequency list 67. 0 69. 3 71. 9 74. 4 77. 0 79. 7 82. 5 85. 4 88. 5 91. 5 94. 8 97. 4 100. 0 103. 5 107. 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. 9 171. 3 173. 8 177. 3 179. 9 183. 5 186. 2 189. 9 192. 8 196. 6 199. 5 203. 5 206. 5 210. 7 218. 1 225. 7 229. 1 233. 6 241. 8 250. 3 254. 1 D Setting the subaudible tone frequency qWhile pushing and holding [FUNC], push and hold [SQL] (ATT·SET) for 1 sec. to enter set mode. [DIAL] NOTE: The transceiver has 50 tone frequencies and consequently their spacing is narrow compared to units having 38 tones. Therefore, systems using some tone frequencies may receive interference from signals using adjacent tone frequencies. SCAN S. MW CONVENIENT!Tone scan function: When you don't know the subaudible tone used for a repeater, the tone scan is convenient for detecting the tone frequency. 48) While pushing and holding [FUNC], pushing and holding [CALL] (MODE·SCAN) for 1 sec. to start the repeater tone scan. DTCS ATT SET SET wRotate [DIAL] to select "R TONE. " WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT After 1 sec. WFMAM -DUP T SQL · Push [CALL] (MODE·SCAN) to cancel the scan. · When the required tone frequency is detected, the scan pauses. VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 eWhile pushing and holding [FUNC], rotate [DIAL] to select the desired subaudible tone frequency. · See the tables at right. r Push [SQL] (ATT·SET) to exit set mode. 21 REPEATER OPERATION 5 D Setting the subaudible tone encoder ON/OFF qWhile pushing and holding [FUNC], push and hold [SQL] (ATT·SET) for 1 sec. to enter set mode. [DIAL] VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 eWhile pushing and holding [FUNC], rotate [DIAL] to select the repeater tone from "TONE" or "OFF. " WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT 5 Subaudible tone OFF WFMAM -DUP T SQL Repeater tone selection WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT DTCS ATT SCAN VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 S. MW Tone squelch selection WFMAM -DUP T SQL SET SET DTCS ATT Tone squelch with pocket Tone decoder beep function selection selections WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT w Rotate [DIAL] to select "T/TSQL. " WFMAM -DUP T SQL VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 DTCS ATT After 1 sec. WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT DTCS selection DTCS with pocket beep function selection VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 r Push [SQL] (ATT·SET) to exit set mode. Push Push and hold Dual operation 22 5 REPEATER OPERATION 1750 Hz tone Some European repeaters require a 1750 Hz tone burst to be accessed. 19 for details. ) · "­DUP" or "+DUP" indicates a minus or plus offset of the transmit frequency, respectively. eWhile pushing and holding [PTT], push and hold [SQL] (ATT·SET) for 1 to 2 sec. eWhile pushing and holding [CALL] (MODE·SCAN), rotate [DIAL] to select "BANK. " · After releasing [CALL] (MODE·SCAN), "-- -- -- --" is displayed instead of the frequency indication, and only " " indicator blinks. · Bank group and channel number is displayed if the selected memory channel has already been assigned to a bank. · "BANK" can also be selected by pushing [CALL] (MODE·SCAN) several times. [DIAL] WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 t Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired bank channel number. · Vacant bank channel numbers are only be displayed. Bank channel is selected with WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT DTCS ATT VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 SCAN SCAN After [CALL] released WFMAM -DUP T SQL S. MW yPush and hold [V/M] (SKIP·S. MW) for 1 sec. to set the channel into the bank. · Return to the previous indication. DTCS ATT S. MW SET VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 25 MEMORY/CALL CHANNELS 6 Memory bank selection qPush [V/M] (SKIP·S. MW) to select memory mode, if desired. wWhile pushing and holding [BAND] (TS·LOCK), rotate [DIAL] to select the desired bank (A to H, J, L, N, O to R, T, U and Y). · The bank can also be selected by pushing [BAND] (TS·LOCK) several times. [DIAL] VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 Rotate [DIAL] while pushing [BAND] WFMAM -DUP T SQL Only programmed banks appear WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT DTCS ATT 6 Auto write channels eRotate [DIAL] to select the bank channel. · Only programmed channels are displayed. SCAN WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT S. MW SET VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 Bank initial Bank channel number rTo return to regular memory operation, rotate [DIAL] while pushing and holding [BAND] (TS·LOCK), or push [BAND] (TS·LOCK) several times. Push Push and hold Dual operation 26 6 MEMORY/CALL CHANNELS Programming memory/bank name Each memory channel can be programmed with an alphanumeric channel name for easy recognition and that can be indicated independently by channel. to enter select memory write mode. · 1 short and 1 long beep sound. ·" " indicator and memory channel number blink. WFMAM -DUP T SQL tWhile pushing and holding [FUNC], rotate [DIAL] to select the desired character. · The selected character blinks. y Rotate [DIAL] to move the cursor to left or right. Memory name WFMAM -DUP T SQL Bank name WFMAM -DUP T SQL DTCS ATT DTCS ATT VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 DTCS ATT VOL PRIO P SKIP MR 9 5 LOW 1 uRepeat steps t and y until the desired 6-character channel names are displayed. [. . . ] By cutting along the line and folding on the dotted line, it will become a card sized operating guide which can easily be carried in a card case or wallet, etc. <CUT HERE> 16 r Complete q Cut w Fold e Fold 80 <CUT HERE> POCKET GUIDE iE7 VFO and memory mode selection Push [V/M] to toggle between VFO and memory mode. Operating mode selection While pushing and holding [FUNC], push [CALL] several times to select the desired mode. Audio level setting Push [Y] to increase, push [Z] to decrease the audio level. Squelch level setting While pushing [SQL], rotate [DIAL] to set the squelch level. Frequency band selection Push [BAND] several times, or while pushing and holding [BAND], rotate [DIAL] to select the desired frequency band. [. . . ]