User manual ICOM IC-GM1500-E

[. . . ] The IC-GM1500-E SURVIVAL CRAFT 2-WAY RADIO is designed and built with Icom's state of the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care this product should provide you with years of trouble-free operation. IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS pletely before using the transceiver. carefully and com- SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL--This instruction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC-GM1500-E. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS MIC /SP DEFINITION Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock RWARNING may occur. CAUTION NOTE Equipment damage may occur. [. . . ] 10) u SET MODE ITEM READOUT Indicates the SET mode item while in the SET mode. 11) i LOCK INDICATOR Appears when the lock function is activated. 10) 6 BASIC OPERATION I Channel selection D Channel 16 Channel 16 (Distress channel) is used for establishing initial contact with another station and for emergency communications. While standing by, you must monitor Channel 16. w Push [CH] to return to the condition before selecting Channel 16, or push [Y]/[Z] to select the operating channel. 4 3 4 D Call channel The call channels can be re-programmed (p. 9) and may be used to store your most often used channels for quick recall. q Push [CALL] to select the call channel. · "CALL" and the call channel number appear. · Call channel can be re-programmed. See the "Call channel programming" on p. 9 for details. w Push [CH] to return to the condition before selecting the call channel, or push [Y]/[Z] to select the operating channel. Push Push 7 4 BASIC OPERATION I Receiving and transmitting CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver. q Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power ON. Push [SQL·MONI], and push [] to open the squelch. To close the squelch, push any switch. Push Push setting (default) Hold setting 12 SET MODE 5 D Self check function "SC" The self check function checks the transceiver conditions by itself, and informs you in case a problem is found. Self check automatically and quickly runs through its diagnostic steps each time the radio is turned ON. Afterwards, the radio switches to normal operation mode. · Temperature : Outside of ­35°C to +80°C (approx. ) · Connected battery voltage D Battery voltage indicator "bt" This function controls display or non-display settings of the connected battery pack's voltage when the power is ON. · The voltage of the connected battery pack is displayed for 2 sec. after power is turned ON. 5 Push Battery voltage indication OFF (default) Battery voltage indication ON Push Self check OFF (default) Self check ON D Signal strength indicator "Sl" The signal strength indicator displays received signal strength as "S-meter". This function is convenient to check the signal strength visually. · The strength is displayed at 4 steps. · The antenna mark and 3 bars appear when receiving strong signals. · The antenna mark only appears when receiving no signal. When error messages as shown below are displayed, see troubleshooting for advice. 21) Temperature error Battery voltage error Push Signal strength indication OFF (default) Signal strength indication ON 13 5 SET MODE D Squelch sensitivity function "SS" When this function is turned ON, blocking against noise is improved. Therefore the squelch is not easily affected by noise. D VOX delay "dL" (Available for on-board use only) Sets the VOX delay timer (0. 5 to 3. 0 sec. steps) that keeps on transmitting after you stop speaking. · In case of setting to 0. 5 (0. 5 sec. ), the VOX delay sets to short. · In case of setting to 3. 0 (3. 0 sec. ), the VOX delay sets to long. Push Squelch sensitivity OFF (default) Squelch sensitivity ON Push D VOX gain "ga" (Available for on-board use only) Adjusts the VOX gain (from 1 to 6) to level when speaking with the optional headset. · In case of setting to 1, the VOX gain sets to sharpening. [. . . ] · The temperature is outside of ­35°C to · Leave the transceiver at room temperature Self check error. Turn the power ON to check if the internal temperature has returned to normal. · The connected battery pack's voltage is · Verify the battery voltage is correct. (Battery voltage) Transmitting continu- · Ambient noise is too loud. [. . . ]