Icom IC-T7H, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...e FCC rules Operation is sub ject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that m...

Page 2: ...e any pro tection against such accidents and the transceiver will be ruined NEVER attempt to charge alkaline or dry cell batteries Be ware that external DC power connections will charge batteries insi...

Page 3: ...r in direct sunlight or in areas with temperatures below 10 C 14 F or above 60 C 140 F Place unit in a secure place to avoid inadvertent use by chil dren The use of non Icom battery packs chargers may...

Page 4: ...ions 7 Battery case 8 Accessory attachment 9 3 BASIC OPERATION 10 14 Power ON 10 Setting a frequency 10 Setting tuning steps 11 Selecting a memory channel 12 Lock function 12 Receive and transmit 12 R...

Page 5: ...D A H L B TONE I J DC13 5V 6 VOL 9 POWER 7 RX TX 2 LOCK 8 MONI 4 SP MIC 3 5 DIAL C D E F G H K CLR MHz SKIP MW VFO MR CALL S MW A B C D DTMF M T SCAN POWER SCAN DUP SET BAND TONE H L LOCK MONI Switche...

Page 6: ...0 Push and hold to indicate the selected scan range or band and to start scanning p 18 While scanning each push of this switch changes the selected scan range SCAN BAND POWER MONI PTT SWITCH PTT p 12...

Page 7: ...for 1 sec then rotate DIAL to change the MHz digit p 11 While pushing PTT this key sends a DTMF A CLR MHz VFO A DUP TONE SET H L 4 MEMORY MODE KEY MR SKIP Push this key to select memory mode p 12 X X...

Page 8: ...use MONI while transmitting While pushing PTT this key sends a DTMF M 9 DIGIT KEYS Input the specified digit during frequency input memory channel selection etc Transmit the DTMF code of the specified...

Page 9: ...ANUMERIC READOUTS Show the selected frequency set mode contents etc D LOW UP T SQL SKIP Function display DUPLEX INDICATORS p 13 Appear during semi duplex operation DUP appears for minus duplex DUP onl...

Page 10: ...nd transceiver NEVER connect two or more chargers at the same time Charging may not occur under temperatures of 10 C 50 F or over temperatures of 40 C 104 F About the battery pack D Operating period D...

Page 11: ...nsert the AD 56B into the groove in the AD 56A front fac ing side of the AD 56A Insert the battery pack either by itself or attached to the transceiver into the AD 56B To DC13 5V Wall charger BP 171 o...

Page 12: ...ansceiver install 4 AA R6 size alkaline batteries as illustrated below CAUTION Remove dry cell batteries when the BP 170 BATTERY CASE is connected otherwise the battery may leak and damage the transce...

Page 13: ...the jack cover attached when jacks are not in use to avoid bad con tacts D Belt clip Remove screws then attach the belt clip using the same screws Conveniently at taches to your belt D Handstrap Atta...

Page 14: ...e is over 16 V and could damage the transceiver Setting a frequency D Via the keypad within a band Push VFO to select VFO mode Push BAND to select the VHF or UHF band Push 4 digit keys starting from t...

Page 15: ...LR to exit set mode For convenience select a tuning step that matches the fre quency intervals of repeaters in your area DISPLAY EXAMPLE 15 kHz tuning step 25 kHz tuning step USING SET MODE D Via the...

Page 16: ...ase PTT to return to receive CONVENIENT Monitor function Push and hold MONI to listen to weak signals that do not open the squelch or push MONI twice to monitor a signal without having to continuously...

Page 17: ...nd hold PTT to transmit The displayed frequency automatically changes to the transmit frequency repeater input frequency If OFF appears check the offset frequency p 14 Release PTT to receive Push and...

Page 18: ...7 0 91 5 107 2 127 3 151 4 167 9 183 5 199 5 225 7 254 1 USING SET MODE D Setting an offset frequency When communicating through a repeater the transmit fre quency is shifted from the receive frequenc...

Page 19: ...arily Push S MW for 1 sec to program X stops flashing D LOW UP D LOW UP D LOW UP D LOW UP MR MR Memory call channels The transceiver has 70 memory channels 60 regular 4 pairs of scan edge channels for...

Page 20: ...Select the memory call channel to be transferred Push MR or CALL to select memory call mode Rotate DIAL or use the keypad to select the memory channel Push S MW momentarily A beep sounds VF appears a...

Page 21: ...tion D Programming a DTMF code The transceiver has 9 DTMF memory channels D1 to D9 for storage of often used DTMF codes of up to 16 digits Push DTMF for 1 sec to enter DTMF memory mode Rotate DIAL to...

Page 22: ...r ALL 440 for full scan on the 430 440 MHz band PROG 1 to PROG 4 for one of the programmed scans After releasing BAND SCAN the selected scan starts To activate the previously selected scan dial rotati...

Page 23: ...scan the following can be changed Scan range using BAND SCAN with without DIAL Scan direction using DIAL To stop the scan push VFO CLR D Memory skip scan ALL CHANNEL SCAN Repeatedly scans all programm...

Page 24: ...signal until it disappears Push VFO CLR to exit set mode D Setting a skip channel Memory channels can be set to be skipped during memory scan This is useful to speedup the memory scan interval Select...

Page 25: ...amming Push TONE one or more times until TSQL appears When the received signal includes a matching tone squelch opens and the signal can be heard When the received signal s tone does not match tone sq...

Page 26: ...ne encoder 4 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 22 D Tone scan The transceiver can detect the subaudible tone frequency in a received signal By monitoring a signal such as that being transmitted on a repeater input f...

Page 27: ...ode a message scrolls across the function display prompting you for input Message example D Optional HM 75A functions This item turns the microphone sim ple mode ON or OFF Microphone simple mode is us...

Page 28: ...requency and repeater tone fre quency are not changed by the auto repeater function D Auto power OFF This item allows you to set a time at which the transceiver will automati cally turn OFF The power...

Page 29: ...asses 16 V OVER V appears and flashes regardless of this setting D DTMF speed When slow DTMF transmission speeds are required such as for some repeaters the transceiver s rate of DTMF transmission can...

Page 30: ...ents to their default settings Channel indication mode Channel indication mode is used to simplify operation In this mode only pre programmed memory channel numbers are displayed and functions are lim...

Page 31: ...rge the battery pack or place new dry cells in the battery case pgs 7 8 Frequency cannot be set Memory mode call channel or channel indication mode is selected The lock function is activated Push VFO...

Page 32: ...transceiver in 15 to 20 hrs BC 119 DESKTOP CHARGER AD 56 BATTERY PACK ADAPTER Rapidly charge battery packs in 1 to 1 5 hrs depending on the bat tery pack An AC adapter is packed with the BC 119 The AD...

Page 33: ...1 3 oz 57 W 122 H 29 D mm 21 4 W 413 16 H 15 32 D in Usable temperature range 10 C to 60 C 14 F to 140 F VHF TRANSMITTER Output power at 13 5 V 6 W 0 5 W selectable Modulation system Variable reactanc...

Page 34: ...ODE MR DTMF MEMORY MODE AT POWER ON See p 26 for details push for 1 sec push for 1 sec VFO VFO MR MR CALL CALL BAND BAND CLR MHz VFO A POWER DTMF M SET SKIP MR H L B NOTE Displays for set and initial...

Page 35: ...Auto repeater p 24 U S A version only Beep tones p 24 Battery voltage p 25 Tuning step p 11 Cannot be selected when entering set mode from a memory or call channel Power saver duty p 25 Scan resume c...

Page 36: ...6 9 16 Kamihigashi Hirano ku Osaka 547 0002 Japan A 5551S 1EX Printed in Japan 1998 Icom Inc...