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INDEX

TROUBLESHOOTING

12 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS

(For only the IC-A25N and IC-A25NE)

4 BASIC OPERATIONS

3 BATTERY CHARGING

2 PANEL DESCRIPTION

1 ACCESSORIES ATTACHMENTS

INTRODUCTION

iA25N

iA25C

iA25NE

iA25CE

VHF AIR BAND TRANSCEIVERS

5 VOR NAVIGATION

(For only the IC-A25N and IC-A25NE)

6 WAYPOINT NAVIGATION

(For only the IC-A25N and IC-A25NE)

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Page 1: ...N OPERATION 10 Bluetooth OPERATION For only the IC A25N and IC A25NE 4 BASIC OPERATIONS 3 BATTERY CHARGING 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 ACCESSORIES ATTACHMENTS INTRODUCTION iA25N iA25C iA25NE iA25CE VHF AIR BAND TRANSCEIVERS 5 VOR NAVIGATION For only the IC A25N and IC A25NE 6 WAYPOINT NAVIGATION For only the IC A25N and IC A25NE ...

Page 2: ...ion is supplied with the IC A25N and IC A25NE Icom Icom Inc and the Icom logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated Japan in Japan the United States the United Kingdom Germany France Spain Russia Australia New Zealand and or other countries Android and Google Play are registered trademarks or trademarks of Google Inc iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U S and other...

Page 3: ...1 1 Section 1 ACCESSORIES ATTACHMENTS Supplied accessories 1 2 Attaching accessories 1 3 D D Antenna 1 3 D D Battery pack Battery case 1 3 D D Belt clip 1 4 Headset connection 1 5 ...

Page 4: ...CHMENTS 1 2 Supplied accessories Antenna Belt clip Handstrap Battery case Battery pack Headset adapter Power adapter Battery charger May not be supplied or the shape may be different depending on the transceiver version ...

Page 5: ...ift up to detach the battery pack x CAUTION DO NOT carry the transceiver by holding only the antenna DO NOT connect an antenna other than supplied antenna or those listed in this manual Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver CAUTION DO NOT attach or detach the battery pack or the battery case when the transceiver is wet or soiled This may result in water or dust getting into th...

Page 6: ...he battery pack from the transceiver if it is attached 2 Slide the belt clip in the direction of the arrow until the belt clip is locked and makes a click sound To detach Lift the tab up q and slide the belt clip in the direction of the arrow w BE CAREFUL Don t break your fingernail q w Belt clip ...

Page 7: ...to output your transmitted voice to the headset MENU Sounds Settings Side Tone p 11 7 PTT PTT switch User supplied if necessary Use a PTT switch with a 3 5 mm 1 8 inch plug NOTE Some headsets may not be compatible with the transceiver or need a user supplied adapter to work with the supplied headset adapter Ask your dealer for details ...

Page 8: ...2 1 Section 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION Front top and side panels IC A25C IC A25CE 2 2 Function display 2 3 D D Icon area 2 3 D D Text area 2 3 ...

Page 9: ...n ON or OFF GROUP KEY 0 GROUP p 4 2 Push to display the Group List screen to change the group in the memory mode i POWER KEY Hold down for 1 second to turn the transceiver ON or OFF o DC POWER JACK p 3 2 Connect the power adapter or the optional DC cable to charge the battery pack or to use the transceiver with an external power source 0 MEMORY MEMORY WRITE KEY MR MW z z Push to enter the Memory C...

Page 10: ... IC A25NE Displayed when a Bluetooth device is connected WX ICON For only the IC A25N and IC A25C z z is displayed when the transceiver is in the Weather Channel Selection mode p 9 3 z z Displayed when the Weather Alert function is ON z z Blinks when a weather alert is received TAG ICON Displayed when a tagged channel is selected DUPLEX ICON p 9 4 For only the IC A25N and IC A25NE Displayed when a...

Page 11: ...3 1 Section 3 BATTERY CHARGING Battery charger 3 2 Battery case 3 2 ...

Page 12: ...using the supplied battery case install 6 AA LR6 size Alkaline batteries as shown below CAUTION NEVER incinerate used battery cells since internal battery gas may cause them to rupture NEVER expose a detached battery case to water If the battery case gets wet be sure to wipe it dry before using it NEVER use batteries whose insulated cover is damaged NOTE When installing the batteries make sure the...

Page 13: ...itting 4 2 D D Setting the frequency 4 2 D D Receiving 4 2 D D Adjusting the squelch level 4 2 D D Using the Automatic Noise Limiter ANL function 4 2 D D Transmitting 4 2 Selecting the 121 5 MHz emergency frequency 4 3 Selecting the Recall channels 4 3 ...

Page 14: ...ect a channel D DReceiving When receiving a signal RX is displayed and audio is heard L L Rotate volume control knob to adjust the audio output level TIP To change the selected group 1 Push F and then push GROUP to display the Group List screen 2 Rotate DIAL to select a group and then push ENT D DAdjusting the squelch level z z Push SQL or SQL to adjust the squelch level until the noise just disap...

Page 15: ...eviously selected frequency Selecting the Recall channels The transceiver stores the previously selected frequencies in the Recall CH You can easily select them without rotating DIAL or accessing memory 1 Push the Directional key to display the Recall CH screen 2 Select the channel The selected channel will be set in 3 seconds L L It is not necessary to push ENT to select the channel L L Push CLR ...

Page 16: ...VIGATION For only the IC A25N and IC A25NE Keys used for Navigation Function 5 2 Course Deviation Indicator CDI screen 5 2 Using the Omni Bearing Selector OBS 5 2 Flying to a VOR station 5 3 D D Crosschecking position 5 4 ...

Page 17: ...light plan is selected rDIRECT TO KEY 5 Push to display the Direct To WPT screen to enter a waypoint tFLIGHT PLAN KEY 6 FPL Push to display the current flight plan Only when a flight plan is selected q e w t r Course Deviation Indicator CDI screen The transceiver displays the CDI screen when the NAV band frequency is selected q w e r t y q COMPASS ROSE w COURSE DEVIATION NEEDLE Displayed when a VO...

Page 18: ... CDI NOTE The IC A25N and IC A25NE s VOR Navigation features are supplemental aids to navigation only and are not intended to be a substitute for primary VOR navigation equipment Flying to a VOR station TIP Using the Auto Bearing Set System ABSS You can set your current heading as the course heading Example Your OBS course heading is set to 045 However your current heading is 066 to the VOR You wa...

Page 19: ...30 340 350 N Magnetic north Heading 66 VOR station 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 N Magnetic north Aircraft should be heading 66 Aircraft heading 60 6 off course Flown course 123 65 VORTAC SEATTLE 116 8 Ch 115 SEA 123 65 VORTAC SEATTLE 116 8 Ch 115 SEA THE AIRCRAFT IS ON COURSE THE AIRCRAFT IS OFF...

Page 20: ... D Selecting a waypoint from a flight plan 6 2 D D Selecting a waypoint near your position 6 2 D D Setting a waypoint manually 6 3 D D Selecting a waypoint from history 6 3 Flying through a flight plan 6 3 D D Selecting a flight plan 6 3 D D Reversing a flight plan 6 3 D D Adding a flight plan 6 4 Managing Flight plan 6 4 D D Adding a flight plan 6 4 D D Editing a flight plan 6 5 D D Deleting a fl...

Page 21: ...ed Blinks while searching for satellites or calculating position data Icon area Navigation area Normal type CDI type HEADING INDICATOR For only the Normal screen Displays your heading DESTINATION ICON For only the Normal screen Displays the destination Selecting a waypoint The transceiver assists you to navigate to a selected waypoint Select a waypoint to use as a destination as shown below D DSel...

Page 22: ...points contained in the flight plan and then select the next waypoint Selecting a waypoint Continued D DSelecting a waypoint near your position 1 Push F and then push to display the Direct To WPT screen 2 Select Near Waypoint and then push ENT The transceiver searches for waypoints The Near Waypoint screen is displayed if waypoints are found 3 Select a waypoint and then push ENT The Course To scre...

Page 23: ...tion dialog is displayed 4 After editing push ENT to return to the Add FPL screen 5 Select Add Waypoint and then push ENT The Group List screen is displayed 6 Select a group and then push ENT Waypoints saved in the selected group are listed 7 Select a waypoint and then push ENT The Course To screen is displayed 8 Enter the course and then push ENT The Add FPL screen is displayed 9 Repeat steps 5 t...

Page 24: ...en shown below is displayed 3 Edit the flight plan as shown to the step 2 to 8 of the Adding a flight plan on the previous page 4 Select Overwrite and then push ENT to save the flight plan A confirmation dialog is displayed D DDeleting a flight plan 1 Open the Delete FPL screen MENU WPT Navigation Manage FPL Delete FPL The Delete FPL screen is displayed 2 Select a flight plan and then push ENT to ...

Page 25: ...7 1 Section 7 SCAN OPERATION Using the Scan function 7 2 Scan types 7 2 D D VFO scan 7 2 D D Memory channel scan 7 2 ...

Page 26: ...er the entire band IC A25N IC A25NE The transceiver scans the COM and NAV bands L L May not scans the NAV band depending on the presettings Ask your dealer for details IC A25C IC A25CE The transceiver scans only the COM band 7 SCAN OPERATION 7 2 Scan types Mch 1 Mch 2 Mch 3 Mch 200 Untagged channel Priority channel Mch 1 Mch 2 Mch 3 Mch 200 Untagged channel 118 000 MHz Jump 136 9917 MHz 108 000 MH...

Page 27: ...D D Memory channel name 8 3 D D Type 8 3 D D Frequency 8 4 D D TAG setting 8 4 D D Position 8 4 D D Group 8 5 D D Group name 8 5 Deleting a Memory channel 8 5 Editing User Type 8 5 Saving contents into the Memory channels 8 6 D D Saving a Waypoint 8 6 D D Saving a frequency 8 6 ...

Page 28: ...ct a group and then select a Memory channel to edit The Edit Memory screen is displayed 3 Select an item and then push ENT 4 Edit the item L L See the following pages for each item s details L L Push MENU to return to the Main screen without making any changes Example Editing a Memory channel name 5 After editing push ENT to return to the Edit Memory screen 6 Select Overwrite and then push ENT A c...

Page 29: ... channel Type Select the type that indicates the type of equipment as shown below Item Type TWR Tower GND Ground ATS Automatic Terminal Information Service ATF Aerodrome Traffic Frequency APP Approach ARR Arrival AWS Automated Weather Observing System CLR Clearance CTF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency DEP Departure FSS Flight Service Station INT Intersection RFS Remote Flight Service Station UNI ...

Page 30: ...USA OFF Enter the RX TX frequency ON Enter the RX and TX frequencies Weather channel For only the IC A25N and IC A25C Select a weather channel D DTAG setting Displayed only when a frequency is entered or a weather channel is selected MENU Manage Memory Edit Memory Select a group Select a channel TAG Set Select whether or not to tag the memory channel OFF The channel is skipped while scanning ON Th...

Page 31: ...he Memory channel type p 8 3 1 Open the User Type 1 or User Type 2 screen MENU Manage Memory User Type User Type 1 User Type 2 The User Type 1 or User Type 2 screen is displayed 2 Edit the user type You can enter a maximum of 3 characters 3 After editing push ENT to return to the User Type screen 4 Push MENU to return to the Main screen D DGroup MENU Manage Memory Edit Memory Select a group Select...

Page 32: ...played 5 Push MENU to return to the Main screen Saving contents into the Memory channels You can save contents to the memory channels depending on the transceiver s presettings D DSaving a Waypoint For only the IC A25N and IC A25NE Save your current position as a Waypoint 1 Open the Add Waypoint screen MENU WPT Navigation Add Waypoint The current position is displayed if a GPS signal is received 2...

Page 33: ...h function 9 2 Using a weather channel For only the IC A25N and IC A25C 9 3 D D Selecting a Weather channel 9 3 D D Receiving a Weather Alert 9 3 D D Scanning Weather channels 9 3 D D Weather channel tag settings 9 3 Using the Duplex function For only the IC A25N and IC A25NE 9 4 D D Using the Duplex function 9 4 ...

Page 34: ...F is displayed if no channel is set as the Priority channel 2 Push ENT Group List is displayed 3 Select the channel to set as the Priority channel and then push ENT The selected channel is set as the Priority channel 4 Push MENU to return to the Main screen D DUsing the Priority Watch function z z Push F and then push PRIO to turn ON the function The Priority channel is displayed at the bottom of ...

Page 35: ...y the IC A25N and IC A25C NOTE When the Weather Alert function is ON the transceiver checks Weather channels even if a channel other than a Weather channel is selected Except when the Priority Watch function is working D DScanning Weather channels 1 Push F and then push WX to enter the Weather Channel Selection mode 2 Push F and then push SCAN to start the scan SCANNING blinks while scanning L L R...

Page 36: ... Push keypad keys to set the flight service station s frequency and then push ENT The Radio Settings screen is displayed 3 Push MENU to return to the Main screen D DUsing the Duplex function 1 Set the VOR frequency 2 Hold down PTT to transmit on the frequency set on the Duplex TX Freq screen The Duplex TX frequency is displayed while holding down PTT 3 Release PTT to return to receive TIP You can ...

Page 37: ...N For only the IC A25N and IC A25NE Operating Bluetooth 6 2 Electromagnetic Interference 6 2 Pairing with a device 6 2 Pairing with a Low Energy device 6 3 Disconnecting a paired device 6 3 Unpairing a device 6 3 Bluetooth settings 6 3 ...

Page 38: ...et to 6 MENU Radio Settings VOX Level Pairing with a device You can pair Bluetooth headsets and data devices to the transceiver as shown below A maximum of 5 Bluetooth headsets and data devices A maximum of 2 Low Energy LE devices L L These instructions describe pairing with the VS 3 Bluetooth headset as an example 1 Turning ON the transceiver s Bluetooth function 1 Push MENU 2 Select Bluetooth Se...

Page 39: ...L Connect is displayed if a device is connected 3 Select a device to disconnect and then push ENT The screen shown below is displayed 4 Push ENT A confirmation dialog is displayed 5 Push MENU to return to the Main screen Unpairing a device Before unpairing a connected headset or device disconnect it 1 Push MENU 2 Select Pairing Connect Bluetooth Pairing Connect Paired devices are displayed 3 Selec...

Page 40: ...ettings 11 5 Manage Memory 11 6 D D Edit Memory 11 6 D D Delete Memory 11 6 Radio Settings 11 6 D D Time Out Timer 11 6 D D Weather Alert For only the IC A25N and IC A25C 11 6 D D WX CH TAG Set For only the IC A25N and IC A25C 11 6 D D Duplex Set 11 6 D D Duplex TX Freq 11 6 D D VOX Set 11 6 D D VOX Delay 11 6 D D VOX Level 11 6 D D Priority CH 11 6 Display Settings 11 7 D D Backlight 11 7 D D Con...

Page 41: ...on function is not used D D WPT NAV Disp MENU WPT Navigation WPT NAV Disp Display the Waypoint Navigation screen L L Not displayed when the Waypoint Navigation function is not used D DDirect To WPT MENU WPT Navigation Direct To WPT Select a waypoint to use as a destination p 6 2 Select Memory Select a waypoint from memory Flight Plan Select a waypoint from a Flight Plan Near Waypoint Select a wayp...

Page 42: ...nt Save your current position as a Waypoint D DManage FPL MENU WPT Navigation Manage FPL Add edit or delete a flight plan Add FPL Add a flight plan p 6 4 Edit FPL Edit a flight plan p 6 5 Delete FPL Delete a flight plan p 6 5 D DGPS Status MENU WPT Navigation GPS Status Displays the GPS Status D DGPS Info MENU WPT Navigation GPS Info Displays the data received by the built in GPS receiver WPT Navi...

Page 43: ...et or data device Bluetooth For only the IC A25N and IC A25NE D DSettings MENU WPT Navigation Settings Edit GPS Navigation Style and Auto Change settings GPS Set Turn the built in GPS receiver ON or OFF OFF Turn OFF the receiver ON Turn ON the receiver Navigation Style Select a type of Waypoint Navigation screen Normal CDI Auto Change Turn the Auto Change function ON or OFF The function is used wh...

Page 44: ... Bluetooth Settings Edit Bluetooth settings Bluetooth Set Turn the Bluetooth function ON or OFF OFF Turns OFF the function ON Turns ON the function Auto Connect Select whether or not to automatically connect to the last bonded Bluetooth device OFF The user must manually connect to the bonded device ON Automatically connects to the last bonded device Headset Settings Edit Bluetooth headset settings...

Page 45: ... Set For only the IC A25N and IC A25C MENU Radio Settings WX CH TAG Set Select whether or not to tag each Weather channel p 9 3 OFF The channel is skipped while scanning ON The channel is scanned while scanning D DDuplex Set MENU Radio Settings Duplex Set Select whether or not to use the Duplex function p 9 4 L L This item is displayed for all versions However it may be usable only in the USA OFF ...

Page 46: ...nd speed Bearing Select a format to display the bearing Sounds Settings D DBeep MENU Sounds Settings Beep Set the beep output level to between 1 lowest and 10 highest or OFF D DSide Tone MENU Sounds Settings Side Tone Set the side tone output level to between 1 lowest and 10 highest or OFF The Side tone function outputs the transmitting audio to the headset connected to the transceiver Others D DB...

Page 47: ...TIONS AND OPTIONS Specifications 12 2 D D General 12 2 D D Transmitter 12 2 D D Receiver 12 2 Options 12 3 D D Battery pack Battery case 12 3 D D Charger 12 3 D D Antenna 12 3 D D Belt clip and belt hangers 12 3 D D Others 12 3 ...

Page 48: ...s not included 58 9 W 148 4 H 31 8 D mm 2 3 W 5 8 H 1 3 D inches Weight approximately 384 g 13 6 oz with antenna and BP 288 D DTransmitter Output power 6 0 W PEP typical Modulation limiting 70 to 100 Audio harmonic distortion Less than 10 at 60 modulation Ham and Noise ratio More than 35 dB Spurious emissions More than 46 dB 2 3 Frequency stability 0 4 kHz D DReceiver Receive system Double convers...

Page 49: ...hrough a 12 V or 24 V cigarette lighter socket OPC 2379 headset adapter To connect your headset to the transceiver HM 231 hand microphone RS AERO1A Future product AndroidTM application software for flight planning RS AERO1I Future product iOSTM application software for flight planning VS 3 Bluetooth headset The Bluetooth headset with a PTT switch About the third party Bluetooth headsets Icom has c...

Page 50: ...13 1 Section 13 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting 13 2 D D Fuse replacement 13 2 ...

Page 51: ... battery is exhausted Set a COM band frequency Recharge the battery pack p 4 2 p 3 2 Locked is displayed when you push keypad keys or rotate DIAL The keypad and DIAL is locked Push F and then push to unlock the keypad p 2 2 Scan does not start All Memory channels in the selected group are not tagged Tag memory channels on the Menu screen p 8 4 No beep sounds The beep output level is set to OFF Adj...

Page 52: ... Key beep 11 7 Keypad lock 2 2 L LCD backlight 11 7 LCD contrast 11 7 LCD night mode 11 7 M Memory channel Deleting 8 5 Editing 8 2 Saving a frequency 8 6 Saving a waypoint 8 6 User type 8 3 Menu screen using 11 2 N Noise iimiting 4 2 O One touch PTT 11 5 Options 12 3 P Power save 11 5 Priority channel 9 2 Priority watch 9 2 PTT beep 11 5 R Recall channels 4 3 Receiving 4 2 S Scan types 7 2 Specif...

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