Table Of Contents - Icom IC-R8500 Instruction Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT ............................................................ i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ......................................... i
PRECAUTIONS ....................................................... i
UNPACKING ............................................................ i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................... ii
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION .................................... 1-6
■ Front panel ................................................................. 1
■ Rear panel .................................................................. 5
■ Function display ......................................................... 6
2 CONNECTIONS ............................................. 7-10
■ Mounting installation .................................................. 7
■ Required connections ................................................. 8
■ Antenna connection .................................................... 9
■ Grounding .................................................................. 9
■ Tape recorder connections ....................................... 10
■ Transceive function .................................................. 10
■ Connecting to a PC .................................................. 10
■ Data demodulation terminal ..................................... 10
3 FREQUENCY SETTING .............................. 11-12
■ Read me first ........................................................... 11
■ Using the keypad ..................................................... 11
■ Using the main dial .................................................. 12
■ Lock function ............................................................. 12
4 RECEIVE FUNCTIONS ................................ 13-16
■ Initial settings ............................................................ 13
■ Mode selection ......................................................... 13
■ Squelch function ...................................................... 14
■ Functions for FM ...................................................... 14
■ Functions for SSB/CW .............................................. 14
■ Data communications ............................................... 16
5 MEMORY CHANNELS ................................. 17-22
■ General .................................................................... 17
■ Bank selection .......................................................... 17
■ Channel selection .................................................... 18
■ Programming ........................................................... 19
■ Copy and paste (memory editing) ............................ 19
■ Clearing .................................................................... 19
■ Channel/bank names ............................................... 20
■ Assigning channels numbers ................................... 21
6 SCANS ......................................................... 23-28
■ Operation ................................................................. 23
■ Mode select function ................................................ 25
■ Specifying skip channel and frequency ................... 25
■ Automatic bank limit/skip functions .......................... 26
■ Voice scan control function ...................................... 26
■ Programming scan edge frequencies ...................... 27
■ Scan speed/delay functions ..................................... 27
7 SLEEP TIMER .................................................... 29
8 SET MODE ......................................................... 30
■ General .................................................................... 30
■ Quick set mode items .............................................. 31
■ Initial set mode items ............................................... 31
9 CONNECTOR INFORMATION .................... 33- 34
10 CONTROL COMMANDS ........................... 35- 36
■ Command table ........................................................ 35
■ Data format .............................................................. 35
11 MAINTENANCE ............................................... 37
■ Disassembly ............................................................. 37
■ Fuse replacement .................................................... 37
■ Level adjustments .................................................... 37
■ Memory backup ....................................................... 37
■ CPU resetting ........................................................... 37
■ Cleaning ................................................................... 37
12 OPTIONAL INSTALLATIONS ..................... 38- 39
■ UT-102
voice synthesizer unit
■ FL-52A
cw narrow filter
■ CR-293
high stability crystal unit
13 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................ 40-41
14 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 42
15 OPTIONS ......................................................... 43
16 DOC .................................................................. 44
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