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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.

BASIC MANUAL

WARNING:

MODIFICATION OF THIS DEVICE TO RECEIVE

CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICE SIGNALS IS

PROHIBITED UNDER FCC RULES AND FEDERAL LAW.

ID-31A PLUS

UHF TRANSCEIVER

ID-31E PLUS

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Page 1: ...cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation BASIC MANUAL WARNING MODIFICATION OF THIS DEVICE TO RECEIVE...

Page 2: ...k SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the transceiver SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL This instruction manual contains basic operating instructions...

Page 3: ...low Using a microSD card Advanced Battery charging Advanced Menu screen Advanced Memory operation Advanced Scan operation Advanced D STAR operation Advanced GPS operation Voice memory operation Priori...

Page 4: ...7 Saving a setting data onto a microSD card 8 Confirming the GPS signal receiving 10 3 BASIC OPERATION 11 18 Receiving 11 Monitor function 11 Setting a squelch level 11 Quick Menu window 12 Selecting...

Page 5: ...ION 35 Unique features of D STAR 35 What is D STAR 36 About the DR function 37 Ways to Communicate with the DR function 37 Enter your call sign MY into the transceiver 39 Register your call sign at a...

Page 6: ...tails of the MENU screen AM Sec 11 Memory channel Memory channel operation 21 Details of the Memory channel operation AM Sec 7 Scan Scan operation 16 Details of the Scan operation AM Sec 8 GPS Confirm...

Page 7: ...u may not receive GPS signals We recommend you use it near a window The GPS receiver may not work if used in the following locations 1 Tunnels or high rise buildings 2 Underground parking lots 3 Under...

Page 8: ...Download and install the RS MS3W terminal mode access point mode software or RS MS3A terminal mode access point mode application from the Icom website or Google Play See About the DV Gateway function...

Page 9: ...mmunication mode of approximately 950 bps 4 Add on functions for D PRS D PRS enables the transceiver to receive the Object Item or Weather data in addition to position data With the D PRS add on funct...

Page 10: ...he Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology s report on Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields OET Bulletin 65 R R WAR...

Page 11: ...tenna MIC SP cap DATA DC IN cap and micro SD slot cap are attached NEVER place in an insecure place to avoid inadvertent use by unauthorized persons NOTE When the BP 273 is connected to the transceive...

Page 12: ...ks near fire Fire or heat may cause them to rupture or explode Dispose of used battery packs in accordance with local regulations R R DANGER NEVER solder the battery terminals or NEVER modify the batt...

Page 13: ...heated vehicle or in direct sunlight In such environments the safety protection circuit in the pack will activate and stop the charging R R DANGER NEVER charge the transceiver during a lightning stor...

Page 14: ...mporarily open the squelch and monitor the operating frequency p 11 6 MENU LOCK KEY MENU z Push to display the MENU screen p 19 z Hold down for 1 second to turn the Lock function ON or OFF p 14 7 FM D...

Page 15: ...p 13 z z Hold down for 1 second to enter the Select Memory Write mode p 21 16 VFO MHz CLEAR OUTPUT POWER KEY V MHz z z Push to select the VFO mode p 13 z z In the VFO mode push to select 1 MHz tuning...

Page 16: ...ect the Automatic Reply function 6 GPS ICON Displays the status of the GPS receiver p 10 7 RECORD ICON Displayed while the transceiver is recording Displayed while the recording is paused 8 microSD CA...

Page 17: ...s the Digital Call Sign Squelch function CSQLS Enables the Digital Code Squelch function with the Pocket Beep function CSQL Enables the Digital Code Squelch function 11 VOX ICON Displayed when the opt...

Page 18: ...he steps You can skip the step if you do not operate D STAR right now Attaching the Battery pack Attach or detach the battery pack or battery case as illustrated below q q q w w To attach To detach Ba...

Page 19: ...3 5 hours NOTE Prior to using the transceiver for the first time the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation BE SURE to turn OFF the transceiver while charging with the suppl...

Page 20: ...s being accessed Otherwise the card data may be corrupted or deleted 4 Completely close the micro SD slot cover Turning ON the transceiver z z Hold down for 1 second to turn ON the transceiver A beep...

Page 21: ...ing a card deletes all its data Before formatting any used card back up its data onto your PC MENU SD Card Format 1 Turn OFF the transceiver then insert the card into the slot 2 Turn ON the transceive...

Page 22: ...o a PC you can edit it with the software MENU SD Card Save Setting 1 Push MENU 2 Select SD Card 3 Select Save Setting Saving a setting data onto a microSD card 4 Select New File Displays the FILE NAME...

Page 23: ...e difficulties receiving we recommend that you try a different location L L When GPS Select is set to Manual the icon is not displayed MENU GPS GPS Set GPS Select NOTE If you cannot receive GPS data m...

Page 24: ...d LEVEL 9 is tight squelch for strong signals AUTO is an automatic level adjustment by a noise pulse counting system OPEN is a continuously open setting This option is not selectable in the DV mode Mo...

Page 25: ...or Down DR to select TS VFO mode Memory mode Call CH mode DR function DUP Bank Select DUP Group Select TONE DUP TONE Repeater Detail TS TONE TS DTMF TX DTMF TX TS DTMF TX Voice TX Voice TX SKIP Voice...

Page 26: ...ly recall your most often used frequencies L L In the Call Channel mode C0 or C1 is displayed 1 Select a mode L Informatio L Push V MHz to select the VFO mode In the VFO mode push V MHz to select 1 MH...

Page 27: ...second to turn the Lock function ON or OFF LOCK ON or LOCK OFF is briefly displayed when the Lock function is turned ON or OFF L Informatio L When the Lock function is ON LOCK ON is displayed when yo...

Page 28: ...he standby screen L L You can set the tuning step for both the VFO and Memory mode L L The VFO mode scan and the Band Scope function also use this step to search for a signal D D Selecting the 1 MHz t...

Page 29: ...S meter displays the received signal strength 4 Push CLR Cancels the scan The Speech function audibly announces information after holding down QUICK Also you can set various Speech functions such as t...

Page 30: ...er radiates heat to protect itself from overheating The transceiver s chassis will become hot and may cause a burn To prevent the transceiver s overheating the default setting of the time out timer fu...

Page 31: ...hone at your normal voice level The TX RX indicator lights red The S RF meter displays the output power level 5 Release PTT to receive TX RX indicator Microphone TIP To maximize the readability of you...

Page 32: ...ory DV Memory My Station DV Set SPEECH DTMF T CALL QSO RX Log Function Display Sounds Time Set DV Gateway SD Card Others Selecting a Menu item D D MENU screen operation Simplified description Select o...

Page 33: ...L L The default settings of each item are described in ADVANCED MANUAL D D Selecting a Menu item Example Set Auto Power OFF to 30 min MENU Time Set Auto Power OFF 1 Push MENU 2 Select Time Set 3 Sele...

Page 34: ...the basic channel content entry Example Entering 441 600 MHz FM mode into the Memory channel 011 1 Push V MHz to enter the VFO mode 2 Push FM DV to enter the FM mode 3 Rotate DIAL to set a frequency t...

Page 35: ...ANCED MANUAL for details Selecting a Memory channel In the Memory mode you can select the Memory channels by rotating DIAL 1 Push M CALL several times to enter the Memory mode L L Pushing M CALL each...

Page 36: ...ughly read the instructions of the card If you do any of the following the card data may be corrupted or deleted You remove the card from the transceiver while accessing the card You change the extern...

Page 37: ...r automatically creates a new file and continues recording Recording a QSO audio NOTE Once a voice recording starts the Recording function will be continuously turned ON until you stop recording even...

Page 38: ...t Voice Memo 3 Select QSO Recorder 4 Select Play Files 5 Select the folder that contains the file you want to play L L The folder is named yyyymmdd y year m month d day 6 Select the file that you want...

Page 39: ...Pull the microSD card out slot cover slot cover NOTE After removing the microSD card completely close the micro SD slot cover as shown to the right Wrong Correct Close the cover leaving no gap D D Re...

Page 40: ...tion or caller s location while transmitting push QUICK then select GPS Position D D Displaying Location Data 1 Confirm the GPS icon is displayed 2 Push QUICK 3 Select GPS Position The GPS POSITION sc...

Page 41: ...be compatible with all mapping software L L See the Advanced Manual for details on copying the log files onto your PC NOTE The GPS logger function requires a microSD card User supplied See page 7 for...

Page 42: ...of program scan channels 50 channel 2 channels 25 pairs No of call channels 2 channels Usable temperature range 20 C 60 C 4 F 140 F Tuning steps 5 6 25 10 12 5 15 20 25 30 50 100 125 and 200 kHz Frequ...

Page 43: ...2 Low 1 S Low Microphone impedance 2 2 k D D Receiver Receive system Double Conversion Superheterodyne Intermediate frequencies 1st IF 46 35 MHz 2nd IF 450 kHz Sensitivity FM Less than 0 18 V at 12 dB...

Page 44: ...g you cannot use the DR function because the Repeater List contents are also cleared D D Partial Reset MENU Others Reset 1 Push MENU 2 Select Others 3 Select Reset ENT Down Up 4 Select Partial Reset T...

Page 45: ...ted to the SP jack Rotate VOL to adjust the level Adjust the squelch level Check the external speaker connection p 7 p 11 Sensitivity is too low and only strong signals are heard The coaxial cable is...

Page 46: ...reen Turn OFF the Busy Lockout function on the MENU screen Set the transmit frequency within the amateur radio band p 18 p 69 p 69 pp 17 18 A Program Scan does not start The VFO mode is not selected T...

Page 47: ...9 D STAR GUIDE for the ID 31A PLUS ID 31E PLUS...

Page 48: ...re key RX CS makes call sign capture easy Easy call sign entry with the Repeater list or TX RX History Easy Cross band operation through the repeater 430 MHz 430 MHz 1200 MHz 1200 MHz CQCQ CQCQ CQCQ C...

Page 49: ...simultaneously with your voice signal Advanced Amateur radio technology of D STAR The DV mode has a bandwidth of only 6 kHz compared to 16 kHz for the analog FM mode with 5 kHz deviation D STAR utili...

Page 50: ...epeater p 41 STEP 3 Enter your D STAR equipment into your registration form p 42 You have completed the steps About the DR function Ways to Communicate with the DR function The DR screen Example NOTE...

Page 51: ...for a break using a method acceptable to your local procedures The transceiver has the Time Out Timer function for the DV Repeater operation The timer limits a continuous transmission Warning beeps w...

Page 52: ...he MY CALL SIGN edit screen MENU My Station My Call Sign 1 Push MENU 2 Select My Station 3 Select My Call Sign 4 Select MY call sign memory then push QUICK 5 Select Edit Displays the MY CALL SIGN edit...

Page 53: ...ls ENT Sets Moves the cursor to right left TIP You can enter a note of up to 4 characters such as the model of the transceiver name area name after your call sign 1 After entering a call sign push CS...

Page 54: ...you http www dstarusers org repeaters php 2 Click the call sign of the repeater that you want to register to 3 Click the Gateway Registration URL link address 4 The D STAR Gateway System screen is dis...

Page 55: ...Step 3 Register your personal information After your registration is approved log in your personal account with your registered call sign and password Click Step 4 Register your D Star equipment 1 Reg...

Page 56: ...M then push ENT 2 Select Repeater List 3 Select the repeater group where your access repeater is listed 4 Select your access repeater Returns to the DR screen and the selected repeater name is display...

Page 57: ...yed within 3 seconds your signal reached your access repeater and your call was successfully sent from your destination repeater TIP See page 62 for status indications after a reply is received Step 2...

Page 58: ...isplay a received call sign 1 Hold down CD for 1 second Displays the RX HISTORY screen 2 Push Up or Down Displays other RX history records Receiving RX HISTORY screen RX01 Record number Caller station...

Page 59: ...the RX HISTORY screen L L To exit the screen push MENU L L See How to enter characters to the right Example JM1ZLK How to enter characters Push QUICK to display the Entry Mode Select window In the En...

Page 60: ...d the call sign is captured L Informatio L If you want to select another call sign in the RX History rotate DIAL while holding down RX CS You can change the setting of the RX CS key on the MENU screen...

Page 61: ...where your access repeater is listed 4 Select your access repeater Returns to the DR screen and the selected repeater name is displayed in FROM Step 2 Set TO Destination 1 Push RX CS to select TO then...

Page 62: ...hat case you cannot select Gateway CQ You can make a Gateway CQ call when a destination repeater is selected in TO Destination What is a Gateway CQ call To call a CQ through a repeater connected to th...

Page 63: ...re the station is you can make a call using Call Sign Routing Step 1 Set FROM Access repeater L L Same as described in page 48 Step 2 Set TO Destination 1 Push RX CS to select TO then push ENT 2 Selec...

Page 64: ...ing frequency p 15 4 Hold down LOW for 1 second to set an output power L Informatio L You can select S LOW LOW 1 LOW 2 MID or HIGH each time you hold down LOW for 1 second You can also select an outpu...

Page 65: ...x group 4 Select a frequency TIP You can change the simplex frequencies on the MENU screen MENU DV memory Repeater List See Section 4 of the ADVANCED MANUAL for details Returns to the DR screen and th...

Page 66: ...ector and you can hear other stations that are connected to the reflector CAN AUS USA UK D STAR reflector system INTERNET Reflector About reflectors Access repeater D D Unlinking a reflector Before tr...

Page 67: ...ample Directly enter REF030CL 1 Push RX CS to select TO then push ENT 2 Select Reflector 3 Select Link to Reflector 4 Select Direct Input 5 Rotate DIAL to select the reflector number 6 Push CS to move...

Page 68: ...nking to a reflector Continued Using the TX History The TX History saves up to 5 reflectors that your access repeater linked before Example Select the REF030CL in the TX History 1 Push RX CS to select...

Page 69: ...n PTT and speak into the microphone The TX RX indicator lights red while transmitting 5 Release PTT to hear your message D D Requesting repeater information When you send the repeater information comm...

Page 70: ...ion Step 1 Downloading the repeater list 1 Access the following URL to download the data files http www icom co jp world support download firm index html The repeater list and GPS data CSV Comma Separ...

Page 71: ...ormatted for PCs or other uses See page 8 for details Step 3 Copying the CSV file to the microSD card 1 Double click the 31P_USA_yymmdd folder created in the same place where the downloaded file is sa...

Page 72: ...er 6 Select the CSV file to be loaded The confirmation dialog Keep SKIP settings in Repeater List is displayed 7 Select YES or NO YES Retains the skip settings of the repeater list See ADVANCED MANUAL...

Page 73: ...mal DR scan searches for output repeater frequencies or simplex signals You can also find FM repeaters Search for the nearest repeater Searches for the nearest repeater by using your location and the...

Page 74: ...n be captured by holding down the Call Sign Capture key RX CS and you can quickly and easily reply to a call To make a call through a reflector Select a reflector that is connected to the repeater you...

Page 75: ...call the repeater replies RX or RPT and the access repeater s call sign Your own call sign MY has not been set Your own call sign MY has not been registered on a gateway repeater or the registered co...

Page 76: ...rrectly In that case is displayed and error beeps sound and a reply call cannot be made Try it again after the transceiver has correctly received the call sign A Local area call can be made but the Ga...

Page 77: ...can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfere...

Page 78: ...47 Character How to enter 46 Charging 6 D Default setting 20 Disposal 64 DOC 64 DR function 14 37 D STAR GUIDE 34 F FCC 64 FROM 60 G Gateway call 49 GPS 10 27 GPS Logger function 28 H Home Channel fun...

Page 79: ...o 24 Reflector 53 55 56 Repeater list 57 Resetting 31 RX history 45 S Scan operation 16 SD card 23 Formatting 8 Inserting 7 Removing 26 Simplex 14 17 51 Specifications 29 Speech function 16 Squelch 11...

Page 80: ...Single TX Repeat TX GPS GPS Set GPS Select Power Save Internal GPS Manual Position GPS Indicator GPS Out To DATA Jack GPS Information GPS Position GPS Memory GPS Alarm Alarm Select Alarm Area Group Al...

Page 81: ...y PTT Digital Monitor Digital Repeater Set RX Call Sign Write RX Repeater Write DV Auto Detect RX Record RPT RX CS Key BK EMR EMR AF Level SPEECH RX Call Sign SPEECH RX CS SPEECH DIAL SPEECH MODE SPEE...

Page 82: ...ut Timer Headset Select CI V CI V DATA Jack CI V Address CI V Baud Rate CI V Transceive Display Backlight Backlight Timer LCD Dimmer LCD Contrast Busy LED RX Call Sign RX Message Reply Position Displa...

Page 83: ...ep Scan Stop Beep Standby Beep Scope AF Output Time Set Date Time GPS Time Correct UTC Offset Auto Power OFF DV Gateway Terminal Mode Access Point Mode SD Card Load Setting Save Setting Import Export...

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