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BATTERY PACKS

D

Rapid charging with the BC-144+AD-99

D

D

Spacer combination.

• Be sure to attach the

spacer (Spacer B/C) to
the adaptor (Spacer A)
with the orientation as il-
lustrated in the diagram at
right.

• Attach the spacer

(Spacer B/C) to the adap-
tor with the orientation of the stamp “

” pointing up.

NOTE:

Push the notch carefully

when removing the spacer from the
adaptor. 

Turn power OFF

BP-209, BP-210

or BP-222 attached

to the transceiver.

AC adaptor
BC-145A/E/V/UK

Charging indicator

Check orientation

and 

Spacer A

Spacer B/C

Check orientation
and the spacer com-
bination as follows.

Summary of Contents for IC-F21GM

Page 1: ...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...

Page 2: ...ET Bulletin 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 S...

Page 3: ...e Icom belt clips listed in p 22 when attaching the radio to your belt etc to ensure FCC RF ex posure compliance requirements are not exceeded To provide the recipients of your transmission the best s...

Page 4: ...s within their neigh bourhood and while on group outings Eight GMRS channels are authorized for repeater operation You must obtain a license for a GMRS system Application is made on FCC Form 605 or on...

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Page 6: ...the transceiver with a headset or other audio accessories at high volume levels R CAUTION NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack DO NOT push the PTT when not actually desiring to transmit AVOI...

Page 7: ...replacement 5 Battery cautions 6 Battery charging 7 9 Charging NOTE 10 Battery case Option 11 4 4 S SE ET T M MO OD DE E 12 19 Set mode 12 5 OPERATION 20 22 Receiving and transmitting 20 Setting squel...

Page 8: ...1 PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 Switches controls keys and connectors y u Speaker Mic w e r t q i SP M IC CH1 CH16 Mic UP Mic A Mic Down Mic B HM 75A OPTION...

Page 9: ...sh and hold to open the noise tone squelch Push to turn the noise tone squelch ON r PTT SWITCH PTT Push and hold to transmit release to receive t WIDE NARROW KEY W N p 22 Push to select Wide FM mode P...

Page 10: ...a signal Low BATT1 You should charge the battery blinks slowly Low BATT2 You must charge the battery blinks fast TX low BATT1 Low BATT1 was detected during TX mode TX low BATT2 Low BATT2 was detected...

Page 11: ...ssories The transceiver comes supplied with the following accessories q Flexible antenna w Belt clip D Antenna The antenna screws onto the transceiver as illustrated at right D Belt clip Attach the be...

Page 12: ...0 1 Operating period depends on the alkaline cells used BP 208 only 2 Output power is automatically reduced to 1 W to retain sufficient power in case of an emergency etc 3 Operating period measured wi...

Page 13: ...sure to wipe it dry BEFORE attaching it to the transceiver Clean the battery terminals to avoid rust or miss contact Keep battery contacts clean It s a good idea to clean battery ter minals once a we...

Page 14: ...BC 144 provides rapid charging of optional battery packs The following are additionally required One AD 99 depends on version An AC adaptor may be supplied with the BC 144 depending on version AC ada...

Page 15: ...iagram at right Attach the spacer Spacer B C to the adap tor with the orientation of the stamp pointing up NOTE Push the notch carefully when removing the spacer from the adaptor Turn power OFF BP 209...

Page 16: ...pending on version D Regular charging with the BC 146 The optional BC 146 pro vides regular charging of optional battery pack with without transceiver The following is additionally required An optiona...

Page 17: ...ecomes exhausted If you want to charge the battery pack more than 300 times the fol lowing points should be observed Avoid overcharging batteries must be removed from the charger to stop charging Batt...

Page 18: ...ncy 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...

Page 19: ...OPERATION The Simplex Duplex function changes duplex operation to sim plex operation pgs 13 14 D D SETTING THE CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System encoder decoder are stand...

Page 20: ...to toggle between Low1 1 W Pi Low2 2 W PiPi and High 4 W PiPiPi e Turn the power OFF and then ON again D D SETTING THE SIMPLEX DUPLEX OPERATION The Simplex Duplex function changes duplex channels to s...

Page 21: ...462 6875 462 7125 Auto Scan Wide Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Note White Black Orange Frequency channel list 1 Simpl...

Page 22: ...ep Pi is emitted r Push PTT the necessary number of times to choose the 10 digit of the desired channel from the channel list t Push MONI Confirmation beep is emitted See p 17 y Push PTT the necessary...

Page 23: ...0 31 Freq 107 2 110 9 114 8 118 8 123 0 127 3 131 8 136 5 141 3 146 2 151 4 156 7 159 8 162 2 165 5 167 9 No 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 No 48 49 50 51 52 Freq 233 6 241 8 250 3 25...

Page 24: ...number You can assign different numbers to CH 1 to CH 15 independently q While pushing and holding PTT MONI W N turn OFF VOL to power ON w Select the desired CH 1 to CH 15 that you want to assign the...

Page 25: ...Confirmation beep is emitted See p 17 2 Turn the power OFF and then ON again Example To assign code 261 normal as CH12 q While pushing and holding PTT MONI W N turn OFF VOL to power ON w Select CH 12...

Page 26: ...unicate with unknown CTCSS channel number stations CTCSS FIND scans all of the CTCSS channels then stops when a tone frequency is detected q While pushing and holding MONI W N turn OFF VOL to power ON...

Page 27: ...on and adjust VOL to a comfortable lis tening level When no transmission is heard push and hold MONI while adjusting VOL The transceiver is now set to receive desired calls on the selected channel Tra...

Page 28: ...ted 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 D D TIME OUT TI...

Page 29: ...1 sec Auto scan function Auto scan function proceeds in sequence from lower channel to higher channel numbers Scanning searches for signals automati cally and makes it easier to locate new stations f...

Page 30: ...ery pack allows approx 5 5 hours op eration Same as supplied with 2 W models When used with 2 W model D D CHARGER BC 119 DESKTOP CHARGER AD 94 11 For rapid charging of battery packs An AC adaptor is s...

Page 31: ...ble function key Mic Up Mic Down Mic A Mic B HM 131L has moisture proof construction HS 51 HEAD SET Allows you hands free operation Includes PTT and TOT SP 13 EARPHONE Provides clear receive audio in...

Page 32: ...1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A 6023D 1GM q Printed in Japan 2001 Icom Inc Count on us...

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