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Icom COMMUNICATION RECEIVER IC PCR100 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER FOR COMPUTER
iPCR100
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 INSTRUCTION MANUAL COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER FOR COMPUTER iPCR100 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.

  • Page 2: Important

    IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS pletely before using the receiver. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL — instruction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC-PCR100 COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER FOR COMPUTER. antenna(s), such as a well-matched 50 feedline. For radio communications, the antenna is of critical importance, along with sensitivity.

  • Page 3: Cautions

    For U.S.A. only (FCC information) CAUTION: proved by Icom Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this receiver. Class B digital device users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT ... i SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ... i OPERATING THEORY ... i OPERATING NOTES ... i CAUTIONS ... ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ... iii 1 INSTALLATION ... 1 – 5 Hardware installation ... 1 Antenna installation ... 2 Grounding ...

  • Page 5: Installation

    INSTALLATION Hardware installation Refer to the diagram below for connections. Supplied antenna External speaker to an RS-232C port Personal computer Ground to an AC adapter...

  • Page 6: Antenna Installation

    To obtain maximum performance from the IC-PCR100, you must purchase an ex- ternal wide band antenna such as an optional Icom AH-7000 (25–1300 MHz), etc. Contact your nearest Icom Dealer or Service Center for re- garding optimum antenna locations.

  • Page 7: Af Output Level Selection

    AF output level selection The received audio can be input into your computer via the sound card. Before inputting the received audio into the [LINE IN] con- nector (connector name depends on your sound card), the output level of the [EXT-SP] must be set properly. Perform as follows: CAUTION: Setting ‘STEREO’...

  • Page 8: Software Installation

    Following dialog appears. Follow the prompts. y Program group ‘IC-PCR100’ appears in the ‘Programs’ folder of the [Start] menu. ® system files, the PC D Software update information Software update information will be available at the Icom America home page: http://www.icomamerica.com/...

  • Page 9: Installation ...................... 1

    RS-232C port setting ‘COM Port Error’ or ‘Communication failed’ dialog box appears when the RS-232C serial port is not set correctly. NOTE: When launching the program for the first time, this setting dialog appears for setting the RS-232C serial port. D Multi-function receiver screen q Before launching the program, make sure the IC-PCR100 interface unit is connected correctly.

  • Page 10: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION Multi-function receiver screen w erty io !0 !2 !3 !4 !5 q POWER BUTTON [POWER] Toggles the receiver power ON and OFF. w FILE MENU [File] Used for turning the software on/off, saving memory chan- nel contents or quitting the program, etc. e VIEW MENU [View] Function display Used for showing/hiding the memory list screen/tool bar or...
  • Page 11 !1 CLOSE BUTTON Push to quit and exit this software. !2 ATTENUATOR BUTTON [ATT] (p. 21) Push to turn the 20 dB attenuator on and off. !3 VOLUME CONTROL [VOLUME] (p. 16) Adjusts the audio output. • Right-click* to increase the volume level; left-click* to decrease the volume level.
  • Page 12 PANEL DESCRIPTION @7 @8 @9 @4 KEYPAD [0]–[9], [•], [CE] (p. 17) @5 IF FILTER BUTTONS [NAR]/[WID] (p. 20) Push to change the IF filter in use. The [WID] button se- lects a wider filter, the [NAR] button selects a narrower fil- ter.
  • Page 13 #0 SWEEP START/PAUSE BUTTON [s s / ] (p. 34) Push to start/pause the band scope (sweep) function which is used to observe signal conditions around the re- ceive frequency. NOTE: While using the band scope function, audio is NOT output. To monitor the frequency, push [s/ ] to pause the function, or push [ ] to cancel the function.

  • Page 14: Function Display

    PANEL DESCRIPTION Function display !0 !1 !2 !3 q MEMORY BANK INDICATOR (p. 23) Indicates the memory bank number (and its name if it has one) being received. w MEMORY CHANNEL INDICATOR (p. 23) Indicates the memory channel number (and its name if it has one) being received.
  • Page 15 !1 AUTOMATIC NOISE LIMITER INDICATOR [ANL] (p. 21) Appears when the automatic noise limiter is on. !2 TONE SQUELCH INDICATOR [T-SQL] (p. 36) Appears when the tone squelch is on. !3 AUTOMATIC MODE INDICATOR [AUT-M] (p. 19) Appears when the automatic mode function is on. !4 MAXIMUM FREQUENCY SPAN INDICATORS (p.

  • Page 16: Simple Function Receiver Screen

    PANEL DESCRIPTION Simple function receiver screen Simple function receiver Information display q POWER BUTTON [PWR] Toggles the receiver power ON and OFF. w AUTOMATIC MODE INDICATOR [AUT-M] (p. 19) Appears when the automatic mode function is on. e RECEIVE MODE INDICATOR (p. 18) Indicates the current receive mode.
  • Page 17 u MEMORY BANK BUTTON [BANK] (p. 23) Click to indicate the memory bank menu to select the memory bank number. i MEMORY CHANNEL BUTTONS [1] – [5] (p. 23) Select memory channels between 1 to 5 and indicate the selected memory channel number. •...

  • Page 18: Function Controller Screen

    PANEL DESCRIPTION Function controller screen q RECEIVE MODE BUTTONS [AM], [FM], [WFM] (p. 18) Select a receive mode. w AUTOMATIC RECEIVE MODE BUTTON [AUT-M] (p. 19) Selects an automatic receive mode. This mode selects a previously programmed receive mode automatically de- pending on the receive frequency.

  • Page 19: Panel Description ........ 6

    Simple function receiver sub screens The simple function receiver screen has an information display and 5 sub screens for saving desktop space and performing various operation. The follow- ing sub screens are available. •Information display Double clicking the simple receiver also toggles the information display on/off.

  • Page 20: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION Receiving Make sure the hardware installation is finished. (p. 1) D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Click [POWER] to turn power ON. w Click the [VOLUME] control with the sub mouse button to increase the audio level; click the [VOLUME] control with the main mouse button to decrease the audio level.

  • Page 21: Setting A Frequency

    Setting a frequency Depending on the situation, the receive frequency can be set using the following methods. Frequencies can be set from 0.01000 to 1300.00000 MHz. D Using the tuning dial Click the tuning dial with the sub mouse button to increase the frequency;...

  • Page 22: Setting A Tuning Step

    BASIC OPERATION Setting a tuning step When using the tuning dial or [FREQ J]/[FREQ K] buttons to change the frequency, or when a scan function is activated, the frequency changes in increments determined by the set tuning step. This can be changed if desired. The following tuning step are available.

  • Page 23: Automatic Mode Selection

    Automatic mode selection An automatic mode function is available to automatically set the receive mode, IF filter passband width and tuning step after inputting a frequency. Each click of the [AUT-M] button toggles the automatic mode function on and off. •...

  • Page 24: Setting Squelch Level

    BASIC OPERATION Setting squelch level The squelch function sets a minimum receive signal level below which no audio is emitted from the speaker. This con- veniently prevents noise and static from being emitted when receiving weak signals or no signals at all. Further setting of squelch removes weak signals.

  • Page 25: Attenuator Function

    Attenuator function Strong signals (such as from broadcast stations, pocket beep- ers, nearby amateur radio stations, etc.) can cause distortion of receive signals. The attenuator function can reduce signal strength of interfering signals by approx. 20 dB. D Using the multi-function receiver screen Click [ATT] to toggle the attenuator function ON and OFF.

  • Page 26: Memory Channels

    MEMORY CHANNELS General The receiver has 1000 memory channels in 20 banks for stor- age of often-used frequencies. D Memory channel contents The following information can be programmed into memory channels: • Memory channel name • Operating frequency (p. 17) •...

  • Page 27: Selecting A Memory Channel

    Selecting a memory channel D Using the up/down button on the multi- function receiver screen q Click the [BANK ] or [BANK ] button to select a memory bank. w Click the [CH ] or [CH ] button to select a memory chan- nel.

  • Page 28: Memory Channel Programming

    MEMORY CHANNELS Memory channel programming Each memory bank (1 to 20) can hold up to 50 channels and can store the information listed below. Bank name, memory name, frequency, mode, filter, atten- uator, tuning step, select memory scan, skip channel, tone squelch and remark.

  • Page 29: Editing The Memory List

    Editing the memory list D Editing a bank name Bank names and memory names can be set or changed for the screen being used. q Call up the memory list screen if it is not displayed. • For the multi-function receiver screen, click the memory list screen button or select ‘Memory List’...

  • Page 30: Scan Operation

    SCAN OPERATION Scan types PROGRAMMED SCAN (p. 27) Scan edges Scan Jump SELECT MEMORY SCAN (p. 31) Not yet programmed ch 1 ch 2 ch 3 ch 50 ch 4 ch 49 ch 6 ch 5 MODE SELECT MEMORY SCAN (p. 31) Not yet programmed ch 1 ch 2...

  • Page 31: Programmed Scan

    Programmed scan Programmed scan automatically searches for signals within a specified frequency range. For programmed scan, scan edges must be programmed in advance. See the next section for details. D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point. (closed condition) w Click the [SET] button to call up the setting screen if it is not displayed.

  • Page 32: Setting Scan Edges

    SCAN OPERATION Setting scan edges Settings such as frequency range, receive mode, tuning step, etc. must be set in advance. Up to 20 settings can be pro- grammed. q Call up the setting screen if it is not displayed. • For the multi-function receiver screen, click the [SET] button. •...

  • Page 33: Auto Memory Write Scan

    Auto memory write scan Auto memory write scan does the same as the programmed scan and then writes paused signal frequencies into memory channels of a specified memory bank. Scan edges must be programmed in advance. (p. 28) D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point.

  • Page 34: Memory Scan

    SCAN OPERATION Memory scan This function searches all memory channels in a selected memory bank. D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point. (closed condition) w Click the [BANK ] or [BANK ] button to select the de- sired memory bank.

  • Page 35: Versatile Memory Scan

    Versatile memory scan Using the [Memory SCAN] tab in the setting screen you can set conditions specific only to memory channels during mem- ory scan. q Call up the setting screen if it is not displayed. • For the multi-function receiver screen, click the [SET] button. •...

  • Page 36: Scan Resume Condition

    SCAN OPERATION Scan resume condition When receiving a signal, scan automatically pauses on that signal. The scan resume condition sets the time that the scan pauses before resuming or whether scan stops instead of pausing. q Call up the setting screen if it is not displayed. •...

  • Page 37: Scan Speed Setting

    Scan speed setting The searching speed of frequencies or memory channels is variable. D Using the multi-function receiver screen Click the [SPEED] control with the sub mouse button to in- crease the scan speed; click the [SPEED] control with the main mouse button to decrease the scan speed.

  • Page 38: Band Scope

    BAND SCOPE Operation The band scope function allows you to visually check a spec- ified frequency range. Receive audio is muted while monitoring the band scope. Push [s/ ] to pause sweeping and receive the audio. D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Click the sweep start/pause button ([s/ ]) to begin a sweep;...

  • Page 39: Changing The Automatic Sweep Step Limit

    t Click the waveform to select the frequency of the signal. • Click the [s/ ] button to pause a sweep and monitor the fre- quency. Repeat to resume the sweep. • While pausing the band scope, you can also select the frequency by clicking the waveform.

  • Page 40: Tone Squelch Operation

    TONE SQUELCH OPERATION The tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal con- taining a matching subaudible tone in FM mode. For exam- ple, you can silently wait for calls from group members using the same tone in an amateur band. D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Click the [FM] button to select FM mode.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    If your receiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check the following points before sending it to a service center. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE No power comes ON. • The RS-232C cable is not connected correctly. • The RS-232C port is not selected correctly. No sound comes from the •...

  • Page 42: Specifications And Supplied Accessories

    SPECIFICATIONS AND SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Specifications • Frequency coverage (MHz): U.S.A. version 0.01–823.999,* 849.001–868.999, 894.001–1300 Non-U.S.A. versions 0.01–1300* * Specifications guaranteed 0.5–1300 MHz only. • Receive system : Triple superheterodyne (AM/FM) Double superheterodyne (WFM) • Mode : FM, AM, WFM, • Frequency stability : ±...

  • Page 43: Supplied Accessories

    • Selectivity (typical) FM/AM 6 kHz/–6 dB FM/AM 15 kHz/–6 dB WFM/FM/AM 50 kHz/–6 dB 230 kHz/–6 dB • Max. audio output : 0.2 W (monaural) 0.1 W 2 (stereo) (at 10% distortion with an 8 • Antenna connector : BNC (50 ) •...
  • Page 44 Count on us! A-5548H-1EX-q Printed in Japan 6-9-16 Kamihigashi, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0002 Japan © 1998 Icom Inc.

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