User's Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD .............................................................. I
IMPORTANT............................................................... I
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS............................................ I
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES....................................... I
FCC INFORMATION .................................................. I
PRECAUTIONS......................................................... II
D-STAR INTRODUCTION........................................ III
D About the D-STAR system ................................iii
D D-STAR system description ..............................iv
4!",%/&#/.4%.43 ............................................ v
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION................................... 1–21
N Front panel ........................................................ 1
N Rear panel....................................................... 10
D ACC socket information .............................. 13
D DATA2 socket information ........................... 14
N LCD display..................................................... 15
N Function display .............................................. 19
D M1 (Menu 1) display.................................... 19
D M2 (Menu 2) display.................................... 19
D M3 (Menu 3) display.................................... 19
D D1 display ................................................... 19
D D2 display ................................................... 19
D Function keys on M1 (Menu 1) display ....... 20
D Function keys on M2 (Menu 2) display ....... 20
D Function keys on M3 (Menu 3) display ....... 21
D Function keys on D1 display ....................... 21
D Function keys on D2 display ....................... 21
2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS........ 22–30
N Selecting a location......................................... 22
N Grounding ....................................................... 22
N Electronic keyer and microphone connections 22
N Antenna connection ........................................ 23
N Required connections ..................................... 24
DRear panel .................................................. 24
N Advanced connections.................................... 25
DFront panel.................................................. 25
DRear panel .................................................. 25
N External keypad connections .......................... 26
N Optional and the external units connections ... 26
N Power supply connections............................... 27
N Connecting a DC power supply....................... 27
D Connecting the PS-126
$#0/7%23500,9 ................................. 27
D Connecting a non-Icom
$#0/7%23500,9 ................................. 27
N Linear amplifier connections ........................... 28
DConnecting the IC-PW1/PW1EURO........... 28
DConnecting a non-Icom linear amplifier ...... 29
N External antenna tuner connection ................. 29
DConnecting the AH-4 .................................. 29
N Microphone connector information.................. 30
N Microphones.................................................... 30
DHM-36......................................................... 30
D SM-50 (Option) ........................................... 30
3 "!3)#/0%2!4)/...................................... 31–46
N Before first applying power.............................. 31
N Turning ON (Partial resetting).......................... 31
N MAIN and SUB Bands..................................... 32
DMAIN/SUB Band selection.......................... 32
DSUB Band display....................................... 32
DSUB Band setting mode operation ............. 33
DThe SUB Dial function................................. 33
N VFO description............................................... 34
D Selecting the VFO A/B ............................... 34
D VFO equalization........................................ 34
N Selecting VFO/memory mode ......................... 34
N Selecting a frequency band............................. 35
DUsing the band stacking registers............... 35
N Frequency setting............................................ 37
DTuning with [MAIN DIAL].............................37
DDirect frequency entry with the keypad.......
37
DQuic
k tuning function .................................. 38
DSelecting “kHz” step.................................... 38
DSelecting 1 Hz step..................................... 39
DAuto tuning step function ............................ 39
D
1
⁄4 tuning step function............................... 39
D About the 5 MHz frequency band operation
(only USA version)...................................... 40
DBand edge warning beep............................ 41
DProgramming the user band edge .............. 42
N Operating mode selection ............................... 43
N Squelch and receive (RF) sensitivity............... 44
N Volume setting................................................. 45
N Voice synthesizer operation............................. 45
N Meter Display selection ................................... 45
N Basic transmit operation.................................. 46
DTransmitting................................................. 46
DMicrophone gain adjustment....................... 46
4 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT .......................... 47–68
N Operating SSB ................................................ 47
N Operating CW ................................................. 48
D About the CW reverse mode....................... 49
D About CW pitch control ............................... 49
D About keying speed..................................... 49
D
CW sidetone function.................................. 49