INSTRUCTION MANUAL iF5062 UHF MOBILE TRANSCEIVER VHF MOBILE TRANSCEIVER iF6062 IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the transceiver. PRECAUTIONS RWARNING! NEVER connect the transceiver to an AC outlet. This may pose a fire hazard or result in an electric shock. NEVER connect the transceiver to a power source of more than 16 V DC such as a 24 V battery. This connection will ruin the transceiver. NEVER cut the DC power cable between the DC plug and fuse holder. If an incorrect connection is made after cutting, the transceiver might be damaged. NEVER place the transceiver where normal operation of the vehicle may be hindered or where it could cause bodily injury. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL -- This instruction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC-F5062 and IC-F6062 VHF/UHF MOBILE TRANSCEIVERS. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS DEFINITION Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock RWARNING may occur. CAUTION NOTE Equipment damage may occur. If disregarded, inconvenience only. No risk of personal injury, fire or electric shock. WORD NEVER allow children to touch the transceiver. NEVER expose the transceiver to rain, snow or any liquids. USE the specified microphone only. Other microphones have different pin assignments and may damage the transceiver. See the operating guide for details of BIIS, MDC and LTR® system operations. Ask your dealer for details. Icom, Icom Inc. and the logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries. LTR is a registered trademark of the E.F.Johnson Company. All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. DO NOT use or place the transceiver in areas with temperatures below ­25°C or above +55°C, or in areas subject to direct sunlight, such as the dashboard. i TABLE OF CONTENTS AVOID operating the transceiver without running the vehicle's engine. The vehicle's battery will quickly run out if the transceiver transmits while the vehicle's engine OFF. AVOID placing the transceiver in excessively dusty environments. IMPORTANT .................................................................................... i EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................................................................. i PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................... i TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................. ii 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION ........................................................... 1­6 I Front panel ............................................................................... 1 I Function display ....................................................................... 2 I Programmable function keys ................................................... 3 2 BASIC OPERATION ............................................................. 7­12 I Turning power ON .................................................................... 7 I Channel selection .................................................................... 7 I Call procedure .......................................................................... 8 I Receiving and transmitting ....................................................... 8 D Transmitting notes ................................................................. 9 D TX code channel selection .................................................... 9 D TX code number edit ........................................................... 10 D DTMF transmission.............................................................. 11 I Scrambler function ................................................................. 11 I User set mode ........................................................................ 12 3 CONNECTION AND MAINTENANCE ................................ 13­15 I Rear panel connection ........................................................... 13 I Supplied Accessories ............................................................. 14 I Mounting the transceiver......................................................... 14 I Antenna................................................................................... 15 I Fuse replacement .................................................................. 15 I Cleaning ................................................................................. 15 I Options ................................................................................... 15 4 DOC ..................................................................................... 16­17 AVOID placing the transceiver against walls. Otherwise heat dissipation will be obstructed. AVOID the use of chemical agents such as benzine or alcohol when cleaning, as they damage the transceiver surfaces. BE CAREFUL! The transceiver will become hot when operating continuously for long periods. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ii 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION I Front panel qw Function display (p. 2) e r Speaker Icom Inc. y t q AF VOLUME CONTROL KNOB [VOL] Rotate the knob to adjust the audio output level. · Minimum audio level is pre-programmed. w LED INDICATOR Lights red while transmitting a signal. Lights green while receiving a signal. e UP/DOWN KEYS [CH Up]/[CH Down] Push to select an operating channel, etc. *The desired function can be assigned by your dealer. (p. 3) y MICROPHONE CONNECTOR Connect the supplied or optional microphone. NEVER connect non-specified microphones. The pin assignments may be different and the transceiver may be damaged. D MICROPHONE The supplied microphone has a PTT switch and a hanger hook. · The following functions are available when the microphone is on or off hook (depending on the setting): - Automatic scan start when on hook. - Scan is cancelled when off hook. - Scan is paused when off hook. - Automatic priority channel selection is available when off hook. - Sets to `Inaudible' condition (mute condition) when on hook. - Sets to `Audible' condition (unmute condition) when off hook. r POWER SWITCH [ ] Push to turn the power ON and OFF. · Automatic scan start, Password prompt and Set mode access are available at power ON. t DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEYS Desired functions can be programmed independently by your dealer. (p. 3) 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 I Function display q w e r t y u i o y BELL INDICATOR Appears/blinks when the specific 2/5-tone/BIIS*1/MDC*2 code is received, according to the pre-programming. u CALL CODE MEMORY INDICATOR Appears when the call code memory is selected. Appears when a phone call is received.*3 i SCROLL INDICATOR Appears when the received SDM includes more than 12 characters.*1 o SDM INDICATOR Appears when an SDM is received, or a transmit SDM is selected.*1 !0 ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY Displays an operating channel number, channel name, Set mode contents, DTMF code, etc. The indication mode can be selected from 1 line or 2 lines. Ask your dealer for details. · In this instruction manual, the LCD illustration is described using the 2 lines indication mode. Icom Inc. !1 !0 q SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR Indicates relative signal strength level as below. Weak Receive Signal level Strong w LOW POWER INDICATOR Appears when low output power is selected. e AUDIBLE INDICATOR Appears when the channel is in the `audible' (unmute) condition. Appears when the specified 2/5-tone/BIIS*1/MDC*2 code is received. r COMPANDER INDICATOR Appears when the compander function is activated. t SCRAMBLER INDICATOR Appears when the voice scrambler function is activated. !1 ACTIVATED KEY INDICATOR Appears above the key assigned as [Scan A Start/Stop], [Scan B Start/Stop], [Scan Add/Del(Tag)], [Lock], [Talk Around], [Surveillance] and [Digital]*1 keys during that key is activated. *1 BIIS operation only *3 LTR® operation only *2 MDC operation only See the operating guide for details of BIIS, MDC and LTR® system operations. Ask your dealer for details. 2 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION SCAN A START/STOP KEY This key's operation depends on the Power ON Scan setting. When the power ON scan function is turned OFF; Push to start and cancel scanning operation. When the power ON scan function is turned ON; Push to pause scanning, then resumes scanning after a specified time period has passed. Push and hold this key for 1 sec. to indicate the scan group, then select the desired group using [CH Up]/[CH Down]. SCAN B START/STOP KEY Push to start and cancel scanning operation. Scan resumes after a specified time period has passed when scan is cancelled except for this key. Push and hold this key for 1 sec. to indicate the scan group, then select the desired group using [CH Up]/[CH Down]. SCAN ADD/DEL (TAG) KEY Push to add or delete the selected channel to/from the scan group. 1. Push to indicate the scan group, then push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the desired group. 2. Push to add or delete the channel to/from the selected scan group. 3. Push and hold for 1 sec. to exit the scan group selection mode. I Programmable function keys The following functions can be assigned to [UP], [DOWN], [P0], [P1], [P2], [P3] and [P4] programmable function keys. Consult your Icom dealer or system operator for details concerning your transceivers programming. If the programmable function names are bracketed in the following explanations, the specific key is used to activate the function depends on the programming. CH UP AND DOWN KEYS Push to select an operating channel. Push to select a transmit code channel after pushing [TX Code CH Select]. Push to select a DTMF channel after pushing [DTMF Autodial]. Push to select a scan group after pushing and holding [Scan A Start/Stop]/[Scan B Start/Stop] for 1 sec. ZONE KEY Push this key, then select the desired zone using [CH Up]/ [CH Down]. What is "zone"?--The desired channels are assigned into a zone according to the intended use for grouping. For example, `Staff A' and `Staff B' are assigned into a "Business" zone, and `John' and `Cindy' are assigned into a "Private" zone. 3 Push this key while scan is paused (a signal is detected) on a channel (except for priority channel,) the channel is cleared from the scan group. Depending on the setting, the cleared channel is added to the scan group again after the scan is cancelled. PANEL DESCRIPTION PRIO A/B KEYS Push to select Priority A or Priority B channel. Push and hold [Prio A (Rewrite)] or [Prio B (Rewrite)] to set the operating channel as the Priority A or Priority B channel. MR-CH 1/2/3/4 KEYS Push to select the memory channel 1 to 4 directly. MONI (AUDI) KEY Mute and release the CTCSS (DTCS) or 2-tone squelch mute. Open any squelch/deactivate any mute while pushing and holding this key. (LMR operation only) Activates one of (or two of) the following functions on each channel independently: (PMR or BIIS PMR operation only) · Push and hold to un-mute the channel (audio is emitted; `Audible' condition). · Push to mute the channel (sets to `Inaudible' only). · Push to un-mute the channel (sets to `Audible' only). · Push after the communication is finished to send a `reset code'. (BIIS PMR operation only) 1 1 PUBLIC ADDRESS KEY Push to activate the Public Address (PA) function for voice amplification. When the PA function is activated, the audio output can be controlled from the transceiver separately with the [VOL] control knob. · This function is available when the external unit, such as a audio amplifier, speaker, etc. is additionally connected. · Push this key, then speak into the microphone while pushing and holding [PTT]. · [CH Up]/[CH Down] also allow you to set the audio output level. RX SPEAKER KEY The received audio can be heard via the external speaker when this key is pushed. · This function is available when the external speaker is additionally connected. · This function is useful when you are out of the vehicle. · The audio output level is linked to the transceiver's volume control. NOTE: The un-mute condition (`Audible' condition) may automatically return to the mute condition (`Inaudible' condition) after a specified period depending on programming. LIGHT KEY Push to turn the transceiver's backlight ON for about 5 sec. when the backlight function is turned OFF in user set mode. LOCK KEY Push and hold to electronically lock all programmable keys except the following: [Moni(Audi)], [Light], [Lock], [Call] (incl. Call A and Call B), [Emergency Single]/[Emergency Repeat] (incl. Silent), [Surveillance] and [OPT 1/2/3]. 4 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION SCRAMBLER FUNCTION Push to toggle the voice scrambler function ON and OFF. CALL KEYS Push to transmit a 2/5-tone/BIIS ID code. · Call transmission is necessary before calling another station depending on your signalling system. · [Call A] and/or [Call B] may be available when your system employs selective `Individua ...