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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
PMR446 FM TRANSCEIVER
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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL PMR446 FM TRANSCEIVER iC-f25sr...

  • Page 2: Explicit Definitions

    If dsregarded, nconvenence only. No rsk NOTE of personal njury, fire or electrc shock. Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are regstered trademarks of Icom Incorpo- rated (Japan) n Japan, the Unted States, the Unted Kngdom, Germany, France, Span, Russa and/or other countres.

  • Page 3: Precautions

    Approved Icom optonal equpment s desgned for optmal perfor- mance when used wth an Icom transcever. Icom s not responsble for the destructon or damage to an Icom transcever n the event the Icom transcever s used wth equp- ment that s not manufactured or approved by Icom.

  • Page 4: Doc

    CE versons of the IC-F25SR whch dsplay the “CE” symbol on the seral number label, comply wth the essental requrements of the European Rado and Telecommuncaton Termnal Drectve 1999/5/EC. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Icom Inc. Japan 0168 1-1-32, Kamiminami, Hirano-ku...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT ...................... EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................... PRECAUTIONS .................... DOC .........................  TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................v 1 ACCESSORIES ..................1–4 n Suppled accessores ................1 n Accessory attachments ................2 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ................. 5–8 n Front, top and sde panels ..............5 n LED ndcator ..................

  • Page 6: Accessories

    ACCESSORIES n Supplied accessories Jack cover Battery pack Belt clip (with screws) Battery charger AC adapter* (for the battery charger) Unit cover* (double-sided tape) The AC adapter type may vary, or no AC adapter is supplied, depend- ing on the transceiver’s version. Use the unit cover as a spare.

  • Page 7: Accessory Attachments

    ACCESSORIES n Accessory attachments ï Battery pack To attach the battery pack: Slde the battery pack n the drecton 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: Belt Clip

    ACCESSORIES ï 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 9: Jack Cover

    ACCESSORIES ï Jack cover Attach the jack cover when the optonal speaker-mcrophone or headset s not used. To attach the jack cover: To detach the jack cover: q Attach the jack cover to the q Unscrew the screws usng a [MIC/SP] jack.

  • Page 10: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION n Front, top and side panels Antenna Speaker Microphone q CHANNEL SELECTOR [CH selector] Rotate 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. 7) ➥ Lghts red whle transmttng. ➥ Lghts green whle recevng a sgnal, or when the squelch s open. ➥ Blnks orange after transmttng/recevng a Smart-Rng call. ➥ Blnks green to ndcate the low battery condton. r EXTERNAL MICROPHONE/SPEAKER JACK [MIC/SP] Connect an optonal speaker-mcrophone or headset.

  • Page 12: Led Indicator

    PANEL DESCRIPTION n LED indicator The LED ndcator ndcates the nformaton as follows; (Ref.; R=Red, G=Green, O=Orange) • TX: Turns Red whle transmttng a sgnal. R ( O ) * • RX: Turns Green whle recevng a sgnal. • Call LED (Blnk): Transmttng or recevng the Smart-Rng. ED Blink •...

  • Page 13: Programmable FunctOn Keys

    PANEL DESCRIPTION n Programmable function keys The desred key functon can be assgned to [Upper] and [Lower] n followng way. q Turn power OFF n advance. w Rotate [CH selector] to select channel 16. e Rotate [VOL] to turn power ON whle pushng and holdng the desred key, [Upper] or [Lower], to be assgned.

  • Page 14: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION n Receiving and transmitting Pror to usng the transcever for the first tme, the battery pack must be fully charged for optmum lfe and operaton. (P. 24) Receiving: [CH selector] q Rotate [VOL] clockwse to turn power [VOL] w Rotate [CH selector] to select the de- sred operatng channel.
  • Page 15 BASIC OPERATION D Frequency channel/CTCSS tone list (default) Frequency (MHz)* Tone (Hz)* 446.006250 No settng 446.018750 No settng 446.031250 No settng 446.043750 107.2 446.056250 110.9 446.068750 114.8 446.081250 118.8 446.093750 123.0 446.006250 127.3 446.018750 131.8 446.031250 136.5 446.043750 141.3 446.056250 146.2 446.068750 151.4...

  • Page 16: Setting The Squelch Level

    BASIC OPERATION n Setting the squelch level The squelch crcut mutes the receved audo sgnal dependng on the sgnal strength. q Turn power OFF n advance. [VOL] w Whle pushng and holdng [PTT] and [Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn power ON to enter the squelch adjustment mode.

  • Page 17: Battery Type Selection

    BASIC OPERATION n Battery type selection The battery type MUST be selected accordng to the type of battery attached when turnng the transcever ON. Ask your dealer for detals. NOTE: When the selected battery type s not matched to the at- tached battery, the transcever does not work correctly.

  • Page 18: Setting The Group Code Number

    BASIC OPERATION n Setting the group code number D CTCSS tone setting The transcever s equpped wth 50 CTCSS tones and OFF. CTCSS operaton provdes communcaton wth slent standby snce you wll only receve calls from group members usng the same CTCSS tone.
  • Page 19 BASIC OPERATION r Push [PTT] twce to choose the 2 (10 dgt) of the tone number t Push [Upper] ( ,) then push [PTT] eght 2 short beeps are emtted tmes to choose the 8 (1 dgt) of the tone number 28. y Push [Upper] to complete the settng.

  • Page 20: D Dtcs Code Setting

    BASIC OPERATION D DTCS code setting Ths transcever s equpped wth 84 DTCS codes and OFF. DTCS operaton provdes communcaton wth slent standby snce you wll only receve calls from group members usng the same DTCS code. q Turn power OFF n advance. w Whle pushng and holdng [PTT], [Upper] and [Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn the power ON.
  • Page 21 BASIC OPERATION e Rotate [CH selector] to select channel 5, then push and hold [Lower] untl a long beep s emtted. r Push [PTT] once to choose the 1 (10 dgt) of the code number t Push [Upper] ( ,) then push [PTT] sx tmes a short beep s emtted to choose the 6 (1 dgt) of the code number 16.

  • Page 22: Find Scan Operation

    BASIC OPERATION n Find scan operation Ths transcever can detect the CTCSS tone and DTCS code* n the receved sgnal. By montorng a sgnal that s beng transmtted from the other staton, you can determne the tone frequency or DTCS code* requred to communcate wth them. Ths functon s very useful when you are gong to communcate wth unknown CTCSS tone or DTCS code* statons.

  • Page 23: Ringer Function

    RINGER FUNCTION n Call-Ring operation Sends the pre-selected rng tone to your group members. D Select the Call-Ring melody q Turn power OFF n advance. [CH selector] w Whle pushng and holdng [PTT] and [Upper], rotate [VOL] to [VOL] turn power ON. •...

  • Page 24: Smart-RNg OperatOn

    RINGER FUNCTION n Smart-Ring operation The rng functon has an answer back feature. Ths allows you to confirm whether or not a call has reached to the member of your group even f the operator s temporarly away from the trans- cever.
  • Page 25 RINGER FUNCTION Push [Smart Ring/Ringer] Answer back (automatic) Communication...

  • Page 26: Other Functions

    OTHER FUNCTIONS n Monitor audible function The montor functon allows you to open the transcever’s squelch manually to check whether a channel s busy or not. The transcever has 2 condtons for receve standby. • Audible condition Ths condton mutes audo ONLY when no carrer s present.

  • Page 27: Power Save Function

    OTHER FUNCTIONS n Power save function The power save functon reduces the current dran to conserve bat- tery power. • The power save functon s automatcally turned ON when no opera- ton s performed or no sgnal s receved for 5 sec. R ( O ) * n Low battery indication The LED ndcator ndcates 4 levels of the “Low battery”...

  • Page 28: Scrambler FunctOn

    OTHER FUNCTIONS n Scrambler function The voce scrambler functon provdes prvate communcaton be- tween statons. The optonal UT-110 (Rollng) or UT-109 (Non-roll- ng) s requred. Ask your dealer for detals. q Push and hold [Scrambler] for 1 sec, to turn the scrambler func- ton ON.

  • Page 29: Battery Charging

    R DANGER! Use and charge only specfied 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 30 R 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. R WARNING! Immedately wash, usng clean water, any part of the body that comes nto contact wth flud from nsde the battery.

  • Page 31: D Charging Caution

    s not waterproof. CAUTION! DO NOT charge the battery outsde of the specfied 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 specfied temperature range. Add-...

  • Page 32: Battery Chargers

    BATTERY CHARGING n Battery chargers D Rapid charging with the BC-160 The BC-160 provdes rapd chargng of the optonal 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 33 BATTERY CHARGING D Regular charging with the BC-171 The BC-171 provdes regular chargng of the optonal L-Ion battery 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 34 BATTERY CHARGING D 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/BC- charger adapter 121N as below, then nstall the AD-106 nto the holder space of the BC-119N or BC-121N wth the suppled screws.
  • Page 35 BATTERY CHARGING D Rapid charging with the BC-119N+AD-106 The optonal BC-119N provdes rapd chargng of the L-Ion battery packs. 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 the BC-119N dependng on verson) or the DC power cable (OPC-515L/CP-17L).
  • Page 36 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 adapters • An AC adapter (BC-157) or the DC power cable (OPC-656) Transceiver Turn power OFF Battery pack...
  • Page 37 BATTERY CHARGING IMPORTANT! Battery charging caution Ensure the gude lobes on the battery pack are correctly algned wth the gude rals nsde the charger adapter. (Ths llustraton s shown usng the BC-160.) Lobes Guide rail...

  • Page 38: Battery Case

    BATTERY CASE n 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 39 BATTERY CASE Fig.1 BP-240 Fig.2 Fig.3...

  • Page 40: Swivel Belt Clip

    SWIVEL BELT CLIP n MB-93 contents Qty. q Belt clp ..................1 w Base clp .................. 1 n Attaching q Release the battery pack f t s attached. (p. 2) w Slde the base clp n the drecton of the arrow untl the base clp s locked and makes a ‘clck’...
  • Page 41 SWIVEL BELT CLIP e Clp the belt clp to a part of your belt. And nsert the trans- cever nto the belt clp untl the base clp s nserted fully nto the groove. r Once the transcever s locked n place, t swvels as llustrated below.

  • Page 42: DetachNg

    SWIVEL BELT CLIP n Detaching q Turn the transcever upsde down n the drecton of the arrow and pull out from the belt clp.
  • Page 43 SWIVEL BELT CLIP w Release the battery pack f t s attached. (p. 2) e Pnch to lft 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.

  • Page 44: Options

    OPTIONS D BATTERY PACKS Battery pack Voltage Capacity Battery life* 950 mAh (mn.) BP-230N 7.4 V 13 hrs. 980 mAh (typ.) 1900 mAh (mn.) BP-232N 7.4 V 26.5 hrs. 2000 mAh (typ.) Battery case for AAA BP-240 —* (LR03) × 6 alkalne When the power save functon s turned ON, and the operatng per- ods are calculated under the followng condtons;...

  • Page 45: D Belt Clips

    OPTIONS D OPTIONAL UNITS • UT-109 (#01)/UT-110 (#01) scrambler units Non-rollng type (UT-109)/Rollng type (UT-110) voce scrambler unt provdes hgher communcaton securty. D BELT CLIPS • MB-93 swivel belt clip • MB-94 belt clip Exclusve allgator-type belt clp. • MB-96N/96F leather belt hanger D DC CABLES •...

  • Page 46: Specifications

    : TX (at 0.5 W ERP) 0.4 A approx. Max. audo 300 mA max. • Power supply requrement : 7.2 V DC nomnal* (negatve ground) *Specfied Icom’s battery pack only • Frequency stablty : ±2.5 ppm (–25°C to +55°C) • Antenna mpedance : 50 ø nomnal : 53.0(W) ×...
  • Page 47 SPECIFICATIONS D Receiver • Receve system : Double converson superheterodyne • Senstvty (20 dB SINAD) : 26.5 dBµV/m • Squelch senstvty : 26.5 dBµV/m (Threshold) • Intermodulaton rejecton rato : 86.29 dBµV/m • Spurous response rejecton rato : 91.29 dBµV/m •...
  • Page 48 < Intended Country of Use > A-6540D-1EU-q Prnted n Japan © 2006–2009 Icom Inc. 1-1-32 Kammnam, Hrano-ku, Osaka 547-0003, Japan Prnted on recycled paper wth soy nk.

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