User manual ICOM IC-M45EURO

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM45EURO FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M45EURO 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 carefully and comBuilt tough to withstand the punishing marine environment, the IC-M45EURO offers reliability you can count on. IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS pletely before using the transceiver. 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. With dimensions of 20(H) × 60(W) mm, the ICM45EURO's function display is easy to read and shows operating conditions at a glance. [. . . ] (when a call channel is selected) to enter call channel write mode. 10) · Channel indication flashes. 2 I Microphone HI/LO y SQUELCH CONTROL [SQUELCH] Rotate clockwise to eliminate audio noise. 7) u POWER/VOLUME CONTROL [PWR/VOL] Turns power ON and OFF and adjusts the audio output level. q CHANNEL UP/DOWN SWITCHES [Y]/[Z] Select an operating channel in the selected channel group. · These switches can be used instead of the transceiver's [UP]/[DN] switches. w HIGH/LOW POWER SWITCH [HI/LO] The same function as the transceiver's [H/L] switch--toggles between high and low output powers. · Pushing this key at power ON turns the microphone keys ON/OFF. 3 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION I Function display q w e r t y T X BUSY !1 !0 LOW CALL USA INT TAG DUALTRI SCAN DUP u i o q TRANSMIT INDICATOR Appears while transmitting. 8) w BUSY INDICATOR Appears when receiving a signal or when [SQUELCH] is rotated too far clockwise. 7) e CHANNEL INDICATOR Shows the operating channel (pgs. 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) 4 u SCAN INDICATOR Appears and flashes during scan operation. 9) 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, 6) "USA" shows that USA channels are selected. "INT" shows that international channels are selected. !1 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. C LOW CALL CANUSA INT WX ALT TAG DUALTRI SCAN DUP ACK RCV All display indications appear briefly. Push Channel 16 is automatically selected. 16 INT INT 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 16* which is for leisure boat use. A separate call channel can be set for each channel group (USA and INT). * The default call channel number is depends on version. C D Low voltage indicator When "bAT" appears and flashes as shown at right, there is a DC power source problem. [. . . ] OVERHEAD MOUNTING 15 5 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE I Dimensions 28. 5 mm (1/8 in) 51 mm (2 in) 86. 5 mm (3 13/32 in) 25 mm (1 in) 152 mm (6 in) 67 mm (2 5/8 in) 178 mm (7 in) 16 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM No power comes on. POSSIBLE CAUSE · Power cord not connected properly. · [SQUELCH] is rotated too far clockwise. SOLUTION · Check the power cord connection. [. . . ]