Icom iC- r8500 Instruction Manual - page 3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT ............................................................ i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ......................................... i
PRECAUTIONS ....................................................... i
UNPACKING ............................................................ i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................... ii
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION .................................... 1–6
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Front panel ................................................................. 1
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Rear panel .................................................................. 5
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Function display ......................................................... 6
2 CONNECTIONS ............................................. 7–10
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Mounting installation .................................................. 7
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Required connections ................................................. 8
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Antenna connection .................................................... 9
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Grounding .................................................................. 9
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Tape recorder connections ....................................... 10
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Transceive function .................................................. 10
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Connecting to a PC .................................................. 10
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Data demodulation terminal ..................................... 10
3 FREQUENCY SETTING .............................. 11–12
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Read me first ........................................................... 11
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Using the keypad ..................................................... 11
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Using the main dial .................................................. 12
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Lock function ............................................................. 12
4 RECEIVE FUNCTIONS ................................ 13–16
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Initial settings ............................................................ 13
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Mode selection ......................................................... 13
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Squelch function ...................................................... 14
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Functions for FM ...................................................... 14
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Functions for SSB/CW .............................................. 14
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Data communications ............................................... 16
5 MEMORY CHANNELS ................................. 17–22
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General .................................................................... 17
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Bank selection .......................................................... 17
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Channel selection .................................................... 18
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Programming ........................................................... 19
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Copy and paste (memory editing) ............................ 19
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Clearing .................................................................... 19
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Channel/bank names ............................................... 20
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Assigning channels numbers ................................... 21
6 SCANS ......................................................... 23–28
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Operation ................................................................. 23
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Mode select function ................................................ 25
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Specifying skip channel and frequency ................... 25
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Automatic bank limit/skip functions .......................... 26
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Voice scan control function ...................................... 26
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Programming scan edge frequencies ...................... 27
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Scan speed/delay functions ..................................... 27
7 SLEEP TIMER .................................................... 29
8 SET MODE ......................................................... 30
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General .................................................................... 30
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Quick set mode items .............................................. 31
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Initial set mode items ............................................... 31
9 CONNECTOR INFORMATION .................... 33–34
10 CONTROL COMMANDS ........................... 35–36
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Command table ........................................................ 35
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Data format .............................................................. 35
11 MAINTENANCE ............................................... 37
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Disassembly ............................................................. 37
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Fuse replacement .................................................... 37
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Level adjustments .................................................... 37
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Memory backup ....................................................... 37
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CPU resetting ........................................................... 37
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Cleaning ................................................................... 37
12 OPTIONAL INSTALLATIONS ..................... 38– 39
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UT-102
voice
synthesizer
unit
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FL-52A
cw
narrow
filter
....................................... 38
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CR-293
high
stability
crystal
unit
....................... 39
13 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................ 40–41
14 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 42
15 OPTIONS ......................................................... 43
16 DOC .................................................................. 44