Instruction manual uhf transceiver if61v vhf transceiver if51v.
Important read all instructions carefully and completely before usng the transcever. Save this instruction manual— ths nstructon manual contans mportant operatng nstructons for the ic-f51v vhf transceiver and ic-f61v uhf transceiver . Explicit definitions word definition rwarning personal injury, fi...
Precautions r warning! Never hold the transcever so that the antenna 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 mcro- phone s 5 to 10 cm away from the lps and the transcever s vertcal. R warning! Never ope...
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1 1 accessories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ■ supplied accessories * there are no names on the programmable functon keys snce the functons can be freely assgned to [p0] to [p3], [red], [ ] and [ ] keys. Attach the suppled key stckers above the approprate keys for easy recognto...
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. D battery pack to attach the battery pack: slde the batter...
3 1 accessories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 d jack cover attach the jack cover when the optonal equpment s not used. D belt clip attach the belt clp to the back of the transcever wth the suppled screws. Suppled screws w jack cover [sp mic] jack screw q e r to attach the jack c...
4 2 panel description ■ front, top and side panels q volume control [vol] turns power on and adjusts the audo level. W red button the desred functon can be assgned by your dealer. (p. 8) e antenna connector connects the suppled antenna. (p. 2) microphone function display (p. 6) w e r t y u q i speak...
5 2 panel description 2 r external speaker-microphone jack [sp mic] connects the optonal speaker-mcrophone, etc. T dealer-programmable keys [p0] to [p3] the desred functons can be assgned ndependently by your dealer. (p. 8) y ch up and down keys [ ]/[ ] push to select an operatng channel, etc. * des...
6 2 panel description ■ function display q record indicator ➥ appears when an unread message s n the memory. ➥ blnks whle recordng. W low power indicator appears when low output power s selected. E audible indicator ➥ appears when the channel s n the ‘audble’ (unmute) condton. ➥ appears when the spe...
7 2 panel description 2 i battery indicator appears or blnks when the battery power decreases to a spec- fied level. O alphanumeric display dsplays an operatng channel number, channel names, set mode contents, dtmf code, etc. * 1 biis operaton only * 2 mdc operaton only.
8 2 panel description ■ programmable function keys the followng functons can be assgned to [p0], [p1], [p2], [p3], [red], [ ] and [ ] programmable functon keys. Consult your icom dealer or system operator for detals concern- ng your transcevers programmng. If the programmable functon names are brack...
9 2 panel description 2 scan b start/stop key ➥ push to start and cancel scannng operaton. Scan resumes after a specfied tme perod has passed when scan s cancelled except for ths key. ➥ push and hold ths key for 1 sec. To ndcate the scan group, then select the desred scan group usng [ch up]/[ch down...
10 2 panel description monitor key actvates one of (or two of) the followng functons on each chan- nel ndependently: • push and hold to un-mute the channel (audo s emtted; ‘audble’ condton). • push to mute the channel (sets to ‘inaudble’ only). • push after the communcaton s finshed to send a ‘reset...
11 2 panel description 2 talk around key push to turn the talk around functon on and off. • the talk around functon equalzes the transmt frequency to the re- ceve frequency for transcever-to-transcever communcaton. Wide/narrow key push to toggle the if bandwdth between wde and narrow. • the wde pass...
12 2 panel description emergency keys push and hold to transmt the emergency call. • the emergency call transmts wth beeps; the dsplay does not change. • the transcever can transmt the emergency call slently or wth the dsplay changes dependng on the pre-settng. Ask your dealer for detals. • if you w...
13 2 panel description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 compander key push to turn the compander functon on and off. The compander functon reduces nose components from the transmttng audo to provde clearer communcaton. User set mode key ➥ push and hold to enter user set mode. • whl...
14 3 basic operation ■ turning power on q rotate [vol] to turn power on. • when the openng vbraton functon s turned on, the transcever vbrates for 2 sec. Ask your dealer for detals. W if the transcever s programmed for a start up passcode, nput dgt codes as drected by your dealer. • the keys n the t...
15 3 basic operation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ■ call procedure when your system employs tone sgnallng (excludng ctcss and dtcs), ths 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...
16 3 basic 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 push [ch up] or [ch down] to select a channel. E when recevng a call, adjust the audo output level to a com...
17 3 basic operation 3 d receiving note • vibration function (depends on the verson) when the matched rx code sgnal s receved, the transcever may vbrate for a specfed tme perod, dependng on the pre- settng. Push any key or [ptt] to stop the vbraton. Note: • the transcever cannot stop the vbraton sud...
18 3 basic operation d tx code channel selection if the transcever has [tx code ch select] assgned to t, the n- dcaton can be toggled between the operatng channel number (or name) and tx code channel number (or name). When the tx code channel number (or name) s dsplayed, [ch up] or [ch down] selects...
19 3 basic operation 3 e push [tx code ch select] to select the desred dgt to be ed- ted. R push [ch up]/[ch down] to select the desred dgt. T push [tx code ch select] to set. The dgt to the rght wll blnk automatcally. Y repeat r and t to edt all allowable dgts. U after edtng, push [tx code ch selec...
20 3 basic operation ■ user set mode user set mode s accessed at power on and allows you to set seldom-changed settngs. You can “customze” the transcever op- eraton to sut your preferences and operatng style. Entering the user set mode: q whle pushng and holdng [ ] and [ ], rotate [vol] to power on....
21 3 basic operation 3 ■ emergency transmission when [emergency] s pushed for the specfed tme perod, an emergency sgnal s automatcally transmtted. When [emergency] s pushed for the specfed tme perod, the dtmf or 5-tone* emergency sgnal s transmtted once or repeat- edly on the emergency channel. Howe...
22 3 basic operation ■ recording function (depends on the verson) the transcever has a recordng functon that records the tx/rx voce messages. When the specfied id s receved, the automatc recordng functon actvates and records the voce message for a specfied tme perod. Or, f the transcever has [playba...
23 3 basic operation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 e release [ptt] to receve. • the rx voce message s recorded. R push [playback/rec] agan to stop recordng. • “ ” stops blnkng. • the recordng operaton automatcally stops after the followng: the recordng memory s full, pushng any ...
24 4 battery charging ■ caution r danger! Use and charge only specfed icom battery packs wth icom rados or icom charger. Only icom battery packs are tested and approved for use and charge wth icom rados or icom charger. Usng thrd-party or counterfet battery packs or charger may cause smoke, fire, or...
25 4 battery charging 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 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 spe...
26 4 battery charging caution! Shorter battery lfe could occur f the battery s left fully charged, completely dscharged, or n an excessve temperature envronment (above +45˚c) for an extended perod of tme. If the battery must be left unused for a long tme, t must be detached from the rado after dscha...
27 4 battery charging 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ■ optional battery chargers d regular charging with the bc-152 q attach the bc-152 to a flat surface, such as a desk, f desred. W connect the ac adapter (bc-147) as shown below. E insert the battery pack wth/wthout the transcev...
28 4 battery charging d for your convenience eyelet use a rubber band to secure the transcev- er whle chargng, f desred..
29 4 battery charging 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 d ad-100 installation the ad-100 charger adapter must be nstalled nto the bc-119n or bc-121n before battery chargng. ➥ connect the ad-100 charger adapter and the bc-119n/bc- 121n as below, then nstall the ad-100 nto the holder ...
30 4 battery charging d rapid charging with the bc-119n+ad-100 the optonal bc-119n provdes rapd chargng of the optonal l- ion battery pack. The followng tems are addtonally requred: • an ad-100 charger adapter • an ac adapter (may be suppled wth bc-119n dependng on verson) or the dc power cable (opc...
31 4 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-100 the optonal bc-121n allows up to 6 battery packs to be charged smultaneously. The followng tems are addtonally requred. • sx ad-100 charger adapter • an ac adapter (bc-157) or the dc pow...
32 5 battery case ■ optional battery case (bp-226) when usng the optonal battery case attached to the transcever, nstall 5 × aa (lr6) sze alkalne batteres as llustrated at rght. The bp-226 s constructed to the ipx4 waterproof standard (iec 60529, 2006). Q hook your finger under the latch, and open t...
33 5 battery case 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 q w e bp-226 latch fig.1 fig.2 ribbon fig.3 gasket ribbon.
34 6 speaker-microphone ■ optional hm-168 description never mmerse the connector n water. If the connector becomes wet, be sure to dry t before attachng t to the transcever. Note: the mcrophone s located at the top of the speaker-m- crophone, as shown n the dagram above. To maxmze the readablty of y...
35 6 speaker-microphone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ■ attachment attach the connector of the speaker-mcrophone nto the [sp mic] jack on the transcever and tghten the screw. Caution: attach the [sp mic] jack snugly, but do not overtighten. A loose connection will allow water in...
36 7 swivel belt clip ■ mb-86 contents qty. Q belt clp ......................................................................................... 1 w base clp ....................................................................................... 1 e screws ..............................................
37 7 swivel belt clip 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 e once the transcever s locked n place, t wll swvel 360 de- grees. ■ detaching turn the transcever upsde down, and pull out from the belt clp. Then detach the base clp from the back of the transcever. Caution! Hold the transcei...
38 8 options d battery pack/case • bp-226 battery case battery case for 5 × aa (lr6) alkalne cells. • bp-227 l - i on battery pack 7.2 v/1700 mah l-ion battery pack. The same as suppled wth the transcever. Bp-227 must be charged wth the optonal bc-152/bc-119n/bc-121n. D chargers • bc-152 desktop cha...
39 8 options 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 d belt clips • mb-86 swivel belt clip • mb-98 belt clip exclusve allgator-type belt clp. • mb-96n/mb-96f leather belt hangers d other options • hm-138/hm-168 speaker - microphones full-szed waterproof (ipx7 waterproof protecton) speaker...
40 8 options d about vs-1sc vox / ptt case the vs-1sc s a vox/ptt unt for icom handheld transcev- ers, and allows you hands-free operaton. An optonal headset (hs-94, etc.) s requred for operaton. • the vox (voce operated transmsson) functon starts transmsson wthout pushng ptt swtch when you speak nt...
41 8 options 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 vox gain and delay adjustment q attach the connector of the vs-1sc nto the [sp/mic] con- nector on the transcever and tghten the screw. • toggle the toggle swtch to [vox]. W enter user set mode. (pgs. 13, 20) e push [p0] several tmes to...
42 9 doc ce verson of the ic-f51v/ic-f61v whch dsplay the “ce” symbol on the seral number seal, comply wth the essental requrements of the european rado and telecommuncaton termnal drectve 1999/5/ec. Ths warnng symbol ndcates that ths equpment operates n non-harmonsed frequency bands and/or may be s...
43 9 doc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 declaration of conformity we icom inc. Japan 1-1-32, kamiminami, hirano-ku osaka 547-0003, japan kind of equipment: vhf transceiver this compliance is based on conformity with the following harmonised standards, specifications or documents:...
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