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Icom IC-M90E Instruction Manual

Icom IC-M90E Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER
i­M90E

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER i­M90E...

  • Page 2: In Case Of Emergency

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

  • Page 3: Foreword

    FOREWORD FEATURES ☞ Waterproof construction Thank you for purchasng ths Icom rado. The IC-M90E VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER s desgned and bult wth Icom’s state Bult tough to wthstand the punshng marne envron- of the art technology and craftsmanshp. Wth proper care ths ment, the transcever’s submersble constructon meets...

  • Page 4: Precaution

    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 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ............ 6 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ������������������������������������������������������ 14 RECOMMENDATION .............. ■ Descrpton ................14 FOREWORD ..................  ■ Operaton ................14 IMPORTANT ...................  7 LAND (PMR) CHANNEL OPERATION ����������������������������������� 15 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS .............. ■...

  • Page 6: 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 7: Supplied Accessories And Attachments

    SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS ■ Supplied accessories D Handstrap The followng accessores are suppled: Qty. • Handstrap ........1 Pass the handstrap through the •...
  • Page 8 CAUTION: To attach the battery pack: When attachng or removng a battery pack, make sure Insert the battery pack n the IC-M90E completely, then turn the rubber seal s set n the groove of the battery pack the screw clockwse.

  • Page 9: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Front, top and side panels q VOLUME CONTROL [VOL] Turns power ON and adjusts the audo level. w MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [MIC/SP] Connects the optonal external mcrophone. NOTE: Attach the [MIC/SP] cap when the optonal speaker-mcrophone s not used. e ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connects the suppled antenna.

  • Page 10: FunctOn DSplay

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function display u TRANSMIT POWER/LOCK KEY [Hi/Lo• • Selects hgh, mddle or low power when pushed. (p. 9) • Toggles the lock functon ON/OFF when pushed for 1 sec. (p. 10) i CHANNEL 16 KEY [16• • Selects Channel 16 when pushed. (p. 7) •...
  • Page 11 PANEL DESCRIPTION t MONITOR INDICATOR (p. 10) !2 SUB CHANNEL READOUT Appears when the montor functon s actvated. • Indcates Channel 16 durng prorty scan or dualwatch. (p. 14) y BATTERY INDICATOR • Indcates the SET mode tems whle n the SET mode. Indcates remanng battery power.

  • Page 12: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION ■ Channel selection D Call channel IMPORTANT: Pror to usng the transcever for the frst tme, the battery pack must be fully charged for optmum Each regular channel group has separate call channels. In lfe and operaton. To avod damage to the battery pack or addton, the call channel s montored durng tr-watch.

  • Page 13: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION D International, U�S�A�* and ATIS* channels The IC-M90E has 57* Internatonal, 59 U.S.A.* and 57 ATIS* channels. You must select the proper channels for the operatng area. Internatonal channel numbers are depended on versons. q Push [DIAL] to select the regular channel.

  • Page 14: Receiving And Transmitting

    To prevent accdental prolonged transmsson, etc., the ➥ Push [SQL• ], and push [Y]/[Z] to set the squelch MONI IC-M90E has a tme-out-tmer functon. Ths tmer cuts a level. transmsson OFF after 5 mn. of contnuous transmsson. e Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desred channel.

  • Page 15: Call Channel ProgrammNg

    BASIC OPERATION ■ Call channel programming ■ Lock function Ths functon electroncally locks all keys (except for [PTT], The call channel key s used to select the default channel, [SQL• ] and [H/Lo• ]) to prevent accdental channel MONI however, you can program your most often-used channel n changes and functon access.

  • Page 16: Adjusting The Squelch Level

    ■ Adjusting the squelch level ■ Voice scrambler operation D Activating the scrambler To adjust the IC-M90E’s squelch level, use the [Y]/[Z] keys as descrbed below. In order to receve sgnals properly, as well The voce scrambler provdes prvate communcatons. In...

  • Page 17: Scan Operation

    SCAN OPERATION ■ Scan types Set the tag channels (scanned channel) before scannng. Scannng s an efficent way to quckly locate sgnals over a wde frequency range. The transcever has a prorty scan Clear those tag channels whch are not needed or nconven- ently stop scannng, such as dgtal communcatons.

  • Page 18: Setting Tag Channels

    SCAN OPERATION ■ Setting tag channels ■ Starting a scan For more effcent 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. (p. 17) Non-tag channels wll be skpped durng scannng.

  • Page 19: Dualwatch/Tri-Watch

    DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ■ Description ■ 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• ] for 1 sec. to start dualwatch or tr- DUAL channel whle recevng another channel.

  • Page 20: Land (Pmr) Channel Operation

    Appears when DTCS s set. The default settng of the LAND channel group s the same as that of the INT channel group. Ask your local Icom dealer for the LAND channel group settng and PMR frequency pro- grammng detals.

  • Page 21: Set Mode

    SET MODE ■ SET mode programming D SET mode operation SET mode s used to change the condton of 16 transcever functons: Beep tone functon, Prorty scan functon, Scan q Turn power OFF. w Wh  le pushng [SQL• ], turn power ON to enter the resume tmer, Auto scan functon, Dual/tr-watch functon, MONI SET mode.

  • Page 22: Set Mode Tems

    SET MODE ■ SET mode items D Scan resume timer “St” D Beep tone function “bP” You can select slent operaton by turnng the beep tones The scan resume tmer can be set as a pause (OFF) or tmer OFF, or you can have 2 types of confirmaton beeps sound scan (ON).
  • Page 23 SET MODE D Dual/Tri-watch function “dt” D Backlighting function “bL” Ths tem selects dual or tr-watch as desred. See p. 14 for Ths functon s convenent for nghttme operaton. The back- detals. lghtng brghtness can be adjusted from OFF, 1 (dark)–3 (brght);...
  • Page 24 SET MODE D Auto power save function “PS” D Self check function “SC” The auto power save functon reduces current dran by de- The self check functon checks the transcever condtons actvatng the recever crcut for preset ntervals. by tself, and nforms you n case a problem s found. Self check automatcally and quckly runs through ts dagnostc •...
  • Page 25 SET MODE D Battery voltage indicator “bt” D Squelch sensitivity function “SS” Ths functon controls dsplay or non-dsplay settngs of the When ths functon s turned ON, blockng aganst nose s m- connected battery pack’s voltage when the power s ON. proved.
  • Page 26 SET MODE SET MODE LIST Function Indication Switch D VOX gain “ga” Beep tone functon “bP” OFF/ON*/US Adjusts the VOX gan (from 1 to 6) to level when speakng Prorty scan functon “Pr” OFF*/ON wth the optonal headset. Scan resume tmer “St”...

  • Page 27: Battery Charging

    Icom rados or Icom charger. Only Icom battery saltwater, or any other lquds. Never charge or use a wet pack s tested and approved for use and charge wth Icom battery. If the battery gets wet, be sure to wpe t dry before rados or Icom charger.
  • Page 28 s dscoloured or deformed. If R DANGER! NEVER charge the battery pack n areas wth any of these condtons occur, contact your Icom dealer or extremely hgh temperatures, such as near fres or stoves, dstrbutor.

  • Page 29: Supplied Battery Charger

    BATTERY CHARGING ■ Supplied battery charger D Charging D BC-162 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 Supplied screws the charger.

  • Page 30: Optional Battery Case

    BATTERY CHARGING ■ Optional battery case When usng a battery case attached to the transcever, n- stall 6 × AA(LR6) sze Alkalne batteres as llustrated below. q Remove the battery case from the transcever. w Install 6 × AA(LR6) sze Alkalne batteres. •...

  • Page 31: Optional Swivel Belt Clip

    OPTIONAL SWIVEL BELT CLIP ■ MB-86 contents e Once the transcever s locked n place, t swvels as llus- trated below. Qty. Belt clp ................1 Base clp ................1 Suppled screws ..............2 ■ Attachment q Screw the base clp to the back of the transcever usng ■...

  • Page 32: Optional Speaker-Microphone

    OPTIONAL SPEAKER-MICROPHONE ■ HM-125 descriptions ■ Attachment Insert the speaker-mc connector onto the [MIC/SP] con- nector and carefully screw t tght, as shown n the dagram Alligator type clip below. Be careful not to cross thread the connecton. To attach the speaker-mc. to your shrt or collar, etc.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF� The transcever does • The battery s exhausted. • Recharge the battery pack. pgs. 23, not turn ON. • Bad connecton to the battery pack. • Check the connecton to the transcever. p. 3 N o s o u n d f r o m t h e •...

  • Page 34: Vhf Marine Channel List

    VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST...

  • Page 35: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL • Adjacent channel power [Marne] : 70 dB • Frequency coverage [PMR] : 70 dB (Wde), 60 dB (Narrow) [Marne] : 156.000–161.450 MHz • Spurous emssons : 0.25 µW (less than 2 GHz) : 156.000–163.425 MHz 1.0 µW (more than 2 GHz) [PMR] TX/RX : 146.000–174.000 MHz...

  • Page 36: Options

    OPTIONS D BATTERY CASE AND PACK D OTHER OPTIONS • BP-252 • HM-125 L-Ion battery pack speaker microphone Voltage : 7.4 V Full szed speaker-mcrophone ncludng an allgator clp to attach Capacty : 950 mAh (mnmum) / 980 mAh (typcal) the mcrophone to your shrt, collar, etc.

  • Page 37: Quick Reference

    QUICK REFERENCE Important operating instructions are summed up on this and the following page. 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. q Cut w Fold e Complete...

  • Page 39: About Doc

    ABOUT DOC CE Versons of the IC-M90E whch dsplay the Ths warnng symbol ndcates that ths equp- “CE” symbol on the seral number seal, comply ment operates n non-harmonsed frequency wth the essental requrements of the European bands and/or may be subject to lcensng con- Rado and Telecommuncaton Termnal Drec- dtons n the country of use.
  • Page 40 < Intended Country of Use > A-6389H-1EU-q Prnted n Japan 1-1-32 Kammnam, Hrano-ku, Osaka 547-0003, Japan 2004–2009 Icom Inc. ©...

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