Icom optonal equpment s desgned for optmal perform- formance and warranty. ance when used wth ths transcever. We are not respon- sble for the transcever beng damaged or any accdent DO NOT push [PTT] when not actually desrng to transmt.
ACCESSORIES ■ Supplied accessories ■ Accessory attachments D Flexible antenna The followng accessores are suppled. Connect the suppled flexble antenna to the antenna connector. Flexible Battery pack Belt clip antenna CAUTION! • NEVER HOLD the antenna when carryng the transcever. •...
ACCESSORIES D Battery pack D Belt clip To attach the battery pack: To attach the belt clip: Slde the battery pack on the back of the transcever n the drec- q Release the battery pack f t s attached. ton of the arrow (q), then lock t wth the battery release button. w Slde the belt clp n the drecton of the arrow untl the belt •...
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ACCESSORIES D Connector cover Attach the connector cover when the optonal equpment s not used. To detach the connector cover: To attach the connector cover: q Insert the connector cover nto the mult-connector. q Unscrew the screw usng a phllps screwdrver. w Detach the connector cover for the optonal equpment w Tghten the screw.
PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Front panel r DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEY [Side1] Desred functon can be programmed by your dealer. (p. 6) t PTT SWITCH [PTT] Push and hold to transmt; release to receve. Speaker y DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEYS [Side2]/[Side3] Desred functon can be programmed ndependently by Microphone your dealer.
PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function display !0 MULTI-CONNECTOR Connect an optonal equpment. Connector cover NOTE: Attach the connec- tor cover when the optional equipment is not used. See p. 3 for details. CALA TXCU TXC q SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR !1 BUSY/TRANSMIT INDICATOR Indcates relatve sgnal strength level.
[Side2], [Side3], [P0], [P1], [P2] and [P3] programmable cordng to the pre-programmng. functon keys. Consult your Icom dealer or system operator for detals con- u CALL CODE MEMORY INDICATOR cernng your transcevers programmng. Appears when the call code memory s selected.
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PANEL DESCRIPTION ZONE KEY “ZONE” SCAN ADD/DEL (TAG) KEY “SCAD” Push ths key, then push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select ➥ Push to add or delete the selected channel to/from the the desred zone. When [Rotary selector] selects “operatng scan group.
PANEL DESCRIPTION MEMORY CH 1/2/3/4 KEYS “CH1” “CH2” “CH3” “CH4” LONE WORKER KEY “LONE” Push to select the memory channels 1 to 4 drectly. Push to turn the Lone Worker functon ON or OFF. • If the Lone Worker functon s actvated, the Emergency functon s automatcally turned ON after the specfied tme perod has passed MONI KEY “MON”...
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PANEL DESCRIPTION TALK AROUND KEY “TA” CALL KEYS “CALL” “CALA” “CALB” Push to turn the talk around functon ON and OFF. Push to transmt a 2/5-tone or BIIS ID code. • The talk around functon equalzes the transmt frequency to the •...
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PANEL DESCRIPTION TX CODE CHANNEL SELECT KEY “TXC” USER SET MODE KEY “SET” Push to enter the TX code channel selecton mode. Then set ➥ Push and hold for 1 sec. to enter user set mode. the desred channel usng [CH Up]/[CH Down]. (pgs. 14, 15) •...
BASIC OPERATION ■ Turning power ON D Battery type selection Pror to usng the transcever for the first tme, the battery pack must be fully charged for optmum lfe and operaton. The battery type must be selected accordng to the attachng (p.
BASIC OPERATION ■ Channel selection AUTOMATIC SCAN TYPE: Several types of channel selectons are avalable. Methods may dffer accordng to your system set up. Channel settng s not necessary for ths type. When turnng power ON, the transcever automatcally starts scannng. NON-ZONE TYPE: Scannng stops when recevng a call.
BASIC OPERATION ■ Call procedure ■ Receiving and transmitting NOTE: Transmttng wthout an antenna may damage the When your system employs tone sgnallng (excludng CTCSS and DTCS), ths call procedure may be necessary transcever. See (p. 1) for accessory attachments. pror to voce transmsson.
BASIC OPERATION D Transmitting notes D TX code channel selection • Transmit inhibit function If the transcever has [TX Code CH Select] assgned to t, The transcever has several nhbt functons whch restrct the ndcaton can be toggled between the operatng channel transmsson under the followng condtons: number (or name) and TX code channel number (or name).
BASIC OPERATION D TX code number edit USING [TX CODE ENTER] KEY: (PMR operaton only) q After pushng [TX Code CH Select], push [CH Up] or [CH If the transcever has [TX Code CH Select] or [TX Code Down], Enter] assgned to t, TX code contents can be edted wthn or push [TX Code CH Up] or [TX Code CH Down] to se- the allowable dgts.
BASIC OPERATION ■ User set mode ■ Emergency transmission User set mode s accessed at power ON and allows you to When [Emergency] s pushed for the specfied tme perod, set seldom-changed settngs. You can “customze” the trans- an emergency sgnal s automatcally transmtted. (p. 9) cever operaton to sut your preferences and operatng style.
BASIC OPERATION ■ Scrambler function ■ Priority A channel selection The voce scrambler functon provdes prvate communca- When one of the followng operatons s performed, the ton between statons. All versons have a bult-n frequency transcever selects the Prorty A channel automatcally. nverson type scrambler;...
• R DANGER! Use and charge only specfied Icom battery • R DANGER! DO NOT expose the battery to ran, snow, packs wth Icom rados or Icom charger. Only Icom battery seawater, or any other lquds.
s dscolored or deformed. If • R DANGER! NEVER charge the battery pack n areas wth any of these condtons occur, contact your Icom dealer or extremely hgh temperatures, such as near fires or stoves, dstrbutor.
BATTERY CHARGING ■ Optional battery chargers D Regular charging with the BC-171 D Rapid charging with the BC-160 The optonal BC-171 provdes regular chargng of the L-Ion The optonal BC-160 provdes rapd chargng of the L-Ion battery pack. Chargng perod: Approx. 10 hours (wth BP- battery pack.
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BATTERY CHARGING D AD-106 installation D Rapid charging with the BC-119N+AD-106 The AD-106 must be nstalled nto the The optonal BC-119N provdes rapd chargng of the L-Ion charger adapter BC-119N or BC-121N before battery chargng. battery pack. Chargng perod: Approx. 3 hours (wth BP- ➥...
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BATTERY CHARGING D Rapid charging with the BC-121N+AD-106 IMPORTANT: Battery charging caution Ensure the gude lobes on the battery pack are correctly The optonal BC-121N allows up to 6 battery packs to be algned wth the gude rals nsde the charger adapter. charged smultaneously.
BATTERY CASE ■ Optional battery case (BP-240) When usng the optonal battery case attached to the trans- Fig.1 cever, nstall 6 × AAA (LR03) sze alkalne batteres as llus- BP-240 trated at rght. q Unhook the battery cover release hook (q), and open the cover n the drecton of the arrow (w).
SWIVEL BELT CLIP ■ MB-93 contents 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. Qty. q Belt clp ................1 w Base clp ................1 r Once the transcever s locked n place, t swvels as llus- ■...
SWIVEL BELT CLIP ■ To detach q Turn the transcever upsde down n the drecton of the CAUTION! arrow and pull out from the belt clp. 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.
SPEAKER MICROPHONE ■ Optional HM-169/170GP ■ To attach description Attach the connector of the speaker-mcrophone nto the mult connector on the transcever and tghten the screw. TOP KEY GPS ANTENNA (for HM-170GP only) (for HM-170GP only) CAUTION: Attach Desired functions can multi connector snugly, but Microphone be programmed by...
OPTIONS D BATTERY PACKS • BC-171 + BC-147 desktop charger ac adapter For regular chargng of battery packs. We recommend that Battery pack Voltage Capacity Battery life* the BP-230N chargng. An AC adapter s suppled wth the charger dependng on versons. BP-230N 7.4 V 980 mAh...
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OPTIONS D DC CABLES D ANTENNAS • CP-17L • FA-SC56VS/FA-SC57VS/FA-SC73US cigarette lighter cable stubby antennas Allows chargng of the battery pack through a 12 V cga- Shorter VHF or UHF antennas. rette lghter socket. (For BC-119N) FA-SC56VS: Frequency range 150–162 MHz •...
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D About VS-1SC ptt case VOX gain and delay adjustment The VS-1SC s a VOX/PTT unt for Icom handheld transcev- ers, and allows you hands-free operaton. q Attach the connector of the VS-1SC nto the mult-con- nector on the transcever and tghten the screw.
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OPTIONS • VOX Delay The VOX delay tme can be set from 0.5 to 3.0 sec. (0.5 sec. step) for a convenent nterval before returnng to receve. [Side2] VOX DLY0.5 VOX DLY3.0 Push [Side3] SET TXCU TXC CALA SET TXCU TXC CALA 0.5 sec (min.) 3.0 sec (max.)
29 Span 13 Hungary 30 Sweden 14 Iceland 31 Swtzerland 15 Ireland 32 Turkey We Icom Inc. Japan 0168 1-1-32, Kamiminami, Hirano-ku 16 Italy 33 Unted Kngdom Osaka 547-0003, Japan Declare on our sole responsibility that this equipment complies with the...
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