Instruction manual new2001 im504 vhf marine transceiver.
New2001 foreword thank you for purchasng ths icom product. The ic-m504 vhf marine transceiver s desgned and bult wth icom’s state of the art technology and craftsmanshp. Wth proper care, ths product should provde you wth years of trouble- free operaton. We want to take a couple of moments of your tm...
In case of emergency if your vessel requres assstance, contact other vessels and the coast guard by sendng a dstress call on channel 16. Or, transmt your dstress call usng dgtal selectve callng on channel 70. Note a warning sticker s suppled wth the transcever. To comply wth fcc regulatons, ths stck...
New2001 radio operator warning w arning icom requres the rado operator to meet the fcc requrements for rado frequency expo- sure. An omndrectonal antenna wth gan not greater than 9 db must be mounted a mn- mum of 5 meters (measured from the lowest pont of the antenna) vertcally above the man deck an...
V new2001 table of contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 foreword ..................................................................................... Important ...................................................................................... Explicit definitions .......................
V new2001 precautions rwarning! Never connect the transcever to an ac outlet. Ths may pose a fire hazard or result n an electrc shock. Caution: changes or modfcatons to ths devce, not expressly approved by icom inc., could vod your authorty to operate ths devce under fcc regulatons. Never connect th...
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...
2 new2001 panel description 2 ■ front panel q distress key [distress] push for 5 sec. To transmt a dstress call. (p. 23) w dsc menu key [menu] push to toggle the dsc menu appear or dsappear. (p. 15) e clear key [clr] push to cancel the entered functon, ext set mode. (p. 55) r hail/rx speaker key [ha...
3 2 panel description new2001 u channel selector [dial•enter] ➥ rotate to select the operatng channels, set mode set- tngs, etc. (pgs. 6–8, 55) ➥ whle pushng and holdng [h/l], rotate to adjust the brghtness of the lcd and key backlght. (p. 10) ➥ push to enter the nput channel comment, selected tem, ...
4 2 panel description new2001 ■ function display busy 25w int call loc rx dup scram tag normal scan - 34 34.506n 123 23.236w local 1:10 calling q w e r t y !5 !4 !3 !1 !0 !2 i o u q rx speaker indicator (p. 51) appears durng the rx speaker mode. W power indicator (p. 8) ➥ “25w” appears when hgh powe...
5 2 panel description new2001 2 !1 position indicator ➥ shows the gps poston data. • “??” may blnk every 2 sec. Nstead of poston data when the gps poston data s nvald. In such a case, the last po- ston data s held for up to 23.5 hours. • “??” may blnk every 2 sec. Nstead of poston data 4 hours after...
6 new2001 basic operation 3 ■ channel selection d 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 ...
7 3 basic operation new2001 3 d u.S.A., international and canadian channels the ic-m504 s pre-programmed wth 57 u.S.A., 57 nter- natonal and 61 canadan channels. These channel groups may be specfied for the operatng area. Q push [ch/wx•dual•u/i/c] to select a regular channel. • if a weather channel ...
8 3 basic operation new2001 ■ receiving and transmitting caution: transmttng wthout an antenna may dam- age the transcever. Q push [power] 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 [sq...
9 3 basic operation new2001 3 ■ call channel programming call channel s used to select channel 9 (default); however, you can program the call channel wth your most often-used channels n each channel group for quck recall. Q whle pushng and hold- ng [h/l], push [ch/wx• dual•u/i/c] one or more tmes to...
10 3 basic operation new2001 ■ channel comments memory channels can be labelled wth a unque alphanu- merc id of up to 10 characters. Captal letters, small letters, 0 to 9, some symbols (– . /) and space can be used. Q select the desred channel. • cancel dualwatch, tr-watch or scan n advance. W whle ...
11 3 basic operation new2001 3 ■ optional voice scrambler operation d activating the scrambler the optonal voce scrambler provdes prvate communca- tons. In order to receve or send scrambled transmssons you must first actvate the scrambler functon. To actvate the func- ton, an optonal scrambler unt s...
12 new2001 scan operation 4 ■ scan types scannng s an efficent way to locate sgnals quckly over a wde frequency range. The transcever has prorty scan and normal scan. When the weather alert functon s turned on, the prev- ously selected (last used) weather channel s also checked whle scannng. (p. 56)...
13 4 scan operation new2001 4 ■ 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 (usa, int, can) ndependently. Q...
14 new2001 dualwatch/tri-watch 5 ■ 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. ■ oper...
15 6 dsc operation 5 6 ■ mmsi code programming the 9-dgt mmsi (martme moble servce identty: dsc self id) code can be programmed at power on. Ths code programmng can be performed only twce. After the code programmng, t can be changed only by your dealer or dstrbutor. Q turn power off. W whle pushng [...
16 6 dsc operation new2001 ■ mmsi code check the 9-dgt mmsi (dsc self id) code can be checked. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “set up,” push [dial•enter]. E rotate [dial] to select “m m s i c h e c k ,” push [dial•enter]. R check the 9-dgt mmsi (dsc self id) code. T p...
17 6 dsc operation new2001 6 ■ dsc address id a total of 100 dsc address ids can be programmed and named wth up to 10 characters. D programming individual id q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “set up,” push [dial•enter]. E rotate [dial] to select “add:indv id,” push [dia...
18 6 dsc operation new2001 d deleting individual id q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “set up,” push [dial•enter]. E rotate [dial] to select “del:indv id,” push [dial•enter]. • when no address id s programmed, “no id” s dsplayed. Push [clr] to ext. R rotate [dial] to sel...
19 6 dsc operation new2001 6 d programming group id q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “set up,” push [dial•enter]. E rotate [dial] to select “add:group id,” push [dial•enter]. R rotate [dial] to set the group id and id name. • the group id s a unque number that you creat...
20 6 dsc operation new2001 d deleting group id q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “set up,” push [dial•enter]. E rotate [dial] to select “del:group id,” push [dial•enter]. • when no address id s programmed, “no id” s dsplayed. Push [clr] to ext. R rotate [dial] to select ...
21 6 dsc operation new2001 6 ■ 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 ...
■ position and time indication when a gps recever (nmea0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) s con- nected, the transcever dsplays the current poston and tme. When no gps recever s connected, the transcever dsplays the manually entered poston and tme. A gps recever approprate for the ic-m504 s not suppled by icom....
23 6 dsc operation new2001 6 ■ distress call a dstress call should be transmtted, f n the opnon of the master, the shp or a person s n dstress and requres m- medate assstance. Never use the distress call when your ship or a person is not in an emergency. A distress call can be used only when immedia...
24 6 dsc operation new2001 ➥ a dstress alert contans (default); • nature of dstress : undesgnated dstress • poston data : gps or manual nput poston data held for 23.5 hrs or untl the power s turned off. ➥ the dstress call s repeated every 3.5–4.5 mn., untl recevng an ‘acknowledgement.’ ➥ push [clr] ...
25 6 dsc operation new2001 6 regardless of a gps recever (nmea0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) connecton, the current poston/tme nformaton appears n steps r and t. If the nformaton s not nec- essary to be changed, push [dial•enter] or [16•9] several tmes to skp the data nput steps. R the poston nformaton appe...
26 6 dsc operation new2001 i after recevng the acknowledgment, reply usng the m- crophone. ➥ 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...
27 6 dsc operation new2001 6 e rotate [dial] to select the desred pre-programmed ndvdual address or “manual input,” push [dial• enter]. • the id code for the ndvdual call can be set n advance. (p. 17) • when “manual input” s selected, set the 9-dgt mmsi number for the ndvdual you wsh to call by rota...
28 6 dsc operation new2001 y standby on channel 70 untl an acknowledgement s re- ceved. U when the acknowledgement ‘able to comply’ s receved, the specfed channel (n step r) s selected wth beeps automatcally. Or, when the acknowledgement ‘unable to comply’ s receved, the dsplay returns to the operat...
29 6 dsc operation new2001 6 r rotate [dial] to select “able to comply” or “un- able to comply ,” push [dial•enter]. • when “unable to comply” s selected, “no reason gven” wll be transmtted. T push [dial•enter] to transmt the acknowledgement call to the selected staton. Y after the ndvdual acknowled...
30 6 dsc operation new2001 r rotate [dial] to select a desred ntershp channel, push [dial•enter]. • intershp channels are already preset nto the transcever n rec- ommended order. T push [dial•enter] to transmt the group call. • if channel 70 s busy, the transcever stands by untl the chan- nel become...
31 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 all shps wthn range, use the all shps call functon. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “all ships call,” and push [dia...
32 6 dsc operation new2001 t after the all shps call has been transmtted, the followng ndcaton s dsplayed. Y push [clr] to ext and the transcever selects channel 16 automatcally. • even f [clr] hasn’t been pushed, the transcever automatcally selects channel 16 after 2 sec. Of nactvty. D transmitting...
33 6 dsc operation new2001 6 e rotate [dial] to select the desred pre-programmed ndvd- ual address or “manual input,” push [dial•enter]. • the id code can be set n advance. (p. 17) • when “manual input” s selected, set the 9-dgt mmsi number for the ndvdual you wsh to call by rotatng [dial]. R push [...
34 6 dsc operation new2001 d transmitting a position report call transmt a poston report call when you want to announce your own poston to a specfic shp and to get an answer, etc. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “position report,” push [dial•enter]. E rotate [dial] to ...
35 6 dsc operation new2001 6 y push [dial•enter] to transmt the poston report call. • if channel 70 s busy, the transcever stands by untl the chan- nel becomes clear. U after the poston report call has been transmtted, the fol- lowng ndcaton s dsplayed. I push [clr] to return to the prevous ndcaton ...
36 6 dsc operation new2001 d transmitting a polling request call transmt a pollng request call when you want to know f a specfic vessel s wthn communcaton range. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “polling request,” push [dial•enter]. E rotate [dial] to select the desred ...
37 6 dsc operation new2001 6 t after the pollng request call has been transmtted, the fol- lowng ndcaton s dsplayed. Y push [clr] to return to the prevous ndcaton before en- terng the dsc menu. • even f [clr] hasn’t been pushed, the dsplay automatcally returns to the prevous ndcaton after 2 sec. Of ...
38 6 dsc operation new2001 regardless of a gps recever (nmea0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) connecton, the current poston/tme nformaton appears n steps r and t. If the nformaton s not nec- essary to be changed, push [dial•enter] or [16•9] several tmes to skp the data nput steps. R the poston nformaton appear...
39 6 dsc operation new2001 6 d transmitting a position report reply call transmt a poston report reply call when a poston report call s receved. When the automatc acknowledgement functon s on (p. 48), the transcever automatcally transmts a reply call after re- cevng a poston report call. Q push [men...
40 6 dsc operation new2001 d transmitting a polling request reply call transmt a pollng reply call when a pollng request call s re- ceved. When the automatc acknowledgement functon s on (p. 48), the transcever automatcally transmts a reply call after re- cevng a pollng request call. Q push [menu] to...
41 6 dsc operation new2001 6 ■ 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 [clr] to stop the alarm. ➥ “received distress” appears n the dsplay, then channel 16 s automatcally selected. ➥ cont...
42 6 dsc operation new2001 d receiving an individual call whle montorng channel 70 and an ndvdual call s re- ceved: ➥ the emergency alarm or beeps sound dependng on the receved category. ➥ “received individual” appears n the dsplay. ➥ push [clr] to stop the beep, then push [dial•enter] to reply the ...
43 6 dsc operation new2001 6 d receiving a geographical area call whle montorng channel 70 and a geographcal area call (for the area you are n) s receved: ➥ emergency alarm or beeps sound dependng on the re- ceved category. ➥ “received geographic” appears n the dsplay. ➥ push [clr] to stop the beep,...
44 6 dsc operation new2001 d receiving a polling request call whle montorng channel 70 and a pollng request call s receved: ➥ “received poll req” appears n the dsplay. ➥ push [clr] to stop the beep, then push [dial•enter] to reply to the call; push [clr] to gnore the call. D receiving a position req...
45 6 dsc operation new2001 6 ■ received messages the transcever automatcally stores up to 20 dstress mes- sages and 20 other messages. The messages can be used as an assstance to the logbook. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “received calls,” push [dial•enter]. D distre...
46 6 dsc operation new2001 d other messages q rotate [dial] to select “other,” push [dial•enter]. W rotate [dial] to scroll to the desred message, push [dial•enter]. • messages whch are blnkng have not been read. E rotate [dial] to scroll the message. • the stored message has varous nformaton, depen...
47 6 dsc operation new2001 6 ■ dsc set mode d mmsi code check (see p. 16) d add individual id/group id (see pgs. 17, 19) d delete individual id/group id (see pgs. 18, 20) d offset time ths tem sets the offset tme from the utc (unversal tme coordnated) tme. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rota...
48 6 dsc operation new2001 d automatic acknowledgement ths tem sets the automatc acknowledgement functon to on or off. When a poston request, poston report or pollng request call s receved, the transcever automatcally transmts a po- ston request reply, poston report reply or pollng reply call, respe...
49 6 dsc operation new2001 6 d nmea output select an nmea output functon from off, all staton or lst staton. When recevng poston acknowledgment, the transcever outputs t to the external equpment va the nmea connector. Q push [menu] to enter the dsc menu. W rotate [dial] to select “set up,” push [dia...
50 new2001 other functions 7 ■ intercom operation the optonal intercom functon allows you to talk to the deck from the cabn. The optonal command mcrophone s requred for intercom operaton. Connect an optonal command mcrophone as descrbed on p. 63. • transmttng s mpossble durng intercom operaton. • th...
51 7 other functions new2001 7 • whle n the intercom mode, the transcever functons (transmt and receve) are nterrupted. If the transcever s n transmt condton, the intercom functon s not aval- able. • when a dsc call s receved, the ntercom functon s nterrupted wth an automatc return to the transcever...
52 7 other functions new2001 ■ hailer operation the ic-m504 has a haler functon for voce amplfcaton over a loudspeaker, makng t unnecessary to leave the brdge to talk a halng party. Connect an external haler speaker (25 w nomnal at 13.8 v/4 ˘) as descrbed on p. 58. • transmttng s not possble durng h...
53 7 other functions new2001 7 ■ automatic foghorn function the automatc foghorn functon sounds a horn repeatedly untl the functon s turned off. Four patterns are avalable for varyng condtons. The foghorn outputs from the haler speaker. To use ths functon, the haler speaker must be connected to the ...
54 7 other functions new2001 q whle pushng and holdng [h/l], push [hail•rx ] to enter auto foghorn mode. W rotate [dial] to select the desred foghorn pattern, push [dial•enter]. • ‘underway,’ ‘stop,’ ‘sail,’ ‘tow’ are avalable. (p. 53) • even f [dial•enter] hasn’t been pushed, the dsplay auto- matca...
55 8 set mode 7 8 ■ set mode programming set mode s used to change the condtons of the transcever’s functons: scan type, scan resume tmer, weather alert, dual/ tr-watch, beep tone, lcd contrast, automatc foghorn fre- quency, rado power, scrambler type* and scrambler code.* *appears only when the opt...
56 8 set mode new2001 d weather alert a noaa broadcast staton transmts a weather alert tone before mportant weather nformaton. When “on” s selected, the prevously selected (used) weather channel s checked any tme durng standby or whle scannng. When “on with wx scan” s selected, the weather channels ...
57 8 set mode new2001 8 d automatic foghorn frequency the audo frequency of the automatc foghorn can be ad- justed to sut your preference. Whle ths tem s selected, pushng [ptt] outputs the foghorn— experment wth the frequences avalable untl you find one you lke. • avalable frequency range s 200 hz t...
58 new2001 connections and maintenance 9 ■ connections q nmea in lead (red) connects to a gps recever for poston ndcaton. • a nmea0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01 (sentence formatters rmc, gga, gns, gll and vtg) compatble gps recever s requred. Ask your dealer about sutable gps recevers. W nmea out lead (white...
59 9 connections and maintenance new2001 9 caution: after connectng the dc power cable, nmea in/ out leads, external speaker lead and haler/foghorn lead, cover the connector and leads wth an adhesve tape as shown below, to prevent water seepng nto the transcever. ■ fuse replacement one fuse s nstall...
60 9 connections and maintenance new2001 ■ 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 4 suppled screws (5 × 20) to a surface whch s more than 1...
61 9 connections and maintenance new2001 9 ■ mb-75 installation an optonal mb-75 flush mount kit s avalable for mountng the transcever to a flat surface such as an nstru- ment panel. Caution: keep the transcever and mcrophone at least 1 meter away from your vessel’s magnetc navgaton compass. Q usng ...
62 9 connections and maintenance new2001 ■ ut-112 installation caution: disconnect the dc power cable from the transcever before performng any work on the trans- cever. Otherwse, there s danger of electrc shock and/or equpment damage. Follow the case openng procedure shown here when you want to nsta...
63 9 connections and maintenance new2001 9 r return the cables and screws to the orgnal poston. • be sure not upsde down the flat cable. Caution: • when re-assemblng the case and tghtenng the screws, you must keep the specfed torque (0.5±0.07 n.M). Otherwse the transcever may be damaged (torque too ...
64 9 connections and maintenance new2001 q insert the suppled cable nto the external mcrophone jack and tghten the cable nut as shown below. W to use the suppled cable as a wall socket, perform the followng steps. E usng the mountng base as a template, carefully mark the holes where the cable and th...
65 9 connections and maintenance new2001 9 gasket mounting base cap nut 50 (d) mm; 1 31 Ú 32 ý 28 (d) mm; 1 3 Ú 32 ý 29.5 to 31.5 (d) mm (1 5 Ú 32 to 1 1 Ú 4 ý) 5 mm; 3 Ú 16 ý 2 mm; 3 Ú 32 ý d hm-162.
66 9 connections and maintenance new2001 50 (d) mm; 1 31 ⁄ 32 ˝ 23 (d) mm; 29 ⁄ 32 ˝ 24 to 27 (d) mm ( 15 ⁄ 16 to 1 1 ⁄ 16 ˝) 5 mm; 3 ⁄ 16 ˝ gasket mounting base cap nut 2 mm; 3 ⁄ 32 ˝ d hm-157.
67 10 troubleshooting 9 10 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. 8 p. 8 — • set [sql] to the threshold pont. • set [vol] to a sutable level. • dran water from the speaker. The transceve...
68 new2001 specifications and options 11 ■ specifications d general • frequency coverage : tx 156.025–157.425 mhz rx 156.050–163.275 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 max. • power supply requrement : 13.8...
69 11 specifications and options new2001 11 d dimensions ■ options • mb-75 flush mount kit for mountng the transcever to a panel. • hm-162 commandmic iii ™ external mcrophone-type controller. Provdes optonal nter- com operaton. 6 m (20 feet) mcrophone cable and mount- ng base ncluded. Black and whte...
70 new2001 channel list 12 note: simplex channels, 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in u.S.A. Waters. * 1 low power only. * 2 momentary high power. * 3 dsc operation only. Channel number frequency (mhz) 03 156.150 160.750 03 03a 156.150 156.150 156.200 1...
Cut here hm-157 hm-162 unit: mm (inch) 24 to 27 (d) ( 15 Ú 16 to 1 1 Ú 16 ) 2 ( 3 Ú 32 ) 165 (6 1 Ú 2 ) 110 (4 11 Ú 32 ) 146 (5 3 Ú 4 ) 92.4 (3 5 Ú 8 ) r12 (max.) mb-75 new2001 71 13 template 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16.
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73 14 fcc information new2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 • for class b unintentional radiators: ths equpment has been tested and found to comply wth the lmts for a class b dgtal devce, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These lmts are desgned to provde reason- able protecton aganst ha...
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