Icom ID-RP2C, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...EATER SYSTEM id rp2 Instruction Manual NOTE This instruction manual is about the ID RP2C with out the assist function If you are using the function refer to the ID RP2C instruction manual with the as sist function ...

Page 2: ...ay result in an electric shock or this could cause a fire or may damage the repeater R WARNING NEVER operate or touch the repeater unit ID RP2C ID RP2D and ID RP2V with wet hands This may result in an electric shock or may damage to the repeater unit R WARNING NEVER connect the repeater to a power source using reverse polarity This will damage the repeater Make sure the repeater power is turned OF...

Page 3: ...ONS i FCC INFORMATION ii 1 SYSTEM OUTLINE 1 ID RP2C 1 ID RP2D 1 ID RP2V 1 AH 108 1 2 GHz Collinear antenna 1 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 2 Accessories for ID RP2C 2 Accessories for ID RP2D ID RP2V 2 Accessories for AH 108 2 3 PANEL DESCRIPTIONS 3 5 ID RP2C Front panel 3 ID RP2C Rear panel 3 ID RP2D Front panel 4 ID RP2D Rear panel 4 ID RP2V Front panel 5 ID RP2V Rear panel 5 4 INSTALLING AND CONNECTING...

Page 4: ...P2D is a 1 2 GHz data 128 kbps repeater and connects to the ID RP2C The ID RP2D never functions as a stand alone repeater without the ID RP2C because no relay function is built in The ID RP2D and ID RP2V utility software sup plied with the ID RP2C and a PC are required for both receive and transmit frequency settings Repeater operation is performed in simplex mode on the same frequency for data mo...

Page 5: ... 1 m 3 3 ft 1 wControl cable OPC 1069 approximately 3 m 9 8 ft 1 eRubber feet 4 rSpare fuses FGB10A 2 NOTE Coaxial cables USB and LAN cables and other hardware needed for installation that are not listed in this manual as supplied must be purchased separately Accessories for AH 108 q w e r t y u i qPole clamps 8 wBolts M8 160 4 eFlat washers M8 12 rNuts M8 8 tSpring washers M8 8 yRubber vulcanizin...

Page 6: ...th the supplied DC power cable OPC 1309 supplied with the ID RP2D V The same voltage as the supplied voltage to DC13 8V IN connector is output regardless of the POWER switch condition on the front panel w LOCAL RPT CONT I O p 7 Input output ports for local repeater to received or transmitted serial data routing Connects the ID RP2D V with the supplied control cable supplied with the ID RP2D V e PO...

Page 7: ...ect the optional AH 108 1 2 GHz Collinear antenna When both the ID RP2D and ID RP2V is com posed in a site an antenna filter such as band pass filter resonator or so should be installed be tween the ID RP2D and antenna to protect the ID RP2D reception from interference of the ID RP2V downlink signal w COOLING FAN e POWER CONNECTOR DC13 8V p 7 Connects to the ID RP2C with the supplied DC power cabl...

Page 8: ...e frequency User supplied cable q w e r ID RP2V Rear panel q RECEIVE ANTENNA CONNECTOR ANT p 7 Connect the optional AH 108 1 2 GHz Collinear antenna separately or through a duplexer w TRANSMIT ANTENNA CONNECTOR ANT p 7 Connect the optional AH 108 1 2 GHz Collinear antenna through a duplexer e COOLING FAN NOTE Keep the area around the fan free from obstacles r POWER CONNECTOR DC13 8V p 7 Connects t...

Page 9: ...acity A t l e a s t t h e t o t a l c u r r e n t consumption of the connected equipment with consideration for current fluctuations Installing in a system rack The ID RP2C D V are designed to be installed in a standard EIA 19 inch rack Use the supplied bolts with the rack when fixing the ID RP2C D V We recommend using a rack that has rails because the weigh of the ID RP2D and ID RP2V is approxima...

Page 10: ...2C OPC 1380 supplied w ID RP2C OPC 1309 supplied w ID RP2D V OPC 1309 supplied w ID RP2D V Control cable supplied w ID RP2D V Control cable supplied w ID RP2D V AH 108 AC outlet AC power cable External DC power supply 13 8 V Black _ Red Not available in European countries as of November 2017 System connections ...

Page 11: ... dial to the AH 108 w Attach the supplied bolts pole clamps spring wash ers flat washers and nuts to the AH 108 as illus trated at left CAUTION The pole clamps must be attached to the plating area only Attachment to other part may cause damage of the AH 108 due to strength shortage e Fix the AH 108 to the pole using with the supplied pole clamps spring washers flat washers and nuts Not available i...

Page 12: ...hat is supplied with the ID RP2C Ap plication CD into the CD drive If you downloaded the USB driver skip this step and go to the next step e e Connect the PC and the ID RP2D SERVICE connec tor with an A B type USB cable User supplied r r Move the mouse pointer to the bottom left corner of the desktop Move the mouse pointer around here t t Right click the Microsoft icon and then click Device Manage...

Page 13: ...rowse my computer for driver software Click o o The Browse for driver software on your computer will appear Click Browse Click 0 Select the DRIVER folder in the application CD or the unzip driver file downloaded driver file and then click OK Click Select 1 Click Next to start the installation of ID RP2D SERVICE driver software Click 2 When the Windows Security screen appears click Install to conti...

Page 14: ...re will appear Click Close Click 4 Again right click on the device icon with the warn ing symbol in the Device manager and then click Update Driver Software on the menu 5 Repeat u to 3 to install the ID RP2D SERVICE driver software 6 Eject the CD from the CD drive and then restart the PC Microsoft Windows 8 1 Continued ...

Page 15: ...stalled will appear soon t t Move the mouse pointer to the bottom left corner of the desktop Click the Windows START icon right click Com puter in the Start menu and then click Proper ties q Click w Right click e Click y yThe Control Panel Home window will appear Click Device Manager Click u u The Device Manager window appears then make sure a warning symbol is displayed as shown below NOTE Althou...

Page 16: ...ck Next to start the installation of ID RP2D SERVICE Click 3 When the Windows Security screen appears click Install to continue Click 4 After the installation is completed Windows has successfully updated your driver software will ap pear as shown below Click Close Click 5 The dialog Device driver software was not success fully installed will appear again 6 Repeat i to 4 to install the ID RP2D SER...

Page 17: ... screen to check the COM port number When the driver is completely installed ICOM ID RP2D SERVICE COMM is displayed The screen shows the USB serial COM port number 4 Double click The COM port number is displayed instead of M If the repeater has two COM ports two COM port numbers are displayed Depending on the PC environment the COM port number may differ If or is displayed on the Device Manager sc...

Page 18: ...l Home window will appear Click Device Manager The Device Manager window appears Click t t Double click Ports COM LPT on the Device Manager screent o check the COM port number When the driver is completely installed ICOM ID RP2D SERVICE COMM is displayed The screen shows the USB serial COM port number 4 Double click The COM port number is displayed instead of M If the repeater has two COM ports tw...

Page 19: ...on the Device Manager screen ICOM ID RP2D SERVICE COMM appears t t Right click ICOM ID RP2D SERVICE COMM and then click Uninstall q Right click w Click y y The Confirm Device Uninstall window will appear Check Delete the driver software for this device and then click OK Click u u Double click Universal Serial Bus controllers on the Device Manager screen ICOM ID RP2D SERVICE appears Double click i ...

Page 20: ... t t Double click Ports COM LPT on the Device Manager screen ICOM ID RP2D SERVICE COMM appears y y Right click ICOM ID RP2D SERVICE COMM and then click Uninstall q Right click w Click u u The Confirm Device Uninstall window will appear Check Delete the driver software for this device and then click OK Click i i Double click Universal Serial Bus controllers on the Device Manager screen ICOM ID RP2D...

Page 21: ...ears u uClick Next Click Installing The utility software is used to set call signs and operating frequencies Separate utility software for each ID RP2 unit ID RP2C ID RP2D and ID RP2V is available This section describes installing the utility software for the ID RP2C as an example And also this section is based on using Microsoft Windows 7 The displayed screens indications or operations may slight...

Page 22: ...stallation 0 The InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears when the installation is finished Click Finish to complete the installation Click 1 Eject the CD from the CD drive then reboot the PC NOTE After installing the utility the short cut icon will automatically be created on the desktop When the icon looks like white square right click on the desktop and then click Refresh or reboot the PC N...

Page 23: ...program Click w w Right click the Icom ID RP2C then click Uninstall Change q Right click w Click e e Confirm File Deletion screen appears click OK Click r r The screen appears as shown below when the un installation starts t t The screen appears as shown below when the un installation is completed Click Finish Click Uninstalling the Utility software 6 INSTALLING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE ...

Page 24: ...mber using the Network Setup as described in w Option menu in advance Click Read t Network Password screen appears Enter the password then click OK Enter the password with alphanumeric characters case sensitive PASSWORD capital letters is the default password Enter PASSWORD then click y Reads the ID RP2C settings and then the screen as at left appears When the error message screen appears confirm ...

Page 25: ...screen for IP address and UDP port number entering for accessing the ID RP2C appears Click Enter the IP address of the ID RP2C Default 172 16 0 1 Enter the UDP port number of the ID RP2C Default 20319 Change Password The Change Password screen for password change for accessing the ID RP2C Enter the current password Default PASSWORD Enter the new password Enter the new password again for confirmati...

Page 26: ...l one character for each connected local repeater to LOCAL RPT CONT I O connector This initial is an identical initial for each unit and follows the call sign e g The C is the initial of JA3YUA_C Usable characters are A to D capital letters only IMPORTANT The initial A must be applied to both the initial voice repeater ID RP2V or other model and the initial data repeater currently ID RP2D only NEV...

Page 27: ...d the local area call voice and data packets to Default 21000 0 IP Address Enter the local repeater IP address Default 172 16 0 1 1 Port port number Enter the repeater UDP port number Default 20319 2 Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the network if the re peater is connected to the existing network e g LAN If a PC is connected set the same subnet mask of the PC for the repeater and server gatew...

Page 28: ...ow is displayed Click OK NOTE The screen described in steps t appears instead of these screens when the correct COM port number is set Click Option O menu then select COM Port P Enter the allocated number of the ID RP2D SERVICE connector then click Apply in the displayed COM Port Setting screen Enter the COM port number Click NOTE See pages 14 or 15 for the COM port num ber confirmation details w ...

Page 29: ...the ID RP2VD in Program in Start menu r The screen as at left appears then the dialog below is displayed Click OK NOTE The screen described in steps t appears instead of these screens when the correct COM port number is set Click Option O menu then select COM Port P Enter the allocated number of the ID RP2V SERVICE connector then click Apply in the displayed COM Port Setting screen Enter the COM p...

Page 30: ...roblems Unit initial setting is wrong or duplicated Config Setting is wrong No check mark 4 is applied The USB cable is too long The USB cable is too long SOLUTION Check the connector pins and then re connect the DC power cable Fix the problem then replace the fuse Check and if necessary replace the coaxial cable or the antenna connector again Check and if necessary replace the coaxial cable or th...

Page 31: ...they can damage the repeater s surfaces Replacing fuses If the fuse blows or the repeater stops functioning find the source of the problem repair it and then replace the damaged fuse with a new rated one as shown below D D OPC 1309 Fuse FGB10A D D OPC 1380 Fuse FGB01 30A 8 MAINTENANCE ...

Page 32: ... 0 W 1 7 H 10 1 D inches projections not included Weight approximately 2 7 kg 5 lb 15 oz Repeater control protocol Compatible to D STAR standard Local repeater interface Max number of connections 4 Communication speed Data 128 kbps Voice 4 8 kbps Cable length approximately 3 m 10 ft standard supplied cable of the ID RP2D V Wired interface Number of connector 1 Type of connection 10Base T MAC addre...

Page 33: ...output power at 13 8 V DC High 9 12 W 6 12 W Low 0 5 1 2 W 0 5 1 2 W Modulation system QPSK 243 95 MHz Occupied bandwidth Less than 130 kHz Less than 5 5 kHz Receiver Spurious emissions Less than 50 dB Receive system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Intermediate frequencies 1st 243 95 MHz 243 95 MHz 2nd 10 7 MHz 31 05 MHz 3rd N A 450 kHz Sensitivity BER 1 10 2 Le...

Page 34: ...nd the restriction of the use of cer tain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment Directive 2011 65 EU The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the follow ing internet address http www icom co jp world support Country Codes 1 Austria AT 2 Belgium BE 3 Bulgaria BG 4 Croatia HR 5 Czech Republic CZ 6 Cyprus CY 7 Denmark DK 8 Estonia EE 9 Finland FI 10 Fran...

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