User manual ICOM IC-900A-E

[. . . ] We understand you have a choice of many different radios in the market place. Many hours of research and development went into the design of your IC-91A/91AD, following Icom's philosophy of "technology first. " The IC-91A/91AD VHF/UHF FM TRANSCEIVER is designed with Icom's superior technology and craftsmanship combining traditional analog technologies with the new digital D-STAR technologies for a balanced packaged. With proper care, this product should provide you with years of trouble-free operation. We want to take a couple of moments of your time to thank you for making your IC-91A/91AD your radio of choice, and hope you agree with Icom's philosophy of "technology first. " FEATURES DV mode (Digital voice + Low-speed data communication) operation is ready ­ GPS receiver connection ­ Text message and call sign exchange (Optional UT-121 DIGITAL UNIT is required for IC-91A. ) Simple band scope Dualwatch operation Optional PC remote control IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the transceiver. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS DEFINITION Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock R WARNING! [. . . ] (default: OFF) qSet the operating frequency, call signs and other settings, such as repeater, as desired in B band. wPerform the steps q to e in "D TX message programming" as at left. eRotate [DIAL] to select the desired message channel. · "Ch01" to "Ch05" available. · See left-hand pages for message programming. For your information The automatic received call sign and/or message indication can be turned OFF in display set mode, if desired. 101) NOTE: Only 1 message can be stored in the IC91A/91AD. The received message is cleared by turning power OFF, or overwritten when another message is received. A transmitted message that includes lower case characters from the IC-91A/91AD may not be decoded and displayed correctly by the ID-800H, IC-V82/U82, etc. rPush [ï](5) to set the message for transmission. tPush [PTT] to transmit the selected message. · The message is transmitted each time [PTT] is pushed. · The message is transmitted each 30 sec. automatically during continuous transmission. y Release [PTT] to return to receive. uWhen the reply call with a message is received, the call sign and the message scrolls at the bottom of the function display. DV B 430 712 50 MSG:Hello! Scrolls the received message. [DIAL] [](2)/[](8) [ï](5) [](6) 7 DV MODE OPERATION (Optional UT-121 is required for IC-91A) I Automatic reply function D RX message indication The received message can also be checked in DV set mode. The optional RS-91 REMOTE CONTROL SOFTWARE (OPC-1529R supplied) also includes a low-speed data communication capability. 58) in advance to operate the low-speed data communication. B 430 712 50 Appears D Connection Connect the transceiver to your PC using with the optional OPC-1529R as illustrated below. w Operate the transceiver normal way. eTo cancel the EMR communication mode, push and hold [EMR](. ) for 1 sec. to turn OFF. to [DATA] to RS-232C OPC-1529R (optional) 56 DV MODE OPERATION (Optional UT-121 is required for IC-91A) 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 57 D Low-speed data communication application setting Configure the low-speed data communication application as follows. : The same COM port number as IC91A/91AD's · Baud rate : 38. 4 kbps (fixed value) · Data : 8 bit · Parity : None · Stop : 1 bit · Flow control : Xon/Xoff · Port D Transmission condition setting q Enter "DV DATA TX" in DV set mode. 92) MENU screen DV SET MODE DV DATA TX (Push [MENU/LOCK]) (Rotate [DIAL], then push [ï](5). ) w Rotate [DIAL] to select "PTT" or "AUTO. " ePush [ï](5) (or [](4)) to return to DV set mode, and push [MENU/LOCK] to return to frequency indication. D Low-speed data communication operation NOTE: Confirm that in AUTO, the computer controls when [PTT] is activated to send data and the user doesn't have to operate the radio. as described in "I Digital voice mode operation" (p. 38) and "I Digital repeater operation" (p. wRefer to the instructions of the low-speed data communication application. e To transmit data · With your voice audio, push and hold [PTT] to transmit while sending data from the PC. · Under computer control, see Transmission condition setting at right. [DIAL] [](2)/[](8) [ï](5) [](6) 7 DV MODE OPERATION (Optional UT-121 is required for IC-91A) I GPS operation During GPS mode operation, a GPS receiver (RS-232C output/NMEA format) can be connected to the [DATA] socket of the IC-91A/91AD to indicate the current position (Latitude and Longitude). [. . . ] A data communication cable, OPC-1529R, is supplied with the software. · BC-139 DESKTOP CHARGER Rapidly charges BP-217 Li-ion battery pack in 2. 5 hrs. · BP-216 BATTERY CASE Battery case for R6 (AA) × 2 alkaline batteries. · BP-217 LI-ION BATTERY PACK 7. 4 V/1300 mAh Lithium Ion battery pack. [. . . ]