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MDC 1200 OPERATION

MDC 1200 system operation

The MDC 1200 signaling system enhances your transceiver’s
capabilities. It allows PTT ID, Selective Calling, CallAlert,
Radio Check, Stun, Revive, Status, Messaging and
Emergency signaling. Also, the dispatcher can stun and
revive transceivers on the system.

An additional feature of MDC 1200 found in Icom transceivers
is called aliasing. Each transceiver on the system has a
unique ID number. Aliasing allows the substitution of an
alphanumeric name for this ID number. For transmit, you can
use this alias to select a transceiver to call. For receive, the
alias of the calling station is displayed instead of the ID.

Please note that your dealer has set one of the programma-
ble keys (IC-F70 series: 

[EMERGENCY]

[UP]

[DOWN]

[MONITOR]

[P0]

[P1]

[P2]

and 

[P3]

, IC-F1700 series:

[UP]

*, 

[DOWN]

*, 

[P0]

[P1]

[P2]

[P3]

and 

[P4]

) for MDC

1200 operation.

* IC-F1810, IC-F1821/D, IC-F2810 and IC-F2821/D only

NOTE: 

In this operating guide, the following functions are

assigned to the IC-F70 series for LCD description.
[P0]; MDC Call
[P1]; MDC SelCall
[P2]; MDC CallAlert

Transmitting a call

D

D

Transmitting a Selective Call

Selective calling allows you to make a call to a specific station
or to a particular group. Other MDC 1200 transceivers on the
channel will not receive a selective call that does not match
their station or group ID’s.

q

Push 

[MDC Call]

to enter the MDC menu selection mode.

• Or push 

[MDC SelCall]

to enter the transceiver alias selection

mode. In this case, skip step 

w

.

For IC-F1700 series

For IC-F70 series

w

Push 

[MDC Call]

again to enter the transceiver alias selec-

tion mode.

e

Select the desired alias using 

[CH Up]

[CH Down]

[MDC

Up]

or 

[MDC Down]

.

r

Push and hold 

[PTT]

to transmit the selective call to the

selected station, then speak into the microphone.

• “

” (for IC-F1700 series) or “

” (for IC-F70 series) appears.

t

Release 

[PTT]

to receive.

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Summary of Contents for IC-F1700

Page 1: ...OPERATING GUIDE GUIDE TO OPERATING LAND TRANSCEIVERS WITH MDC 1200 SYSTEM...

Page 2: ...C F1821 D VHF MOBILE TRANSCEIVERS IC F2710 IC F2721 D IC F2810 and IC F2821 D UHF MOBILE TRANSCEIVERS NOTE In this operating guide the LCD illustration is described using the 2 lines indication mode T...

Page 3: ...ERT STUN REVIVE RADIOCHK STATUS and MSG using CH Up CH Down MDC Up or MDC Down After selection push this key again to enter the transceiver alias or message channel selection mode While in the transce...

Page 4: ...and P4 for MDC 1200 operation IC F1810 IC F1821 D IC F2810 and IC F2821 D only NOTE In this operating guide the following functions are assigned to the IC F70 series for LCD description P0 MDC Call P...

Page 5: ...the alert CA FAIL is displayed if the targeted station does not send an acknowledgement u After a specified time period has passed the transceiver will return to receive D DTransmitting a Stun Call S...

Page 6: ...iod has passed the transceiver will return to receive D DTransmitting a Radio Check Call Radio check call allows you to determine whether another transceiver is turned on within range and on channel w...

Page 7: ...TUS using CH Up CH Down MDC Up or MDC Down For IC F1700 series For IC F70 series e Push MDC Call again to enter the status message selec tion mode For IC F1700 series For IC F70 series r Select the de...

Page 8: ...70 series e Push MDC Call again to enter the pre programmed mes sage selection mode For IC F1700 series For IC F70 series r Select the desired message using CH Up CH Down MDC Up or MDC Down t Push PTT...

Page 9: ...me until it receives an acknowledge ment signal The emergency call can be transmitted without a beep emis sion and LCD indication change depends on the setting With MDC 1200 Emergency the transceiver...

Page 10: ...a Emergency Call q When an emergency call is received Beeps sound The calling station ID or alias and EMG EMG are displayed alternately until turning power OFF the channel changing etc For IC F1700 s...

Page 11: ...splay indication D DReceiving a Status Message When a Status Message is received Beeps sound The calling station ID or alias and the status message are dis played once For IC F1700 series For IC F70 s...

Page 12: ...1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A 6406H 3EX Printed in Japan 2006 Icom Inc Printed on recycled paper with soy ink...

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