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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

UHF TRANSCEIVER

iF21/S

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Oper-
ation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This de-
vice may not cause harmful interference, and  (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including in-
terference that may cause undesired operation.

VHF TRANSCEIVER

iF11/S

IC-F21_1 IM  01.11.13 2:02 PM  Page 29 (1,1)

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Page 1: ... e complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Oper bject to the following two conditions 1 This de not cause harmful interference and 2 this st accept any interference received including in that may cause undesired operation VHF TRANSCEIVER iF11 S ...

Page 2: ...n 65 Edition 97 01 Supplement C Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields American National Standards Institute C95 1 1992 IEEE Stan dard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields 3 kHz to 300 GHz American National Standards Institute C95 3 1992 IEEE Rec ommended Practice for the Measureme...

Page 3: ...n transmitting and only use the Icom belt clips listed in p 22 en attaching the radio to your belt etc to ensure FCC RF ex sure compliance requirements are not exceeded To provide the ipients of your transmission the best sound quality hold the an na at least 5 cm 2 inches from mouth and slightly off to one e ormation listed above provides the user with the information to make him or her aware of ...

Page 4: ...te the transceiver with a headset or er audio accessories at high volume levels CAUTION NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack NOT push the PTT when not actually desiring to transmit OID using or placing the transceiver in direct sunlight or in areas h temperatures below 14 F 10 C or above 122 F 50 C NOT modify the transceiver for any reason EP the transceiver from the heavy rain and Never ...

Page 5: ...nnectors 1 2 D indicator 3 ESSORIES 4 ERY PACKS 5 11 ttery pack replacement 5 ttery cautions 6 ttery charging 7 9 arging NOTE 10 ttery case Option 11 G GR RA AM MM MA AB BL LE E F FU UN NC CT TI IO ON NS S 12 16 neral 12 VENTIONAL OPERATION 17 18 ceiving and transmitting 17 ll procedure 18 ansmitting notes 18 NING 20 ON 21 22 ...

Page 6: ...PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 Switches controls keys and connectors y u Speaker Mic w e r t i 2CH version CH1 CH2 16CH version CH1 to CH16 q S P M IC ...

Page 7: ...ur Icom er SWITCH PTT h and hold to transmit release to receive LER PROGRAMMABLE KEY Lower be programmed for one of several functions by your Icom er ENNA CONNECTOR nects the supplied antenna RX INDICATOR LED see p 3 hts red while transmitting hts green while receiving a signal or squelch is open MIC JACK nects optional speaker microphone Above functions depend on pre setting MicUp MicDown MicA Mi...

Page 8: ...ng a signal X Turns Green while receiving a signal all LED ON When receiving a matched 2 5TONE all LED Blink When receiving a matched 2 5TONE ast Slow scan Blinks while Fast Slow scan is activated w BATT1 You should charge the battery blinks slowly w BATT2 You must charge the battery blinks fast low BATT1 Low BATT1 was detected during TX mode low BATT2 Low BATT2 was detected during TX mode ...

Page 9: ...ssory attachment plied accessories nsceiver comes supplied with the following accessories ible antenna clip nna tenna screws onto the transceiver as ed right clip the belt clip to the transceiver as illustrated below q w ...

Page 10: ... perating period depends on the alkaline cells used BP 208 only utput power is automatically reduced to 1 W to retain sufficient power case of an emergency etc perating period measured with the 2 W model y r e t t a k c a p e g a t l o V y t i c a p a C d o i r e p g n i g r a h C g n i t a r e p O d o i r e p 1 BC 146 208 2 A A r o f e s a c y r e t t a B 6 R e n i l a k l a 6 9 0 2 P V 2 7 s r h...

Page 11: ... be sure to wipe it dry BEFORE attaching it to the eiver the battery terminals to avoid rust or miss contact battery contacts clean It s a good idea to clean battery ter s once a week battery pack seems to have no capacity even after being d completely discharge them then fully charge the battery gain If the battery pack still does not retain a charge or only le charge a new battery pack must be p...

Page 12: ...l BC 144 provides rapid charging of optional battery ks e following are additionally required ne AD 99 depends on version n AC adapter may be supplied with the BC 144 depending on ersion AC adapter BC 145A E V UK BP 209 BP 210 or BP 222 only Charging indicator Check orientation ...

Page 13: ...the diagram at h the spacer er B C to the er with the orientation of the stamp pointing up Push the notch carefully emove the spacer from the r Turn power OFF BP 209 BP 210 or BP 222 attached to the transceiver daptor 45A E V UK Charging indicator Check orientation and Spacer A Spacer B C Check orientation and the spacer com bination as follows ...

Page 14: ... 121 depending on ersion Regular charging with the BC 146 e optional BC 146 pro es regular charging of onal battery pack with hout transceiver e following is additionally uired n optional AC adapter charging spacer is sup ed with BC 146 MULTI CHARGER AC adaptor purchased separately Charge indicator each indicator functions independently Turn power OFF AD 99 Check orientation for correct charg ing ...

Page 15: ...attery pack becomes exhausted want to charge the battery pack more than 300 times the fol points should be observed overcharging batteries must be removed from the charger p charging Batteries should not be charged for more than urs after the LED indicator turns green he battery until it becomes almost completely exhausted normal conditions ery pack life he operating period becomes extremely short...

Page 16: ...y etc D D CAUTIONS Use ALKALINE batteries only Make sure all battery cells are the same brand type and ca pacity Never mix old and new batteries Either of the above may cause a fire hazard or damage the transceiver if ignored Never incinerate used battery cells since internal battery gas may cause them to rupture Never expose a detached battery case to water If the battery case gets wet be sure to...

Page 17: ...mmable switches except tch assigned for the lock function All Key Lock except Lock key Channel select switch Lock nd hold the Lock1 or Lock2 switch for 1 sec to toggle the nction ON and OFF unction may be inhibited on some channels ORITY CHANNEL nction is used to select a pre programmed channel at the a switch e PrioA PrioA Rewrite or PrioB switch to select the pri annel y channel is automatically...

Page 18: ...hannel when receiving a signal ockout SCAN pre programmed list SCAN or Priority SCAN an be pre programmed hen the Power save function is activated the transceiver hecks all pre programmed channels then returns to the Power ave function again HIGH LOW POWER OUTPUT s function selects high or low power for a channel sh the High Low switch to toggle between high and low power ...

Page 19: ...ed while pushing the Moni switch Inaudible condition This condition mutes ALL signals except those directed to you Therefore you should check a channel s condition busy or not with the monitor function before transmitting Push the Moni switch momentarily to select the inaudible condition K AROUND k around function changes duplex channels to simplex chan ex allows you to contact your base station r...

Page 20: ...Station etc in case of emergency sh and hold the Emergency Single repeat switch for 1 sec to vate the emergency function he transceiver selects a pre programmed channel then sends n emergency signal to your Base Station he pre programmed channel remains selected until a control sig al is received from the Base Station or power is turned OFF he emergency call is repeatedly transmitted at pre progra...

Page 21: ... r to use the above functions cloning is necessary via a PC he optional CS F11 cloning software Using this software the iver s model individual RX Code CH TX Code CH Special nk2 must be E in 5Tone screen 5Tone Signaling Form in y CH screen Log RX C No Key Display Common Au t TimerB and other settings related to operation can be set o the HELP file that comes with the CS F11 CLONING SOFT or availab...

Page 22: ...ansceiver may not be pro grammed with the monitor function e transceiver is now set to receive desired calls on the selected nnel nsmitting it for the channel to become clear to avoid interference While pushing and holding PTT speak into the microphone at a normal voice level When a tone signalling system is used the call procedure de scribed at right may be necessary Release PTT to return to rece...

Page 23: ...to call specific station s only and prevent ed stations from contacting you ct the desired Tx code channel or 5 tone code according to System Operator s instructions s may not be necessary depending on programming h the call switch assigned to one of the dealer programma witches Upper and Lower etc transmitting a 5 tone code the remainder of your commu ion can be carried out in the normal fashion ...

Page 24: ...quelch level tight squelch or Lower to decrease the squelch evel loose squelch Squelch level will be fixed after 1 sec Transmitting notes TIME OUT TIMER er continuous transmission for a pre programmed period the e out timer is activated causing the transceiver to stop transmit and automatically select receive PENALTY TIMER ce the time out timer is activated transmission is further inhibited a peri...

Page 25: ...s e master transceiver is used to send data to the slave trans ver e pushing PTT and Upper turn the transceiver s power o enter cloning mode master transceiver only power ON for slave transceiver h PTT on the master transceiver en cloning is finished a Beep tone is emitted two times E DO NOT push the PTT on the slave transceiver during ng This will cause a cloning error n cloning is finished turn ...

Page 26: ...battery pack allows approx 5 5 hours op ation Same as supplied with 2 W models When used with 2 W model CHARGER C 119 DESKTOP CHARGER AD 94 11 or rapid charging of battery packs An AC adapter is supplied ith the charger Charging time 1 5 to 2 hrs C 121 MULTI CHARGER or rapid charging up to 6 battery packs simultaneously An AC dapter may be supplied depending on version Six AD 94 11 s e necessary C...

Page 27: ... SET s you hands free operation Includes PTT and TOT 3 EARPHONE des clear receive audio in noisy environments 8 BELT CLIP e as that supplied with the transceiver 4 BELT CLIP sive alligator type belt clip 8FSC ANTENNA CONNECTOR ADAPTER s you to connect a BNC type antenna 11 CLONING SOFTWARE s you to clone the memory contents of an IC F11 S IC S by PC editing 474 CLONING CABLE ng cable for transceiv...

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