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Icom IC-M411 Instruction Manual

Summary of IC-M411

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    Instruction manual new2001 im411 vhf marine transceiver.

  • Page 2: D Features

    New2001 foreword thank you for purchasng ths icom product. The ic-m411 vhf marine transceiver s desgned and bult wth icom’s state of the art technology and craftsmanshp. Wth proper care, ths transcever should provde you wth years of trou- ble-free operaton. We want to take a couple of moments of you...

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    In case of emergency if your vessel requres assstance, contact other vessels and the coast guard by sendng a dstress call on channel 16. Using channel 16 distress call procedure 1. “mayday mayday mayday.” 2. “this is ...............” (name of vessel) 3. Your call sgn or other ndcaton of the vessel (...

  • Page 4: 0560

    New2001 doc ce versons of the ic-m411 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 equp- ment operates n non-harmonsed frequency bands and/or may be sub...

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    V new2001 table of contents foreword ..................................................................................... Important ...................................................................................... Explicit definitions ..............................................................

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    V new2001 rwarning! Never connect the transcever to an ac outlet. Ths may pose a fire hazard or result n an electrc shock. Never connect the transcever to a power source of more than 16 v dc or use reverse polarty. Ths wll run the trans- cever. Never cut the dc power cable between the dc plug at the...

  • Page 7: Operating Rules

    1 1 operating rules d priorities • read all rules and regulatons pertanng to prortes and keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and dstress calls take prorty over all others. • you must montor channel 16 when you are not operatng on another channel. • false or fraudulent dstress sgnals are prohbted a...

  • Page 8: Panel Description

    2 new2001 panel description 2 n front panel function display (p. 4) speaker i !0 o w e u y t r q q power/volume control [vol] ➥ rotate to turn the transcever power on or off. ➥ rotate to adjust the audo level. W squelch control [sql] (p. 7) rotate to set the squelch threshold level. E distress key [...

  • Page 9: Microphone

    3 2 panel description new2001 i channel 16/call channel key [16•c] ➥ push to select channel 16. (p. 5) ➥ push and hold for 1 sec. To select call channel. (p. 5) • “ call” appears when call channel s selected. ➥ push and hold for 3 sec. To enter the call channel pro- grammng condton when the call cha...

  • Page 10: Function Display

    4 2 panel description new2001 n function display !1 !2 r q t u !0 o i w e y q channel comment indicator ➥ ‘lattude,’ ‘longtude’ and utc tme data scroll n sequence. ➥ channel comment appears and scrolls (f programmed) for about 10 sec. After the channel selecton. (p. 8) ➥ “dsc” appears when dsc chann...

  • Page 11: Basic Operation

    5 3 basic operation 2 3 n channel selection ï channel 16 channel 16 s the dstress and safety channel. It s used for establshng ntal contact wth a staton and for emergency communcatons. Channel 16 s montored durng both du- alwatch and tr-watch. Whle standng by, you must montor channel 16. ➥ push [16•...

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    6 3 basic operation new2001 ï international channels there are pre-programmed 57 (eur verson,) 59 (u.K. Ver- son,) 58 (holland verson) or 56 (frg verson) internatonal channels for the ic-m411. Q push [ch•dual] to select a regular channel. W push both [s] and [t] on the transcever to change the chann...

  • Page 13: Receiving and Transmitting

    7 3 basic operation new2001 3 n receiving and transmitting caution: transmttng wthout an antenna may dam- age the transcever. Q rotate [vol] to turn power on. W set the audo and squelch levels. ➥ rotate [sql] fully counterclockwse n advance. ➥ rotate [vol] to adjust the audo output level. ➥ rotate [...

  • Page 14: Call Channel Programming

    8 3 basic operation new2001 n call channel programming you can program the call channel wth your most often-used channels n each channel group for quck recall. Q push both [y] and [z] on the transcever one or more tmes to select the desred channel group (int, usa, atis or dsc) to be programmed. W pu...

  • Page 15: Microphone Lock Function

    9 3 basic operation new2001 3 n microphone lock function the mcrophone lock functon electrcally locks [y]/[z] on the suppled mcrophone. Ths prevents accdental channel changes and functon access. ➥ whle pushng [hi/lo] on the mcrophone, turn power on to toggle the mcrophone lock functon on and off. [h...

  • Page 16: Scan Operation

    10 new2001 scan operation 4 n scan types scannng s an efficent way to locate sgnals quckly over a wde frequency range. The transcever has prorty scan and normal scan. Set the tag channels (scanned channel) before scannng. Clear the tag channels whch nconvenently stop scannng, such as those for dgtal...

  • Page 17: Setting Tag Channels

    11 4 scan operation new2001 4 n setting tag channels for more effcent scannng, add the desred channels as tag channels or clear the tag for unwanted channels. Channels that are not tagged wll be skpped durng scan- nng. Tag channels can be assgned to each channel group (int, usa, atis or dsc) ndepend...

  • Page 18: Dualwatch/tri-Watch

    12 new2001 dualwatch/tri-watch 5 n description dualwatch montors channel 16 whle you are recevng on another channel; tr-watch montors channel 16 and the call channel whle recevng another channel. Dualwatch/tr- watch s convenent for montorng channel 16 when you are operatng on another channel. N oper...

  • Page 19: Dsc Operation

    13 6 dsc operation 5 6 n mmsi code programming the 9-dgt mmsi (martme moble servce identty: dsc self id) code can be programmed at power on. This code programming can be performed only once. After the code programming, it can be changed only by your dealer or distributor. Q whle pushng [menu], turn ...

  • Page 20: Dsc Address Id

    14 6 dsc operation new2001 n dsc address id a total of 100 dsc address ids (9-dgt) can be programmed and named wth up to 10 characters. D programming address id q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W push [y] or [z] to select “address,” push [ent]. E push [y] or [z] to select “add indv id,” push [en...

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    15 6 dsc operation new2001 6 d deleting address id q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W push [y] or [z] to select “address,” and push [ent]. E push [y] or [z] to select “del indv id,” push [ent]. • when no address id s programmed, “no id” s dsplayed. Scrolls r push [y] or [z] to select the desred ...

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    16 6 dsc operation new2001 t push [y] or [z] to set up to a 10-character id name. • push [ch•dual] or [16•c] to move the cursor forward or back- ward, respectvely. • push [clr] to cancel and ext the condton. Y push [ent] to program and returns to the normal opera- ton. D deleting group id q push [me...

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    17 6 dsc operation new2001 6 n position and time programming a dstress call should nclude the shp’s poston and tme data. If no gps s connected, your poston and utc (un- versal tme coordnated) tme should be nput manually. They are ncluded automatcally when a gps recever (nmea0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) s ...

  • Page 24: Position Indication

    18 6 dsc operation new2001 n position indication when a gps recever (nmea0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) s con- nected, the transcever dsplays the current poston data n seconds of accuracy. A nmea0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01 (sentence formatters rmc, gga, gns, gll) compatble gps recever s requred. Ask your dealer a...

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    19 6 dsc operation new2001 6 scrolls r after recevng the acknowledgment, reply usng the m- crophone. • “rcv distress ack” scrolls at the channel comment ndca- tor. Scrolls ➥ a dstress alert contans; • knds of dstress: undesgnated dstress • poston data : latest gps or manual nput poston data held for...

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    R the poston nformaton appears. Set your lattude data usng [s] or [t]. After settng the lattude data, push [ent] to set your longtude data. • push [ch•dual] or [16•c] to move the cursor forward or back- ward, respectvely. • push [s] or [t] to edt n; north lattude or s; south lattude when the cursor ...

  • Page 27: Transmitting Dsc Calls

    21 6 dsc operation new2001 6 ➥ a dstress alert contans (default); • nature of dstress : selected nature of the dstress • poston data : gps or manual nput poston data s held for 23.5 hrs or untl the power s turned off. ➥ the dstress call s repeated every 3.5–4.5 mn., untl re- cevng an ‘acknowledgemen...

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    22 6 dsc operation new2001 r push [y] or [z] to select the desred ntershp channel, push [ent]. • intershp channels are already preset nto the transcever n preferred order. • after pushng [ent], channel 70 s automatcally selected and “ready” appears at the channel comment ndcator. Push t push [ent] t...

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    23 6 dsc operation new2001 6 d transmitting an individual acknowledgement when recevng an indvdual call, you can transmt an ac- knowledgement (‘able to comply’ or ‘unable to comply’) by usng the on screen prompts (quck ack.) also, you can send an acknowledgement through the menu system (manual ack.)...

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    24 6 dsc operation new2001 d transmitting a group call the group call functon allows you to transmt a dsc sgnal to a specfic group only. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W push [y] or [z] to select “group,” push [ent]. E push [y] or [z] to select the desred pre-programmed group address, push [en...

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    25 6 dsc operation new2001 6 d transmitting an all ships call large shps use channel 70 as ther ‘lstenng channel.’ when you want to announce a message to these shps wthn range, use the ‘all shps call’ functon. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W push [y] or [z] to select “all ships,” push [ent]. ...

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    26 6 dsc operation new2001 d transmitting a position request call transmt a poston request call when you want to know a specfied shp’s current poston, etc. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W push [y] or [z] to select “pos request,” push [ent]. Scrolls e push [y] or [z] to select the desred pre-p...

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    27 6 dsc operation new2001 6 d transmitting a position reply call transmt a poston reply call when a poston request call s receved. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W push [y] or [z] to select “pos reply,” push [ent]. • “pos reply” tem appears after recevng a poston request call. Scrolls e push ...

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    28 6 dsc operation new2001 d transmitting a polling request call transmt a pollng request call when you want to know a specfic shp s n the communcaton area, etc. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W push [y] or [z] to select “poll request,” push [ent]. Scrolls e push [y] or [z] to select the desre...

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    29 6 dsc operation new2001 6 d transmitting a polling reply call transmt a pollng reply call when a pollng request call s receved. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W push [y] or [z] to select “poll reply,” push [ent]. • “poll reply” tem appears after recevng a pollng request call. Scrolls e push...

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    30 6 dsc operation new2001 d test call testng on the exclusve dsc dstress and safety callng chan- nels should be avoded as much as possble by usng other methods. When testng on the dstress/safety channel s una- vodable, t should be ndcated that these are test transmssons. Normally the test call woul...

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    31 6 dsc operation new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 d transmitting a test ack call transmt a test acknowledgement call when a test call s receved. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W push [y] or [z] to select “test ack,” push [ent]. • “test ack” tem appears after recevng a pollng re...

  • Page 38: Receiving Dsc Calls

    32 6 dsc operation new2001 n receiving dsc calls d receiving a distress call whle montorng channel 70 and a dstress call s receved: ➥ the emergency alarm sounds for 2 mnutes. • push any key to stop the alarm. ➥ “ dsc” appears and “rcv distress” scrolls at the chan- nel comment ndcator, then channel ...

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    33 6 dsc operation new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 d receiving an individual call whle montorng channel 70 and an indvdual call s receved: ➥ the emergency alarm or beeps sound for 2 mnutes de- pendng on the receved category. • push [clr] to stop the alarm or beeps. ➥ “ dsc” appears an...

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    34 6 dsc operation new2001 d receiving an all ships call whle montorng channel 70 and an all shps call s receved: ➥ the emergency alarm sounds for 2 mnutes dependng on the receved categores. • push [clr] to stop the alarm or beeps. ➥ “ dsc” appears and “rcv all ships” scrolls at the chan- nel commen...

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    35 6 dsc operation new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 d receiving a position request call whle montorng channel 70 and a poston request call s receved: ➥ “ dsc” appears and “rcv pos request” scrolls at the channel comment ndcator. ➥ the beeps sound for 2 mnutes. • push [clr] to stop the ...

  • Page 42: Received Messages

    36 6 dsc operation new2001 d receiving a test call whle montorng channel 70 and a test call s receved: ➥ “ dsc” appears and “rcv test call” scrolls at the channel comment ndcator. ➥ the beeps sound for 2 mnutes. • push [clr] to stop the beeps. ➥ push [ent] to reply to the call; push [clr] to gnore t...

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    37 6 dsc operation new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 t the message nformaton scrolls. • the stored message has varous nformaton. • push [clr] to ext the condton. • push and hold [clr] for 1 sec. To delete the dsplayed mes- sage and returns to dsc menu. Scrolls d other messages q push [m...

  • Page 44: Automatic Acknowledgement

    38 6 dsc operation new2001 n automatic acknowledgement ths tem sets the automatc acknowledgement functon on or off. When a poston request or pollng request call s receved, transcever automatcally transmts a poston request reply or pollng reply call, respectvely. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. ...

  • Page 45: Set Mode

    39 7 set mode new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 n set mode programming set mode s used to change the condtons of the trans- cever’s functons: scan type, scan resume tmer, dual/tr- watch, operaton beep, lcd backlght, lcd contrast, af level adjustment and favorte channel. Avalable functon...

  • Page 46: Set Mode Items

    New2001 n set mode items d scan type the transcever has 2 scan types: normal scan and prorty scan. Normal scan searches all tag channels n the se- lected channel group. Prorty scan searches all tag chan- nels n sequence whle montorng channel 16. Priority scan (default) normal scan d scan resume time...

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    New2001 new2001 41 7 set mode new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 d lcd backlight the lcd backlght brghtness can be adjusted from off, 1 (dark) to 4 (brght.) lcd backlght s also adjustable va [scan•tag] key. (p. 9) • “backlight” scrolls at the channel comment ndcator. Lcd backlight level ...

  • Page 48: Connections

    New2001 n connections q w r t e q dc power connector connects the suppled dc power cable from ths connec- tor to an external 13.8 v battery. W external speaker jack connects to an external speaker. E gps receiver jack connects to a gps recever for poston ndcaton. • a nmea0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01 (sente...

  • Page 49: Antenna

    New2001 43 8 connections and maintenance new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 n antenna a key element n the performance of any communcaton system s the antenna. Ask your dealer about antennas and the best place to mount them. N fuse replacement one fuse s nstalled n the suppled dc power ca...

  • Page 50: Mounting The Transceiver

    44 8 connections and maintenance new2001 n mounting the transceiver d using the supplied mounting bracket the unversal mountng bracket suppled wth your trans- cever allows overhead or dashboard mountng. • mount the transcever securely wth the 2 suppled screws (5 × 20) to a surface whch s more than 1...

  • Page 51: Optional Mb-69 Installation

    45 8 connections and maintenance new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 n optional mb-69 installation an optonal mb-69 flush mount s avalable for mountng the transcever to a flat surface such as an nstrument panel. Caution: keep the transcever and mcrophone at least 1 meter away from your ve...

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    New2001 problem possible cause solution ref. No sound from speaker. • squelch level s too hgh. • volume level s too low. • speaker has been exposed to water. P. 7 p. 7 p. 9 • set [sql] to the threshold pont. • set [vol] to a sutable level. • dran water from the speaker. The transcever does not turn ...

  • Page 53: Specifications and Option

    47 10 specifications and option new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 n specifications d general • frequency coverage : tx 156.000–161.450 mhz rx 156.000–163.425 mhz • mode : fm (16k0g3e), dsc (16k0g2b) • channel spacng : 25 khz • current dran (at 13.8 v) : tx hgh 5.5 a max. Max. Audo 1.5 a...

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    D dimensions 148 139.5 78 164 28.3 14.2 111.2 60.6 unit: mm 48 10 specifications and option new2001.

  • Page 55: Option

    49 10 specifications and option new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 n option • mb-69 flush mount kit for mountng the transcever to a panel..

  • Page 56: Channel List

    • international channels ch frequency (mhz) ch frequency (mhz) ch frequency (mhz) ch frequency (mhz) ch frequency (mhz) ch frequency (mhz) transmit receive transmit receive transmit receive transmit receive transmit receive transmit receive 01 156.050 160.650 11 156.550 156.550 21 157.050 161.650 61...

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    New2001 • usa channels (for u.K. Version only) frequency (mhz) frequency (mhz) frequency (mhz) frequency (mhz) frequency (mhz) frequency (mhz) transmit receive transmit receive transmit receive transmit receive transmit receive transmit receive 156.050 156.050 156.600 156.600 157.100 157.100 156.225...

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    New2001.

  • Page 59: Template

    53 12 template new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 cut here unit: mm 164 78 149 61.6 r8 (max.) note: the sold lne s the lne to use when cuttng nto the dash/helm. The dotted lne shows the outlne of the ic-m411’s front panel once the rado s fitted nto the hole. Do not follow the dotted lne ...

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    New2001.

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    New2001 memo new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16.

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    Memo new2001.

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    Memo new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16.

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