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1. ADVANCED OPERATIONS

Keyer set menu (CW-KEY SET)

In this menu, you can set the memory keyer repeat

time, dash weight, paddle specifications, key type,

and so on.

Setting example

1. Display the CW-KEY SET menu in the CW mode.

MENU

» KEYER > EDIT/SET >

CW-KEY SET

2. Select the setting item. (Example: Side Tone Level)

3. Adjust the Side Tone Level. (Example: 80%)

4. To close the CW-KEY SET screen, push

EXIT

several times.

TIP: How to reset to the default setting

Touching the item or its option for 1 second displays the

Quick menu, and then touch “Default” to reset to the

default setting.

Side Tone Level

(Default: 50%)

Adjust the CW side tone output level.

• Adjust to between 0 ~ 100%.

Side Tone Level Limit

(Default: ON)

Turn the CW side tone level limit ON or OFF.

This disables the CW side tone when you rotate

RF/SQL

(inner) above the side tone level.

Keyer Repeat time

(Default: 2sec)

Set the time between Memory keyer transmissions.

•Set to between 1 ~ 60 seconds.

After transmitting a Memory keyer, the transmission is

repeated after the set time period.

is displayed even between transmissions.

Dot/Dash Ratio

(Default: 1:1:3.0)

Set the dot/dash ratio.

•Set to between 1:1:2.8 ~ 1:1:4.5 in 0.1 steps.

Keying weight example:

Morse code “K”

1 1

1 1 2.8

〜

4.5

Default: 1:1:3

Setting range

1:1:2.8

1:1:4.5

Dash

Dot

Setting range

Space

Key action

TX output

power

Set TX output power

Rise time

Time

Rise Time

(Default: 4ms)

Set the rise time of the transmitted CW envelope.

•Set to 2, 4, 6 or 8 milliseconds.

Paddle Polarity

(Default: Normal)

Set the paddle dot-dash polarity to Normal or

Reverse.

•Normal: Right

dash, Left = dot

•Reverse: Right

dot, Left = dash

Key Type

(Default: Paddle)

Set the key type for the [KEY] connector on the rear panel.

•Set to Straight, Bug or Paddle.

When using an external Elec-keyer, select “Straight.”

MIC Up/Down Keyer

(Default: OFF)

Set the microphone [UP]/[DN] keys to use as a CW key.

•ON:

Use the [UP]/[DN] keys as a CW key.

•OFF:

Do not use the [UP]/[DN] keys as a CW key.

The [UP]/[DN] keys do not work as a “squeeze key.”

When “ON” is selected, you cannot change the frequency

and the Memory channels using the [UP]/[DN] keys.

Operating CW (ADVANCED)

Summary of Contents for IC-9700

Page 1: ...E OPERATION 11 DV GATEWAY 10 D STAR ADVANCED 9 D STAR BASIC 8 GPS OPERATION ADVANCED 7 GPS OPERATION BASIC 6 OTHER FUNCTIONS 5 SCAN 4 MEMORY CHANNEL 3 TX VOICE MEMORY 2 RECORD AND PLAYBACK 1 ADVANCED OPERATIONS INTRODUCTION VHF UHF ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER ...

Page 2: ...ch screen or advanced search screen Printing out the desired pages Click Print in File menu and then select the paper size and page numbers you want to print The printing setup may differ depending on the printer Refer to your printer s instruction manual for details Select A4 size to print out the page in the equalized size Read Out Loud feature The Read Out Loud feature reads aloud the text in t...

Page 3: ... 5 D D Saving the contents into a Memo Pad 4 5 D D Calling up the Memo Pads 4 5 5 SCANS 5 1 Scan types 5 1 Preparation 5 1 D D Squelch status 5 1 SCAN screen 5 2 SCAN SET screen 5 3 Programmed scan 5 4 D D Programmed scan operation 5 4 Memory scan 5 5 D D Memory scan operation 5 5 D D Setting the Select Memory channels 5 5 D D Select Memory scan operation 5 6 D D Mode Select scan operation 5 6 F s...

Page 4: ... data 10 22 D D DV Fast Data function 10 23 Digital squelch functions 10 24 D D The Digital Call Sign squelch setting 10 24 D D The Digital Code Squelch setting 10 24 Repeater list 10 25 D D Repeater list contents 10 25 Entering new information into the repeater list 10 26 D D Required items for the communication cases 10 26 D D Entering new information into the repeater list 10 27 D D Editing rep...

Page 5: ... displayed only in the CW mode 2 Push TRANSMIT The TX RX indicator lights red L If you want to automatically switch between transmit and receive turn ON the Break in function See Basic manual section 4 3 Touch a Memory Keyer key between M1 and M8 Example M1 Sending contents The touched Memory Keyer is sent 4 To repeatedly send the Memory contents touch the Memory Keyer key for 1 second Repeat icon...

Page 6: ...3 CFM TU M4 QRZ L 001 is the CW contest number If you want to set the Count up trigger to different keyer select other keyer in Keyer memory edit menu EDIT See BASIC MANUAL Using an external keypad You can send the preset contents without opening the KEYER screen See BASIC MANUAL D DKeyer memory edit menu EDIT Edit the Memory keyer contents in the EDIT menu L You can use up to a total of 8 Memory ...

Page 7: ...e number style count up trigger and preset number Setting 1 Display the KEYER 001 menu in the CW mode MENU KEYER EDIT SET 001 SET 2 Select the setting item Example Number Style 3 Select the setting option Returns to the KEYER 001 menu 4 To close the Number Style screen push EXIT TIP How to reset to the default setting Touching the item or its option for 1 second displays the Quick menu and then to...

Page 8: ...ing a Memory keyer the transmission is repeated after the set time period L is displayed even between transmissions Dot Dash Ratio Default 1 1 3 0 Set the dot dash ratio Set to between 1 1 2 8 1 1 4 5 in 0 1 steps Keying weight example Morse code K 1 1 3 1 1 2 8 4 5 Default 1 1 3 Setting range 1 1 2 8 to 1 1 4 5 Dash Dash Dot Setting range Space TX RX 0 Key action TX output power Set TX output pow...

Page 9: ...F changes the audio frequency response by boosting the mark and space frequencies for better reception of RTTY signals or for decoding the AF output signal on a PC 1 Push MULTI to display the Multi function menu 2 Touch TPF L LTouching TPF turns the Twin Peak Filter function ON or OFF 3 Push MULTI to close the Multi function menu NOTE When you are using the Twin Peak Filter the received audio outp...

Page 10: ...Q DE ICOM ICOM ICOM K RT7 RIG ANT MY TRANSCEIVER IS IC 9700 ANTENNA IS A 2X13 ELEMENT YAGI RT8 EQUIP MY RTTY EQUIPMENT IS INTERNAL FSK UNIT DEMODULATOR OF THE IC 9700 MENU DECODE 3 Touch an RTTY memory between RT1 and RT8 to transmit Example RT1 Transmitting contents are displayed Transmitting The TX status indicator lights red and the Po meter swings LAfter transmitting automatically returns to r...

Page 11: ...ges Each RTTY memory can contain up to 70 characters 1 Display the RTTY MEMORY editing screen 3 Touch EDIT 5 Enter the new characters and then touch ENT to save 6 To exit the RTTY DECODE screen push EXIT several times 2 Touch the memory to edit the content Example RT2 MENU DECODE TX MEM EDIT Operating RTTY FSK 4 To clear a character touch or to move the cursor then touch CLR ...

Page 12: ...its option for 1 second displays the Quick menu and then touch Default to reset to the default setting D DViewing the RTTY log contents You can view the saved RTTY log contents 1 Insert the SD card that the RTTY log is saved 2 Display the RTTY DECODE LOG VIEW screen MENU DECODE 1 LOG VIEW 3 Touch the log file to view L The file with is logging You cannot view this log s contents 4 To exit the RTTY...

Page 13: ...menu and then touch Default to reset to the default setting Operating RTTY FSK File Type Default Text Select the file type to save a log onto an SD card to Text or HTML L You cannot change the file type while logging Time Stamp Default ON Select whether or not to add the time stamp date transmission time and reception time in the log ON Adds the time stamp in the log OFF Does not add the time stam...

Page 14: ...etween 0 and 255 LThe color is displayed in the box above the RGB scale Decode USOS Default ON Turn the letter code decoding capability ON or OFF after receiving a space LUSOS stands for UnShift On Space function ON Decodes as a letter code OFF Decodes as a character code Decode New Line Code Default CR LF CR LF Select the internal RTTY decoder new line code L CR stands for Carriage Return and LF ...

Page 15: ... 100 0 131 8 165 5 189 9 225 7 79 7 103 5 136 5 167 9 192 8 229 1 82 5 107 2 141 3 171 3 196 6 233 6 85 4 110 9 146 2 173 8 199 5 241 8 Checking another station s tone frequency You can check another station s tone frequency by tone scanning while the station is transmitting 1 Touch T SCAN The scan starts and then stops when the matching tone frequency as another station is received Blinks while s...

Page 16: ...043 114 152 225 263 332 413 464 565 703 047 115 155 226 265 343 423 465 606 712 051 116 156 243 266 346 431 466 612 723 053 122 162 244 271 351 432 503 624 731 Checking another station s DTCS code You can check another station s tone code by tone scanning while the station is transmitting 1 Touch T SCAN The scan starts and then stops when the matching DTCS code as another station is received 2 To ...

Page 17: ...he following steps to set the tone frequency 1 Push FUNCTION 2 Touch TONE for 1 second Opens the TONE FREQUENCY screen 3 Rotate MAIN DIAL to select the desired subaudible tone frequency Selectable tone frequencies 67 0 88 5 114 8 151 4 177 3 203 5 250 3 69 3 91 5 118 8 156 7 179 9 206 5 254 1 71 9 94 8 123 0 159 8 183 5 210 7 74 4 97 4 127 3 162 2 186 2 218 1 77 0 100 0 131 8 165 5 189 9 225 7 79 ...

Page 18: ...ncy is set out of the Repeater output frequency range the duplex mode is automatically cancelled MENU SET Function Auto Repeater SSB DATA AM DATA and FM DATA modes You can operate the data mode using AFSK Audio Frequency Shift Keying L When operating PSK31 SSTV or JT65B with a PC application software refer to the software s instruction manual 1 Connect a PC or other device to the transceiver L See...

Page 19: ...udio from only the selected band or both the Main and Sub bands MENU RECORD Recorder Set PTT Auto REC NOTE To record a QSO an SD card user supplied is required Do not remove the SD card from the transceiver while recording Otherwise the recording stops and the card data may be corrupted or deleted Once the recording starts it pauses and resumes if the transceiver is turned OFF and ON again The rec...

Page 20: ...u touch within the first 1 second of the file at the end of the previously recorded file will play back D DPause while playing Touch L is displayed while pausing LTo cancel the pausing touch D DPlaying the previous file Touch to play the previous file L If there are other files in the folder while the oldest file is playing back touch to start playing the beginning of the file D DPlaying the next ...

Page 21: ...ck the folder where the file you want to playback is saved L L The folders are titled based on the recorded date yyyymmdd 4 Double click the file that you want to play back The audio starts playing back L LThe files are titled based on the date and time yyyymmdd_hhmmss wav You can check the folder information number of saved file total size and created date and recorded file information operating ...

Page 22: ...file is displayed 5 Touch YES The file is deleted and returns to the previous screen 6 To close the PLAY FILES screen push EXIT several times 1 Open the PLAY FILES screen MENU RECORD Play Files The folder list is displayed 2 Touch the folder you want to delete for 1 second Opens the QUICK MENU screen 3 Touch Delete L LIf you want to delete all folders touch Delete All Folders 4 Touch YES The folde...

Page 23: ...nd MAIN band when the function is started or stopped MAIN SUB Link The recording function is simultaneously active inactive on both MAIN and SUB bands when the function is started or stopped L LOn the single band display only displayed band MAIN or SUB is recorded PTT Auto REC Default OFF Turn the PTT Automatic Recording function ON or OFF OFF The recording does not start even if a signal is trans...

Page 24: ... menu and then touch Default to reset to the default setting You can fast forward or rewind while playing back You can change the skip time in the PLAYER SET screen 1 Open the QSO RECORDER screen MENU RECORD Player Set 2 Touch Skip Time 3 Touch your desired option 4 To close the RECORD screen push EXIT several times PLAYER SET screen ...

Page 25: ...ice TX memory function L L You can also transmit the recorded content using an external keypad D DRecording 1 Display the VOICE TX screen in the SSB AM FM or DV mode MENU VOICE 2 Touch REC SET 3 Touch the REC item Opens the VOICE TX RECORD screen 4 Select the desired Voice memory T1 T8 Example T1 TIP How to clear the recorded content Touching the Voice memory for 1 second in step 4 to the left and...

Page 26: ...tering and editing in the BASIC MANUAL for details 5 To close the VOICE TX RECORD screen push EXIT You can transmit the Voice TX memory contents once or repeatedly This is useful for transmitting your call sign contest number or name in some contests or repeatedly calling CQ D DTransmitting Transmits the prerecorded content p 3 1 1 Display the VOICE TX screen in a Voice mode L Voice mode SSB AM FM...

Page 27: ...ver repeatedly transmits after the repeat interval time expires even signals are received 3 To close the VOICE TX screen push EXIT D DRepeatedly transmitting 1 Display the VOICE TX screen in a Voice mode L Voice modes SSB AM FM and DV MENU VOICE 2 Touch the desired Voice memory key T1 T8 for 1 second Repeatedly transmits the recorded content D DAdjusting the output level Adjust the Voice TX memory...

Page 28: ...mits the recorded content for up to 10 minutes L After 10 minutes have passed and all of the recorded content in the memory is transmitted the transceiver automatically returns to receive This Set screen is used to set the Automatic Monitor function and the Transmit Repeat Interval 1 Display the VOICE TX SET screen MENU VOICE REC SET SET 2 Touch the setting item Example Auto Monitor 3 Select an op...

Page 29: ...Memory channel you want to use L You can also select the memory channel with UP and DOWN keys on the microphone Memory mode Example Memory channel 1 D D Selecting a channel on the MEMORY screen 1 Push V M to select the Memory mode 2 Display the MEMORY screen 3 Rotate MULTI or MAIN DIAL or touch UP or DOWN until the desired Memory channel is shown on the screen 4 Touch the Memory channel you want t...

Page 30: ...ber it is a blank channel meaning that no contents are entered in that channel 5 Touch the Memory channel number 6 Touch MW for 1 second until BLANK disappears from below the channel number The contents are entered in the selected Memory channel and BLANK is not displayed below the channel number 7 To close the VFO MEMORY screen push EXIT The operating frequency operating mode IF filter bandwidth ...

Page 31: ...ontents to the VFO or another memory channel D D Copying to the another Memory channel 1 Push V M to select the Memory mode 2 Push kHzM CH 3 Rotate MULTI to select the channel to be copied Example Memory channel 3 4 Open the MEMORY screen MENU MEMORY 5 Rotate MAIN DIAL to select the channel to write the copied contents to Example Memory channel 5 L LDo not rotate MULTI Select the channel by rotati...

Page 32: ...ANUAL for details 6 To close the MEMORY screen push EXIT Memory name L L The Memory name is not displayed when the Mini scope screen p 5 2 or expanded screen is displayed L L You can also select not to display the Memory name on the standby screen MENU SET Display Memory Name Entering a memory name Clearing a memory channel You can clear a no longer used memory channel and reset it as a blank chan...

Page 33: ...d is automatically cleared for the new Memo Pad NOTE Each Memo Pad must have its own unique contents The Memo Pads with identical content cannot be saved There are 5 Memo Pads as the default to save frequencies and operating modes for easy writing and recall You can increase the Memo Pads to 10 in Memopad Numbers MENU SET Function Memo Pad Quantity L L The Memo Pads are separate from memory channe...

Page 34: ...can If the squelch opens while F spanning the tuning step changes to 10 Hz This reduces the scan speed but the transceiver keeps scanning D DSquelch status The scan work with the selected band s squelch status Be sure to adjust the squelch level according to your operating environment L Normally set AF RF SQL to the point where noise just disappears and the TX RX indicator goes OFF L When AF RF SQ...

Page 35: ...nning touch to switch to the Fine F scan L In the Memory mode this key is displayed when a F scan is started SELECT Touch Selects a Memory channel except 1A 1B 3A 3B C1 and C2 to set as a Select Memory channel 1 2 3 and no icon are alternately displayed Touch 1 second Displays the SELECT ALL CLEAR screen SEL No Selects the Select scan number for the Select Memory scan Each time you touch SEL No 1 ...

Page 36: ...s set period of time during a scan L L This timer is activated for the VFO scan Memory scan and DR scan 5min 10min 15min Skip channels are skipped for the set period of time While Scanning Skip channels are skipped until the Scan is stopped While Powered ON Skip channels are skipped until the receiver power is turned OFF SCAN SET screen 1 Display the SCAN screen MENU SCAN 2 Touch SET 3 Touch an it...

Page 37: ...peration 1 Select the VFO mode 2 Select the operating mode and tuning step Example USB 1 kHz 3 Display the SCAN screen MENU SCAN 4 Touch PROG for 1 second 5 Touch the frequency range to scan example P1 Blinks Blinks The Programmed scan starts L When a signal is detected the scan pauses according to the SCAN Resume setting and then resumes L You can change the tuning step by touching kHz LTo cancel...

Page 38: ... 4 1 Ch 3 1 Ch 50 3 Ch 98 1 Ch 99 1 1 2 and 3 show that the channel is specified as a Select Memory Example Select Memory channel 1 Repeatedly scans Select Memory channels 1 2 3 L If two or more Memory channels are not designated as Select Memory channels the Select Memory scan does not start D D Setting the Select Memory channels 1 Select the Memory mode 2 Display the MEMORY screen MENU MEMORY 3 ...

Page 39: ...h SELECT for 1 second on the SCAN screen The SELECT ALL CLEAR screen is displayed 2 Touch the Select Memory channels to clear D DMode Select scan operation 1 Select the Memo 2 Set the operating mode 3 Open the SCAN screen MENU SCAN 4 Touch MEMO for 1 second 5 Touch MODE SELECT SCAN Mode Select scan starts L When a signal is detected the scan pauses according to the SCAN Resume setting and then res...

Page 40: ...ses according to the SCAN Resume setting and then resumes L To turn the TS function to scan by the frequency step setting touch the 100 kHz digit on the frequency readout LTo cancel the scan touch F again 6 To switch to the Fine F scan touch FINE The scan frequency step changes to 50 Hz Blinks L Touching FINE switches between the F scan and the Fine F scan 7 To close the SCAN screen push EXIT This...

Page 41: ...iers in case the antenna SWR becomes high The function detects the power amplifier temperature and activates when the temperature becomes too high Power down transmission Reduces the transmission output power LMT is displayed below while transmitting TX inhibit Disables the transmitter TX is displayed instead of while the transmitter is disabled If the function is activated wait until the power am...

Page 42: ...transceiver starts accessing the NTP server address that is set in the NTP Server Address item 3 When Time Sync completed is displayed touch OK 4 To close the DATE TIME screen push EXIT several times MENU SET Time Set Date Time D D Using the NTP function By turning ON the NTP function the transceiver automatically synchronizes the internal clock with the time management server LThis function is se...

Page 43: ...on Screen Capture POWER SW 2 Select ON by rotating and pushing MULTI D DCapturing a screen 1 Select the desired screen to capture 2 Push POWER to capture the screen The captured screen is saved onto the SD card D DViewing the captured screen 1 Open the SCREEN CAPTURE VIEW screen MENU SET SD Card Screen Capture View The capture list is displayed The latest screen capture is at the top of the list 2...

Page 44: ... a DTMF code Example d0 4 Enter a DTMF code then push ENT Example 12345A L LSee Keyboard entering and editing in the BASIC MANUAL for details 5 Push EXIT several times to close the FUNCTION screen 1 Display the DTMF screen MENU DTMF 2 Touch SEND 3 Touch the DTMF code you want to transmit Example d0 The selected DTMF channel is set to transmit 4 Push EXIT several times to close the DTMF MEMORY scre...

Page 45: ...rs per second 200ms Transmits the DTMF tones at about 200 milliseconds per code 2 5 characters per second 300ms Transmits the DTMF tones at about 300 milliseconds per code 1 6 characters per second 500ms Transmits the DTMF tones at about 500 milliseconds per code 1 character per second 5 Push EXIT several times to close the DTMF screen D DSelecting the DTMF transmit speed Transmitting the DTMF cod...

Page 46: ...function read IMPORTANT NOTES about the GPS receiver in the BASIC MANUAL DConfirming the GPS signal receiving 1 Confirm the GPS receiver is receiving satellite signals The GPS icon blinks when searching for satellites OFF The GPS icon stops blinking when the minimum number of satellites needed are found LIt may take only a few seconds to receive or it may take a few minutes depending on your opera...

Page 47: ... the Longitude in the same way 7 Touch Write 8 Touch YES 9 To close the MANUAL POSITION screen push EXIT TIP In Step 3 touch Capture From GPS to manually update your position with the received GPS data 2 Set the GPS Select to Manual 1 Display the GPS SELECT screen MENU GPS GPS Set GPS Select 2 Touch Manual The manually entered position data is set as your station s position 3 To close the MANUAL P...

Page 48: ... satellites needed are found L LInformation If you have difficulties receiving we recommend you to move a GPS receiver to a different position When GPS Select is set to Manual the icon is not displayed MENU GPS GPS Set GPS Select To check your position data see page 7 1 Connection GPS Receiver Third party To the DATA jack cable To the RS 232C port 2 5 mm 0 1 in d RxD TxD GND w e t o y Connect Pin ...

Page 49: ...itude in the same way 7 Touch Write 8 Touch Yes 9 To close the MANUAL POSITION screen push EXIT several times D DManually setting your position 2 Setting GPS Select to Manual 1 Open the GPS Select screen MENU GPS GPS Set GPS Select 2 Touch Manual The entered position in Manual Position is used for the GPS function 3 To close the GPS SET screen push EXIT several times TIP You can capture position d...

Page 50: ...ssage to conventional digital transceivers IC 2820H IC E2820 ID 800H IC 91AD IC E91 IC V82 IC U82 IC 2200H The GSV sentence is incompatible with them They will not display GPS messages properly if sent as a GSV sentence from the IC 9700 MENU GPS GPS Position D PRS D PRS is a function that simultaneously sends position data received from an external GPS receiver using the slow speed data packet spa...

Page 51: ...n enter the displayed position information in a GPS Memory by pushing QUICK and touching GPS Memory See page 8 21 about the GPS Memory function and see page 8 26 about the GPS Alarm function to know more details When you receive the signal the RX position data is displayed in the RX position window After a few seconds the window disappears When the received signal contains position data the RX pos...

Page 52: ...S Alarm Memory channel s information When a name is not entered in the GPS Memory channel date and time are displayed instead of the name In the QUICK MENU window you can change the GPS Memory or GPS Alarm in the GPS POSITION screen p 7 1 Your course heading is East Example for the GPS POSITION screens GPS Memory Tokyo Skytree GPS Alarm Tokyo Big Sight 251 mi 249 mi 306 ft Your station Course 0 de...

Page 53: ...ol or SSID is not displayed when the TX format is NMEA Position Mobile Position Base Weather Item Object Moving symbol For a mobile station Course and Speed are displayed Base station symbol For a base station Output power Antenna height Antenna gain and Antenna direction are displayed Time that the caller sent the Object s data L LFor an Item station Time is not displayed Time that the caller acq...

Page 54: ... information of the station received on the MAIN band is displayed SUB The position information of the station received on the SUB band is displayed L LWhen you select MAIN or SUB MAIN or SUB is displayed next to RX D DAbout the Course The course displayed on the GPS POSITION screens are indicated in degrees 0 90 270 180 45 135 225 315 N E S W Square Subsquare Field PM74SO The grid locator map of ...

Page 55: ...Memory or GPS Alarm to display on the GPS POSITION screen L LAdding or editing a GPS Memory p 8 21 L LSetting the GPS Alarm p 8 26 MEM screen ALM screen D DChanging the Compass Direction You can set the compass direction to Heading Up North Up or South Up 1 While displaying the GPS POSITION screen push QUICK 2 Touch Compass Direction 3 Select the compass direction Heading Up North Up South Up The ...

Page 56: ... Select the screen that you want to save L LTo save your own position MY screen L LTo save a received position RX screen 2 Push QUICK 3 Touch Add To GPS Memory L LSee pages 8 21 8 23 for entering details 4 Touch Add Write L LTo select the destination group to be saved touch GROUP 5 Touch YES Saves the data in the GPS Memory then returns to the GPS POSITION screen 6 To close the GPS POSITION screen...

Page 57: ...ltitude The altitude of your station The altitude is only displayed when 4 or more satellites are tracked When 3 or less satellites are tracked ft is displayed Longitude Latitude Longitude and Latitude of your station Signal strength graph Signal strength of the satellites Untracking satellite Tracking satellite with a weak signal Tracking satellite with a strong signal 3 To close the GPS INFORMAT...

Page 58: ... or received I GATE is required to send position data to the APRS server DOperating in the D PRS mode To transmit in D PRS follow the steps below and for more details see the pages listed along with the steps 1 MY Your own call sign entering p 9 3 2 Receiving GPS data p 7 1 3 Set GPS TX mode to D PRS p 8 3 4 Set TX information LYou must set SSID and Symbol MENU GPS GPS TX Mode D PRS Complete You c...

Page 59: ... Data extension OFF Data extension Course Speed Data extension Power Height Gain Directivity Data extension OFF Data extension Course Speed Data extension Power Height Gain Directivity Weather Unproto Address Comment Altitude Object Name Item Name Data Type Position information Latitude Longitude Altitude Data Extension Course Speed Power Height Gain Directivity Symbol SSID Time stamp Displayed ...

Page 60: ...ved time data in UTC Universal Time Coordinated time p 8 31 8 Setting the Altitude Set the altitude data acquired from the GPS receiver p 8 31 NOTE If you transmit with the altitude setting ON the character string is included in a comment on the products that cannot display the altitude 9 Setting the Data Extension Set the data extension of your station s information L LSet the Data Extension to C...

Page 61: ...want to transmit traffic accident information as an Item set the location where the accident has happened If the position data is entered in the GPS memory you can easily set the position data from the memory 9 Setting the Data Extension Set the data extension of an Object or Item s information L LSet the Data Extension to Course Speed to transmit as a mobile station L LSet the Data Extension to P...

Page 62: ...t to Weather 4 Setting the Symbol Select a symbol that indicates the weather station L LSee page 8 29 to directly enter the Symbol 5 Setting the SSID To assist in identifying a station s type the displayed APRS Automatic Packet Reporting System based SSID is added after the D PRS data call sign The way to add SSID s differs depending on whether you enter a space in your call signs or not 6 Enterin...

Page 63: ... GPS TX Mode to D PRS and TX format to Weather p 8 29 2 On the standby screen push QUICK 3 Touch Weather Information Displays the weather information screen as shown below if the weather data is input to the DATA jack L LWhen the weather information is displayed you can transmit as a weather station If is displayed on the screen the weather data does not input to the DATA jack In that case check t...

Page 64: ...p website the selected symbol is displayed You can check on the Internet Example Check your position on the APRS fi site 1 Display a free APRS related map site on the Internet L LExample http aprs fi 2 Enter your call sign in the Track callsign field 3 Click Search The icon D PRS symbol is displayed on the map site Enter your call sign and then click Search Your symbol and your call sign PC Smartp...

Page 65: ... rD PRS Data type Position with time stamp Position without time stamp Object Item tObject Name Item Name yData Type Live Object Live Item _ Killed Object Killed Item uTime Stamp UTC h Hour Minute Second z Day Hour Minute iLatitude oSymbol 0Longitude 1Data Extension Course Speed Course 0 360 Speed 0 999 knots 2Data Extension PHG codes PHG codes definitions 3Altitude 99999 999999 feet 4Comment 5Win...

Page 66: ...elect is set to Manual the transceiver automatically sets the NMEA sentence and transmits it along with the manually entered position data in Manual Position MENU GPS GPS Set GPS Select MENU GPS GPS Set Manual Position Note that if GPS Auto TX is set to any other option than OFF data is automatically transmitted according to the set time MENU GPS GPS Auto TX L LIf GPS Select is set to OFF or Manua...

Page 67: ...e the NMEA SET screen push EXIT several times NOTE Use the GPS Automatic Transmission function in only the Simplex mode Using the function through a Repeater may interfere with other communications You can set the GPS Automatic Transmission function in the following menu MENU GPS GPS Auto TX If you set this function GPS data is automatically transmitted according to the set time L LThis function i...

Page 68: ... content in the same way as described above 3 Push QUICK 4 Touch Add The GPS MEMORY EDIT screen is displayed 2 Entering a GPS Memory name 1 Touch NAME 2 Enter a GPS Memory name of up to 16 characters Example HOME 3 After entering touch ENT 3 Entering the GPS Memory date 1 Touch DATE 2 Touch a digit to enter 3 Touch and L LSet to between 2000 01 02 and 2099 12 30 4 Repeat step 2 and 3 to enter the ...

Page 69: ...tween 0 00 00 to 180 00 00 L LYou can change the unit to ddd mm ss MENU SET Display Display Unit Latitude Longitude 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter the longitude 5 Touch N S to set to a north latitude N or a south latitude S 6 After entering touch ENT 5 Touch E W to set to an east longitude E or a west longitude W 6 After entering touch ENT 8 Selecting a GPS Memory group 1 Touch GROUP 2 Touch the ...

Page 70: ...ry channel Rotate MAIN DIAL to check the whole content To cancel the entered data While entering or editing the GPS Memory push EXIT to display the confirmation dialog Touch YES to cancel entering and the display returns to the GPS Memory group screen D DEntering the GPS Memory group name You can enter a name for each GPS Memory group 1 Open the GPS MEMORY screen MENU GPS GPS Memory 2 Touch the gr...

Page 71: ...RY screen MENU GPS GPS Memory 2 Touch the group where the GPS Memory to delete is saved for 1 second 3 Touch Delete All In Group 4 Touch YES All GPS Memory in the selected group are deleted then returns to the GPS MEMORY screen L LWhen selecting a blank group Blank is displayed 5 To close the GPS MEMORY screen push EXIT several times TIP Deleting a specific GPS Memory You can delete a specific GPS...

Page 72: ...and then save 1 Open the GPS MEMORY screen MENU GPS GPS Memory 2 Touch the group where the GPS Memory you want to move is saved 3 Touch the GPS Memory to move for 1 second 4 Touch Move DESTINATION blinks at the top the screen 5 Touch the position to insert the Memory you want to move The selected Memory is inserted above the destination Memory name L LIf you select Move End the Memory is moved to ...

Page 73: ...group or a selected GPS Memory Alarm Area Group Setting plural stations When All Memories or a GPS Memory group is selected Alarm Area RX Memory Setting specific station When a specific GPS Memory is selected Point C Sounds 3 beeps Your location Point A Point B 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 25 N Target station Sounds 3 beeps Sounds a beep Limited range approximately 500 m 547 Y Extended range approximately 1 k...

Page 74: ...l times L LInformation When either one of the stations in the group enters the set range the alarm sounds 3 times When the transceiver sounds a GPS Alarm GPS ALARM pops up on the screen and blinks See the illustration below To cancel the GPS Alarm function touch OFF in step 3 to the left GPS ALARM pops up on the screen and the alarm sounds 3 times TIP When selecting All Memories No Group or a GPS ...

Page 75: ... the alarm sounds once When it enters within an approximate 500 meter 547 yard range the alarm sounds 3 times When the transceiver sounds a GPS Alarm GPS ALARM pops up on the screen and blinks See the illustration below To cancel the GPS Alarm function touch OFF in step 3 to the left GPS ALARM pops up on the screen and the alarm sounds depending on the set range TIP When selecting RX or a specific...

Page 76: ...ansceiver version The default settings may differ depending on your transceiver version To return to your transceiver version s default settings push QUICK and touch Default returns to the default setting TX Format Default Position Select the format to transmit the position data in the D PRS mode Position The caller station is the mobile or base station Object Transmits a certain location s inform...

Page 77: ...UA JA3YUA Z JA3YUA A JA3YUA Z TIP About the SSID To assist in identifying a station s type designated call sign SSIDs are used in D PRS or APRS according to a common guideline The guideline may be changed when the infrastructure environment such as a product or network is changed Please check the latest guideline in the web site related to D PRS and APRS and correctly set http aprs org aprs11 SSID...

Page 78: ... and Directivity data is transmitted even if your location is manually set Power Default 0W Select the TX power level of the base station to transmit along with the position data L LThis item is displayed when Data Extension is set to Power Height Gain Directivity Options Set to between 0 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 and 81 W GPS SET Height Default 10ft Select the height of the base station s antenna to t...

Page 79: ...ET Position Default LATITUDE 0º00 00 N LONGITUDE 0º00 00 E ALTITUDE ft Displays the position information of the Object Push QUICK to open the window shown below TIP When you select Capture From GPS or Set From GPS Memory you can capture the position from the GPS or set the Object s position from the GPS memory Entering the position information manually 1 Touch Edit on QUICK MENU The POSITION EDIT ...

Page 80: ...80 160 320 640 1280 2560 and 5120 feet If the Altitude Distance unit is set to m select between 3 6 12 24 49 98 195 390 780 and 1561 meters GPS SET Gain Default 0dB Select the gain of the Object s antenna to transmit along with the position data L LThis item is displayed when Data Extension is set to Power Height Gain Directivity Options Set to between 0 and 9 dB Directivity Default Omni Select th...

Page 81: ...e Altitude and Data Extension settings OFF Does not transmit any information Course Speed Transmits the course and speed data with the position data L L The course and speed data is not transmitted when your position is manually set Power Height Gain Directivity Transmits the TX power level Height Gain and Directivity data along with the position data L L The Power Height Gain and Directivity data...

Page 82: ...Z Adds an SSID of A to Z to your call sign GPS SET MENU GPS GPS TX Mode D PRS TX Format Weather Symbol Default Radio The symbol is an icon which represents weather station s means of transportation or location The saved symbol is transmitted along with the position data while in the D PRS mode L LSee page 8 29 for details of editing a symbol SSID Default Select an SSID based on APRS to add to your...

Page 83: ...sage of up to 20 alphanumeric characters p 8 20 NOTE When you do not want to send a message delete the entered message TIP Contents of GPS sentence The Time Stamp is displayed based on the UTC Universal Time Coordinated time Sentence Lon Lat Alt GPS Time Stamp UTC Date UTC Status 2D 3D COG True SOG knot RMC GGA GLL VTG GSA GSV Sentence Others RMC Magnetic variation Mode Indicator GGA Number of sat...

Page 84: ...plays the caller s direction from your position Latitude Displays the caller s latitude Longitude Displays the caller s longitude GL Displays the grid locator based on the latitude and longitude of the caller s position ALT Displays the caller s altitude DST Displays the caller s distance from your position COURSE Displays the caller s direction over ground SPEED Displays the caller s speed GPS Ti...

Page 85: ... s TX format is D PRS Object Item Compass 1 Displays the Object Item s direction from your position Object Item name Displays the Object Item s name Latitude Displays the Object Item s latitude Longitude Displays the Object Item s longitude GL Displays the grid locator based on the latitude and longitude of the Object Item s position ALT Displays the Object Item s altitude DST Displays the Object ...

Page 86: ...mp Displays the time that the caller acquired the position data Call sign Displays the caller s call sign with SSID MEM screen GPS memory alarm position Compass 1 Displays GPS Memory channel s direction from your position Latitude Displays GPS Memory channel s latitude Longitude Displays GPS Memory channel s longitude GL Displays the grid locator based on the latitude and longitude of GPS Memory c...

Page 87: ...ory name L LIn the Quick Menu window you can edit the GPS Memory contents such as the GPS Memory name MENU GPS GPS Alarm Alarm Select Default OFF Select the target positions for the GPS Alarm function OFF Turns OFF the function RX The GPS Alarm sounds when a target the last received position enters in your active alarm range Group The GPS Alarm sounds when a target positions in the GPS Memory or i...

Page 88: ...sound Example When a target station enters in the active alarm range 500 meter or 1 kilometer range depending on the setting the GPS Alarm sounds and the GPS Alarm icon blinks Target station Sounds 3 beeps Sounds a beep Limited range approximately 500 m 547 Y Extended range approximately 1 km 1094 Y Your location N MENU GPS GPS Auto TX Default OFF Select an option for the GPS automatic transmissio...

Page 89: ... from your location D STAR supports the DV mode at 4 8 kbps Your call sign data and either a short message or GPS data can be transmitted simultaneously with your voice signal Advanced Amateur radio technology of D STAR The DV mode has a bandwidth of only 6 kHz compared to 16 kHz for the analog FM mode with 5 kHz deviation D STAR utilizes the well know GMSK modulation method that makes very effici...

Page 90: ...way call Destination Repeater Station Access repeater With the DR function the transceiver has 3 ways to communicate Local Area call To call through your local area access repeater Gateway call To call through your local area access repeater repeater gateway and the Internet to your destination repeater or individual station s last used repeater using Call Sign Routing Simplex call To call another...

Page 91: ...screen MENU SET My Station My Call Sign DV 2 Touch the number for 1 second NOTE Your MY call sign must match the call sign registered on a gateway repeater p 9 4 3 Touch Edit 4 Enter your own call sign then touch ENT 5 Touch the entered call sign Sets the call sign to be used as MY call sign 6 To close the MY STATION screen push EXIT several times TIP You can enter a note of up to 4 characters suc...

Page 92: ...following URL to find the gateway repeater closest to you http www dstarusers org repeaters php 2 Click the call sign of the repeater that you want to register to 3 Click the Gateway Registration URL link address 4 The D STAR Gateway System screen is displayed Click Register to start the New User registration Step 2 Register your call sign 1 Follow the registration instructions found there 2 When ...

Page 93: ...mplex channel 1 Select the operating band 2 Hold down CALLDR for 1 second to display the DR screen 3 Touch FROM to select and then touch FROM again Step 2 Hold down PTT to transmit Push TRANSMIT or hold down the microphone s PTT to transmit TIP You can change the simplex frequencies on the MENU screen MENU DV DD MEMORY Repeater List Simplex 4 Touch Repeater List 5 Touch Simplex 6 Touch the desired...

Page 94: ... signal is successfully sent to a destination repeater TIP If your call sign MY has not been set or your call sign and equipment have not been registered at a D STAR repeater see pages 9 3 9 4 TIP There are several ways to set your access repeater p 10 1 Rotating MAIN DIAL on the DR screen with FROM is selected Searching for the nearest repeater Setting from the TX History Searching for a repeater...

Page 95: ... To display a received call sign Open the RX HISTORY screen MENU CD Rotate MAIN DIAL to confirm other RX history records Step 2 Save the destination call sign into your call sign memory from RX History 1 Rotate MAIN DIAL to select the RX history record with the call sign that you want to save to memory 2 Touch DETAIL 3 Push QUICK 4 Touch Add To Your Memory 5 Touch the call sign that you want to sa...

Page 96: ...uch FROM again Step 2 Set TO Destination 1 Touch TO twice Step 3 Hold down PTT to transmit Push TRANSMIT or hold down the microphone s PTT to transmit Step 2 Hold down PTT to transmit Push TRANSMIT or hold down the microphone s PTT to transmit L LInformation If you want to select another call sign in the RX History push TONERX CS and then rotate MAIN DIAL When a received signal is weak or during a...

Page 97: ...ne Returns to the DR screen and the selected repeater name is displayed in FROM Step 1 Set FROM Access repeater 1 Select the operating band 2 Hold down CALLDR for 1 second 3 Touch FROM to select and then touch FROM again 4 Touch Repeater List 5 Select the repeater group where your access repeater is listed 6 Touch your access repeater Example Melbourne Returns to the DR screen and the selected rep...

Page 98: ...ttings to be saved into memory Example 1 5 Touch YES The operating data is saved into a blank channel FROM and TO names are automatically entered as the Memory name Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Step 2 View the saved contents 1 Hold down CALLDR for 1 second to cancel the DR screen 2 Push V M to enter the Memory mode 3 Push kHzM CH 4 Rotate MULTI to select the saved channel Example 1 TIP Checkin...

Page 99: ...ransceiver then remove the SD card from the transceiver Insert it into the SD card drive or a memory card reader on your PC User supplied LTo use the SD card with the transceiver format the card using the transceiver even preformatted for PCs or other uses See Section 6 of the basic manual for details TIP IC 9700 s repeater list is uploaded to Firmware updates Software Downloads in the Icom websit...

Page 100: ...ter list See page 10 25 NO Does not retain the skip settings of the repeater list 6 Touch YES Starts the import After importing ends COMPLETED is displayed 7 To complete the importing reboot the transceiver Step 3 Copying the CSV file to the SD card 1 Double click the 9700_USA_yymmdd folder created in the same place where the downloaded file is saved 2 Copy the CSV file Example 9700_USA_Rpt_ yymmd...

Page 101: ...ou do not know which repeater you can access Search for a repeater using the DR scan The Normal DR scan searches for output repeater frequencies or simplex signals You can also find FM repeaters Search for the nearest repeater Searches for the nearest repeater by using your location and the repeater s location if it is entered in the Repeater List The nearest repeaters in your transceiver s Repeat...

Page 102: ...ou want to make a Gateway call To make a call to a specific station Select the station call sign in the Your Call Sign To make a call through a reflector Select a reflector that is connected to the repeater you want to call through To select from RX History When you receive a call the caller station data is saved in RX History You can select the destination from the record To select from TX Histor...

Page 103: ... using the Near Repeater FM scan Search for near repeaters p 10 4 Searches for near repeaters that are within 160 kilometer 100 miles from your position using your GPS position and the repeater s position that is entered in the repeater list The nearest repeaters in your transceiver s repeater list are displayed as selectable options You can select the nearby DV only FM only or both repeater types...

Page 104: ...to select FROM 4 Touch FROM 5 Touch Repeater List 6 Select the repeater group where your access repeater is listed 7 Select your access repeater Returns to the DR screen and the selected repeater name frequency and call sign are displayed in FROM L The repeater list described in this manual may differ from your transceiver s preloaded contents TIP When you select an FM repeater When an FM repeater...

Page 105: ...ample 430 MHz 2 Hold down CALLDR for 1 second to display the DR screen 3 Touch FROM to select FROM 4 Push SCAN Displays the DR scan setting window 5 Rotate DIAL to select the scan type Normal Searches for repeaters whose USE FROM setting is set to YES Near Repeater DV FM Searches for up to 20 nearby DV or FM repeaters Total 40 repeaters Near Repeater DV Searches for up to 20 nearby DV repeaters Ne...

Page 106: ... receiving we recommend that you try a different position LIf your own position is not being received the last received position is used for your location LIf the GPS Select item is set to Manual GPS icon is not displayed DUsing the Near Repeater Search function Step 2 Selecting the Access repeater from the Near Repeater list 1 Select the operating band Example 430 MHz 2 Hold down CALLDR for 1 sec...

Page 107: ... second to display the DR screen 3 Touch FROM to open the FROM SELECT screen 4 Touch TX History 5 Touch the TX History type TX History DV Displays the TX History of the DV repeaters TX History FM Displays the TX History of the FM repeaters TX History DD Displays the TX History of the DD repeaters 6 Select the repeater to use it as your Access repeater Returns to the DR screen and the selected repe...

Page 108: ...lector setting p 10 12 Select a reflector you want to call through TIP After you receive the individual station or repeater s signal the call sign can be captured by holding down the Call Sign Capture key TONERX CS and you can quickly and easily reply to a call To select from RX History Setting from RX History p 10 8 When you receive a call repeater or caller station data is saved in RX History Se...

Page 109: ... C band that you want to transmit on See page 10 27 NOTE for band letter details Example 23 USA West Returns to the DR screen and Issaquah is set in TO TIP After selecting a destination repeater you can select another repeater preset in your repeater List by rotating MAIN DIAL D DUsing Your Call Sign The Your Call Sign memory saves individual or repeater station call signs When you select the call...

Page 110: ...Call Sign memory push QUICK then select Add To Your Memory TO Destination setting D DUsing TX History TX History saves the repeater and station name and call sign of up to 20 TO Destination settings that were used when you made the calls NOTE Until you make a call in the DV mode you cannot select TO destination from the TX History Example Selecting the Kirkland IA repeater in the TX History 1 Touc...

Page 111: ...T screen L The entered call sign remains on the DIRECT INPUT RPT screen until you enter a new call sign TO Destination setting D DDirectly entering UR The destination station call sign can be directly entered Example Directly entering the call sign JM1ZLK 1 Touch TO to select then open the TO SELECT screen 2 Touch Direct Input UR 3 Enter the station s call sign of up to 8 characters including spac...

Page 112: ...e page 5 3 to confirm your position L When selecting the FM repeater either of FM or FM N and the tone setting are displayed 6 Push EXIT to return to the Repeater List screen TIP You can display the REPEATER DETAIL screen when the DR screen is displayed When you set the repeater as shown below push QUICK then select Repeater Detail Displays the REPEATER DETAIL screen When the POSITION setting p 10...

Page 113: ...to link to a reflector This means that when you transmit through a D STAR repeater linked to a reflector your voice can be heard on other repeaters linked to the reflector and you can hear other stations that are connected to the reflector D STAR reflector system Access repeater CONNECTING TO A REFLECTOR D DUsing a reflector 1 Touch TO to select then open the TO SELECT screen 2 Touch Reflector Dis...

Page 114: ...eflector D DLinking to a reflector If your repeater is not currently linked to a Reflector or if you want to change it to another Reflector follow the steps below Before linking to another Reflector BE SURE to unlink the current Reflector p 10 13 Direct inputting a Reflector Example Directly enter REF010BL 1 Touch TO to select then open the TO SELECT screen 2 Touch Reflector 3 Touch Link to Reflec...

Page 115: ...ch Reflector 3 Touch Echo Test Returns to the DR screen and Echo Test and E are displayed in TO D DRequesting repeater information When you send the repeater information command an ID message is sent back 1 Touch TO to select then open the TO SELECT screen 2 Touch Reflector 3 Touch Repeater Information Returns to the DR screen and Repeater Information and I are set in TO 4 Push TRANSMIT or hold do...

Page 116: ...ssage by pushing PTT in the DV mode First select a TX message which also turns ON the Message Transmission function 1 Open the TX MESSAGE DV screen MENU SET My Station TX Message DV 2 Touch a TX message memory number L To not transmit any message select OFF 3 To close the TX MESSAGE DV screen push EXIT L Informatio L The message is transmitted with your voice signal The message is transmitted each...

Page 117: ...uch DETAIL Displays the RX history detail screen Rotate MAIN DIAL to select the page 1st page CALLER Displays the caller station s name 2 and any note entered after the call sign CALLED Displays the called station s name 2 L CQCQCQ is displayed when receiving a Local Area call or Gateway call 2nd page RXRPT1 Displays the repeater s name 2 that was accessed by the caller station If the received cal...

Page 118: ...screen push QUICK then touch Delete or Delete All TIP RX RPT1 setting may differ depending on the way the call was made Example 1 When a Local area call is received JM1ZLK calling you JM1ZLK calling you JM1ZLK calling you JM1ZLK calling you JM1ZLK calling you JM1ZLK calling you RXRPT2 RXRPT1 CALLED CALLER YOUR STATION Example 2 When a Gateway call is received JM1ZLK calling from JP1YIU port A JM1Z...

Page 119: ... When both stations are in standby Push TRANSMIT or hold down the microphone s PTT to transmit L BK blinks when receiving a Break in call L To cancel the BK mode select OFF in step 3 or turn OFF the transceiver How to use Break in While using the Digital Call Sign squelch DSQL the squelch never opens no audio is heard even if a call is received unless the call is addressed to your own call sign Ho...

Page 120: ...ENU SET DV DD SET EMR 2 Touch ON 3 Push MENU Returns to the standby screen and EMR is displayed 4 Push TRANSMIT or hold down the microphone s PTT to transmit L EMR blinks on a station that receives the EMR signal The audio voice is heard at the set EMR AF Level or the AF RF SQL control level whichever is higher L To cancel the EMR mode select OFF in step 2 or turn OFF the transceiver D DAdjusting ...

Page 121: ... is ON You can silently wait for calls from others The icons alternately blink The icons alternately blink When an FM signal is received while in the DV mode DV Auto Detect function OFF The DV and FM icons alternately blink but the audio cannot be heard You cannot hear the audio You can hear the audio Thanks for the nice QSO DV Auto Detect function ON The DV and FM icons alternately blink and the ...

Page 122: ...ll sign is displayed Example After receiving a call from JM1ZLK beeps sound and the transceiver automatically sends a reply call 1 Open the Auto Reply screen MENU SET DV DD SET Auto Reply 2 Touch an option ON Automatically replies with your own call sign No audio reply is sent Voice Automatically replies with your call sign and an Auto Reply message recorded on the SD card up to 10 seconds L If no...

Page 123: ...V Auto Reply screen push EXIT TIP To delete the recorded message push QUICK on the DV AUTO REPLY screen then touch Clear The DV AUTO REPLY screen Audio level is displayed Adjust the Mic gain so that the REC Level does not reach to this range Automatic Reply function D DWhen receiving a position data When you transmitted a call to a station and the station automatically replies with the station s p...

Page 124: ... MENU DV DD Set DV Data TX L Before transmitting the transceiver sends approximately 500 milliseconds of carrier sense D DConnection Connect the transceiver to your PC using the optional shown below D DData communication application setting Set the communication software as shown below Port The COM port number that is used by the IC 9700 1 Baud rate 4800 9600 bps 2 Data 8 bit Parity none Stop 1 bi...

Page 125: ...the following Icom transceivers IC 9700 ID 31A E PLUS ID 4100A E ID 5100A E or ID 51A E PLUS PLUS2 50th Anniversary model As of March 2019 Usable only when firmware versions CPU M 1 10 S 1 00 C 1 10 and DSP 1 10 or later are installed 1 Open the DV FAST DATA screen MENU SET DV DD SET DV Fast Data 2 Touch Fast Data 3 Touch ON 4 To close the DV Fast Data screen push EXIT Data communication ...

Page 126: ...VFO mode Memory mode Call channel mode or DR function NOTE DO NOT use the Digital Call Sign Squelch function when communicating with 2 or more stations because the function opens only when receiving a signal addressed to your own call sign Therefore the function can be used when communicating with only 1 station Even if the squelch is closed by the Digital Call Sign Squelch function you can receiv...

Page 127: ... CALL SIGN Gateway repeater s call sign and port G GW IP ADDRESS Gateway IP address GROUP Repeater group USE FROM Access repeater use FREQUENCY Access repeater s frequency DUP Duplex direction OFFSET FREQ Frequency offset TONE Tone setting REPEATER TONE Repeater tone POSITION Position data accuracy level LATITUDE Latitude of the repeater LONGITUDE Longitude of the repeater UTC OFFSET UTC Offset Ex...

Page 128: ...A N A N A GROUP USE FROM FREQUENCY DUP N A N A N A N A N A OFFSET FREQ N A N A N A N A N A TONE N A N A N A N A N A N A REPEATER TONE N A N A N A N A N A N A POSITION LATITUDE LONGITUDE UTC OFFSET This section describes how to manually enter new repeater information into the repeater list The required setting items differ depending on your communication usage Confirm the required items as shown be...

Page 129: ...acters 3 After entering touch ENT Step 4 Entering the repeater sub name 1 Touch SUB NAME 2 Enter a sub name of up to 8 characters 3 After entering touch ENT Step 5 Entering the repeater call sign L L When Step 2 Selecting the communication type is set to DV Simplex FM Simplex or DD Simplex go to Step 8 Changing the repeater group 1 Touch CALL SIGN 2 Enter the repeater call sign of up to 8 characte...

Page 130: ...when you want to use the tone squelch operation in simplex D D Entering new information into the repeater list L L This item is displayed when Step 2 Selecting the communication type is set to DV Repeater or DD Repeater L L The 8th digit in the call sign entered in Step 5 Entering the repeater call sign is automatically set to G as the gateway port so you can skip this setting and go to the next i...

Page 131: ...itude L To enter a north latitude select N and to enter a south latitude select S 3 After entering touch ENT Step 17 Entering the longitude L L This item is displayed only when Step 15 Selecting the position data accuracy level is set to Approximate or Exact 1 Touch LONGITUDE 2 Enter the longitude L To enter an east latitude longitude select E and to enter a west longitude select W 3 After enterin...

Page 132: ...peater group where the repeater you want to edit is listed 3 Touch a repeater you want to edit for 1 second 4 Touch Edit 5 Touch an item then edit it LSee pages 10 27 10 29 for details 6 After editing touch Overwrite The confirmation dialog is displayed Entering new information into the repeater list 7 Touch YES The edited contents are saved into the repeater list and returns to the selected repea...

Page 133: ...cond 4 Touch Delete The confirmation dialog is displayed 5 Touch YES The selected repeater contents are deleted from the repeater list and returns to the selected repeater group screen 6 Push EXIT several times to close the Repeater List screen Entering new information into the repeater list NOTE The currently selected repeater on the DR screen cannot be edited or deleted To edit or delete the rep...

Page 134: ...r is moved to the bottom of the group 6 Push EXIT several times to close the Repeater List screen D D Adding a new repeater information from RX History 1 Open the RX HISTORY screen MENU 2 CD 2 Rotate MAIN DIAL to display the repeater you want to add to the repeater list 3 Touch DETAIL 4 Rotate MAIN DIAL to display RXRPT1 and RXRPT2 5 Push QUICK 6 Touch Add To Repeater List 7 Touch the repeater cal...

Page 135: ...ted 3 Touch the repeater to be skipped for 1 second 4 Touch SKIP Displays SKIP in the upper right corner LSelect SKIP again to cancel the skip setting L Select SKIP All ON to set the skip setting to all repeaters in the group 5 Push EXIT several times to close the Repeater List screen TIP When you select Repeater List on the FROM SELECT screen you can set the skip setting as described to the left ...

Page 136: ...at you edit the name for 1 second 3 Touch Edit Name 4 Enter a group name of up to 16 characters and then touch ENT Selectable characters and symbols A to Z a to z 0 to 9 _ space 5 Push EXIT several times to close the Repeater Group screen D DEntering or editing a repeater group name Entering new information into the repeater list ...

Page 137: ...3 Touch Add 4 Touch NAME 5 Enter a station name of up to 16 characters and then touch ENT Selectable characters and symbols A to Z a to z 0 to 9 _ space 6 Touch CALL SIGN 7 Enter Your call sign of up to 8 characters including spaces and then touch ENT 8 Touch Add Write The confirmation dialog is displayed 9 Touch YES 10 Push EXIT several times to close the Your Call Sign screen TIP To cancel the e...

Page 138: ...ommunicate with are moved to the top of the list it is easy to find them Example Moving Rick above Eddy 1 Open the YOUR CALL SIGN screen MENU DV DD Memory Your Call Sign 2 Touch a Your Call Sign to be moved for 1 second 3 Touch Move 4 Touch the position to insert the Your Call Sign you want to move the call sign above Blinks While moving DESTINATION blinks The selected call sign is inserted above ...

Page 139: ...ater cannot access it Caller JG3LUK Called Hirano area Hirano repeater Kirkland repeater Kirkland area JG3LUK s setting The destination TO setting is incorrect Correct setting To make a Local Area call set the destination TO to CQCQCQ See page 11 13 for details Are your settings correct CQ D STAR Hirano this is JG3LUK through JP3YHH port A for a Local call CQ D STAR Hirano this is JG3LUK through J...

Page 140: ...alls through an Access point transceiver 1 Within the transmit and receive range of the Access point transceiver The range will vary depending on the operating environment 2 Any model as long as the transceiver is D STAR capable Only one D STAR transceiver can access the Access Point at the same time When using the External Gateway function NOTE When using the DV Gateway function When operating in...

Page 141: ...AP Call sign should be 8 characters Enter spaces between Access Point AP transceiver s MY call sign and the 8th character Enter a unique ID suffix between A and F at the end of MY Call Sign for the 8th character Call signs shown below are just examples When using the External Gateway function Enter the AP Call sign in Terminal AP Call sign in the RS MS3W or RS MS3A When using the Internal Gateway ...

Page 142: ...the Internet using a router p 11 4 2 When connecting your device 1 to the Internet using a cellular system p 11 6 3 When connecting your device 1 to the Internet using a mobile router p 11 7 1 Windows or Android device NOTE Depending on your contract you may be charged a large or additional communication fee Ask your Internet service provider about the content of your contract 2 You can use a cell...

Page 143: ... details L LDo not set the same IP address to two or more devices that are connected to the same router L LAsk your Windows or Android device s manufacturer about the setting details Transceiver setting When using the Internal Gateway function open the NETWORK screen and set these items L LAsk your network administrator for details MENU SET Network Items Contents DHCP ON Default OFF IP Address An ...

Page 144: ...facturer about how to forward the port L LOnly one transceiver Windows or Android device connected to the router can use the DV Gateway function at the same time L LDepending on the router settings you must configure the IP filter settings Check the router s manual on how to configure the settings When using the Internal Gateway function go to Setting up the transceiver p 11 8 When using a Windows...

Page 145: ... to your device NOTE Turn OFF your Wi Fi setting when you operate using a cellular system Communication errors may occur when using a cellular system Depending on your contract you may be charged a large or additional communication fee Ask your cellular system company about the content of your contract When using a Windows device go to Setting up the RS MS3W p 11 10 When using an Android device go...

Page 146: ...hat are connected to the same router L LAsk your Windows or Android device s manufacturer about the setting details 3 Port forwarding When using a mobile router enable communication with the Internet as described below Forward the port number 40000 to your Windows or Android device UDP should be used as the port protocol Set a static local IP address in Procedure 2 2 Setting a static local IP addr...

Page 147: ...ss point on the RS RP3C s Personal Information screen L LThe call sign consists of 8 characters Enter spaces before the 8th character if necessary Enter a desired ID suffix between A to F for the 8th character Gateway Type Default Global Select the gateway type L LSelect Global when operating outside of Japan Allowed Call Sign Access Point Mode Default Disable Select to use the call sign restricti...

Page 148: ... call sign 1 Touch the Call sign for 1 second to open the QUICK MENU 2 Touch Add 3 Enter the Call sign and then touch ENT Allowed Call Sign List Enter the call sign of the stations that you allow to transmit through the Internet while Enabled is selected for Allowed Call sign Access Point Mode L LYou can add up to 30 call signs 2 Touch Delete 3 Touch YES ...

Page 149: ...are L LSearch by RS MS3W http www icom co jp world support download firm COM port settings Set the data port 1 After connecting turn ON the transceiver 2 Click Com Port P in the Settings S The Com Port Setting window is displayed 3 Select the COM port number that the data cable is connected to L LClick to display the COM ports on a drop down list L LSee the data cable s Installation Guide that you...

Page 150: ... MS3A L LDo not abbreviate the application name to search 4 Touch search 5 Touch RS MS3A The RS MS3A application information is displayed L LIf your Android device is not compatible with the RSMS3A the application is not displayed 6 Touch Install 7 Touch Agree to download Starts installing the application After the installation is completed the icon is displayed on your home screen Connecting the ...

Page 151: ...on OFF These settings do not return to the previous settings even if you cancel the Terminal mode The Terminal mode is not automatically canceled even if you turn OFF the transceiver then turn it ON again TIP Canceling the Terminal mode Touch Normal Mode in the DV GATEWAY screen MENU 2 DV GW Normal Mode L LWhen using the External Gateway function click touch Stop in the RS MS3W or RS MS3A before t...

Page 152: ...o the DR screen and selected repeater name is set in TO 5 Push TRANSMIT or hold down the microphone s PTT to transmit While transmitting the TX RX indicator lights orange L LWhile receiving a signal through the Internet you cannot transmit L LIf you cannot receive a reply see page 11 20 to read the tips to solve the problem 2 Touch Your Call Sign 3 Select your destination station Example Rick Retu...

Page 153: ...F the transceiver then turn it ON again TIP Canceling the Access Point mode Touch Normal Mode in the DV GATEWAY screen MENU 2 DV GW Normal Mode L LWhen using the External Gateway function click touch Stop in the RS MS3W or RS MS3A before the transceiver returns to the normal mode About the Internal Gateway icon When using the Internal Gateway function displays the communication status Icon Status ...

Page 154: ...e imported the Repeater List you have to register the Access Point information again because the Repeater List is overwritten In this document the ID 51A PLUS2 ID 51E PLUS2 is used as a Remote D STAR transceiver as an example 1 Register the Access Point information to the Repeater List L LRegister the Access Point information in the MENU screen MENU DV Memory Repeater List 1 Select a group you wan...

Page 155: ...NCY Example 430 850 8 Set DUP to DUP 9 Set 0 000 00 to OFFSET FREQ 10 Select Add Write and write the Access Point information 2 Set the Access Point using the DR function Set the Access Point registered in Procedure 1 1 Register the Access Point information to the Repeater List to FROM 3 Set TO and transmit 1 Set TO destination Example Hamacho 430 L LYou can select the Local CQ but cannot make a c...

Page 156: ...is used as a Remote D STAR transceiver as an example 2 Set the operating frequency Rotate DIAL to set the frequency that is set in the Access Point transceiver Example 430 850 3 Set the Receive mode to DV mode Push MODE several times until DV is displayed L LWhen the GPS TX Mode is set DV G or DV A is displayed 4 Set the duplex direction 1 Push QUICK 2 Select DUP 1 Enter the VFO mode Push V MHz 3 ...

Page 157: ... but cannot make a call 7 Hold down PTT to transmit L LIf you cannot receive a reply see page 11 22 to read the tips to solve the problem TIP When the settings are saved into a memory channel you can quickly select the settings Read the Remote D STAR transceiver s instruction manual for details Access Point mode operation D D Making a Gateway call through the Access point transceiver When not usin...

Page 158: ...l sign to Allowed Call sign to Disable in the INTERNAL GATEWAY SETTINGS screen p 11 9 Your call sign MY has not been registered at a gateway server Register your call sign MY at a gateway server The Terminal AP call sign that is set in the transceiver has not been registered to the RS RP3C as the access point Register the Terminal AP call sign that is set in the transceiver to the RS RP3C as the a...

Page 159: ...t but no station immediately replied Wait for a while and try again After your call the repeater replies RX or RPT and Your own call sign MY and ID suffix G Your call sign MY has not been registered at a gateway server Register your call sign MY at a gateway server The Terminal AP call sign that is set in the transceiver RS MS3A or RS MS3W has not been registered to the RS RP3C as the access point...

Page 160: ...smit but cannot receive from the destination repeater A Global IP address is not used Check the Internet connection and use a Global IP address pp 11 4 11 7 The router or mobile router s port is not correctly forwarded Forward the router or mobile router s correct port pp 11 4 11 7 The firewall is blocking the necessary port Check your firewall settings p 11 10 ...

Page 161: ... Gateway function check the connection between the transceiver and the router p 11 8 When using the External Gateway function check the connection between the transceiver and the Windows device or the transceiver and the Android device pp 11 10 11 11 The Remote D STAR transceiver s call sign has not been added to Allowed Call Sign List in the transceiver RS MS3W or RS MS3A when Allowed Call sign i...

Page 162: ...stination repeater s call sign is set to TO Set the correct destination repeater s call sign to TO p 11 15 The settings are wrong When using the Internal Gateway function correctly set the transceiver s Internal Gateway settings p 11 8 When using the External Gateway function correctly set the RS MS3W or the RS MS3A RS MS3W RS MS3A s instruction manual Destination station that uses the Terminal mo...

Page 163: ... manual The USB cable is not connected 1MM Transceiver connection is wrong Check the connection between the transceiver and the Windows device or the transceiver and the Android device pp 11 10 11 11 The USB cable is not connected 2MM The transceiver is not turned ON Turn ON the transceiver The transceiver is in the Normal mode Enter the Terminal mode or Access Point mode pp 11 12 11 14 Failed to ...

Page 164: ... While in the DD mode and the TX INHIBIT is set to OFF the data is automatically sent when data is input from a PC The received data is output on the PC L LEach push of TRANSMIT toggles the TX INHIBIT ON or OFF L LYou can change data output setting MENU SET DV DD Set DD Packet Output L L PRECAUTION While the transmission inhibit is OFF files in the shared folder may be modified or deleted or unkno...

Page 165: ...g a LAN cable User supplied LAN port IC 9700 PC LAN cable User supplied D DSetting your call sign Set your call sign for the DD mode operation You can set a different call sign for the DD mode operation L LYou do not have to set another call sign as long as you use the same one L LIC 9700 s network setting is not required 1 Display the MY CALL SIGN DD screen MENU SET My Station My Call Sign DD 2 T...

Page 166: ...set to OFF Confirm Each touch toggles the DD repeater simplex mode ON or OFF 4 Push EXIT several times to close the FUNCTION screen 3 Set the call sign 1 Display the CALL SIGN screen MENU 2 CS 2 Touch UR L LTouch UR for 1 second to directly enter the call sign 3 Touch Your Call Sign 4 Touch Your Call Sign then find and touch the call sign of the station that you want to contact 5 Push EXIT several...

Page 167: ...cel the transmit inhibit and send the data 1 Push TRANSMIT to set TX INHIBIT to OFF 2 Confirm that you can find the other station s shared folder on your PC 3 Open the shared folder 4 Drag and drop or copy and paste the desired file on to the folder 4 After the DD mode operation z z Push TRANSMIT to set TX INHIBIT to ON Communication status indication The communication status in the DD mode operat...

Page 168: ...Internet Connection 3 Cancel the transmit inhibit and access the internet 1 Push TRANSMIT to set TX INHIBIT to OFF 2 Open a WEB browser on your PC and then access web sites 4 After the DD mode operation z z Push TRANSMIT to set TX INHIBIT to ON Communication status indication The communication status in the DD mode operation is displayed Indication Status Stand by Data receiving L LThe received da...

Page 169: ...ble to transmit or receiving LAN cable is not connected or defective Check the LAN cable connection Replace the LAN cable p 12 2 TX INHIBIT is ON Push TRANSMIT to turn OFF TX INHIBIT Unable to share files PC setting is not correct Check workgroup and folder sharing settings Unable to connect to the internet IP address setting not correct Set the correct IP address p 12 1 ...

Page 170: ...rom the Icom website http www icom co jp world TIP You can also check the firmware version on the INFORMATION screen MENU SET Others Information Version D DChecking the firmware version Check the firmware version when you turn ON the transceiver IMPORTANT To update the firmware first format your SD card using the IC 9700 Then copy the downloaded firmware data from your PC into the IC 9700 folder o...

Page 171: ...ck 5 Click Save as in the displayed File Download dialog Click 6 Select the location where you want to save the firmware and then click Save in the displayed File Download dialog The file starts downloading The firmware and the firm utility are compressed in a zip format folder Unzip it before use Click DUnzipping the firmware folder 1 Right click the downloaded firmware folder zip format Right cl...

Page 172: ...to the IC 9700 folder on to an SD card Copy 2 Insert the SD card into the transceiver 3 Display the SD CARD screen MENU SET SD Card 4 Touch Firmware Update and then after you read and agree with all the precautions touch YES Scroll the screen and read all the precautions 5 Touch the Firmware Example 9700_012345 Updating the firmware The final confirmation screen is displayed L Carefully read all t...

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