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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

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Page 1: ...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 F11_F21 1 IM 03 4 1 10 18 Page 29 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...ion 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 Measurement of Pot...

Page 3: ... 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 sound quality hold the an tenna at least 5 cm 2 inches from mouth and slightly off to one side The information listed above provides the user with the information needed to make him or her aware of RF exposure and what...

Page 4: ...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 AVOID using or placing the transceiver in direct sunlight or in areas with temperatures below 14 F 10 C or above 122 F 50 C DO NOT modify the transceiver for any reason KEEP the transceiver from the heavy rain and Never i...

Page 5: ...SSORIES 4 3 BATTERY PACKS 5 11 Battery pack replacement 5 Battery cautions 6 Battery charging 7 9 Charging NOTE 10 Battery case Option 11 4 4 P PR RO OG GR RA AM MM MA AB BL LE E F FU UN NC CT TI IO ON NS S 12 16 General 12 5 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION 17 18 Receiving and transmitting 17 Call procedure 18 Transmitting notes 18 6 CLONING 20 7 OPTION 21 22 IC F11_F21 1 IM 03 4 1 10 18 Page 5 1 1 ...

Page 6: ...1 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 SP MIC IC F11_F21 1 IM 03 4 1 10 18 Page 6 1 1 ...

Page 7: ...it release to receive t DEALER PROGRAMMABLE KEY Lower Can be programmed for one of several functions by your Icom dealer y ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connects the supplied antenna u TX RX INDICATOR LED see p 3 Lights red while transmitting Lights green while receiving a signal or squelch is open i SP MIC JACK Connects optional speaker microphone NOTE Above functions depend on pre setting Red Upper Lower Mi...

Page 8: ...Green while receiving a signal Call LED ON When receiving a matched 2 5TONE Call LED Blink When receiving a matched 2 5TONE Fast Slow scan Blinks while Fast Slow scan is activated 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 during TX mode IC F11_F21 1 I...

Page 9: ...ceiver comes supplied with the following accessories q Flexible antenna w Belt clip D Antenna The antenna screws onto the transceiver as illustrated right D Belt clip Attach the belt clip to the transceiver as illustrated below q w IC F11_F21 1 IM 03 4 1 10 18 Page 9 1 1 ...

Page 10: ...d 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 with the 2 W model y r e t t a B 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 BP 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 B V 2 7 s r ...

Page 11: ... 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 week If your battery pack seems to have no capacity even after being charged completely discharge them then fully charge the battery pack again If the battery pack still does not retain a charge or only very little charge ...

Page 12: ...pid charging of optional battery packs The following are additionally required One AD 99 depends on version An AC adapter may be supplied with the BC 144 depending on version AC adapter BC 145A E V UK BP 209 BP 210 or BP 222 only Charging indicator Check orientation IC F11_F21 1 IM 03 4 1 10 18 Page 12 1 1 ...

Page 13: ...tach the spacer Spacer B C to the adapter with the orientation of the stamp pointing up NOTE Push the notch carefully when remove the spacer from the adapter 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 IC F11_F21 1 IM 03 4 1 10 18 Pa...

Page 14: ...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 optional AC adapter A charging spacer is sup plied 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: ...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 Batteries should not be charged for more than 15 hours after the LED indicator turns green Use the battery until it becomes almost completely exhausted under normal conditions D D Battery pack life When the operating period ...

Page 16: ...S 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 wipe it dry befo...

Page 17: ... for the lock function Lock1 All Key Lock except Lock key Lock2 Channel select switch Lock Push and hold the Lock1 or Lock2 switch for 1 sec to toggle the lock function ON and OFF This function may be inhibited on some channels D D PRIORITY CHANNEL This function is used to select a pre programmed channel at the push of a switch Push the PrioA PrioA Rewrite or PrioB switch to select the pri ority c...

Page 18: ...ng a signal Lockout SCAN pre programmed list SCAN or Priority SCAN can be pre programmed When the Power save function is activated the transceiver checks all pre programmed channels then returns to the Power save function again D D HIGH LOW POWER OUTPUT This function selects high or low power for a channel Push the High Low switch to toggle between high and low power IC F11_F21 1 IM 03 4 1 10 18 P...

Page 19: ...dible 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 D D TALK AROUND The talk around function changes duplex channels to simplex chan nels Duplex allows you to contact your base station repeaters etc S...

Page 20: ...e of emergency Push and hold the Emergency Single repeat switch for 1 sec to activate the emergency function The transceiver selects a pre programmed channel then sends an emergency signal to your Base Station The pre programmed channel remains selected until a control sig nal is received from the Base Station or power is turned OFF The emergency call is repeatedly transmitted at pre programmed in...

Page 21: ...tions cloning is necessary via a PC using the optional CS F11 cloning software Using this software the transceiver s model individual RX Code CH TX Code CH Special Tone Link2 must be E in 5Tone screen 5Tone Signaling Form in Memory CH screen Log RX C No Key Display Common Au toReset TimerB and other settings related to operation can be set Refer to the HELP file that comes with the CS F11 CLONING ...

Page 22: ...ammed with the monitor function The transceiver is now set to receive desired calls on the selected channel Transmitting Wait for the channel to become clear to avoid interference e 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 r Release PTT to return to receive IMPORTANT...

Page 23: ...d prevent unwanted stations from contacting you q Select the desired Tx code channel or 5 tone code according to your System Operator s instructions This may not be necessary depending on programming w Push the call switch assigned to one of the dealer programma ble switches Upper and Lower etc e After transmitting a 5 tone code the remainder of your commu nication can be carried out in the normal...

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

Page 25: ...used to send data to the slave trans ceiver w While pushing PTT and Upper turn the transceiver s power on to enter cloning mode master transceiver only power ON only for slave transceiver e Push PTT on the master transceiver When cloning is finished a Beep tone is emitted two times NOTE DO NOT push the PTT on the slave transceiver during cloning This will cause a cloning error r When cloning is fi...

Page 26: ... 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 adapter is supplied with the charger Charging time 1 5 to 2 hrs BC 121 MULTI CHARGER For rapid charging up to 6 battery packs simultaneously An AC adapter may be supplied depending on version Six AD 94 11 s are necessary Chargi...

Page 27: ...Includes PTT and TOT SP 13 EARPHONE Provides clear receive audio in noisy environments MB 68 BELT CLIP Same as that supplied with the transceiver MB 74 BELT CLIP Exclusive alligator type belt clip AD 98FSC ANTENNA CONNECTOR ADAPTER Allows you to connect a BNC type antenna CS F11 CLONING SOFTWARE Allows you to clone the memory contents of an IC F11 S IC F21 S by PC editing OPC 474 CLONING CABLE Clo...

Page 28: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A 6021H 1EX q Printed in Japan 2001 Icom Inc Count on us IC F11 F21S series IC F11_F21 1 IM 03 4 1 10 18 Page 28 1 1 ...

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