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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

iM501EURO

VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER

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Summary of Contents for VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER IC-M501EURO

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL iM501EURO VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER 0 IC M501EURO_3 qxd 03 7 29 15 26 Page a...

Page 2: ...AY MAYDAY MAYDAY 2 THIS IS name of vessel 3 Your call sign or other indication of the vessel AND 9 digit DSC ID if you have one 4 LOCATED AT your position 5 The nature of the distress and assistance r...

Page 3: ...smitter is not active for long periods of time Some radio licenses will require that a timer circuit automatically cuts the transmit ter after 1 2 minutes etc Similarly some types of transmitter SSB C...

Page 4: ...er where normal operation of the vehicle may be hindered or where it could cause bodily injury KEEP the transceiver at least 3 3 ft 1 m away from the ship s navigation compass DO NOT use or place the...

Page 5: ...h is not licensed Inquire through your dealer or the appropriate government agency for a Ship Radiotelephone license application This government issued license states the call sign which is your craft...

Page 6: ...TCH POWER Push to toggle the transceiver power ON and OFF w VOLUME CONTROL VOL Adjusts the audio level p 8 e SQUELCH CONTROL SQL Sets the squelch threshold level p 8 r TRANSMIT POWER SWITCH HI LO Togg...

Page 7: ...rning power ON p 14 o DIAL SWITCH DIAL Exits from channel 16 or call channel when pushed p 6 While pushing HI LO selects channel group when pushed pgs 6 7 The European version has International channe...

Page 8: ...ppears dur ing tri watch p 11 t SCRAMBLER INDICATOR p 11 Appears when the optional voice scrambler is activated y DUPLEX INDICATOR Appears when a duplex channel is selected u CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT In...

Page 9: ...WITCHES Y Y Z Z Push either switch to change the operating memory chan nel set mode contents etc p 8 e TRANSMIT POWER SWITCH HI LO Same as the HI LO switch on the front panel Toggles the Y Z and HI LO...

Page 10: ...most often used channels in each channel group for quick recall Push CALL to select the call channel of the selected channel group CALL and call channel number appear Each channel group may have an in...

Page 11: ...lect a regular channel w To change the channel group push DIAL while pushing HI LO International and Holland channels can be selected in sequence e Rotate the channel selector to select a channel Chan...

Page 12: ...point Use the optional voice scrambler function for privacy p 10 t Push HI LO to select the output power if necessary 25W or 1W appears when high or low power is selected re spectively Choose low powe...

Page 13: ...nnel number stops flashing Channel names Memory channels can be tagged with alphanumeric names of up to 10 characters each Capital letters small letters numerals some symbols and spaces can be used q...

Page 14: ...g scrambler codes There are 128 or 32 codes 0 to 127 or 1 to 32 available for programming In order to understand one another all trans ceivers in your group must have the same scramble code This funct...

Page 15: ...ain Example Operating tri watch on INT channel 25 DUALWATCH TRI WATCH SIMULATION If a signal is received on channel 16 dualwatch tri watch pauses on channel 16 until the signal disappears If a signal...

Page 16: ...earches through all tag channels in sequence However unlike priority scan chan nel 16 is not checked unless channel 16 is set as a tag channel CH 01 CH 02 CH 06 CH 05 CH 04 CH 03 5 SCAN OPERATIONS 12...

Page 17: ...or normal scan and scan resume timer in advance using set mode p 15 q Set tag channels as described at left w While pushing HI LO push DIAL one or more times to select the desired channel group if de...

Page 18: ...p tone function scan mode normal pri ority scan resume timer dual tri watch LCD contrast scram ble code scrambler unit internal speaker and ATIS code Available functions may differ depending on versio...

Page 19: ...can resume timer can be selected as a pause OFF or timer scan ON When OFF is selected the scan pauses until the signal disappears When ON is selected the scan pauses 5 sec and resumes even if a signal...

Page 20: ...0 to 127 or 1 to 32 can be selected respectively Scrambler unit When an optional scrambler unit is connected the scrambler unit can be selected in set mode depending on dealer setting ATIS check The A...

Page 21: ...s an antenna Ask your dealer about antennas and the best places to mount them Fuse replacement Two fuses are installed in the supplied DC power cable If a fuse blows or the transceiver stops functioni...

Page 22: ...r seeping into the transceiver w EXTENSION JACK Connects to optional DS 100 DSC CONTROLLER e ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connects a marine VHF antenna with a PL 259 connector to the transceiver CAUTION Transmit...

Page 23: ...urface which is more than 10 mm thick and can support more than 5 kg Mount the transceiver so that the face of the transceiver is at 90 to your line of sight when operating it CAUTION KEEP the transce...

Page 24: ...he transceiver through the hole as shown below e Attach the 2 supplied bolts M5 8 mm on either side of the IC M501EURO r Attach the clamps on either side of the transceiver Make sure that the clamps a...

Page 25: ...ransceiver case Follow the case opening procedure shown here when you want to install an optional unit etc q Remove the 6 screws as shown below and open the trans ceiver w Remove the 4 screws from the...

Page 26: ...22 7 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE Dimensions 145 0 5 23 32 165 0 6 1 2 31 4 1 1 4 53 0 2 3 32 Unit mm inch 110 0 4 11 32 109 4 4 5 16 0 IC M501EURO_3 qxd 03 7 29 15 26 Page 22...

Page 27: ...impossi ble or high power can not be selected Some channels are for low power or re ceive only The output power is set to low Change channels Push HI LO to select high power pgs 6 24 p 8 Scan does no...

Page 28: ...ve 157 225 161 825 157 275 161 875 157 325 161 925 157 375 161 975 157 425 162 025 84 85 86 87 88 Frequency MHz CH Frequency MHz CH Transmit Receive Transmit Receive 156 550 156 550 156 050 156 050 15...

Page 29: ...than 0 32 V Intermodulation rejection ratio More than 68 dB Spurious response rejection ratio More than 70 dB Adjacent channel selectivity More than 70 dB Audio output power 3 5 W at 10 distortion wit...

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Page 33: ...prEN300 698 2 v1 1 1 03 2000 Type designation iC m501euro Signature Authorized representative name Place and date of issue T Aoki General Manager Icom Europe GmbH Himmelgeister stra e 100 D 40225 D ss...

Page 34: ...FRA NED BEL LUX ESP POR ITA GRE SWE DEN FIN Intended Country of Use Count on us 1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A 5661H 1EU e Printed in Japan 2000 Icom Inc 0 IC M501EURO_3 qxd 03 7...

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