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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

iM72

VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that
this device does not cause harmful interference.

New2001

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Summary of Contents for IC-M72

Page 1: ...iM72 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference New2001 IC M72_0 qxd 05 11 21...

Page 2: ...hout a proper antenna attached as this may damaged the radio and may to exceed FCC RF exposure limits A proper antenna is the antenna supplied with this radio by the manufacturer or an antenna specifi...

Page 3: ...ight facilitate the rescue RECOMMENDATION CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to saltwater and dry it before opera tion Otherwise the transceiver s keys switches and con t...

Page 4: ...water or seawater easily Dualwatch and tri watch functions Convenient functions which allow you to monitor the dis tress channel Ch 16 while receiving one other channel of your choice dualwatch or whi...

Page 5: ...ft away from your vessel s magnetic navigation compass MAKE SURE the flexible antenna and battery pack are securely attached to the transceiver and that the antenna and battery pack are dry before at...

Page 6: ...squelch level 11 Backlighting function 11 Voice scrambler operation 11 VOX function 12 Water draining function 12 Comment programming 12 5 SCAN OPERATION 14 15 Scan types 14 Setting TAG channels 15 S...

Page 7: ...oses 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 required for safety purposes The Restricted Rad...

Page 8: ...on battery pack 1 uFlexible antenna 1 Attachments D Flexible antenna Connect the supplied flexible an tenna to the antenna connector CAUTION Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver...

Page 9: ...ch or detach the battery pack in wet condition Be careful when release the latch Because of the latch is tightly locked you may injured if finger nail is used Use a an instrument such as flat head scr...

Page 10: ...power ON to enter the set mode p 17 r CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS Y Y Z Z Selects an operating channel pgs 7 9 Selects the SET mode condition of the item p 17 Selects the SET mode item when pushed with p 17...

Page 11: ...turn to the condition before selecting the chan nel when the priority channel or the call channel is se lected o SPEAKER MICROPHONE CONNECTOR SP MIC Connects the optional external speaker microphone o...

Page 12: ...en the lock function is activated 0 CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR p 7 Appears when the call channel is selected 1 CHANNEL GROUP INDICATOR p 8 USA appears when U S A INT appears when Interna tional CAN appear...

Page 13: ...n before se lecting Channel 16 or push Y Y Z Z to select the operating channel D Channel 9 Call channel Channel 9 is the leisure use call channel Each regular channel group has separate call channels...

Page 14: ...The IC M72 has 10 weather channels They are used for monitoring NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Ad ministration broadcasts reception of weather channels possible in U S A only q Push CH W...

Page 15: ...power only t Push and hold PTT to transmit then speak into the mi crophone The transmit indicator appears while transmitting Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission y Release PTT to receive IMPORT...

Page 16: ...be programmed blinks r Push Y Y Z Z to select the desired channel t Push 16 9 to program the displayed channel as the call channel The call channel number stops blinking Lock function This function e...

Page 17: ...ghting ON The backlighting is automatically turned OFF after 5 sec of inactivity Voice scrambler operation available with some versions only D Activating the scrambler The voice scrambler provides pri...

Page 18: ...grit build up for crisp clear audio all the time Push and hold both 16 9 and H L LOCK A low beep tone sounds for 9 sec to drain water regardless of VOL control setting The transceiver never accepts a...

Page 19: ...n selected then push CH WX U I C to return to normal operation D DOpening comment programming q While pushing and holding SCAN DUAL turn power ON OC is displayed and the 1st character of the currently...

Page 20: ...l scan on the SET mode p 18 PRIORITY SCAN Priority scan searches through all TAG channels in sequence while monitoring Channel 16 When a signal is detected on Channel 16 scan pauses until the signal d...