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BASIC MANUAL

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ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MANUAL 

(As of May 2017)

Basic manual (This manual)

Instructions for the basic operations, precautions, 

installations, and connections.

D-STAR Guide (Comes with the transceiver)

Instructions for registering your call sign to a gateway 

repeater and the basic operations of D-STAR.

About the DV Gateway function (PDF type)

Instructions for the system requirements or operations to 

use the DV Gateway function.

 

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 “About the DV Gateway function” can be downloaded 

from the Icom website.

Advanced manual (PDF type)

Instructions for the advanced operations, as shown below.

 •Memory operation <Advanced>*

 •Scan operation <Advanced>*

 •Priority watch operation

 •D-STAR operation <Advanced>*

 •GPS operation

 •Using a microSD card

 •Voice memory operation

 •Repeater and duplex operations

 •Menu screen <Advanced>*

 •Other functions

 •Options <Advanced>*

 •Bluetooth

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 operation

 

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This manual can be downloaded from the Icom website.

*The basic instructions are described on this manual.

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 • You can download each manual and guide from the Icom website, 

http://www.icom.co.jp/world/

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Enter ‘ID-4100’ into the Search box in the site.

 •If necessary, you can see a glossary of HAM radio terms that can be downloaded from the Icom website.

 • To read the guide or manual, Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. If you have not installed it, please download the Adobe 

Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems Incorporated’s website.

You can see the following manuals to use and understand this transceiver.

Summary of Contents for D-STAR ID-4100A

Page 1: ...g 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 BASIC MANUAL WARNING...

Page 2: ...A Microphone hanger EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD DEFINITION R R DANGER Personal death serious injury or an explosion may occur R R WARNING Personal injury fire hazard or electric shock may occur CAUTION...

Page 3: ...operation Advanced Priority watch operation D STAR operation Advanced GPS operation Using a microSD card Voice memory operation Repeater and duplex operations Menu screen Advanced Other functions Opt...

Page 4: ...e access point mode application For Android devices OPC 2350LU data cable USB type OPC 478UC cloning cable USB type Bluetooth UT 137 Bluetooth unit VS 3 Bluetooth headset Others MBA 8 controller brack...

Page 5: ...setting data AM sec 6 MENU screen Quick Menu Quick Menu window 20 MENU screen description 27 Menu item list 63 Details of the MENU screen AM sec 9 Memory channel Memory channel operation 41 Details of...

Page 6: ...us high volume operation may cause a ringing in your ears If you experience ringing reduce the volume level or discontinue use R R WARNING NEVER connect the transceiver to an AC outlet This may pose a...

Page 7: ...ong periods of time CAUTION DO NOT start the vehicle engine when the transceiver s power is ON Ignition voltage spikes can damage the transceiver CAUTION DO NOT use non Icom microphones Other manufact...

Page 8: ...iver is activated please do not cover the remote controller with anything that will block the satellite signals The GPS receiver may not work if used in the following locations 1 Tunnels or high rise...

Page 9: ...emarks of Google Inc iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U S and other countries and is used under license All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trademarks o...

Page 10: ...e R R DANGER NE JAMAIS placer l metteur r cepteur ni la face avant a des emplacements ou ils pourraient entraver le deploiement des airbags en utilisation mobile R R AVERTISSEMENT RELATIF L EXPOSITION...

Page 11: ...uper le c ble d alimentation CC entre la prise CC l arri re de l metteur r cepteur et le porte fusible L metteur r cepteur peut tre endommag par la suite en cas de connexion inappropri e R R AVERTISSE...

Page 12: ...a touche PTT sans intention r elle d mettre NE PAS placer l metteur r cepteur dans un environnement excessivement poussi reux ou en plein soleil NE PAS placer l metteur r cepteur contre un mur ou pose...

Page 13: ...s communications radio Toutefois il n y a aucune garantie que les interf rences ne se produiront pas dans une installation particuli re Si cet quipement cr e des interf rences perturbant la r ception...

Page 14: ...antenna 5 Connecting to a battery 6 Installing the UT 137 7 Electromagnetic Interference 8 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION 9 18 Controller Front panel 9 Controller Display 11 Main unit Front panel 14 Main unit R...

Page 15: ...roSD CARD 47 50 About the microSD card 47 Inserting the microSD card 48 Removing the microSD card 49 Recording a QSO audio 50 Playing recorded audio 50 8 GPS OPERATION 51 52 GPS operation 51 Checking...

Page 16: ...n unit Connect the controller to the main unit with the supplied control cable L L The following longer cables are usable depending on the installation location OPC 440 mic extension cable 5 m 16 4 ft...

Page 17: ...ontroller bracket and the MBF 1 mounting base 1 Attach the MBF 1 to the dashboard or the console L L See the MBF 1 instruction manual for details Magnet MBA 8 Longer M2 6 8 screws Suction pad Base lev...

Page 18: ...connect to a 13 8 V DC power source with at least 15 A capacity R R WARNING NEVER remove the fuse holders from the DC power cable When you attach a screw to this hole use a self tapping screw 1 4 mm...

Page 19: ...Main unit Installation example You can install the main unit on the dashboard or the console of your vehicle with the optional MBF 4 mobile bracket 1 Drill 4 holes where the mounting bracket is to be...

Page 20: ...nd coaxial cable feedline We recommend 1 5 1 or better Voltage Standing Wave Ratio VSWR on your operating bands D D About the internal duplexer The transceiver has an internal duplexer and you can eas...

Page 21: ...d onto transmit or receive audio DO NOT pull or tightly bend the DC power cable DO NOT reverse the polarity when connecting the DC power cable Use a rubber grommet when passing the DC power cable thro...

Page 22: ...connect the DC power cable before starting the following procedures NOTE Before touching the transceiver or UT 137 remove static electricity from your body by touching a grounded object such as a door...

Page 23: ...d is also used by other devices such as Wireless LAN products microwave ovens RFID systems amateur radio stations and so on When using the Bluetooth device near such devices interference may occur cau...

Page 24: ...3 Selects a Memory channel in the Memory mode p 42 Selects an option of TO or FROM on the DR screen Selects a Menu or Quick Menu item Selects an option of the Menu or Quick Menu item Selects a charact...

Page 25: ...41 8 RX CALL SIGN CAPTURE KEY RX CS Push to display the RX CS screen Hold down for 1 second to set the received station call sign as the destination UR call sign L L See the D STAR Guide that comes w...

Page 26: ...am Skip is selected 7 S RF METER Displays the relative signal strength of the receive signal Displays the output power level of the transmit signal 8 BUSY MUTE TX ICONS BUSY Displayed while a signal i...

Page 27: ...PACKET LOSS AUTO REPLY ICONS EMR Displayed when you select the Enhanced Monitor Request EMR mode BK Displayed when you select the Break in BK mode L Displayed when packet loss has occurred Displayed w...

Page 28: ...only for a signal that includes a matching tone frequency Audio is heard TONE T TSQL R T TSQL is displayed T blinks When you transmit the selected subaudible tone is superimposed on your normal signa...

Page 29: ...pplied or an optional microphone D D Microphone connector information 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Front panel view PIN No NAME DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATIONS 1 8 V 8 V DC output Maximum 10 mA 2 MIC U D Frequency Up D...

Page 30: ...at dissipation L L You can select the Fan control option in the MENU screen and automatically start to rotate when you begin transmitting or continuously rotate from power ON 3 DATA JACK DATA Connect...

Page 31: ...ximize the readability of your signal hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm 2 to 4 inches from your mouth then speak at your normal voice level 4 VFO MR KEY Push to toggle between the VFO and Memory modes Ho...

Page 32: ...ode push to input a decimal point In the DTMF Code Entry mode push to input M 17 0 to 9 KEYS In the Frequency or DTMF Code Entry mode push to input 0 through 9 Microphone HM 207S Continued 8 CLR KEY P...

Page 33: ...o select the VFO mode To enter the frequency 435 680 MHz z z Push 4 3 5 6 8 0 then ENT To change 435 680 MHz to 435 540 MHz z z Push 5 4 0 then ENT To enter the 433 000 MHz frequency z z Push 4 3 3 th...

Page 34: ...djust the audio level 2 Rotate SQL until the noise and BUSY just disappear Monitor function The Monitor function is used to listen to weak signals without disturbing the squelch setting Push MONI to o...

Page 35: ...DUP Repeater Detail DUP DUP TONE 1 TX Power TONE 1 2 TONE 1 2 TS DTMF TX MHz TS DTMF TX Voice TX TS SKIP Voice TX RX History DTMF TX DTMF TX RX History 3 GPS Information Voice TX Voice TX GPS Informat...

Page 36: ...es To enter the Call channel mode hold down CALL for 1 second In the Call channel mode 144 C0 144 C1 430 C0 or 433 C1 is displayed In the Call channel mode push CALL to cancel the mode 2 Rotate DIAL t...

Page 37: ...erating modes AM AM N FM FM N and DV By pushing MODE you can select an operating mode L Informatio L You can select the AM mode for only the AIR 230 MHz and 300 MHz bands You can select the AM N mode...

Page 38: ...ush Options kHz 5 0 6 25 8 33 10 0 12 5 15 20 25 30 50 Auto Selectable only in the AIR band mode Sets the tuning step then returns to the standby screen L L You can set the tuning step for both the VF...

Page 39: ...an still use PTT SQL VOL and MONI even if the Lock function is ON DR function The DR D STAR Repeater function is for D STAR repeater operation This function enables you to easily select the preset rep...

Page 40: ...Set Repeater DR screen then push Sets a Home channel then returns to the standby screen Speech function The Speech function audibly announces information after pushing SPCH Also you can set various S...

Page 41: ...smit on only the amateur band frequencies 1 Rotate DIAL to set the operating frequency p 23 2 Push QUICK 3 Rotate DIAL to select TX Power then push Opens the TX Power Select window 4 Select the transm...

Page 42: ...p 30 Call Sign p 32 RX History p 33 DV Memory p 33 My Station p 33 DV Set p 33 SPEECH p 34 DTMF p 34 QSO RX Log p 34 Function p 35 Display p 36 Sounds p 37 Time Set p 38 DV Gateway p 38 SD Card p 38 B...

Page 43: ...for details Section 9 DUP TONE Settings to access repeaters Offset Freq Sets the frequency offset for duplex repeater operation Repeater Tone Selects a tone frequency used to access the repeaters TSQL...

Page 44: ...m Scan Edge Sets the frequency ranges for a Program scan Program Link Sets the Link function for the Program Scan Edge channels Voice Memo Set the TX RX voice recording options QSO Recorder Set QSO re...

Page 45: ...n from the internal GPS receiver to the DATA jack ON or OFF GPS TX Mode Set the GPS TX mode OFF Turns OFF the GPS TX function D PRS DV A GPS GPS TX Mode Set D PRS options Unproto Address Enters an unp...

Page 46: ...an Object s antenna gain to transmit Directivity GPS GPS TX Mode TX Format Object Selects an Object s antenna directivity to transmit SSID Selects an Object s APRS call sign SSID Time Stamp Selects a...

Page 47: ...ransmitted GPS Information Displays the received GPS information GPS Position Displays your position RX station GPS memory and Alarm positions GPS Memory Shows the GPS memory contents GPS Alarm Set GP...

Page 48: ...eceived audio bass filter level to Cut Normal or Boost RX Treble Sets the DV mode received audio treble filter level to Cut Normal or Boost RX Bass Boost Turns the DV mode received audio Bass Boost fu...

Page 49: ...AF Level Sets the audio output level when an EMR mode signal is received SPEECH Sets the Speech functions RX Call Sign SPEECH Selects the RX call sign speech function option while ON or turn it OFF R...

Page 50: ...ndby mode During TX Selects the key function to be used while transmitting Up Down MIC Key Selects the key function for UP or DN on the optional hand microphone During RX Standby Selects the key funct...

Page 51: ...ness for nighttime operation Brightness Selects the backlight brightness level for nighttime operation Night Time Start Sets the start time for nighttime operation Night Time End Sets the end time for...

Page 52: ...altitude Speed Selects the units to display the speed Temperature Selects the units to display the temperature Barometric Selects the units to display the barometric pressure Rainfall Selects the uni...

Page 53: ...the settings file to the transceiver Save Setting New File Saves the settings as a new file File selection Saves the settings in a selected file Import Export Import or export the CSV format file Imp...

Page 54: ...X Bluetooth Set Headset Set VOX Turns the VOX function ON or OFF when you use a Bluetooth headset VOX Level Sets the MIC Gain level When the microphone input level is higher than this set value the tr...

Page 55: ...information Initialize Bluetooth Device Selects to reset the optional UT 137 Bluetooth unit Others Sets other options Information Voltage Displays the voltage of the external DC power source Version D...

Page 56: ...aved into a blank channel Checking the Memory contents You can check the Memory contents on the MEMORY LIST screen Example Checking the contents of Memory channel 5 Manage Memory Memory CH 1 Push MENU...

Page 57: ...the Memory mode you can select the Memory channels by rotating DIAL 1 Push V M several times until you enter the Memory mode Displayed L L Pushing V M toggles between the VFO and Memory modes 2 Rotate...

Page 58: ...24 Program scan DUP Duplex scan Displayed only when duplex is set TONE Tone scan For the Tone Squelch scanning L L The frequencies that are set as a Skip channel PSKIP are skipped during a scan p 44 L...

Page 59: ...channel number blinks L L If channel 999 already has content the transceiver automatically searches for another blank channel to use If there is no blank channel an error beep sounds and the frequency...

Page 60: ...e S meter displays the received signal strength 4 Push SCAN Cancels the scan D D Scan type The Memory mode scan has 5 scan types ALL Full scan BAND Band Memory scan MODE Mode Memory scan DUP Duplex sc...

Page 61: ...ntil you enter the Memory mode 2 Rotate DIAL to select the Memory channel 3 Push QUICK 4 Rotate DIAL to select SKIP then push 5 Select the option then push OFF Cancel the skip setting SKIP Skipped dur...

Page 62: ...he microSD card data may be corrupted or deleted You remove the microSD card from the transceiver while accessing the microSD card You change the external power supply s voltage while accessing the mi...

Page 63: ...ing the microSD card Before using a microSD card format it to be used with the transceiver by doing the following steps L L Formatting a card erases all its data Before formatting any used card back u...

Page 64: ...then push When the unmounting is completed Unmount is completed is briefly displayed then the display automatically returns to the screen displayed before the Unmount OK window 5 Push in the microSD...

Page 65: ...Push QUICK 4 Select REC Stop then push Recording stopped is briefly displayed and voice recording stops TIP When the PTT Automatic Recording function is ON the recording automatically starts when the...

Page 66: ...g on your operating environment If you have difficulties receiving we recommend that you try a different location L L When the GPS Select item is set to Manual the icon does not appear GPS GPS Set GPS...

Page 67: ...screen GPS alarm position screen 3 Rotate DIAL Selects the page 4 Push Returns to the standby screen Received position screen 2 GPS POSITION screen MY Latitude Time Compass direction top is North You...

Page 68: ...nts Call channel contents Call sign memories Message data DTMF memory contents GPS Memory contents Repeater list BE CAREFUL An All reset clears all programming and returns all settings to their factor...

Page 69: ...y Power protect function The transceiver is equipped with a protection circuit for the power amplifier The circuit activates when the transceiver continuously transmit at high power and then the tempe...

Page 70: ...cable Apply the correct 13 8 V DC p 54 No sound comes from the speaker The audio volume level is too low The squelch is tightly closed The tone squelch is ON in the FM mode The external speaker is no...

Page 71: ...et The Lock function is activated The VFO mode is not selected Hold down LOCK for 1 second to turn OFF the Lock function Push V M to select the VFO mode p 24 p 21 A Program Scan does not start The VFO...

Page 72: ...ry channels 1000 channels No of program scan channels 50 channels 2 channels 25 pairs No of call channels 4 channels 2 channels 2 bands No of repeater lists 1500 No of GPS memory 300 Antenna impedance...

Page 73: ...B SINAD 0 18 V DV BER 1 0 22 V Except Amateur bands FM FM N 12 dB SINAD 0 32 V 137 000 to 159 995 MHz 0 32 V 160 000 to 174 000 MHz 1 8 V 230 000 to 259 995 MHz 0 56 V 260 000 to 321 995 MHz 0 56 V 32...

Page 74: ...uania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom LI LT LU MT NL NO PL PT RO SK SI ES SE CH TR GB Disposal The crossed...

Page 75: ...no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equ...

Page 76: ...agnetic Interference 8 F Frequency setting 23 Selecting a tuning step 23 Selecting the 1 MHz tuning 23 Fuse replacement 54 G GPS operation 51 Checking your GPS position 51 Confirming the GPS signal re...

Page 77: ...er 19 Power protect function 54 Q Quick Menu window 20 R Recording audio Recording a QSO audio 50 Playing recorded audio 50 Resetting 53 S Scan operation 43 Memory scan 45 Setting and clearing a Skip...

Page 78: ...Information GPS Position GPS Memory GPS Alarm GPS Logger GPS Auto TX Call Sign RX History DV Memory Your Call Sign Repeater List My Station My Call Sign TX Message DV Set Tone Control Auto Reply DV Da...

Page 79: ...r RX Position Display RX Position Display Timer Reply Position Display TX Call Sign Scroll Speed Opening Message Voltage Power ON Display Unit Display Language System Language Sounds Beep Level Key To...

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