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6-9-16 Kamihigashi, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0002 Japan

A-5653H-1EX-

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© 2000 Icom Inc.

Summary of Contents for COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER IC-R3

Page 1: ...he FCC rules Operation is sub ject 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...

Page 2: ...eceiver when not using it for a long time otherwise the installed batteries will become exhausted REMOVE any cables from the DC 6V jack after operation or charging a battery pack LCDs are produced usi...

Page 3: ...rgy from 0 495 MHz to 2450 00 MHz and con verts it into audio frequency AF energy which in turn actuates a loudspeaker to create sound waves AF energy is in the range of 20 to 20 000 Hz kHz is an abbr...

Page 4: ...ing scan edges 21 Skip channel setting 22 Scan resume condition 22 Frequency skip function 24 7 PRIORITY WATCH 25 27 Priority watch types 25 Priority watch operation 26 8 SUBAUDIBLE TONE OPERATION 28...

Page 5: ...attery use attach the supplied bat tery spacer e Install 3 R6 AA size al kaline batteries or Li Ion battery pack BP 206 p 46 Be sure to observe the cor rect polarity Charge Li Ion battery pack before...

Page 6: ...2 sec to toggle the color LCD ON and OFF p 6 30 MHz and above only Push FUNC to select color LCD function when the color LCD is ON p 6 Push to select the operating band VHF UHF etc in VFO mode p 7 Br...

Page 7: ...ily open the squelch and monitor the operating frequency pgs 12 41 While pushing SQL rotate the tuning dial to set the squelch threshold level p 11 Push FUNC SQL ATT to enter the attenuator set ting c...

Page 8: ...TY WATCH INDICATOR p 25 Appears when priority watch is in use t FREQUENCY READOUT Shows the operating frequency set mode contents etc The smaller 75 50 and 25 to the right of the readout indicate 7 5...

Page 9: ...re nearing exhaustion Low V appears when battery replacement is necessary and the color LCD is ON The U S A version automatically turns itself OFF when the re ceiver detects that battery replacement i...

Page 10: ...FUNC for 2 sec to turn the color LCD ON if desired w Push FUNC momentarily one or more times to tog gle the screen of the color LCD While the color LCD is in use the sub LCD displays the voltage of t...

Page 11: ...ncies for receiving are generated and controlled by the VFO Operating band selection The receiver can receive the broadcast band HF band 50 MHz band FM broadcast band VHF avionics band 144 MHz band 30...

Page 12: ...uning steps in set mode See p 39 for details Setting a tuning step Tuning steps can be selected for each band however the tun ing step of the broadcast band is fixed to 9 kHz steps except for U S A an...

Page 13: ...istorting when very strong signals are near the desired frequency or when very strong electric fields such as from a broadcasting sta tion are near your location The receiver has 4 attenuation levels...

Page 14: ...to open the squelch manually default be haviour p 41 y When a signal is received Squelch opens and audio is emitted from the speaker The S indicators show the relative signal strength The busy indicat...

Page 15: ...end ing on the signal strength The receiver has 9 squelch levels a continuously open setting and an automatic squelch setting While pushing SQL rotate the DIAL to select the squelch level The first cl...

Page 16: ...physical properties of the radio signals The receiver has 3 receive modes FM AM and WFM modes TV and ATV ATV type only also use WFM mode The mode selection is stored independently in each band and mem...

Page 17: ...MODE SET momentarily to enter set mode Select a non band scope screen in advance for color LCD w Rotate DIAL until LIGHT appears LIGHt disappears after 1 sec and the previously selected back lighting...

Page 18: ...hannels Do not hold V M for more than 2 sec otherwise the previously selected memory channel will be overwritten r Rotate DIAL to select the desired channel VFO VF as well as regular memory channels c...

Page 19: ...annel to transfer with DIAL Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select a memory bank A H or programmed scan edge channel e Push V M for 1 sec to indicate memory channels Do not hold V M for more than 2...

Page 20: ...FUNC to select a memory bank A H or programmed scan edge channel e Select VFO mode with V M and push V M for 1 sec to indicate the selected memory channel Do not hold V M for more than 2 sec otherwise...

Page 21: ...r Push FUNC V M SKIP for 2 sec to program the memory name The first character of the name flashes t Rotate the tuning dial to select the desired character See the following table for a list of availab...

Page 22: ...ies over the entire se lected band Scan Jump Scan Jump Scan edges MEMORY SKIP FUNCTION p 22 Skips unwanted memory channels that inconvenient ly stop scanning Skip channels can be toggled ON and OFF by...

Page 23: ...es is being scanned To change the scanning direction rotate DIAL If the pocket beep function is activated the receiver automatically selects the tone squelch function when a scan starts t To stop the...

Page 24: ...can ON or OFF ALL indicates all memory banks are scanned memory bank scan OFF BANK indicates the selected memory bank is scanned memory bank scan ON t Release to start the scan Decimal point s flashes...

Page 25: ...edges When scanning across the band as follows programmed scan edges are set across the band the parameters like tuning step receive mode offset frequency duplex direc tion etc are used in each bands...

Page 26: ...ed during full band and programmed scans This setting is effective when the frequency skip function PSKIP or P is turned ON See p 24 for details Scan resume condition Setting the scan pause time The s...

Page 27: ...ush or rotate the tuning dial while pushing FUNC to select the desired scan resume time 1SEC 5SEC scan restarts 1 5 sec after the signal disap pears 0SEC scan restarts immediately after the signal dis...

Page 28: ...ency after programming cancel the skip information p 22 or clear the memory channel p 16 Frequency skip function ON OFF The frequency skip function can be turned OFF In this case the frequencies will...

Page 29: ...rts MEMORY CHANNEL WATCH p 26 While operating on a VFO frequency priority watch checks for a signal on the selected memory channel every 5 sec A memory channel with skip in formation can be watched ME...

Page 30: ...function when the priority watch is se lected y Push MODE SET to exit set mode and start the watch The receiver checks the memory channel frequency every 5 sec The watch resumes according to the sele...

Page 31: ...d start the watch The receiver checks the memory channel frequency every 5 sec The watch resumes according to the selected scan resume con dition p 22 If the priority watch with alert is ON you can be...

Page 32: ...received signal s tone does not match tone squelch does not open however the S indicator shows signal strength To open the squelch manually push and hold SQL default i To cancel the tone squelch repe...

Page 33: ...sh FUNC MODE SET momentarily to enter set mode Select a non band scope screen in advance for color LCD TSQL Tone function set mode Tone Squelch OFF Tone Freq 88 5 Duplex OFF Offset Freq 0 600 Scan Res...

Page 34: ...a signal that is being transmit ted on a frequency you can check the tone frequency re quired to access the repeater or to open the tone squelch q Set the desired frequency or memory channel to be che...

Page 35: ...bed below e Push and hold SQL to monitor the transmit station fre quency repeater input frequency directly Duplex shift direction q Push FUNC MODE SET momentarily to enter set mode Select a non band s...

Page 36: ...ffset Freq or oFFSEt appears oFFSEt disappears after 1 sec and oW appears when the color LCD is OFF r Push or rotate the tuning dial while pushing FUNC to set the desired offset The offset frequency c...

Page 37: ...ency as band scope center frequency r Push FUNC V M momentarily to select the sweep range if desired 5 10 20 100 and 500 kHz sweep ranges are available t Push FUNC V M momentarily to start a sweep onc...

Page 38: ...lect the desired channel Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select the skip channel Skip channel setting Unwanted channels can be skipped for rapid selection etc q Rotate DIAL to select the channel to...

Page 39: ...more times to select the band Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC for dial select step p 39 TV frequency AM TV memory channel The receiver has 10 memory channels for storage of often used TV AM TV frequen...

Page 40: ...e if desired ATV memory channel The receiver has 50 memory channels for storage of often used ATV Amateur TV frequencies q Set the desired frequency with DIAL Push to select the 1200 or 2400 MHz band...

Page 41: ...inding screen e Set the desired frequency The color LCD shows the variation of the signal level If the strong signal is received on 1149 995 MHz or below use the attenuator function p 9 r Turn around...

Page 42: ...pause time p 22 Priority watch p 26 Confirmation beep p 40 Backlighting p 13 Auto power OFF p 40 Power save p 41 Monitor switch action p 41 Dial speed p 42 Lock function effect p 42 Display mode p 43...

Page 43: ...95 1 620 MHz except for U S A and Canada versions Setting dial select step q Select VFO mode with V M w Push FUNC momentarily to enter dial select step setting condition 8 appears to the selected dial...

Page 44: ...peci fied The specified period is retained even when the receiver is turned OFF by the auto power off function To cancel the function select OFF in step e below q Push FUNC MODE SET momentarily to ent...

Page 45: ...de Select a non band scope screen in advance for color LCD w Rotate DIAL until Monitor or monI appears monI disappears after 1 sec and mo appears when color LCD is OFF e Push or rotate the tuning dial...

Page 46: ...set to 1 of 4 groups in set mode q Push FUNC MODE SET momentarily to enter set mode Select a non band scope screen in advance for color LCD w Rotate DIAL until Key Lock or LoCk appears LoCk disappear...

Page 47: ...to 100 in 32 steps q Push FUNC for 2 sec to turn the color LCD ON w Push FUNC MODE SET momentarily to enter set mode Select a non band scope screen in advance e Rotate DIAL until Contrast or ContRA a...

Page 48: ...olors q Push FUNC for 2 sec to turn the color LCD ON w Push FUNC MODE SET momentarily to enter set mode Select a non band scope screen in advance e Rotate DIAL until Back Color appears r Push or rotat...

Page 49: ...ppears and the signal indicator shows that cloning is taking place r Push POWER for 2 sec to turn power OFF Microsoft and Windows are regis tered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo ration in the U S A and...

Page 50: ...ng the receiver for the first time the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation CAUTION To avoid damage to the receiver turn it OFF while charging Recommended temperature rang...

Page 51: ...BC 135 The optional BC 135 provides rapid charging of battery packs Charging periods 2 5 hours w BP 206 CAUTION Shorten or remove the telescoping antenna be fore charging to prevent the receiver from...

Page 52: ...e Program scan starting menu p 19 Bank scan starting menu p 20 Tuning step set mode p 8 for 2 sec for 2 sec for 2 sec for 2 sec 0 495 1 620 MHz 1 625 29 995 MHz 30 0 75 995 MHz 76 0 107 995 MHz 136 0...

Page 53: ...p 42 Lock function effect p 42 Color LCD function p 43 Color LCD contrast p 43 Color LCD brightness p 44 L Color LCD background color p 44 Key Lock NORMAL Key Lock NORMAL Display AUTO Display AUTO Co...

Page 54: ...8 675 25 679 75 49 681 25 685 75 CH Video Audio 50 687 25 691 75 51 693 25 697 75 52 699 25 703 75 53 705 25 709 75 54 711 25 715 75 55 717 25 721 75 56 723 25 727 75 57 729 25 733 75 58 735 25 739 75...

Page 55: ...75 34 569 25 574 75 35 576 25 581 75 36 583 25 588 75 37 590 25 595 75 38 597 25 602 75 New Zealand channels CH Video Audio 1 45 25 50 75 2 55 25 60 75 3 62 25 67 75 4 175 25 180 75 5 182 25 187 75 6...

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Page 57: ...30 543 25 548 75 31 551 25 556 75 32 559 25 564 75 33 567 25 572 75 34 575 25 580 75 35 583 25 588 75 36 591 25 596 75 37 599 25 604 75 CH Video Audio 38 607 25 612 75 39 615 25 620 75 40 623 25 628 7...

Page 58: ...output 210 mA typical backlight OFF At stand by 140 mA typical Power save 53 mA typical TV reception 730 mA typical color LCD ON Antenna connector BNC 50 Dimensions 61 W 120 H 32 9 D mm projections n...

Page 59: ...lied one CP 18A E CIGARETTE LIGHTER CABLE Allows you to operate the receiver through a 12 V cigarette lighter socket and also charges a Li Ion battery pack regu larly A DC DC converter is built in LC...

Page 60: ...ctivated Push FUNC MODE SET for 2 sec to cancel the function p 9 No beeps sound Beep tones are turned OFF or the beep tone level is low Turn beep tones ON or set the beep tone level to appropriate lev...

Page 61: ...EX OPERATION q Set the receive station frequency e g repeater output frequency w Set the shift direction of the trans mit station frequency in set mode DUP or DUP e Push and hold SQL to monitor the tr...

Page 62: ...F if desired r Push again to stop the scan SET MODE q Push FUNC MODE SET momentarily to enter set mode Select non band scope screen in ad vance for color LCD w Rotate DIAL to select a display e Push o...

Page 63: ...dards specifications or documents i EN 60950 ii prEN 301 489 1 iii prEN 301 489 15 iv prEN 301 783 2 v Signature Authorized representative name Place and date of issue T Aoki General Manager Icom Euro...

Page 64: ...Count on us 6 9 16 Kamihigashi Hirano ku Osaka 547 0002 Japan A 5653H 1EX w Printed in Japan 2000 Icom Inc...

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