User manual ICOM R9500

[. . . ] iR9500 Instruction Manual COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER A-6553H-1EX Printed in Japan © 2007 Icom Inc. FOREWORD Thank you for making the IC-R9500 your radio of choice. We hope you agree with Icom's philosophy of "technology first. " Many hours of research and development went into the design of your IC-R9500. D FEATURES Ultimate receiver performance: 110 dB wide dynamic range and third-order intercept (IP3) of +40 dBm (HF bands only) 7-inch wide color TFT LCD Built-in Baudot FSK demodulator High resolution spectrum scope-- center frequency and fix frequency modes, plus mini-scope displays IMPORTANT READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY before attempting to operate the receiver. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL. This manual contains important safety and operating instructions for the IC-R9500. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD R WARNING CAUTION NOTE DEFINITION Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock may occur. No risk of personal injury, fire or electric shock. TRADEMARKS Icom, Icom Inc. [. . . ] The roofing filter provides interference reduction from nearby strong signals. w Select any mode except FM/WFM or P25 mode. e Push [F-6·ROOFING] to select the desired filter width from 50 kHz, 15 kHz (default), 6 kHz and 3 kHz. · Push and hold [F-4·DEF] for 1 sec. to select a default value. r Push [EXIT·SET] to exit filter set screen. D DSP filter shape The type of DSP filter shape for each SSB, SSB data and CW can be selected independently from soft and sharp. e Push [F-7·SHAPE] to select the desired filter shape from soft and sharp. r Push [EXIT·SET] to exit filter set screen. The filter shape can be set for each band (HF and 50 MHz bands), mode, and passband width (CW only) independently as your default setting in filter shape set mode. D Filter shape set mode The type of DSP filter shape for each SSB and CW can be selected independently from soft and sharp. w Push and hold [F-7·SHAPE] for 1 sec. e Push [F-1·Y] or [F-2·Z] to select the desired item. r Rotate the main dial to select the filter shape from soft and sharp. t Push [EXIT/SET] to exit filter shape set mode. HF SSB (600Hz ­ ) SOFT The set filter shape is automatically used only when the IF filter is set to 600 Hz or wider. Select the filter shape for SSB mode in HF bands. CW ( ­ 500Hz) SHARP The set filter shape is automatically used only when the IF filter is set to 500 Hz or narrower. Select the filter shape for CW mode in HF bands. 5-13 5 RECEIVE FUNCTIONS D Filter shape set mode (continued) CW (600Hz ­ ) SHARP The set filter shape is automatically used only when the IF filter is set to 600 Hz or wider. Select the filter shape for CW mode in HF bands. V/U SSB (600Hz ­ ) SOFT The set filter shape is automatically used only when the IF filter is set to 600 Hz or wider. Select the filter shape for SSB mode in VHF/UHF bands. CW ( ­ 500Hz) SHARP The set filter shape is automatically used only when the IF filter is set to 500 Hz or narrower. Select the filter shape for CW mode in VHF/UHF bands. CW (600Hz ­ ) SHARP The set filter shape is automatically used only when the IF filter is set to 600 Hz or wider. Select the filter shape for CW mode in VHF/UHF bands. 5-14 RECEIVE FUNCTIONS 5 Noise blanker The noise blanker eliminates pulse-type noise such as the noise from car ignitions. The noise blanker is not available for FM/WFM or P25 mode. [NB] q Push [NB] several times to select the noise blanker function, NB1 or NB2, and OFF. · [NB] indicator above this switch lights green. · "NB1" or "NB2" appears on the display when either is ON. w Rotate [NB] control to adjust the noise blanker threshold level. When using the noise blanker, received signals may be distorted if they are excessively strong or the noise type is other than pulsing. Turn the noise blanker OFF, or rotate [NB] control to a shallow position in this case. [NB] control D NB set mode To deal with various type of noises, attenuation level and noise width can be set in NB set mode. Two of noise blanker, NB1 and NB2, can be set independently. q Turn ON the desired noise blanker, NB1 or NB2. · When entering NB1 set mode, this step can be skipped. w Push and hold [NB] for 1 sec. e Push [F-1·Y] or [F-2·Z] to select the desired item. r Rotate the main dial to set the desired level or value. · Push and hold [F-4·DEF] for 1 sec. to select a default value. t Push [EXIT/SET] to exit NB1 (or NB2) set mode. · NB1 set mode NB1 Depth Set the noise attenuation level from 1 to 10. 8 NB1 Width Set the noise pulse width from 1 to 100. 40% · NB2 set mode NB2 Depth Set the noise attenuation level from 1 to 10. 8 NB2 Width Set the noise pulse width from 1 to 100. 80% 5-15 5 RECEIVE FUNCTIONS Noise reduction The noise reduction function reduces random noise components and enhances desired signals which are buried in noise. The DSP performs the random noise reduction function. [NR] q Push the [NR] to turn the noise reduction ON. · [NR] indicator above this switch lights green. w Rotate the [NR] control to adjust the noise reduction level. e Push the [NR] switch to turn the noise reduction OFF. · [NR] indicator lights off. [NR] control Setting the [NR] control too high can result in audio signal masking or distortion. [. . . ] Making a backup file of programmed contents and settings onto the CF/USBMemory before updating is recommended. Do you agree to all of the above? Click to continue IC-R9500 Firm Utility r Select the firmware file with the "dat" extension (e. g. : 9500xxxx. dat). · Click [. . . ], then select the file, as well as the location. Click [. . . ] to select the 1. 00 Version firmware file. (C) 2006 Icom Inc. iR9500 COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER t Type the IC-R9500's IP address into "IC-R9500 IP Address" text box. [. . . ]