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INSTRUCTION MANUAL HF/VHF/UHF ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER i7100 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Equipment damage may occur. provide you with years of trouble-free operation. Recommended for optimum use. No risk We thank you for making your IC-7100 your radio of choice, NOTE of personal injury, fire or electric shock. and hope you agree with Icom’s philosophy of “technology first.”...
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OFF and remove the power cable if it emits an abnormal Use Icom microphones only (supplied or optional). Other odor, sound or smoke. Contact your Icom dealer or dis- manufacturer’s microphones have different pin assignments, tributor for advice.
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ABOUT THE SUPPLIED CD The following accessories are supplied with the transceiver. The following instructions and installers are included on the CD. q Hand microphone ..........1 w Control cable ............1 • Basic instructions e Ferrite EMI filter ........... 1 Instructions for the basic operations, the same as For European versions ....
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PANEL DESCRIPTION Controller — Front panel i7100 RF/SQL TX / RX M-CH BANK MENU NOTCH AUTO TUNE RX SPEECH � TUNER/CALL MIC/RF PWR SPEED/PITCH P.AMP ATT QUICK MPAD !0 !1 • When used as an RF gain/squelch control q POWER SWITCH•AF VOLUME [PWR]•[AF] (p.
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PANEL DESCRIPTION e TX/RX LED y PBT LED Lights green when the squelch opens, or a signal Lights green when the [M-CH/BANK] controls act ➥ is received. as the PBT control. Lights red when transmitting. • Push the [M-CH] switch to select PBT control. ➥...
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Required Connections to a Transceiver ........2-5 The External Units Connections to a Transceiver ....2-6 Power Supply Connections ............2-7 Connecting the PS-126 power supply ........2-7 Connecting a non-Icom DC power supply .......2-7 Linear Amplifier Connections ..........2-8 Connecting the IC-PW1/EURO ..........2-8 Connecting a non-Icom linear amplifier ........2-8...
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Controller bottom view antenna tuner is useful to match the transceiver and antenna. Low SWR allows full power for transmit- ting. The IC-7100 has an SWR meter to continuously monitor the antenna SWR. Grounding To prevent electrical shock, television interference...
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Section Section BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION Power ON ..................3-2 Before first applying power ............3-2 Tuning ON the power ...............3-2 Selecting a Function menu .............3-3 Selecting VFO/Memory mode ..........3-4 VFO operation ................3-5 Selecting VFO A or VFO B ............3-5 VFO equalization ..............3-5 Selecting a frequency band ............3-6 Using the band stacking registers...
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BASIC OPERATION Power ON Before first applying power Before turning ON your transceiver for the first time, NOTE: When turning OFF the power, the transceiver make sure all connections required for your system are memorizes the settings. Thus the transceiver restarts complete by reviewing them in Section 2 of this man- with the settings before you turned OFF the power.
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BASIC OPERATION Selecting a Function menu Push (C) one or more times to select the “M-1” MENU screen (M-1 menu), “M-2” screen (M-2 menu) or “M-3” screen (M-3 menu). • In the DR mode, push (C) once or twice to select the MENU “D-1”...
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Section D-STAR INTRODUCTION “MY” (Your own call sign) programming ......4-2 D-STAR Introduction .............4-5 About the DR (D-STAR Repeater) mode ......4-5 Communication Form in the DR mode ........4-6 Section 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION Section 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Section 3 BASIC OPERATION Section 4 D-STAR INTRODUCTION Section 5 D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC>...
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D-STAR INTRODUCTION “MY” (Your own call sign) programming Before starting D-STAR, the following steps are needed. IMPORTANT! Entering your call sign (MY) into the transceiver. Registering your call sign STEP 1 STEP 2 (MY) to a gateway repeater. You have completed the steps!! You can store up to 6 “MY”...
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Section D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC> D-STAR Operating procedures ..........5-2 Making a Local area call ............5-2 Making a Gateway call ............5-3 About “UR?” and “RPT?” error messages ......5-5 Shows “UR?” .................5-5 Shows “RPT?” or “RX” ............5-5 Shows “L” ................5-5 Capturing a call sign .............5-6 “FROM”...
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D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC> D-STAR Operating procedures This section describes the basic D-Star procedures. • When it is the first time to operate D-STAR, check Touch whether or not you can access your local area repeat- “FROM.” er (Access repeater), and if your signal is successfully sent to a destination repeater.
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D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC> D-STAR Operating procedures (Continued) Making a Gateway call Set “FROM” (Access repeater) Push (C) to select the DR mode. Touch Check whether or not “FROM” is selected. “FROM.” • If “FROM” is not selected, touch the “FROM” field. “FROM”...
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Section SET MODE Set mode description ............6-2 The Set mode settings ............6-2 Set mode items and Default settings ........6-3 Section 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION Section 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Section 3 BASIC OPERATION Section 4 D-STAR INTRODUCTION Section 5 D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC> Section 6 SET MODE Section 7 INSTALLATION NOTES “AI”...
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SET MODE Set mode description The Set mode is used to program infrequently changed The L, R, C or D in the L eft D isplay R ight instructions indicate the values or function settings. part of the controller. NOTE: The Set mode is constructed in a tree struc- L: Left side ture.
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INSTALLATION NOTES Installation notes EIRP clearance heights by frequency band For amateur base station installations it is recom- mended that the forward clearance in front of the an- Watts 10–2 m 70 cm 23 cm 13 cm and above 2.1 m tenna array is calculated relative to the EIRP (Effective Isotropic Radiated Power).
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