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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

iM24

VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC 
Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that 
this device does not cause harmful interference.

Содержание IC-M24

Страница 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL iM24 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference ...

Страница 2: ... inconvenience No risk of personal injury fire or electric shock FEATURES Floats on water The transceiver floats in fresh or salt water even when the supplied acces sories are attached When a third party battery pack strap an tenna etc is used it may sink Floats and flashes An LED sends out intermittent light from a transparent section on the bottom of the radio while floating in the water As the ...

Страница 3: ...tate the rescue CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to saltwater and dry it before operat ing Otherwise the transceiver s keys switches and control lers may become unusable due to salt crystallization NOTE DO NOT submerge the transceiver in water if there is any reason to suspect the waterproof protection may not be effective For example in cases where the battery cove...

Страница 4: ...the radio without a proper antenna attached as this may damaged the radio and may also cause you to exceed FCC RF ex posure limits A proper antenna is the antenna supplied with this radio by the manufacturer or antenna specifically authorized by the manufacturer for use with this radio DO NOT transmit for more than 50 of total radio use time 50 duty cycle Transmitting more than 50 of the time can ...

Страница 5: ... endommager la radio et causer une exposition supérieure aux limites établies par la FCC L antenne appropriée est celle qui est fournie avec cette radio par le fabricant ou une antenne spécialement autorisée par le fabricant pour être utilisée avec cette radio NE PAS émettre pendant plus de 50 du temps total d utilisation de l appareil 50 du facteur d utilisation Émettre pendant plus de 50 du temp...

Страница 6: ...he reach of children KEEP the transceiver at least 0 9 meters 3 0 ft away from your vessel s magnetic navigation compass BE CAREFUL The transceiver meets IPX7 require ments for waterproof protection However once the trans ceiver has been dropped waterproof protection cannot be guaranteed because of possible damage to the transceiver s case or the waterproof seal Only when the flexible antenna batt...

Страница 7: ...vel 10 Adjusting the squelch level 10 Receiving and transmitting 11 Call channel programming 12 Volume Loud function 12 Volume Mute function 12 Lock function 13 Monitor function 13 Automatic backlighting 13 AquaQuake Water Draining function 13 5 SCAN OPERATION 14 15 Scan types 14 Setting TAG channels 15 Starting a scan 15 6 DUALWATCH TRI WATCH 16 Description 16 Operation 16 7 SET MODE 17 20 Set mo...

Страница 8: ...e will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following mea sures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and re ceiver Connect ...

Страница 9: ...S LICENSE A Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit is the license most often held by small vessel radio operators when a radio is not required for safety purposes If required the Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit must be posted or kept with the operator If required only a licensed radio operator may operate a transceiver However non licensed individuals may talk over a trans ceiver if a...

Страница 10: ...an antenna can damage the transceiver D Handstrap Pass the handstrap through the loop on the back side of the transceiver as shown D Belt clip Attach the belt clip to or detach the belt clip from the transceiver Battery pack Handstrap Belt clip Flexible antenna Charger To attach the belt clip To detach the belt clip Be careful Don t break your fingernail q Belt clip w Lift the tab up q and slide t...

Страница 11: ...nto the transceiver battery pack and may result in the trans ceiver being damaged CAUTION When attaching or removing the battery cover make sure the rubber seal is correctly set in the groove of the cover If the seal is not correctly in the groove it may be dam aged when attaching the battery cover If the seal is dam aged waterproof protection is not guaranteed When attaching the battery cover mak...

Страница 12: ...t or other material is on the seal when attaching the cap waterproof protection may not be guaranteed e PTT SWITCH PTT Hold down to transmit release to receive p 11 r CHANNEL 16 KEY 16 9 Push to select Channel 16 p 8 Hold down for 1 second to select the Call channel p 8 When the Call channel is selected hold down for 3 seconds to enter the Call channel programming mode p 12 While in the Set mode p...

Страница 13: ...hile in the Set mode push to select the setting or value of an item p 17 Push to check TAG channels or change scanning direc tion during a scan p 15 i FAVORITE TAG KEY FAV TAG Push to sequentially select the favorite TAG chan nels while ignoring untagged channels in a channel group p 8 Hold down for 1 second to set or clear the TAG for the displayed channel p 15 While holding down turn ON the powe...

Страница 14: ...lected t CHARGE ICON p 23 Appears while charging y BATTERY ICONS Displays the remaining battery capacity Indication Full Middle Charging required Exhausted Battery status blinks when the battery is over charged Scrolls while charging p 23 u SCAN ICON p 15 Blinks during a scan i LOCK ICON p 13 Appears when the Lock function is turned ON o DUALWATCH TRI WATCH ICONS p 16 DW appears during Dualwatch T...

Страница 15: ...Mute function is turned ON p 12 VOL blinks while adjusting the volume level p 10 4 CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT Displays the selected operating channel number In the Set mode displays the selected setting or value p 17 5 CHANNEL GROUP ICON p 9 appears when USA appears when International appears when Canadian channel group is selected 6 WEATHER CHANNEL WEATHER ALERT ICONS p 9 WX appears when the weather ...

Страница 16: ...ng Channel 16 or push Y or Z to select a differ ent channel Convenient While holding down FAV push Y or Z to select the fa vorite TAG channels Pushing FAV only advances the displayed TAG channel The favorite channels are selected using the TAG channel setting p 15 D Channel 9 Call channel Each regular channel group has a separate leisure use Call channel The Call channel is monitored during Tri wa...

Страница 17: ...lex channel is selected D Weather channels The transceiver has 10 weather channels These are used for monitoring broadcasts from NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The transceiver can automatically detect a weather alert tone on the selected weather channel while receiving an other channel or during a scan p 18 q Push CH WX once or twice to select the Weather chan nel group WX ap...

Страница 18: ... be adjusted using VOL SQL and Y or Z In order to properly receive signals as well as for the scan to effectively function the squelch must be adjusted to the proper level q Push VOL SQL twice to enter the squelch adjustment mode then push Y or Z to adjust the squelch level The SQL icon starts blinking The transceiver has 11 squelch levels OP is completely open 10 is tight squelch 1 is loose squel...

Страница 19: ...e low power for short range communications choose high power for longer distance communications Some channels are for only low power communication y Hold down PTT to transmit then speak into the microphone appears Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission u Release PTT to receive IMPORTANT To maximize the readability of your trans mitted signal pause for a second after pushing PTT hold the microp...

Страница 20: ... channel t Push 9 16 to program the dis played channel as the Call channel The channel number stops blinking Volume Loud function The Volume Loud function temporarily maximizes the vol ume level This function has no effect when the volume level is 31 q While holding down VOL SQL push Y to turn ON the Volume Loud function The volume level is set to the maximum level level 31 The bars of the volume ...

Страница 21: ...n The automatic backlighting can be activated in the Set mode p 20 Push any key except for PTT to turn ON the backlight The backlight is automatically turned OFF after 5 seconds of inactivity AquaQuakeWater Draining function The AquaQuake Water Draining function removes water from the speaker grill Without this function water may muffle the sound coming from the speaker The transceiver makes a vib...

Страница 22: ...ity or Normal in the Set mode p 18 PRIORITY SCAN A priority scan sequentially searches through all TAG channels while monitoring Channel 16 When a signal is detected on Channel 16 the scan pauses until the signal disappears when a signal is detected on a channel other than Channel 16 the scan switches to Dualwatch until the signal disappears NORMAL SCAN A normal scan like a priority scan sequentia...

Страница 23: ...hen no TAG channel has been set Starting a scan Set the Weather Alert function Priority Scan function Scan Resume Timer and Auto Scan function in advance in the Set mode pp 18 19 q Hold down U I C CH WX for 1 second one or more times to select a desired channel group When the Weather Alert function is in use select a desired weather channel using CH WX and Y or Z p 9 w Push SCAN to start a priorit...

Страница 24: ...en a signal is received on Channel 16 Tri watch switches to Dualwatch when receiving a signal on the Call channel r To cancel Dualwatch Tri watch push DUAL SCAN again If a signal is received on Channel 16 Dualwatch Tri watch pauses on Channel 16 until the signal disappears If a signal is received on the Call channel during Tri watch Tri watch becomes Dualwatch until the signal dis appears To trans...

Страница 25: ... turn ON the power to enter the Set mode bP appears e Push VOL SQL to select a desired item Or while holding down VOL SQL push Y or Z also selects an item r Push Y or Z to select a desired option of the item t To exit the Set mode push 16 17 7 SET MODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SET MODE ITEMS The display shows the current settings and the selected item is displayed in the dotted circl...

Страница 26: ...s when the function is set to ON D Priority Scan function Pr The transceiver has 2 scan types normal OFF and pri ority ON scan A normal scan searches all TAG channels in the selected channel group A priority scan sequentially searches all TAG channels while monitoring Channel 16 D Scan resume timer St The Scan resume timer can be set as a pause OFF or timer scan ON OFF When a signal is detected th...

Страница 27: ...orarily opens the squelch This item sets the key action Pu PUSH The Monitor function is activated by holding down MONI VOL SQL The squelch stays open while holding down the key Ho HOLD The Monitor function is activated by holding down MONI VOL SQL for 1 second The squelch stays open until any key is pushed 19 7 SET MODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Auto scan OFF default Auto scan ON Push...

Страница 28: ...igh contrast or Low contrast The LCD contrast level has little effect during indoor use DPower Save function PS The Power Save function reduces current drain by turning OFF the receiver circuit for preset intervals OFF The Power Save function is turned OFF ON The Power Save function is turned ON The Power Save function will be activated when no signal is received and no operation is performed for ...

Страница 29: ...ate a used battery pack since internal battery gas may cause them to rupture or may cause an explosion R DANGER NEVER solder the battery terminals or NEVER modify the battery pack This may cause heat generation and the battery may rupture emit smoke or catch fire R DANGER Use the battery only with the transceiver for which it is specified Never use a battery with any other equipment or for any pur...

Страница 30: ...s properly handled However when the shape of the battery pack is so changed that the battery pack or battery cover can not be correctly attached to the transceiver it is time to replace it with a new one Otherwise the transceiver can be damaged due to the loss of air tightness R DANGER NEVER charge the battery pack in areas with ex tremely high temperatures such as near fires or stoves inside a su...

Страница 31: ...ayed on the function display when charging is completed Charger DC jack Power OFF NOTE and blink and Er is also displayed on the function display when the battery pack is not attached Optional battery charger Do not place the charger on a surface with any vibration Otherwise the battery pack might come out of the charger or the charger itself might fall D AD 123 installation The AD 123 CHARGER ADA...

Страница 32: ...apter is installed in the BC 119N Optional OPC 515L for 13 8 V power source or CP 23L for 12 V cigarette lighter socket can be used instead of the AC adapter See the instruction manual for details of the charger LED indication operation etc IMPORTANT Ensure the battery pack snaps flat in the AD 123 BP 266 BC 119N BP 266 BP 266 BP 266 AD 123 AC adapter White Black _ BP 266 Screws supplied with the ...

Страница 33: ...tely 2 5 hours The following items are additionally required Six AD 123 CHARGER ADAPTERS purchase separately An AC adapter or the DC power cable OPC 656 D Charging from a cigarette lighter socket Use the optional CP 24 CIGARETTE LIGHTER CABLE charge from a cigarette lighter socket Charging time Approximately 8 5 hours CAUTION BE SURE to remove the CP 24 from the ciga rette lighter socket when char...

Страница 34: ...ve water from the speaker grill p 10 p 10 p 13 Transmitting is impossible or high power can not be se lected Some channels are limited to low power or only receive The output power is set to low The battery is exhausted Change the channel Push Hi Lo to select high power Recharge the battery pack pp 8 9 27 p 11 p 23 The displayed channel cannot be changed The Lock function is activated Hold down Hi...

Страница 35: ...6 075 156 075 156 125 160 725 62 62A 156 125 156 125 156 175 160 775 63 63A 156 175 156 175 64 156 225 160 825 64 64A 64A 156 225 156 225 156 275 160 875 65 65A 65A 156 275 156 275 65A 156 325 160 925 66 66A 66A 156 325 156 325 66A 67 67 156 375 156 375 67 21A 21A 157 050 157 050 USA 21 157 050 161 650 21 CAN Transmit Receive INT Channel number Frequency MHz 71 71 156 575 156 575 71 72 72 156 625 ...

Страница 36: ...0 dB typical Audio output impedance 8 Ω Audio output power 0 6 W typical at 10 distortion All stated specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation Options D BATTERY PACK BP 266 Li ion BATTERY PACK Voltage Capacity 3 7 V 1500 mAh minimum 1590 mAh typical D CHARGERS BC 199S AC ADAPTER For regular charging of the battery pack Charging time Approximately 8 5 hours BC 119N DESKTOP C...

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Страница 40: ...1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A 6911H 1EX w Printed in Japan 2011 Icom Inc Printed on recycled paper with soy ink ...

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