Icom IC-7200 User Manual Download

Page: 1 / 104

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

HF/50 MHz TRANSCEIVER

i7200

Summary of Contents for IC-7200

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL HF 50 MHz TRANSCEIVER i7200...

Page 2: ...RADIATORS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protecti...

Page 3: ...if left there for extended periods DO NOT place the transceiver in excessively dusty environments or in direct sunlight DO NOT place the transceiver against walls or put anything on top of the transc...

Page 4: ...een VFO mode and memory mode 23 Selecting an operating band 24 D Using the band stacking register 24 Frequency setting 25 D Using the main dial 25 D Direct frequency entry with keypad 25 D Programmabl...

Page 5: ...66 Scan types 65 Preparation 65 Programmed scan operation VFO mode 66 Memory scan operation Memory mode 66 9 ANTENNA TUNER OPERATION 67 69 Optional AT 180 automatic antenna tuner operation 67 D Tuner...

Page 6: ...oise blanker function is automatically turned ON 4 What is the noise blanker The noise blanker reduces pulse type noise such as that generated by automobile ignition systems This function is not effec...

Page 7: ...OFF M CH Channel decreases Channel increases During M CH acts as RIT control Rotate to shift the receive frequency p 44 Rotate the control clockwise to incerase the fre quency or rotate the control co...

Page 8: ...PREAMP ATTENUATOR KEY P AMP ATT p 45 Push to turn the preamp ON or OFF appears on the display Push and hold for 1 sec to turn the 20 dB atten uator ON push momentarily to turn the attenua tor OFF appe...

Page 9: ...he speaker closed condition when no signal is re ceived The squelch is available for all modes The control can be set as the squelch plus RF gain controls squelch control only RF gain is fixed at maxi...

Page 10: ...unction ON and OFF p 58 appears on the display Push and hold for 1 sec to activate the quick split function p 59 The VFO B frequency and operating mode are set the same as the VFO A frequency and oper...

Page 11: ...this key to select the 24 MHz band p 24 0VOX 9 28 MHz BAND KEY VOX Push to turn the VOX function ON or OFF p 53 Push and hold for 1 sec to enter VOX set mode push again to return to nor mal operation...

Page 12: ...R p 62 Appears when the selected memory channel is blank This indicator appears both in VFO and memory mode i SIGNAL SQL RF GAIN METER Shows receiving signal strength while receiving Shows either tran...

Page 13: ...the speech compressor is activated in SSB mode appears when the VOX function is acti vated appears during split frequency opera tion appears when preamp is activated appears when the attenuator funct...

Page 14: ...desired When an external speaker is connected the internal speaker does not function e CI V REMOTE CONTROL JACK REMOTE pgs 14 88 Designed for use with a PC for remote control of the transceiver funct...

Page 15: ...6 V Less than 2 mA 11 MOD Modulator input Input impedance Input level 10 k Approx 100 mV rms 12 AF AF detector output Fixed level regardless of the AF control position Output impedance Output level 4...

Page 16: ...MICROPHONE MIC ELEMENT 2k 470 DOWN UP PTT RECEIVE TRANSMIT MICROPHONE CABLE MICROPHONE PLUG 1k 10 F q UP DOWN SWITCHES UP DN Change the selected readout frequency or memory channel Pushing the switch...

Page 17: ...connect the GND terminal to a gas or electric conduit since the con nection could cause an explosion or electric shock GND Antenna connection For radio communications the antenna is of criti cal impor...

Page 18: ...M 20 HM 36 Rear panel GROUND p 12 Use the heaviest gauge wire or strap available and make the connection as short and straight as possible Grounding prevents electrical shocks TVI and other prob lems...

Page 19: ...OX MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 18 14 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F INP M CH RIT ENT BAND GENE 9 AGC MW ANF METER NR NB HEADPHONES MIC The AFSK modulation signal can be input from MIC p 19 Rear panel ACC SO...

Page 20: ...ed for vehicle installation in European countries Grommet CONNECTING A VEHICLE BATTERY Note Use terminals for the cable connections Crimp Solder Supplied DC power cable red black 12 V battery 2 INSTAL...

Page 21: ...AH 4 TUNER CONNECTING THE AT 180 IC 7200 Ground AT 180 HF to 6 m antenna TRANSCEIVER ANT ANT ACC ACC ACC cable supplied with the AT 180 Coaxial cable supplied with the AT 180 Either of the two extern...

Page 22: ...put power and linear am plifier ALC output level by referring to the linear amplifier instruction manual Be sure the linear amplifier keying circuit control voltage is compat ible with the IC 7200 bef...

Page 23: ...onnect an external switch such as a foot switch or use the RTTY SEND terminal for all bands See p 19 See p 82 for connection details Paddle operation from the MIC connector Bug Reverse Normal Mic Up D...

Page 24: ...required SQL light green FSKK black AF out light blue HSEND orange GND red TNC or PC interface for the RTTY software Colors refer to the wires in the supplied ACC cable GND AF 2 conductor 1 8 plug D...

Page 25: ...interface for the software Colors refer to the wires in the supplied ACC cable Rear panel view D When connecting to the MIC connector MIC Front panel i AF out PC Connect SQL line when required TNC or...

Page 26: ...ick set mode set mode to default values q Make sure the transceiver power is OFF w While pushing and holding F INP ENT BAND and M CL push to turn power ON The internal CPU is reset The transceiver dis...

Page 27: ...IAL 7 001 MHz 21 295 MHz BAND Change Transfer Transfer VFO VFO operation D Selecting the VFO A B D VFO equalization Push A B to toggle VFO A or VFO B MODE TUNER TS FILTER SPCH V M A B SPLIT M CL SCAN...

Page 28: ...ars EXAMPLE Changed frequency 14 123 MHz does not appear and memorized frequency 14 100 MHz appears instead Memory channel 1 is selected The frequency is changed Memory channel 1 is selected again Ano...

Page 29: ...0000 MHz USB 10 MHz 10 120000 MHz CW 50 MHz 50 100000 MHz USB 14 MHz 14 100000 MHz USB General 15 000000 MHz USB 18 MHz 18 100000 MHz USB D Using the band stacking register q Push and hold F INP ENT B...

Page 30: ...ENT BAND GENE 9 AGC MW ANF METER NR NB Band keys DIAL D Direct frequency entry with keypad The transceiver has a keypad for direct frequency entry as described at right q Push F INP ENT BAND w Input...

Page 31: ...to select the desired tuning step from 0 1 1 5 9 or 10 kHz r Push TS to exit the tuning step set mode t Rotate DIAL to change the frequency according to the set tuning step y Push TS to turn the progr...

Page 32: ...IAL Push and hold TS for 1 sec to toggle between the 1 Hz and 10 Hz step settings When the 1 Hz step is selected the 1 Hz digit appears in the frequency indication when the 10 Hz step is selected the...

Page 33: ...AL MODE TUNER TS FILTER SPCH V M A B SPLIT M CL SCAN SET ATT P AMP COMP VOX MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 18 14 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F INP M CH RIT ENT BAND GENE 9 AGC MW ANF METER NR NB M CH q Push a...

Page 34: ...hold for 1 sec MODE USB LSB AM CW CW R RTTY R RTTY Push momentarily MODE Push MODE one or more times to select desired operation mode Push and hold MODE for 1 sec to toggle between USB and LSB SSB mo...

Page 35: ...n the S meter to indicate the S me ter squelch level MODE TUNER TS FILTER SPCH V M A B SPLIT M CL SCAN SET ATT P AMP COMP VOX MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 18 14 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F INP M CH RIT EN...

Page 36: ...power is displayed in 101 steps Low 1 100 r Push M CH RIT SET to exit the quick set mode and re turn to normal operation Available power SSB CW RTTY 2 100 W AM 1 25 W Carrier power Microphone gain se...

Page 37: ...ted p 77 in a clear electronically gener ated voice in English or Japanese MODE TUNER TS FILTER SPCH V M A B SPLIT M CL SCAN SET ATT P AMP COMP VOX MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 18 14 10 21 24 7 3 5...

Page 38: ...AMP ATT to turn the attenuator OFF appears when the attenuator is set to ON Twin PBT passband tuning p 46 Rotate TWIN PBT controls inner outer AGC auto gain control p 45 Push AGC once or twice to sele...

Page 39: ...ng USB mode Maximum of 50 watts ERP Effective Radiated Power 2 8 kHz bandwidth It is the operator s responsibility to set all controls so that the transmission in this band meets the stringent conditi...

Page 40: ...select the CW break in opera tion from full break in semi break in or OFF FL full break in SE semi break in OF break in OFF r Rotate M CH to select BK DELAY to select the CW delay time when semi brea...

Page 41: ...he noise reduction level Manual notch filter pgs 51 52 Push MNF to turn the manual notch filter ON or OFF appears when the manual notch filter is set to ON Push and hold MNF for 1 sec to enter the man...

Page 42: ...4 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F INP M CH RIT ENT BAND GENE 9 AGC MW ANF METER NR NB D CW pitch control The received CW audio pitch and monitored CW audio pitch can be adjusted to suit your preferences 300 to 9...

Page 43: ...RIT SET to exit the quick set mode and re turn to normal operation MODE TUNER TS FILTER SPCH V M A B SPLIT M CL SCAN SET ATT P AMP COMP VOX MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 18 14 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F...

Page 44: ...ears when the attenuator is set to ON Twin PBT passband tuning p 46 Rotate TWIN PBT controls inner outer AGC auto gain control p 45 Push AGC once or twice to select the time con stant for the AGC circ...

Page 45: ...170 Hz 2125 Hz BFO Mark Space Displayed freq Displayed freq Mark Space D Twin peak filter The twin peak filter changes the receive frequency response by boosting two particular frequencies 2125 and 22...

Page 46: ...SCAN SET ATT P AMP COMP VOX MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 18 14 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F INP M CH RIT ENT BAND GENE 9 AGC MW ANF METER NR NB M CH RTTY mark tone RTTY mode This item selects the RTTY mark...

Page 47: ...r the AGC circuit fast and slow F AGC appears when the fast time constant is se lected and no indicator appears when the slow time constant is selected respectively Push and hold AGC for 1 sec to turn...

Page 48: ...e the tuning indicator of the software During SSB data mode tuning function can be used for critical tuning y Use the PC software to transmit When operating in SSB data mode adjust the AF output level...

Page 49: ...el the RIT function push RIT again disappears The RIT control indicator goes out About the M CH control The M CH control selects the memory channel and also shifts the RIT frequency Pushing M CH RIT S...

Page 50: ...VOX MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 18 14 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F INP M CH RIT ENT BAND GENE 9 AGC MW ANF METER NR NB Either or appears momentarily momentarily 1 sec Push and hold for 1 sec Push momentar...

Page 51: ...T is adjustable in 200 Hz AM or 50 Hz other models steps MODE TUNER TS FILTER SPCH V M A B SPLIT M CL SCAN SET ATT P AMP COMP VOX MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 18 14 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F INP M CH RI...

Page 52: ...passband width can be set from 200 to 8000 Hz in 200 Hz steps A total of 40 passband widths are available The filter selection is automatically memorized in each mode D IF filter selection q Push MOD...

Page 53: ...4 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F INP M CH RIT ENT BAND GENE 9 AGC MW ANF METER NR NB DIAL M CH Mode Filter Default Range Steps SSB Wide 3000 Hz 50 500 Hz 50 Hz 600 3600 Hz 100 Hz Middle 2400 Hz Narrow 1800 Hz S...

Page 54: ...R NR NB Appears D Noise blanker settings q Push and hold NB for 1 sec to enter the noise blanker set mode The noise blanker is turned ON and appears w Rotate M CH to select the desired set item e Rota...

Page 55: ...M CH RIT ENT BAND GENE 9 AGC MW ANF METER NR NB Appears Noise reduction OFF NR Level 0 Noise reduction is activated NR Level 4 default Desired signal CW Noise components D Noise reduction level setti...

Page 56: ...tion The auto notch can be used in SSB and AM modes Push ANF METER to turn the automatic notch function ON or OFF appears when the auto notch function is ON Unwanted interference Desired signal AF Des...

Page 57: ...hold M CL for 1 sec to return to the default value e Push MNF to exit the manual notch filter set mode r Push MNF to turn the manual notch function OFF if necessary disappears MODE TUNER TS FILTER SPC...

Page 58: ...mode is selected push and hold MODE for 1 sec to toggle between USB and LSB modes w Push VOX to toggle the VOX function ON and OFF appears when the VOX function is ON e Adjust the VOX functions in th...

Page 59: ...sts the ANTI VOX gain for the VOX Voice Operated Transmission function Higher values make the VOX function less sensitive to receiver output audio from a speaker or headphones This setting can be adju...

Page 60: ...function ON in the set mode q Push and hold M CH RIT SET for 1 sec twice to enter the set mode w Rotate M CH to select BK IN to set the CW break in operation e Rotate DIAL to select SE FL Full break...

Page 61: ...function ON in the set mode q Push and hold M CH RIT SET for 1 sec twice to enter the set mode w Rotate M CH to select BK IN to set the CW break in operation e Rotate DIAL to select FL FL full break i...

Page 62: ...to select ALC meter ALC appears r Adjust the MIC gain in the quick set mode q Push and hold M CH RIT SET for 1 sec to enter the quick set mode w Rotate M CH to select MIC GAIN to set the microphone ga...

Page 63: ...ency to 7 0750 MHz LSB p 25 u Push A B to return to the VFO A i Now you can receive on 7 0620 MHz and transmit on 7 0750 MHz To swap the transmit and receive frequencies push A B to exchange the VFO A...

Page 64: ...X MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 18 14 10 21 24 7 3 5 1 8 F INP M CH RIT ENT BAND GENE 9 AGC MW ANF METER NR NB DIAL M CH A B 2 3 5 SPLIT 3 7 Appears D Split lock function Accidentally releasing RIT...

Page 65: ...ETER for 1 sec several times to select the SWR meter r Push PTT to transmit then read the actual SWR from the meter 1 5 well matched antenna 1 5 may indicate an antenna out of its well matched frequen...

Page 66: ...ntrol indicator lights orange push M CH RIT SET to set the M CH control to memory chan nel control See below for details All memory channels including blank channels can be selected UP DN on the micro...

Page 67: ...mory programming is successful EXAMPLE Programming 7 088 MHz LSB into ch 12 Push VFO mode Rotate DIAL Push Rotate M CH Push and hold 7 088 MHz LSB are programmed into ch 12 D Programming in memory mod...

Page 68: ...elect memory mode w Rotate M CH to select the desired memory channel to be copied If the RIT control indicator lights orange push M CH RIT SET p 61 Set the frequency or operating mode if required appe...

Page 69: ...ights orange push M CH RIT SET p 61 e Push and hold M CL for 1 sec to clear the con tents The programmed frequency and operating mode dis appear and appears 3 beeps are emitted when memory clearing is...

Page 70: ...es after 10 sec has passed when the scan resume is ON scan is cancelled when OFF When tuning step is more than 5 kHz The scan pauses on each step when the scan resume is ON not applicable when OFF For...

Page 71: ...cel the scan push SCAN NOTE If the same frequencies are programmed into both scan edge memory channels P1 and P2 programmed scan does not start MODE TUNER TS FILTER SPCH V M A B SPLIT M CL SCAN SET AT...

Page 72: ...Manual tuning During SSB operation on HF bands at low voice lev els the AT 180 may not be tuned correctly In such cases manual tuning is helpful Push and hold TUNER for 1 sec to start manual tun ing W...

Page 73: ...y given time For SSB mode the same condition as the D position D default NORMAL The tuner tunes when the SWR is higher than 1 5 1 Therefore the tuner activates only when tuning is necessary Specificat...

Page 74: ...frequency D AH 4 operation Tuning is required for each frequency Be sure to re tune the antenna before transmitting when you change the frequency even slightly q Set the desired frequency in an HF ba...

Page 75: ...her items t Push M CH RIT SET to exit the quick set mode and re turn to normal operation DIAL MODE TUNER TS FILTER SPCH V M A B SPLIT M CL SCAN SET ATT P AMP COMP VOX MNF RIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 50 28 1...

Page 76: ...put power The RF output power can be adjusted from L Low 1 to 100 in 1 steps 100 default Mic gain SSB AM modes This item adjusts microphone gain from 0 to 100 in 1 steps 50 default Data mode SSB AM mo...

Page 77: ...hen this item is set to ON the CW side tone is linked to the AF control until rotation of the AF control reaches to the specified level further rotation will not increase the volume of the CW side ton...

Page 78: ...0 Hz is automatically set when the twin peak filter is ON 170 Hz default RTTY key polarity RTTY mode This item selects the RTTY keying polarity Normal or reverse keying polarity can be selected When r...

Page 79: ...MIC UP DOWN KEYER OFF MODULATION INPUT DATA OFF MIC ACC MODE SELECT SSB ON MODULATION INPUT DATA ON ACC MODE SELECT CW ON USB LEVEL 50 MODE SELECT RTTY ON SPEECH LEVEL 50 MODE SELECT AM ON SPEECH LAN...

Page 80: ...e linked to the AF control until rotation of the AF control reaches to the specified level further rotation will not increase the volume of the beep tones on Beep level is limited with the AF control...

Page 81: ...ned ON in advance See p 59 for split frequency operation details NOTE When the split lock function is ON the transmit frequency cannot be adjusted by rotating DIAL while pushing and holding PTT even i...

Page 82: ...signals from MIC and ACC pin11 U USB Use the signals from USB MIC ACC default Modulation input Data ON Selects the desired connector s for modulation input when SSB data AM data mode is in use M MIC...

Page 83: ...after a signal disappears oF Scan does not resume after stopping on a signal ON default Main Dial Auto TS This item sets the auto tuning step function When ro tating DIAL rapidly the tuning step rate...

Page 84: ...CW Normal Side Selects the carrier point of CW mode from LSB and USB L LSB LSB is the normal mode U USB USB is the normal mode LSB default Break In This item selects break in type for CW operation Fu...

Page 85: ...arity Normal default Keyer Type This item selects the keyer type for the KEY connector on the rear panel EL Internal electronic keyer is selected bG Internal electronic keyer is activated as BUG key S...

Page 86: ...implify operation on CW modes are selectable oF CW modes are inhibited ON default Mode Select RTTY This item inhibits the selection of RTTY RTTY R modes and allows you to simplify operation on RTTY mo...

Page 87: ...hanges those of connected transceivers or receivers and vice versa on Transceive ON oF Transceive OFF ON default Reference Frequency Adjustment Adjusts the internal reference signal frequency within 0...

Page 88: ...for the DC power cable fuse replacement D Circuitry fuse replacement The 13 8 V DC from the DC power cable is applied to all units in the IC 7200 except for the power amplifier through the circuitry f...

Page 89: ...sceiver displays its initial VFO frequencies when resetting is complete e All quick set mode set mode settings are returned to default values p 70 Resetting CLEARS all programmed contents in memory ch...

Page 90: ...eaker or headphones are connected Check the external speaker or head phone plug connection p 14 Sensitivity is too low and only strong signals are audible The antenna is not connected properly Reconne...

Page 91: ...s set too high Set microphone gain to a suitable level in quick set mode p 71 The compression level is set too high with the speech compressor ON Set compression level to a suitable po sition p 57 DIS...

Page 92: ...holes on the right side of the transceiver with the supplied screws M4 12 w Attach the MB 117 to the CARRYING HANDLE holes on the left side of the transceiver with the supplied screws M3 10 Rubber fe...

Page 93: ...IC 7200 CONTROLLER TO IC 7200 FE FE FE 76 E0 Cn Sc Data area FD Preamble code fixed Transceiver s default address Controller s default address Command number see table at right Sub command number see...

Page 94: ...mand Description 14 01 AF level setting 0 max CCW to 255 max CW 02 RF level setting 0 max CCW to 255 11 o clock 03 SQL level setting 0 11 o clock to 255 max CW 06 NR level setting 0 0 to 255 100 07 In...

Page 95: ...ey operation 0 OFF 1 ON 0331 Set read scan speed set 0 Slow 1 Fast 0332 Set read scan resume set 0 OFF 1 ON Command Sub command Description 1A 0333 Set read main dial auto TS 0 OFF 1 Low 2 High 0334 S...

Page 96: ...9999 02 3 5 MHz 3 400000 4 099999 03 7 MHz 6 900000 7 499999 04 10 MHz 9 900000 10 499999 05 14 MHz 13 900000 14 499999 06 18 MHz 17 900000 18 499999 07 21 MHz 20 900000 21 499999 08 24 MHz 24 400000...

Page 97: ...arrier power Modulation system SSB Digital PSN modulation AM Digital Low power modulation Spurious emissions HF bands Less than 50 dB 50 MHz band Less than 63 dB Carrier suppression More than 50 dB Un...

Page 98: ...v level converter unit For remote transceiver control using a personal computer equipped with an RS 232C port You can change frequencies operating mode memory channels etc via your computer SP 10 exte...

Page 99: ...LIFIER Full duty 1 kW linear amplifier including an automatic antenna tuner Has automatic tuning and band selection capability Full break in QSK operation is possible The amplifier power supply unit a...

Page 100: ...ission of a constant carrier For the bands 10 MHz and higher the following power density limits have been recommended 10 50 MHz 2 W sq m Vertical clearance by EIRP output 1 Watts 2 1 m 10 Watts 2 8 m...

Page 101: ...990000 MHz 28 000 29 700000 MHz 50 000 52 000000 MHz Italy 05 Receive 1 830 1 850000 MHz 3 500 3 800000 MHz 7 000 7 200000 MHz 10 100 10 150000 MHz 14 000 14 350000 MHz 18 068 18 168000 MHz 21 000 21...

Page 102: ...from the transceiver before any work on the transceiver Bridge these solder pads IC 7200 s bottom view with bottom cover is opened RF unit Front panel q BAND w 8 V Band voltage generator circuit The...

Page 103: ...MEMO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21...

Page 104: ...E LT SK LI HR CZ GR LU SI NO DK HU MT ES CH EE IE NL SE BG Intended Country of Use AT FI IT PL GB RO BE FR LV PT IS TR CY DE LT SK LI HR CZ GR LU SI NO DK HU MT ES CH EE IE NL SE BG Intended Country o...

Search results

Summary of Contents for IC-7200

Reviews:

Related manuals for IC-7200

Brands by name

Popular brands

Icom IC-7200, Instruction Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for IC-7200

Reviews:

Related manuals for IC-7200

Brands by name

Popular brands