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Icom id- rp2 Instruction Manual
Summary of id- rp2
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2001 new digital repeater system id- rp2 instruction manual.
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2001 new important read this instruction manual carefully before installing or operating the repeater. Save this instruction manual. This manual contains important safety and operating instructions for the id-rp2 system. Explicit definitions i word definition r danger! Personal death, serious injury...
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Ii table of contents for class b unintentional radiators this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer- ence in a residential i...
Page 4: System Outline
1 system outline 2001 new 1 a digital smart technologies for amateur radio (d- star) repeater can be constructed by combining the following equipment, depending on your site plan. Id-rp2c: repeater controller id-rp2d: 1.2 ghz data repeater id-rp2v: 1.2 ghz digital voice repeater id-rp2l: 10 ghz micr...
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1 system outline d ah-106 : 10 ghz parabolic antenna 800 (d) d ah-107 : 10 ghz parabolic antenna 450 (d) ➥ both ah-106 and ah-107 are offset parabolic an- tenna and connect to id-rp2l. Up to 20 km (approximately; 12.4 miles) * or 8 km (ap- proximately; 5 miles) * of communication range is pro- vided...
Page 6: Supplied Accessories
2 3 supplied accessories 2001 new accessories for id-rp2c ■ w e r q q power cable (opc-1380; approx. 3 m; 10 ft) ............. 1 w cd (usb driver, utility software)........................... 1 e rubber feet ........................................................... 4 r spare fuses (fgb01 30a) .......
Page 7: Accessories For Ah-106
4 2 supplied accessories accessories for ah-106 ■ q w e r q element arm ......................................................... 1 w element ................................................................ 1 e elevation support plate ......................................... 1 r support arms .........
Page 8: Panel Descriptions
3 5 panel descriptions 2001 new id-rp2c ■ (front panel) q power switch [power] push to turn on the power. The led indicator located at right lights when the power is turned on. W 10base-t connector [10base-t] (p. 38) connects a pc with lan cable to set the details of the repeater site, such as the c...
Page 9: Id-Rp2D
6 3 panel descriptions id-rp2d ■ (front panel) q power switch [power] push to turn on the power. The led indicator located at right lights when the power is turned on. W high/low power select switch [h/l] select either high (approximately 10 w) or low (approximately 1 w) output power. E service conn...
Page 10: Id-Rp2V
7 3 panel descriptions 2001 new 2001 new id-rp2v ■ (front panel) q power switch [power] push to turn on the power. The led indicator located at right lights when the power is turned on. W high/low power select switch [h/l] select either high (approximately 10 w) or low (approximately 1 w) output pow...
Page 11: Id-Rp2L
8 3 panel descriptions id-rp2l ■ q power cable connector [dc13.8v] (p. 10) connects to the id-rp2c to be supplied the dc power. Cable length: approximately 30 m; 100 ft w antenna connector [ant] (p. 10) connects an optional parabolic antenna ah-106 or ah-107. E status indicator [status] indicates th...
Page 12: Installing and Connecting
4 9 installing and connecting 2001 new slide the nut, washer, rubber gasket and clamp over the coaxial cable, then cut the end of the cable evenly. Strip the cable and fold the braid back over the clamp. Tin the center conductor. Install the center conductor pin and solder it. Carefully slide the pl...
Page 13: System Connections
10 4 installing and connecting antenna filter duplexer id-rp2v coaxial cables (purchase separately) id-rp2d id-rp2c [a] [b] [b] [a] opc-1380 (supplied w/id-rp2c) to ah-106/107* to ah-106/107* opc-1309 (supplied w/id-rp2d/v) opc-1309 (supplied w/id-rp2d/v) control cable (supplied w/id-rp2d/v) control...
Page 14: Antenna Assembling
11 4 installing and connecting 2001 new 2001 new antenna assembling ■ (not available in european countries) r danger! Antenna installation is intended for professional installation only. We are not responsi- ble for any building breakage, any damage resulting from a drop of the antenna from a high p...
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12 4 installing and connecting 2001 new pole (48.6–89.1 mm) pole clamp stopper t attach the pole between the elevation angle bracket and the pole clamp, that is removed in steps q, as illustrated at left. •tightenthetwoboltswithinaneventorque. •usethestopperoftheelevationanglebracketwhen installing ...
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13 4 installing and connecting 2001 new ah-107 d bolts m6×30 element-arm fitting plate element- arm q attach the element arm to the parabolic reflector using with the supplied bolts (m6×30) and the ele- ment arm fitting plates. Note: check the orientation. Top reflector reflector elevation base angl...
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14 4 installing and connecting pole (supplied item) pole stopper pole clamp r fix the supplied pole with the pole clamp as illus- trated at left. Element check the orientation element holder t attach the antenna element to the element holder. Note: the “z” stamps on the antenna element must be face ...
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15 4 installing and connecting 2001 new 2001 new ah-108 d pole (30–60 mm) spring washer flat washer nut plating area nut radial ah-108 pole clamps pole clamps ah-108 q attach the nut (m6) to the radial, then attach the ra- dial to the ah-108. W attach the supplied bolts, pole clamps, spring wash- er...
Page 19: Id-Rp2L Installation
16 4 installing and connecting 2001 new id-rp2l installation ■ r danger! The id-rp2l installation is in- tended for professional installation only. We are not responsible for any building breakage, any damage resulting from dropping the id-rp2l from a high place or unstable site or resulting from an...
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17 2001 new 4 installing and connecting adjusting the parabolic antenna ■ about the test plug d assemble the test plug before adjusting the parabolic antenna as follows. Voltmeter to + (voltmeter) q w e r + short to _ (voltmeter) _ q short pin 2 ( test ) and pin 3 ( gnd ) terminals of the test plug,...
Page 21: Driver Installations
5 18 driver installations 2001 new use an a-b type usb (universal serial bus) cable be- tween the id-rp2 and your pc. So, the usb driver installation is required for the pc. In addition, individual usb driver installations are re- quired for each connector, because the communica- tion port numbers a...
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2001 new 19 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new right-click on the device icon with the warning sym- u bol “ ,” and then click “update driver software...” on the menu. W click q right-click the window shown below will appear. I click “browse my computer for driver software.” click the “browse for driver soft...
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2001 new 2001 new 20 5 driver installations !3 after the installation is completed, the “windows has successfully updated your driver software” will appear. Click [close]. Click !4 again, right-click on the device icon with the warn- ing symbol “ ” in the “device manager,” and then click “update dri...
Page 24: Microsoft
21 5 driver installations 2001 new 2001 new start windows. Q •quitallotherapplicationsifanyarerunning. •wheninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator. Insert the cd that is supplied with the id-rp2c (ap- w plication cd) into the cd drive. •ifyoudownloadtheusbdriver,skipthisstepandgoto the next ste...
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22 2001 new 5 driver installations the window shown below will appear. I click “browse my computer for driver software.” click the “browse for driver software on your computer” o will appear. Click [browse...]. Click !0 select the “driver” folder in the application cd, or the unzip driver file (down...
Page 26: Microsoft
23 5 driver installations 2001 new 2001 new microsoft ■ ® windows ® 7 start windows. Q •quitallotherapplicationsifanyarerunning. •wheninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator. Insert the cd that is supplied with the id-rp2c (ap- w plication cd) into the cd drive. •ifyoudownloadtheusbdriver,skipth...
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24 2001 new 5 driver installations !0 the “browse for driver software on your computer” will appear. Click [browse...]. Click !1 select the “driver” folder in the application cd, or the unzip driver file (downloaded driver file), and then click [ok]. Click select !2 the “browse for driver software o...
Page 28: Microsoft
25 5 driver installations 2001 new 2001 new microsoft ■ ® windows vista ® q start windows. •quitallotherapplicationsifanyarerunning. •wheninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator. Insert the cd that is supplied with the id-rp2c (ap- w plication cd) into the cd drive. •ifyoudownloadtheusbdriver,sk...
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26 5 driver installations 2001 new !0 when the windows security screen appears, click “install this driver software anyway” to continue. Click !1 after the installation is completed, “the software for this device has been successfully installed” will ap- pear. Click [close]. Click !2 eject the cd fr...
Page 30: Checking The Com Port
27 5 driver installations 2001 new checking the com port ■ microsoft d ® windows ® 8.1 start windows. Q •whenopeningthedevicemanager,loginastheadmin- istrator. Connect the pc and the id-rp2c [service 1] w connector with the usb cable. Move the mouse pointer to the bottom left corner of e the desktop...
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28 5 driver installations microsoft d ® windows ® 8 start windows. Q •whenopeningthedevicemanager,loginastheadmin- istrator. Connect the pc and the id-rp2c [service 1] w connector with the usb cable. Move the mouse pointer at the left-bottom corner of e the desktop. Move the mouse pointer around her...
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29 5 driver installations 2001 new checking the com port— continued ■ microsoft d ® windows ® 7 start windows. Q •whenopeningthedevicemanager,loginastheadmin- istrator. Connect the pc and the id-rp2c [service 1] w connector with the usb cable. Move the mouse pointer at the left-bottom corner of e th...
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30 5 driver installations microsoft d ® windows vista ® start windows. Q •whenopeningthedevicemanager,loginastheadmin- istrator. Connect the pc and the id-rp2c [service 1] w connector with the usb cable. Select the desktop, then move the mouse pointer to e the bottom left corner. Click the windows “...
Page 34: Uninstalling The Usb Driver
31 5 driver installations 2001 new uninstalling the usb driver ■ microsoft d ® windows ® 8.1 start windows. Q •whenuninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator. W connect the pc and the id-rp2c [service 1] connec- tor with the usb cable. Move the mouse pointer to the bottom left corner of e the des...
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32 5 driver installations microsoft d ® windows ® 8 start windows. Q •whenuninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator. W connect the pc and the id-rp2c [service 1] connec- tor with a usb cable (a-b type: purchase separately) . Move the mouse pointer at the left-bottom corner of e the desktop. Righ...
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2001 new 2001 new 33 2001 new 5 driver installations ■ usb driver uninstallation— continued microsoft d ® windows ® 7 start windows. Q •whenuninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator. W connect the pc and the id-rp2c [service 1] connec- tor with a usb cable (a-b type: purchase separately) . Move ...
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2001 new 2001 new 34 5 driver installations microsoft d ® windows vista ® start windows. Q •whenuninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator. W connect the pc and the id-rp2c [service 1] connec- tor with a usb cable (a-b type: purchase separately) . Move the mouse pointer at the left-bottom corner ...
Page 38: Installing
2001 new 2001 new 6 35 installing the utility software 2001 new 2001 new start windows. Q •quitallotherapplicationsifanyarerunning. •whenuninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator. Insert the cd that is supplied with the id-rp2c (ap- w plication cd) into the cd drive. Click “computer” and then di...
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2001 new 36 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new the “choose destination location” screen ap- i pears. •wheninstallingtheutilitysoftwareatthedisplayedloca- tion, click [next>]. •wheninstallingtoadifferentlocation,click[browse…], select the desired location and then click [next>]. Click starts the utility soft...
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37 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 6 installing the utility software uninstall the utility software using with the standard application in windows, “add and remove programs,” as follows. Open “control panel” in the start menu, and then q click “uninstall a program.” click right...
Page 41: Repeater Settings
2001 new 7 38 repeater settings 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new id-rp2c setting ■ a lan cable (patch connection) is used when setting the id-rp2c settings. The fixed ip address that can be communicated to the id-rp2c must be set to the pc in advance. Refer to the instruction manual of the pc or lan card ...
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39 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new id-rp2c utility screen d q q q w q e q r q t q y q u q i q o q !0 q !1 q !2 q !3 q !4 q !5 q !6 q !7 q !8 q !9 q @0 q q q @1 @2 @3 q file menu the following sub menus are displayed when clicked. • read from controller: reads the setting conditions from...
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40 2001 new 2001 new 7 repeater settings t firmware (revision) indication shows the revision number of the programmed firmware in the id-rp2c. Y callsign (call sign) enter the call sign (local repeater). Usable characters are; a to z (capital letters only) , 0 to9andsomesymbols(!,“,#,$,%,&,‘,(,),*,+...
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41 2001 new 2001 new 7 repeater settings !4 use gateway (gateway usage) selects the gateway connection capability with this local repeater on and off. Click the box next to “use gateway” when you want to allow a gateway connection. •the check mark (4) appears. Without the check mark (4) set, an un-c...
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2001 new 42 7 repeater settings frequency setting for id-rp2d ■ note: the repeater unit connection may not be recog- nized with the pc according to the using usb cable length. Use the shorter usb cable as possible is recom- mended. Q start up the pc. W connect a pc’s usb port and [service] connec- t...
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43 7 repeater settings 2001 new 2001 new frequency setting for id-rp2v ■ note: the repeater unit connection may not be recog- nized with the pc according to the using usb cable length. Use the shorter usb cable as possible is recom- mended. Q start up the pc. W connect a pc’s usb port and the id-rp2...
Page 47: Id-Rp2L Setting
44 7 repeater settings 2001 new id-rp2l setting ■ note: the repeater unit connection may not be recog- nized with the pc according to the using usb cable length. Use the shorter usb cable as possible is recom- mended. Q start up the pc. W connect a pc’s usb port and either [service 1] or [service 2]...
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2001 new 45 2001 new 7 repeater settings id-rp2l setting— continued ■ e click w click [ z], then select “normal.” q enter the speci- fied frequencies. T the utility software reads the id-rp2l setting and the screen as at left appears when the correct com port number is set. Y enter the receive and t...
Page 49: Maintenance
2001 new 8 46 maintenance 2001 new 2001 new troubleshooting ■ if your repeater seems is not operating correctly, check the following points before sending it to an au- thorized icom service center. Problem does not turn on. N o t r a n s m i t o u t p u t power, or low output power. Sensitivity is l...
Page 50: Cleaning
47 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 8 maintenance cleaning ■ do not use harsh solvents such as benzine or alco- hol when cleaning, as they can damage the repeater’s surfaces. Replacing fuses ■ if the fuse blows or the repeater stops functioning, find the source of the problem, r...
Page 51: Specifications and Options
2001 new 48 9 specifications and options 2001 new 2001 new specifications ■ id-rp2c d • general power supply requirement: 13.8 v dc ±15% (negative ground) current drain: less than 0.5 a usable temperature range: –10˚c to +50˚c; +14˚f to +122˚f dimensions (approximately) : 483(w)×44(h)×257(d) mm; 19....
Page 52: Options
2001 new 49 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 2001 new 9 specifications and options id-rp2d/id-rp2v d id-rp2d id-rp2v general frequency range receive 1240 to 1300 mhz transmit 1240 to 1300 mhz type of emission f1d (gmsk) f1d (gmsk) *f7w for system operation frequency stability ±2.5 ppm (b...
Page 53: Information
2001 new 2001 new 10 50 information 2001 new 2001 new icom, icom inc. And icom logo are registered trademarks of icom incorporated (japan) in japan, the united states, the united kingdom,germany,france,spain,russia,australia,newzealand,and/orothercountries. Microsoft, windows and windows vista are e...
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