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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER
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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM411...

  • Page 2: Foreword

    mportant operatng nstructons for the IC-M411. We want to take a couple of moments of your tme to thank you for makng the IC-M411 your rado of choce, and hope you agree wth Icom’s phlosophy of “technology first.” Many EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS hours of research and development went nto the desgn of your IC-M411.

  • Page 3: In Case Of Emergency

    IN CASE OF EMERGENCY INSTALLATION NOTE The nstallaton of ths equpment should be made n such a If your vessel requres assstance, contact other vessels and manner as to respect the EC recommended electromagnetc the Coast Guard by sendng a Dstress call on Channel 16. field exposure lmts (1999/519/EC).

  • Page 4: Doc

    • List of Country codes (ISO 3166-1) CE versons of the IC-M411 whch dsplay the “CE” symbol on the seral number seal, comply wth the Country Codes Country Codes essental requrements of the European Rado and Austra 18 Lechtensten Telecommuncaton Termnal Drectve 1999/5/EC.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 DSC OPERATION ...............13–38 FOREWORD .................. IMPORTANT .................. n MMSI code programmng ............13 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS .............. n DSC address ID ..............14 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY .............  n Poston and tme programmng ............17 INSTALLATION NOTE .............. n Poston ndcaton ..............18 DOC ....................

  • Page 6: Precautions

    s made after cuttng, the transcever may be seal damaged, etc. damaged. Icom optonal equpment s desgned for optmal perfor- NEVER place the transcever where normal operaton of the mance when used wth ths transcever. We are not respon- vessel may be hndered or where t could cause bodly njury.

  • Page 7: 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 8: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION n Front panel Function t CLEAR KEY [CLR] Speaker display (p. 4) Push to cancel the entered functon and exts the cond- ton when pushed. y SCAN/TAG CHANNEL KEY [SCAN•TAG] (p. 11) ➥ Push to start and stop the normal or prorty scan when tag channels are programmed.
  • Page 9 PANEL DESCRIPTION n Microphone i CHANNEL 16/CALL CHANNEL KEY [16•C] ➥ Push to select Channel 16. (p. 5) Microphone ➥ Push and hold for 1 sec. to select call channel. (p. 5) • “CALL” appears when call channel s selected. ➥...

  • Page 10: FunctOn DSplay

    PANEL DESCRIPTION n Function display t DSC INDICATOR Indcates the DSC status. • “DSC” appears when a DSC call s receved. (pgs. 22, 32) • “POS REPLY” appears when a Poston Reply call s receved. (p. 35) y GPS INDICATOR ➥...

  • Page 11: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION n Channel selection ï Call channel ï Channel 16 Each regular channel group has a separate lesure-use call Channel 16 s the dstress and safety channel. It s used for channel. The call channel s montored durng Tr-watch. The establshng ntal contact wth a staton and for emergency call channels can be programmed (p.
  • Page 12 There are pre-programmed 57 (EUR verson,) 59 (U.K. ver- Push son,) 58 (Holland verson) or 56 (FRG verson) Internatonal channels for the IC-M411. q Push [CH•DUAL] to select a regular channel. ï ATIS and DSC channels w Push both [s] and [t] on the transcever to change the (Holland and FRG versons only) channel group, f necessary.

  • Page 13: ReceVNg And TransmTtNg

    BASIC OPERATION n Receiving and transmitting IMPORTANT: To maxmze the readablty of your trans- CAUTION: Transmttng wthout an antenna may dam- mtted sgnal, pause a few sec. after pushng [PTT], hold age the transcever. the mcrophone 5 to 10 cm from your mouth and speak at q Rotate [VOL] to turn power ON.

  • Page 14: Call Channel ProgrammNg

    BASIC OPERATION n Call channel programming n Channel comments You can program the call channel wth your most often-used Memory channels can be labeled wth alphanumerc com- channels n each channel group for quck recall. ments of up to 10 characters each for easy channel recogn- ton.

  • Page 15: MCrophone Lock FunctOn

    The Mcrophone Lock functon electrcally locks [Y]/[Z] on the suppled mcrophone. Ths prevents accdental channel The IC-M411 uses a technology to clear water away from changes and functon access. the speaker grll: AquaQuake. AquaQuake helps dran water away from the speaker housng (water that mght otherwse ➥...

  • Page 16: Scan Operation

    SCAN OPERATION n Scan types Set the TAG channels (scanned channel) before scannng. Scannng s an efficent way to locate sgnals quckly over a wde frequency range. The transcever has Prorty scan and Clear the TAG channels whch nconvenently stop scannng, such as those for dgtal communcaton use.

  • Page 17: SettNg Tag Channels

    SCAN OPERATION n Setting TAG channels n Starting a scan For more effcent scannng, add the desred channels as Set scan type (Prorty or Normal scan) and scan resume TAG channels or clear the TAG for unwanted channels. tmer n advance, usng Set mode. (p. 40) Channels that are not tagged wll be skpped durng scan- q Push both [Y] and [Z] to select the desred channel nng.

  • Page 18: Dualwatch/Tri-Watch

    DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH n Description n Operation Dualwatch montors Channel 16 whle you are recevng on q Select Dualwatch or Tr-watch n Set mode. (p. 40) another channel; Tr-watch montors Channel 16 and the w Push [Y] or [Z] to select the desred channel. call channel whle recevng another channel.

  • Page 19: Dsc Operation

    DSC OPERATION n MMSI code programming u P ush [ENT], then nput the same MMSI code as step t The 9-dgt MMSI (Martme Moble Servce Identty: DSC self ID) code can be programmed at power ON. for the confirmaton. i P ush [ENT] to set the code.

  • Page 20: Dsc Address Id

    DSC OPERATION n DSC address ID t Push [Y] or [Z] to set up to a 10-character ID name. A total of 100 DSC address IDs (9-dgt) can be programmed • Push [CH•DUAL] or [16•C] to move the cursor forward or back- and named wth up to 10 characters.

  • Page 21: D Programming Group Id

    DSC OPERATION D Deleting Address ID D Programming Group ID q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “ADDRESS,” and push [ENT]. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “ADDRESS,” push [ENT]. e Push [Y] or [Z] to select “DEL INDV ID,”...

  • Page 22: D Deleting Group Id

    DSC OPERATION D Deleting Group ID t Push [Y] or [Z] to set up to a 10-character ID name. • Push [CH•DUAL] or [16•C] to move the cursor forward or back- q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. ward, respectvely. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “ADDRESS,”...

  • Page 23: PosTOn And TMe ProgrammNg

    DSC OPERATION n Position and time programming A dstress call should nclude the shp’s poston and tme data. If no GPS s connected, your poston and UTC (Un- versal Tme Coordnated) tme should be nput manually. They are ncluded automatcally when a GPS recever (NMEA0183 ver.

  • Page 24: PosTOn NdCatOn

    DSC OPERATION n Position indication n Distress call When a GPS recever (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) s con- A Dstress call should be transmtted, f n the opnon of the nected, the transcever dsplays the current poston data n Master, the shp or a person s n dstress and requres m- seconds of accuracy.

  • Page 25: D Regular Call

    DSC OPERATION D Regular call The nature of the dstress call should be ncluded n the ds- tress call. Scrolls q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Push [s] or [t] to select “DISTRESS,” and push [ENT]. r After recevng the acknowledgment, reply usng the m- crophone.
  • Page 26 DSC OPERATION r The poston nformaton appears. Set your lattude data y Push [DISTRESS] for 3 sec. to transmt the dstress call. usng [s] or [t]. After settng the lattude data, push • Whle pushng [DISTRESS], the key backlghtng s blnkng. •...

  • Page 27: TransmTtNg Dsc Calls

    DSC OPERATION n Transmitting DSC calls ➥A dstress alert contans (default); • Nature of dstress : Selected nature of the dstress • Poston data : GPS or manual nput poston data s held To ensure correct operaton of the DSC functon, please for 23.5 hrs or untl the power s turned OFF.
  • Page 28 DSC OPERATION r Push [Y] or [Z] to select the desred ntershp channel, y Stands by on the ntershp channel, specfied n step r, push [ENT]. untl an acknowledgement s receved. • Intershp channels are already preset nto the transcever n •...
  • Page 29 DSC OPERATION D Transmitting an Individual acknowledgement When recevng an Indvdual call, you can transmt an ac- knowledgement (‘Able to comply’ or ‘Unable to comply’) by ‘ABLE’ is usng the on screen prompts (Quck ACK.) Also, you can send selected. an acknowledgement through the menu system (Manual ACK.) Push Quick ACK:...

  • Page 30: D Transmitting A Group Call

    DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a Group call The Group call functon allows you to transmt a DSC sgnal to a specfic group only. Push q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “GROUP,” push [ENT]. t Push [ENT] to transmt the Group call.

  • Page 31: D Transmitting An All Ships Call

    DSC OPERATION D Transmitting an All Ships call Large shps use Channel 70 as ther ‘lstenng channel.’ When you want to announce a message to these shps wthn range, use the ‘All Shps call’ functon. Push q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “ALL SHIPS,”...

  • Page 32: D Transmitting A Position Request Call

    DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a Position Request call r Push [ENT] to transmt the Poston Request call. Transmt a Poston Request call when you want to know a specfied shp’s current poston, etc. q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “POS REQUEST,”...

  • Page 33: D Transmitting A Position Reply Call

    DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a Position Reply call t After edtng the poston data, push [ENT] to set. Then Transmt a Poston Reply call when a Poston Request call edt the current UTC tme drectly wth [Y] or [Z] (p. 17), s receved.
  • Page 34 DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a Polling Request call r Push [ENT] to transmt the Pollng Request call. Transmt a Pollng Request call when you want to know a specfic shp s n the communcaton area, etc. q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “POLL REQUEST,”...

  • Page 35: D Transmitting A Polling Reply Call

    DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a Polling Reply call r Push [ENT] to transmt the Pollng Reply call. Transmt a Pollng Reply call when a Pollng Request call s receved. q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “POLL REPLY,” push [ENT]. •...
  • Page 36 DSC OPERATION D Test Call r Push [ENT] to transmt the Test call. Testng on the exclusve DSC dstress and safety callng chan- nels should be avoded as much as possble by usng other • If Channel 70 s busy, the transcever stands by untl the chan- nel becomes clear.
  • Page 37 DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a Test Ack call r Push [ENT] to transmt the Test Ack call. Transmt a Test Acknowledgement call when a Test call s receved. q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “TEST ACK,” push [ENT]. •...

  • Page 38: ReceVNg Dsc Calls

    DSC OPERATION n Receiving DSC calls D Receiving a Distress call D Receiving a Distress Relay call Whle montorng Channel 70 and a Dstress call s receved: Whle montorng Channel 70 and a Dstress Relay s re- ➥ The emergency alarm sounds for 2 mnutes. ceved: •...

  • Page 39: D Receiving An Individual Call

    DSC OPERATION D Receiving an Individual call D Receiving a Group call Whle montorng Channel 70 and an Indvdual call s receved: Whle montorng Channel 70 and a Group call s receved: ➥ The emergency alarm or beeps sound for 2 mnutes de- ➥...

  • Page 40: D Receiving An All Ships Call

    DSC OPERATION D Receiving an All Ships call D Receiving a Geographical Area call Whle montorng Channel 70 and an All Shps call s receved: Whle montorng Channel 70 and a Geographcal Area call (for the area you are n) s receved: ➥...

  • Page 41: D Receiving A Position Request Call

    DSC OPERATION D Receiving a Position Request call D Receiving a Position Reply call Whle montorng Channel 70 and a Poston Request call s Whle montorng Channel 70 and a Poston Request Reply receved: call s receved: ➥ “DSC” appears and “RCV POS REQUEST” scrolls at the ➥...

  • Page 42: ReceVed Messages

    DSC OPERATION n Received messages D Receiving a Test call Whle montorng Channel 70 and a Test call s receved: ➥ “DSC” appears and “RCV TEST CALL” scrolls at the The transcever automatcally stores up to 20 dstress mes- channel comment ndcator. sages and 20 other messages.

  • Page 43: D Other Messages

    DSC OPERATION t The message nformaton scrolls. r Push [s] or [t] to select the desred message, push [ENT]. • The stored message has varous nformaton. • “ ” appears when the unread messages s selected. • Push [CLR] to ext the condton. •...

  • Page 44: AutomatC Acknowledgement

    DSC OPERATION n Automatic acknowledgement n Offset time Ths tem sets the automatc acknowledgement functon ON Ths tem sets the offset tme from the UTC (Unversal Tme or OFF. Coordnated) tme. When a poston request or pollng request call s receved, transcever automatcally transmts a poston request reply q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.

  • Page 45: Set Mode

    SET MODE n Set mode programming q T urn power OFF. Set mode s used to change the condtons of the trans- w Whle pushng [16•C], turn power ON to enter Set mode. cever’s functons: Scan type, Scan resume tmer, Dual/Tr- •...

  • Page 46: Set Mode Tems

    SET MODE n Set mode items D Dual/Tri-watch D Scan type Ths tem can be selected as Dualwatch or Tr-watch. (p. 12) The transcever has 2 scan types: Normal scan and Prorty scan. Normal scan searches all TAG channels n the se- lected channel group.

  • Page 47: Lcd Backlight

    SET MODE D LCD backlight D AF level adjustment When turnng the power ON, a beep s emtted to adjust the The LCD backlght brghtness can be adjusted from OFF, 1 audo frequency level va [VOL]. (dark) to 4 (brght.) Select the tme perod for the beep emsson from 2, 5, 8, 10 LCD backlght s also adjustable va [SCAN•TAG] key.

  • Page 48: Connections And Maintenance

    CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE n Connections CAUTION: After connectng the DC power cable, GPS recever jack and external speaker jack, cover the con- nector and jacks wth an adhesve tape as shown below, to prevent water seepng nto the transcever. Rubber vulcanizing tape r ANTENNA CONNECTOR q DC POWER CONNECTOR...

  • Page 49: Antenna

    CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE n Antenna n Supplied accessories A key element n the performance of any communcaton The followng accessores are suppled; system s the antenna. Ask your dealer about antennas and the best place to mount them. Mounting bracket For mounting bracket Knob bolts Flat washers...

  • Page 50: MountNg The TransceVer

    CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE n Mounting the transceiver D Using the supplied mounting bracket EXAMPLE The unversal mountng bracket suppled wth your trans- cever allows overhead or dashboard mountng. • Mount the transcever securely wth the 2 suppled screws (5 × 20) to a surface whch s more than 10 mm thck and can support more than 5 kg.

  • Page 51: OptOnal Mb-69 NstallatOn

    CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE n Optional MB-69 installation e Attach the clamps on ether sde of the transcever wth 2 An optonal MB-69 s avalable for mountng flush mount suppled bolts (5 × 8 mm). the transcever to a flat surface such as an nstrument panel. •...

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. The transcever does • Bad connecton to the power supply. • Check the connecton to the transcever. p. 42 not turn ON. No sound from speaker. • Squelch level s too hgh. • Set [SQL] to the threshold pont. p.

  • Page 53: Specifications And Option

    SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTION n Specifications D Transmitter D General • RF output power : 25 W/1 W • Frequency coverage : Tx 156.000–161.450 MHz • Modulaton system : Varable reactance frequency Rx 156.000–163.425 MHz modulaton • Mode : FM (16K0G3E), •...
  • Page 54 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTION D Dimensions Unit: mm 28.3 111.2 14.2...

  • Page 55: OptOn

    SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTION n Option • MB-69 flush mount kit For mountng the transcever to a panel.

  • Page 56: Channel List

    CHANNEL LIST • International channels Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive 156.050 160.650 156.550 156.550 157.050 161.650 156.075 160.675 156.575 156.575 157.075 161.675 156.100 160.700...
  • Page 57 CHANNEL LIST • USA channels (for U.K. version only) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Receive 156.050 156.050 156.600 156.600 157.100 157.100 156.225 156.225 156.775 156.775...

  • Page 59: Template

    NOTE: The sold lne s the lne to use when cuttng nto the dash/helm. The dotted lne shows the outlne of the IC-M411’s front panel once the rado s fitted nto the hole. Do not follow the dotted lne when makng the hole n your dash/helm.
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