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Icom IC-T81A/E Instruction Manual

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IC-T81A/E Manual
98.12.16 4:39 PM
Page A (1,1)
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MULTIBAND FM TRANSCEIVER
iT81A/E
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub-
ject 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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  • Page 1 IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page A (1,1) INSTRUCTION MANUAL MULTIBAND FM TRANSCEIVER iT81A/E This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub- ject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference...

  • Page 2: Important

    Versions of the IC-T81A/E which display the “CE” sym- NEVER attempt to charge alkaline or dry cell batteries. Be-...

  • Page 3: Supplied Accessories

    Otherwise, the battery pack or installed Ni-Cd batteries will become ex- hausted. For USAonly: Caution: Changes or modifications to this transceiver, not ex- pressly approved by Icom Inc., could void your authority to operate this transceiver under FCC regulations.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page iv (1,1) TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT ....................ii Setting an offset frequency ..............16 EXPLICITDEFINITIONS ................ii Auto repeater function .................17 CAUTIONS .....................ii 6 MEMORY/CALLPROGRAMMING ...........18–20 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES................iii General ....................18 TABLE OF CONTENTS .................iv Programming a memory channel............18 1 ACCESSORYATTACHMENT..............1...

  • Page 5: Accessoryattachment

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 1 (1,1) ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT D Antenna D Handstrap D Belt clip Screw the supplied antenna onto the Attach the handstrap to the belt clip, be- Attach the belt clip to the transceiver as antenna connector as shown in the dia- fore attaching the belt clip to the trans- illustrated below.

  • Page 6: Paneldescription

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 2 (1,1) PANEL DESCRIPTION Switches, controls, keys and connectors q MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH [MULTI] Push to select the tone or duplex menu. (pgs. 15–17); push for 1 sec. to enter set mode (pgs. 27–29). Push to increase/decrease the volume (p. 11).
  • Page 7 IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 3 (1,1) PANEL DESCRIPTION !2 OUTPUT POWER KEY [H/L(LOCK)Î] Push to toggle between low and high power. (p. 11) • “LOW” appears while low power is selected. Push for 1 sec. to toggle the lock function on/off. (p. 11) •...

  • Page 8: Function Display

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 4 (1,1) PANEL DESCRIPTION Function display...
  • Page 9 IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 5 (1,1) PANEL DESCRIPTION q FREQUENCY INDICATION o RIT/VXO INDICATOR (p. 13) Shows the selected frequency, set mode contents, etc. Appears when either the RIT or VXO function is activated and the 1.2 GHz band is selected.

  • Page 10: Batterypacks And Charging

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 6 (1,1) BATTERY PACKS AND CHARGING Battery pack charging About battery packs D Operating period The supplied* BP-198, BP-199 or BP-200 i n- B AT T E RY PA C K cludes rechargeable Ni-MH batteries and can be charged ap- Depending on attached battery pack, the operating period of prox.

  • Page 11: Charging Connections

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 7 (1,1) BATTERY PACKS AND CHARGING Charging connections Charging periods: 1 hour (w/BP-198 or BP-199) 1.5 hours (w/BP-200) D Regular charging Attach the sup- plied or optional Charging period: battery pack; 15 hours then, connect the...

  • Page 12: Battery Case

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 8 (1,1) BATTERY PACKS AND CHARGING D Operation with an optional cable Battery case Connect an optional charger or cable to the transceiver as il- When using a battery case attached to the transceiver, install lustrated below.

  • Page 13: Basic Operation

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 9 (1,1) BASIC OPERATION Power ON Setting a frequency D Via the keypad NOTE: Charge the battery pack before turning power on for the first time (pgs. 6–8) (from the MHz digits) Push [VFO] to select VFO Push and hold [PWR] for 1 sec.

  • Page 14: Setting Tuning Steps

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 10 (1,1) BASIC OPERATION D Via the keypad Setting tuning steps SET MODE USING (from the decimal point) The transceiver has 9 tuning steps* (each band has indepen- Push [VFO] to select VFO dent settings) as follows: mode.

  • Page 15: Selecting A Memory Channel

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 11 (1,1) BASIC OPERATION Selecting a memory channel Receive and transmit Push [MR] to select mem- Push [PWR] for 1 sec. to turn power on. ory mode. Push [MULTI( )] to set a volume level.

  • Page 16: Fm Broadcast Reception

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 12 (1,1) BASIC OPERATION FM broadcast reception play, then rotate [DIAL] to select a frequency; or, Select a frequency with the digit keys directly. •“AM” automatically appears when a frequency in the range The transceiver can receive FM radio broadcasts. These are 118–135.995 MHz is input.

  • Page 17: Rit/Vxoa Function

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 13 (1,1) BASIC OPERATION RIT/VXO function D Adjusting the frequency with RIT/VXO (1200 MHz band) Make sure that RIT or VXO is activated in set mode and that In the 1200 MHz band, differences between actual and dis- the 1200 MHz band is selected.

  • Page 18: Receive Mode

    Receive mode SET MODE USING The IC-T81A/E allows you to receive frequencies in the 50 MHz band in AM mode (as well as to transmit in FM narrow mode in the 144 MHz band for Italy/Europe versions only— see p. 12).

  • Page 19: Repeater Operation

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 15 (1,1) REPEATER OPERATION General D Tone information Some repeaters require a tone to be accessed. In this case, When using a repeater, the transmit frequency is shifted from precede step at left with the required tone.

  • Page 20: Subaudible Tones For Repeater Use

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 16 (1,1) REPEATER OPERATION Subaudible tones Setting an offset SET MODE SET MODE USING USING for repeater use frequency Some repeaters require subaudible tones to be accessed. When communicating through a repeater, the transmit fre-...

  • Page 21: Auto Repeater Function

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 17 (1,1) REPEATER OPERATION Auto repeater Frequency range and offset direction INITIAL SET MODE USING FREQUENCYRANGE DUPLEX DIRECTION function (USAversion only) 145.200– 145.495 MHz “–DUP” appears The USAversion automatically activates the repeater settings 146.610– 146.995 MHz (duplex, ON/OFF, duplex direction, tone encoder ON/OFF) 147.000–...

  • Page 22: Memory/Callprogramming

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:39 PM Page 18 (1,1) MEMORY/CALL PROGRAMMING General Programming a memory channel The transceiver has 124 memory channels (100 regular, 10 pairs of scan edge channels for mixed bands and 1 call chan- Push [VFO] to select VFO mode.

  • Page 23: Memory Editing

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 19 (1,1) MEMORY/CALL PROGRAMMING Memory editing D Clearing a memory Push [MR] to select memory mode. Memory (call) channel contents can be moved to VFO or to Push [MULTI( )] (or rotate [DIAL]) to select a channel to another memory.

  • Page 24: Memory Names

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 20 (1,1) MEMORY/CALL PROGRAMMING Memory names mode. • Push [ MW] for 1 sec. to erase a channel’s name and return (MR) to VFO mode. Memory channels can be programmed with names of up to •When in memory mode push [MR] to toggle between memory...

  • Page 25: Dtmf Memory

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 21 (1,1) DTMF MEMORY Programming a DTMF code Transmitting a DTMF code D Using a DTMF memory channel The transceiver has 9 DTMF memory channels (D1 to D9) for storage of often-used DTMF codes of up to 16 characters.

  • Page 26: Scan Functions

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 22 (1,1) SCAN FUNCTIONS Scan types FULL SCAN (p. 23) PROGRAMMED SCAN (p. 23) Repeatedly scans all fre- Repeatedly scans be- quencies over a selected tween two user-pro- band. grammed frequencies. Used for checking for fre- quencies within a speci- fied range such as...

  • Page 27: Full/Programmed Scan

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 23 (1,1) SCAN FUNCTIONS Full/programmed scan Memory (skip) scan Push [VFO] to select VFO mode, if necessary. Push [MR] to select memory mode, if necessary. Push [MULT I ( )] for 1 sec. to start the scan; after that, Push [MULT I ( )] for 1 sec.

  • Page 28: Skip Channel Setting

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 24 (1,1) SCAN FUNCTIONS Skip channel setting Scan resume SET MODE USING condition Memory channels can be set to be skipped during memory scan. This is useful to speedup the memory scan interval. The resume condition can be selected as a pause or timer scan.

  • Page 29: Subaudible Tone Operation

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 25 (1,1) SUBAUDIBLE TONE OPERATION Tone squelch D Setting subaudible tones for SET MODE USING tone squelch operation (CTCSS* tones) The tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal con- Separate tone frequencies can be set for tone squelch oper- taining a matching subaudible tone.

  • Page 30: Tone Scan

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 26 (1,1) SUBAUDIBLE TONE OPERATION Tone scan Pocket beep operation The transceiver can detect the subaudible tone frequency in a This function uses subaudible tones for calling and can be received signal. By monitoring a signal, such as that being used as a “common pager”...

  • Page 31: Other Functions

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 27 (1,1) OTHER FUNCTIONS Help function NOTE: VFO mode cannot be se- lected via the microphone when SIMPLE mode is selected. When in set mode or initial set mode and no operation is per- formed for 5 sec., the name of the selected item scrolls...
  • Page 32 IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 28 (1,1) OTHER FUNCTIONS D Auto power OFF D Beep tones ON/OFF This item allows you to set a time at Confirmation beep tones normally which the transceiver will automati- sound when you push a key or switch.

  • Page 33: Resetting The Cpu

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 29 (1,1) OTHER FUNCTIONS D Voltage display Resetting the CPU POWER ON This item sets the voltage display ON (default) or OFF. When set to ON, Reset the CPU before operating the transceiver for the fir s t battery voltage is briefly displayed time, or when the internal CPU malfunctions.

  • Page 34: Cloning

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 30 (1,1) OTHER FUNCTIONS Cloning ceiver. POWER ON • When cloning is finished, “CLONE” appears in the master trans- c e i v e r’s display and “CLEND” appears in the slave transceiver’s Cloning allows you to quickly and easily transfer the pro- display.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 31 (1,1) TROUBLESHOOTING If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check the following points before sending it to a service center. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. No power comes on. •The battery is exhausted.

  • Page 36: Specifications

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 32 (1,1) SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL TRANSMITTER •Frequency coverage (Unit: MHz) •Modulation system :Variable reactance modulation •Output power(at 13.5 V DC) :High 5 W typ. (except 1200 MHz) Version 50 MHz 144 MHz 430 MHz 1.2 GHz 1 W (1200 MHz) 50–54...

  • Page 37: Options

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 33 (1,1) OPTIONS D Battery packs D Speaker-microphones BATTERY VOLTAGE CAPACITY OUTPUT OPERATING HM-46 HM-54 PACK POWER PERIOD* Battery case for R6(AA) BP-197 0.8 W 10/14 hr × 3 alkaline or Ni-Cd cells BP-198 700 mAh 1.2 W...

  • Page 38: Mode Arrangement

    IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 34 (1,1) MODE ARRANGEMENT...
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  • Page 40 IC-T81A/E Manual 98.12.16 4:40 PM Page 36 (1,1) Count on us! A-5518D-1EX Printed in Japan 6-9-16 Kamihigashi, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0002 Japan © 1998 Icom Inc.

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