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Page 1: Instruction Manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER i M90 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference. -
Page 2: Safety Training Information
Electromagnetic Fields. • ALWAYS keep the antenna at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) away from the body when transmitting and only use the Icom belt-clips which are listed on • American National Standards Institute (C95.1-1992), IEEE Standard p. 33 when attaching the radio to your belt, etc., to ensure FCC RF for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency exposure compliance requirements are not exceeded. -
Page 3: In Case Of Emergency
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY RECOMMENDATION If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on Channel 16. WATER after exposure to saltwater, and dry it before opera- tion. -
Page 4: Foreword
FOREWORD FEATURES ☞ Submersible construction Thank you for purchasing this Icom radio. The IC-M90 VHF MA- RINE TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with Icom’s state Built tough to withstand the punishing marine environ- ment, the transceiver’s submersible construction meets of the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care this IPX7* requirements for waterproof protection (1 meter;... -
Page 5: Precaution
FCC regulations. from your vessel’s magnetic navigation compass. Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incor- porated (Japan) in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries. -
Page 6: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION ..........i 6 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ............14 ■ Description ................14 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ............ii ■ Operation ................14 RECOMMENDATION ..............ii FOREWORD ................. iii 7 LAND CHANNEL OPERATION ..........15 ■ LAND channel group ............15 IMPORTANT .................. -
Page 7: Operating Rules
(1) SHIP STATION LICENSE When your craft is equipped with a VHF FM transceiver, you NOTE: Even though the IC-M90 is capable of operation must have a current radio station license before using the on VHF marine channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and transceiver. -
Page 8: Supplied Accessories And Attachments
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS ■ Supplied accessories D Handstrap The following accessories are supplied: Qty. • Handstrap........1 Pass the handstrap through the •... -
Page 9: D Battery Pack
To attach the battery pack: CAUTION: Insert the battery pack in the IC-M90 completely, then turn When attaching or removing a battery pack, make sure the screw clockwise. the rubber seal is set in the groove of the battery pack correctly. -
Page 10: Panel Description
PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Front, top and side panels q VOLUME CONTROL [VOL] Turns power ON and adjusts the audio level. w MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [SP MIC] Connects the optional external microphone. NOTE: Attach the [SP MIC] cap when the optional speaker-microphone is not used. e ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connects the supplied antenna. -
Page 11: Function Display
PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function display u TRANSMIT POWER/LOCK SWITCH [Hi/Lo• • Selects high, middle or low power when pushed. (p. 9) • Toggles the lock function ON/OFF when pushed for 1 sec. (p. 10) i CHANNEL 16 SWITCH [16• • Selects Channel 16 when pushed. (p. 7) •... - Page 12 PANEL DESCRIPTION t MONITOR INDICATOR (p. 10) !2 SCRAMBLER INDICATOR Appears when the monitor function is activated. Appears when the optional voice scrambler is activated. (pgs. 11, 20) y BATTERY INDICATOR !3 DUPLEX INDICATOR Indicates remaining battery power. Appears when a duplex channel is selected. Indication !4 SUB CHANNEL READOUT Charging...
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Page 13: Basic Operation
BASIC OPERATION ■ Channel selection D Channel 9 (Call channel) IMPORTANT: Prior to using the transceiver for the first time, the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum Channel 9 is the leisure-use call channel. Each regular life and operation. To avoid damage to the transceiver, channel group has separate call channels. -
Page 14: Weather Channels
Push for 1 sec. ✔ CONVENIENT! U.S.A. channels The IC-M90 can detect a weather aler t tone on the selected weather channel while in another channel (when the power save function is turned ON) or during scanning. See the “SET mode items” on p. 17 for details. -
Page 15: Receiving And Transmitting
[VOL] to set the volume level. To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, etc., the ➥ Push [SQL• ], and push [Y]/[Z] to set the squelch IC-M90 has a time-out timer function. This timer cuts a MONI level. transmission OFF after 5 min. of continuous transmission. -
Page 16: Call Channel Programming
BASIC OPERATION ■ Call channel programming ■ Lock function This function electronically locks all switches (except for The call channel switch is used to select Channel 9 by de- [PTT], [SQL• ] and [Hi/Lo• ]) to prevent accidental MONI fault, however, you can program your most often-used chan- channel changes and function access. -
Page 17: Adjusting The Squelch Level
■ Adjusting the squelch level ■ Voice scrambler operation D Activating the scrambler To adjust the IC-M90’s squelch level, use the [Y]/[Z] keys as desired below. In order to receive signals properly, as well as The voice scrambler provides private communications. In... -
Page 18: Scan Operation
SCAN OPERATION ■ Scan types Set the tag channels (scanned channel) before scanning. Scanning is an effi cient way to quickly locate signals over a wide frequency range. The transceiver has a priority scan Clear those tag channels which are not needed or inconven- iently stop scanning, such as digital communications. -
Page 19: 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 the tag for unwanted channels. resume timer and auto scan function in advance, using the Non-tag channels will be skipped during scanning. -
Page 20: Dualwatch/Tri-Watch
DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ■ Description ■ Operation q Select the desired operating channel. Dualwatch monitors Channel 16 while you are receiving w Push another channel; tri-watch monitors Channel 16 and the call for 1 sec. to start dualwatch or tri-watch [SCAN• DUAL channel while receiving another channel. -
Page 21: 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 Appears when CTCSS is set. for the LAND channel group setting and LMR frequency pro- gramming details. -
Page 22: Set Mode
SET MODE ■ SET mode programming D SET mode operation SET mode is used to change the condition of 17 transceiver q Turn power OFF. functions: Beep tone function, Weather alert function, Prior- w While pushing [SQL• ], turn power ON to enter the MONI ity scan function, Scan resume timer, Auto scan function, SET mode. -
Page 23: Set Mode Items
SET MODE ■ SET mode items D Priority scan function “Pr” D Beep tone function “bP” You can select silent operation by turning the beep tones The transceiver has 2 scan types—normal (OFF) and prior- OFF, or you can have 2 types of confi rmation beeps sound ity (ON) scans. - Page 24 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, and no operation is performed porarily.
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Page 25: Troubleshooting
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 the transceiver conditions by itself, and informs you in case a problem is found. Self •... - Page 26 SET MODE D Battery voltage indicator “bt” D Squelch sensitivity function “SS” This function controls display or non-display settings of the When this function is turned ON, blocking against noise is connected battery pack’s voltage when the power is ON. improved.
- Page 27 SET MODE SET MODE LIST Function Indication Switch D VOX gain “ga” Beep tone function “bP” OFF/ON*/US Adjusts the VOX gain (from 1 to 6) to level when speaking Weather alert function “AL” OFF*/ON with the optional headset. Priority scan function “Pr”...
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Page 28: Battery Charging
BATTERY CHARGING ■ Battery charging ■ Battery cautions CAUTION! NEVER Please refer to the BC-162 instruction manual when insert battery pack/transceiver charging the BP-252 Li-Ion with the BC-162 (with the battery pack attached) with wet or soiled into the BATTERY PACK charger. -
Page 29: Charging Connections
IC-M90 • Keep battery contacts clean. It’s a good idea to clean Turn power OFF battery terminals once a week. Battery pack Charge indicator Lights green when battery pack (with/without IC-M90) is inserted. Supplied screws AC adapter BC-158... -
Page 30: Optional Battery Chargers
BATTERY CHARGING ■ Optional battery chargers D AD-109 installation w Install the adapter into the charger in the direction of the arrow, then screw supplied 2 screws to fix the charger q Connect the 10-pins connector of the charger to the adapter with the charger. - Page 31 • An AC adapter (may be supplied with BC-119N depending • Six AD-109 charger adapters on the version) or the DC power cable (OPC-515L/CP-17L). • An AC adapter (BC-157) or the DC power cable (OPC-656) IC-M90 IC-M90 Turn power OFF Turn power OFF...
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Page 32: Optional Swivel Belt Clip
OPTIONAL SWIVEL BELT CLIP ■ MB-86 contents e Once the transceiver is locked in place, it swivels as illus- trated below. Qty. Belt clip ................1 Base clip ................1 Supplied screws ..............2 ■ Attachment q Screw the base clip to the back of the transceiver using ■... -
Page 33: Optional Speaker-Microphone
OPTIONAL SPEAKER-MICROPHONE ■ HM-125 Descriptions ■ Attachment Insert the speaker-mic connector onto the [SP MIC] con- nector and carefully screw it tight, as shown in the diagram Alligator type clip below. Be careful not to cross thread the connection. To attach the speaker-mic. to your shirt or collar, etc. -
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. 3 N o s o u n d f r o m t h e •... -
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 7.5 V DC) : 5 W (Hi), 3 W (Middle) and [Marine] : 156.025–157.425 MHz 1 W (Low) 156.050–163.275 MHz • Modulation system : Variable reactance frequency [LMR] TX/RX 146.000–174.000 MHz modulation •... -
Page 37: Quick Reference
<CUT HERE> ■ CHANNEL SELECTION (pgs. 7, 8, 10) Channel 16 (p. 7) Channel 9/Call channel (p. 7) OPERATION GUIDE iM90 Push Push ■ IN CASE OF EMERGENCY for 1 sec. ❍ USING CHANNEL 16 Weather channel (p. 8) DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE Call channel programming (p. - Page 38 SET MODE (pgs. 16 21) LOCK FUNCTION (p. 10) DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH (p. 14) While pushing Select dual or tri-watch in the SET Push [Hi/Lo for 1 sec. to turn [SQL MONI mode (p. 18). the lock function turn power ON. Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired ON and OFF.
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Page 39: Options
OPTIONS D BATTERY CASE AND PACK D BELT CLIPS • BP-223 • MB-103 BATTERY CASE BELT CLIP Battery case for 6 × AA (R6) Alkaline cells. • MB-86 SWIVEL BELT CLIP • BP-224 Belt clip for swivel type. BATTERY PACK Ni-Cd Voltage : 7.2 V... - Page 40 A-6388H-1EX-w Printed in Japan 1-1-32 Kamiminami, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0003, Japan 2004–2009 Icom Inc. ©...