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Icom IC-R2 Instruction Manual Download Page 1

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub-
ject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

iR2

COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER

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Summary of Contents for IC-R2

Page 1: ...he FCC rules Operation is sub ject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that...

Page 2: ...s with temperatures below 10 C 14 F or above 60 C 140 F Even when the receiver power is OFF a slight current still flows in the circuits Remove batteries from the receiver when not using it for a long...

Page 3: ...gy from 0 495 MHz to 1309 995 MHz and converts it into audio frequency AF energy which in turn ac tuates a loudspeaker to create sound waves AF energy is in the range of 20 to 20 000 Hz kHz is an abbr...

Page 4: ...election 13 Transferring memory contents to another memory 13 Memory bank selection 14 Memory clear 14 6 SCAN OPERATION 15 19 Scan types 15 Full band programmed scan 16 Memory bank scan 16 Selecting s...

Page 5: ...BNC con nector DBattery installation q Remove the battery cover from the receiver w Install 2 R6 AA size al kaline dry cell or Ni Cd batteries Be sure to observe the cor rect polarity Charge Ni Cd ba...

Page 6: ...itches and tuning dial perform secondary functions Push FUNC a switch means while pushing the FUNC switch push the switch r BAND SWITCH BAND Push to select the operating band VHF UHF etc p 6 Broadcast...

Page 7: ...gle the frequency skip function ON or OFF in VFO mode p 19 Push FUNC TS SKIP for 2 sec to program the dis played frequency as a skip frequency during full band or programmed scan p 19 Push FUNC TS SKI...

Page 8: ...ion r ATTENUATOR INDICATOR Appears when the attenuator function is in use p 8 t FREQUENCY READOUT Shows the operating frequency set mode contents etc The smaller 75 50 and 25 to the right of the reado...

Page 9: ...can in memory mode 0 SIGNAL INDICATORS Shows the relative signal strength while receiving 1 PRIORITY WATCH INDICATOR p 20 Appears when priority watch is in use 2 BUSY INDICATOR BUSY appears when recei...

Page 10: ...the VFO Operating band selection The receiver can receive the broadcast band HF band 50 MHz band VHF avionics band 144 MHz band 300 MHz band 400 MHz band 800 MHz band or 1200 MHz band Push BAND sever...

Page 11: ...25 kHz 10 kHz 12 5 kHz 15 kHz 20 kHz 25 kHz 30 kHz 50 kHz 100 kHz DUsing the TS switch q Select VFO mode with V M w Select the desired band with BAND e Push TS to enter tuning step set ting condition...

Page 12: ...still be accessed while the lock function is ON default Accessible switches can be set to 1 of 4 groups in expanded set mode See p 28 for details Attenuator function The attenuator prevents a desired...

Page 13: ...evel While pushing SQL rotate DIAL The first click of DIAL indicates the current squelch level LEVEL1 is loose squelch and LEVEL9 is tight squelch AUTO indicates automatic level adjustment with a nois...

Page 14: ...a continuously open setting and an automatic squelch setting While pushing SQL rotate the DIAL to select the squelch level The first click of DIAL indicates the current squelch level LEVEL1 is loose...

Page 15: ...with a 5 sec timer for nighttime operation The display backlighting can be turned ON continuously or turned OFF if desired Push any switch except FUNC or rotate DIAL to turn the backlighting ON When a...

Page 16: ...requency duplex direction tone squelch frequency etc if required e Push FUNC V M MW momentarily to indicate memory channels Do not hold FUNC V M MW for more than 0 5 sec other wise the previously sele...

Page 17: ...ed Transferring memory contents to another memory q Select memory mode with V M w Select the memory channel to transfer with DIAL Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select a memory bank or programmed s...

Page 18: ...cannot be recalled q Select memory mode with V M w Set the memory channel to be cleared with DIAL Rotate DIAL while pushing FUNC to select a memory bank or programmed scan edge channel e Select VFO mo...

Page 19: ...the entire selected band Scan Jump Scan Jump Scan edges MEMORY SKIP FUNCTION p 18 Skips unwanted memory channels that inconvenient ly stop scanning Skip channels can be toggled ON and OFF by pushing F...

Page 20: ...oes not start For programmed scan scan edges must be programmed in advance Program scan edges in the same manner of programming a memory channel and select a scan edge p 17 Memory bank scan q Select m...

Page 21: ...ired scan edge frequencies in a pair of programmed scan edge channels in advance pgs 12 13 q Select VFO mode with V M w While pushing FUNC push BAND to enter band edge set mode e Rotate DIAL to select...

Page 22: ...s according to the scan pause time It can be set from 2 20 sec or unlimited q Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode w Rotate DIAL until PAUSE appears Turn the expanded set mode ON for selectio...

Page 23: ...ls are used for skip frequency programming in reverse sequence To scan the skip frequency after programming cancel the skip information p 18 or clear the memory channel p 14 DFrequency skip function O...

Page 24: ...watch starts MEMORY CHANNEL WATCH While operating on a VFO frequency priority watch checks for a signal on the selected memory channel every 5 sec A memory channel with skip in formation can be watche...

Page 25: ...cted scan resume con dition p 18 u Push V M while the display shows the VFO frequency to stop the watch DVFO scan watch q Select the desired memory channel to be watched w Push V M to select VFO mode...

Page 26: ...he squelch manually push and hold SQL i To cancel the tone squelch repeat steps e y as de scribed above and select OFF in step t DSetting subaudible tones for tone squelch operation q Select VFO mode...

Page 27: ...V M to stop the beeps and flashing Tone squelch is automatically selected The receiver has 50 tone frequencies and consequently their spacing is narrow compared with units having 38 tones Therefore so...

Page 28: ...ex shift direction q Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode w Rotate DIAL until DUP appears Turn the expanded set mode ON for selection p 25 DUP disappears after 1 sec and dP appears e While pu...

Page 29: ...hing FUNC rotate DIAL to turn the expanded set mode ON or OFF r Push V M to exit set mode or rotate DIAL to select a set mode item DSet mode items E Appears when expanded set mode is ON B Does not app...

Page 30: ...elected t Push V M to exit set mode Beep tones The confirmation beep tones which sound each time a switch is pushed can be turned ON or OFF as desired q Push V M for 2 sec to enter set mode w Rotate D...

Page 31: ...and AO appears e While pushing FUNC rotate DIAL to select the desired time or to turn the function OFF r Push V M to exit set mode Monitor switch action The monitor switch can be set as a sticky switc...

Page 32: ...ction access While the lock function is ON POWER VOL and SQL can still be accessed Accessible switches can be set to 1 of 4 groups in expanded set mode q Push V M for 2 sec to enter expanded set mode...

Page 33: ...rogrammed into memory channels in advance Cloning function The IC R2 has receiver to receiver data cloning capability This function is useful when you want to copy all of the pro grammed contents from...

Page 34: ...is available for the receiver While pushing FUNC and V M turn power ON to par tially reset the receiver All reset Reset the CPU before operating the receiver for the first time or when the internal CP...

Page 35: ...ected Push FUNC MODE LOCK to cancel the function Turn the channel indication mode OFF in set mode p 8 p 29 No beeps sound Beep tones are turned OFF Turn beep tones ON in set mode p 26 Receive audio is...

Page 36: ...769 8 960 095 MHz 960 1 1309 995 MHz 0 495 1 620 MHz 1 625 29 995 MHz TS SKIP TS SKIP V M MW V M MW BAND FUNC BAND BAND FUNC BAND V M MW V M MW momentarily for 2 sec VFO mode Memory mode TS SKIP TS SK...

Page 37: ...atch p 21 Priority watch p 21 Confirmation beep p 26 Confirmation beep p 26 Backlighting p 11 Auto power OFF p 27 Power save p 26 Monitor switch action p 27 Dial speed p 28 Lock function effect p 28 C...

Page 38: ...yp Power saved 41 mA typ Antenna connector SMA 50 Dimensions 58 W 86 H 27 D mm projections not included 29 32 W 33 8 H 11 16 D in Weight 170 g 6 oz w antenna and battery DReceiver Receive system Tripl...

Page 39: ...protect the receiver from scratches etc SP 13 EARPHONE Provides clear receive audio in noisy environments HP 4 HEADPHONE Provides increased readability of signals in noisy environ ments and listening...

Page 40: ...Count on us 6 9 16 Kamihigashi Hirano ku Osaka 547 0002 Japan A 5520H 1EX Printed in Japan 1998 Icom Inc...

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