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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER
i­M71

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER i­M71...
  • Page 2 EN 300 698-2 V1.1.1 (2000-8) v) EN 300 698-3 V1.1.1 (2001-5) Signature vii) CE Versons of the IC-M71 whch dsplay the Ths warnng symbol ndcates that ths equpment “CE” symbol on the seral number label, comply operates n non-harmonsed frequency bands and/...

  • Page 3: In Case Of Emergency

    IN CASE OF EMERGENCY RECOMMENDATION If your vessel requres assstance, contact other vessels and CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH the Coast Guard by sendng a dstress call on Channel 16. WATER after exposure to saltwater, and dry t before opera- ton.

  • Page 4: Foreword

    Personal death, serous njur y or an Wth the generous dmensons of 22.5(H) × 31.5(W) mm, RDANGER! exploson may occur. the IC-M71’s functon dsplay s easy to read and shows operatng condtons at a glance. Backlghtng and con- Personal njury, fre hazard or electrc RWARNING! trast can be adjusted to sut your preferences.

  • Page 5: Precautions

    0.9 meters away from your vessel’s magnetc navgaton compass. Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are regstered trademarks of Icom Incor- porated (Japan) n Japan, the Unted States, the Unted Kngdom, Germany, France, Span, Russa and/or other countres.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 SCAN OPERATION (except Holland version) ………… 14–15 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ����������������  RECOMMENDATION �������������������  n Scan types ���������������������14 FOREWORD �����������������������  n Settng TAG channels ����������������15 IMPORTANT �����������������������  n Startng a scan �������������������15 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS �����������������...

  • Page 7: Operating Rules

    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.

  • Page 8: Supplied Accessories And Attachments

    SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS n Supplied accessories n Attachments D Flexible antenna The followng accessores are suppled: Qty. q Handstrap �������������������� 1 Connect the suppled flexble an- w Battery charger ������������������ 1 tenna to the antenna connector. e Screws for the battery charger �������...
  • Page 9 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS D Battery pack D Belt clip q Attach the battery pack nto the transcever as below. Attach the belt clp to the transcever as llustrated below. Supplied screws w Lock the battery pack wth the latch. CAUTION: NEVER attach or detach the battery pack when wet.

  • Page 10: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION n Front, top and side panels q VOLUME CONTROL [VOL] Turns power ON and adjusts the audo level. w PTT SWITCH [PTT] Push and hold to transmt; release to receve. e MONITOR KEY [ • Manually opens the squelch for montorng the channel whle pushed and held.

  • Page 11: FunctOn DSplay

    PANEL DESCRIPTION n Function display y TRANSMIT POWER/LOCK KEY [H/L•LOCK] • Selects hgh, mddle or low power when pushed. (p. 9) • Toggles the lock functon ON/OFF when pushed and held for 1 sec. (p. 10) u SCAN KEY [SCAN•DUAL] •...

  • Page 12: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION r MONITOR INDICATOR (p. 10) !2 CHANNEL GROUP INDICATOR (p. 8) Appears when the montor functon s actvated. “USA* ” appears when U.S.A.; “INT” appears when Inter- natonal; “CAN* ” appears when Canadan channel group t DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH INDICATORS (p. 16) s selected.

  • Page 13: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION n Channel selection D Call channel IMPORTANT: Pror to usng the transcever for the first tme, fully charge the battery pack. Ths wll help maxmze Call channel s the lesure-use call channel. Each regular the capablty and lfe of the battery. To avod damage to channel group has separate call channels.
  • Page 14 BASIC OPERATION D U.S.A., International, Canadian and ATIS channels The IC-M71 has U.S.A.* , Internatonal, Canadan* For German and Holland versions ATIS* channels. You must select the proper channels for the operatng area. Push and hold U.K. and Chna versons only.

  • Page 15: ReceVNg And TransmTtNg

    BASIC OPERATION n Receiving and transmitting CAUTION: IMPORTANT: To maxmze the readablty of your trans- Transmttng wthout an antenna may damage the transcever. mtted sgnal, pause a second after pushng [PTT], hold the mcrophone 5 to 10 cm from your mouth, and speak nto the mcrophone usng a normal voce level.

  • Page 16: Call Channel Programm

    BASIC OPERATION n Call channel programming n Lock function The call channel key s used to select Channel 16 by default Ths functon electroncally locks all keys (except for [PTT], [ , however, you can program your most to prevent accdental channel changes and (dependng on versons) and [H/L•LOCK]) often-used channel n each channel group for quck recall.

  • Page 17: Adjusting The Squelch Level

    Adjusting the squelch level n Voice scrambler operation (avalable wth some versons only) To adjust the IC-M71’s squelch level, use the [Y]/[Z] keys as desred below. In order to receve sgnals properly, as well D Activating the scrambler as for the scan to functon effectvely, the squelch must be The voce scrambler provdes prvate communcatons.

  • Page 18: Vox Function

    The openng comment appears each and optonal headset adapter to [SP MIC] connector. tme the IC-M71 s powered ON. The comment may be up to • “VOX” appears on the LCD whle the VOX functon turns ON.

  • Page 19: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION D Channel name/comment programming D Opening comment programming q Push [Y]/[Z] to select a channel to q W h  l e p u s h  n g a n d h o l d  n g program.

  • Page 20: Scan Operation (Except Holland Version)

    SCAN OPERATION (except Holland version) n Scan types Scannng s an efficent way to quckly locate sgnals over Set the TAG channels before scannng. (scanned channel) a wde frequency range. The transcever has a prorty scan Clear those TAG channels whch are not needed or nconve- settng and normal scan settng.

  • Page 21: SettNg Tag Channels

    SCAN OPERATION n Setting TAG channels n Starting a scan For more efficent scannng, add desred channels as TAG Set the prorty scan functon, scan resume tmer and auto channels or clear the TAG for unwanted channels. scan functon n advance, usng the SET mode. (pgs.

  • Page 22: Dualwatch/Tri-Watch (Except Holland Version)

    DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH (except Holland version) n Description n Operation Dualwatch montors Channel 16 whle you are recevng q Select the desred operatng channel. another channel; tr-watch montors Channel 16 and the call w Push [SCAN•DUAL] for 1 sec. to start dualwatch or tr- channel whle recevng another channel.

  • Page 23: Set Mode

    SET MODE n SET mode programming D SET mode operation SET mode s used to change the condton of 17 transcev- q Turn power OFF. er functons: beep tone functon, scan type, scan resume w Whle pushng and holdng [ ], turn power ON to enter tmer, auto scan functon, dual/tr-watch functon, montor key the SET mode.

  • Page 24: Set Mode Tems

    SET MODE n SET mode items D Beep tone function “ ” D Scan resume timer “ ” Selects the key touch beep sound ON or US, or turns sound (except Holland verson) OFF. The scan resume tmer can be set as a pause (OFF) or tmer •...

  • Page 25: Backlight Function

    SET MODE D Dual/Tri-watch function “ ” D Backlight function “ ” (except Holland verson) Ths functon s convenent for nght-tme operaton. The backlght can be selected from ON and OFF. Ths tem selects dual or tr-watch as desred. See p. 16 for •...

  • Page 26: Auto Power Save Function

    SET MODE D Auto power save function “ ” D Self check function “ ” The auto power save functon reduces current dran by deac- The self check functon nforms you n case a problem s tvatng the recever crcut for preset ntervals. found wth the rado.

  • Page 27: Channel Name Scroll Type

    SET MODE D Battery voltage indicator “ ” D Channel name scroll type “ ” Ths functon controls dsplay or non-dsplay settngs of the Selects the channel name/comment scroll type from 1 and connected battery pack’s voltage when the power s ON. •...

  • Page 28: Set Mode

    SET MODE D Voice scrambler code “ ” D VOX delay “ ” avalable wth some versons only) Sets the VOX delay tmer (0.5 to 3.0 sec. n 0.5 sec. steps) that the transcever keeps on transmttng after you stop There are 32 codes avalable for programmng.

  • Page 29: Battery Charging

    • R DANGER! NEVER ncnerate a used battery pack snce nternal battery gas may cause a rupture or exploson. • R DANGER! Use and charge only specfied Icom battery • R DANGER! NEVER solder the battery termnals, or pack wth Icom transcever. Only Icom battery pack s test- NEVER modfy the battery pack.

  • Page 30: D Charging Caution

    • CAUTION: DO NOT charge the battery outsde of the spec- You may use the battery untl the remanng capacty s fied temperature range: ±0˚C to +45˚C. Icom recommends about half, then keep t safely n a cool dry place wth the chargng the battery at +20˚C.

  • Page 31: Supplied Battery Charger

    BATTERY CHARGING n Supplied battery charger D Charging D BC-166 installation q Connect the AC adapter as shown below. • To a desktop • To a wall w Insert the battery pack wth/wthout the transcever nto Supplied screws the charger. •...

  • Page 32: Optional Battery Chargers

    BATTERY CHARGING n Optional battery chargers D Rapid charging with the BC-119N+AD-114 D AD-114 installation The optonal BC-119N provdes rapd chargng of battery q Connect both the 3-pn and 10-pn connectors of the char- packs. The followng optons are addtonally requred. ger to the AD-114 desktop charger adapter’s plug.

  • Page 33: Battery Charging

    BATTERY CHARGING D Rapid charging with the BC-121N+AD-114 The optonal BC-121N allows up to 6 battery packs to be charged smultaneously. The followng optons are addton- ally requred. • Sx AD-114 charger adapters • An AC adapter or the DC power cable (BC-157) (OPC-656) Transceiver...

  • Page 34: Attachment

    OPTIONAL SWIVEL BELT CLIP n Attachment n Detachment q Screw the base clp to the ➥ Turn the transcever upsde down n the drecton of the back of the transcever arrow and pull out from the belt clp. Supplied screws usng the two screws (sup- , as shown at rght.

  • Page 35: Optional Speaker-Microphone

    OPTIONAL SPEAKER-MICROPHONE n HM-167 descriptions n Attachment Turn power OFF before attachng the speaker-mcrophone. Alligator type clip Then, nsert the speaker-mcrophone’s connector nto the To attach the speaker- [SP MIC] connector and carefully screw t tght, as shown n the microphone to your shirt dagram below.

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. The transcever does not • The battery s depleted. • Recharge the battery pack. pgs. turn ON. 25–27 • Bad connecton to the battery pack. • Check the connecton to the transcever. p. 3 No sound comes from the •...

  • Page 37: Vhf Marine Channel List

    VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST Channel No. Frequency (MHz) Channel No. Frequency (MHz) Channel No. Frequency (MHz) Channel No. Frequency (MHz) INT USA* CAN* Transmit Receive INT USA* CAN* Transmit Receive INT USA* CAN* Transmit Receive INT USA* CAN* Transmit Receive 156.050 160.650 156.950 161.550 156.175 160.775...

  • Page 38: Specifications

    : 16K0G3E • Senstvty : –2 dBµ emf typcal (20 dB SINAD) • Power supply requrement : Specfied Icom’s battery pack only • Squelch senstvty : –6 dBµ emf typcal (at threshold) • Current dran • Intermodulaton rejecton rato : 68 dB (at 7.2 V DC;...

  • Page 39: Options

    Approved Icom optonal equpment s desgned for optmal perfor- mance when used wth an Icom transcever. Icom s not responsble for the destructon or damage to an Icom Avalable or applcable optons may dffer accordng to transcever n the event the Icom transcever s used wth equpment countres.
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