User manual ICOM IC-M502A

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM502A FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The ICM502A VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER 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. We want to take a couple of moments of your time to thank you for making the IC-M502A 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-M502A. IMPORTANT READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY before attempting to operate the transceiver. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL. [. . . ] q Push [ DSC/ENT ] to enter the DSC menu. w Rotate [ CHANNEL ] to select "INDV ACK, " push [ DSC/ENT ] . · "INDV ACK" item appears after an Individual call is received. y After transmitting the Individual call, standby on Channel 70 until an acknowledgement is received. Individual Completed Wait for ACK u When the acknowledgement is received, the display changes to the previously selected channel with beeps. Received Able ACK Routine < Tom i Push and hold [ PTT ] to communicate your message to the responding ship. Sel Item POS Input Individual INDV ACK e Rotate [ CHANNEL ] to select the desired individual address or ID code, push [ DSC/ENT ] . Sel Address Ricky Tom 22 DSC OPERATION r Rotate [ CHANNEL ] to select an acknowledgement "Able" or "Unable, " push [ DSC/ENT ] . Comply Able Unable 6 u After the Individual acknowledgement has been transmitted, the display changes to the channel specified by the calling station, automatically. INDV ACK Completed t If you select "Unable, " select the reason by rotating [ CHANNEL ] , push [ DSC/ENT ] . · `No reason given, ' `Congestion, ' `Busy, ' `Queue indication, ' `Station Barred, ' `No operator, ' `Operator Unavailable, ' `Equipment Disable, ' `Channel Unable' and `Mode Unable' are available. 6 Sel Reason No Reason Congestion Busy y Push [ DSC/ENT ] to transmit the acknowledgement to the selected station. To Call, [DSC/ENT] To Cancel [other] 23 6 DSC OPERATION D Transmitting Group call The Group call function allows you to transmit a DSC signal to a specific group only. q Push [ DSC/ENT ] to enter the DSC menu. w Rotate [ CHANNEL ] to select "Group, " [ DSC/ENT ] . Sel Item Individual INDV ACK Group e Rotate [ CHANNEL ] to select the desired pre-programmed group address or "Manual Input, " push [ DSC/ENT ] . · The ID code for the Group call can be set in advance. 14) · When "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9-digit ID code (must be set to `0') for the group you wish to call by using [ CHANNEL ] . - Push [ CH/WX] or [ SCAN ] for cursor movement. CH/WX] - After 9-digit is input, push [ DSC/ENT] to set the ID code. DSC/ENT] r Rotate [ CHANNEL ] to select a desired intership channel or "Manual Input, " push [ DSC/ENT ] . · When "Manual Input" is selected, rotate [ CHANNEL] to seCHANNEL] lect the desired channel other than Channel 70, push [ DSC/ENT]. DSC/ENT] push Sel Channel 13 67 72 t Push [ DSC/ENT ] to transmit the Group call. · If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. To Call, [DSC/ENT] To Cancel [other] y After the Group call has been transmitted, the display changes to the previously selected channel. Group Completed Sel Address Manual Set Smith Grp Osaka Grp u Push and hold [ PTT ] to communicate your message to the responding ship or push [ DSC/ENT ] to exit the condition. 24 DSC OPERATION D Transmitting All Ships call Large ships use Channel 70 as their `listening channel. ' When you want to announce a message to these ships, use the `All Ships Call' function. q Push [ DSC/ENT ] to enter the DSC menu. w Rotate [ CHANNEL ] to select "All Ships, " push [ DSC/ENT ] . Sel Item INDV ACK Group All Ships e Push [ DSC/ENT ] to transmit the All Ships call. · Channel 70 is selected and the All Ships call is transmitted. · Routine category only is available. 6 r After the All Ships call has been transmitted, the display changes to Channel 16 automatically. [. . . ] In this section, instructions are for the microphone's own functions only. 38­41 for the setting of the other functions. (Some functions cannot be selected from the HM127. ) D Entering Set mode q Turn power OFF. w While pushing [ 16 ] ( 9 ) , turn power ON. · After a beep emission, a Set mode item (in the channel comment indicator and the condition in the channel number readout) is displayed. e Push [ 16 ] ( 9 ) to select the desired item, if necessary. [. . . ]