INSTRUCTION MANUAL MF/HF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM710RT IMPORTANT READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY before attempting to operate the transceiver. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL--This manual contains important safety and operating instructions for the IC-M710RT MF/HF MARINE TRANSCEIVER. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS The explicit definitions described below apply to this instruction manual. DEFINITION Personal injury, fire hazard or electric RWARNING shock may occur. CAUTION NOTE Equipment damage may occur. If disregarded, inconvenience only. No risk of personal injury, fire or electric shock. WORD  NOTE: The IC-M710RTGMDSS version has a high-stability crystal oscillator unit. This unit draws a slight current even when power to the transceiver is OFF. To prevent battery exhaustion when docking your vessel for extended periods, unplug the DC cable from the DC power receptacle. PRECAUTIONS RWARNING! NEVER connect the transceiver to an AC outlet directly. This may pose a fire hazard or result in an electric shock. DO NOT use chemical agents such as benzene or alcohol when cleaning, as they can damage the transceiver's surfaces. In maritime mobile operation, KEEP the transceiver and microphone as far away as possible (at least 1 m) from the magnetic navigation compass to prevent erroneous indications. USE an Icom microphone and/or handset only (supplied or optional). Other brands may have different pin assignments and may damage the transceiver. AVOID using or placing the transceiver in areas with temperatures below ­20°C (­4°F) or above +60°C (+140°F). AVOID connecting the transceiver to a power source using reverse polarity. This connection will not only blow fuses but may also damage the transceiver. AVOID placing the transceiver in excessively dusty environments or in direct sunlight. AVOID placing the transceiver against walls or putting anything on top of the transceiver. This will obstruct heat dissipation. RWARNING! NEVER mount the transceiver overhead. The weight of the transceiver is approximately 8 kg., but its apparent weight will increase several fold due to wave shocks and vibration. The transceiver must be mounted on a flat hard surface only. NEVER connect a power source of more than 16 V DC such as a 24 volt battery. This connection will ruin the transceiver. NEVER place the transceiver where normal operation of the ship or vehicle may be hindered or where it could cause bodily injury. Place unit in a secure place to avoid inadvertent use by children. NEVER expose the transceiver to rain, snow or any liquids. There are two types of grounding systems available for the IC-M710RT--Negative Ground and Floating Ground--NEVER install the negative ground type to a plus-grounding ship. Such a connection might blow fuses and is not usable. ii IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (for maritime operation) If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on 2182 kHz. Or, transmit your distress call using digital selective calling on 2187.5 kHz. USING 2182 kHz WITH VOICE Push [2182kHz] to select the emergency frequency. USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (Only for GMDSS versions with an optional GM110DSC DSC TERMINAL UNIT) Push [ALARM] and [TX FREQ] for 1 sec. to transmit a 2-tone alarm signal for at least 30 sec. · The transceiver automatically stops the alarm after 50 sec. When immediate help is needed Push and hold [EMERGENCY] on the GM110DSC for 5 sec., until the short beeps become one long beep, to send the distress call. Push [ALARM] to turn the alarm transmission off, then push and hold the PTT switch on the microphone and send the following information: 1. "MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY." 2. "THIS IS . . . . . . . . . . . " (name of vessel) 3. "LOCATED AT . . . . . . . " (vessel's position) 4. Give the reason for the distress call. 5. Explain what assistance you need. 6. Give additional information: · Vessel type · Vessel length · Vessel color · Number of people onboard. After 2182 kHz is automatically selected, transmit the appropriate information as at left using voice. When a potential problem exists Push [SEL] on the GM-110DSC, then select "all ships call" with [ENT] and the DATA SELECTOR. Push and hold [CALL] on the GM-110DSC for 5 sec., until short beeps become one long beep, to use the "all ships call" function. After the pre-selected frequency is selected, transmit the appropriate information using voice. · DSC equipped ships may monitor your transmission. VERSIONS The following versions are available for the IC-M710RT: Version Ground type Negative ground and Floating ground Negative ground and Floating ground Negative ground only Description Corrosion-resistant exterior. High stability crystal and FSK narrow filter built-in. Optional DSC terminal unit can be connected. 2182 kHz 2-tone alarm is built-in. 2182 kHz 2-tone alarm is built-in. FSK/CW narrow filter is optional. All SSB/FSK ITU channels available. 2182 kHz 2-tone alarm is optional. FSK/CW narrow filter is optional. ITU channels are optional. GMDSS Marine General iii TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii IN CASE OF EMERGENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii VERSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv 1 OPERATING RULES AND GUIDELINES . . . . . . 1 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2­5 I Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I Main unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 D HM-120 microphone keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 SET MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12­15 I Set mode operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 I Set mode contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7 CONNECTIONS AND INSTALLATION . . . . 16­25 I Supplied accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 I Attaching 1 remote controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 I Attaching 2 remote controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 D Set ID number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 D Intercom operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 I Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 SELECTING A CHANNEL/FREQUENCY . . . . 6­8 I Selecting a channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 D Using the channel selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 D Using the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 D Scan functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 I Attaching 2 remote controllers and a PC . . . . I Notes for remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Connections on rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Connector information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Ground connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 19 20 22 22 23 I Selecting a frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 D Using the channel selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 D Using the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 D MN-100/MN-101L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 D AT-130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 D Non-Icom tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 I Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 D Mounting location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 D Mounting example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 D Transceiver dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9­11 I Basic voice receive and transmit . . . . . . . . . . . 9 I Functions for transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 D Transmit frequency check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 D Transmit power selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 I Installing internal options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 D Opening the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 D Installing an optional filter and alarm unit . . . . . . 25 I Fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 8 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 9 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 27 I Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 I Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 I Functions for receive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 D Squelch function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D Noise blanker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D AGC off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D RF gain setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D Clarity control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 10 10 10 I CW operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I FSK operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I Cross channel operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 USER CHANNEL PROGRAMMING . . . . . . . . . 12 I Programming a frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 D Receive frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 D Transmit frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 D Channel names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 iv OPERATING RULES AND GUIDELINES CALL PROCEDURES Calls must be properly identified and time limits must be respected. 1 LOGS All distress, emergency and safety calls must be recorded in complete detail. Log data activity is usually recorded in 24 hour time. Universal Time (UTC) is frequently used. Give your call sign each time you call another vessel or coast station. If you have no call sign, identify your vessel name and the name of the licensee. Adjustments, repairs, channel frequency changes and authorized modifications affecting electrical operation of the equipment must be kept in the maintenance log; entries must be signed by the authorized licensed technician performing or supervising the work. Give your call sign at the end of each transmission that lasts more than 3 min. You must break and give your call sign at least once every 15 min. during long ship-to-shore calls. Keep your unanswered calls short, less than 30 sec. Do not repeat a call for 2 min. RADIO LICENSES (1) SHIP STATION LICENSE You must have a current radio station license before using the transceiver. It is unlawful to operate a ship station which is not licensed. Inquire through your dealer or the appropriate government agency for a Ship-Radiotelephone license application. This government-issued license states the call sign which is your craft's identification for radio purposes. (2) OPERATOR'S LICENSE A Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit is the license most often held by small vessel radio operators when a radio is not required for safety purposes. The Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit must be posted or be kept with the operator. Only a licensed radio operator may operate a transceiver. However, non-licensed individuals may talk over a transceiver if a licensed operator starts, supervises, and ends the call, and makes the necessary log entries. Keep a copy of the current government rules and regulations handy. Unnecessary transmissions are not allowed. PRIORITIES Read all rules and regulations pertaining to priorities and keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and distress calls take priority over all others. False or fraudulent distress calls are prohibited and punishable by law. PRIVACY Information overheard but not intended for you cannot be lawfully used in any way. Indecent or profane language is prohibited. 1 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION I Front panel (controller) !9 !8 !7 !5 !4 !3 !6 !2 iM 710 TX FREQ MF/HF MARINE TRANSCEIVER 1 2 3 2182KHz RESET ALM RX TUNE TX DSC 4 5 6 DUP SIMP STANDBY AGC SQL N B SCAN F A 7 8 9 !1 [ALARM] + [TX FREQ] FOR ALARM TX 0 1 2 3 4 CE 0 ­ MODE ALARM GROUP AGC NB SQL FUNC CH/FREQ RX TX TUNE CHANNEL MICROPHONE POWER VOLUME SPEAKER CLARITY DIMMER q w er t y u i o !0 q MICROPHONE CONNECTOR (p. 20) Accepts the supplied microphone or an optional handset. u ANTENNA TUNE SWITCH [TUNE] (p. 9) Tunes the connected tuner to the antenna. · Activates only when an optional antenna tuner such as Icom's AT-130/E is connected.  NOTE: No audio is output via the speaker when the microphone or handset is not connected. w POWER SWITCH [POWER] Turns power on and off. e SPEAKER SWITCH [S ...