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Page 1: Instruction Manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVERS iM85 iM85E 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 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Thank you for choosing this Icom product. This product is designed and built with Icom’s state of the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care, If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the this product should provide you with years of trouble-free Coast Guard by sending a Distress call on Channel 16.
- Page 3 • The use of Icom transceivers with any equipment that is not manufactured or approved by Icom. CAUTION: DO NOT use harsh solvents such as Benzine or alcohol when cleaning.
- Page 4 Man Down, Lone Worker et MOB sont très forts. bouche de l’utilisateur et quand l’appareil est vertical. Icom n'est pas responsable de la destruction ou des dommages sur R AVERTISSEMENT! NE JAMAIS utiliser l'émetteur-récepteur l'é metteur-récepteur Icom, si le dysfonctionnement est causé par: avec un casque ou tout autre accessoire audio à...
- Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT ..................i 7 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ............17 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ..............i ■ Description ................17 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ............i ■ Operation ................17 RECOMMENDATION ..............i 8 OTHER FUNCTIONS ...............18 PRECAUTIONS ................ii ■ Using the LAND channel group ...........18 PRÉCAUTIONS (pour le Canada)...........iii ■...
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Page 6: Operating Rules
OPERATING RULES D Priorities (2) OPERATOR’S LICENSE • Read all rules and regulations pertaining to call priorities, A Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit is the license and keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and distress most often held by small vessel radio operators when a calls take priority over all others. -
Page 7: Accessories
ACCESSORIES ■ Supplied accessories ■ Attaching accessories D Flexible antenna Belt clip Handstrap Battery pack Antenna Connect the supplied flexible antenna to the antenna connector. Battery charger Power adapter (With a screw) (For Battery charger) CAUTION: • DO NOT carry the transceiver by holding only the antenna. NOTE: Some accessories are not supplied, or the shape is •... -
Page 8: D Battery Pack
ACCESSORIES D Battery pack To detach: CAUTION: DO NOT attach or detach the battery pack when the transceiver is wet or soiled. This may result in Pull both battery sliding locks in the direction of the water or dust getting into the transceiver/ battery pack and arrow. - Page 9 ACCESSORIES D Belt clip To attach: To detach: Remove the battery pack from the transceiver, if it is Lift the tab up (q), and slide the belt clip in the direction of attached. the arrow (w). 2. Slide the belt clip in the direction of the arrow until the BE CAREFUL! DO NOT break your fingernail.
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Page 10: Panel Description
PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Front, top and side panels t TRANSMIT POWER KEY [H/L] z Push to set the power level to high, mid, or low. L Some channels are set to only low power. z Hold down for 1 second to display the battery health Antenna and battery cycle. -
Page 11: Function Display
PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function display “ ” FAVORITE CHANNEL ICON Displayed when a Favorite channel is selected. (p. 16) SCAN INDICATOR “SCAN” Blinks while scanning. (p. 15) CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR “CALL” Displayed when the Call channel is selected. (p. 11) TRANSMIT POWER INDICATOR “MID”/“LOW”... -
Page 12: Battery Charging
If buildup in the battery cells, such as could occur near fires or any of these conditions occur, contact your Icom dealer or stoves, inside a sun-heated vehicle, or in direct sunlight for distributor. -
Page 13: Charging Caution
BATTERY CHARGING CAUTION: DO NOT leave the pack fully charged, ■ Charging caution completely discharged, or in an excessive temperature environment (above 50°C, 122°F) for an extended period of R DANGER! NEVER charge the battery pack in areas with time. If the battery pack must be left unused for a long time, extremely high temperatures, such as near fires or stoves, it must be detached from the transceiver after discharging. -
Page 14: Battery Charger
BATTERY CHARGING ■ Battery charger D Optional BC-226 desktop charger Charging time: approximately 2.7 hours D Supplied battery charger Charging time: approximately 2.7 hours Battery pack Turn OFF Battery pack Power adapter* Turn OFF Power adapter* Battery charger BC-226 Status indicator Status indicator L To connect the power adapter to the charger, remove the... - Page 15 BATTERY CHARGING D Information Connecting BC-226 together You can connect up to 6 BC-226 together. Remove the charger’s right cover. (q) Status indicator 2. Snap the DC power plug to the other charger’s DC Light color Status power jack. (w) Orange Charging Green...
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Page 16: Basic Operation
BASIC OPERATION ■ Selecting a channel Setting the Call channel By default, a Call channel is set in each Channel Group. D Channel 16 You can set your most often-used channel as your Call channel in each Channel Group for a quick recall. Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. -
Page 17: Weather Channels
BASIC OPERATION D Changing channel group D Weather channels Channel Groups are preset into your transceiver. You can (Except the European, UK, and German versions.) select the Channel Group between USA, International, The transceiver has 10 preset Weather channels. You can Canadian, and ATIS depending on the transceiver version. -
Page 18: Receiving And Transmitting
BASIC OPERATION ■ Receiving and transmitting 1. Select a channel. CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damage the transceiver. NOTE: Before using the transceiver for the first time, the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation. See 2. -
Page 19: Adjusting The Squelch Level
BASIC OPERATION ■ Using the AquaQuake water ■ Adjusting the squelch level draining function The squelch enables the audio to be heard only while receiving a signal that is stronger than the set level. A higher Water in the speaker grill may muffle the sound coming level blocks weak signals, so that you can receive only from the speaker. -
Page 20: Scan
SCAN ■ Scan types You can find ongoing calls by scanning the Favorite channels. PRIORITY SCAN Before starting a scan, you need to: A Priority scan sequentially scans all Favorite channels • Set the channels that you want to scan as Favorite while monitoring Channel 16. -
Page 21: Favorite Channels
SCAN OPERATION ■ Favorite channels ■ Starting a scan You can quickly recall often-used channels by setting them Push [SCAN] to start a scan. as Favorite channels. • During a Normal scan, “SCAN” blinks. • During a Priority scan, “ ” is also displayed. D Setting/Clearing L When a signal is received, the scan pauses until the signal Rotate [DIAL] to select a channel. -
Page 22: Dualwatch/Tri-Watch
DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ■ Description ■ Operation Dualwatch and Tri-watch are convenient to monitor Channel Select Dualwatch or Tri-watch in the Set mode (p. 20). 16 while you are operating on another channel. 2. Select a channel. 3. Hold down [DUAL] for 1 second to start Dualwatch or Tri-watch. -
Page 23: Other Functions
The default setting of the LAND channel group is the same • Displayed for 5 seconds. as that of the INT channel group. Ask your local Icom L The battery health is indicated by the status indicator. dealer for the LAND channel group setting and LMR/PMR frequency setting details. -
Page 24: Set Mode
SET MODE ■ Using the Set mode Turn OFF the transceiver. You can set seldom changed settings in the Set mode. 2. While holding down [SQL], turn ON the transceiver to You can customize the transceiver settings to suit your enter the Set mode. -
Page 25: Set Mode Items
SET MODE ■ Set mode items D Scan Timer “ ” NOTE: The Set mode items contained in the transceiver Turns the Scan Resume Timer ON or OFF. may be different, depending on the transceiver’s version or • OFF: When a signal is detected on a channel, the scan presettings. - Page 26 SET MODE ■ Set mode items (Continued) D CH Display “ ”/“ ”/“ ”/“ ” D SQL Key Action “ ” Selects the number of digits to display the channel number. The function temporarily opens the squelch. You can select settings for each channel group. •...
- Page 27 SET MODE D Lone Worker Alarm “ ” D AquaQuake Action “ ” Turns the Lone Worker Alarm ON or OFF. (Not displayed when using an optional battery case.) If no operation occurs for the preset period of time, an alarm Selects whether or not to activate the AquaQuake water sounds.* draining function by shaking the transceiver.
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Page 28: Specifications And Options
Marine 5 W (Hi), 3 W (Mid), and 1 W (Low) LMR (USA) 2 W (Hi), 1 W (Low) IC-M85 (USA, Export): LMR (Export/Chinese) 5 W (Hi), 3 W (Mid), and 1 W (Low) D General • Modulation system : Variable reactance frequency modulation •... - Page 29 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS IC-M85E (European, UK, German, Australian): D Transmitter • Output power: 5 W (Hi), 3 W (Mid), and 1 W (Low) D General • Modulation system : Variable reactance frequency modulation • Frequency coverage: • Maximum frequency deviation: Marine 156.000 ~ 161.450 MHz Marine...
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Page 30: Options
SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS ■ Options D Others • FA-SC58V antenna • MB-136, MBB-3 belt clip D Battery pack/Battery case • MB-96F, MB-96FL, MB-96N belt hangers • BP-290 i-ion • CP-23L battery pack cigarette lighter cable Voltage: 7.2 V Used when charging a battery pack through a 12 V cigarette Capacity: 1910 mAh (minimum), 2010 mAh (typical) lighter socket. -
Page 31: Using The Hm-222
SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS ■ Using the HM-222 Belt clip [H/L] Microphone Speaker [PTT] You can connect an earphone (user supplied) to the earphone jack on the microphone. Turn OFF the transceiver Earphone jack To attach: before attaching Attach the connector of the speaker microphone to or detaching the the multi connector on the transceiver and tighten the microphone... -
Page 32: Using The Bp-291
SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS ■ Using the BP-291 2. Install Alkaline batteries to the 3. Firmly close the battery case. When using the optional BP-291 battery holder, and then insert it to , install 5 × AA (LR6) size battery case the battery case. -
Page 33: Vhf Marine Channel List
VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST Channel number Frequency (MHz) Channel number Frequency (MHz) Channel number Frequency (MHz) Channel number Frequency (MHz) USA* CAN* Transmit Receive USA* CAN* Transmit Receive USA* CAN* Transmit Receive USA* CAN* Transmit Receive 156.050 160.650 157.000 157.000 82A* 82A 157.125 157.125 156.225 160.825... -
Page 34: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. The transceiver does • The battery is exhausted. • Recharge the battery pack. p. 9 not turn ON. • The battery pack is not correctly attached. • Correctly reattach the battery pack. p. 3 Little or no sound •... -
Page 35: Information
INFORMATION ■ About CE and DOC ■ Country code list Hereby, Icom Inc. declares that the • ISO 3166-1 versions of IC-M85E which have the Country Codes Country Codes “CE” symbol on the product, comply with 1 Austria 18 Liechtenstein... -
Page 36: Firmware Version Identification
MISE EN GARDE: Tout changement ou modification, equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This non expressément approuvé par Icom Inc., peut annuler equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency l'autorisation de l'utilisateur à utiliser cet appareil energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the conformément à... -
Page 37: Safety Training Information
• ALWAYS keep the antenna at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) away from the body • FCC KDB Publication 447498 D03, Evaluating Compliance with FCC when transmitting and only use the Icom belt-clips which are listed on page Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic 12 when attaching the radio to your belt, or other place, to ensure FCC and Fields. -
Page 38: Infomation En Matiére De Sécurité
• Norme de l’ANSI: IEEE C95.3-1992 sur la méthode d’évaluation Interférence électromagnétique et compatibilité recommandée du champ magnétique potentiellement dangereux des En mode de transmission, votre radio Icom produit de l'énergie de RF qui radiofréquences et des micro-ondes. peut provoquer des interférences avec d'autres appareils ou systèmes. Pour •... -
Page 39: Index
INDEX VOX Delay ......... 21 Accessories Lock key .......... 5 VOX Level ........21 WX Alert ........20 Attaching ........2 Supplied ........2 Operating rules ........ 1 Specifications ........23 Squelch..........14 AquaQuake ........ 14 Options ..........25 ATIS code ........13 Panel description ...... - Page 40 A7424D-1EX-1 Printed in Japan 1-1-32 Kamiminami, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0003, Japan 2017–2018 Icom Inc. ©...
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