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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

New2001

iM603

VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER

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Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL New2001 iM603 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER IC M603 qxd 06 7 28 1 46 PM Page A 1 1 ...

Page 2: ... two COMMANDMICIII s can be connected 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 M603 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD DEFINITION R WARNING CAUTION NOTE Personal injury fire hazard or electric shock may occur Equipment damage may occur Recommended for optim...

Page 3: ...ed for long periods actual recommendation lim its are specified as an average of 6 minutes Normally the transmitter is not active for long periods of time Some radio li censes will require that a timer circuit automatically cuts the transmitter after 1 2 minutes etc Similarly some types of transmitter SSB CW AM etc have a lower average output power and the perceived risk is even lower USING DIGITA...

Page 4: ... 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan Kind of equipment VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER This compliances is based on conformity with the following harmonised standards specifications or documents i EN 301 025 2 V1 2 1 2004 09 ii EN 301 025 3 V1 2 1 2004 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 iM603 Signature Declare on ou...

Page 5: ... scan 15 6 DSC OPERATION 16 38 MMSI code programming 16 DSC address ID 16 Position and Time programming 18 Position and Time indication 19 GPS information indication 19 Distress call 20 Transmitting DSC calls 23 Receiving DSC calls 32 Received messages 36 DSC Set mode 37 7 OTHER FUNCTIONS 39 42 Intercom operation 39 Hailer operation 40 Automatic foghorn 41 RX speaker function 42 8 SET MODE 43 45 S...

Page 6: ... C or in areas subject to di rect 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...

Page 7: ...tion 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 is not requir...

Page 8: ... LL L appears when call channel is selected Push and hold for 3 sec to enter call channel program ming condition when call channel is selected p 10 While pushing and holding H L push to enter channel comments programming condition p 11 While turning power ON push to enter Set mode p 43 u SELECTOR DIAL SELECTOR pgs 7 9 Rotate to select the operating channels set mode con tents etc i DIAL KEY DIAL S...

Page 9: ...tion Most of secondary function except TAG channel setting RX speaker and Auto foghorn functions can be cleared or can celled when CLR is pushed Number input 1 Comment input 1 Q Z q z or space After pushing F push to turn the Dualwatch function ON or OFF p 13 Number input 2 Comment input 2 A B C a b or c After pushing F push to turn the Tri watch function ON or OFF p 13 Number input 3 Comment inpu...

Page 10: ... Comment input 0 and symbols After pushing F push to activate an optional Voice scrambler function p 12 The optional Voice Scrambler function cannot be used on Channel 16 and 70 Push to enter the input channel comment se lected item etc Push to clear the entered data Function display q RX SPEAKER INDICATOR p 42 Appears during the RX speaker mode w POWER INDICATOR p 9 2 25 5W W appears when high po...

Page 11: ... o T Ti im me e appears when no GPS receiver is con nected and no time data is input manually 1 POSITION INDICATOR Shows the GPS position data may blink every 2 sec instead of position data when the GPS position data is invalid In such a case the last position data is held for up to 23 5 hours may blink every 2 sec instead of position data 4 hours after the position data is input manually up until...

Page 12: ...ode settings etc pgs 7 9 43 Checks TAG channels changes scanning direction or resumes the scan manually during scan p 15 e TRANSMIT POWER KEY HI LO Push to toggle the power high and low p 9 Some channels are set to low power only While pushing and holding HI LO turn power ON to toggle the Microphone lock function ON and OFF p 10 Speaker Microphone q e w IC M603 qxd 06 7 28 1 46 PM Page 6 1 1 ...

Page 13: ...15 D D 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 10 and are used to store your most often used channel in each channel group for quick recall Push and hold 6 C for 1 sec to select the call channel of the selected channel group C CA AL LL L and call channel number appear Each c...

Page 14: ...he microphone also selects a channel ï ï ATIS and DSC channels Holland and FRG versions only For Holland and FRG version there are pre programmed 57 ATIS and 57 DSC channels in addition to 58 Holland version or 56 FRG version International channels FRG version only q Push DIAL to select a regular channel w While pushing and holding H L push DIAL to change the channel group if necessary Internation...

Page 15: ...e spectively 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 T TX X 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 pause a few sec after...

Page 16: ... to cancel The channel number stops blinking Microphone lock function The Microphone lock function electrically locks Y Z and HI LO keys on the supplied microphone This prevents ac cidental channel changes and function access While pushing and holding HI LO on the microphone turn power ON to toggle the Microphone lock function ON and OFF Display backlight The function display and keys can be backl...

Page 17: ...l com ments if desired Available characters AquaQuake water draining function The IC M603 uses a new technology to clear water away from the speaker grill AquaQuake AquaQuake helps drain water away from the speaker housing water that might oth erwise muffle the sound coming from the speaker The IC M603 emits a vibrating noise when this function is being used While pushing and holding H L turn powe...

Page 18: ...mbler unit is in stalled In order to understand one another all transceivers in your group must have the same scramble code This func tion may not be available depending on dealer setting Depends on the installed scrambler unit q While pushing and holding 6 C push POWER to enter Set mode Turn power OFF in advance w After the display appears release 6 C e Rotate SELECTOR to select the S Sc cr ra am...

Page 19: ...on the call channel during Tri watch Tri watch becomes Dualwatch until the signal disappears To transmit on the selected channel during Dualwatch Tri watch push and hold PTT Dualwatch Tri watch Call channel Example Operating Tri watch on INT Channel 25 25W 25W INT INT DUP DUP TAG TAG TRI TRI 16 16 34 34 34 506N 34 506N 123 123 23 236W 23 236W UTC UTC 12 12 00 00 TELEPHONE TELEPHONE BUSY BUSY 25W 2...

Page 20: ...ode p 43 NORMAL SCAN Normal scan like priority scan searches through all TAG channels in sequence However unlike priority scan Chan nel 16 is not checked unless Channel 16 is set as a TAG channel CH 01 CH 02 CH 06 CH 05 CH 04 CH 03 PRIORITY SCAN Priority scan searches through all TAG channels in se quence while monitoring Channel 16 When a signal is de tected on Channel 16 scan pauses until the si...

Page 21: ...o select the 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 F then push 4 to start Priority or Normal scan P PR RI I S SC CA AN N 1 16 6 or N NO OR RM MA AL L S SC CA AN N appears in the display When a signal is detected scan pauses until the signal disap pears or resumes after pausing 5 sec according to Set mode setting Ch...

Page 22: ... named with up to 10 characters D D Programming Individual ID q Enter A Ad dd d I IN ND DV V I ID D in DSC Set up menu w Set the individual ID and ID name directly with the keypad Edit the 9 digits of the appropriate distress ID directly with the keypad Rotate SELECTOR to move the cursor backward or forward Push CE to clear the ID and name Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition e Push ENT to pr...

Page 23: ...it t push ENT to return to DSC menu Repeat again to return to the normal operation condition D D Deleting Group ID q Enter D DE EL L G Gr ro ou up p I ID D in DSC Set up menu When no address ID is programmed N No o I ID D is displayed Push CLR to exit w Rotate SELECTOR to select the desired ID name for deleting e Push ENT to delete the selected group ID and return to the DSC Set up menu r Push CLR...

Page 24: ... longitude Rotate SELECTOR to move the cursor backward or forward Push CE to clear the position data Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition e After editing the position data push ENT to set Then edit the current UTC time with the keypad Rotate SELECTOR to move the cursor backward or forward Push CE to clear the time Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition r Push ENT to set the time and return...

Page 25: ...ece dence is RMC GGA GNS and GLL When sentence formatter RMC is received time indi cation includes a date Thus the UTC or Local indi cation is not displayed may blink instead of position and time indications when the GPS data is invalid or has not been manually updated after 4 hours GPS information indication When a GPS receiver NMEA0183 ver 2 0 or 3 01 is con nected the transceiver displays the G...

Page 26: ...it the Distress call Emergency channel Channel 70 is automatically selected and the Distress call is transmitted When no GPS is connected input your position and UTC time if possible While pushing DISTRESS the key backlighting blinks e After transmitting the call the transceiver waits for an ac knowledgment call on Channel 70 The Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3 5 to 4 5 minutes ...

Page 27: ...nter D Di is st tr re es ss s S Se et tt ti in ng g in DSC menu w Rotate SELECTOR to select the nature of the distress push ENT Undesignated Explosion Flooding Collision Grounding Capsizing Sinking Adrift Disable adrift Abandoning Aban doning ship Piracy Piracy attack and MOB Man overboard are available The selected nature of the distress is stored for 10 minutes after selecting is finished When a...

Page 28: ... clear the time Push CLR to cancel and exit the condition t Push DISTRESS for 5 sec to transmit the Distress call While pushing DISTRESS the key backlighting blinks The selected nature of the distress is stored for 10 minutes y After transmitting the Distress call the transceiver waits for an acknowledgment call on Channel 70 The Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3 5 to 4 5 min Afte...

Page 29: ...SC function please make sure you set the squelch correctly p 9 D D Transmitting an Individual call The Individual call function allows you to transmit a DSC sig nal to a specific ship only q Enter I In nd di iv vi id du ua al l C Ca al ll l in DSC menu w Rotate SELECTOR to select the desired pre pro grammed individual address or M Ma an nu ua al l I In np pu ut t push ENT The ID code for the Indiv...

Page 30: ...ply is received the specified channel in step e is selected with beeps automatically Or when the acknowledgement Unable to comply is received the display returns to the operated channel before enter the DSC menu with beeps u Push CLR to stop the beep then push and hold PTT to communicate your message to the responding ship 25W INT Received INDV ACK John CLR Beep Off COMMERCIAL 25W INT DUP Received...

Page 31: ...p pl ly y push ENT When U Un na ab bl le e t to o C Co om mp pl ly y is selected No reason given will be transmitted r Push ENT to transmit the acknowledgement call to the selected station t After the Individual acknowledgement call has been trans mitted the specified channel specified by the calling sta tion is selected automatically when A Ab bl le e t to o C Co om m p pl ly y is selected or ret...

Page 32: ...set into the transceiver in rec ommending order r Push ENT to transmit the Group call If Channel 70 is busy the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear t After the Group call has been transmitted the following in dication is displayed y Push CLR to exit and the transceiver selects the inter ship channel specified in step e automatically Even if CLR hasn t been pushed the transceiver ...

Page 33: ...for the available categories e Push ENT to transmit the All ships call Channel 70 is selected and the All ships call is transmitted r After the All ships call has been transmitted the following indication is displayed t Push CLR to exit and the transceiver selects Channel 16 automatically Even if CLR hasn t been pushed the transceiver automatically selects Channel 16 after 2 sec inactivity All Shi...

Page 34: ...NT to transmit the Position Request call If Channel 70 is busy the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear r After the Position Request call has been transmitted the following indication is displayed t Push CLR to return to the previous indication before en tering the DSC menu Even if CLR hasn t been pushed the display automatically re turns to the previous indication after 2 sec of ...

Page 35: ...t your position data latitude and longitude directly with the keypad p 18 r After editing the position data push ENT to set Then set the current UTC time directly with the keypad push ENT t Push ENT to transmit the Position Report call If Channel 70 is busy the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear y After the Position Report call has been transmitted the fol lowing indication is d...

Page 36: ...ual you wish to call with the keypad e Push ENT to transmit the Polling Request call r After the Polling Request call has been transmitted the fol lowing indication is displayed t Push CLR to return to the previous indication before en tering DSC menu Even if CLR hasn t been pushed the display automatically re turns to the previous indication after 2 sec of inactivity Polling Request TX Complete N...

Page 37: ...l Transmit a Position Report Reply call when a Position Report call is received q Enter P PO OS S R Re ep po or rt t R Re ep pl ly y in DSC menu w Rotate SELECTOR to select the desired individual ad dress or ID code push ENT e Push ENT to transmit the Position Report Reply call to the selected station D D Transmitting a Polling Reply call Transmit a Polling Reply call when a Polling Request call i...

Page 38: ...e emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes Push CLR to stop the alarm R Re ec ce ei iv ve ed d D Di is st tr re es ss sA AC CK K appears in the display then Channel 16 is automatically selected D D Receiving a Distress Relay call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress Relay acknowl edgement is received The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes Push CLR to stop the alarm R Re ec ce ei iv ve ed d D D...

Page 39: ...eps sound depending on the received category R Re ec ce ei iv ve ed d G Gr ro ou up p appears in the display Push CLR to stop beep then push ENT to select the channel specified by the calling station for voice commu nication push CLR to ignore the Group call D D Receiving an All Ships call While monitoring Channel 70 and an All Ships call is received The emergency alarm sounds when the category is...

Page 40: ...ss of your position D D Receiving a Position Request call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Position Request call is received R Re ec ce ei iv ve ed d P PO OS S R Re eq qu ue es st t appears in the display Push CLR to stop the beep then push ENT to reply to the call push CLR to ignore the call D D Receiving a Position Report call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Position Report call is re ceived ...

Page 41: ... a Position Report Reply call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Position Report Reply call is received R Re ec ce ei iv ve ed d P PO OS S R Re ep pl ly y appears in the display Push CLR to stop the beep then push ENT to display the position information push CLR to ignore the reply call D D Receiving a Polling Reply call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Polling Reply call is re ceived R Re ec ce e...

Page 42: ...ot read e Rotate SELECTOR to scroll the message The stored message has various information and depending on the type of Distress call r Push CLR to exit the condition or push CE to clear the displayed message and returns to DSC menu DSC Menu Individual Call Paul Routine F3E simplex CH08 CLR Exit CE Del DSC Menu Select Message Individual Call Group Call Position Replay All Ships Call CLR Exit ENT O...

Page 43: ...uest position report or polling request call is received the transceiver automatically transmits a position request reply position report reply or polling reply call re spectively q Enter A Au ut to o A AC CK K in DSC menu w Rotate SELECTOR to turn the automatic acknowledge ment function ON or OFF e Push ENT to set and to exit the condition to DSC set up menu r Push CLR or rotate SELECTOR to selec...

Page 44: ...NMEA connector q Enter N NM ME EA A O Ou ut tp pu ut t in DSC menu w Rotate SELECTOR to select the NMEA Output function from List Station All Station or OFF List Station Outputs the position data from the specified ves sels listed on the DSC individual ID screen All Station Outputs the position data from all vessels OFF Outputs no position data to external equipment e Push ENT to set and to exit t...

Page 45: ...9 for more than 1 sec to emit the in tercom beep while holding The transceiver and the COMMANDMICIII emit beeps r Push and hold PTT and speak at a normal voice level into the microphone T TA AL LK K or L LI IS ST TE EN N appears on the caller or listener function display respectively W WA AI IT T appears if it is idle To adjust the IC M603 s speaker output level rotate VOL To adjust the HM 162E s ...

Page 46: ...nal hailer speaker as described on p 46 q Push F then push 7 to enter hailer mode w Push and hold PTT and speak at a normal voice level into the microphone T TA AL LK K or L LI IS ST TE EN N appears on the caller or listener function display respectivery To adjust the hailer level rotate SELECTOR e After releasing PTT you can hear the response through the speaker r To return to normal operation pu...

Page 47: ... second blasts every 120 seconds Two 5 second blasts separated by 2 seconds every 120 seconds One 5 second blast followed by two 1 second blasts each sepa rated by 2 seconds every 120 seconds One 5 second blast followed by three 1 second blasts each sep arated by 2 seconds every 120 seconds Motor vessel underway and making way Motor vessel underway but stopped not making way Sailing vessel underwa...

Page 48: ...ved audio can be heard on the deck or tower via a hailer speaker Connect a hailer speaker as described on p 46 q Push F then push and hold 7 for 1 sec to enter the RX Speaker mode R RX X appears w Rotate SELECTOR to adjust the audio output level push ENT e To return to normal operation repeat step q While in the RX speaker mode rotate SELECTOR while pushing and holding 7 after pushing F to adjust ...

Page 49: ...eturns to normal condition Set mode items D D Scan type Except for Holland version The transceiver has 2 scan types normal scan and priority scan Normal scan searches all TAG channels in the selected channel group Priority scan searches all TAG channels in se quence while monitoring Channel 16 D D Scan resume timer Except for Holland version The scan resume timer can be selected as a pause OFF or ...

Page 50: ... available until you find one you like Available frequency range is 200 Hz to 850Hz in 50 Hz step D D Radio power Appears when a COMMANDMICIII is connected This item sets the Radio power function ON or OFF ON The transceiver s power is controlled by the optional command microphone When the command micro phone is turned OFF the transceiver will also be turned OFF automatically OFF The transceiver s...

Page 51: ...Favorite channel This item sets the Favorite channel function ON or OFF The favorite channel is programmed by the TAG channel set ting p 15 ON Y Y Z Z keys on the microphone select the favorite channels in the selected channel group in sequence when pushed OFF Y Y Z Z keys on the microphone select all channels in the selected channel group in sequence when pushed Default ON Set Mode Favorite CH ON...

Page 52: ... such as the HM 134 may cause damage to the transceiver t GPS RECEIVER EXTERNAL SPEAKER CONNECTOR Connects a GPS receiver for position and time indica tions An NMEA0183 ver 2 0 or 3 01 sentence formatters RMC GGA GNS GLL compatible GPS receiver is required Ask your dealer about suitable GPS receivers Connects a PC or navigation equipment NMEA0183 ver 3 01 sentence formatters DSC DSE compatible for...

Page 53: ...sories The following accessories are supplied Microphone hanger Rest the supplied microphone on the hanger when not in use Connect the microphone hanger cable to the transceiver s ground terminal with a self tapping screw 3 8 mm and the other side to the microphone hanger to use the microphone hanger function Depending on version If the microphone hanger function is used Channel 16 is selected aut...

Page 54: ...n operating it CAUTION KEEP the transceiver and microphone at least 1 meter away from your vessel s magnetic navigation com pass NOTE Check the installation angle the function display may not be easy to read at some angles When mounting the transceiver on the place that is prone to strong vibration use the supplied sponges between the transceiver and mounting bracket for reducing the effect of the...

Page 55: ...hrough the hole as shown below e Attach the 2 supplied bolts M5 8 mm on either side of the IC M603 r Attach the clamps on either side of the IC M603 Make sure that the clamps align parallel to the IC M603 s body t Tighten the end bolts on the clamps rotate clockwise so that the clamps press firmly against the inside of the in strument control panel y Tighten the locking nuts rotate counterclockwis...

Page 56: ...oard and Front mic connector 2 pin and Volume con nector 3 pin from AF board e Install an optional unit to J3 on the AF board as shown below r Assemble the units to their original positions CAUTION Tighten the screws with the specified torque 0 7 N m when assembling the transceiver Otherwise the trans ceiver may be damaged torque too high or lose water proof efficiency torque too low When unistall...

Page 57: ... not connect the HM 162E to the OPC 1000 q Insert the supplied cable into the COMMAND MIC 1 or COMMAND MIC 2 connector and tighten the cable nut as shown below Up to two COMMANDMICIII s can be connected simultaneously w To use the supplied cable as a wall socket perform the fol lowing steps e Using the mounting base as a template carefully mark the holes where the cable and three screws will be fa...

Page 58: ...52 9 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE New2001 Gasket Mounting base Cap Nut 50 d mm 28 d mm 29 5 to 31 5 d mm 5 mm 2 mm IC M603 qxd 06 7 28 1 46 PM Page 52 1 1 ...

Page 59: ... Some channels are programmed for low power or receive only in regulations The output power is set to low pgs 7 8 57 p 9 Change channels Push H L to select high power Scan does not start TAG channel is not programmed Set the desired channels as TAG channels p 15 No beeps Beep tones are turned OFF The squelch is open Turn the beep tone ON in Set mode Set SQL to the threshold point p 44 p 9 Receive ...

Page 60: ...requency 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 1 kHz 60 deviation Residual modulation More than 40 dB Audio frequency response 1 to 3 dB of 6 dB octave range from 300 Hz to 3000 Hz D D Receiver Receive system Double conversion superheterodyne Sensitivity 20 dB SINAD 5 dBµ emf ...

Page 61: ...base included Do not connect the HM 162 to the OPC 1000 OPC 1541 MICROPHONE EXTENSION CABLE 6 m microphone extension cable for optional HM 162E COM MANDMICIII Up to 2 OPC 1541 can be connected 18 m maximum UT 112 VOICE SCRAMBLER UNIT Ensures private communications 32 codes are available Not available in some countries OPC 1000 MICROPHONE EXTENSION CABLE 6 m microphone extension cable for the suppl...

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Page 64: ...mi Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A 6528D 1EU Printed in Japan 2006 Icom Inc New2001 Intended Country of Use GER AUT GBR IRL NOR FRA NED BEL LUX ESP POR ITA GRE SWE DEN FIN SUI IC M603 qxd 06 7 28 1 46 PM Page 58 1 1 ...

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