User manual ICOM IC-M45A

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM45A FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M45A VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with Icom's superior technology and craftsmanship. With proper care this product should provide you with years of trouble-free operation. FEATURES  Durable, water-resistant construction  Dual watch and tri-watch functions Built tough to withstand the punishing marine environment, the IC-M45A offers reliability you can count on. IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS pletely before using the transceiver. carefully and com- Convenient functions which allow you to monitor the distress channel (ch 16) while receiving a channel of your choice--dual watch; or monitor the distress channel and another channel while receiving a channel of your choice--tri-watch. [. . . ] 5, 6) r TAG CHANNEL INDICATOR Appears when the selected channel is set as a tag channel. 9) t DUALWATCH INDICATOR Appears and flashes during dualwatch operation. 7) y TRI-WATCH INDICATOR Appears and flashes during tri-watch operation. 7) u SCAN INDICATOR Appears and flashes during scan operation. 9) 4 i DUPLEX INDICATOR Appears when the selected channel is a duplex channel. 6) o CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR Appears when the call channel is selected. 5) !0 WEATHER ALERT INDICATOR "ALT" appears when a weather alert function is turned ON. 5, 6) "USA" shows that USA channels are selected. "CAN" shows that Canadian channels are selected. "INT" shows that international channels are selected. "WX" shows that weather channels are selected. !2 LOW POWER INDICATOR Shows that low output power is selected. 8) BASIC OPERATION I Power ON Rotate [PWR/VOL] clockwise to turn power ON. T X BUSY 3 I Channel selection D Channel 16 Channel 16 is the distress channel. It is used for establishing initial contact with another station and for emergency communications. Channel 16 is monitored during dual/tri-watch. While standing by you are required to monitor channel 16. Push 16 LOW CALL CANUSA INT WX ALT TAG DUALTRI SCAN SCRM DUP ACK RCV All display indications appear briefly. USA USA Channel 16 is automatically selected. or hang the microphone on the microphone hanger. Operate the transceiver as indicated in the following sections. D Call channel The call channel is used to store your most often-used channel for quick recall. In addition, the call channel is monitored during tri-watch. The default setting for the call channel is channel 9 which is for leisure boat use. A separate call channel can be set for each channel group (USA, CAN and INT). 9 D Low voltage indicator When "b" appears and flashes as shown at right, there is a DC power source problem. In this case, check your vessel's battery and DC power cable. USA Push for 1 sec. 16 CALL USA "CALL" indicates that the call channel is selected. 5 3 BASIC OPERATION D Weather channels There are 10 weather channels. These are used for monitoring NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) weather broadcasts. Push CH WX WX D USA, Canadian and international channels There are 57 USA, 57 Canadian and 57 international channels. Depending on your preference, select dual watch or tri-watch in advance in SET mode (p. [. . . ] SOLUTION · Check the power cord connection. · Check the polarity of the power connection, then, replace the fuse. · Rotate [SQUELCH] counterclockwise to a suitable position. · Rotate [SQUELCH] counterclockwise to a suitable position. [. . . ]