Table Of Contents; Forward; Voice Coding Technology; Supplied Accessories - Icom UHF FM Repeater IC-FR6100 Instruction Manual

FORWARD

Thank you for purchasing this Icom repeater. The
IC-FR5100/IC-FR6100
vhf/uhf fm repeaters
signed and built with Icom's state of the art technol-
ogy and craftsmanship. With proper care, this product
should provide you with years of trouble-free opera-
tion.
We want to take a couple of moments of your time to
thank you for making the IC-FR5100/IC-FR6100 your re-
peater of choice, and hope you agree with Icom's philos-
ophy of "technology first." Many hours of research and
development went into the design of your IC-FR5100/
IC-FR6100.
D FEATURES
m Up to 2 channels operation
You can install a channel extension module (op-
tional UR-FR5100/UR-FR6100) into a repeater. 2
channels can be operated as the repeater when a
channel extension module is installed.
m Built-in 5-Tone, DTMF encoder & decoder
Multiple signaling systems are equipped as stan-
dard. These systems are fully compatible with
Icom F-series radios.
m DTMF remote control capability
You can control the repeater from a remote loca-
tion over the air or over a phone line with DTMF.
m D-Sub 25 pin ACC port equipped
You can use the optional equipment via the D-sub
25 pin ACC port equipped on the repeater's rear
panel.
m Other features
- Wide frequency coverage
(136 to 174 MHz, 400 to 470 MHz)
- PC programmable
- 19 inch rack mount
- Optional Voice Scrambler Unit (UT-109R/
UT-110R) for base operating mode

VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY

The AMBE+2™ voice coding Technology embodied in this
product is protected by intellectual property rights including
patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc. This voice coding Technology is licensed
solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The
user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempt-
ing to extract, remove, decompile, reverse engineer, or
disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert
the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S. Patent
Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390,
#5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656,
#5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and
#5,195,166.

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

The following accessories are supplied.
is de-
Handles
Function name stickers*
KEY SEAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT ............................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ............................................ i
PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... i
FORWARD ................................................................ ii
VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY .............................. ii
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES...................................... ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................ ii
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION..................................... 1-3
n Front panel ........................................................ 1
D Function display ............................................ 2
n Rear panel ......................................................... 2
D Accessory connector .................................... 3
2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ............ 4-6
n Unpacking ......................................................... 4
n Selecting a location ........................................... 4
n Antenna connection .......................................... 4
n Front panel connection ...................................... 5
n Rear panel connection ...................................... 5
n Power supply connection .................................. 6
n Mounting the repeater ....................................... 6
D Using the supplied handle ............................. 6
3 OPERATION ......................................................... 7
n Receiving and transmitting ................................ 7
D Repeater operation ....................................... 7
D Base station operation .................................. 7
4 MAINTENANCE ................................................... 8
n Troubleshooting ................................................. 8
n Fuse replacement ............................................. 8
D Line fuse replacement ................................... 8
5 OPTIONS .............................................................. 9
6 ABOUT CE ................................................... 10-12
For handles attachment
Spacers
Screws
DC power cable
* Used for labelling the programmable function
keys according to their assinged functions.
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