User manual ICOM IC-VR8050

[. . . ] 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-VR8050/V80E 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-VR8050/V80E. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD R DANGER!CAUTION NOTE DEFINITION Personal death, serious injury or an explosion may occur. No risk of personal injury, fire or electric shock. FEATURES Dust-protection/Splash-resistant construction (IP54*) *Only when the battery pack/case, antenna and jack cover are attached. 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-VR8050/V80E. Built in VOX circuit enabling the VOX operation* (voice operated transmission) *To use the VOX operation, an optional headset and a plug adapter cable are additionally required. i PRECAUTIONS RWARNING RF EXPOSURE! This device emits Radio Frequency (RF) energy. [. . . ] 22) Appears 5 REPEATER OPERATION Duplex operation D Setting the frequency offset q Push [FUNC](M), and then [SET](8) to enter the Set mode. w Push [] or [] to select the offset item. · "±" blinks, and the current frequency offset appears. e Rotate [VOL] to select the frequency offset. · The offset is selected in the same step as the frequency tuning step. · The unit of the frequency offset is "MHz. " 0. 6 MHz offset For the U. S. A. version: The auto repeater function has priority over the manual duplex setting. If the transmit frequency changes after setting, the auto repeater function may have changed the duplex setting. 23). D Reverse duplex function When the reverse duplex function is ON, the receive and transmit frequencies are reversed. Each receive and transmit frequency is shown in the table below, with the following configurations; Input freq. : 145. 300 MHz Direction : ­ (down) Offset : 0. 6 MHz Reversed OFF ON · "­" or "+" blinks when the reverse duplex function is ON. TX freq. r Push [# ENT] to exit the Set mode. D Setting the duplex direction Push [FUNC](M), and then [DUP](4) to select "­" (negative offset) or "+" (positive offset). · "­" or "+" indicates the transmit frequency is shifter up (+) or down (­) from the receive frequency. · Blinking "­" or "+" indicates the reverse duplex function is ON, as described to the right. · Example-- When the offset frequency is 0. 6 MHz Duplex + (up) ­ (down) While receiving While transmitting 145. 300 MHz 144. 700 MHz 144. 700 MHz 145. 300 MHz 21 REPEATER OPERATION 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 Subaudible tones Some repeaters require subaudible tones to be accessed. Subaudible tones are superimposed over your normal signal, and must be set in advance. · Entering one or two digits, and then pushing [# ENT] also selects a memory channel. · Example-- selecting memory channel "14" Push Appears The memory channel is selected. Selecting the Call channel Push [VFO/MR/CALL] several times to select the Call channel. · "C" appears instead of the memory channel number. Selecting a memory channel D Using [] or [] q Push [VFO/MR/CALL] several times to select the memory mode. · "X" appears. Push Appears w Push [] or [] to select a desired channel. · Only programmed channels are displayed. 6 MEMORY/CALL OPERATION Channel programming q Push [VFO/MR/CALL] several times to select the VFO mode. e Push [FUNC](M), and then [VFO/MR/CALL]. · "X" and the memory channel number blink. · Select the Call channel mode to program the Call channel. t Push [FUNC](M), and then push and hold [VFO/MR/ CALL] for 1 sec. after programming, the memory channel number automatically increases. r Push [] or [] to select a desired channel. · Select "1A/1B" to "3A/3B" to program a scan edge channel. NOTE: To cancel programming, push [VFO/MR/CALL] before storing the entry in step t. · Example-- programming 145. 440 MHz into memory channel 11 (a blank channel). Push , and then . Push or to select channel 11. The VFO mode Push , then push and hold for 1 sec. 25 MEMORY/CALL OPERATION 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 26 Copying memory/Call contents This function transfers a memory channel's contents to VFO (or another memory/Call channel). This is useful when searching for signals around a memory channel frequency and for recalling the offset frequency, subaudible tone frequency etc. D Memory/Callmemory/Call q Select a memory or Call channel to be copied. Push [VFO/MR/CALL] several times to select the memory mode or the Call channel mode, and then push [] or [] to select a desired channel. w Push [FUNC](M), and then push [VFO/MR/CALL]. · "X" and "--" blink. · Do not hold [VFO/MR/CALL] for more than 1 sec. , otherwise the memory contents will be copied to the VFO mode. D Memory/CallVFO q Select a memory (Call) channel to be copied. Push [VFO/MR/CALL] several times to select the memory or Call channel mode, and then push [] or [] to select a desired channel. [. . . ] · Set the microphone gain before setting the VOX gain in the Set mode (p. · When the TX permission is set to "OFF" in the Set mode, you cannot transmit using the VOX function. 41) w e q Appears [ ] 14 OPTIONS D VOX-related settings The VOX gain, the VOX delay, and the VOX time-out timer can be set in the Set mode. q Connect an optional headset and plug adapter cable to the transceiver, and then turn the power ON. [. . . ]