User manual ICOM IC-M55

[. . . ] CAUTION NOTE Equipment damage may occur. No risk of personal injury, fire or electric shock. WORD D FEATURES Large 2-digit Channel with scrolling comment New Force5Audio speaker Built-in DSC meets RTCM SC101 requirement Submersible construction Favorite channel function AquaQuake water draining function 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. [. . . ] Rotate [SQL] fully counterclockwise in advance. Rotate [VOL] to adjust the audio output level. Rotate [SQL] clockwise until the noise disappears. e Push [U/I/C] (both [Y] and [Z]) on the transceiver several times to select the desired channel group. 6) r Push [Y] or [Z] to select a channel. 5) · When receiving a signal, " " appears and audio is emitted from the speaker. · Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary. Simplex channels, 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83 CANNOT be lawfully used by the general public in U. S. A. IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your transmitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold the microphone 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) from your mouth and speak into the microphone at a normal voice level. 3 er q yu Microphone t Push [HI/LO] on the microphone to select the output power if necessary. · "LOW" appears when low power is selected. · Choose low power for short range communications, choose high power for longer distance communications. · Some channels are for low power only. w r t y Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the microphone. ·" " appears. Clear the TAG channels which inconveniently stop scanning, such as those for digital communication use. (Refer to the right page for details. ) Choose Priority or Normal scan in Set mode. 29) NORMAL SCAN CH 01 CH 02 CH 06 CH 16 CH 03 CH 06 CH 03 CH 05 CH 04 CH 05 CH 04 Priority scan searches through all TAG channels in sequence while monitoring Channel 16. When a signal is detected on Channel 16, scan pauses until the signal disappears; when a signal is detected on a channel other than Channel 16, scan becomes Dualwatch until the signal disappears. 10 Normal scan, like priority scan, searches through all TAG channels in sequence. However, unlike priority scan, Channel 16 is not checked unless Channel 16 is set as a TAG channel. SCAN OPERATION 4 I Setting TAG channels For more efficient scanning, add desired channels as TAG channels or clear the TAG for unwanted channels. Channels that are not tagged will be skipped during scanning. TAG channels can be assigned to each channel group (U. S. A. , International and Canada) independently. q Push [U/I/C] (both [Y] and [Z]) several times to select the desired channel group. w Select the desired channel to be set as a TAG channel. to set the displayed channel as a TAG channel. ·" ·" " appears in the display. [. . . ] EXAMPLE I Optional MB-92 attachment An optional MB-92 DUST COVER is available for attaching the transceiver's front panel to prevent the keys and knobs getting wet when the transceiver is not used. Attach the optional MB-92 as shown below. DUST COVER to the transceiver 8 33 8 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE I Optional MB-69 installation An optional MB-69 FLUSH MOUNT is available for mounting the transceiver to a flat surface such as an instrument panel. CAUTION: KEEP the transceiver and microphone at least 1 meter away from your vessel's magnetic navigation compass. 39, carefully cut a hole into the instrument panel (or wherever you plan to mount the transceiver. ) w Slide the transceiver through the hole as shown below. [. . . ]