Icom IC-F11/Sl IC-F21/S, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...ANSCEIVER iF21 S This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference VHF TRANSCEIVER iF11 S IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 1 1 1 ...

Page 2: ... 97 01 Supplement C Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields American National Standards Institute C95 1 1992 IEEE Stan dard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields 3 kHz to 300 GHz American National Standards Institute C95 3 1992 IEEE Rec ommended Practice for the Measurement of Potent...

Page 3: ...sted in p 21 when attaching the radio to your belt etc to ensure FCC RF ex posure compliance requirements are not exceeded To provide the recipients of your transmission the best sound quality hold the an tenna at least 5 cm 2 inches from mouth and slightly off to one side The information listed above provides the user with the information needed to make him or her aware of RF exposure and what to...

Page 4: ...h a headset or other audio accessories at high volume levels R CAUTION NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack DO NOT push the PTT when not actually desiring to transmit AVOID using or placing the transceiver in direct sunlight or in areas with temperatures below 14 F 10 C or above 122 F 50 C DO NOT modify the transceiver for any reason KEEP the transceiver from the heavy rain and Never imme...

Page 5: ...indicator 3 2 ACCESSORIES 4 3 BATTERY PACKS 5 11 Battery pack replacement 5 Battery cautions 6 Battery charging 7 9 Charging NOTE 10 Battery case Option 11 4 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS 12 16 General 12 5 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION 17 18 Receiving and transmitting 17 Call procedure 18 Transmitting notes 18 6 CLONING 20 7 OPTION 21 22 IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 5 1 1 ...

Page 6: ...1 PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 Switches controls keys and connectors y u Speaker Mic w e r t i 2CH version CH1 CH2 16CH version CH1 to CH16 q SP MIC IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 6 1 1 ...

Page 7: ...ealer r PTT SWITCH PTT Push and hold to transmit release to receive t DEALER PROGRAMMABLE KEY Lower Can be programmed for one of several functions by your Icom dealer y ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connects the supplied antenna u TX RX INDICATOR LED see p 3 Lights red while transmitting Lights green while receiving a signal or squelch is open i SP MIC JACK Connects optional speaker microphone NOTE Above func...

Page 8: ...en while receiving a signal Call LED ON When receiving a matched 2 5TONE Call LED Blink When receiving a matched 2 5TONE Fast Slow scan Blinks while Fast Slow scan is activated Low BATT1 You should charge the battery blinks slowly Low BATT2 You must charge the battery blinks fast TX low BATT1 Low BATT1 was detected during TX mode TX low BATT2 Low BATT2 was detected during TX mode IC F11_F21_S_4 qx...

Page 9: ...with the following accessories q Flexible antenna w Belt clip w screws D Antenna The antenna screws onto the transceiver as illustrated right D Belt clip Attach the belt clip to the transceiver as illustrated below q w Use the supplied screws only IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 9 1 1 ...

Page 10: ...Rx standby 5 5 90 3 Operating period depends on the alkaline cells used 4 Output power is automatically reduced to 1 W to retain sufficient power in case of an emergency etc 5 Operating period measured with the 2 W model 7 2 V 1100 mAh Battery pack Voltage Capacity BC 146 Battery life 2 BC 144N 1 BC 119N or BC 121N Charging period BP 208N 4 Battery case for AA LR6 6 alkaline N A N A 12 hrs 1 5 hrs...

Page 11: ... transceiver Clean the battery terminals to avoid rust or miss contact Keep battery contacts clean It s a good idea to clean battery ter minals once a week If your Ni Cd or Ni MH battery pack seems to have no capacity even after being charged completely discharge it by leaving the powr ON overnight Then fully charge the battery pack again If the battery pack still does not retain a charge or only ...

Page 12: ...charging of optional battery packs The following are additionally required One AD 99N depends on version An AC adapter may be supplied with the BC 144N depending on version AC adapter BC 145A E V UK Charging indicator BP 209N BP 210N or BP 222N only Check orientation IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 12 1 1 ...

Page 13: ...the spacer Spacer B C to the adapter with the orientation of the stamp pointing up NOTE Push the notch carefully when remove the spacer from the adapter Turn power OFF AC adaptor BC 145A E V UK Charging indicator BP 209N BP 210N or BP 222N is attached to the transceiver Check orientation and the spacer com bination as follows Check orientation and Spacer A Spacer B C IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 1...

Page 14: ... with the BC 146 The optional BC 146 pro vides regular charging of optional battery pack with without transceiver The following is additionally required An optional AC adapter A charging spacer is sup plied with BC 146 AC adaptor purchased separately Charge indicator each indicator functions independently Turn power OFF AD 99N Check orientation for correct charg ing Insert togeth er with charging ...

Page 15: ... must be removed from the charger to stop charging Batteries should not be charged for more than 15 hours after the LED indicator turns green Use the battery until it becomes almost completely exhausted under normal conditions Recommendation for Li Ion battery packs Li Ion batteries are different from Ni Cd batteries in that it is not necessary to completely charge and discharge them to prolong th...

Page 16: ...Use ALKALINE batteries only Make sure all battery cells are the same brand type and ca pacity Never mix old and new batteries Either of the above may cause a fire hazard or damage the transceiver if ignored Never incinerate used battery cells since internal battery gas may cause them to rupture Never expose a detached battery case to water If the battery case gets wet be sure to wipe it dry before...

Page 17: ...r the lock function Lock1 All Key Lock except Lock key Lock2 Channel select switch Lock Push and hold the Lock1 or Lock2 switch for 1 sec to toggle the lock function ON and OFF This function may be inhibited on some channels D D PRIORITY CHANNEL This function is used to select a pre programmed channel at the push of a switch Push the PrioA PrioA Rewrite or PrioB switch to select the pri ority chan...

Page 18: ...a signal Lockout SCAN pre programmed list SCAN or Priority SCAN can be pre programmed When the Power save function is activated the transceiver checks all pre programmed channels then returns to the Power save function again D D HIGH LOW POWER OUTPUT This function selects high or low power for a channel Push the High Low switch to toggle between high and low power IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 P...

Page 19: ...le condition This condition mutes ALL signals except those directed to you Therefore you should check a channel s condition busy or not with the monitor function before transmitting Push the Moni switch momentarily to select the inaudible condition D D TALK AROUND The talk around function changes duplex channels to simplex chan nels Duplex allows you to contact your base station repeaters etc Simp...

Page 20: ... Push and hold the Emergency Single Repeat switch for 1 sec to activate the emergency function The transceiver selects a pre programmed channel then sends an emergency signal to your Base Station The pre programmed channel remains selected until a control sig nal is received from the Base Station or power is turned OFF The emergency call is repeatedly transmitted at pre programmed intervals D D MR...

Page 21: ...ns cloning is necessary via a PC using the optional CS F11 cloning software Using this software the transceiver s model individual RX Code CH TX Code CH Special Tone Link2 must be E in 5Tone screen 5Tone Signaling Form in Memory CH screen Log RX C No Key Display Common Au toReset TimerB and other settings related to operation can be set Refer to the HELP file that comes with the CS F11 CLONING SOF...

Page 22: ...ed with the monitor function The transceiver is now set to receive desired calls on the selected channel Transmitting Wait for the channel to become clear to avoid interference e While pushing and holding PTT speak into the microphone at a normal voice level When a tone signalling system is used the call procedure de scribed at right may be necessary r Release PTT to return to receive IMPORTANT To...

Page 23: ...revent unwanted stations from contacting you q Select the desired Tx code channel or 5 tone code according to your System Operator s instructions This may not be necessary depending on programming w Push the call switch assigned to one of the dealer programma ble switches Upper and Lower etc e After transmitting a 5 tone code the remainder of your commu nication can be carried out in the normal fa...

Page 24: ... Lower to decrease the squelch level loose squelch Squelch level will be fixed after 1 sec Transmitting notes D D TIME OUT TIMER After continuous transmission for a pre programmed period the time out timer is activated causing the transceiver to stop transmit ting and automatically select receive D D PENALTY TIMER Once the time out timer is activated transmission is further inhibited for a period ...

Page 25: ...d to send data to the slave trans ceiver w While pushing PTT and Upper turn the transceiver s power on to enter cloning mode master transceiver only power ON only for slave transceiver e Push PTT on the master transceiver When cloning is finished a Beep tone is emitted two times NOTE DO NOT push the PTT on the slave transceiver during cloning This will cause a cloning error r When cloning is finis...

Page 26: ...D D OTHER OPTIONS HM 131L SPEAKER MICROPHONE FA SC56VS FA SC57VS FA SC73US STUBBY ANTENNAS FA SC56VS 150 162 MHz FA SC57VS 160 174 MHz FA SC73US 450 490 MHz VS 1L VOX PTT CASE HS 94 HS 95 HS 97 HS 94 Ear hook type HS 95 Neck arm type HS 97 Throat microphone HS 51 HEAD SET Allows you hands free operation Includes PTT and TOT SP 13 EARPHONE Provides clear receive audio in noisy environments MB 103 M...

Page 27: ...NG SOFTWARE OPC 478 CLONING CABLE Allows you to clone the memory contents of an IC F11 S IC F21 S by PC editing OPC 474 CLONING CABLE Cloning cable for transceiver to transceiver IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 27 1 1 ...

Page 28: ...23 MEMO IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 28 1 1 ...

Page 29: ...24 MEMO IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 29 1 1 ...

Page 30: ...25 MEMO IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 30 1 1 ...

Page 31: ...26 MEMO IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 31 1 1 ...

Page 32: ... 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan IC F11S F21S series A 6021H 1EX r Printed in Japan 2001 2007 Icom Inc Printed on recycled paper with soy ink IC F11_F21_S_4 qxd 07 7 24 1 14 PM Page 32 1 1 ...