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Icom IC-M88 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER
iM88
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the con-
dition that this device does not cause harm-
ful interference.

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  • Page 1: Instruction Manual

    INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM88 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the con- dition that this device does not cause harm- ful interference.

  • Page 2: Safety Training Information

    This radio has been tested and complies with the FCC and IC RF exposure ting when the “TX indicator” lights red. You can cause the radio to transmit limits for “Occupational Use Only”. In addition, your Icom radio complies with by pressing the “PTT” switch.

  • Page 3: Fcc Information

    FCC INFORMATION RECOMMENDATION • FOR CLASS A UNINTENTIONAL RADIATORS: CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to saltwater. Otherwise, the transceiv- This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC er’s keys, switches and controllers may become inoperable due Rules.

  • Page 4: Foreword

    FOREWORD FEATURES ☞ 22 free channels for land use Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M88 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with Icom’s The IC-M88 has 22 free channels reserved for Land use state of the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care (146–174MHz).

  • Page 5: Precautions

    Icom, Icom Inc. and Icom logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorpo- * Only when the battery pack, flexible antenna, [SP MIC] jack cover rated (Japan) in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, is attached.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION ..........i 6 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ............15 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ............. ii ■ Description ................15 RECOMMENDATION ............... ii ■ Operation ................15 FOREWORD ................... iii 7 LAND CHANNEL OPERATION ..........16 IMPORTANT ..................iii ■ LAND Channel Group ............16 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ..............

  • Page 7: Operating Rules

    Inquire through your dealer or the appropriate government agency for a Ship-Radiotelephone license. This license in- NOTE: Even though the IC-M88 is capable of operation on cludes the call sign which is your craft’s identification for radio VHF marine channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83, ac- purposes.

  • Page 8: Supplied Accessories And Attachments

    SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS D Supplied accessories w Clip the belt clip to a part of your belt and insert the stop- per to the belt clip. The following accessories are supplied: Qty. • Swivel belt clip ..............1 • Stopper for the swivel belt clip........... 1 •...

  • Page 9: Supplied Accessories And Attachments

    SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS To remove: D Flexible antenna Turn the transceiver upside down, and then lift up to release Connect the supplied flexible antenna the transceiver from the belt clip. to the antenna connector. CAUTION: • Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver.

  • Page 10: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Front, top and side panels q VOLUME CONTROL [VOL] Turns power ON and adjusts the audio level. w ANTENNA CONNECTOR (p. 3) Connects the supplied antenna. e SPEAKER-MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [SP MIC] (p. 27) Connects the optional speaker-microphone. [SP MIC] jack cover NOTE: KEEP the [SP MIC] jack cover attached to the transceiver when the...
  • Page 11 PANEL DESCRIPTION D BATTERY PACK RELEASE BUTTON u CHANNEL UP/DOWN SWITCHES [Y]/[Z] To release the battery pack: • Select an operating channel. (p. 9) • Selects the SET mode condition of item. (p. 17) Push the battery release button in the direction of the arrow (q) as shown below.

  • Page 12: Function Display

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function display q TRANSMIT INDICATOR (p. 10) Appears while transmitting. w BUSY INDICATOR (p. 10) Appears when receiving a signal or when the squelch opens. “ ” blinks while monitoring. e TAG CHANNEL INDICATOR (p. 14) Appears when a tag channel is selected. r SCAN INDICATOR (p.
  • Page 13 PANEL DESCRIPTION i WEATHER CHANNEL/WEATHER ALERT INDICATORS !5 CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR (p. 8) • “WX” appears when the weather channel group is se- Appears when the call channel is selected. lected. (p. 9) • “ALT” appears while the weather alert function is acti- !6 CHANNEL GROUP INDICATOR (pp.

  • Page 14: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION ■ Channel selection D Channel 9 (Call channel) IMPORTANT: Prior to using the transceiver for the first Channel 9 is the leisure-use call channel. Each regular chan- time, the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum nel group has separate call channels. In addition, each call life and operation.
  • Page 15 Push lected. See the “LAND CHANNEL OPERATION” on page 16 for details. For your convenience: The IC-M88 can detect a weather alert tone on the selected weather channel while receiving Push for 1 sec. in another channel or during scanning. See the “SET mode...

  • Page 16: Receiving And Transmitting

    For U.S.A version: To prevent accidental prolonged e Push [SQL] for 1 sec. (see the SET mode on page 19), transmission, etc., the IC-M88 has a time-out timer func- and rotate volume to set the audio output level. tion. This timer cuts a transmission OFF after 5 min. of r Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.

  • Page 17: Adjusting The Squelch Level

    ■ Adjusting the squelch level ■ Voice scrambler operation (Available for I/S version only) The IC-M88 has a squelch even though there is no control knob for it. In order to receive signals properly, as well as for D Activating the scrambler...

  • Page 18: Call Channel Programming

    BASIC OPERATION ■ Call channel programming t Push [16• ] to program the dis- The call channel key is used to select Channel 9 by default, played channel as the call chan- however, you can program your most often-used channels in nel.

  • Page 19: Scan Operation

    SCAN OPERATION ■ Scan types Set the tag channels (scanned channel) before scanning. Scanning is an efficient way to locate signals quickly over a Clear the tag channels which inconveniently stop scanning, wide frequency range. The transceiver has priority scan and such as digital communications.

  • Page 20: Setting Tag Channels

    SCAN OPERATION ■ Setting tag channels ■ Starting a scan For more efficient scanning, add desired channels as tag Set the weather alert function, priority scan function, scan channels or clear tag channels for unwanted channels. Non- resume timer and auto scan function in advance, using SET tag channels will be skipped during scanning.

  • Page 21: Dualwatch/Tri-Watch

    DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ■ Description ■ Operation Dualwatch monitors Channel 16 while you are receiving an- q Select the desired operating channel. other channel; tri-watch monitors Channel 16 and the call w Push [SCN• ] to start dualwatch or tri-watch (depend- DUAL channel while receiving another channel.

  • Page 22: Land Channel Operation

    CAN channel groups can be programmed. The default setting of the LAND channel group is the same as that of the INT channel group. Ask your local Icom dealer for the LAND channel group setting and LMR frequency pro- gramming details.

  • Page 23: Set Mode

    SET MODE ■ SET mode programming D SET mode operation SET mode is used to change the condition of 13 transceiver q Turn power OFF. functions: beep tone function, weather alert function, priority w While pushing [SQL], turn power ON to enter SET mode. scan function, scan resume timer, auto scan function, dual/ •...

  • Page 24: Set Mode Items

    SET MODE ■ SET mode items D Beep tone function “bP” D Priority scan function “Pr” The transceiver has 2 scan types—normal and priority scans. You can select silent operation by turning the beep tones Normal scan searches all tag channels in the selected chan- OFF, or you can have 2 types of confirmation beeps sound at nel group.
  • Page 25 SET MODE D Auto scan function “AS” D Monitor switch action “Sq” The Auto scan function starts the desired scan automatically The monitor switch action cuts off the squelch function tem- when no signal is received, or no operation is performed for porarily.
  • Page 26 SET MODE D LCD contrast selection “LC” D Self check function “SC” The contrast of the LCD can be adjusted from 4 levels. The self check function checks transceiver conditions by it- self, and informs you in case a problem is found. The follow- •...
  • Page 27 SET MODE D Battery voltage indicator “bt” SET MODE LIST This function contains display or non-display settings of the Function Indication Switch voltage of the connected battery pack when the power is Beep tone function "bP" OFF / ON* / US •...

  • Page 28: Battery Charging

    BATTERY CHARGING ■ Battery charging ■ Cautions Prior to using the transceiver for the first time, the battery NEVER incinerate used battery packs. Internal battery gas pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation. may cause an explosion. NEVER immerse the battery pack in water.

  • Page 29: Charging Connections

    In that case, correctly aligned contact your nearest Icom Dealer or Service Center. with the guide rails. Charge NOTE: After charging is completed, the BC-152N will auto- indicator lights...

  • Page 30: Optional Bp-226 Battery Case

    BATTERY CHARGING ■ Optional BP-226 battery case Latch Fig.1 BP-226 When using the optional battery case attached to the trans- ceiver, install 5 × AA (LR6) size alkaline batteries as il- lustrated at right. The BP-226 is constructed to the IPX4 waterproof standard (IEC 60529, 2001).

  • Page 31: Ad-100 Installation

    BATTERY CHARGING ■ AD-100 installation ■ Optional battery chargers D Rapid charging with the BC-119N+AD-100 The AD-100 must be installed into the BC- charger adapter 119N or BC-121N before battery charging. The optional BC-119N provides rapid charging of battery q Attach the plugs from the BC-119N/BC-121N to the AD- packs.
  • Page 32 BATTERY CHARGING ■ Optional battery chargers (Continued) D Rapid charging with the BC-121N+AD-100 IMPORTANT: Battery charging caution Ensure the guide tabs on the battery pack are correctly The optional BC-121N allows up to 6 battery packs to be aligned with the guide rails inside the charger adapter. charged simultaneously.

  • Page 33: Speaker-Microphone

    SPEAKER-MICROPHONE ■ HM-138 Description ■ Attachments Insert the connector of the speaker-microphone into the [SP MIC] connector on the transceiver and tighten the screw. Alligator type clip To attach the speaker-mic. to your shirt or collar, etc. Detaching: Unscrew (q), then detach the PTT switch jack cover (w).

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION. REF. The transceiver does • The battery is exhausted. • Recharge the battery pack. p. 22 not turn ON. • Bad connection to the battery pack. • Check the connection to the transceiver. p. 5 No sound from speaker.

  • Page 35: Vhf Marine Channel List

    VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST Channel number Frequency (MHz) Channel number Frequency (MHz) Channel number Frequency (MHz) Channel number Frequency (MHz) CAN Transmit Receive CAN Transmit Receive CAN Transmit Receive CAN Transmit Receive 156.050 160.650 157.275 161.875 19A 156.950 156.950 156.325 160.925 20 * 157.000 161.600 66A * 156.050 156.050...

  • Page 36: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL TRANSMITTER • Frequency coverage • Output power (at 7.2 V DC) : 5 W (Hi), 3 W (Mid) and 1 W (Low) Marine : 156.025–157.425 MHz • Modulation system : Variable reactance frequency modulation : 156.050–163.275 MHz • Max. frequency deviation : ±5 kHz (Wide) TX/RX : 146.000–174.000 MHz...

  • Page 37: Quick Reference

    QUICK REFERENCE Important operating instructions are summed up in this and the following page for your simple reference. 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.

  • Page 39: Options

    BP-227/BP-227FM/BP-274 must be charged with the supplied BC- collar, etc. 152N or the optional BC-119N/121N. BP-227FM must be used for the intrinsically safe type. Icom optional equipment is designed for optimal perform- D CHARGER ance when used with this transceiver. We are not respon- • BC-119N...
  • Page 40 A-6214H-1EX-!0 Printed in Japan © 2002–2013 Icom Inc. 1-1-32 Kamiminami, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0003, Japan Printed on recycled paper with soy ink.

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