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INSTRUCTIONS

REMOTE-CONTROL MICROPHONE

HM-157

Thank you for purchasing the HM-157

REMOTE

-

CONTROL MICROPHONE

. The COMMANDMIC II

TM 

is a

remote control microphone for use with the IC-M602,
M504, M422, M402 or else. 

Please read these instructions and transceiver’s
instruction manual carefully before installation and
operation.

Panel description

The HM-157 remotely controls the transceiver and provides an
optional Intercom function.

z

POWER KEY [PWR]
Push for 2 sec. to turn the HM-157 power ON or OFF when
the transceiver power is turned ON.

x

SCAN KEY

[

[

SCAN

SCAN

](

](

)

)

Push to start and stop Normal or Priority scan when TAG
channels are programmed.

Push for 1 sec. to set the displayed channel as a TAG
(scanned) channel. 

While pushing 

[

[

H/L

H/L

]

], push for 3 sec. to clear or set all TAG

channels.

c

TRANSMIT POWER KEY

[

[

H/L

H/L

]

]

Push to toggle high or low power.
• Some Channels are set to low power only.

While pushing this key, other keys perform secondary func-
tions.

While turning power ON, push to toggle the All key lock
function ON or OFF.
• “

T

” blinks while the All key lock function is in use.

• Only 

[

[

PWR

PWR

]

and 

[

[

PTT

PTT

]

function when the All key lock func-

tion is in use.

v

PTT SWITCH

[

[

PTT

PTT

]

]

Push and hold to transmit; release to receive.

b

CHANNEL UP/DOWN KEYS

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

]/

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

]

Push either key to select the operating channel, Set mode
settings, etc.

After pushing 

[

[

VOL

VOL

]

or 

[

[

SQL

SQL

]

], push either key to adjust

audio level or noise squelch level, respectively.

After pushing 

[

[

VOL

VOL

]

for 1 sec, push either key to adjust

the brightness of the LCD and key backlight.

Checks TAG channels or changes scanning direction dur-
ing scan.

Push either key to adjust the audio level during in Hailer
(Public Address)* mode. (* Depends on the transceiver)

While pushing

[VOL](

[VOL](

P

P

A/RX

A/RX

)

push either key to

adjust the audio level during in RX Speaker mode.

n

CHANNEL 16/CALL CHANNEL KEY

[

[

](

](

9

9

)

)

Push to select Channel 16.

Push for 1 sec. to select call channel.
• “CALL” appears when call channel is selected.

Push for 3 sec. to enter call channel programming condi-
tion when call channel is selected.

While pushing 

[

[

H/L

H/L

]

], enters channel comments program-

ming condition.

While turning power ON, push to enter Set mode.

m

CHANNEL/DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH KEY

[

[

CH/WX

CH/WX

](

](

U/I/C)

U/I/C)

Push to select and toggle the regular channels and
weather channels.

While pushing 

[

[

H/L

H/L

]

], push to select one of three channel

groups in sequence.
• U.S.A., International and Canadian channels are available.

Push for 1 sec. to start Dualwatch or Tri-watch.

Stops Dualwatch or Tri-watch when either is activated.

,

ATTENUATOR/INTERCOM/SCRAMBLER* KEY

[

[

LO/DX

LO/DX

](

](

SCR)

SCR)

Push to toggle the Attenuator function ON or OFF.
• “LOCAL” appears when the Attenuator is in use.

Push for 1 sec. to activate the Intercom function.

Calls the transceiver when pushed and held while in Inter-
com mode.

While pushing 

[

[

H/L

H/L

]

], activates an optional Voice scram-

bler* function.
• The Voice scrambler function cannot be used on Ch 16 and 70.
* The Voice scrambler function is available depends on the

transceiver.

.

SQUELCH/MONITOR/LOCK KEY

[

[

SQL

SQL

](

](

L)

L)

After pushing 

[

[

SQL

SQL

]

], push 

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

or 

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

to adjust noise

squelch level.

Push for 1 sec. to turn the monitor function ON.

While pushing 

[

[

H/L

H/L

]

], push 

[

[

SQL

SQL

](

](

L)

L) to toggle the

(microphone) Key lock function ON or OFF.
• “

T

” appears while Key lock function is in use.

[

[

PWR

PWR

]

]

[

[

PTT

PTT

]

]

[

[

VOL

VOL

]

]

[

[

SQL

SQL

]

and 

[

[

H/L

H/L

]

still function when

the (microphone) Key lock function is turned ON.

Advance the cursor while in channel comment program-
ming condition.

MONI

MONI

IC

DW

PWR

SCAN

H/L

TAG

DW

9

MONI

L

U/I/C

DIM

IC

SCR

CH/WX

LO/DX

SQL

VOL

PA/RX

v

n

b

,

.

⁄0

m

z x c

16

16

DIM

TAG

⁄0

VOLUME/DIMMER/PA/RX SPEAKER KEY

[VOL](

[VOL](

P

P

A/RX

A/RX

)

)

After pushing 

[

[

VOL

VOL

]

], push 

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

or 

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

to adjust audio

level.

After pushing 

[VOL](

[VOL](

P

P

A/RX

A/RX

)

for 1 sec, push 

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

or

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

to adjust the brightness of the LCD and key backlight.

Move the cursor backward while in the channel comment
programming condition.

While pushing 

[H/L]

[H/L], push to turn the Hailer (Public Ad-

dress)* mode ON or OFF. (* Depends on the transceiver)

While pushing 

[H/L]

[H/L], push for 1 sec. to turn the RX

Speaker mode ON or OFF.

Function display

q

CHANNEL GROUP INDICATOR
Indicates whether an U.S.A. (USA), International (INT) or
Canadian (CAN) channel is selected.

w

KEY LOCK INDICATOR

Appears while the Key lock function is in use.

Blinks while the All key lock function is in use.

e

CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT

Indicates the selected operating channel number. “A” ap-
pears when a simplex channel is selected. “b” appears
when a receive only channel for a Canadian channel group
is selected.

In Set mode, indicates the selected condition.

r

VOLUME INDICATOR
Appears while audio output level is adjusted.

t

SQUELCH INDICATOR
Appears while noise squelch level is adjusted.

y

CHANNEL COMMENT INDICATOR

Channel comment appears (and scrolls) if programmed.

In Set mode, indicates or scrolls the selected Set mode item.

u

ATTENUATOR INDICATOR
Appears when the Attenuator function is in use.

i

SCRAMBLER INDICATOR 
Appears when an optional Voice scrambler* is activated. 
* The Voice scrambler is available depends on the transceiver.

o

SCAN INDICATOR

“SCAN” appears during Normal scan.

“P SCAN” appears during Priority scan.

!0

PRIORITY CHANNEL INDICATOR
Indicates a priority channel during Priority scan or Dual/Tri-
watch.

!1

DUAL/TRI WATCH INDICATOR
“DUAL” appears during Dualwatch; “TRI” during Tri-watch.

!2

WEATHER CHANNEL INDICATOR

“WX” appears when a weather channel is selected.

“WX ALT” appears when the Weather alert function is in

use; blinks when an alert tone is received.

!3

LOW POWER INDICATOR
Appears when low power is selected.

!4

CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR
Appears when call channel is selected.

!5

DUPLEX INDICATOR
Appears when a duplex channel is selected.

!6

TAG CHANNEL INDICATOR
Appears when a TAG channel is selected.

!7

BUSY INDICATOR
Appears when receiving a signal or when the squelch opens.

!8

TRANSMIT INDICATOR
Appears while transmitting.

Channel selection

D

D

Channel 16

q

Push 

[

[

]

to select Channel 16.

w

Push 

[

[

CH/WX

CH/WX

]

to return to the condition

before selecting Channel 16, or push 

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

]

or 

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

to select an operating channel.

D

D

Call channel

q

Push 

[

[

](

](

9

9

)

for 1 sec. to select call

channel.

w

Push 

[

[

CH/WX

CH/WX

]

to return to the condition

before selecting call channel, or push 

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

]

or 

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

to select an operating channel.

D

D

Weather channels

q

Push 

[

[

CH/WX

CH/WX

]

once or twice to select

the weather channel group.

w

Push 

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

or 

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

to select a weather chan-

nel.

e

Push 

[

[

CH/WX

CH/WX

]

to return to the condition

before selecting the weather channel
group.

D

D

U.S.A., International and Canadian channels

q

Push 

[

[

CH/WX

CH/WX

](

](

U/I/C)

U/I/C) to select a regular channel.

• Push 

[

[

CH/WX

CH/WX

](

](

U/I/C)

U/I/C) again, if a weather channel appears.

w

While pushing 

[

[

H/L

H/L

]

], push 

[

[

CH/WX

CH/WX

](

](

U/I/C)

U/I/C) to select a

channel group.
• U.S.A., International and Canadian channels can be selected in

sequence.

Receiving and transmitting

q

Push 

[

[

PWR

PWR

]

for 2 sec. to turn power ON.

w

Set the audio and squelch levels.

Push 

[

[

SQL

SQL

]

], then push 

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

until the noise appears.

Push 

[

[

VOL

VOL

]

], then push 

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

]/

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

to adjust the audio level.

Push 

[

[

SQL

SQL

]

], then push 

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

until the noise disappears.

e

To change the channel group, push 

[

[

CH/WX

CH/WX

](

](

U/I/C)

U/I/C)

while pushing [H/L].

r

Push 

[

[

Y

Y

Y

Y

]

or 

[

[

Z

Z

Z

Z

]

to select the desired channel.

• When receiving a signal, “

” appears and audio is emitted

from the speaker.

• Further adjustment of the audio level may be necessary.
• Use the optional Voice scrambler function for privacy.

t

Push 

[

[

LO/DX

LO/DX

]

to turn the Attenuator function ON or OFF, if

necessary.
• “LOCAL” appears when the Attenuator function is in use.

y

Push 

[

[

H/L

H/L

]

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 selecting low power only.

u

Push and hold 

[

[

PTT

PTT

]

to transmit, then speak into the micro-

phone.
• “

” appears.

• Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission other than DSC.

Simplex channels, 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83 CANNOT
be lawfully used by the general public in U.S.A. waters.

i

Release 

[

[

PTT

PTT

]

to receive.

IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your transmitted
signal (voice), pause a few sec. after pushing 

[

[

PTT

PTT

]

], hold the

microphone 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) from your mouth and
speak at a normal voice level.

DW

U.S.A. channels

Canadian channels

International channels

DW

DW

DW

16

16

16

16

CALL

WX ALT

DUP

P SCAN

SCRM

LOCAL

TRI

DUAL

LOW

TAG

CAN
USA

INT

L

TX BUSY

VOL

SQL

q
w

r

t

e

!8 !7

!4

!5

!3

!2
!1

!0
o

i
u

y

!6

DIM

DIM

HM-157 supplied accessories

Accessories included with the HM-157: 

Qty.

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Connection cable (OPC-1000: 6 m; 20 ft)  ........................ 1

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Mounting base .................................................................. 1

e

Microphone hanger  .......................................................... 1

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Screws (M3 

×

16; tapping)  ............................................... 5

These instructions are described when the HM-157 is connected to the IC-M504.  Some operations or indications may be dif-
ferent as these instructions depending on the connecting transceiver. 

Icom, Icom Inc. and the 

logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incor-

porated (Japan) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France,
Spain, Russia and/or other countries. COMMANDMIC II is a trademark of
Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United states.

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