User manual ICOM IC-575A-H

[. . . ] CAUTION NOTE Equipment damage may occur. No risk of personal injury, fire or electric shock. WORD D FEATURES Large 2-digit Ch with scrolling channel comment Easy to hear speaker Built-in DSC meets RTCM SC101 requirement Rugged waterproof construction Icom, Icom Inc. and the logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries. CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER AND MICROPHONE THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to water including salt water, otherwise, the keys and switches may become inoperable due to salt crystallization. i IN CASE OF EMERGENCY If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on Channel 16. NOTE A WARNING STICKER is supplied with the transceiver. [. . . ] · Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission other than DSC. M: Microphone u Release [PTT] to receive. 8 BASIC OPERATION 3 I Call channel programming Call channel is used to select Channel 9 (default), however, you can program the call channel with your most often-used channels in each channel group for quick recall. q Push both [Y] and [Z] on the transceiver one or more times to select the desired channel group (U. S. A. , International or Canada) to be programmed. to select the call channel of the selected channel group. · "CALL" and call channel number appear. t Push [16·9] to program the displayed channel as the call channel. · Push [CH/WX·DUAL] to cancel. · The channel number stops blinking. 3 e Push [16·9] again for 3 sec. (until a long beep changes to 2 short beeps) to enter call channel programming condition. · Channel blinking. number starts r Push [Y] or [Z] to select the desired channel. 9 3 BASIC OPERATION I Channel comments Memory channels can be labeled with alphanumeric comments of up to 10 characters each. More than 6 characters comment scrolls automatically at the channel comment indicator after the channel selection. Capital letters, small letters (except f, j, p, s, y, x, z), 0 to 9, some symbols (= + ­ . q Select the desired channel. · Cancel Dualwatch, Tri-watch or Scan in advance. I Microphone lock function The microphone lock function electrically locks [Y]/[Z] and [HI/LO] keys on the supplied microphone. This prevents accidental channel changes and function access. While pushing [HI/LO] on the microphone, turn power ON to toggle the lock function ON and OFF. w While pushing [CH/WX· DUAL], push [16·9] to edit the channel comment. · A cursor and the first character start blinking alternately. [Y]/[Z] [HI/LO] e Select the desired character by pushing [Y] or [Z]. · Push [16·9] or [CH/WX·DUAL] to move the cursor forward or backward, respectively. r Repeat step e to input all characters. to be set the displayed channel as a tag channel. ·" " appears in the display. I Starting a scan Set scan type (Priority or Normal) and scan resume timer in advance, using Set mode. 29) q Set tag channels as described at left. w Make sure the squelch is closed to start a scan. e Select the channel group (USA, CAN, INT) by pushing both [Y] and [Z] on the transceiver, if desired. r Push [SCAN·TAG] to start Priority or Normal scan. ·" " or " " appears at the channel comment indicator. · When a signal is detected, scan pauses until the signal disappears or resumes after pausing 5 sec. (Channel 16 is still monitored during Priority scan. ) · Push [Y] or [Z] to check the scanning tag channels, to change the scanning direction or resume the scan manually. · " " blinks at the channel comment indicator and a beep tone sounds when a signal is received on Channel 16 during Priority scan. 5 r To cancel the tag channel setting, push [SCAN·TAG] for 1 sec. ·" " disappears. Clearing (or setting) all tagged channels While pushing [HI/LO] on the microphone, push [SCAN·TAG] for 3 sec. (until a long beep changes to 2 short beeps) to clear all tag channels in the channel group. · Repeat above procedure to set all tag channels. t To stop the scan, push [SCAN·TAG]. [Example]: Starting a normal scan. Push Scan starts. When a signal is received. 13 6 DSC OPERATION I MMSI code check The 9-digit MMSI (DSC self ID) code can be checked. q Push [DSC·POS] to enter the DSC menu. w Push [Y] or [Z] to select " " and push [DSC·POS]. I MMSI code programming The 9-digit MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity: DSC self ID) code can be programmed at power ON. [. . . ] · Mount the transceiver securely with the 2 supplied screws (5 × 20) to a surface 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 transceiver and microphone at least 1 meter away from your vessel's magnetic navigation compass. NOTE: Check the installation angle; the function display may not be easy-to-read at some angles. EXAMPLE I Optional MB-92 attachment An optional MB-92 DUST COVER is available for attaching the transceiver's front panel to prevent the keys and knobs getting wet when the transceiver is not used. [. . . ]