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ANTENNA CONNECTOR
Connect the supplied or optional antennas.
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LED INDICATOR
•Lights red while transmitting.
• Lights green while receiving a signal, or when the squelch is
open.
• You should charge the battery when the indicator slowly blinks
green.
• You must charge the battery when the indicator quickly blinks
green.
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[PTT]
Hold down to transmit, and release to receive.
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[UP]*/[DOWN]*
No function is currently assigned.
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[P0]*:
Hold down to enter or exit the User Set mode.
[P1]*:
Push to enter the Zone Selecting mode.
[P2]*:
Hold down to lock or unlock keys.
[P3]*:
Push to set the transmit output power to High,
Low 1, or Low 2.
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SPEAKER-MICROPHONE JACK
Connect an optional speaker-microphone.
CAUTION:
The transceiver meets IP67 requirements for
the dust-tight and waterproof protection, only when the
jack cover or the optional HM-168LWP is attached.
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[TOP]*
No function is currently assigned.
i
[VOL]
Rotate to turn the power ON or OFF, and to adjust the
audio level.
o
[ROTARY SELECTOR]
Rotate to select the memory channels.
* If you use CS-V88
cloning
software
(purchase
separately), you can assign other functions to these keys.
For more information about functions, see the operating
guide for the IC-V88 and IC-U88 on the Icom website.
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Rapid charging with the supplied BC-213
The BC-213
desktop
charger
rapidly charges the Li-ion
battery pack.
The BC-213 is used with the power adapter or the CP-23L
cigarette
lighter
cable
(
purchase separately
)
.
•
Charging time of the BP-278
Approximately 2 hours
CAUTION:
STOP
charging, if the charge indicator lights
orange and green alternately. In this case, a charging
failure is occurring.
NOTE:
Charge the battery within the specified
temperature range of +10°C to +40°C. Otherwise, the
charging time will be longer, but the battery will not
reach a full charge. While charging, at a point where the
temperature goes out of the specified range, the charging
will automatically stop.
Battery
pack
Transceiver
+ Battery pack
Charge indicator
• Lights orange
while charging.
• Lights green when
charging is completed.
Power adapter
(A different type, or no
Power adapter is sup-
plied, depending on the
transceiver version.)
BC-213
Turn
OFF the Power
CP-23L
(for 12 V cigarette
lighter socket) can
be used instead of
the power adapter.
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y
t
r
e
w
o
i
u
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SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR
Displays the relative receive signal strength.
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LOW POWER ICON
Appears when low output power is selected.
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When the battery charge decreases to a set level, low power
is automatically selected.
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AUDIBLE ICON
Appears when the channel is in the ‘Audible’ (unmuted)
mode.
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COMPANDER ICON
Appears when the Compander function is ON.
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SCRAMBLER ICON
Appears when the Voice Scrambler function is ON.
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SCAN ICON
Appears or blinks while scanning.
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KEY LOCK ICON
Appears when the Key Lock function is ON.
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BATTERY INDICATOR
Displays
the remaining battery charge.
Blinks when the battery charge decreases to a set level.
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ALPHANUMERIC READOUT
Displays messages such as the channel name.
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Rapid charging with the BC-214
The BC-214
multi
charger
*
can simultaneously charge up
to 6 Li-ion battery packs.
The BC-214 is used with the BC-157S
ac
adapter
*
or the
OPC-656
dc
power
cable
*
.
* Purchase separately
•
Charging time of the BP-278
Approximately 2 hours
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For more information about Icom accessories, read
OPTIONS
described on INSTRUCTIONS
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.
Transceiver
+ Battery pack
Turn
OFF
the power
OPC-656
Connect to a DC
power supply:
12 to 16 V, at least 7 A
Red line:
+
Black line:
_
BC-214
Battery
pack
BC-157S
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About the flexible antenna
FA-SC55V (150–174 MHz) is supplied for the IC-V88.
FA-SC02U (330–380 MHz) is supplied for the IC-U88.
NOTE:
To use the transceiver out of the supplied antenna’s
frequency range, select a suitable antenna from
OPTIONS
described on INSTRUCTIONS
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
Battery pack
(BP-278)
Battery Charger
(BC-213)
Belt Clip
(MB-133)
Power adapter*
(for the battery charger)
Flexible antenna
PANEL DESCRIPTION
i
[VOL]
u
[TOP]*
Speaker
y
SPEAKER-MICROPHONE
JACK
Microphone
Function Display
(LCD)
t
[P0]*, [P1]*, [P2]*, [P3]*
10-key pad
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LED INDICATOR
q
ANTENNA CONNECTOR
o
[ROTARY SELECTOR]
e
[PTT]
r
[UP]*
[DOWN]*
FUNCTION DISPLAY
BATTERY CHARGING
Icom is not responsible for the destruction, damage to, or performance of any Icom or non-Icom equipment, if the malfunc-
tion is because of:
• Force majeure, including, but not limited to, fires, earthquakes, storms, floods, lightning, other natural disasters,
disturbances, riots, war, or radioactive contamination.
• The use of Icom transceivers with any equipment that is not manufactured or approved by Icom.
* Not supplied or the shape is different, depending on the
transceiver version.