User manual ICOM IC-R9000 BROCHURE

[. . . ] We want to take a couple of moments of your time to thank you for making the IC-R9000 your radio of choice, and hope you agree with Icom's philosophy of "technology first. " Many hours of research and development went into the design of your IC-R9000. IMPORTANT READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY before attempting to operate the transceiver. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL. This manual contains important safety and operating instructions for the IC-R9000. D FEATURES Standard 4×8 flush mount design Built-in DSC meets ITU Class D requirement Rugged waterproof construction Large LCD with dot matrix characters Superior receiver performance Optional COMMANDMICTM (2 systems are connectable) i 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. 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. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on Ch 16. NOTE A WARNING STICKER is supplied with the transceiver. To comply with FCC regulations, this sticker must be affixed in such a location as to be readily seen from the operating controls of the radio as in the diagram below. [. . . ] --DSC Menu-Select item Individual Call Group Call All Ships Call Position Request Polling Request Received Calls --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input John Margaret Ricky <CLRExit / ENTOK> r Rotate [CHANNEL] to select a desired intership channel or "Manual Input, " push [ENT]. · When "Manual Input" is selected, rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desired channel other than Channel 70. --DSC Menu-Select Intership CH 08 69 77 06 <CLRExit / ENTOK> 22 DSC OPERATION t Push [ENT] to transmit the individual call. · If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. 6 D Transmitting Individual acknowledgement Transmit an acknowledgement (`able to comply' or `unable to comply') when an individual call for you is received. w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select "Individual ACK, " push [ENT]. · "Individual ACK" item appears after an individual call is received. --DSC Menu-Individual Call Ready --DSC Menu-Individual Call CH70 BUSY 6 <CLRExit / ENTOK> Push [ENT] to transmit DSC call. <CLRExit> When Ch 70 is busy. y Standby on Channel 70 until an acknowledgement is received. --DSC Menu-Individual Call TX Complete Icom Now Waiting for ACK Ricky <CLRExit> u When the acknowledgement is received, the display changes to the previously selected channel with beeps. i Push and hold [PTT] to communicate your message to the responding ship. --DSC Menu-Select item Individual Call Individual ACK Group Call All Ships Call Position Request Polling Request e Rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desired individual address or ID code, push [ENT]. --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input John Margaret Ricky <CLRExit / ENTOK> 23 6 DSC OPERATION y Push [ENT] to transmit the acknowledgement to the selected station. --DSC Menu-Individual ACK Ready r Rotate [CHANNEL] to select an acknowledgement "Able to Comply" or "Unable to Comply, " push [ENT]. --DSC Menu-Select Action Able to Comply Unable to Comply 77 06 <CLRExit / ENTOK> t If you select "Unable to Comply, " select the reason by rotating [CHANNEL], push [ENT]. · `No reason given, ' `Congestion, ' `Busy, ' `Queue indication, ' `Station Barred, ' `No operator, ' `Operator Unavailable, ' `Equipment Disable, ' `Channel Unable' and `Mode Unable' are available. <CLRExit / ENTOK> u After the individual acknowledgement has been transmitted, the following indication is displayed. --DSC Menu-Individual ACK TX Complete --DSC Menu-Select Reason No Reason Given Congestion Busy Queue Indication Station Barred No Operator Operator Unavailable Equipment Disable Channel Unable Mode Unable Equipment Disable <CLRExit / ENTOK> 24 i Then the display changes to the channel specified by the calling station, automatically. DSC OPERATION D Transmitting Group call The Group call function allows you to transmit a DSC signal to a specific group only. w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select "Group Call, " push [ENT]. --DSC Menu-Select item Individual Call Group Call All Ships Call Position Request Polling Request Received Calls e Rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desired pre-programmed group address or "Manual Input, " push [ENT]. · The ID code for the group call can be set in advance. 33) · When "Manual Input" is selected, set the 8-digit ID code for the group you wish to call with keypad. 6 r Rotate [CHANNEL] to select a desired intership channel or "Manual Input, " push [ENT]. · When "Manual Input" is selected, rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desired channel other than Channel 70. t Push [ENT] to transmit the group call. · If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. --DSC Menu-Group Call ready 6 <CLRExit / ENTOK> y After the group call has been transmitted, the following indication is displayed. · Push [6· MNO ] to edit N; North latitude or [7· PRS ] to edit S; South latitude. · Push [3· DEF ] to edit E; East longitude or [9· WXY ] to edit W; West longitude. · Rotate [CHANNEL] to move the cursor backward or forward. · Push [CE] to clear the position data. 30 DSC OPERATION 6 --DSC Menu-Input Position Latitude _°__. ___NNull Longitude ___°__. ___WNull <CENull Data> <CLRExit / ENTOK> t The time information appears. Set the current UTC time, push [ENT]. · Edit the digit of the current UTC time directly with the keypad. · Push [CLR] to abandon the setting and exit the condition to selecting the nature menu. · Rotate [CHANNEL] to move the cursor backward or forward. · The selected nature of the distress is stored for 10 minutes. I DSC individual ID D Programming Address ID A total of 100 DSC address IDs can be programmed and named with up to 10 characters. q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select "Set up, " push [ENT]. --DSC Menu-Select item Position Request Polling Request Received Calls Distress Setting Set up Exit e Rotate [CHANNEL] to select "Add: INDV [ENT]. --DSC Menu-Set up Add:INDV ID Add:Group ID DEL:INDV ID DEL:Group ID Offset time MMSI Check ID, " push 6 --DSC Menu-Input UTC time __:__Null <CENull Data> <CLRExit / ENTOK> y Push [DISTRESS] for 5 sec. [. . . ] (until a long beep changes to 2 short beeps) to enter call channel programming condition. · Call channel number and channel group to be programmed flashes. scrambler function is in use. D Programming scramble codes There are 32 codes (01 to 32) available with the UT-112 for programming. In order to understand one another, all transceivers in your group must have the same scrambler code. The scrambler code is programmed in set mode. 13, 47 for details. 13 r Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel. [. . . ]