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Icom IC-F15 Instruction Manual

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VHF TRANSCEIVER
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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF TRANSCEIVER iF15/S UHF TRANSCEIVER iF25/S...

  • Page 2: Explicit Definitions

    FOREWORD READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before usng the transcever. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL— Ths nstructon manual contans mportant operatng nstructons for the IC-F15/ F15S and IC-F25/F25S vhf transceiver uhf transceiver EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD DEFINITION Personal death, serous njury or an explo- RDANGER son may occur.

  • Page 3: Precautions

    The use of non-Icom battery packs/chargers may mpar trans- cever performance and nvaldate the warranty. Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are regstered trademarks of Icom Incor- porated (Japan) n the Unted States, the Unted Kngdom, Germany, France, Span, Russa and/or other countres.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD .................... EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................ OPERATING NOTES.................. PRECAUTIONS ...................  TABLE OF CONTENTS ................ 1 ACCESSORIES ................1−5 ■ Suppled accessores .................1 ■ Accessory attachments ..............2 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ..............6−11 ■ Front, top and sde panels ..............6 ■...

  • Page 5: Accessories

    ACCESSORIES ■ Supplied accessories The followng accessores are suppled: Qty. q Flexble antenna........1 w Battery pack .

  • Page 6: Accessory Attachments

    ACCESSORIES ■ Accessory attachments D Flexible antenna Connect the suppled flexble antenna to the antenna connector. CAUTION: • NEVER HOLD the antenna when carryng the transcever. • Transmttng wthout an antenna may damage the transcever.

  • Page 7: D Battery Pack

    ACCESSORIES D Battery pack To attach the battery pack: Slde the battery pack on the back of the transcever n the drec- ton of the arrow (q), then lock t wth the battery release button. • Slde the battery pack untl the battery release button makes a ‘clck’ sound.

  • Page 8: D Jack Cover

    ACCESSORIES D Jack cover Attach the jack cover when the optonal speaker-mcrophone s not used. To attach the jack cover: To detach the jack cover: q Attach the jack cover to the q Unscrew the screws wth a [SP MIC] connector. phllps screwdrver.

  • Page 9: Accessories

    ACCESSORIES D Belt clip To attach the belt clip: q Release the battery pack f t s attached. w Slde the belt clp n the drecton of the arrow untl the belt clp s locked and makes a ‘clck’ sound. To detach the belt clip: q Release the battery pack f t s attached.

  • Page 10: Panel Description

    Microphone q CHANNEL SW/SELECTOR • IC-F15S/F25S: Toggle the channel swtch to select the pre- programmed channel 1 or 2. • IC-F15/F25 : Rotate the channel selector to select the pre- programmed memory channels. w VOLUME CONTROL [VOL] Rotate to turn the power ON/OFF and adjust the audo level.
  • Page 11 PANEL DESCRIPTION e LED INDICATOR (p. 8) ➥ Lghts red whle transmttng. ➥ Lghts green whle recevng a sgnal, or when the squelch s open. ➥ Lghts/blnks orange when the matched 2/5-tone code s re- ceved, accordng to the pre-programmng. r SPEAKER-MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [SP MIC] Connects the optonal speaker-mcrophone, earphone, etc.

  • Page 12: Led NdCator

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ LED indicator The LED ndcator ndcates several nforma- ton as follows; (Ref.; R=Red, G=Green, O=Orange) • TX: Turns Red whle transmttng a sgnal. • RX: Turns Green whle recevng a sgnal. • Call LED (ON): When recevng a matched 2/5-tone. E D O N •...

  • Page 13: Programmable FunctOn Keys

    ■ Programmable function keys The followng functons can be assgned to [Upper] and [Lower] programmable functon keys. Consult your Icom dealer or system operator for detals concern- ng your transcevers programmng. If the programmable functon names are bracketed n the followng explanatons, the specfc key used to actvate the functon de- pends on programmng.
  • Page 14 PANEL DESCRIPTION MONITOR KEY ➥ Mute and release the CTCSS (DTCS) or 2-tone squelch mute. Open any squelch/deactvate any mute whle pushng ths key. (LMR operaton only) ➥ Actvates one of (or two of) the followng functons on each channel ndependently: (PMR operaton only) •...
  • Page 15 PANEL DESCRIPTION DTMF AUTODIAL KEY Push to transmt the programmed DTMF code. CALL KEYS Push to transmt a 2/5-tone code. • Call transmsson s necessary before you call another staton de- pendng on your sgnallng system. • [Call A] and/or [Call B] keys may be avalable when your system employs selectve ‘Indvdual/Group’...

  • Page 16: Conventional Operation

    • The memory channels 3 and 4 are aval- able when [MR-CH 3] and [MR-CH 4] keys are assgned. [CHANNEL SWITCH] IC-F15/F25: [CHANNEL SELECTOR] Rotate [CHANNEL SELECTOR] to se- lect the desred operatng channel, n sequence; or, push one of [MR-CH 1] to [MR-CH 4] key to select a channel d- rectly.

  • Page 17: Call Procedure

    CONVENTIONAL OPERATION ■ Call procedure When your system employs tone sgnallng (excludng CTCSS and DTCS), the call procedure may be necessary pror to voce trans- msson. The tone sgnallng employed may be a selectve callng system whch allows you to call specfic staton(s) only and prevent unwanted statons from contactng you.

  • Page 18: Receiving And Transmitting

    Receiving: q Rotate [VOL] to turn power ON. w Toggle [CHANNEL SWITCH] (IC-F15S/F25S), rotate [CHAN- NEL SELECTOR] (IC-F15/F25) or push one of [MR-CH 1] to [MR-CH 4] key to select a channel. For IC-F15S/F25S The memory channels 3 and 4 are avalable when [MR-CH 3] and [MR-CH 4] keys are assgned.

  • Page 19: D Transmitting Notes

    CONVENTIONAL OPERATION D Transmitting notes • Transmit inhibit function The transcever has several nhbt functons whch restrct trans- msson under the followng condtons: - The channel s n mute condton. - Channel s busy. - Un-matched (or matched) CTCSS s receved. - The selected channel s a ‘receve only’...

  • Page 20: Scrambler FunctOn

    CONVENTIONAL OPERATION ■ Scrambler function The optonal voce scrambler unts UT-109 (#01) and UT-110 (#01) provde hgh performance prvate communcaton between statons wth the same scrambler codes. ➥ Push and hold [Scrambler] to turn the scrambler functon ON. ➥ Push [Scrambler] to turn the scrambler functon OFF. ■...

  • Page 21: Man Down Emergency Call

    CONVENTIONAL OPERATION ■ Man Down Emergency Call The man down emergency call functon transmts an emergency call automatcally, after the transcever layng down n a horzontal poston for a pre-set tme perod. (The optonal UT-113 man down s requred.) unit After the emergency call, the transcever performs transmsson and recepton alternately wth the followng condtons: - Transmts the mcrophone sgnals.

  • Page 22: Optional Unit Installation

    OPTIONAL UNIT INSTALLATION ■ Optional unit installation Install the optonal unt as follows: q Rotate [VOL] to turn the power OFF, and remove the battery pack. (p. 3) w Remove the unt cover. NOTE: Use a flat head screw drver or a smlar flat nstru- ment, and nsert nto the hollow of the chasss, then lft and take away the unt cover.

  • Page 23: Scrambler UnT NstallatOn

    OPTIONAL UNIT INSTALLATION ■ Scrambler unit installation The followng PC board modficaton s requred when nstallng the optonal UT-109 or UT-110. q Rotate [VOL] to turn the power OFF, and remove the battery pack. (p. 3) w Remove the unt cover as shown at left (Optonal unt nstallaton.) e Cut the pattern on the PCB at the TX mc crcut (MIC) and RX AF crcut (DISC) as shown below.

  • Page 24: Battery Charging

    R DANGER! Use and charge only specfed Icom battery packs wth Icom rados or Icom charger. Only Icom battery packs are tested and approved for use and charge wth Icom rados or Icom charger. Usng thrd-party or counterfet battery packs or charger may cause smoke, fire, or cause the battery to burst.
  • Page 25 WARNING! Immedately stop usng the battery f t emts an ab- normal odor, heats up, or s dscolored or deformed. If any of these condtons occur, contact your Icom dealer or dstrbutor. WARNING! Immedately wash, usng clean water, any part of the body that comes nto contact wth flud from nsde the battery.

  • Page 26: D Charging Caution

    s not waterproof. CAUTION! DO NOT charge the battery outsde of the specfed temperature range: BC-160 and BC-171 (0˚C to +40˚C). Icom rec- ommends chargng the battery at +20˚C. The battery may heat up or rupture f charged out of the specfed temperature range. Ad-...

  • Page 27: Optional Battery Chargers

    BATTERY CHARGING ■ Optional battery chargers D Rapid charging with the BC-160 The optonal BC-160 provdes rapd chargng of the L-Ion battery pack. Chargng perod: Approx. 3 hours (wth BP-232N) The followng tems are addtonally requred: • An AC adapter (may be suppled dependng on verson) or the DC power cable (OPC-515L/CP-17L) s addtonally requred.

  • Page 28: Regular Charging With The Bc

    BATTERY CHARGING D Regular charging with the BC-171 The optonal BC-171 provdes regular chargng of the L-Ion bat- tery pack. Chargng perod: Approx. 10 hours (wth BP-232N) The followng tems are addtonally requred: • An AC adapter (may be suppled dependng on verson) or the DC power cable (OPC-515L/CP-17L) s addtonally requred.
  • Page 29 BATTERY CHARGING AD-106 installation The AD-106 must be nstalled nto the BC-119N charger adapter or BC-121N before battery chargng. ➥ Connect the AD-106 and the BC-119N/ charger adapter BC-121N as below, then nstall the AD-106 nto the holder space of the BC-119N or BC-121N wth the suppled screws. AD-106 Connectors Plugs...
  • Page 30 BATTERY CHARGING D Rapid charging with the BC-119N+AD-106 The optonal BC-119N provdes rapd chargng of the L-Ion bat- tery pack. Chargng perod: Approx. 3 hours (wth BP-232N) The followng tems are addtonally requred: • An AD-106 charger adapter • An AC adapter (may be suppled wth BC-119N dependng on ver- son) or the DC power cable (OPC-515L/CP-17L).

  • Page 31: Battery Charging

    BATTERY CHARGING D Rapid charging with the BC-121N+AD-106 The optonal BC-121N allows up to 6 battery packs to be charged smultaneously. Chargng perod: Approx. 3 hours (wth BP-232N) The followng tems are addtonally requred. • Sx AD-106 charger adapter • An AC adapter (BC-157) or the DC power cable (OPC-656) Transceiver Turn power OFF Battery pack...

  • Page 32: Battery Case

    BATTERY CASE ■ Optional battery case (BP-240) When usng the optonal battery case, nstall 6 × AAA (LR03) sze alkalne batteres as llustrated at rght. q Unhook the battery cover release hook (q), and open the cover n the drecton of the arrow (w). (Fg.1) w Then, nstall 6 ×...
  • Page 33 BATTERY CASE Fig.1 BP-240 Fig.2 Fig.3...

  • Page 34: Swivel Belt Clip

    SWIVEL BELT CLIP ■ MB-93 contents Qty. q Belt clp ..................1 w Base clp .................. 1 ■ To attach q Release the battery pack f t s attached. (p. 3) w Slde the base clp n the drecton of the arrow untl the base clp s locked and makes a ‘clck’...
  • Page 35 SWIVEL BELT CLIP e Clp the belt clp to a part of your belt. And nsert the transcever nto the belt clp untl the base clp nserted fully nto the groove. r Once the transcever s locked n place, t swvels as llustrated below.

  • Page 36: To Detach

    SWIVEL BELT CLIP ■ To detach q Turn the transcever upsde down n the drecton of the arrow and pull out from the belt clp.
  • Page 37 SWIVEL BELT CLIP w Release the battery pack f t s attached. (p. 3) e Pnch the clp (q), and slde the base clp n the drecton of the arrow (w). CAUTION: HOLD THE TRANSCEIVER TIGHTLY, WHEN HANGING OR DETACHING THE TRANSCEIVER FROM THE BELT CLIP. Otherwse the transcever may not be attached to the holder or swvel properly f the transcever s accdentally dropped and the base clp s scratched or damaged.

  • Page 38: Options

    OPTIONS D BATTERY PACK Battery pack Voltage Capacity Battery life* 950 mAh (mn.) BP-230N 7.4 V 9 hrs. 980 mAh (typ.) 1900 mAh (mn.) BP-232N 7.4 V 18 hrs. 2000 mAh (typ.) Battery case for AAA BP-240 —* (LR03) × 6 alkalne When the power save functon s turned ON, and the operatng pe- rods are calculated under the followng condtons;...
  • Page 39 OPTIONS D OPTIONAL UNITS • UT-108 dtmf decoder unit Provdes pager and code squelch capabltes. • UT-109 (#01)/UT-110 (#01) scrambler units Non-rollng type (UT-109)/Rollng type (UT-110) voce scrambler unt provdes hgher communcaton securty. • UT-124 man down unit Provdes a measure of safety when workng n a hazardous env- ronment, etc.
  • Page 40 Icom optonal equpment s desgned for optmal performance when used wth ths transcever. We are not responsble for the transcever beng damaged or any accdent caused when usng non-Icom optonal equpment. Some optons may not be avalable n some countres. Please ask your...
  • Page 41 OPTIONS D About VS-1L ptt case The VS-1L s a VOX/PTT unt for Icom handheld transcevers, and allows you hands-free operaton. An optonal headset (HS-94, etc.) s addtonally requred for op- eraton. • The VOX (voce operated transmsson) functon starts transmsson wthout pushng PTT swtch when you speak nto the mcrophone;...
  • Page 42 CE versons of the IC-F15/S and IC-F25/S whch dsplay the “CE” symbol on the seral number seal, comply wth the essental requrements of the Euro- pean Rado and Telecommuncaton Termnal Drec- tve 1999/5/EC. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Icom Inc. Japan...
  • Page 43 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Icom Inc. Japan 0168 1-1-32, Kamiminami, Hirano-ku Osaka 547-0003, Japan Declare on our sole responsibility that this equipment complies with the...
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