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DSC OPERATION

New2001

Receiving an All Ships call

Whle montorng Channel 70 and an All Shps call s receved:

➥

The emergency alarm sounds for 2 mnutes dependng
on the receved categores.

• Push

[CLR]

to stop the alarm or beeps.

➥

“

DSC

” appears and “RCV ALL SHIPS” scrolls at the chan-

nel comment ndcator.

➥

Push

[ENT]

to montor Channel 16 for an announcement

from the callng vessel, push

[CLR]

to gnore the call.

Scrolls

Receiving a Geographical Area call

Whle montorng Channel 70 and a Geographcal Area call
(for the area you are n) s receved:

➥

The emergency alarm or beeps sound for 2 mnutes de-
pendng on the receved category.

• Push

[CLR]

to stop the alarm or beeps.

➥

“

DSC

” appears and “RCV GEOGRAPHICAL” scrolls at

the channel comment ndcator.

Scrolls

➥

Push

[ENT]

to select the channel specfied by the callng sta-

ton for voce communcaton; push

[CLR]

to gnore the call.

➥

Montor the selected channel for an announcement from
the callng staton.

When no GPS recever s connected or f there s a prob-

lem wth the connected recever, all Geographcal Area
calls are receved, regardless of your poston.

Summary of Contents for IC-M411

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL New2001 iM411 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER ...

Page 2: ...on m Favorite channel function m AquaQuake water draining function IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the transceiver SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL This in struction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC M411 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD DEFINITION R WARNING CAUTION NOTE Personal injury fire hazard or electric shock may occur Equipment damage ma...

Page 3: ...d above INSTALLATION NOTE The installation of this equipment should be made in such a manner as to respect the EC recommended electromagnetic field exposure limits 1999 519 EC The maximum RF power available from this device is 25 watts The antenna should be installed as high as possible for maximum efficiency and that this installation height should be at least 5 meters above ground or accessible ...

Page 4: ...004 09 iii EN 60945 2002 iv EN 60950 1 2001 v EN 300 698 2 V1 1 1 2000 08 vi EN 300 698 3 V1 1 1 2001 05 Type designation iM411 Signature Declare on our sole responsibility that this equipment complies with the essential requirements of the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999 5 EC and that any applicable Essential Test Suite measurements have been performed Version where...

Page 5: ...ls 11 n Starting a scan 11 5 DUALWATCH TRI WATCH 12 n Description 12 n Operation 12 6 DSC OPERATION 13 38 n MMSI code programming 13 n DSC address ID 14 n Position and time programming 17 n Position indication 18 n Distress call 18 n Transmitting DSC calls 21 n Receiving DSC calls 32 n Received messages 36 n Automatic acknowledgement 38 n Offset time 38 7 SET MODE 39 41 n Set mode programming 39 n...

Page 6: ...o direct sunlight such as the dashboard AVOID the use of chemical agents such as benzine or al cohol when cleaning as they may damage the transceiver surfaces If the transceiver becomes dusty or dirty wipe it clean with a soft dry cloth BE CAREFUL The transceiver rear panel will become hot when operating continuously for long periods Place the transceiver in a secure place to avoid inadvertent use...

Page 7: ...ate a ship station which is not licensed Inquire through your dealer or the appropriate government agency for a Ship Radiotelephone license application This government issued license states the call sign which is your craft s identification for radio purposes 2 OPERATOR S LICENSE A Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit is the license most often held by small vessel radio operators when a radio...

Page 8: ...ormal or priority scan when tag channels are programmed Push and hold for 1 sec to set or clear the displayed channel as a tag scanned channel While pushing HI LO located on the microphone push and hold for 3 sec to set or clear all tag channels in the selected channel group u CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS s t GRP Push to select the operating channels Set mode set tings DSC menu items etc pgs 5 6 13 39 Pus...

Page 9: ...tart dualwatch or tri watch p 12 Push to stop dualwatch or tri watch when either is acti vated p 12 0 DSC MENU KEY MENU p 13 Push to toggle the DSC menu ON or OFF n Microphone Microphone q e w q PTT SWITCH PTT Push and hold to transmit release to receive p 7 w CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS Y Z Push to select the operating channels Set mode set tings DSC menu items etc pgs 5 6 13 39 Checks TAG channels chan...

Page 10: ...s when the battery voltage drops to approx 10 V DC or below t DSC INDICATOR Indicates the DSC status DSC appears when a DSC call is received pgs 22 32 POS REPLY appears when a Position Reply call is received p 35 y GPS INDICATOR Appears while valid position data is received Blinks when invalid position data is received Disappears when no GPS receiver is connected u CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT Indicates...

Page 11: ...elect the favorite channels in the selected channel group in sequence when pushed The favorite channels are set by the TAG channel setting p 11 ï Call channel Each regular channel group has a separate leisure use call channel The call channel is monitored during Tri watch The call channels can be programmed p 8 and are used to store your most often used channel in each channel group for quick reca...

Page 12: ...al channels q Push CH DUAL to select a regular channel w Push both s and t on the transceiver to change the channel group if necessary International and U S A channels can be selected in sequence e Push Y or Z to select a channel DUP appears for duplex channels Push and ï ATIS and DSC channels Holland and FRG versions only For Holland and FRG version there are pre programmed 57 ATIS and 57 DSC cha...

Page 13: ...LOW appears when low power is selected Choose low power for short range communications choose high power for longer distance communications Some channels are for low power only y Push and hold PTT to transmit then speak into the mi crophone appears Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission other than DSC u Release PTT to receive IMPORTANT To maximize the readability of your trans mitted signal pa...

Page 14: ...el comments Memory channels can be labeled with alphanumeric com ments of up to 10 characters each for easy channel recogni tion Comment is indicated at the channel comment indicator for about 10 sec after the channel selection and the comment more than 7 characters long automatically scrolls Capital letters small letters except f j k p s v x z 0 to 9 some symbols M and space can be used q Select ...

Page 15: ...AG push Y or Z to adjust the brightness of the LCD and key backlight The backlight is adjustable in 4 levels and OFF n AquaQuake water draining function The IC M411 uses a technology to clear water away from the speaker grill AquaQuake AquaQuake helps drain water away from the speaker housing water that might otherwise muffle the sound coming from the speaker The IC M411 emits a vibrating noise wh...

Page 16: ...mal scan in Set mode p 40 PRIORITY SCAN CH 06 CH 01 CH 16 CH 02 CH 05 CH 04 CH 03 Priority scan searches through all TAG channels in se quence while monitoring Channel 16 When a signal is detected on Channel 16 scan pauses until the signal disappears when a signal is detected on a channel other than Channel 16 scan becomes Dualwatch until the sig nal disappears NORMAL SCAN CH 01 CH 02 CH 06 CH 05 ...

Page 17: ...dure to set all TAG channels n Starting a scan Set scan type Priority or Normal scan and scan resume timer in advance using Set mode p 40 q Push both Y and Z to select the desired channel group if desired w Set TAG channels as described at left e Make sure the squelch is closed to start a scan r Push SCAN TAG to start Priority or Normal scan SCAN blinks at the channel comment indicator during scan...

Page 18: ...s during Tri watch A beep tone sounds and 16 blinks when a signal is received on Channel 16 r To cancel Dualwatch Tri watch push CH DUAL again DUALWATCH TRI WATCH SIMULATION Dualwatch Tri watch Call channel If a signal is received on Channel 16 Dualwatch Tri watch pauses on Channel 16 until the signal disappears If a signal is received on the call channel during Tri watch Tri watch becomes Dualwat...

Page 19: ...e by pushing Y or Z Push CH DUAL or 16 C to move the cursor forward or back ward respectively y After inputting the 9 digit MMSI code push ENT CONFIRMATION scrolls at the channel comment indicator Scrolls u Push ENT then input the same MMSI code as step t for the confirmation i Push ENT to set the code Returns to the normal operation Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition If the different code ...

Page 20: ... Y or Z to select ADD INDV ID push ENT Scrolls r Push Y or Z to set the 9 digit Individual ID push ENT Push CH DUAL or 16 C to move the cursor forward or back ward respectively Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition t Push Y or Z to set up to a 10 character ID name Push CH DUAL or 16 C to move the cursor forward or back ward respectively Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition y Push ENT to p...

Page 21: ...ng and push ENT READY appears t Push ENT to delete the selected address ID and returns to the normal operation D Programming Group ID q Push MENU to enter the DSC menu w Push Y or Z to select ADDRESS push ENT e Push Y or Z to select ADD GROUP ID push ENT Scrolls r Push Y or Z to set the 9 digit Group ID push ENT Push CH DUAL or 16 C to move the cursor forward or back ward respectively Push CLR to ...

Page 22: ...rogram and returns to the normal opera tion D Deleting Group ID q Push MENU to enter the DSC menu w Push Y or Z to select ADDRESS and push ENT e Push Y or Z to select DEL GROUP ID push ENT When no group ID is programmed NO ID is displayed Scrolls r Push Y or Z to select the desired ID name for delet ing and push ENT READY appears t Push ENT to delete the selected group ID and returns to the normal...

Page 23: ... Push CH DUAL or 16 C to move the cursor forward or back ward respectively Push s or t to edit N North latitude or S South latitude when the cursor is on the N or S position and W West lon gitude or E East longitude when the cursor is on the W or E position Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition r After setting the longitude data push ENT to set the current UTC time using s or t Push CH DUAL or...

Page 24: ...C GGA GNS and GLL GPS blinks when the GPS data is invalid n Distress call A Distress call should be transmitted if in the opinion of the Master the ship or a person is in distress and requires im mediate assistance NEVER USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR SHIP OR A PERSON IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY A DISTRESS CALL CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED D Simple call q Confirm no Distress call is ...

Page 25: ...sired Push CLR to transmit a the Cancel ACK call to can cel the Call repeat mode CANCELED is displayed D Regular call The nature of the distress call should be included in the dis tress call q Push MENU to enter the DSC menu w Push s or t to select DISTRESS and push ENT Scrolls e Push s or t to select the nature of the distress push ENT UNDESIGNATED EXPLOSION FLOODING COLLISION GROUNDING CAPSIZING...

Page 26: ...time using s or t then push ENT Push CH DUAL or 16 C to move the cursor forward or back ward respectively Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition y Push DISTRESS for 3 sec to transmit the distress call While pushing DISTRESS the key backlighting is blinking The distress information is stored for 10 minutes Emergency channel Ch70 is automatically selected and the Distress call is transmitted Push...

Page 27: ...el the Call repeat mode CANCELED is displayed may blink instead of position and time indications when the GPS data is invalid or has not been manu ally updated after 4 hours n Transmitting DSC calls To ensure correct operation of the DSC function please make sure you set the squelch correctly p 7 D Transmitting an Individual call The Individual call function allows you to transmit a DSC sig nal to...

Page 28: ...ry only is available Transmitting y Stands by on the intership channel specified in step r until an acknowledgement is received WAIT ACK scrolls at the channel comment indicator Scrolls u When the acknowledgement is received DSC appears and RCV ABLE ACK or RCV UNABLE ACK scrolls at the channel comment indicator with beeps Push CLR to stop the beep Able to comply is received Unable to comply is rec...

Page 29: ...ual call Scrolls e Push Y or Z to select the desired individual address push ENT Scrolls r Push Y or Z to select the acknowledgement ABLE or UNABLE push ENT UNABLE selection will transmit the reason No Reason Given After pushing ENT Channel 70 is automatically selected and READY appears at the channel comment indicator ABLE is selected Push t Push ENT to transmit the acknowledgement call to the se...

Page 30: ...el push ENT Intership channels are already preset into the transceiver in recommending order After pushing ENT Channel 70 is automatically selected and READY appears at the channel comment indicator Push t Push ENT to transmit the Group call If Channel 70 is busy the transceiver stands by until the chan nel becomes clear Routine category only is available Transmitting y After the Group call has be...

Page 31: ...red category push ENT Output power of Routine category is 1 W low power only The selectable category may differ according to the pro grammed setting Ask your dealer for the available categories r Push Y or Z to select the desired ITU channel push ENT After pushing ENT Channel 70 is automatically selected and READY appears at the channel comment indicator Push t Push ENT to transmit the All Ships c...

Page 32: ...S REQUEST push ENT Scrolls e Push Y or Z to select the desired pre programmed Individual address push ENT The ID code must be set in advance p 14 After pushing ENT Channel 70 is automatically selected and READY appears at the channel comment indicator Scrolls Push r Push ENT to transmit the Position Request call Transmitting t After the Position Request call has been transmitted re turns to the no...

Page 33: ...d individual address push ENT Scrolls r The position information appears Input your position data latitude and longitude directly with Y or Z p 17 t After editing the position data push ENT to set Then edit the current UTC time directly with Y or Z p 17 push ENT After pushing ENT Channel 70 is automatically selected and READY appears at the channel comment indicator y Push ENT to transmit the Posi...

Page 34: ...t POLL REQUEST push ENT Scrolls e Push Y or Z to select the desired pre programmed Individual address push ENT The ID code must be set in advance p 14 After pushing ENT Channel 70 is automatically selected and READY appears at the channel comment indicator Scrolls Push r Push ENT to transmit the Polling Request call Transmitting t After the Polling Request call has been transmitted re turns to the...

Page 35: ... ENT POLL REPLY item appears after receiving a Polling Request call Scrolls e Push Y or Z to select the desired individual address push ENT After pushing ENT Channel 70 is automatically selected and READY appears at the channel comment indicator Scrolls Push r Push ENT to transmit the Polling Reply call Transmitting t After the Polling Reply call has been transmitted returns to the normal operatio...

Page 36: ...o stations involved q Push MENU to enter the DSC menu w Push s or t to select TEST CALL and push ENT Scrolls e Push Y or Z to select the desired pre programmed coast station address push ENT The ID code must be set in advance p 14 After pushing ENT Channel 70 is automatically selected and READY appears at the channel comment indicator Scrolls Push r Push ENT to transmit the Test call If Channel 70...

Page 37: ...elect TEST ACK push ENT TEST ACK item appears after receiving a Polling Request call Scrolls e Push Y or Z to select the desired individual address push ENT After pushing ENT Channel 70 is automatically selected and READY appears at the channel comment indicator Scrolls Push r Push ENT to transmit the Test Ack call Transmitting t After the Test Ack call has been transmitted returns to the normal o...

Page 38: ...minutes Push any key to stop the alarm DSC appears and RCV DISTRESS ACK scrolls at the channel comment indicator then Channel 16 is selected automatically Scrolls D Receiving a Distress Relay call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress Relay is re ceived The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes Push any key to stop the alarm DSC appears and RCV RELAY scrolls at the channel com ment indicator t...

Page 39: ... channel speci fied by the calling station for voice communication de pending on your replying condition See p 23 for Individual acknowledgement call procedure for details push CLR other key to ignore the call D Receiving a Group call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Group call is received The emergency alarm or beeps sound for 2 minutes de pending on the received category Push CLR to stop the al...

Page 40: ... call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Geographical Area call for the area you are in is received The emergency alarm or beeps sound for 2 minutes de pending on the received category Push CLR to stop the alarm or beeps DSC appears and RCV GEOGRAPHICAL scrolls at the channel comment indicator Scrolls Push ENT to select the channel specified by the calling sta tion for voice communication push CLR ...

Page 41: ...e beeps Push ENT to reply to the call push CLR to ignore the call Scrolls D Receiving a Position Reply call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Position Request Reply call is received DSC and POS REPLY appear in the display The Latitude and Longitude from the called station is dis played and scrolled at the channel comment indicator in order of Latitude co ordinates and then Longitude co ordinates N...

Page 42: ... DSC appears and RCV TEST ACK scrolls at the chan nel comment indicator The beeps sound for 2 minutes Push CLR to stop the beeps Push ENT to reply to the call push CLR to ignore the call Scrolls n Received messages The transceiver automatically stores up to 20 distress mes sages and 20 other messages The messages can be used as an assistance to the logbook D Distress message q Push MENU to enter t...

Page 43: ...menu Scrolls D Other messages q Push MENU to enter the DSC menu w Push s or t to select DSC LOG and push ENT e Push s or t to select OTHER push ENT r Push s or t to select the desired message push ENT M appears when the unread messages is selected Scrolls t The message information scrolls The stored message has various information Push CLR to exit the condition Push and hold CLR for 1 sec to delet...

Page 44: ...ENT to set the condition Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition n Offset time This item sets the offset time from the UTC Universal Time Coordinated time q Push MENU to enter the DSC menu w Push s or t to select OFFSET TIME and push ENT Scrolls e Set the offset time from the UTC Universal Time Coordi nated time using s or t Push CH DUAL or 16 C to move the cursor forward or back ward respective...

Page 45: ... to enter Set mode SCAN appears at the channel comment indicator e After the display appears release 16 C r Push 16 C to select the desired item if necessary t Push Y or Z to select the desired condition of the item y Turn power OFF then ON again to exit Set mode D SET MODE CONSTRUCTION Dual Tri watch Scan resume timer Operation beep AF level adjustment LCD Contrast LCD Backlight Favorite channel ...

Page 46: ...se OFF or timer scan ON ON The scan pauses 5 sec and resumes even if a signal has been received on any other channel than Chan nel 16 OFF The scan pauses until the signal disappears Scan timer OFF default Scan timer ON D Dual Tri watch This item can be selected as Dualwatch or Tri watch p 12 Dualwatch default Tri watch D Operation beep You can select the silent operation by turning beep tones OFF ...

Page 47: ...ntrast level 3 default Scrolls D AF level adjustment When turning the power ON a beep is emitted to adjust the audio frequency level via VOL Select the time period for the beep emission from 2 5 8 10 sec or OFF AF level 2 default AF level OFF D Favorite channel This item sets the Favorite channel function ON or OFF The favorite channels are set by the TAG channel setting p 11 FAVORITE scrolls at t...

Page 48: ...er conductor NMEA NMEA CAUTION After connecting the DC power cable GPS receiver jack and external speaker jack cover the con nector and jacks with an adhesive tape as shown below to prevent water seeping into the transceiver Rubber vulcanizing tape r ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connects a marine VHF antenna with a PL 259 connec tor to the transceiver CAUTION Transmitting without an antenna may dam age the t...

Page 49: ...iver stops functioning track down the source of the problem if possible and replace the dam aged fuse with a new one of the proper rating Fuse rating 10 A n Cleaning If the transceiver becomes dusty or dirty wipe it clean with a soft dry cloth AVOID the use of solvents such as benzene or alcohol as they may damage transceiver surfaces n Supplied accessories The following accessories are supplied M...

Page 50: ... screws 5 20 to a surface which is more than 10 mm thick and can support more than 5 kg Mount the transceiver so that the face of the transceiver is at 90 to your line of sight when operating it CAUTION KEEP the transceiver and microphone at least 1 meter away from your vessel s magnetic navigation compass NOTE Check the installation angle the function display may not be easy to read at some angle...

Page 51: ...anel or wherever you plan to mount the transceiver w Slide the transceiver through the hole as shown below e Attach the clamps on either side of the transceiver with 2 supplied bolts 5 8 mm Make sure that the clamps align parallel to the transceiver body r Tighten the end bolts on the clamps rotate clockwise so that the clamps press firmly against the inside of the in strument control panel t Tigh...

Page 52: ...ansceiver Transmitting is impos sible or high power can not be selected Some channels are for low power or re ceive only The output power is set to low pgs 5 6 50 p 7 Change channels Push HI LO on the microphone to select high power Scan does not start TAG channel is not programmed Set the desired channels as TAG channels p 11 No beeps Beep tones are turned OFF Turn the beep tone ON in Set mode p ...

Page 53: ...itter RF output power 25 W 1 W Modulation system Variable reactance frequency modulation Max frequency deviation 5 0 kHz Spurious emissions Less than 0 25 µW Adjacent channel power More than 70 dB Audio harmonic distortion Less than 10 at 60 deviation Residual modulation More than 40 dB Audio frequency response 1 to 3 dB of 6 dB octave range from 300 to 3000 Hz D Receiver Receive system Double con...

Page 54: ...D Dimensions 148 139 5 78 164 28 3 14 2 111 2 60 6 Unit mm 48 10 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTION New2001 ...

Page 55: ...49 10 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTION New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 n Option MB 69 flush mount kit For mounting the transceiver to a panel ...

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Page 59: ...Unit mm 164 78 149 61 6 R8 Max NOTE The solid line is the line to use when cutting into the dash helm The dotted line shows the outline of the IC M411 s front panel once the radio is fitted into the hole Do not follow the dotted line when making the hole in your dash helm ...

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Page 61: ...New2001 MEMO New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ...

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Page 63: ...MEMO New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ...

Page 64: ...ka 547 0003 Japan New2001 A 6615D 1EU a Printed in Japan 2007 Icom Inc Printed on recycled paper with soy ink Intended Country of Use AT FI IT PL GB RO BE FR LV PT IS TR CY DE LT SK LI HR CZ GR LU SI NO DK HU MT ES CH EE IE NL SE BG ...

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