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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

DUAL BAND FM TRANSCEIVER

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.

Summary of Contents for IC-W32A

Page 1: ...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 rec...

Page 2: ...outlet or to a power source of more than 16 V DC Such a connection will damage the transceiver NEVER connect the transceiver to a power source that is DC fused at more than 5 A Accidental reverse conn...

Page 3: ...hielded electrical blasting caps or in an explosive atmosphere AVOID using or placing the transceiver in direct sunlight or in areas with temperatures below 10 C 14 F or above 60 C 140 F The use of no...

Page 4: ...requency 20 Auto repeater function 21 6 MEMORY CALL PROGRAMMING 22 25 General 22 Programming during selection 22 Programming after selection 23 Memory edit transferring 23 Memory names 24 Memory clear...

Page 5: ...attery pack release 0 Speaker microphone 1 TX RX 2 VOL 3 DIAL VOL DIAL SP MIC DC13 5V 3 q 4 5 Switches controls keys and connectors BAND CHNG CHNG MAIN SCAN DT M F VFO CLR CLR MHz 1 QZ 4 GHI 7 PRS DTM...

Page 6: ...key for 2 sec to toggle the selected memory channel between a skip and non skip channel p 30 MR SKIP BAND CHNG CHNG MAIN SCAN DT M F q ANTENNA CONNECTOR p 11 Connects the supplied antenna w POWER SWI...

Page 7: ...during frequency input memory channel selection etc Transmit the DTMF code of the specified digit while push ing PTT DTMF M M VFO CLR CLR MHz For the 1 5 and 0 keys select scan edges during full progr...

Page 8: ...L SET J A TONE DUP K B C 7 SELECT MEMORY WRITE KEY S MW MW Push this key to select the desired memory chan nel number to be programmed p 22 M and memory channel number flash and the DIAL can be used f...

Page 9: ...one or headset if de sired The internal microphone and speaker will not func tion when either is connected See p 43 for a list of available options DExternal connection 5 EXTERNAL DC POWER JACK DC13 5...

Page 10: ...y one of these indicators appears at a time w FREQUENCY READOUTS Show the operating frequency set mode contents etc The frequency on the left and right can be exchanged p 13 The smaller 75 50 and 25 t...

Page 11: ...elected DUP only ap pears when plus duplex is selected u SKIP INDICATORS Appear when a selected memory channel is set as a skip channel p 30 Skip channels are not detected ignored during memory scan F...

Page 12: ...case and transceiver NEVER connect two or more chargers at the same time Charging may not occur under temperatures of 10 C 50 F or over temperatures of 40 C 104 F About the battery pack DOperating per...

Page 13: ...Packed together as the AD 51 optional AD 51B BC 119 AD 75 optional AD 51A Charging periods 1 hour w BP 171 or BP 180 1 5 hours w BP 172 or BP 173 Charging periods 15 hours w BP 171 BP 173 or BP 180 20...

Page 14: ...ve dry cell batteries from the BP 170 BAT TERY CASE when using the DC13 5V jack Battery case When using a battery case attached to the transceiver install 4 AA R6 size alkaline batteries as illustrate...

Page 15: ...s are not in use to avoid bad con tacts DBelt clip Remove screws then attach the belt clip using the same screws Conve niently attaches to your belt DHandstrap Attach the handstrap as shown in the dia...

Page 16: ...er FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING 3 12 VFO and memory call channels This transceiver has 2 normal operating modes VFO mode and memory mode VFO mode is used for setting a desired frequency within the ba...

Page 17: ...U S A and Asia versions only 2 U S A version only DExchanging the displays VHF and UHF displays can be ex changed at power ON if desired The right and left displays are used for VHF and UHF respectiv...

Page 18: ...Hz digits depending on the 10 kHz digit Any frequency in the receive frequency range can be selected regardless of the operating band DMemory channels q Assign the main band to the desired display wit...

Page 19: ...to the desired display with MAIN w Select memory mode with MR e Rotate the main band s DIAL to change the indicated memory channel Only programmed memory channels can be selected MAIN 75 50 25 MAIN DI...

Page 20: ...DIAL to select the desired tuning step y Push VFO CLR to set the se lected tuning step NOTE Both displays have independent tuning steps ac cording to the operating band e g VHF band in left dis play...

Page 21: ...d s S RF indicator shows the relative signal strength t Push H L to toggle output power between high and low LOW appears when low output power is selected y Push and hold PTT to transmit then speak in...

Page 22: ...DCrossband full duplex operation The crossband full duplex function can be turned ON or OFF in initial set mode When the function is OFF the sub band audio is muted during transmission SETTING THE CO...

Page 23: ...21 r Push TONE to activate the subaudible tone encoder ac cording to repeater requirements Refer to the next page for tone frequency settings t Push and hold PTT to transmit The displayed frequency a...

Page 24: ...to exit set mode USING SET MODE 88 5 Hz tone 254 1 Hz tone MAIN T MAIN T SETTING AN OFFSET FREQUENCY q Push VFO to select VFO mode w Push H L SET for 2 sec to enter set mode e Push H L SET J or TONE K...

Page 25: ...OPERATION 21 SETTING THE AUTO REPEATER FUNCTION q Turn power ON while pushing H L SET to enter initial set mode w Push H L SET J or TONE K several times until AR appears as shown above e Rotate DIAL t...

Page 26: ...1 Except for call channels 2 Except for the scan edge memory channels Programming during selection q Assign the main band to the desired display with MAIN w Select VFO mode with VFO e Set the desired...

Page 27: ...y call channel contents can be moved to VFO or to another memory DMemory call VFO q Assign the main band to the desired display with MAIN w Select the memory call channel to be transferred Push MR or...

Page 28: ...name flashes t Enter the desired name via the keypad or DIAL Push the appropriate keys to input the desired characters using the same convention as for telephones To erase a character overwrite with a...

Page 29: ...y channels can be cleared erased Before clearing a memory channel make sure it is no longer needed as cleared memories cannot be recalled q Assign the main band to the desired display with MAIN w Push...

Page 30: ...the digit group The indication in creases from no indication 3 digits and 7 digits If a pause time 2 sec is required in the DTMF code push CALL to input a pause code t Push VFO CLR to store them y Pro...

Page 31: ...gain to exit DTMF memory mode r While pushing PTT push MAIN SCAN DTMF to transmit the selected DTMF code NOTE Push MAIN SCAN DTMF while in DTMF memory mode to monitor a DTMF channel without transmitti...

Page 32: ...Band edge Band edge Scan Jump Band edge or scan edge Band edge or scan edge FREQUENCY SKIP FUNCTION p 31 Skips unwanted frequen cies that inconveniently stop scanning This func tion can be turned ON...

Page 33: ...ange or push 0 to select full scan y To stop the scan push VFO CLR For programmed scan scan edges must be programmed in advance Program scan edges in the same manner as regular memory channels p 22 If...

Page 34: ...isappears S S 8 SCAN OPERATION 30 Indicates the channel is set as a skip channel MAIN MAIN S Push for 2 sec MR SKIP q Turn power ON while pushing MAIN SCAN to enter scan set mode w Push H L J or TONE...

Page 35: ...reverse sequence To scan the skip frequency after programming cancel the skip information or clear the memory channel pgs 25 30 NOTE When the frequency skip function is turned OFF the paused frequenc...

Page 36: ...with units hav ing 38 tones Therefore some tone frequencies may receive interference from adjacent tone frequencies CONVENIENT Store subaudible tone frequencies and tone squelch ON OFF settings in me...

Page 37: ...ot t Push VFO to stop the scan Pocket beep operation This function uses subaudible tones for calling and can be used as a common pager to inform you that someone has called while you were away from th...

Page 38: ...dry cell battery consumption in the BP 170 BATTERY CASE When the indication is set to ON the battery voltage is indicated for 2 sec at power ON LOW V 4 5 16 V in 0 5 V steps If the battery voltage is...

Page 39: ...iod is dis played for 2 sec at power ON USING Initial set mode Function display backlighting For easy operation at nighttime the transceiver has an LCD Liquid Crystal Display and keypad lighting funct...

Page 40: ...turned OFF to receive reliable packet data The power saver is deactivated when more than 12 V DC is connected to the DC13 5V jack q Turn power ON while pushing H L SET to enter initial set mode w Push...

Page 41: ...es until MS appears as shown at right e Rotate DIAL to select the de sired HM 75A function r Turn power OFF to exit initial set mode NOTE VFO mode cannot be selected via the microphone when SIMPLE mod...

Page 42: ...ed contents to their default settings AT POWER ON AT POWER ON Handheld to handheld cloning The information in the transceiver such as memory channels memory names etc can be transferred from one IC W3...

Page 43: ...p 17 Transmitting is impossible The battery is exhausted Avionics band frequency U S A Asia only or weather channel U S A only is selected Charge the battery pack or place new dry cell batteries in th...

Page 44: ...FO MODE DTMF MEMORY MODE H L SET J push for 2 sec MAIN BAND DTMF M push for 2 sec DTMF M MR MR M N CALL CALL VFO push for 2 sec VFO VFO VFO VFO MODE ARRANGEMENT 12 40 Although the following chart refe...

Page 45: ...ode MAIN Offset frequency p 20 SET MODE SCAN SET MODE INITIAL SET MODE Frequency skip function p 31 Scan resume for avionics band p 30 U S A Asia only Scan resume for 144 MHz band program scan p 30 Sc...

Page 46: ...05 MHz 2nd 450 kHz Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD Less than 0 16 V original band Less than 0 32 V opposite band Squelch sensitivity Less than 0 16 V Selectivity More than 15 kHz 6 dB Less than 30 kHz 60 dB S...

Page 47: ...OWER CABLE For operation and charging via an external power supply DCarrying case LC 128 CARRYING CASE DSpeaker microphones DOthers MB 30 MOUNTING BRACKET SP 13 EARPHONE Provides clear receive audio i...

Page 48: ...1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan...

Page 49: ...01489 15 iii Article 3 2 EN 301 783 2 iv v Type designation iW32E Declare on our sole responsibility that this equipment complies with the essential requirements of the Radio and Telecommunications Te...

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