Table Of Contents - Icom IC-GM800 Instruction Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. OPERATING RULES ...............1
2. PANEL DESCRIPTION ........2-7
■ Main unit .......................................... 2
■ Remote Controller front panel .......... 3
■ Handset ............................................ 4
D About the Speaker Switch ........... 4
■ Optional HM-214H ........................... 4
■ Software Key function ...................... 4
D Selecting the Software Key
function ........................................ 4
D Functions ..................................... 5
■ Function display (Main screen) ........ 6
D Status area .................................. 6
D Information area .......................... 6
D Channel and Frequency area ...... 6
D Task area ..................................... 6
D Position Date and Time area ....... 7
3. PREPARATION ........................8
■ Entering the MMSI code .................. 8
4. MENU SCREEN .................9-10
■ Menu Construction ........................... 9
■ Selecting the item .......................... 10
5. BASIC OPERATION ........11-12
■ Selecting a Channel or Group ........ 11
D Using the channel and group
selector ...................................... 11
D Using the keypad ....................... 11
■ Receiving and transmitting ............. 12
D Receiving ................................... 12
D Transmitting ............................... 12
■ DSC scan ....................................... 12
6. OTHER FUNCTIONS AND
OPERATIONS ..................13-22
■ Backlight function ........................... 13
■ Scan ............................................... 14
D Channel scan and Channel
Resume scan ............................ 14
D Programmed scan ..................... 14
■ Other functions ............................... 15
D Transmit Frequency Monitor
function ...................................... 15
D Squelch function ........................ 15
D S-meter squelch level ................ 15
D Noise Blanker function .............. 15
D Noise blanker level .................... 15
D Automatic Gain Control OFF ..... 16
D RF gain level ............................. 16
D Clarity Control function .............. 16
D Automatic Antenna Tuner function .. 16
■ Setting a temporary operating
frequency ....................................... 17
■ Setting a User channel or an ITU
Simplex channel ............................. 18
■ Assigning a function ....................... 20
D Assigning a Software Key function
to a Software Key ...................... 20
D Assigning a Software Key function
to [VOL] ..................................... 21
D Assigning a Software Key
function to [P] on the HM-214H
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7. DSC OPERATION ............23-74
■ DSC adress ID ............................... 23
D Entering an Individual ID ........... 23
D Entering a Group ID .................. 25
D Deleting an entered ID .............. 26
■ Entering position data and time ..... 27
■ DSC Task mode ............................. 29
D About "Active" and "Hold" .......... 29
D Software Key functions .............. 29
■ Sending a Distress call .................. 30
D Simple call ................................. 30
D Regular call ............................... 31
D Resending a Distress call .......... 33
D Sending a Distress Cancel call .. 34
D Sending a Distress
acknowledgement ..................... 36
D Sending a Distress Relay call .... 37
D Sending a Distress Relay
acknowledgement ..................... 42
■ Sending a Non-Distress calls ......... 43
D Sending an Individual call .......... 43
D Sending an Individual
acknowledgement ...................... 45
D Sending a Group call ................. 45
D Sending a Geographical call ..... 47
D Sending a Position Request call 50
D Sending a Position Request
acknowledgement ..................... 51
D Sending a Polling Request
acknowledgement ..................... 52
D Sending a Test call .................... 52
D Sending a Test call
acknowledgement ..................... 53
D Sending a Medical Transports call
or Ships and Aircraft call ............ 54
■ Receiving DSC calls ...................... 57
D Receiving a Distress Call .......... 57
D Receiving a Distress
acknowledgement ..................... 58
D Receiving a Distress Cancel call 59
D Receiving a Distress Relay call . 59
D Receiving a Distress Relay
acknowledgement ..................... 60
D Receiving an Individual call ....... 61
D Receiving an Individual
acknowledgement ..................... 61
D Receiving a Group call .............. 63
D Receiving a Geographical Area
call ............................................. 64
D Receiving a Position Request Call .. 65
D Receiving a Position Request
acknowledgement ..................... 65
D Receiving a Polling Request call 66
D Receiving a Test call .................. 66
D Receiving a Test
acknowledgement ..................... 67
D Receiving a Medical Transports call 67
D Receiving a Ships and Aircraft call . 68
■ Received Call log ........................... 69
D Distress message ...................... 69
D Other messages ........................ 69
■ Transmitted Call log ....................... 69
■ DSC Settings ................................. 70
D DSC Frequency ......................... 70
D Automatic acknowledgement .... 71
D Setting the "Medical Transports"
item display option ..................... 72
D Setting the "Ships and Aircraft"
item display option ..................... 72
D Distress Scanning Receiver ...... 72
D Setting the 10 Second Delay ..... 73
D Setting the Alarm Status ............ 73
D Auto Print ................................... 74
D DSC Loop Test .......................... 74
8. MENU ITEMS ...................75-77
■ Menu items .................................... 75
■ Radio Settings ................................ 75
■ Configuration .................................. 76
9. CONNECTIONS AND
INSTALLATION ................78-86
■ Supplied accessories ..................... 78
■ Basic connections .......................... 78
■ Advanced connections .................. 79
■ Ground connection ......................... 80
■ Software maintenance ................... 80
■ Power source ................................. 81
■ Antenna .......................................... 81
■ Mounting ........................................ 82
D Mounting location ...................... 82
D Attaching the mounting plates .. 82
D Mounting the remote controller . 82
D Mounting the main unit .............. 82
■ Using the optional MB-108 ............. 83
■ Replacing fuses ............................. 84
■ Connector information .................... 85
■ Transceiver dimensions ................. 86
10. SPECIFICATIONS AND
OPTIONS .........................87-88
11. TROUBLESHOOTING ...........89
12. DIGITAL INTERFACE
(IEC 61162-1) ...................90-93
■ I/O Sentences ................................ 90
D Version number ......................... 90
D GPS Input sentences (IEC 61162-1)
.................................................. 90
D GPS Input sentence description 90
D Remote Input and Out
putsentences (IEC 61162-1) ...... 91
D Remote sentence description .... 91
■ Schematic diagram ........................ 92
■ Hardware version ........................... 93
■ Software version ............................ 93
INDEX...........................................94
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