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1. Commercially available antennas may increase receiver per formance An optional AD 92SMA ANTENNA CONNECTOR ADAPTER is available to connect an antenna with a BNC con nector Battery installation Remove the battery cover from the receiver Install 2 R6 AA size al kaline dry cell or Ni Cd batteries Be sure to observe the cor rect polarity Charge Ni Cd batteries be fore use See the separate BC 127A D instruction sheet NY Keep battery contacts clean It s a good idea to clean bat Y tery terminals once a week A Belt clip Conveniently attaches to your belt Slide the belt clip into the plastic loop on the back of the receiver Handstrap Slide the handstrap through the loop on the side of the belt clip as illus trated at right Facilitates carrying _ i 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION E Panel description unction display SPEAKER ANTENNA CONNECTOR p 1 Connects the supplied antenna An optional AD 92SMA is available for connecting an antenna with a BNC connector M MONITOR SWITCH SQL pgs 10 27 Push and hold to temporarily open the squelch and monitor the operating frequency default behaviour While pushing rotate the tuning dial to set the squelch threshold level Push FUNC SQL to toggle the attenuator circuit ON and OFF FUNCTION SWITCH FUNC While pushing this switch other switches and tuning dial per2. Push V M for 2 sec to enter set mode Rotate DIAL clockwise until EXPAND appears EXPAND disappears after 1 sec and EX appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to turn the expanded set mode ON or OFF Push V M to exit set mode or rotate DIAL to select a set mode item PV COIN Te rine Ext hNi LIIN cu Expanded set mode setting Expanded set mode ON OTHER FUNCTIONS 1 0 Set mode items Ofr T Tuning step 7 Confirmation ae P p 7 BEEP beep p 26 Ofn fc Dial select ste 1 TELT Backlightin i SEL p 26 E LIDA EID 9 TE Tone squelch rn Auto power OFF l KINA p 22 AF GFF p 27 tame Tone squelch to Power save PUNE tone p 22 a SAVE p 26 Oly Ts Duplex direction parini T Monitor switch Lu p 24 INL action p 27 mer rre F Offset frequency F 7 Dial speed BFF SE 1 p 24 SPEET p 28 Tiimi Scan resume fy J Lock function RESUME time p 18 LOCK effect p 28 Her Scan pause Fri Channel indication PRUSSE time p 18 LH mode p 29 27 Priority watch v Cont tT Expanded set F RIG p 21 EXPAN mode p 25 Appears when expanded set mode is ON Does not appear within the broadcast band 0 495 1 620 MHz except for U S A and Canada versions 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS E Dial selec
3. F or above 460 C 140 F Even when the receiver power is OFF a slight current still flows in the circuits Remove batteries from the receiver when not using it for a long time Otherwise the installed batteries will become exhausted For U S A only CAUTION Changes or modifications to this device not ex pressly approved by Icom Inc could void your authority to operate this device under FCC regulations SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Accessories included with the receiver Qty Antenna FA S270C ccccccccsssscscsesssessescsesesetseseseseeeees 1 S Handstrap sesers rer eE EEN 1 GI Belt elpe soriana a a i 1 Ni Cd charger BC 127A D and 2 Ni Cd batteries 1 set Not supplied with some versions OPERATING THEORY Electromagnetic radiation which has frequencies of 20 000 Hz 20 kHz and above is called radio frequency RF energy because it is useful in radio transmissions The IC R2 re ceives RF energy from 0 495 MHz to 1309 995 MHz and converts it into audio frequency AF energy which in turn ac tuates a loudspeaker to create sound waves AF energy is in the range of 20 to 20 000 Hz kHz is an abbreviation of kilohertz or 1000 hertz MHz is abbrevia tion of megahertz or 1 000 000 hertz where hertz is a unit of fre quency OPERATING NOTES The IC R2 may receive its own oscillated frequency resulting in no reception or only noise reception on some frequencies The IC R2 ma
4. amateur band while you were away from the receiver Waiting for a call from a specific station Set the operating frequency Set the desired tone squelch tone in expanded set mode e See the previous page for programming information Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until TSQL appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 TSQL disappears after 1 sec and tO appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select P BEEP Push V M to exit set mode and start the pocket beep TSQL appears in the function display When a signal with the correct tone is received the re ceiver emits beep tones for 30 sec and flashes A Push V M to stop the beeps and flashing Tone squelch is automatically selected The receiver has 50 tone frequencies and consequently their spacing is narrow compared with units having 38 tones Therefore some tone frequencies may receive in terference from adjacent tone frequencies BQ SUBAUDIBLE TONE OPERATION 8 E Tone scan The receiver can detect the subaudible tone frequency in a received signal By monitoring a signal that is being transmit ted on a frequency you can check the tone frequency re quired to access the repeater or to open the tone squelch Set the desired frequency or memory channel to be checked for a tone frequency Push FUNC A or W for 2 sec to start the tone scan To
5. channel FM FM FM mae m a mer ar mar a YL tL TEL th tO tL Te w wi re MR 1m Ges M Ll 1 LI LI Memory bank 0 Memory bank 1 Memory bank 7 E Memory clear Unwanted memory channels can be cleared erased Before clearing a memory channel make sure it is no longer needed as cleared memories cannot be recalled Select memory mode with V M Set the memory channel to be cleared with DIAL Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select a memory bank or programmed scan edge channel Select VFO mode with V M and push FUNC v m MW momentarily to indicate the selected memory channel e Do not hold FUNC V M MW for more than 0 5 sec other wise the selected memory channel will be overwritten Push FUNC MoDE LOCK for 2 sec to clear the se lected memory channel 3 beeps sound then the frequency is cleared Push V M to return to VFO mode EXAMPLE Clearing memory channel 3 memory bank 0 channel a v vu D MODE MJA wma N vu OD O momentarily Select memory SCAN OPERATION 6 e o Scan types Up to 25 programmed scan ranges full scan band scan and memory bank scan provide scanning versatility Each scan can have skip channels programmed FULL SCAN p 16 Repeatedly scans all fre SELECTED BAND SCAN Repeatedly scans all fre quencies over the entire p 16 quencies over the entire 466 1309 995 TeCeiver range Band Bang Selected
6. e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 DUP disappears after 1 sec and ae H Ha dP appears o dP i i FUN While pushing FUNC rotate Minus shift DIAL to select DUP or DUP DUP or DUP indicates the transmit station frequency for minus shift or plus shift respectively Push V M to exit set mode Offset frequency During duplex operation the transmit station frequency is shifted from the receive station frequency by an amount de termined by the offset frequency Select VFO mode or desired memory channel to be pro grammed Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until OFFSET appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 OFFSET disappears after 1 sec and OW appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to set the desired off set The offset frequency changes according to the selected tuning step Push V M to exit set mode Offset frequency set mode 0 6 MHz 600 kHz offset E Set mode Set mode is used for programming infrequently changed val ues or conditions of functions In addition this receiver has an expanded set mode which is used for programming additional infrequently changed values or conditions of functions When turning OFF the expanded set mode only a quarter of the set mode items are displayed for simpler operation Expanded set mode ON OFF
7. skipped during VFO scan full band and programmed scan in memory mode SIGNAL INDICATORS Shows the relative signal strength while receiving PRIORITY WATCH INDICATOR p 20 Appears when priority watch is in use BUSY INDICATOR BUSY appears when receiving a signal or when the squelch is open BATTERY INDICATORS Both segments appear when the batteries have enough capacity Only the right segment appears when the batteries are nearing exhaustion Flash when battery replacement is necessary LOCK INDICATOR p 8 Indicates that the lock function is in use PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 7 e gt 3 E VFO and memory channels This receiver has 2 normal operating modes VFO mode and memory mode VFO mode is used for setting a desired frequency within the frequency coverage Push V M to select VFO mode Memory mode is used for operation of memory channels which have programmed frequencies Push V M to select memory mode Ie To program a memory refer to p 12 tla ia appears What is VFO VFO is an abbreviation of Variable Frequency Oscillator Fre quencies for receiving are generated and controlled by the VFO FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING E Operating band selection The receiver can receive the broadcast band HF band 50 MHz band VHF avionics band 144 MHz band 300 MHz band 400 MHz band 800 MHz band or 1200 MHz band Push BAND several ti
8. time It can be set from 0 5 sec or unlimited Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until RESUME appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select condition 1SEC 5SEC scan restarts 1 5 sec after the signal disap pears OSEC scan restarts immediately after the signal disappears HOLD scan restarts by rotating DIAL only Push V M to exit set mode SCAN OPERATION 6 E Frequency skip function Programming a skip frequency Frequency skip function ON OFF Unwanted frequencies can be skipped and programmed as The frequency skip function can be turned OFF In this case skip channels when full scan band scan or programmed scan the frequencies will not be skipped even if skip information is is pausing programmed and P SKIP does not appear Start full scan band scan or programmed scan p 16 Select VFO mode with V M While receiving an unwanted signal and scan pauses Push FUNC Ts SKIP to toggle the frequency skip push FUNC Ts SKIP for 2 sec to program the re function ON or OFF ceived frequency as a skip frequency P SKIP appears when the function is turned ON The receiver emits 3 beeps and the scan resumes Non programmed memory channels blank channels are used for skip frequency programming in reverse sequence To scan the skip frequency aft
9. 15 19 W Scan types ieee 15 E Full band programmed scan 16 E Memory bank scan 16 E Selecting scan edges 17 E Skip channel setting 18 E Scan resume condition 18 E Frequency skip function 19 PRIORITY WATCH 20 21 E Priority watch types seee 20 E Priority watch operation 21 8 SUBAUDIBLE TONE OPERATION cccsseceee 22 23 E Tone squelch operation 22 E Pocket beep operation 23 ME Tone SCAN ou eee eeececceceeeeeeee eens 23 9 DUPLEX OPERATION 24 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS 25 30 Mi Set mode errereen 25 MDial select step oe 26 MBeep tones isene 26 HE Power Saver ou ceecccceeceeeeeeeeeee 26 E Auto power off function 27 E Monitor switch action 27 E Dial speed acceleration 28 E Lock function effect 28 E Channel indication mode 29 E Cloning function eee 29 E Partial reset eee 30 E All reset 20 ccceeee eee e eee 30 11 TROUBLESHOOTING 31 12 OPERATION FLOW CHART 32 33 13 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS ncsscscssssttnessntesenees 34 35 ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT 1 Antenna Insert the supplied antenna into the an tenna connector and screw down the an tenna as shown at right Keep the jack cover attached when jack is not in use to avoid bad contacts from dust and moisture
10. 27A D BATTERY CHARGER Regularly charges 2 or 4 AA R6 Ni Cd batteries 2 Ni Cd batteries are supplied with the BC 127A D LC 146 CARRYING CASE Helps protect the receiver from scratches etc SP 13 EARPHONE Provides clear receive audio in noisy environments HP 4 HEADPHONE Provides increased readability of signals in noisy environ ments and listening privacy SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS 13 AD 92SMA ANTENNA CONNECTOR ADAPTER Allows you to connect an antenna with a BNC connector SMA to BNC adapter CS R2 CLONING SOFTWARE OPC 478 CLONING CABLE Allows you to transfer data from memories etc and quickly and easily edit and store data via a PC OPC 474 CLONING CABLE Used for handheld to handheld cloning All stated specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation Count on us A 5520H 1EX Icom Inc Printed in Japan ie spe 1998 Icom Inc 6 9 16 Kamihigashi Hirano ku Osaka 547 0002 Japan
11. O 010 INSTRUCTION MAN COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER IC R2 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is sub ject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Icom Inc FOREWORD CAUTIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the receiver SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL This in struction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC R2 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS The explicit definitions below apply to this instruction manual WORD DEFINITION A WARNING Personal injury fire hazard or electric shock may occur CAUTION Equipment damage may occur If disregarded inconvenience only No risk NOTE a of personal injury fire or electric shock seal comply with the essential requirements of the 89 336 EEC C Versions of the IC R2 which display CE on the serial number directive for Electromagnetic Compatibility A WARNING NEVER operate the receiver with a head set or other audio accessories at high volume levels Hearing experts advise against continuous high volume operation If you experience a ringing in your ears reduce the volume level or discontinue use AVOID using or placing the receiver in direct sunlight or in areas with temperatures below 10 C 14
12. ON and OFF TUNING STEP MEMORY SKIP SWITCH TS SKIP Enters tuning step set mode p 7 Push FUNC Ts SKIP to toggle the frequency skip function ON or OFF in VFO mode p 19 Push FUNC TS SKIP for 2 sec to program the dis played frequency as a skip frequency during full band or programmed scan p 19 PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 Push FUNC TS SKIP to toggle the channel as skip program skip or non skip channel in memory mode p 18 MODE LOCK SWITCH MODE LOCK Selects the receive mode p 11 Push FUNC MODE _LOCK to toggle the lock function ON and OFF pgs 8 28 EXTERNAL SPEAKER JACK SP Connects an optional earphone or headphone The inter nal speaker will not function when any external equipment is connected See p 35 for a list of available options TUNING DIAL DIAL Rotate DIAL to set operating frequencies memory channels set mode contents etc p 7 While scanning changes the scanning direction p 16 While pushing SQL sets the squelch level p 10 While pushing FUNC sets the operating frequency in 100 kHz 1 MHz or 10 MHz steps in VFO mode pgs 7 26 While pushing FUNC selects memory bank in mem ory mode p 12 While pushing BAND selects the operating band in VFO mode p 6 j A 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION E Function display z J a L Ls i a I S RECEIVE MODE INDICATORS p 11
13. ONING CABLE are available to clone and edit contents using a PC QV While pushing TS V M and A push POWER for 1 sec to enter cloning mode CLONE appears Connect an optional OPC 474 between both SP jacks Push SQL on the mas ter receiver receiver to receiver cloning only CL OUT appears and the signal indicator shows that cloning is taking place OPC 474 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS E Partial reset If you want to initialize the operating conditions VFO fre quency VFO settings set mode contents without clearing the memory contents a partial resetting function is available for the receiver While pushing FUNC and V M turn power ON to par tially reset the receiver E All reset Reset the CPU before operating the receiver for the first time or when the internal CPU malfunctions While pushing FUNC BAND and V M turn power ON to reset the CPU CLEAR appears when resetting the CPU GY CAUTION Resetting the CPU returns all programmed Y contents to their default settings If your receiver seems to be malfunctioning please check the following points before sending it to a service center TROUBLESHOOTING the broadcast band PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF No power comes ON The batteries are exhausted e Replace the batteries p 1 e The battery polarity is reversed e Check the battery polarity p 1 No
14. Show the receive mode AM FM and WFM are available DUPLEX INDICATORS p 24 Appear when semi duplex operation repeater operation is in use DUP appears when minus duplex is selected DUP only ap pears when plus duplex is selected TONE INDICATORS p 22 T SQL appears when the tone squelch function is acti vated and T SQL appears during pocket beep oper ation gt amp flashes when the correct tone is received during pocket beep operation ATTENUATOR INDICATOR Appears when the attenuator function is in use p 8 FREQUENCY READOUT Shows the operating frequency set mode contents etc e The smaller 75 50 and 25 to the right of the readout indicate 7 5 5 0 and 2 5 kHz respectively The decimal point of the frequency flashes during scan MEMORY CHANNEL READOUT Shows the memory channel number etc MEMORY BANK INDICATORS Indicate 8 memory banks 1 3 indicate memory banks 1 to 3 e indicates memory bank 4 1 3 indicate memory banks 5 to 7 no bank indi cator indicates memory bank 0 MEMORY MODE INDICATOR Appears when a memory channel is selected SKIP SCAN INDICATOR p 18 SKIP appears when a selected memory channel is set as a skip channel in memory mode P SKIP appears when the skip frequency function is turned ON in VFO mode or when the selected memory channel is set to be
15. an nels can be selected e Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to change the memory bank E Lock function DIAL changes the memory channel While pushing FUNC DIAL changes the memory bank The lock function prevents accidental frequency changes and accidental function access Push FUNC MODE _LOCK to toggle the lock function ON and OFF POWER VOL and SQL can still be accessed while the lock function is ON default Accessible switches can be set to 1 of 4 groups in expanded set mode See p 28 for details x ETHE lan cond 0 appears when the lock function is in use E Attenuator function The attenuator prevents a desired signal from distorting when very strong signals are near the desired frequency or when very strong electric fields such as from a broadcasting sta tion are near your location The attenuator has approx 10 dB attenuation Push FUNC SQL to toggle the attenuator function ON and OFF Appears when the attenuator function is in use 3 FM ie ae he be TA E Receiving Make sure charged Ni Cd or alkaline batteries are installed p 1 Push POWER for 2 sec to turn power ON Push VOL A or VOL to set the desired audio level The frequency display shows the volume level while setting See the next page for details 3 Set an operating frequency pgs 6 7 Set the squelch l
16. band kHz MHz edge edge k U S A version cannot 5an receive some frequencies SO ee v n v WE T ee j VAS Ie aaa PROGRAMMED SCAN Repeatedly scans between MEMORY BANK SCAN Repeatedly scans memory p 16 two user programmed fre p 16 Not yet channels except skip chan Band Scarsi Bang qUencies Used for checking programmeo nels within all programmed channels or within a memo edge edge for frequencies within a A ry bank 0 7 HHH specified range such as i EA Sean repeater output frequencies KL _ sump 2 etc FREQUENCY SKIP Skips unwanted frequen MEMORY SKIP FUNCTION Skips unwanted memory FUNCTION p 19 cies that inconveniently p 18 Not yet channels that inconvenient d Band eddeior Bandedgso stop scanning This func KORAS ly stop scanning Skip scan edge scanedge tion can be turned ON and channels can be toggled OFF in frequency skip func ON and OFF by pushing oean an tion set mode FUNC FUNC Ts SKIP in wW Skip ee ee 2 7 Ts SKIP memory mode m 6 SCAN OPERATION E Full band programmed scan Select VFO mode with V M Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point Select automatic squelch AUTO or a level 1 9 where the noise is just muted p 10 Select the desired scan range if desired Select scan edges in scan edge set mode ALL for full scan BAND for band scan or PROG 0 PROG24 for
17. change the scanning direction rotate DIAL When the tone frequency is decoded the set mode con tents are programmed with the tone frequency The tone scan pauses when a tone frequency is detected The decoded tone frequency is used for the tone squelch fre quency Ct appears during tone scan Push FUNC A or V to stop the scan Tone frequencies hi flash as they are Z a 4 scanned PN J ali L L X Ct appears during tone scan 9 Duplex communication uses 2 different frequencies for trans mitting and receiving Generally duplex is used in communi cation through a repeater some utility communications etc DUPLEX OPERATION During duplex operation the transmit station frequency is shifted from the receive station frequency by the offset fre quency Repeater information offset frequency and shift di rection can be programmed into memory channels p 12 G This function is not available in the broadcast band 0 495 A 1 620 MHz except for U S A and Canada versions WS Set the receive station frequency repeater output fre quency Set the shift direction and offset of the transmit station fre quency as described below Push and hold SQL to monitor the transmit station fre quency repeater input frequency directly Duplex shift direction Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until DUP appears
18. er programming cancel the skip information p 18 or clear the memory channel p 14 The frequency skip The frequency skip function is OFF function is ON me IAAI JLT hae a E a ae D Tk PsP FTE Tk PSKIP eug BUSY 8883 Z4 C BUSY SBBA Indication while pausing Indication while programming E Priority watch types Priority watch checks for signals on a frequency every 5 sec while operating on a VFO frequency or scanning The receiver has 3 priority watch types to suit your needs PRIORITY WATCH In addition you can be alerted with beeps and a flashing 4 The watch resumes according to the selected scan resume condition See p 18 for details G If the pocket beep function is activated the receiver auto g matically selects the tone squelch function when priority Z watch starts MS MEMORY CHANNEL WATCH 5 sec VFO frequency 125 msec K Memory While operating on a VFO frequency priority watch checks for a signal on the selected memory channel every 5 sec A memory channel with skip in formation can be watched MEMORY SCAN WATCH 5 sec VFO 125 msec SKIP frequency RSC Mch2 While operating on a VFO frequency priority watch checks for signals on each memory channel in se quence The memory skip function and or memory bank scan is useful to speed up the scan VFO SCAN WATCH 5 sec 125 msec scanning chan
19. evel While pushing SQL rotate DIAL e The first click of DIAL indicates the current squelch level LEVEL1 is loose squelch and LEVEL9 is tight squelch AUTO indicates automatic level adjustment with a noise pulse count system e Push and hold SQL to open the squelch manually When a signal is received Squelch opens and audio is emitted from the speaker The S RF indicator shows the relative signal strength BASIC OPERATION Push for setting the squelch Push to monitor Select band Set volume 4 level Set frequency f y Set the squelch 4 j 4 BASIC OPERATION E Setting volume level The audio level can be adjusted through 32 levels Push VOL A or VOL Y to set the desired audio level Beep tone sounds while setting This indicates the approximate sound level Pushing and holding these keys change the audio level continu ously e The frequency display shows the volume level while setting INDICATION AUDIO LEVEL lent fame Jee Fae Geek Min setting no audio 2 aaas OOo Lk Initial setting TY aes HANAL oooooL HAAA Max setting E Setting squelch level The squelch circuit mutes the received audio signal depend ing on the signal strength The receiver has 9 squelch levels a continuously open setting and an automatic squelch setting While pushing SQL rotate the DIAL to select the squelch leve
20. form secondary functions Push FUNC a switch means while pushing the FUNC switch push the switch BAND SWITCH BAND Push to select the operating band VHF UHF etc p 6 e Broadcast band HF band 50 MHz band VHF avionics band 144 MHz band 300 MHz band 400 MHz band 800 MHz band and 1200 MHz band can be selected While pushing this switch rotating DIAL also selects the op erating band Transfers the displayed frequency to the VFO in mem ory mode p 6 Push FUNC BAND to enter the scan edge set mode in VFO mode p 17 Push FUNC BAND to enter the bank scan set mode in memory mode p 16 VOLUME CONTROL SWITCHES VOL A VOL Y Push to adjust the audio level p 10 Push FUNC either switch to start a scan p 16 Push FUNC either switch for 2 sec to start a tone scan p 23 VFO MEMORY SWITCH V M MW Toggles between VFO and memory modes p 6 Enters set mode when pushed for 2 sec p 25 Push FUNC v m MW to enter memory write mode p 12 Push FUNC v m MW for 1 sec to write the operat ing frequency into the selected memory channel in VFO mode Keep pushing for 2 sec or more to automatically select the next memory channel if desired p 12 Push FUNC v m MW for 1 sec to write the dis played frequency into the VFO in memory mode p 13 POWER SWITCH POWER Push for 2 sec to toggle the receiver power
21. frequency in 1 MHz steps default The 1 MHz tuning step dial select step can be set to 100 g kHz 1 MHz or 10 MHz tuning steps in set mode See p 26 GY for details Y FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING 3 E Setting a tuning step Tuning steps can be selected for each band however the tun ing step of the broadcast band is fixed to 9 kHz steps except for U S A and Canada versions The following are available 5 kHz 6 25 kHz 10 kHz 12 5 kHz 15 kHz 20kHz 25kHz 30kHz 50kHz 100 kHz Using the TS switch Select VFO mode with V M PA Select the desired band with oh BAND LC Push TS to enter tuning step set ting condition Rotate DIAL to select the desired tuning step Push TS to return to normal operation 15 kHz tuning step Using set mode Select VFO mode with V M Select the desired band with BAND Push V M for 2 sec to enter set mode Rotate DIAL until STEP appears STEP disappears after 1 sec and the previously selected tun ing step and tS appear While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select the desired tuning step Push V M to exit set mode i 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING E Selecting a memory channel Push V M to select memory mode appears when a memory channel is selected Rotate DIAL to change the indi cated memory channel Only programmed memory ch
22. g ON When auto backlighting is set the backlighting will automatically turn OFF when switches and DIAL have not been operated for 5 sec Setting the backlighting condition Push V M for 2 sec to enter set mode TCT Rotate DIAL until LIGHT ap hH pears LIGHT disappears after 1 sec and the previously selected backlighting timer and LI appear ou While pushing FUNC rotate ML DIAL to select the desired back Hon lighting condition Push V M to exit set mode Backlighting set mode ee fil re rot Continuously OFF O O D MEMORY CHANNELS E General The receiver has 400 memory channels in 8 banks for stor age of often used frequencies Memory channel contents The following information can be programmed into memory channels e Operating frequency p 7 e Receive mode p 11 e Tuning step p 7 Duplex direction DUP or DUP with an offset frequency p 24 Tone squelch ON OFF p 22 Tone squelch frequency p 22 Scan skip setting p 18 E Programming during selection Select VFO mode with V M Set the desired frequency Select the desired band with BAND Set the frequency using DIAL Set other data e g offset frequency duplex direction tone squelch frequency etc if required Push FUNC v m MW momentarily to indicate memory channels e Do not hold FUNC V M MW for mo
23. l The first click of DIAL indicates the ee current squelch level J e LEVEL1 is loose squelch and LEVEL9 is tight squelch AUTO indicates automatic level ad I CHIO justment with a noise pulse count LENELI Fe system 55 OPEN indicates continuously open Maximum level setting E Monitor function This function is used to listen to weak signals or to open the tone squelch manually Push and hold SQL to monitor the operating frequency G The SQL switch can be set to sticky operation in ex panded set mode p 27 WS 1 E Receive mode selection Receive modes are determined by the physical properties of the radio signals The receiver has 3 receive modes FM AM and WFM modes The mode selection is stored independently in each band and memory channels Typically AM mode is used for the AM broadcast stations 0 495 1 620 MHz and air band 118 135 995 MHz and WFM is used for FM broadcast stations 76 107 9 MHz Push MODE one or more times to select the desired re ceive mode AM Ls _ z Ll a ms Ll I Ll I Ll D Ll AM mode BASIC OPERATION 4 E Display backlighting The receiver has display backlighting with a 5 sec timer for nighttime operation The display backlighting can be turned ON continuously or turned OFF if desired Push any switch except FUNC or rotate DIAL to turn the backlightin
24. mes to select the de sired band When a memory channel is selected the first push of BAND selects VFO mode and transfers the memory channel con tents Rotate DIAL while pushing BAND to select the desired band Some frequencies can not be received with the U S A version WW BAND 9 BAND z s N s w w 2 lt gt lt w pa ND BAND w pa ND w D ND AM me TI Lin we o A a a D N ae N AM O oh 1 a ska on O k l OI cee mes a T N wo ic Lz silt 7 a orn sca nal aban N am gt O op es iene wf q Ol a o 03 O k d as sts N at ies Lo l _ I i kaal j ae w T N a gt O a N aa I D Le D km l TT L n oi a Z wo N gt oO a N PA 1 _ Fama rc a gt L ep ghi SE a zi T N E Setting a frequency Select VFO mode with V M Select the desired band with BAND Rotate DIAL to change the frequency e The frequency changes according to the preset tuning steps See the right section for selecting the tuning step Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to change the frequency in 1 MHz steps default p 26 DIAL changes the frequency according to the selected tuning step While pushing FUNC DIAL changes the
25. mode Fk m mi Normal action mu Sticky action Monitor switch function set mode 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS E Dial speed acceleration The dial speed acceleration automatically speeds up the tun ing dial speed when rotating the DIAL rapidly Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until SPEED appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 SPEED disappears after 1 sec and SP appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to set the dial speed acceleration ON or OFF Push V M to exit set mode T Cac i Th int mE SF B E di LIIN Li IF F Te Te GE of Dial speed acceleration Dial speed Dial speed set mode acceleration ON acceleration OFF E Lock function effect The lock function prevents accidental frequency changes and accidental function access While the lock function is ON POWER VOL and SQL can still be accessed Accessible switches can be set to 1 of 4 groups in expanded set mode Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until LOCK appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 LOCK disappears after 1 sec and Lk appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select the acces sible switches NORMAL POWER VOL and SQL are accessible NO SQL POWER and SQL are accessible NO VOL POWER and VOL a
26. nd frequency skip scan These are useful to speedup the scan interval Select memory mode with V M Rotate DIAL to select a memory channel to be pro grammed as a skip channel While pushing FUNC push Ts SKIP one or more times to select a condition e No indication channel will not be skipped SKIP appears channel skipped during memory scan P SKIP appears channel skipped during memory scan fre quency skipped during other scans FM FM FM iar an mer a that HBD iG I HAD iG HBD i SKIP 0D ao PSKI l l B carl a Skip channel aad frequency skip channel Non skip channel Skip channel The frequency skip function is effective when the fre quency skip function P SCAN is turned ON See the next page for details VQ E Scan resume condition Setting the scan pause time The scan pauses when receiving signals according to the scan pause time It can be set from 2 20 sec or unlimited Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until PAUSE appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select the condition 2SEC 20SEC scan pauses for 2 20 sec on a received sig nal HOLD scan pauses on a received signal until it disappears Push V M to exit set mode Setting the scan resume time The scan restarts after a signal disappears according to the resume
27. nel While scanning in VFO mode priority watch checks for signals on the selected memory channel every 5 sec E Priority watch operation Memory channel watch and memory scan watch Select VFO mode then set an operating frequency Set the watching channel s For memory channel watch Select the desired memory channel For memory scan watch Select memory mode then push FUNC A or V mo mentarily to start memory scan Push V M for 2 sec to enter set mode Rotate DIAL until PRIO appears PRIO disappears after 1 sec and OFF and PR appear While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select priority watch ON or priority watch ON with alert Push V M to exit set mode and start the watch The receiver checks the memory channel frequency every 5 sec The watch resumes according to the selected scan resume con dition p 18 Push V M while the display shows the VFO frequency to stop the watch While pausing on the memory channel PRIO flashes PRIORITY WATCH 7 VFO scan watch Select the desired memory channel to be watched Push V M to select VFO mode Push FUNC A or V momentarily to start full scan band scan or programmed scan p 16 Push V M for 2 sec to enter set mode Rotate DIAL until PRIO appears PRIO disappears after 1 sec and OFF and PR appear qo While pushing FUNC r
28. ng FUNC rotate DIAL to turn the power saver ON AUTO or OFF Push V M to exit set mode E Auto power off function The receiver can be set to automatically turn OFF after a specified period in which no switch is pushed 120 min 90 min 60 min 30 min and OFF can be speci fied The specified period is retained even when the receiver is turned OFF by the auto power off function To cancel the function select OFF in step below Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until AP OFF appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 AP OFF disappears after 1 sec and AO appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select the desired time or to turn the function OFF Push V M to exit set mode anm MEC pm mE Hi Lik F OL ue Fe gn on Auto power off set 60 min auto power off Auto power off is mode turned OFF OTHER FUNCTIONS 10 E Monitor switch action The monitor switch can be set as a sticky switch When set to the sticky condition each push of SQL toggles the monitor function on and off Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until MONI appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 MON disappears after 1 sec and mO appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to set the monitor switch to sticky HOLD or normal PUSH Push V M to exit set
29. ory bank selection Select memory mode with V M While pushing FUNC push BAND to enter memory scan set mode Rotate DIAL to select the memory bank scan ON or OFF ALL indicates all memory banks are scanned memory bank scan OFF i a TIDIRI BANK indicates memory bank scan ii ahr is turned ON LC Push BAND to exit memory scan Ha set mode Bank scan ON E Selecting scan edges The scanning range can be set to all frequencies full scan a selected band or between two user programmed frequencies programmed scan G The programmed scan edges can be programmed in the g same manner as programming regular memory channels g Program the desired scan edge frequencies in a pair of Y programmed scan edge channels in advance pgs 12 13 MOM Select VFO mode with V M While pushing FUNC push BAND to enter band edge set mode Rotate DIAL to select the desired scan edge ALL for full scan BAND for band scan or PROG 0 PROG24 for programmed scan Push BAND to exit band edge set mode or push FUNC A or V momentarily to start the programmed scan using the selected edges Full scan Band scan Programmed scan 24 Scan edge channels 24A and 24b SCAN OPERATION 6 6 SCAN OPERATION E Skip channel setting Memory channels can be set to be skipped for memory skip scan In addition memory channels can be set to be skipped for both memory skip scan a
30. otate HR rr DIAL to select priority watch ON or priority watch ON with alert Push V M to exit set mode and start the watch Pant The receiver checks the memory l channel frequency every 5 sec PP The watch resumes according to the selected scan resume condition p Priority watch set mode a 18 TELI Push V M while the display PELL shows the VFO frequency to stop PR the watch Priority watch with alert is ON 8 SUBAUDIBLE TONE OPERATION E Tone squelch operation Operation The tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal con taining a matching subaudible tone You can silently wait for calls from group members using the same tone in an ama teur band Set the operating frequency Set the desired subaudible tone in expanded set mode e See right for programming Push V M for 2 sec to enter ex panded set mode Tm Rotate DIAL until TSQL ap LL pears Cu e Turn the expanded set mode ON for Tone squelch is ON selection p 25 TSQL disappears after 1 sec and tO appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select TSQL Push V M to exit set mode and start the tone squelch When the received signal includes a matching tone squelch opens and the signal can be heard When the received signal s tone does not match tone squelch does not open however the S indicator shows signal strength e To open the sq
31. other memory Select memory mode with V M Select the memory channel to transfer with DIAL e Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select a memory bank or programmed scan edge channel Push FUNC v m MW momentarily to indicate memory channels e Do not hold FUNC V M MW for more than 0 5 sec other wise the memory channel contents will be transferred to VFO Rotate DIAL to select the channel to transfer to e Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select a memory bank or programmed scan edge channel VFO VF as well as regular memory channels can be trans ferred in this way Push FUNC v m MW for 2 sec to transfer m 8 vS AN tur aun IUC wn 7 Ra TE momentarily iha tL elect memory ya w no a a channel uo ng EXAMPLE Transferring memory channel 3 memory bank 0 to 20 memory bank 0 s 7 vip FM me tha OLNI a for 1 sec I iha ILI e IMR An blank channel 13 D MEMORY CHANNELS E Memory bank selection The receiver has 400 memory channels in 8 banks for stor age of often used frequencies Select memory mode with V M Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select the desired memory banks 1 3 indicate memory banks 1 to 3 e indicates memory bank 4 1 3 indicate memory banks 5 to 7 no bank indi cator indicates memory bank 0 Rotate DIAL to select the desired memory
32. p p St firmation beep p r Tuning step p 7 Expanded set mode p 25 Channel indication mode p 29 Lock function effect p 28 Dial speed p 28 Monitor switch n action p 27 Power save p 26 Auto power OFF p 27 I OPERATION FLOW CHART 12 Expanded set mode Backlighting 1 11 direction p 24 Offset frequency p 24 Scan resume time p 18 Scan pause time p 18 Priority watch p 21 Confirmation beep p 26 Does not appear within the broadcast band 0 495 1 620 MHz Tone squelch tone p 22 MEE Tone squelch HET nl 22 Dial select step p 26 Tuning step p 7 Displays for set and ex panded set modes show the default settings ex cept the expanded set mode setting Rotate DIAL while push ing FUNC to change the Z set mode condition ANII BLL MMA 3 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS General Frequency coverage U S A version Non U S A versions Mode No of memory channels Usable temp range e Tuning steps unit MHz 0 495 823 995 849 868 995 894 1309 995 0 495 1309 995 FM AM WFM 450 400 regular 50 scan edges 10 C to 60 C 14 F to 140 F 5 6 25 9 10 12 5 15 20 25 30 50 and 100 kHz Fixed tuning step while 0 495 1 620 MHz is selected exce
33. programmed scan see the next page Push FUNC A or V momentarily to start the scan e Decimal point flashes while scanning P SKIP flashes when the frequency skip function is turned ON p 19 OP 24P flash to indicate which pair of scan edges is being scanned To change the scanning direction rotate DIAL lf the pocket beep function is activated the receiver automatically selects the tone squelch function when a scan starts To stop the scan push FUNC A or V again GY f the same frequencies are programmed into a pair of scan edges programmed scan does not start Ws For programmed scan scan edges must be programmed in advance Program scan edges in the same manner of programming a memory channel and select a scan edge p 17 WAG E Memory bank scan Select memory mode with V M Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point Select automatic squelch AUTO or a level 1 9 where the noise is just muted p 10 Turn the memory bank scan ON or OFF in the memory scan set mode if desired e See below for details Push FUNC A or V momentarily to start the memory bank scan e Decimal point flashes while scanning e To change the scanning direction rotate DIAL e lf the pocket beep function is activated the receiver automatically selects the tone squelch function when a scan starts To stop the scan push FUNC A or W again Mem
34. pt for U S A and Canada versions Frequency stability Power supply requirement negative ground e Current drain at 3 0 V DC Rated audio Standby Power saved Antenna connector Dimensions projections not included e Weight w antenna and battery 6 ppm 10 C to 60 C 2 AA R6 Ni Cd or alkaline cells 170 mA typ 100 mA typ 41 mA typ SMA 50 Q 58 W x86 H x27 D mm 2 2 W x334 H x146 D in 170 g 6 oz Receiver e Receive system Intermediate frequencies Triple conversion superheterodyne 1st 266 7 MHz 2nd 19 65 MHz 3rd 450 kHz e Sensitivity except spurious points typical FM at 12 dB SINAD WFM at 12 dB SINAD AM at 10 dB S N 1 625 5 000 MHz 5 005 29 995 MHz 30 117 995 MHz 118 174 995 MHz 175 329 995 MHz 330 429 995 MHz 430 450 MHz 450 005 469 995 MHz 470 999 995 MHz 1000 1309 995 MHz 76 108 0 MHz 175 221 995 MHz 470 770 0 MHz 0 495 5 0 MHz 5 005 30 0 MHz 118 136 0 MHz 222 246 995 MHz 247 329 995 MHz 0 4 uV 0 25 uV 0 2 uV 0 18 uV 0 22 uV 0 25 uV 0 22 uV 0 25 uV 0 28 uV 0 45 uV 0 71 uV 0 71 uV 1 0 pV 1 3 uV 0 79 uV 0 63 uV 0 63 uV 0 71 uV e Selectivity FM AM More than 15 kHz 6 dB Less than 30 kHz 60 dB WFM More than 150 kHz 6 dB e Audio output power 100 mW typ at 10 distortion at 3 0 V DC with an 8 Q load e SP connector 3 conductor 3 5 d mm 4 8 Q Options BC 1
35. re accessible ALL POWER is accessible Push V M to exit set mode Aye NIU ANAT I LULA NOAM AL RLL Te Te Pe re l Li Li Lock function effect POWER VOL POWER is set mode and SQL are accessible accessible Channel indication mode Channel indication mode is used to simplify operation In this mode only pre programmed memory channel numbers are displayed and functions are limited POWER SQL VOL LOCK scanning and the tuning dial are functional Select memory mode with V M Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until CH appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to turn the channel indication ON or OFF Push V M to exit set mode e To return to normal indication turn this function OFF in step above Frequencies must be programmed into memory channels in advance BQ er PaE ee ml rhe jm LH Channel indication mode example Memory ch 49 of memory bank 7 Channel indication mode ON Channel indication mode set mode OTHER FUNCTIONS 10 E Cloning function The IC R2 has receiver to receiver data cloning capability This function is useful when you want to copy all of the pro grammed contents from one IC R2 to another An optional OPC 474 CLONING CABLE is required Y The optional CS R2 CLONING SOFTWARE and the optional Y OPC 478 CL
36. re than 0 5 sec other wise the previously selected memory channel will be overwritten Rotate DIAL to select the desired channel VFO VF as well as regular memory channels can be pro grammed in this way e Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select a memory bank programmed scan edge channel or VFO Push FUNC v m MW for 1 sec to program e Keep pushing for 2 sec or more to automatically select the next memory channel if desired FM DUPTSQL for bank for CH selection selection EXAMPLE Programming ch 40 of memory bank 5 during selection pan FM DUPTSQL VIM IE O Ma i f os Ge un z 2 sec gt i Ta IN blank channel E Programming after selection Select memory mode with V M Set the memory channel to be programmed with DIAL Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select a memory bank or programmed scan edge channel Non programmed channels cannot be selected Push V M to select VFO mode Set the desired frequency Select the desired band with BAND Set the frequency using DIAL Set other data e g offset frequency duplex direction tone squelch frequency etc if required Push FUNC v m MW for 1 sec to program the se lected channel Keep pushing for 2 sec or more to automatically select the next memory channel if desired MEMORY CHANNELS 5 E Transferring memory contents to an
37. sound comes from the Volume level is too low e Push VOL A to obtain a suitable level p 10 speaker e Different tone is selected with tone squelch e Check the tone using tone scan p 23 Frequency cannot be set The lock function is activated e Push FUNC MODE LOCK to cancel the function p 8 e Channel indication mode is selected e Turn the channel indication mode OFF in set mode p 29 No beeps sound e Beep tones are turned OFF e Turn beep tones ON in set mode p 26 Receive audio is e The operating mode is not selected correctly e Select a suitable operating mode in set mode p 11 distorted Desired set mode item e The desired set mode item is in expanded set Turn the expanded set mode ON p 25 cannot be selected mode e Some set mode items cannot be selected in e Choose a band other than the broadcast band p 25 Memory mode Bank scan set mode p 16 Tuning step set mode p 7 Scan edge set mode p 17 12 OPERATION FLOW CHART VFO mode 0 495 1 620 MHz wee bu LILI 1 625 29 995 MHz Ir 5 LOLI 30 107 995 MHz rom l taii DILI 108 135 995 MHz BAND BAND BAND WW w D z 5 ND w E D E w pa lt w pa z s E w gt vm CO for 2 sec vu OD momentarily Set mode Expanded set mode p 25 _ RUTE I j Backlighting p 11 Mihi LIIN bE P Dial select ste
38. t step This receiver has a 1 MHz tuning step for quick frequency set ting This dial select step can be set to 100 kHz 1 MHz or 10 MHz steps as desired This function is not available to the broadcast band 0 495 1 620 MHz except for U S A and Canada versions Setting dial select step Select VFO mode with V M Push V M for 2 sec to enter set mode Rotate DIAL until D SEL appears D SEL disappears after 1 sec and dS appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select the desired dial select step 100 kHz 1 MHz and 10 Ml steps can be selected Push V M to exit set mode lee th tha EIRE i ILE a a5 d5 d5 100 kHz step 1 MHz step 10 MHz step _ gt E Beep tones The confirmation beep tones which sound each time a switch is pushed can be turned ON or OFF as desired Push V M for 2 sec to enter set mode Rotate DIAL until BEEP appears BEEP disappears after 1 sec and bE appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to turn the confirma tion beep ON or OFF Push V M to exit set mode E Power saver The power saver function reduces the current drain to con serve battery power Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until P SAVE appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 P SAVE disappears after 1 sec and PS appears While pushi
39. uelch manually push and hold SQL To cancel the tone squelch repeat steps as de scribed above and select OFF in step TMI INL Tone function set mode m Setting subaudible tones for tone squelch operation Select VFO mode or desired memory channel to be pro grammed Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode Rotate DIAL until TONE appears e Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 TONE disappears after 1 sec and Ct appears While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select a subaudible tone e Each operating band and each memory channel have indepen dent settings Push V M to exit set mode Available subaudible tone frequencies unit Hz 67 0 82 5 100 0 123 0 151 4 171 3 189 9 210 7 250 3 69 3 85 4 103 5 127 3 156 7 173 8 192 8 218 1 254 1 71 9 88 5 107 2 131 8 159 8 177 3 196 6 225 7 74 4 91 5 110 9 136 5 162 2 179 9 199 5 229 1 77 0 94 8 114 8 141 3 165 5 183 5 203 5 233 6 79 7 97 4 118 8 146 2 167 9 186 2 206 5 241 8 gt CONVENIENT Store subaudible tone frequencies and tone squelch ON OFF settings in memories for easy recall E Pocket beep operation This function uses subaudible tones for calling and can be used as a common pager to inform you that someone has called using the same tone in an
40. y receive interference from extremely strong signals on different frequencies or when using an external high gain antenna TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 0 ccecceseeeteeereeeeeeeees i EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS 5 i CAUTIONS oieee tenaire aaa i SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ii OPERATING THEORY 006 ii OPERATING NOTES 2 000 ee ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 0005 iii 1 ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT 1 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 5 E Panel description ee 2 E Function display 0 0 0 eee 4 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING sssscisvsencesccensstvccveavene 6 8 HVFO and memory channels 6 E Operating band selection 6 E Setting a frequency ee 7 E Setting a tuning step 7 E Selecting a memory channel 8 W Lock function cecce 8 E Attenuator function 8 7 4 BASIC OPERATION 9 11 W Receiving ceseceeceeeeresereeeee 9 E Setting volume level 10 E Setting squelch level 10 E Monitor function 10 E Receive mode selection 11 E Display backlighting 11 MEMORY CHANNELS 12 14 MEGeNeral inan ernininone ans 12 E Programming during selection 12 E Programming after selection 13 E Transferring memory contents to another memory sese 13 E Memory bank selection 14 MMemory clear assesseer 14 SCAN OPERATION
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