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Page 1: ...IC Rl WIDEBAND RECEIVER...

Page 2: ...nals on different frequencies or when using an external high gain antenna CAUTIONS NEVER connect a non recommended charger This may result in a fire hazard or an electric shock NEVER connect more than...

Page 3: ...memory channel 23 Transferring a memory to VFO 24 Masking a memory channel 24 7 SCAN OPERATION 25 37 What is scanning 25 Scan types 25 Programmed scan 27 Programming scan edges 29 Programming skip sca...

Page 4: ...ency restrictions MHz is an abbreviation of megahertz or 1 000 000 hertz where hertz is a unit of frequency INFO Electromagnetic radiation which has frequencies of 20 000 Hz 20 kHz and above is called...

Page 5: ...erate the receiver the following reset procedure must be performed While push ing F and Cl rotate PWRNOll to turn power ON _ I I PWRNO L The display returns to its factory shipped default settings see...

Page 6: ...EASE BUTTON Opens the latch for bottom cap or optional battery cap removal see p 11 3 RECEIVE INDICATOR RX Lights up in green while receiving Indicates that the squelch needs ad justment if it lights...

Page 7: ...the squelch threshold point for audio mute see p 12 Pushing MONI opens the squelch fully PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 EXTERNAL SPEAKER JACK SP Connects an 8 Q optional speaker or earphone if desired The inter...

Page 8: ...AP ON SLEEP MASK MW C CI 5 5j P R IO _ S ET D IA L SEL P SET CD CD CD 0 SEL M MODE S AUTO MS P SCAN Cb CD G In VFO mode selects a receive mode FM AM or W FM see p 13 In VFO mode selects a tuning step...

Page 9: ...stops auto memory write scan quency see p 15 see p 33 In MEMORY mode enters a selected memory channel see p 22 Selects VFO mode when pushed in MEMORY In MEMORY mode transfers memory contents to VFO m...

Page 10: ...selected 47 l mlw FM AM AUTO SET see p 48 I 00 O 5l A fLfLfO OOLf DIAL SELECT INDICATORS II 1 J fl lil l _ I MEMORY CHANNEL INDICATOR CAN SKIP PROG PRIO One of these indicators appears while TS 0 5 8...

Page 11: ...while scanning if skip channels have been designated see p 32 TUNING STEP INDICATORS Show the selected tuning step see p 14 PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 AUTO MEMORY WRITE SCAN INDICATOR Blinks while auto memo...

Page 12: ...ed remove it and continue opera tion using the internal battery NOTE When an optional battery pack is attached the internal battery cannot be Charged CAUTION Never attempt to charge a battery case con...

Page 13: ...the BP 85 Charging period 15 hrs approx BATTERY CHARGING 3 Using your battery wisely Overcharging and complete discharging may shorten the life of a battery Recharging can usually be performed 300 ti...

Page 14: ...cap removal Belt clip Remove the bottom cap when attach ing an optional battery pack or when rapid charging the internal battery with the BC 72 Push the battery pack release button upwards then slide...

Page 15: ...te the PWRNOLj control clock wise until a click is heard 2 Adjust the volume Adust the audio to a suitable level using the PWRNOLj control Check the squelch position when no audio is emitted see box a...

Page 16: ...R1 receives the 3 most common modes AM FM and W FM When you want to tune to a station you MUST set the receive mode first The table below shows common uses for each mode MODE COMMON USAGE AM commerci...

Page 17: ...Some tuning steps are deter mined by frequency band or receive mode and others are set by tradition Generally speaking if you set a tuning step smaller than that needed you will still be able to tune...

Page 18: ...ert start again back to the previously displayed fre To input 0 5 kHz push 0 then one of quency 5 9 Example 144 000 MHz CD CD CD CD CD 118 6225 MHz CDQ CD I CDCDCD 880 kHz 0 88 MHz CD CD 5 BASIC OPERA...

Page 19: ...ency In order to tune to the central frequency the tuning step should be made as small as possible 0 5 or 5 kHz and the receiver tuned to the point of greatest S indicator deflection To change frequen...

Page 20: ...that you Changing the frequency can listen to one frequency continuously with the dial select step and not worry about accidentally chang ing it or activating an undesired function In VFO mode Push a...

Page 21: ...ot already in W FM mode Push F 1 MODE one or more times until W FM appears in the function display In most countries television stations are spaced about 50 kHz apart To select the 50 kHz tuning step...

Page 22: ...signals you have previously entered into memory see pgs 34 35 Use a priority watch func tion if you want to listen to a continuous signal while waiting for an infrequently heard signal on another freq...

Page 23: ...ch for nearby stations above and below the tuned frequency BASIC OPERATION 5 9 Use a scan function If desired use a scan func tion to automatically search for signals Use programmed scan p 27 or progr...

Page 24: ...0 memory channels for your convenience The table below lists the memory channels available and their uses o 144 000 MHz FM This is the only memory chan nel that cannot be masked 144 000 MHz FM Used as...

Page 25: ...g con tr ol FM I I LIl rvru f f f f I GlJ g GlJ 2D 3 Using the numeral keys Push numeral keys and enter using EN When 3 or more digits are entered with the numeral keys only the last 2 digits displaye...

Page 26: ...the function display Rotate the tuning control to select memory channel 7 See p 22 for other methods of select ing a memory channel CD Push el to select VFO mode Then set the frequency using the keybo...

Page 27: ...memory channel This makes it easier to select often used memory channels Memory channels which are seldom used or which you want to temporarily hide from view can be masked Before masking a memory ch...

Page 28: ...es PROGRAMMED SCAN and MEMORY SCAN These in turn can be subdivided into 3 variations of each making a total of 6 scan opera tions The following 6 diagrams illustrate the operation of each scan type St...

Page 29: ...hannels except masked channels and those programmed as SKIP frequencies SCAN OPERATION 7 AUTO MEMORY WRITE SCAN When receiving a c 1 edge Skip Ledge 1f lvt l 1 _I kiP frequencies _ _ Mch freq 80 Scan...

Page 30: ...ogram up to 10 separate pairs of scan edges providing 10 different programmed scans Program a receive mode see p 13 and a tuning step see p 14 according to the type of stations you want to scan 27 Rot...

Page 31: ...scan group if desired Push one of the digit keys during scanning to select a different scan edge group to be scanned Push 1 for group 1A 1 b 2 for group 2A 2b etc MODE T S SKIP CD CD CD APON SLEEP MAS...

Page 32: ...29 cb PROG TS 9 The initial settings for the A memory channels are 144 000 MHz FM with a tun ing step of 5 kHz And those for b memory channels are 146 000 MHz FM with a 5 kHz tuning step If these init...

Page 33: ...an edge 5 Program the other scan edge Push j or j to select the other scan edge then enter the desired frequency using the keyboard MODE 6 Select the group to scan When you have pro grammed as many sc...

Page 34: ...scan is utilized 2 Start a scan 7 SCAN OPERATION Push F P SCAN to start a scan Select a scan edge channel see p 29 in advance if desired 3 Program a SKIP frequency SKIP frequencies can be pro grammed...

Page 35: ...ther or not the frequency skip function has been turned ON in SET mode see p 49 However in order for pro grammed skip scan or memory select scan to oper ate the frequency skip func tion must be turned...

Page 36: ...hen you start auto memory write scan Received frequencies are then stored in these channels in the order in which they are received 33 1 Select VFO Adjust squelch Push CL to select VFO mode Rotate SQU...

Page 37: ...an NOTE Scanning in MEMORY mode normally moves from channel 0 99 but the range can be limited in SET mode see p 49 1 Select MEMORY mode Set squelch Push MR to select MEMORY mode Rotate SQUELCH until t...

Page 38: ...ul for search ing through memory channels without pausing on unwanted frequencies SKIP memory channels 1 Select MEMORY mode Set squelch Push MR to select MEMORY mode Rotate SQUELCH to mute the audio n...

Page 39: ...rough memory channels for signals having the same receive mode NOTE Two or more pro grammed memory channels must be in the same receive mode for mode select scan to operate 1 Select MEMORY mode Set sq...

Page 40: ...SKIP during scan VFO G programmed skip scanning r l If Cl is used to stop Auto memory a scan started in write scan MEMORY mode the CAUTION AUT S IC Rl enters VFO The programmed con VFO mode tents in...

Page 41: ...ver comes first This function is useful when you want to monitor for a signal that appears infrequently In this case you can wait for the signal while listening to another signal on a different fre qu...

Page 42: ...MODE S AUTO MS 0 CD 39 Rotate the tuning control to select a memory channel See p 22 for other methods of selecting a memory channel 3 Start memory channel watch Push F push 7 PRIO Priority watch pau...

Page 43: ...35 36 cCD00 PRIO SET DIAL SEL 0 0 CD CD Q SEL M MODE S AUTO MS 8 CD Rotate SQUELCH to mute the audio noise 3 Start memory scan watch While memory scan is oper ating push F 7 PRIO PRIORITY WATCH 8 4 S...

Page 44: ...clock error of 1 min Week See the flow chart to the right for the relationship between VFO MEMORY and SET modes and the CLOCK mode operating conditions N_ 41 VFO MEMORY or SET mode FM LI nnn I UU n u...

Page 45: ...t the minute digits The minute digits blink 1 nrr C C _ f C 1 5 Set the minute digits Rotate the tuning control to set the minute digits I rc J c _ f L I CLOCK MODE 9 6 Enter the selected time Push EN...

Page 46: ...power on condition on appears Push F 8J SET of of f 0 The hour digit s blinks Rotate the tuning control to set the hour ush then rotate the tuning control to set the minutes When the correct time is d...

Page 47: ...mer Rotate the tuning control 60 40 or 20 min can be selected of Push F 5J SLEEP A blinking dot appears Push F 5 SLEEP again to cancel the function Blinking dot indicates the sleep timer is activated...

Page 48: ...ate the monitor function This allows you to momentarily receive signals that are too weak to open the squelch without readjusting the SQUELCH control Receive indicator RX lights S indicator appears or...

Page 49: ...en properly ex ecuted See the table below for the meaning of each beep tone 1 short beep operation executed Receiver standby 125 msec correctly 1 1 Receiver circuit OFF 125 msec 1 long beep EN execute...

Page 50: ...fferent settings Don t worry there is no way you can dam age the receiver by altering these settings There are 10 conditions which can be modified in SET mode The displays at right show the initial or...

Page 51: ...control 20 scan speed faster 10 scan speed slower Priority watch is not af fected SET SET MODE11 Rotate the tuning control t l0 scan pauses on a signal for about 10 sec P 02 scanning resumes about 2 s...

Page 52: ...n ON OFF Display lamp control Memory scan range b Rotate the tuning control Turns the programmed skip scan function ON and OFF OFF your programmed SKIP information is ignored in programmed skip scan a...

Page 53: ...light while receiving a signal Power saver duty rate Rotate the tuning control OFF power saver function is deactivated The larger the ratio the long er the power saver time See p 46 for details Power...

Page 54: ...ium battery may become exhausted resulting in the loss of this information The lithium battery is normally recharged automatically by the built in NiCd battery an optional battery pack or an external...

Page 55: ...oper scan speed Power saver scan speed is ON Not accessed from VFO mode Internal battery was recharged without turn ing OFF the power An external battery pack is exhausted Select a small tuning step a...

Page 56: ...masked memory channel is se lected To exit the display rotate the tuning control to select an unmasked memory channel p 24 I I FM lULl t t n f f f UUU u I TS 20 This display appears when the lOCK func...

Page 57: ...Receive Standby 1 16 10 OC 60 OC 14 of _ 140 of 49 W x 102 5 H x D mm 19 W x 4 0 H x 1 4 D in 280 g 9 9 oz Receive system AM FM Triple conversion su perheterodyne WFM Double conversion superheterodyne...

Page 58: ...600 mAh 59 5 mm LC 59 2 3 in BP 84 7 2V 1000 mAh 76 0 mm LC 61 3 0 in BP 85 12 0V 340 mAh 76 0 mm LC 61 3 0 in BP 90 Battery case for 6 59 5 mm LC 59 R6 AA size batteries 2 3 in Can be charged when Ni...

Page 59: ...ES Monaural headphones for clear audio in noisy environ ments OPC 254 MINI DC POWER CABLE For use with a 13 8 V DC power supply Equipped with fuses Also charges the BP 81 BP 85 and IC R1 tnternal batt...

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