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Icom IC-F15 Instruction Manual

Manual is about: Analog Portables VHF/UHF

Summary of IC-F15

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    Instruction manual uhf transceiver if25/s vhf transceiver if15/s.

  • Page 2: Read All Instructions

    Foreword read all instructions carefully and completely before usng the transcever. Save this instruction manual— ths nstructon manual contans mportant operatng nstructons for the ic-f15/ f15s vhf transceiver and ic-f25/f25s uhf transceiver . Explicit definitions word definition r danger personal de...

  • Page 3: Warning! Never

    Precautions r warning! Never hold the transcever so that the an- tenna s very close to, or touchng exposed parts of the body, especally the face or eyes, whle transmttng. The transcever wll perform best f the mcrophone s 5 to 10 cm away from the lps and the transcever s vertcal. R warning! Never ope...

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    Table of contents foreword ................................................................................................ Explicit definitions .............................................................................. Operating notes................................................................

  • Page 5: Accessories

    1 1 accessories 1 ■ supplied accessories the followng accessores are suppled: qty. Q flexble antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 w battery pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 e belt clp . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 6: Accessory Attachments

    2 1 accessories ■ accessory attachments d flexible antenna connect the suppled flexble antenna to the antenna connector. Caution: • never hold the antenna when carryng the transcever. • transmttng wthout an antenna may damage the transcever..

  • Page 7: Battery Pack

    3 1 accessories 1 d battery pack to attach the battery pack: slde the battery pack on the back of the transcever n the drec- ton of the arrow ( q ), then lock t wth the battery release button. • slde the battery pack untl the battery release button makes a ‘clck’ sound. To release the battery pack: ...

  • Page 8: Jack Cover

    4 1 accessories d jack cover attach the jack cover when the optonal speaker-mcrophone s not used. To attach the jack cover: q attach the jack cover to the [sp mic] connector. W tghten the screws. To detach the jack cover: q unscrew the screws wth a phllps screwdrver. W detach the jack cover for the ...

  • Page 9: Belt Clip

    5 1 accessories 1 d belt clip to attach the belt clip: q release the battery pack f t s attached. W slde the belt clp n the drecton of the arrow untl the belt clp s locked and makes a ‘clck’ sound. To detach the belt clip: q release the battery pack f t s attached. W pnch the clp ( q ), and slde the...

  • Page 10: Panel Description

    6 2 panel description ■ front, top and side panels r q w y u i e microphone speaker t ic-f15s/f25s ic-f15/f25 q channel sw/selector • ic-f15s/f25s: toggle the channel swtch to select the pre- programmed channel 1 or 2. • ic-f15/f25 : rotate the channel selector to select the pre- programmed memory c...

  • Page 11: Led Indicator

    7 2 panel description 2 e led indicator (p. 8) ➥ lghts red whle transmttng. ➥ lghts green whle recevng a sgnal, or when the squelch s open. ➥ lghts/blnks orange when the matched 2/5-tone code s re- ceved, accordng to the pre-programmng. R speaker-microphone connector [sp mic] connects the optonal sp...

  • Page 12: Led Indicator

    8 2 panel description ■ led indicator the led ndcator ndcates several nforma- ton as follows; (ref.; r=red, g=green, o=orange) r r r r o o o o g g g g g g g g g g g g g g r g r g r g r g r g r g r g r g r o r o r o r o r o r o r o r o g g g clone err clone tx/rx low batt1 low batt2 busy f/s scan cal...

  • Page 13: Programmable Function Keys

    9 2 panel description 2 ■ programmable function keys the followng functons can be assgned to [upper] and [lower] programmable functon keys. Consult your icom dealer or system operator for detals concern- ng your transcevers programmng. If the programmable functon names are bracketed n the followng e...

  • Page 14: Monitor Key

    10 2 panel description monitor key ➥ mute and release the ctcss (dtcs) or 2-tone squelch mute. Open any squelch/deactvate any mute whle pushng ths key. (lmr operaton only) ➥ actvates one of (or two of) the followng functons on each channel ndependently: (pmr operaton only) • push and hold to un-mute...

  • Page 15: Dtmf Autodial Key

    11 2 panel description 2 dtmf autodial key push to transmt the programmed dtmf code. Call keys push to transmt a 2/5-tone code. • call transmsson s necessary before you call another staton de- pendng on your sgnallng system. • [call a] and/or [call b] keys may be avalable when your system employs se...

  • Page 16: Conventional Operation

    12 3 conventional operation ■ turning power on ➥ rotate [vol] to turn power on. ■ channel selection ic-f15s/f25s: toggle [channel switch] to se- lect the channel 1 or 2, or, push one of [mr-ch 1] to [mr-ch 4] key to select a channel drectly. • the memory channels 3 and 4 are aval- able when [mr-ch 3...

  • Page 17: Call Procedure

    13 3 conventional operation 3 ■ call procedure when your system employs tone sgnallng (excludng ctcss and dtcs), the call procedure may be necessary pror to voce trans- msson. The tone sgnallng employed may be a selectve callng system whch allows you to call specfic staton(s) only and prevent unwant...

  • Page 18: Receiving and Transmitting

    14 3 conventional operation ■ receiving and transmitting note: transmttng wthout an antenna may damage the trans- cever. See p. 2 for antenna attachment. Receiving: q rotate [vol] to turn power on. W toggle [channel switch] (ic-f15s/f25s), rotate [chan- nel selector] (ic-f15/f25) or push one of [mr-...

  • Page 19: Transmitting Notes

    15 3 conventional operation 3 d transmitting notes • transmit inhibit function the transcever has several nhbt functons whch restrct trans- msson under the followng condtons: - the channel s n mute condton. - channel s busy. - un-matched (or matched) ctcss s receved. - the selected channel s a ‘rece...

  • Page 20: Scrambler Function

    16 3 conventional operation ■ scrambler function the optonal voce scrambler unts ut-109 (#01) and ut-110 (#01) provde hgh performance prvate communcaton between statons wth the same scrambler codes. ➥ push and hold [scrambler] to turn the scrambler functon on. ➥ push [scrambler] to turn the scramble...

  • Page 21: Man Down Emergency Call

    17 3 conventional operation 3 ■ man down emergency call the man down emergency call functon transmts an emergency call automatcally, after the transcever layng down n a horzontal poston for a pre-set tme perod. (the optonal ut-113 man down unit s requred.) after the emergency call, the transcever pe...

  • Page 22: Optional Unit Installation

    18 4 optional unit installation ■ optional unit installation install the optonal unt as follows: q rotate [vol] to turn the power off, and remove the battery pack. (p. 3) w remove the unt cover. Note: use a flat head screw drver or a smlar flat nstru- ment, and nsert nto the hollow of the chasss, th...

  • Page 23: Scrambler Unit Installation

    19 4 optional unit installation 4 ■ scrambler unit installation the followng pc board modficaton s requred when nstallng the optonal ut-109 or ut-110. Q rotate [vol] to turn the power off, and remove the battery pack. (p. 3) w remove the unt cover as shown at left (optonal unt nstallaton.) e cut the...

  • Page 24: Battery Charging

    20 5 battery charging ■ caution msuse of lthum-on batteres may result n the followng hazards: smoke, fire, or the battery may rupture. Msuse can also cause damage to the battery or degradaton of battery performance. R danger! Use and charge only specfed icom battery packs wth icom rados or icom char...

  • Page 25: Danger! Never

    21 5 battery charging r danger! Never solder the battery termnals or never modfy the battery pack. Ths may cause heat generaton, and the battery may rupture, emt smoke or catch fire. R danger! Use the battery only wth the transcever for whch t s specfied. Never use a battery wth any other equpment, ...

  • Page 26: Charging Caution

    22 5 battery charging d charging caution r danger! Never charge the battery pack n areas wth ex- tremely hgh temperatures, such as near fres or stoves, nsde a sun heated car, or n drect sunlght. In such envronments, the safety/protecton crcut n the battery wll actvate, causng the bat- tery to stop c...

  • Page 27: Optional Battery Chargers

    23 5 battery charging ■ optional battery chargers d rapid charging with the bc-160 the optonal bc-160 provdes rapd chargng of the l-ion battery pack. Chargng perod: approx. 3 hours (wth bp-232n) the followng tems are addtonally requred: • an ac adapter (may be suppled dependng on verson) or the dc p...

  • Page 28: Important!:

    24 5 battery charging d regular charging with the bc-171 the optonal bc-171 provdes regular chargng of the l-ion bat- tery pack. Chargng perod: approx. 10 hours (wth bp-232n) the followng tems are addtonally requred: • an ac adapter (may be suppled dependng on verson) or the dc power cable (opc-515l...

  • Page 29: Ad-106 Installation

    25 5 battery charging d ad-106 installation the ad-106 charger adapter must be nstalled nto the bc-119n or bc-121n before battery chargng. ➥ connect the ad-106 charger adapter and the bc-119n/ bc-121n as below, then nstall the ad-106 nto the holder space of the bc-119n or bc-121n wth the suppled scr...

  • Page 30: Important!:

    26 5 battery charging d rapid charging with the bc-119n+ad-106 the optonal bc-119n provdes rapd chargng of the l-ion bat- tery pack. Chargng perod: approx. 3 hours (wth bp-232n) the followng tems are addtonally requred: • an ad-106 charger adapter • an ac adapter (may be suppled wth bc-119n dependng...

  • Page 31: Important!:

    27 5 battery charging 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 d rapid charging with the bc-121n+ad-106 the optonal bc-121n allows up to 6 battery packs to be charged smultaneously. Chargng perod: approx. 3 hours (wth bp-232n) the followng tems are addtonally requred. • sx ad-106 charger a...

  • Page 32: Battery Case

    28 6 battery case ■ optional battery case (bp-240) when usng the optonal battery case, nstall 6 × aaa (lr03) sze alkalne batteres as llustrated at rght. Q unhook the battery cover release hook ( q ), and open the cover n the drecton of the arrow ( w ). (fg.1) w then, nstall 6 × aaa (lr03) sze alkaln...

  • Page 33: Bp-240

    29 6 battery case 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 q bp-240 w fig.1 fig.2 fig.3 e r t.

  • Page 34: Swivel Belt Clip

    30 7 swivel belt clip ■ mb-93 contents qty. Q belt clp .................................................................................... 1 w base clp .................................................................................. 1 q w ■ to attach q release the battery pack f t s attached. (p....

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    31 7 swivel belt clip e clp the belt clp to a part of your belt. And nsert the transcever nto the belt clp untl the base clp nserted fully nto the groove. R once the transcever s locked n place, t swvels as llustrated below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

  • Page 36: To Detach

    32 7 swivel belt clip ■ to detach q turn the transcever upsde down n the drecton of the arrow and pull out from the belt clp..

  • Page 37: Caution:

    33 7 swivel belt clip w release the battery pack f t s attached. (p. 3) e pnch the clp ( q ), and slde the base clp n the drecton of the arrow ( w ). Q w caution: hold the transceiver tightly, when hanging or detaching the transceiver from the belt clip. Otherwse the transcever may not be attached t...

  • Page 38: Options

    34 8 options d battery pack battery pack voltage capacity battery life * 1 bp-230n 7.4 v 950 mah (mn.) 980 mah (typ.) 9 hrs. Bp-232n 7.4 v 1900 mah (mn.) 2000 mah (typ.) 18 hrs. Bp-240 battery case for aaa (lr03) × 6 alkalne —* 2 * 1 when the power save functon s turned on, and the operatng pe- rods...

  • Page 39: Optional Units

    35 8 options d optional units • ut-108 dtmf decoder unit provdes pager and code squelch capabltes. • ut-109 (#01)/ut-110 (#01) scrambler units non-rollng type (ut-109)/rollng type (ut-110) voce scrambler unt provdes hgher communcaton securty. • ut-124 man down unit provdes a measure of safety when w...

  • Page 40: • Hs-94/hs-95/hs-97

    36 8 options • hs-94/hs-95/hs-97 headset + vs-1l vox / ptt case hs-94: ear hook type hs-95: neck-arm type hs-97: throat mcrophone vs-1l: vox/ptt swtch box for hands-free operaton, etc. • fa-sc73us/fa-sc56vs/fa-sc57vs stubby antennas fa-sc73us: 450–490 mhz fa-sc56vs: 150–162 mhz fa-sc57vs: 160–174 mh...

  • Page 41: About Vs-1L

    37 8 options 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 d about vs-1l vox / ptt case the vs-1l s a vox/ptt unt for icom handheld transcevers, and allows you hands-free operaton. An optonal headset (hs-94, etc.) s addtonally requred for op- eraton. • the vox (voce operated transmsson) functon...

  • Page 42: Doc

    38 9 doc ce versons of the ic-f15/s and ic-f25/s whch dsplay the “ce” symbol on the seral number seal, comply wth the essental requrements of the euro- pean rado and telecommuncaton termnal drec- tve 1999/5/ec. Declaration of conformity we icom inc. Japan 1-1-32, kamiminami, hirano-ku osaka 547-0003...

  • Page 43: Declaration

    39 9 doc ths warnng symbol ndcates that ths equpment op- erates n non-harmonsed frequency bands and/or may be subject to lcensng condtons n the country of use. Be sure to check that you have the correct ver- son of ths rado or the correct programmng of ths rado, to comply wth natonal lcensng requrem...

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    Memo.

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    Memo.

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    Memo.

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    Memo.

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    1-1-32 kammnam, hrano-ku, osaka 547-0003, japan ger aut gbr irl nor fra ned bel lux esp por ita gre swe den fin sui a-6370d-1eu- r prnted n japan © 2004–2009 icom inc. Prnted on recycled paper wth soy nk..