IC-M505. We want to take a couple of moments of your tme to thank you for makng the IC-M505 your rado of choce, and hope you agree wth Icom’s phlosophy of “technology first.” Many hours of research and development went nto the desgn of EXPLICIT DEFENITIONS your IC-M505.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY INSTALLATION NOTE If your vessel requres assstance, contact other vessels and The nstallaton of ths equpment should be made n such a manner as to respect the EC recommended electromagnetc the Coast Guard by sendng a Dstress call on Channel 16. field exposure lmts (1999/519/EC).
Ths warnng symbol ndcates that ths equpment CE versons of the IC-M505 whch dsplay the “CE” symbol on the seral number seal, com- operates n non-harmonsed frequency bands and/ ply wth the essental requrements of the Eu- or may be subject to lcensng condtons n the ropean Rado and Telecommuncaton Term- country of use.
1 m away from the shp’s seal damaged, etc. navgaton compass. Icom optonal equpment s desgned for optmal perform- DO NOT ance when used wth ths transcever. We are not respon- use or place the transcever n areas wth tem- sble for the transcever beng damaged or any accdent peratures below –20°C or above +60°C or, n areas subject...
OPERATING RULES D PRIORITIES (2) OPERATOR’S LICENSE A Restrcted Radotelephone Operator Permt s the lcense • Read all rules and regulatons pertanng to prortes and most often held by small vessel rado operators when a rado keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and Dstress calls s not requred for safety purposes.
PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Front panel r HAIL/RX SPEAKER KEY [HAIL•RX Speaker Function display (p. 4) ➥ Push to turn the haler mode ON or OFF. (p. 52) ➥ Push and hold for 1 sec. to turn the RX Speaker mode ON or OFF.
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PANEL DESCRIPTION u CHANNEL SELECTOR [CHANNEL•ENTER] o SQUELCH CONTROL [SQL] ➥ Rotate to select the operatng channels, Set mode set- Rotate to set the squelch threshold level. (p. 8) tngs, etc. (pgs. 6–8, 55) !0 SCAN/TAG KEY [SCAN•TAG] (p. 13) ➥...
PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function display y CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR (pgs. 6, 9) q w e r t Appears when the call channel s selected. u LOW BATTERY INDICATOR BUSY 25W CALL Blnks when the battery voltage drops to approx. 10 V DC or below.
PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Microphone !1 POSITION INDICATOR ➥ Shows the GPS poston data. Microphone • “??” may blnk every 2 sec. nstead of poston data when the GPS poston data s nvald. In such a case, the last po- ston data s held for up to 23.5 hours. •...
BASIC OPERATION ■ Channel selection D Call channel D Channel 16 Each regular channel group has a separate lesure-use call Channel 16 s the dstress and safety channel. It s used for channel. The call channel s montored durng Tr-watch. The establshng ntal contact wth a staton and for emergency call channels can be programmed (p.
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BASIC OPERATION D International channels There are pre-programmed 57 nternatonal channels for the IC-M505. Push 34°34.506N q Push [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to select a regular channel. 123°23.236W UTC 12:00 PORT OPR w Whle pushng and holdng [H/L], push [DIAL•DUAL/ GRP] to change the channel group, f necessary.
BASIC OPERATION ■ Receiving and transmitting CAUTION: IMPORTANT: To maxmze the readablty of your trans- Transmttng wthout an antenna may dam- mtted sgnal, pause a few sec. after pushng [PTT], hold age the transcever. the mcrophone 5 to 10 cm from your mouth and speak q Push [POWER] to turn power ON.
BASIC OPERATION ■ Call channel programming r Rotate [CHANNEL] to se- You can program the call channel wth your most often-used CALL channels n each channel group for quck recall. lect the desred channel. q Whle pushng and holdng 34 34.506N [H/L], push [DIAL•DUAL•...
BASIC OPERATION ■ Channel comments ■ Microphone Lock function The Mcrophone Lock functon electrcally locks [Y]/[Z] and Memory channels can be labelled wth a unque alphanu- merc ID of up to 10 characters. [HI/LO] keys on the suppled mcrophone. Ths prevents ac- cdental channel changes and functon access.
BASIC OPERATION ■ Optional voice scrambler operation D Activating the scrambler D Programming scrambler codes The optonal voce scrambler provdes prvate communca- There are 32 codes (1 to 32) or 128 codes (0 to 127)* aval- tons. In order to receve or send scrambled transmssons able for programmng when an optonal scrambler unt s you must first actvate the scrambler functon.
SCAN OPERATION ■ Scan types Set the TAG channels (scanned channel) before scannng. Scannng s an efficent way to locate sgnals quckly over a wde frequency range. The transcever has Prorty scan and Clear the TAG channels whch nconvenently stop scannng, such as those for dgtal communcaton use.
SCAN OPERATION ■ Setting TAG channels ■ Starting a scan For more effcent scannng, add the desred channels as Set scan type (Prorty or Normal scan) and scan resume TAG channels or clear the TAG for unwanted channels. tmer n advance, usng Set mode. (p. 55) Channels that are not tagged wll be skpped durng scan- q Whle pushng and holdng [H/L], push [DIAL•DUAL/ nng.
DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ■ Description ■ Operation Dualwatch montors Channel 16 whle you are recevng on q Select Dualwatch or Tr-watch n Set mode. (p. 56) another channel; Tr-watch montors Channel 16 and the w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desred operatng channel. call channel whle recevng another channel.
DSC OPERATION ■ MMSI code programming u Rotate [CHANNEL] to set the specfic 9-dgt MMSI code. The 9-dgt MMSI (Martme Moble Servce Identty: DSC • Push [16•C] or [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to move the cursor forward self ID) code can be programmed at power ON. or backward, respectvely.
DSC OPERATION ■ MMSI code check r Check the 9-dgt MMSI (DSC self ID) code. The 9-dgt MMSI (DSC self ID) code can be checked. --DSC Menu-- q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. MMSI Check w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select “Set up,” push [CHAN- 123456789 NEL•ENTER].
DSC OPERATION ■ DSC address ID r Rotate [CHANNEL] to set the ndvdual ID and ID name. A total of 100 DSC address IDs can be programmed and • Push [16•C] or [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to move the cursor forward named wth up to 10 characters. or backward, respectvely.
DSC OPERATION D Deleting Individual ID q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. r Rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desred ID name for de- w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select “Set up,” push [CHAN- letng. NEL•ENTER]. --DSC Menu-- Select ID --DSC Menu-- John Select Item...
DSC OPERATION D Programming Group ID r Rotate [CHANNEL] to set the group ID and ID name. q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. • The group ID s a unque number that you create for your group. w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select “Set up,” push [CHAN- The ID name s an assocated text name for that group.
Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. letng. w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select “Set up,” push [CHAN- NEL•ENTER]. --DSC Menu-- Select ID --DSC Menu-- Icom Select Item Group A Position Report ˘Group B Polling Request Group C Received Calls Distress Setting <CLR Exit / ENT OK>...
DSC OPERATION ■ Position and time programming A dstress call should nclude the shp’s poston and tme --DSC Menu-- data. If no GPS s connected, your poston and UTC (Un- Input Position versal Tme Coordnated) tme should be nput manually. Latitude __ __.___N Null...
[CHANNEL•ENTER] for 1 sec. dsplays the manually entered poston and tme. --GPS Info-- A GPS recever approprate for the IC-M505 s not suppled Push for 1 sec. by Icom. A GPS recever wth NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01...
DSC OPERATION ■ Distress call e After transmttng the dstress call, the transcever wats A dstress call should be transmtted, f n the opnon of the Master, the shp or a person s n dstress and requres m- for an acknowledgment call on Channel 70. •...
DSC OPERATION D Regular call ➥ A dstress alert contans (default); • Nature of dstress : Undesgnated dstress The nature of the dstress call should be ncluded n the ds- • Poston data : GPS or manual nput poston data held tress call.
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DSC OPERATION Regardless of a GPS recever (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or --DSC Menu-- 3.01) connecton, the current poston/tme nformaton Input UTC Time appears n steps r and t. If the nformaton s not nec- __:__ Null essary to be changed, push [CHANNEL•ENTER] or [16•C] several tmes to skp the data nput steps.
DSC OPERATION ■ Transmitting DSC calls i After recevng the acknowledgment, reply usng the m- crophone. To ensure correct operaton of the DSC functon, please make sure you set the squelch correctly. (p. 8) Received D Transmitting an individual call DistressACK The ndvdual call functon allows you to transmt a DSC sg- <Osaka Bay...
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DSC OPERATION e Rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desred pre-pro- r Rotate [CHANNEL] to select a desred ntershp grammed ndvdual address or “Manual Input,” push channel, push [CHANNEL•ENTER]. [CHANNEL•ENTER]. • Intershp channels are already preset nto the transcever n • The ID code for the ndvdual call can be set n advance. (p. 17) recommended order.
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DSC OPERATION D Transmitting an individual acknowledgement y Standby on Channel 70 untl an acknowledgement s re- ceved. When recevng an ndvdual call, you can transmt an ac- knowledgement (‘Able to comply’ or ‘Unable to comply’) by --DSC Menu-- usng the on screen prompts (see page 42 for detals). You Individual Call TX Complete can also send an acknowledgement through the menu sys-...
(specfed by the call- Select Address ng staton) s selected automatcally when “Able to Manual Input ˘Icom Comply” s selected, or returns to the prevous condton Coast station (before enterng the DSC menu) when “Unable to Comply”...
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DSC OPERATION r Rotate [CHANNEL] to select a desred ntershp channel, y After the group call has been transmtted, the followng push [CHANNEL•ENTER]. ndcaton s dsplayed. • Intershp channels are already preset nto the transcever n --DSC Menu-- recommended order. Group Call TX Complete --DSC Menu--...
DSC OPERATION D Transmitting an all ships call Large shps use Channel 70 as ther ‘lstenng channel.’ --DSC Menu-- When you want to announce a message to all shps wthn Select Category range, use the all shps call functon. ˘Routine Safety Urgency q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.
DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a position request call t After the all shps call has been transmtted, the followng ndcaton s dsplayed. Transmt a poston request call when you want to know a specfic shp’s current poston, etc. --DSC Menu-- All Ships Call q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.
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DSC OPERATION t After the poston request call has been transmtted, the --DSC Menu-- followng ndcaton s dsplayed. Select Address Manual Input --DSC Menu-- John Position Request ˘Paul TX Complete George Michael Now Waiting for ACK <CLR Exit / ENT OK> --DSC Menu-- POS Request Ready <CLR Exit>...
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DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a position report call Regardless of a GPS recever (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or Transmt a poston report call when you want to announce your own poston to a specfic shp and to get an answer, etc. 3.01) connecton, the current poston/tme nformaton appears n steps r and t.
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DSC OPERATION u After the poston report call has been transmtted, the fol- --DSC Menu-- lowng ndcaton s dsplayed. Input UTC Time __:__ Null --DSC Menu-- Position Report TX Complete <CLR 1sec Null Data> Now Waiting for ACK <CLR Exit / ENT OK> --DSC Menu-- Position Report Ready <CLR Exit>...
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DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a polling request call Transmt a pollng request call when you want to know f a --DSC Menu-- specfic vessel s wthn communcaton range. Select Address Manual Input John q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. ˘Paul w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select “Polling Request,”...
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DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a position request reply call Transmt a poston request reply call when a poston re- t After the pollng request call has been transmtted, the fol- quest call s receved. lowng ndcaton s dsplayed. --DSC Menu-- When the automatc acknowledgement functon s ON (p.
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DSC OPERATION Regardless of a GPS recever (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or --DSC Menu-- 3.01) connecton, the current poston/tme nformaton Input UTC Time appears n steps r and t. If the nformaton s not nec- __:__ Null essary to be changed, push [CHANNEL•ENTER] or [16•C] several tmes to skp the data nput steps.
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DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a position report reply call Transmt a poston report reply call when a poston report --DSC Menu-- call s receved. Select Address Manual Input John When the automatc acknowledgement functon s ON (p. 48), ˘Paul the transcever automatcally transmts a reply call after re- George Michael cevng a poston report.
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DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a polling request reply call Transmt a pollng reply call when a pollng request call s re- --DSC Menu-- ceved. Select Address Manual Input John When the automatc acknowledgement functon s ON (p. 48), ˘Paul the transcever automatcally transmts a reply call after re- George cevng a pollng request call.
DSC OPERATION ■ Receiving DSC calls D Receiving a distress call Whle montorng Channel 70 and a dstress call s receved: ➥ The emergency alarm sounds for 2 mnutes. Received • Push [CLR] to stop the alarm. DistressACK ➥ “Received Distress” appears n the dsplay, then <Osaka Bay <CLR Channel 16 s automatcally selected.
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(depend- group call. ng on your replyng condton see p. 28 for ndvdual ac- knowledgement call procedure for detals.); push [CLR] to gnore the ndvdual call. Received Group <Icom <CLR Received Beep Off> SAFETY Individual <Paul D Receiving an all ships call <CLR...
DSC OPERATION D Receiving a position request call Whle montorng Channel 70 and a poston request call s receved: Received ➥ “Received POS Request” appears n the dsplay. All Ships <Paul ➥ Push [CLR] to stop the beep, then push [CHANNEL• <CLR ENTER] to reply to the poston request call;...
DSC OPERATION D Receiving a polling request call D Receiving a position report reply call Whle montorng Channel 70 and a pollng request call s Whle montorng Channel 70 and a poston report reply call receved: s receved: ➥ “Received POLL REQ” appears n the dsplay. ➥...
DSC OPERATION ■ Received messages w Rotate [CHANNEL] to scroll to the desred message, The transcever automatcally stores up to 20 dstress mes- push [CHANNEL•ENTER]. sages and 20 other messages. The messages can be used • Messages whch are blnkng have not been read. as an assstance to the logbook.
DSC OPERATION D Other messages e Rotate [CHANNEL] to scroll the message. q Rotate [CHANNEL] to select “Other,” push [CHANNEL • The stored message has varous nformaton, dependng on the •ENTER]. type of dstress call. --DSC Menu-- --DSC Menu-- Select Message Individual Call Distress <Paul...
DSC OPERATION ■ DSC Set mode D MMSI code check r Set the offset tme from the UTC (Unversal Tme Coord- (See p. 16) nated) tme by rotatng [CHANNEL]. D Add Individual ID/Group ID (See pgs. 17, 19) • Push [16•C] or [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to move the cursor forward D Delete Individual ID/Group ID (See pgs.
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DSC OPERATION D Automatic acknowledgement r Rotate [CHANNEL] to turn the automatc acknowledge- Ths tem sets the automatc acknowledgement functon to ON or OFF. ment functon ON or OFF. When a poston request, poston report or pollng request --DSC Menu-- call s receved, the transcever automatcally transmts a po- Auto ACK ston request reply, poston report reply or pollng reply call,...
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DSC OPERATION D NMEA Output r Rotate [CHANNEL] to select the NMEA Output functon Select an NMEA Output functon from OFF, All Staton or Lst Staton. from OFF, All Staton or Lst Staton. When recevng poston acknowledgment, the transcever • Lst Staton : Outputs the poston data from the specfed ves- sels lsted on the DSC ndvdual ID screen.
• “TALK” or “LISTEN”* appears on the caller or lstener func- for Intercom operaton. ton dsplay. • To adjust the IC-M505’s speaker output level, rotate [VOL]. Connect an optonal command mcrophone as descrbed on • To adjust the HM-162E’s speaker output level, rotate [SELEC- p.
■ RX Speaker function • Whle n the Intercom mode, the transcever functons The IC-M505 has an RX Speaker functon. When ths func- (transmt and receve) are nterrupted. If the transcever ton s turned ON, the receved audo can be heard on the s n transmt condton, the Intercom functon s not deck or tower va an external speaker or haler speaker.
■ Hailer operation • Whle n the haler mode, the transcever functons (trans- The IC-M505 has a haler functon for voce amplfcaton mt and receve) are nterrupted. If the transcever s n over a loudspeaker, makng t unnecessary to leave the transmt condton, the haler functon s not avalable.
OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Automatic foghorn function The foghorn outputs from the haler speaker. To use ths The automatc foghorn functon sounds a horn repeatedly untl the functon s turned OFF. Four patterns are avalable functon, the haler speaker must be connected to the trans- cever.
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OTHER FUNCTIONS q Whle pushng and holdng [H/L], push [HAIL•RX ] to r To return to normal operaton, repeat step q. enter auto foghorn mode. When a DSC call s receved, the automatc foghorn func- ton s nterrupted wth an automatc return to the trans- cever mode.
SET MODE ■ Set mode programming ■ Set mode items D Scan type Set mode s used to change the condtons of the trans- cever’s functons: Scan type, Scan resume tmer, Dual/Tr- The transcever has 2 scan types: Normal scan and Prorty watch, Beep tone, LCD contrast, Automatc foghorn fre- scan.
SET MODE D Dual/Tri-watch D LCD contrast Ths tem can be selected as Dualwatch or Tr-watch. (p. 14) The LCD contrast can be adjustable to 8 levels. The level 1 s the lowest contrast, and the level 8 s the hghest contrast. --Set Mode-- Dual/Tri --Set Mode--...
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SET MODE D Radio power D Scrambler type (Appears when the HM-162E s connected) (Appears when a scrambler unt s nstalled) When an optonal scrambler unt s nstalled, the scrambler Ths tem sets the Rado Power functon ON or OFF. type can be selected n set mode dependng on how t s set ON : The transcever’s power s controlled by the optonal by the dealer.
Ferrite core* CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ■ Connections Outer conductor : Speaker (Ð) Inner conductor : Speaker (+) e EXTERNAL SPEAKER LEAD (Yellow) Connects to an external speaker. r HAILER/FOGHORN (–) LEAD (Black) Connects to a haler speaker (25 W nomnal at 13.8 V/4 ø). t HAILER/FOGHORN (+) LEAD (Blue) Do not Connects to a haler speaker (25 W nomnal at 13.8 V/4 ø).
Ferrite core and ties CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ■ Supplied accessories CAUTION: After connectng the DC power cable, NMEA IN/ Mounting bracket For mounting bracket OUT leads, external speaker lead and haler/foghorn lead, Knob bolts Flat washers (M5) cover the connector and leads wth an adhesve tape as shown below, to prevent water seepng nto the transcever.
CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ■ Mounting the transceiver D Using the supplied mounting bracket • OVERHEAD MOUNTING The unversal mountng bracket suppled wth your trans- cever allows overhead or dashboard mountng. • Mount the transcever securely wth the 4 suppled screws (5 ×...
IC-M505. r Attach the clamps on ether sde of the IC-M505. u Connect the antenna and power cable, then return the • Make sure that the clamps algn parallel to the IC-M505’s body. nstrument control panel to ts orgnal place.
CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ■ UT-112/UT-98 installation CAUTION: DISCONNECT the DC power cable from the w Dsconnect the flat cable and NMEA (4 pn) from J5 of the transcever before performng any work on the trans- LOGIC unt. cever. Otherwse, there s danger of electrc shock and/or LOGIC unit equpment damage.
CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ■ HM-162E installation r Return the cables and screws to the orgnal poston. • Be sure not upsde down the flat cable. CAUTION: • When re-assemblng the case and tghtenng the screws, you must keep the specfed torque (0.5±0.07 N.m).
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CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE q Insert the suppled cable nto the external mcrophone y The completed nstallaton should look lke ths. jack and tghten the cable nut as shown below. w To use the suppled cable as a wall socket, perform the followng steps.
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CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE Mounting base Gasket...
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. The transcever does • Bad connecton to the power supply. • Check the connecton to the transcever. p. 58 not turn ON. No sound from speaker. • Squelch level s too hgh. • Set [SQL] to the threshold pont. p.
SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS ■ Options D Dimensions • MB-75 flush mount kit For mountng the transcever to a panel. • HM-162E ™ commandmic iii External mcrophone-type controller. Provdes optonal nter- com operaton. 6 m mcrophone cable and mount-ng base ncluded. Black and whte colors are avalable. Do not connect the HM-162E to the OPC-999.
CHANNEL LIST • USA channels (for U.K. version only) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive 156.050 156.050 156.600 156.600 157.100 157.100 156.225 156.225 156.775 156.775...
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