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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VHF TRANSCEIVER

iV8 

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Oper-
ation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This de-
vice may not cause harmful interference, and  (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including in-
terference that may cause undesired operation.

1-1-32 Kamiminami, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0003 Japan

A-6043H-1EX
Printed in Japan
© 2001  Icom Inc.

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Summary of Contents for IC-V8

Page 1: ...bject to the following two conditions 1 This de vice may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including in terference that may cause undesired operati...

Page 2: ...mics etc Use of unauthorized acces sories can cause the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded ALWAYS keep the antenna at least 2 5 cm 1 inch away from the body when transmitting and o...

Page 3: ...transceiver SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL This instruction manual contains important operating instructions for the transceiver WORD DEFINITION RWARNING Personal injury fire hazard or electric shock ma...

Page 4: ...ies Be ware that external DC power connections will charge batteries inside the battery case This will damage not only the battery case but also the transceiver DO NOT push the PTT when not actually d...

Page 5: ...ock function 19 Display type 20 5 REPEATER OPERATION 21 24 General 21 Offset frequency 22 Subaudible tones 22 23 Auto repeater function USA version only 24 6 MEMORY PROGRAMMING 25 27 General 25 Progra...

Page 6: ...will not function when ei ther is connected D External connection NOTE When connecting or disconnecting an external speaker microphone first turn the transceiver power OFF o FUNCTION DISPLAY pgs 7 8 S...

Page 7: ...s 16 19 Input digit 6 during frequency input memory chan nel selection etc pgs 16 19 KEY FUNCTION SECONDARY FUNCTION After A FUNC is pushed name A FUNC B CALL C MR D CLR 1 TONE 2 P BEEP 3 T SCAN 4 DUP...

Page 8: ...l 6 digits of frequency keys have not been pushed p 16 6 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION 5 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION Starts the priority watch p 33 Enters to the SET MODE p 46 Toggles between high and low output power...

Page 9: ...ars during transmit p 18 SKIP AO L MR F TX 75 50 25 D q q q w q e q r q t q y q u q i q o 5 4 3 q 2 0 1 o SIGNAL INDICATOR Appears when the channel is in busy and shows receiving signal strength as be...

Page 10: ...l the battery pack upward with the transceiver fac ing you D D BATTERY PACKS 1 Operating periods are calculated under the following conditions Tx Rx standby 5 5 90 power save function auto setting is...

Page 11: ...acks Internal battery gas may cause an explosion NEVER immerse the battery pack in water If the battery pack be comes wet be sure to wipe it dry BEFORE attaching it to the transceiver Clean the batter...

Page 12: ...until it becomes almost completely exhausted under normal conditions We recommend battery charging after transmitting becomes impossible D D Battery pack life When the operating period becomes extreme...

Page 13: ...OPERATION 15 3 BATTERY PACKS Battery case optional for some versions When using a BP 208 BATTERY CASE attached to the transceiver install 6 AA R6 size alkaline batteries as illustrated below D D CAUT...

Page 14: ...sing other ways Via the Y Y Z Z keys Each push increments decrements the frequency with the selected tuning step Using the VOL Rotate the VOL to increment decrement the frequency with the se lected tu...

Page 15: ...MR Display type The transceiver has 3 display types to match your operating style The display type is selected in the INITIAL SET MODE p 51 Frequency indication type is used basic amateur radio opera...

Page 16: ...ING SET MODE SKIP AO LM MR F TX 75 50 25 D General When using a repeater the transmit frequency is shifted from the receive frequency by the offset frequency It is convenient to pro gram repeater info...

Page 17: ...i vates for duplex and tone r Push ENT to exit INITIAL SET MODE USING INITIAL SET MODE Frequency range and offset direction FREQUENCY RANGE DUPLEX DIRECTION 145 200 145 495 MHz appears 146 610 146 995...

Page 18: ...ct the memory channel p 51 w Push C MR for 1 sec after pushing A FUNC to transfer the se lected memory contents to the VFO VFO mode is selected automatically General The transceiver has 100 memory cha...

Page 19: ...emory call call memory q Select the memory call channel to be transferred Push C MR B CALL to select memory call mode Push Y Z to select the memory channel When dial is assigned VOL rotate VOL to sele...

Page 20: ...mode t While pushing PTT push SQL to transmit the selected DTMF memory After the DTMF code is transmitted returns to receive automati cally D Manual DTMF code transmission q While pushing PTT push di...

Page 21: ...i rection p 51 e Push D CLR to stop the scan NOTE Scan edges 1A 3A 1b 3b must be programmed in ad vance Program them in the same manner as regular memory channels p 25 If the same frequencies are prog...

Page 22: ...FUNC to start the memory scan e Push 7 PRIO after pushing A FUNC to start the watching VFO is displayed then the decimal point on the frequency read out is flashed When the signal is detected on prio...

Page 23: ...R F TX MR F D TX 35 SUBAUDIBLE TONES 9 Tone squelch D Operation The tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal containing a matching subaudible tone You can silently wait for calls from group mem...

Page 24: ...decoder depending on the selected tone condition or type in step w No indication Cannot be used for operation CTCSS tone encoder CTCSS tone encoder decoder DTCS tone encoder decoder t Push D CLR to s...

Page 25: ...ving a pager call The contents in channel CP cannot be changed manually Optional UT 108 required ID OR CODE CHANNEL RECEIVE ACCEPT OR GROUP CODE NUMBER RECEIVE INHIBIT Your ID code 0 Receive accept on...

Page 26: ...l C0 Up to 6 transmit codes are programmable into code channels C1 to C6 if required q Push OPTION after A FUNC is pushed Pager mode is selected 100 MHz digit shows P w Push 8 SET after A FUNC is push...

Page 27: ...ived code ap pear SKIP MR F TX CP and flash MR F TX Code channel MR F TX Previously received code 43 10PAGER CODE SQUELCH Pager operation D Calling a specific station q Program the needed code channel...

Page 28: ...rse function ON and OFF Default OFF MR F TX MR F TX MR F D TX MR F TX MR F TX 45 10PAGER CODE SQUELCH Code squelch Code squelch provides communications with quiet standby since you will only receive c...

Page 29: ...30 and 50 kHz D D Scan pause timer Selects the scan pause time from SCt 5 SCt 10 SCt 15 and SCP 2 When receiving signals the scan pauses according to the scan pause time SCt 5 10 15 Scan pauses for 5...

Page 30: ...this set mode D D Repeater lock out Selects lockout type from repeater busy and OFF RLO RP The repeater lockout is turned ON RLO bu The busy lockout is turned ON RLO OF Any lockout is not activated d...

Page 31: ...tuning dial is assigned with VOL MR F TX MR F TX MR F TX MR F TX MR F TX 51 11 OTHER FUNCTIONS D D Squelch delay Selects squelch delay from short and long to prevent repeated opening and closing of t...

Page 32: ...de This item turns the microphone simple mode ON and OFF Microphone simple mode is used to change the function assignments for keys in the optional HM 75A REMOTE CONTROL SPEAKER MICROPHONE as below Th...

Page 33: ...using the optional CS V8 CLONING SOFTWARE D Transceiver to transceiver cloning q Connect the OPC 474 CLONING CABLE with adaptor plugs to the SP jack of the master and sub trans ceivers The master tran...

Page 34: ...rejection 75 dB typ Audio output power More than 0 3 W at 10 distortion with an at 7 2 V DC 8 load External speaker connector 2 conductor 3 5 d mm 1 8 8 D D BATTERY PACKS 1 Operating periods are calc...

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