INSTRUCTION MANUAL DUAL BAND FM TRANSCEIVER iC-w32a iC-w32e This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the transceiver. CAUTIONS RWARNING! NEVER hold the transceiver so that the antenna is very close to, or touching exposed parts of the body, especially the face or eyes, while transmitting. The transceiver will perform best if the microphone is 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in) away from the lips and the transceiver is vertical. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL -- This instruction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC-W32A and IC-W32E. RWARNING! NEVER EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS The explicit definitions below apply to this instruction manual. 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 operate the transceiver with a headset or other audio accessories at high volume levels. Hearing experts advise against continuous high volume operation. If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce the volume level or discontinue use. NEVER connect the transceiver to an AC outlet or to a power source of more than 16 V DC. Such a connection will damage the transceiver. NEVER connect the transceiver to a power source that is DC fused at more than 5 A. Accidental reverse connection will be protected by this fuse, higher fuse values will not give any protection against such accidents and the transceiver will be ruined. The IC-W32E complies with the essential requirements of the 89/336/EEC directive for Electromagnetic Compatibility. This compliance is based on conformity with the ETSI specification prETS300 684 (EMC product standard for Commercially Available Amateur Radio Equipment). NEVER attempt to charge alkaline or dry cell batteries. Beware that external DC power connections will charge batteries inside the battery case. This will damage not only the battery case but also the transceiver. i UNPACKING DO NOT push the PTT when not actually desiring to transmit. Accessories included with the transceiver: Qty. q Antenna ......................................................................... 1 w Handstrap ...................................................................... 1 e Battery pack (BP-173 or BP-180) or battery case (BP-170) attached to the transceiver ........ 1 r Belt clip .......................................................................... 1 t Wall charger* ................................................................. 1 * Not supplied for some versions. DO NOT allow children to play with any radio equipment containing a transmitter. DO NOT operate the transceiver near unshielded electrical blasting caps or in an explosive atmosphere. AVOID using or placing the transceiver in direct sunlight or in areas with temperatures below ­10°C (+14°F) or above +60°C (+140°F). The use of non-Icom battery packs/chargers may impair transceiver performance and invalidate the warranty. Even when the transceiver power is OFF, a slight current still flows in the circuits. Remove the battery pack or case from the transceiver when not using it for a long time. Otherwise, the battery pack or installed dry cell batteries will become exhausted. q w e r t Antenna for U.S.A. version differs from that shown above. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT .............................................. i EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ........................... i CAUTIONS ................................................. i UNPACKING ............................................. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................ iii 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION .................. 1 ­ 7 s Switches, controls, keys and connectors ....................................... 1 s Function display ............................... 6 BATTERY PACKS AND ACCESSORIES ........................... 8 ­ 11 s Battery pack charging ...................... 8 s Charging precautions ....................... 8 s About the battery pack ...................... 8 s Charging connections ...................... 9 s Battery case ................................... 10 s Accessory attachment .................... 11 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING ................................... 12 ­ 16 s Power ON ....................................... 12 s VFO and memory/call channels ..... 12 s Main band selection ....................... 13 s Operating band selection ............... 13 s Frequency or channel selection via the keypad ................................ 14 s Using the tuning dial ....................... 15 s Lock function .................................. 15 s Setting tuning dial increments ........ 16 4 5 BASIC OPERATION .................. 17 ­ 18 s Receive and transmit ...................... 17 REPEATER OPERATION .......... 19 ­ 21 s General .......................................... 19 s Subaudible tones ........................... 20 s Offset frequency ............................. 20 s Auto repeater function .................... 21 MEMORY/CALL PROGRAMMING . 22 ­ 25 s General .......................................... 22 s Programming during selection ........ 22 s Programming after selection .......... 23 s Memory edit (transferring) .............. 23 s Memory names .............................. 24 s Memory clear ................................. 25 DTMF MEMORY ........................ 26 ­ 27 s Programming a DTMF code ........... 26 s Transmitting a DTMF code ............. 27 s DTMF transmission speed ............. 27 SCAN OPERATION ................... 28 ­ 31 s Scan types ..................................... 28 s Full/programmed scan ................... 29 s Memory scan ................................. 29 s Skip channel setting ....................... 30 s Scan resume condition ................... 30 s Frequency skip function ................. 31 9 SUBAUDIBLE TONE OPERATION . 32 ­ 33 s Tone squelch operation .................. 32 s Tone scan ....................................... 33 s Pocket beep operation .................... 33 6 2 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS ................. 34 ­ 38 s Guide function ................................ 34 s Battery voltage indication ............... 34 s Auto power-off function ................... 35 s Function display backlighting ......... 35 s Power saver ................................... 36 s LCD contrast .................................. 36 s Optional HM-75A functions ............ 37 s Handheld-to-handheld cloning ....... 38 s Partial reset .................................... 38 s All reset .......................................... 38 11 TROUBLESHOOTING ...................... 39 12 MODE ARRANGEMENT ........... 40 ­ 41 13 SPECIFICATIONS ............................ 42 7 3 8 14 OPTIONS .......................................... 43 iii PANEL DESCRIPTION s Switches, controls, keys and connectors q @3 [DIAL] + ­ DC13.5V SP MIC 1 @5 @4 q Antenna connector w [POWER] e [SQL] r [PTT] t [L/G] y [MAIN] u [BAND] i [MR] o [VFO] @2 [VOL] DIAL VOL @3 SCAN DT MF @1 [TX/RX] @0 Speaker/ microphone !9 Battery pack release !8 [CALL] !7 [S.MW] !6 [H/L] !5 [TONE] !4 !3 [M·N] y u o MAIN CHNG BAND CLR i SKIP !8 LOCK MW MHz VFO QZ MR ABC CALL DEF S.MW SET J A H/L DUP K B TONE !7 !6 !5 !4 1 GHI 2 JKL 3 MNO !1 4 PRS 5 TUV 6 WXY 7 8 Symbol 9 T SCAN C MN·W D M·N !2 !1 DIGIT KEYS !0 [.] DTMF·M · 0 !3 M !0 !2 1 # 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION y MAIN KEY [MAIN (SCAN) (DTMF)] SCAN DT Push to toggle the main band assignment. (p. 13) MAIN Starts and stops a scan when pushed for 2 sec. (p. 29) While pushing [PTT], this key transmits the selected DTMF memory contents. (p. 26) MF q ANTENNA CONNECTOR (p. 11) Connects the supplied antenna. w POWER SWITCH [POWER] (p. 12) Push and hold for 2 sec. to toggle the transceiver power ON and OFF. e SQUELCH SWITCH [SQL] (p. 17) Push to open the main band's squelch and monitors the operating frequency. Set the squelch level while pushing this key and rotating the tuning dial. r PTT SWITCH [PTT] (p. 17) Push and hold to transmit; release to receive. t LIGHT/GUIDE SWITCH [L/G] Activates the display and keypad backlighting for 5 sec. · The backlighting can be set as manual ON/OFF, automatic ON/OFF and automatic OFF with 5 sec. timer (default) using initial set mode. (p. 35) u BAND KEY [BAND (CHNG)] Push to select the operating band (VHF, UHF, BAND etc.) or deactivation. (p. 13) CHNG · For VHF display, 144 MHz band, 430(440) MHz band, avionics band*1 and weather channels*2 can be selected. *1 U.S.A. and Asia versions only *2 U.S.A. version only · For UHF display, 144 and 430(440) MHz bands can be selected. Enters the band arrangement condition to exchange the VHF and UHF displays when pushed at turning power ON. (p. 13) i MEMORY MODE KEY [MR (SKIP)] Push to select memory mode. (p. 22) SKIP MR While in memory mode, push this key for 2 sec. to toggle the selected memory channel between a skip and non-skip channel. (p. 30) Shows a quick description of a key's function when pushing this key and the desired key. (p. 34) · In set mode, the quick description automatically appears when pausing an operation for 5 sec. 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION o VFO MODE KEY [VFO (CLR) (MHz)] MHz Push this key to cancel most functions, then push VFO again to select VFO mode. (p. 12) CLR 1 For the [1]­[5] and [0] keys, select scan edges during full/ programmed scan. · Push [1]­[5] to select scan edges "1A/1B"­"5A/5B," respectively. · Push [0] to select full scan. · When making a mistake during digit input, push this key to cancel and start from the beginning. Selects 1 MHz tuning step when pushed for 2 sec. in VFO mode. (p. 16) Partially resets the VFO frequencies, VFO settings and set mode settings when pushed at turning power ON. (p. 38) !0 DECIMAL POINT KEY [ · (DTMF·M) (M)] DTMF M In VFO mode, push to enter the operating fre· quency from the 100 kHz digit. (p. 14) M Push this key for 2 sec. to enter DTMF memory mode, then push again for 2 sec. to program the DTMF memory. (p. 26) While pushing [PTT], this key sends a DTMF "E" (M). · In addition, each key has character input for memory or DTMF memory names (characters are assigned to keys using the same convention as for telephones). (pgs. 24, 26) !2 TONE SCAN KEY [T SCAN () (#)] Push this key for 2 sec. to start the tone scan. T SCAN (p. 33) # While programming memory channels or DTMF memory names, this key moves the cursor backward. While pushing [PTT], this key sends a DTMF "F" (#). !3 MEMORY NAME KEY [M·N (MN·W) ()] Push to toggle between frequency and name inMN·W D M ·N dications. (p. 24) While programming memory channels or DTMF memory names, this key moves the cursor forward. While pushing [PTT], this key sends a DTMF "D." !1 DIGIT KEYS Input the specified digit during frequency input, memory channel selection, etc. Transmit the DTMF code of the specified digit while pushing [PTT]. 3 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION !7 SELECT MEMORY WRITE KEY [S.MW (MW)] Push this key to select the desired memory chanMW S.MW nel number to be programmed. (p. 22) · "M" and memory channel number flash and the [DIAL] can be used for channel selection. !4 C KEY [C] While pushing [PTT], this key sends a DTMF "C." C !5 TONE/DUPLEX KEY [TONE (DUP) (K)] DUP K Push this switch to activate the following functions B TONE in order (pgs. 19, 32). · Subaudible tone encoder--"T" appears. · Pocket beep--"T SQLS" appears. · Tone squelch--"T SQL" appears. · No tone operation--no indicator appears. Push this key for 2 sec. to select semi-duplex or simplex operation. (p. 19) · "­ DUP" appears during minus duplex operation, "DUP" appears during plus duplex operation and no indicator appears during simplex operation. Push this key for 2 sec. to write the displayed frequency and information into the selected memory channel (or VFO, call channel). (p. 22) Push then push and hold this key while in memory select mode to erase the contents of the selected memory channel. (p. 25) !8 CALL MODE KEY [CALL (LOCK)] Push this key to select the call channel. (p. 12) LOCK CALL Push this key for 2 sec. to toggle the lock function ON and OFF. (p. 15) ·" " appears while the lock function is activated. · [POWER], [VOL], [SQL], [PTT], [L/G] and [H/L] can still be accessed while the lock function is ON. While pushing [PTT], this key sends a DTMF "B." !6 OUTPUT POWER/SET MODE KEY [H/L (SET) (J)] Push this key to toggle between high and low outSET J A H/L put power. (p. 17) Push this key for 2 sec. to enter set mode. (p. 41) Enters initial set mode when pushed at power ON. (p. 41) While pushing [PTT], this key send ...