Table Of Contents; Foreword; Important; Explicit Definitions - Icom IC-F8100 Instruction Manual

FOREWORD

Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-
F8100
hf transceiver
Icom's state of the art technology and craftsmanship.
With proper care, this product should provide you with
years of trouble-free operation.
We appreciate you making the IC-F8100 your radio of
choice, and hope you agree with Icom's philosophy of
"technology first." Many hours of research and develop-
ment went into the design of your IC-F8100.
D FEATURES
❍ ALE (Automatic Link Establishment)/Sel-
call capability
❍ Digital Signal Processor (DSP) allows flex-
ible filter selection
❍ Full-dot matrix LCD for variety of informa-
tion

IMPORTANT

READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CAREFULLY
before attempting to operate the
transceiver.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
manual contains important safety and operating in-
structions for the IC-F8100.

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS

WORD
Personal death, serious injury or an
R DANGER!
explosion may occur.
Personal injury, fire hazard or electric
R WARNING!
shock may occur.
CAUTION
Equipment damage may occur.
Recommended for optimum use. No
NOTE
risk of personal injury, fire or electric
shock.
Versions of the IC-F8100 which display
the "N33" symbol on the serial number
seal, comply with Standard Australia
Specification No. AS/NZS 4770: 2000.
i
is designed and built with
This
DEFINITION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD .............................................................. i
IMPORTANT ............................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ............................................ i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................. i
PRECAUTIONS ......................................................... ii
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION ..................................... 1-7
■ Controller (Front panel or HM-192) .................... 1
■ Rear panel ......................................................... 4
■ LCD screen ........................................................ 5
■ AD-119 Optional Junction Box ........................... 7
2 BASIC OPERATION ....................................... 8-11
■ Power ON .......................................................... 8
■ Selecting display mode ...................................... 8
■ Selecting a channel ........................................... 8
■ Setting audio volume ......................................... 9
■ Squelch function ................................................ 9
■ Scan function ..................................................... 9
■ Mode selection................................................. 10
■ Key Lock function ............................................. 10
■ VFO operation .................................................. 11
3 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT ........................... 12-18
■ Basic voice transmit/receive ............................ 12
■ Functions for transmit ...................................... 13
■ Functions for receive........................................ 15
4 SELCALL/ALE OPERATION ........................ 19-33
■ Selcall/ALE ...................................................... 19
5 MENU SCREEN ............................................ 34-46
■ Edit Menu ......................................................... 34
■ User Menu ....................................................... 35
■ Admin Menu ..................................................... 38
■ CPU Reset ....................................................... 46
6 CONNECTION AND INSTALLATION ........... 47-60
■ Supplied accessories ....................................... 47
■ Connections ..................................................... 49
■ Ground connection .......................................... 51
■ Power source ................................................... 51
■ Antenna ........................................................... 52
■ CFU-F8100 (Optional Cooling Fan) ................. 52
■ RMK-6 (Optional Separation kit) ...................... 53
■ HM-192 (Optional Remote control microphone)
......................................................................... 55
■ Mounting .......................................................... 56
■ Fuse replacement ............................................ 58
■ Connector information for AD-119 ................... 59
7 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................... 61
8 OPTIONS ............................................................ 62