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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject 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.

FM TRANSCEIVER

iV85

iV85-T

Summary of Contents for IC-V85

Page 1: ...the FCC Rules Operation is subject 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: ...output power 7 W IC V85 except THA version 5 5 W IC V85 THA version CTCSS and DTCS encoder decoder stan dard Optional DTMF decoder IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using...

Page 3: ...ARNING NEVER operate the transceiver while driving a vehicle Safe driving requires your full attention anything less may result in an accident RWARNING NEVER connect the transceiver to an AC outlet Th...

Page 4: ...C 14 F or above 60 C 140 F Place the unit in a secure place to avoid inadvertent use by children AVOID the use of chemical agents such as benzine or al cohol when cleaning as they can damage the trans...

Page 5: ...ides clear receive audio in noisy environments FA B2E WHIP ANTENNA Same as that supplied with transceiver HM 75A HM 131L HM 158L SPEAKER MICROPHONES Combination speaker microphones that provide conven...

Page 6: ...ing 13 Rapid charging 14 External DC power operation 16 4 BASIC OPERATION 17 21 Power ON 17 VFO mode selection 17 Setting a frequency 17 Setting audio squelch level 19 Receive and transmit 19 Monitor...

Page 7: ...iority watch 38 9 SUBAUDIBLE TONES 39 42 Tone squelch 39 Pocket beep operation 41 Tone scan 42 10PAGER CODE SQUELCH Requires Optional UT 108 43 46 Pager function 43 Code programming 43 Pager operation...

Page 8: ...push and hold PWR for 1 sec to turn the power OFF To attach the battery pack Slide the battery pack on the back of the transceiver in the di rection of the arrow q then lock it with the battery relea...

Page 9: ...teries only Be sure to observe the correct polarity Do not pin the ribbon under the batteries e Close the cover with fitting in the direction of the arrow w first then firm the latch in place e Fig 1...

Page 10: ...er operation becomes possible when using an optional CP 19R The attached battery pack is also charged simultaneously except during transmit see p 16 for more details Even through there is no indicatio...

Page 11: ...efault While pushing MONI and CLR push and hold PWR for 1 sec to reset the CPU and turn power ON 2 Adjusting audio output level Rotate VOL to set the desired audio level 3 Adjusting the squelch level...

Page 12: ...duplex or plus duplex The USA version has an auto re peater function therefore setting du plex is not required 2 Repeater tone Push FUNC then TONE 1 sev eral times until appears if re quired DUP SCAN...

Page 13: ...h Y Y or Z Z several times to select the desired memory channel X indicator and memory channel number blink 3 Writing a memory channel Push FUNC then push and hold MR for 1 sec to program 3 beeps soun...

Page 14: ...essory attachment D Antenna Attach the antenna to the transceiver as illustrated below Keep the SP MIC cap SP MIC jack cover attached when jacks are not in use to keep the contacts clean Attach the SP...

Page 15: ...Belt clip Conveniently attaches to your belt Attach the belt clip with the supplied screws using a phillips screwdriver D Hand strap Slide the hand strap through the loop on the top of the rear panel...

Page 16: ...controls keys and connectors q 0 o u i w e r Speaker Microphone CONTROL DIAL ANTENNA CONNECTOR EXTERNAL SPEAKER MICROPHONE JACKS FUNCTION DISPLAY POWER KEY EXTERNAL DC JACK PTT SWITCH UP DOWN KEYS KEY...

Page 17: ...operating frequency set mode items etc The assigned function for VOL and Y Y Z Z can be ex changed in INITIAL SET MODE pgs 18 53 t KEYPAD pgs 5 6 Used to enter operating frequency the DTMF codes etc y...

Page 18: ...one function pgs 22 39 2 P BEEP Input digit 2 during frequency input memory channel selection etc pgs 17 26 After pushing FUNC turns the pocket beep function ON and OFF p 41 3 T SCAN Input digit 3 dur...

Page 19: ...pushing FUNC switches transmit power between high middle and low output power p 19 When the transceiver becomes hot during high or middle output power operation the built in protection circuit activat...

Page 20: ...tput power level while transmitting e TRANSMIT INDICATOR p 19 Appears during transmit r PAGER CALL INDICATOR p 46 Blinks when a pager call is received This indicator ap pears only when an optional UT...

Page 21: ...pears when high output power is selected i KEY LOCK INDICATOR p 20 Appears when the key lock function is ON o FUNCTION INDICATOR Appears while a secondary function is being accessed 0AUTO POWER OFF IN...

Page 22: ...cks 1 Operating periods are calculated under the following conditions Tx Rx standby 1 1 8 power save function auto setting is activated 2 Operating period depends on the alkaline cells used Battery pa...

Page 23: ...kaline batteries only Be sure to observe the correct polarity Do not pin the ribbon under the batteries e Close the cover with fitting in the direction of the arrow w first then firm the latch in plac...

Page 24: ...awater or any other liquids Do not charge or use a wet battery If the battery gets wet be sure to wipe it dry before using R DANGER NEVER incinerate an used battery pack since internal battery gas may...

Page 25: ...to 95 F D D Charging caution R DANGER NEVER charge the battery pack in areas with extremely high temperatures such as near fires or stoves inside a sun heated car or in direct sunlight In such envi ro...

Page 26: ...eration becomes possible when using an optional CP 19R The attached battery pack is also charged simultaneously except during transmit see p 16 for more details Even through there is no indication dur...

Page 27: ...adapter Connectors BC 119N AD 100 Plugs Rapid charging D AD 100 installation Install the AD 100 desktop charger adapter into the holder space of the BC 119N 121N Connect the plugs of the BC 119N 121N...

Page 28: ...100 Charger Adapter An AC adapter BC 157 may be supplied with the BC 121N de pending on version or the DC power cable OPC 656 MULTI CHARGER Turn power OFF Battery pack Transceiver AC adapter purchase...

Page 29: ...k of the transceiver The voltage of the external power supply must be within 11 7 15 9 V DC when using CP 19R NEVER CONNECT OVER 16 V DC through CP19R Use an external DC DC converter to connect the tr...

Page 30: ...cy Some versions only requires two digits When changing 100 kHz and below push then enter the de sired digits When a digit is mistakenly input push CLR to abort input Example 1 when entering 145 525 M...

Page 31: ...LR to exit SET MODE DUP SCAN PRIO SET H M L OPT SKIP BANK TONE T SCAN P BEEP A B D C CALL ENT MR CLR FUNC PWR 9 8 7 4 1 2 3 5 6 0 VOL A FUNC 8 SET ENT For your information VOL function assignment The...

Page 32: ...e relative signal strength level rPush FUNC then H M L 9 to select output power be tween high middle and low H appears when high power is selected M appears when middle power is selected L appears whe...

Page 33: ...ause timer setting function key timer setting and LCD backlight setting in SET MODE p 49 Channel Name Indication type Displays memory channel name you have assigned In this display pre programmed memo...

Page 34: ...urn the weather alert function ON in SET MODE Push FUNC and SET 8 to enter SET MODE Push Y Y or Z Z to select the weather alert item then rotate VOL to set ON push ENT or CLR to exit SET MODE e Select...

Page 35: ...d PTT to transmit The displayed frequency automatically changes to the transmit frequency repeater input frequency If OFF appears check the offset frequency see next page for details and direction tRe...

Page 36: ...DE Subaudible tones Some repeaters require subaudible tones to be accessed Subaudible tones are added to your normal signal and must be set in advance qPush FUNC then push SET 8 to enter SET MODE wPus...

Page 37: ...frequency Push FUNC then push T SCAN 3 to start the tone scan Push CLR to cancel the scan When the required tone frequency is detected the scan pauses Repeater lockout This function helps prevent int...

Page 38: ...shing and holding Y Y and Z Z turn the power ON to enter INITIAL SET MODE w Push Y Y or Z Z several times until RPt appears e Rotate VOL to select the desired condition OF the auto repeater function i...

Page 39: ...the memory channel number Push CLR or MR to select VFO or memory mode respec tively Push CALL B C appears Push Selection example Memory channel 14 DUP TONE 4 1 Push MR C The transceiver has 107 memory...

Page 40: ...ush and hold MR for 1 sec when 3 beeps will sound to program the information into the se lected memory channel and return to VFO After 3 beeps are emitted continue to hold MR to increment the displaye...

Page 41: ...contents to VFO or another memory call channel This is useful when search ing for signals around a memory channel frequency and for recalling the offset frequency subaudible tone frequency etc D Memor...

Page 42: ...e if necessary wPush FUNC then push MR to enter the memory trans fer mode X and a memory channel number blink ePush Y Y or Z Z to select the memory channel to be cleared When VOL is assigned as tun in...

Page 43: ...enter memory bank mode then push ENT or CLR Memory bank setting q Push MR to select memory mode then select the desired memory channel via Y Y or Z Z w Push FUNC and SET 8 to enter SET MODE e Push Y...

Page 44: ...ank indicator stops blinking w Push FUNC and SET 8 to enter SET MODE e Push Y Y or Z Z several times until bAk appears Bank indicator appears r Rotate VOL to select the de sired bank to receive the tr...

Page 45: ...d memories can be cleared in this way tEnter the desired DTMF code sequence by pushing the digit keys A B C D and in the desired sequence A maximum of 24 digits can be input enters tone E enters tone...

Page 46: ...he DTMF memory mode Selected DTMF code sequence sounds when MONI is pushed tWhile pushing PTT push MONI to transmit the selected DTMF memory After the DTMF code sequence is transmitted the transceiver...

Page 47: ...the power ON to enter INITIAL SET MODE wPush Y Y or Z Z several times until dtd appears eRotate VOL to select the de sired DTMF transmission rate Four rates are available 1 100 msec intervals is the f...

Page 48: ...edge channels as 1A 1b 2A 2b and 3A 3b To change the scan direction push Y Y or Z Z When VOL is assigned as tuning dial rotate VOL to change the scan direction pgs 18 53 rPush CLR to stop the scan Pus...

Page 49: ...below to select bank scan wPush FUNC and SCAN 5 to start the scan To change the scan direction push Y Y or Z Z When VOL is assigned as tuning dial rotate VOL to change the scan direction pgs 18 53 e...

Page 50: ...at action the transceiver takes The transceiver has 2 scan resume conditions available as illustrated below Use SET MODE to select the one which best suits your needs qPush FUNC then push SET 8 to ent...

Page 51: ...on the priority channel the watching is suspended according to the setting of the scan resume condi tion rPush CLR to stop watching D Memory scan watch While operating on a VFO frequency memory scan...

Page 52: ...push FUNC and TONE 1 Repeat several times until or disappears NOTE The transceiver has 50 tone frequencies and con sequently their spacing is narrow compared to units having 38 tones Therefore some t...

Page 53: ...eps y and u y Push FUNC then push and hold MR for 1 sec to trans fer the contents to VFO 3 beeps are emitted VFO mode is selected automatically u Push FUNC then push and hold MR for 1 sec 3 beeps are...

Page 54: ...ails e Push FUNC then push TONE 1 Repeat several times until appears when CTCSS or ap pears when DTCS is selected r Push FUNC then push P BEEP 2 to activate the pocket beep function appears t When a s...

Page 55: ...n push T SCAN 3 to start the tone scan To change the scanning direction push Y Y or Z Z Push T SCAN 3 FUNC A Push TONE 1 FUNC A D r When the CTCSS tone frequency or DTCS code is matched the squelch op...

Page 56: ...is made e Program the ID code group code and transmit codes other station s codes as below D D Code channel assignment Channel CP automatically memorizes an ID code when receiving a pager call The co...

Page 57: ...ransmit code channel from C1 to C6 y Enter the desired 3 digit transmit code via the keypad u Push FUNC then push SKIP 6 to set the channel to re ceive inhibit or receive accept When receive inhibit i...

Page 58: ...VOL to select the code squelch operation dtm CS or non selective calling system dtm OF DO NOT push any digit keys while code channels C0 to C6 are displayed otherwise code channel contents will be cha...

Page 59: ...me and squelch to the desired level as in normal op eration w Push FUNC then push OPT 0 Rotate VOL to select dtm CS if dtm PG or dtm OF ap pears e Select the desired transmit code channel Push and hol...

Page 60: ...available frequencies 67 0 254 1 Hz 50 tones 88 5 Hz default D D Tone squelch frequency Selects frequency for tone squelch or pocket beep operation from one of 50 available frequencies 67 0 254 1 Hz 5...

Page 61: ...from 5 10 12 5 15 20 25 30 and 50 kHz for Y Y Z Z or VOL When VOL is assigned as tuning dial operation default value may differ depending on trans ceiver types and versions D D Offset frequency Sets t...

Page 62: ...F m F0 At disappears immediately after secondary func tion is operated default F1 2 3 At disappears after 1 2 3 sec after secondary function is operated F m appears until FUNC is pushed again D D LCD...

Page 63: ...ous banks scan scanning all contents in the selected banks during bank scan This item appears when SET MODE is accessed from memory mode only Bank link setting q Rotate VOL to select the memory bank l...

Page 64: ...timer To prevent accidental prolonged transmission etc the trans ceiver has a time out timer This function cuts a transmission OFF after 1 30 min of continuous transmission This timer can be cancelled...

Page 65: ...ates for duplex and tone D D Auto power off The transceiver can be set to automatically turn OFF after a specified period with a beep when no key operations are per formed 30 min 1 hour 2 hours and OF...

Page 66: ...0 msec interval 1 6 cps rate 5 500 msec interval 1 0 cps rate cps characters sec D D Dial assignment Selects VOL control action from volume and tuning dial tOP VO AF volume default tOP dI Tuning dial...

Page 67: ...ve Selects duty cycle for power save function from auto 1 32 1 16 1 8 1 2 and OFF P S At Duty cycle changes automatically default P S 32 1 32 duty cycle P S 16 1 16 duty cycle P S 8 1 8 duty cycle P S...

Page 68: ...eration is not activated When tuning dial is assigned with VOL D D Mic simple mode This item turns the microphone simple mode ON and OFF Microphone simple mode is used to change the function as signme...

Page 69: ...does not memorized the transceiver ON OFF condition when battery is detached and automat ically returns to OFF condition even if you detach the bat tery with the transceiver ON condition You are requi...

Page 70: ...Function key timer p 49 LCD backlight p 49 Tx permission p 49 Bank link function p 50 Bank setting p 50 Available for USA version only Appears when accessing SET MODE from memory mode only Push Push P...

Page 71: ...p p 51 Time out timer p 51 Auto repeater p 52 Auto power off p 52 Squelch delay p 53 DTMF rate p 53 Repeater lock out p 52 Dial assignment p 53 Display type p 53 LCD contrast p 54 Power save p 54 Tuni...

Page 72: ...transceiver only power ON for sub transceiver CLONE appears and the transceivers enter the clone standby condition DUP SCAN PRIO SET H M L OPT SKIP BANK TONE T SCAN P BEEP A B D C CALL ENT MR CLR FUN...

Page 73: ...transceiver s display and S meter indicator shows that data is being transferred to the sub transceiver CL In appears automatically in the sub transceiver s display and S meter indicator shows that d...

Page 74: ...problem occurs turn power OFF After waiting a few seconds turn power ON again If the problem persists per form the following procedure Partial resetting is also available See left for details IMPORTAN...

Page 75: ...nnel is selected Memory mode or call channel is selected Same frequencies are programmed both A and b of scan edge memory channel VFO mode or call channel is selected The programmed memory channel is...

Page 76: ...the optional connector cover using your finger nails this may result in injury w Attach the optional unit Insert the connector firmly to avoid a bad contact Remove the paper baking of the optional un...

Page 77: ...proj not included 56 W 110 H 34 4 D mm 27 32 W 411 32 H 111 32 D in with BP 227 Weight approx 310 g 12 5 oz with BP 227 and Ant 165 g 5 8 oz without battery pack and Ant Transmitter Modulation system...

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Page 80: ...1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A 6552D 1EX Printed in Japan 2006 Icom Inc...

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