Icom IC-G86, Advanced Manual

Page 1: ...9 PROGRAMMING 8 SET MODES 7 DTMF MEMORY 6 TONE SQUELCH AND POCKET BEEP 5 SCAN OPERATION 4 REPEATER OPERATION 3 ADVANCED OPERATION 2 BATTERY CHARGE 1 ACCESSORIES INTRODUCTION ADVANCED MANUAL VHF TRANSCEIVER G86 11 OPTIONS ...

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Page 3: ...1 1 Section 1 ACCESSORIES Supplied accessories 1 2 Antenna 1 2 Belt clip 1 2 Battery pack or case 1 3 Jack cover 1 3 ...

Page 4: ...ate the antenna base to lock it in place CAUTION DO NOT carry the transceiver by holding only the antenna DO NOT transmit without an antenna Belt clip To attach the belt clip z z Slide the belt clip in the direction of the arrow until the belt clip locks in place and makes a click sound Belt clip Battery pack case To detach the belt clip 1 Remove the battery pack or case from the transceiver if it...

Page 5: ...he direction of the arrow 2 CAUTION NEVER detach or attach the battery pack when the transceiver is wet or soiled This may result in water or dust getting into the transceiver or the battery pack and may result in them being damaged NOTE Keep battery terminals clean It s a good idea to occasionally clean them Jack cover Attach the jack cover when optional equipment is not used To attach the jack c...

Page 6: ...ction Battery chargers 2 2 D D Using the BC 191 to rapid charge the BP 264 2 2 D D Using the BC 192 to regular charge the BP 264 2 2 D D Using the BC 240 to rapid charge the BP 298 BP 299 2 3 2 BATTERY CHARGE ...

Page 7: ...epending on the input voltage Additionally needed item purchase separately A power adapter not supplied with some transceiver versions or the OPC 515L DC power cable L LA power adapter may a different type or no power adapter is supplied depending on the transceiver version L LThe optional OPC 515L for a DC power source can be used instead of the power adapter NOTE When the BC 192 s charging indic...

Page 8: ...V cigarette lighter socket can be used instead of the power adapter CAUTION When using the OPC 515L DC power cable NEVER connect the OPC 515L to a power source using reverse polarity This will ruin the battery charger White line Black line NOTE When the BC 240 s charging indicator lights or blinks as below it indicates the following states Lights orange While charging Lights green When charging is...

Page 9: ...3 1 Section Adjusting the audio level 3 2 Selecting passband width 3 2 VOL function assignment 3 2 3 ADVANCED OPERATION ...

Page 10: ... exit the Set mode The Passband width item in the Set mode FM mode is selected FM N mode is selected VOL function assignment VOL can be used as a channel selector instead of Y and Z to suit your preference However when VOL functions as a channel selector Y and Z function as volume controls 1 Hold down for 1 second to turn OFF the power 2 While holding down Y and Z turn ON the power to enter the In...

Page 11: ...4 1 Section About repeater 4 2 Talk Around function 4 2 DTCS encoder Only TX 4 3 Lockout function 4 3 Subaudible tones 4 3 REPEATER OPERATION 4 ...

Page 12: ...an be directly received move to a non repeater frequency to use simplex duplex OFF About repeater Turning ON the subaudible tone encoder DIAL Displayed Repeater Station A Station B 144 700 MHz 144 700 MHz 145 300 MHz 145 300 MHz Uplink transmit frequency Downlink receive frequency Talk Around function The Talk Around function equalizes the transmit frequency to the receive frequency for transceive...

Page 13: ...he Busy Lockout function is ON Lockout function Push and then push several times to turn ON the DTCS encoder DTCS encoder Only TX DTCS encoder Only TX This function helps prevent interference to other stations by inhibiting transmitting when a signal is received The transceiver has two inhibiting modes repeater and busy 1 Hold down for 1 second to turn OFF the transceiver 2 While holding down Y an...

Page 14: ...activate the DTCS encoder and then push PTT D and is displayed The specified DTCS code is superimposed over your transmitted signal L LSee the CTCSS tone or DTCS code p 6 2 NOTE If you don t know the subaudible tone or DTCS code used for a repeater the tone scan is convenient for detecting it Push FUNC and then T SCAN 3 to start a tone scan When the required tone frequency or DTCS code is detected...

Page 15: ...5 1 Section Scan types 5 2 D D Memory scan 5 2 D D Priority watch 5 2 Setting Skip channels 5 3 Scan Resume setting 5 3 SCAN OPERATION 5 ...

Page 16: ...e selected channel Priority channel every 5 seconds A priority channel must be set first Setting the Priority channel 1 Push Y or Z to select the channel 2 Push FUNC and then hold down PRIO for 1 second to set the selected channel as a Priority channel 2 beeps sound and PRIO is displayed for 1 second Starting Priority Watch 3 Push FUNC and then PRIO to start the Watch The decimal point on the alph...

Page 17: ...h FUNC and then push SKIP to set the channel as a Skip channel SKIP is displayed Various pause and timer options can be selected with the Scan Resume function The selected resume option is also used for Priority Watch 1 Push FUNC and then push SET to enter the Set mode 2 Push Y or Z to select the scan pause timer item SCt or SCP 3 Rotate VOL to select the desired scan resume option SCt 5 10 15 Tim...

Page 18: ...ne DTCS squelch 6 2 D D Tone squelch and DTCS squelch 6 2 D D Setting CTCSS tone or DTCS code 6 2 D D Setting DTCS polarity 6 2 D D Operation 6 3 Pocket Beep function 6 4 Tone scan 6 5 TONE SQUELCH AND POCKET BEEP 6 ...

Page 19: ...P 3 Rotate VOL to select the desired polarity dtP nn Normal dtP nR Normal for TX reverse for RX dtP Rn Reverse for TX normal for RX dtP RR Reverse 4 Push ENT to exit the Set mode The Tone squelch frequency item in the Set mode The DTCS code item in the Set mode CTCSS tone setting 88 5 Hz is selected DTCS code setting 023 is selected The DTCS polarity item in the Set mode TX and RX Normal polarity ...

Page 20: ...o transmit release PTT to receive 7 When a signal with matching tones or codes is received the squelch opens and audio is heard L LTo manually open the squelch push MONI L L If the signal includes an unmatching tones the squelch does not open However the icon shows the strength of the received signal 8 To cancel the tone or DTCS squelch push FUNC and then push TONE several times until the tone ico...

Page 21: ...mode 5 Push FUNC and then push TONE several times until the icon of desired Tone function and is displayed and CTCSS Pocket Beep function D and DTCS Pocket Beep function 6 When a signal with matching tones or codes is received beep tones sound and blinks L LTo stop the beeps and blinking push any key 7 To cancel the tone or DTCS squelch push FUNC and then push TONE several times until the tone ico...

Page 22: ...an direction push Y or Z 4 When the CTCSS tone frequency or DTCS code is detected the squelch opens and the detected tone frequency is temporarily programmed into the selected mode The detected CTCSS tone frequency or DTCS code is used for the tone encoder or decoder according to the tone condition or type selected in step 2 No icon Cannot be used for the operation Repeater tone encoder D and DTCS...

Page 23: ...TMF code 7 3 D D Selecting the DTMF code transmission option 7 3 D D Manual DTMF code transmission 7 3 D D Using a DTMF memory channel 7 3 D D DTMF code transmission interlocking with PTT 7 3 Monitoring a DTMF memory 7 4 Setting DTMF transfer speed 7 4 DTMF MEMORY 7 ...

Page 24: ... Repeat step 4 until the desired DTMF code sequence up to 24 digits is complete When the 6th character is set the icon displays the next blank digit group 6 Push PTT to save the channel and exit the DTMF memory programming mode After the 24th digit is input the transceiver automatically saves the code sequence and returns to the DTMF memory mode step 2 7 Push to exit the DTMF memory mode DTMF code...

Page 25: ...TMF TX key to dmt k in the Set mode 2 While holding down PTT push the desired keys to manually transmit a DTMF code sequence The DTMF TX key item in the Set mode Manual transmission Using DTMF memory DTMF code assignment Numeric input A B C D E F D DUsing a DTMF memory channel 1 Set the DTMF TX key to dmt m in the Set mode 2 While holding down PTT push the desired DTMF channel number DTMF memory c...

Page 26: ...d of DTMF code programmed in the DTMF memory mode can be set to accommodate your operating needs 1 Hold down for 1 second to turn OFF the transceiver 2 While holding down Y and Z hold down for 1 second to turn ON the transceiver to enter the Initial Set mode 3 Push Y or Z to select the DTMF TX speed item dtd 4 Rotate VOL to select the desired transmitting speed as shown below dtd 1 100 millisecond...

Page 27: ...8 1 Section Using the Set mode 8 2 Set mode items 8 2 Using the Initial Set mode 8 5 Initial Set mode items 8 5 SET MODES 8 ...

Page 28: ...cent tone frequencies 1 Push FUNC and then push SET to enter the Set mode 2 Push Y or Z to select the desired item 3 Rotate VOL to select an option or value 4 Push ENT to exit the Set mode DTCS Code Set the DTCS code both encoder and decoder for DTCS squelch operation A total of 104 codes are selectable Default 023 Available DTCS codes 023 054 125 165 245 274 356 445 506 627 732 025 065 131 172 24...

Page 29: ...ur voice To turn OFF the VOX function select VOX OF Default VOX 05 NOTE Set the microphone gain before setting the VOX gain See page 11 4 for details of the VOX function MIC gain Set the microphone gain to between 1 and 4 to suit your preference Higher values makes the microphone more sensitive to your voice Default mic 2 NOTE When using the VOX function we recommend setting the microphone gain to...

Page 30: ... k Transmits the appropriate DTMF code assigned to the key p 7 3 dmt m Transmits the programmed DTMF code sequence in the DTMF memory channel assigned to the key Mode Set both the transmission and reception passband width to wide or narrow Default W n W Wide FM mode Narrow FM N mode Set mode items ...

Page 31: ...you to set seldom changed settings In this way you can customize the transceiver to suit your preference and operating style 1 While holding down Y and Z hold down for 1 second to enter the Initial Set mode 2 Push Y or Z to select the desired item 3 Rotate VOL to select an option or value 4 Push ENT to exit the initial Set mode Auto power OFF The transceiver can be automatically turned OFF when no...

Page 32: ... time out timer DTMF TX key LCD contrast Selects the LCD contrast Default Lcd At Lcd LO Sets the contrast to low Lcd At Sets the contrast to high However if the transceiver is exposed to high temperatures it automatically sets the contrast to low Power save The Power Save function enables you to conserve battery life by selecting the duty cycle of the receiver Select the ratio of the power save ti...

Page 33: ... use the BP 263 battery case bAt nm Select when you use the BP 264 Ni MH battery pack bAt LI Select when you use the BP 298 BP 299 Li ion battery pack NOTE BE SURE to select an appropriate option according to your battery type Auto low power Turns the Automatic Low power function ON or OFF When the temperature goes below 0 C 32 F the function automatically sets the output power to low In that case...

Page 34: ...9 1 Section Programming operation 9 2 D D Programming between two transceivers 9 2 D D Programming using a PC 9 2 PROGRAMMING 9 ...

Page 35: ...Sub transceiver CL In is displayed on the Sub transceiver s display and the signal icon shows that data is being received from the Master transceiver 5 When the programming is finished turn OFF both transceivers and then turn ON the transceivers again to exit the programming mode NOTE DO NOT push PTT on the Sub transceiver during programming This will cause an error DO NOT disconnect the programmi...

Page 36: ...10 1 Section 10 Troubleshooting 10 2 TROUBLESHOOTING ...

Page 37: ...ted Charge the battery pack or replace the batteries pp 2 2 11 3 z z The Lockout function is activated Wait to transmit until receiving an unmatched tone or a signal is stopped Transmitting using the VOX function is impossible z z The VOX gain is set to OFF or too low Set the VOX gain to a suitable level p 11 5 z z The microphone gain is too low Set the microphone gain to a suitable level p 8 3 No...

Page 38: ... case 11 2 D D Chargers 11 2 D D DC cables 11 2 D D Antennas 11 2 D D Others 11 2 Optional battery case BP 263 11 3 VOX function 11 4 D D Optional unit connection 11 4 D D Turning the VOX function ON or OFF 11 4 D D VOX related settings 11 5 OPTIONS 11 ...

Page 39: ...s CP 23L cigarette lighter cable Use when charging the battery pack from a 12 V cigarette lighter socket For the BC 191 BC 192 and BC 240 OPC 515L OPC 656 dc power cable Use when charging battery packs using a 13 8 V DC power source instead of the power adapter OPC 515L For the BC 191 BC 192 and BC 240 OPC 656 For the BC 197 and BC 214N D DAntennas FA B45V FA B57V vhf antenna FA B45V 144 148 MHz F...

Page 40: ...d battery cells since the 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 using it CAUTION When installing batteries make sure they are all the same brand type and capacity Also do not mix new and old batteries together Keep battery terminals clean It s a good idea to occasionally clean them Nev...

Page 41: ...er without the connector cover or the optional microphone attached The transceiver meets IP54 requirements for dust protection and splash resistance only when the connector cover or the optional microphone is attached Displayed Push and then push D DTurning the VOX function ON or OFF 1 Connect an optional headset and plug adapter cable to the transceiver and then turn ON the power 2 Push FUNC and ...

Page 42: ...g enough to allow normal pauses in speech but keep the VOX ON until you finish speaking CONVENIENT While transmitting using the VOX function you can adjust the VOX gain simply by rotating VOL VOX delay Set the VOX delay to between 0 5 and 3 0 seconds in 0 5 seconds steps The VOX delay is the amount of time the transmitter stays ON after you stop speaking Default VXd 10 The VOX time out timer item ...

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