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COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER
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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER iR1500...

  • Page 2: Foreword

    We want to take a couple of moments of your time to thank you for making your IC-R1500 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-R1500.

  • Page 3: Precautions

    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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Supplied accessories is described in the IC-PCR1500’s In- struction manual. SPECIFICATIONS Specifications is described in the IC-PCR1500’s Instruction manual. OPTIONS UT-106* DSP UNIT Provides AF DSP functions such as noise reduction and auto notch. CP-12L CIGARETTE LIGHTER CABLES For operation and charging via a 12 V cigarette lighter socket.
  • Page 5 ■ AFC function ... 13 ■ VSC function ... 13 ■ IF filter selection ... 14 ■ IF shift function ... 14 ■ Duplex operation ... 15 5 MEMORY OPERATION ... 16–24 ■ General description ... 16 ■ Memory channel selection ... 16 ■...

  • Page 6: Connection

    CONNECTION ■ Rear panel connection The double sided tape is set to the antenna holder. Remove the protective paper when the antenna is fixed to any place. Supplied antenna To ground To AC adapter Fuse (4 A) CP-12L (optional) To a cigarette lighter socket D DC power supply connection Use a 12 V DC power supply with at least 4 A capacity.

  • Page 7: Antenna Installation

    D D OPC-1156 connection q Connect the controller plug to the OPC-1156 joint. w Detach the ferrite core from the controller cable, then at- tach it to the OPC-1156 as shown below. • Make sure to roll the cable to the ferrite core. e Connect the OPC-1156 plug to the [CONTROLLER] con- nector of the receiver.

  • Page 8: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Front panel—controller q SET•LOCK SWITCH [SET•LOCK] ➥ Push to enter set mode. ((p. 35)) ➥ Push and hold for 1 sec. to turn the lock function ON and OFF. ((p. 11)) w TUNING STEP/MODE SWITCH [TS•MODE] ➥ Push to enter tuning step selection mode. ((p. 9)) •...
  • Page 9 y MONITOR•TONE•TONE SCAN SWITCH [MONI•T/T-SCAN] ➥ Push to turn the monitor function ON and OFF. ((p. 11)) ➥ Push and hold for 1 sec. to enter tone squelch selection mode. ((pgs. 31, 33)) • Tone squelch, pocket beep (CTCSS), tone squelch reverse action, DTCS squelch, pocket beep (DTCS), DTCS squelch reverse action or tone function OFF can be selected.

  • Page 10: Function Display-Controller

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function display—controller !7 !6 !5 !4 q AFC INDICATOR Appears when the AFC function is in use. ((p. 13)) w FM CENTER INDICATORS ➥ “ ” or “ ” appears when the received signal is not tuned to its center frequency; or the squelch is closed. ➥...
  • Page 11 y DSP INDICATOR ((p. 43)) Appears when the DSP digital filter function is in use. • The DSP function requires an optional UT-106 installation u FREQUENCY READOUT Shows the operating frequency, channel names, set mode contents, etc. • Frequency decimal point blinks while scanning. ((p. 26)) i MEMORY INDICATOR ((p.

  • Page 12: Rear Panel-Main Unit

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Rear panel—main unit PACKET jack connection 2-conductor 3.5 (d) mm ( q ANTENNA CONNECTOR [ANT] Connects a 50 Ω antenna with a BNC connector and a 50 Ω coaxial cable. w DATA JACK [PACKET] Connects a TNC (Terminal Node Controller), etc. for data communications.

  • Page 13: Setting A Frequency

    ■ Turning power ON/OFF ➥ While receiver’s power is OFF, push [PWR] to turn power • While receiver power is ON, push and hold [PWR] for 1 sec. to turn power OFF. ■ Mode selection D VFO modes VFO mode is used for the desired frequency setting within the frequency coverage.

  • Page 14: Tuning Step Selection

    SETTING A FREQUENCY ■ Tuning step selection When using the tuning dial to change the frequency, or when a scan function is activated, the frequency changes in incre- ments determined by the set tuning step. This can be changed if desired. The following tuning step are available.

  • Page 15: Receive Mode Selection

    SETTING A FREQUENCY ■ Receive mode selection Receive modes are determined by the physical properties of the radio signals. The receiver has 6 receive modes: LSB USB, CW, AM, WFM and FM modes. The mode selection is stored independently in each 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).

  • Page 16: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION ■ Receiving q Push and hold [PWR] for 1 sec. to turn power ON. w Set the audio level. ➥ Push [MONI•T/T-SCAN] to open the squelch. ➥ Rotate [VOL] to adjust the audio level. ➥ Push [MONI•T/T-SCAN] to close the squelch. e Set the squelch level.

  • Page 17: Attenuator Function

    ■ 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 gain is about 20 dB and this function can be activated on 1300 MHz or below.

  • Page 18: Afc Function

    BASIC OPERATION ■ AFC function The AFC (Automatic Frequency Control) function tunes the displayed frequency automatically when an off-center fre- quency is received. It activates in FM mode and only when the selected IF filter is 6 kHz or 15 kHz. q Select FM mode.

  • Page 19: If Filter Selection

    ■ IF filter selection The receiver has 2 to 4 passband width IF filters for each mode. Selectable passband width are from 3, 6, 15, 50 and 230 (depending on the selected mode). • Selectable passband width for each mode. SSB mode : 3 (2.8 kHz) or 6 kHz CW mode : 3 (2.8 kHz) or 6 kHz AM mode : 3 (2.8 kHz), 6 kHz, 15 kHz or 50 kHz...

  • Page 20: Duplex Operation

    BASIC OPERATION ■ Duplex operation Duplex communication uses two different frequencies for trans- mitting and receiving. Generally, duplex is used in communi- cation through a repeater, some utility communications, etc. During duplex operation, the transmit station frequency is shifted from the receive station frequency by the offset fre- quency.

  • Page 21: Memory Operation

    ■ General description The receiver has 1100 memory channels including 100 scan edge memory channels (50 pairs) for storage of often-used frequencies. And a total of 21 memory banks, A to H, J to R, T, U, W and Y are available for storing groups of frequencies, etc.

  • Page 22: Programming A Memory Channel

    MEMORY OPERATION ■ Programming a memory channel VFO settings, including the set mode contents such as sub- audible tone frequency or scan skip information, can be pro- grammed into a memory channel. q Push [V/MHz•SCAN] to select VFO mode. wSet the desired frequency using [DIAL]. ➥...

  • Page 23: Programming Channel Names

    ■ Programming channel names Each memory channel can be programmed with an alphanu- meric channel name for easy recognition and can be indi- cated independently by channel. Names can be a maximum of 6 characters— see the table below for available charac- ters.

  • Page 24: Copying Memory Contents

    MEMORY OPERATION D D To indicate the channel name The channel name indication can be set for independent memory channels. q Select the desired memory channel. ➥ Push [MR•SKIP] to select memory mode, then rotate [DIAL] to select the desired memory channel. •...
  • Page 25 MEMORY OPERATION [EXAMPLE]: Transferring memory channel 30 contents to VFO. Push to select memory mode. Rotate for selecting memory channel. Push for 1 sec. [EXAMPLE]: Transferring memory channel 22 contents to channel 23. Push to select memory mode. Rotate for selecting memory channel. Push Select the target channel.

  • Page 26: Memory Clearing

    MEMORY OPERATION ■ Memory clearing Contents of programmed memories can be cleared (blanked), if desired. qPush [V/MHz•SCAN] to select VFO mode. wPush [S.MW•MW] to enter select memory write mode. • “!” and the memory channel number blink. eRotate [DIAL] to select the memory channel to be cleared. [EXAMPLE]: Clearing memory channel 20.

  • Page 27: Memory Bank Setting

    ■ Memory bank setting The IC-R1500 has a total of 21 banks (A to H, J to R, T, U, W, Y). Regular memory channels, 0 to 999, may assigned into the desired bank for easy memory management. q Select the desired memory channel.

  • Page 28: Memory Bank Selection

    MEMORY OPERATION ■ Memory bank selection qPush [MR•SKIP] to select memory mode. wPush [MR•SKIP] again to enter memory type selection mode. [DIAL] [MR•SKIP] eRotate [DIAL] to select the desired bank (A to H, J to R, T, U, W or Y). •...
  • Page 29 ePush [TS•MODE] once to select “bAnk.” • The bank’s indicator and bank channel are displayed. [TS•MODE] rRotate [DIAL] to select the desired bank indicator to trans- fer or erase. • Push [SET•LOCK] to toggle the bank or bank channel selection. •...

  • Page 30: Scan Operation

    SCAN OPERATION ■ Scan types Scanning searches for signals automatically and makes it easier to locate new stations for contact or listening purposes. FULL SCAN ((p. 26)) 3299.9999 Scan Jump MEMORY (SKIP) SCAN ((p. 26)) SKIP SKIP M 199 FREQUENCY/MEMORY SKIP FUNCTION ((p.

  • Page 31: Scan Start/Stop

    ■ Scan start/stop D Preparation Scan resume condition ((p. 29)); program the scan edges ((p. 27)); program two or more memory channels ((p. 17)); set skip settings ((p. 28)), if desired. D Operation qPush [V/MHz•SCAN] to select VFO mode for full/pro- grammed scan;...

  • Page 32: Scan Edges Programming

    SCAN OPERATION ■ Scan edges programming Scan edges can be programmed in the same manner as memory channels. Scan edges are programmed into scan edges, 0A/0B to 49A/49B, in memory channels. q Push [V/MHz•SCAN] to select VFO mode. w Set the edge frequency of the desired frequency range: ➥...

  • Page 33: Skip Scan

    ■ Skip scan D Skip channel/frequency setting You can set the selected memory channel as a skip channel which is skipped during memory skip scan. In addition, it can be set as a skip channel for both memory skip scan and fre- quency skip scan.

  • Page 34: Scan Resume Condition

    SCAN OPERATION ■ Scan resume condition [ The scan resume condition can be selected as timer or pause scan. The selected resume condition is also used for priority watch. ((p. 30)) The display shows that the scan will resume 15 sec. after it stops.

  • Page 35: Priority Watch

    ■ Priority watch types Priority watch checks for signals on the frequency every 5 sec. while operating on a VFO frequency or scanning. The receiver has 3 priority watch types to suit your needs. The watch resumes according to the selected scan resume condition.

  • Page 36: Pocket Beep And Tone Squelch

    POCKET BEEP AND TONE SQUELCH ■ 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 while you were away from the receiver. D Waiting for a call from a specific station q Set the operating frequency in FM mode.
  • Page 37 i Push any switch to exit tone squelch selection mode. Appears when the pocket beep Appears when the pocket beep with tone squelch is activated. with DTCS squelch is activated. o When a signal with the matched tone is received, the re- ceiver emits beep tones and blinks “S.”...

  • Page 38: Tone/Dtcs Squelch Operation

    POCKET BEEP AND TONE SQUELCH ■ Tone/DTCS squelch operation The tone or DTCS squelch opens only when receiving a sig- nal with the same pre-programmed subaudible tone or DTCS code, respectively. You can silently wait for the specified sig- nal using the same tone. q Set the operating frequency in FM mode.

  • Page 39: Tone Scan

    ■ Tone scan By monitoring a signal that is being operated with pocket beep, tone or DTCS squelch function, you can determine the tone frequency or DTCS code necessary to open a squelch. q Set the desired operating frequency or memory channel to be checked for a tone frequency or code.

  • Page 40: Set Mode

    SET MODE ■ General D D Set mode operation q Push [SET•LOCK] to enter set mode. w Push [SET•LOCK] or [S.MW•MW] to select the desired item. ■ Set mode items • Key-touch beep • Squelch delay • NR function SSB/CW mode only •...
  • Page 41 D D Key-touch beep The key-touch beep can be turned OFF for silent operation. Even when this item is set to OFF, the power-on beep and pocket beep function still sound. The power-on beep can not be set to OFF. D D Beep output level Adust the beep level from 1 to 9 for key-touch beep, power-on beep and pocket beep function.
  • Page 42 SET MODE D D Display contrast The LCD contrast can be adjusted through 9 levels. D D Duplex direction Sets the duplex direction. The displaying frequency shifts the programmed offset frequency (below) when monitor function is in use (pushing [MONI•T/T-SCAN]). •...
  • Page 43 D D Tone frequency Sets subaudible tone frequency for tone squelch operation. Total of 51 tone frequencies (67.0–254.1 Hz) are available. • Available tone frequency list 67.0 79.7 097.4 118.8 146.2 167.9 69.3 82.5 100.0 123.0 151.4 171.3 71.0 85.4 103.5 127.3 156.7...
  • Page 44 SET MODE D D VSC setting Turns VSC (Voice Squelch Control) function ON and OFF. D D Scan resume timer Selects scan resume timer from SCT-15 (default), SCT-10, SCT-5 and SCP-2. Scan resumes after the specified period when the received signal disappears. •...
  • Page 45 D D Memory bank link function Sets the memory bank link function ON and OFF (default). The link function provides continuous banks scan, that scans all contents in the selected banks during bank scan. This item appears when set mode is accessed from memory mode only.
  • Page 46 SET MODE D D IF shift frequency setting Select the IF shift frequency up to ±1.25 kHz (in 100 Hz steps). This item appears when the receive mode is selected SSB or CW mode. Center position (default) D D Squelch delay Selects squelch delay from short and long to prevent re- peated opening and closing of the squelch during reception of the same signal.

  • Page 47: Other Functions

    ■ Weather channel operation D D Weather channel selection q Push [MR•SKIP] twice and rotate [DIAL] to select weather channel group, then push [MR•SKIP] again. [MR•SKIP] w Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired weather channel. e To cancel the weather channel, repeat step q and select the memory channel group, “bAnk --”...

  • Page 48: Dsp Operation

    OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ DSP operation D D ANF function The ANF (Automatic Notch Filter) function automatically at- tenuates beat tones, tuning signals, etc., even if they are moving. This function can be activated in SSB, AM, FM modes. q Select any of SSB, AM or FM mode. w Push [SET•LOCK] to enter set mode.

  • Page 49: Data Cloning

    ■ DATA cloning (IC-PCR1500 control software must be installed) Cloning allows you to quickly and easily transfer the pro- grammed contents from a personal computer to a receiver using the IC-PCR1500 control software. D Cloning using a personal computer Data can be cloned to and from a personal computer (Mi- crosoft ®...

  • Page 50: Partial Reset

    OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Partial reset If you want to initialize the operating conditions (VFO fre- quency, VFO settings, set mode contents) without clearing the memory contents. ➥ While pushing [V/MHz•SCAN] and [SET•LOCK], push and hold [PWR] for 1 sec. to reset CPU partially. [S.MW•MW] [V/MHz•SCAN] ■...

  • Page 51: Internal Audio Switch

    ■ Internal audio switch The internal switch must be toggled when using an external speaker, headphones or earphone. Before removing the top cover, turn the receiver power OFF, then disconnect the DC power cable. q Turn the power OFF, then disconnect the DC power cable. wUnscrew the 8 screws and disconnect the connected ca- bles, then remove the top cover.

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING If your receiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check the following points before sending it to a service center. PROBLEM Does not turn on. • An AC adapter is not connected to the receiver. No sound comes from the •...

  • Page 53: Doc

    We Icom Inc. Japan 1-1-32, Kamiminami, Hirano-ku Osaka 547-0003, Japan Declare on our sole responsibility that this equipment complies with the essential requirements of the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive, 1999/5/EC, and that any applicable Essential Test Suite measurements have been performed.
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  • Page 56 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A-6477H-1EX Printed in Japan 2006 Icom Inc. © 1-1-32 Kamiminami, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0003, Japan...

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