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INSTRUCTIONS

REMOTE-CONTROL MICROPHONE

HM-162B/SW

Thank you for purchasing the HM-162B/SW

REMOTE

CONTROL MICROPHONE

. The COMMANDMIC III

is a

remote control microphone for use with the IC-M604

or else.

Please read the connected transceiver’s instruction

manual carefully before installation and operation.

These instructions are just described the remote-

control operations only.

q BUSY/TRANSMIT INDICATOR

➥ “

BBUUSSYY

” appears when receiving a signal or when the

squelch opens.

➥ “

TTXX

” appears while transmitting.

w RECEIVER ATTENUATOR INDICATOR

“

LLOOCC

” appears when the Attenuator function is in use.

e SCRAMBLER INDICATOR

“

SSCCRRAAMM

” appears when an optional voice scrambler is acti-

vated.

r SCAN INDICATOR

➥ Either “

NNOORRMMAALL SSCCAANN

” or “

PPRRII--SSCCAANN 1166

” scan type

appears while scanning.

➥ “

DDUUAALL 1166

” appears during dualwatch; “

TTRRII 1166

” ap-

pears during tri-watch.

t SELECTOR STATUS INDICATOR

Indicates the [SELECTOR] active status;

“

[[VVOOLL]]

” appears when [SELECTOR] as the audio volume.

“

[[SSQQLL]]

” appears when [SELECTOR] as the noise squelch

controller.

“

[[CCHH ]]

” appears when [SELECTOR] as the channel selector.

y POSITION INDICATOR

➥ Shows the GPS position data.

•“

????

” may blink every 2 sec. instead of position data when

the GPS position data is invalid. In this case, the last position

data is held for up to 23.5 hours.

•“

????

” may blink every 2 sec. instead of position data 4 hours

after the position data is input manually, up until 23.5 hours

have past.

➥ “

NNoo PPoossiittiioonn

” appears when no GPS receiver is con-

nected and no position data is input manually.

u TIME ZONE INDICATOR

➥ “

LLooccaall

” appears when the offset time data in the ‘Set

up’ menu is entered.

➥ “

NNoo TTiimmee

” appears when no GPS receiver is connected

and no time data is input manually.

i CHANNEL COMMENT INDICATOR

Channel comment appears, if programmed.

o CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT

Indicates the selected operating channel number.

!0 KEY LOCK INDICATOR

➥ Appears while the Key Lock function is in use.

➥ Blinks while the All Key Lock function is in use.

!1 LOW BATTERY INDICATOR

“” blinks when the battery voltage drops to approx. 10 V

DC or below.

!2 CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR

➥

“

CCAALLLL

” appears when the call channel is selected.

➥ “

AALLEERRTT

” appears when the Weather Alert function is in

use; blinks when an alert tone is received.

!3 CHANNEL GROUP INDICATOR

Indicates whether an International “

IINNTT

,” U.S.A. “

UUSSAA

,”

Canadian “

CCAANN

” or weather “

WWXX

” channel is selected.

!4 DUPLEX INDICATOR

Appears when a duplex channel is selected.

• Duplex channel has a different TX and RX frequency.

!5 TAG CHANNEL INDICATOR

Appears when a tag channel is selected.

!6 POWER INDICATOR

➥ “

2255WW

” appears when high power is selected.

➥ “

11WW

” appears when low power is selected.

!7 RX SPEAKER INDICATOR

Appears when an RX speaker function is activated.

BUSYBUSY-25W25W------INTINT------CALLCALL

LOCLOC- -- -- DUPDUP

SCRAMSCRAM--TAGTAG

NORMALNORMAL-SCANSCAN

-3434°34.506N34.506N

123123°23.236W23.236W

LocalLocal----1:101:10- - CALLINGCALLING

RXRX

[VOL]

!6!7 !4!5 !3 !2

Accessories included with the HM-162B/SW: Qty.

q Connection cable (OPC-1540*: 6 m; 20 ft) ....................... 1

w Mounting base .................................................................. 1

e Connector cap .................................................................. 1

r Microphone hanger .......................................................... 1

t Screws (M3 × 16; tapping) ............................................... 5

*: OPC 1540 has external speaker leads as illustrated at right.

(Yellow: Audio, Black: Speaker ground)

These instructions are described when the HM-162 is connected to the IC-M604. Some operations or indications may be dif-

ferent as these instructions depending on the connecting transceiver.

x Function display

z HM-162B/SW supplied accessories

qwe

Yellow

Black

Summary of content (8 pages)

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Thank you for purchasing the HM-162B/SW REMOTETM CONTROL MICROPHONE. The COMMANDMIC III is a remote control microphone for use with the IC-M604 or else. INSTRUCTIONS REMOTE-CONTROL MICROPHONE Please read the connected transceiver’s instruction manual carefully before installation and operation. These instructions are just described the remotecontrol operations only. HM-162B/SW These instructions are described when the HM-162 is connected to the IC-M604.
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Icom, Icom Inc. and the logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries. COMMANDMIC III is a trademark of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United states. c Panel description u DSC MENU KEY [MENU] ➥ Toggles the DSC menu ON or OFF when pushed. ➥ While pushing [CLR], push this key to turn the HM-162 power ON and OFF.
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v Selector’s action • Even If [ENT] or [CLR] hasn’t been pushed, [SELECTOR]’s action returns to the audio volume automatically after 5 sec. of inactivity. The HM-162 has a selector dial, which works various functions. ➥ Each pushing [VOL/SQL] changes [SELECTOR]’s action. [VOL] ,” “[ [SQL] ” or • Selector status indicator shows “[ [CH ]” when [SELECTOR] functions as an audio volume, “[ After these instructions describe [SELECTOR] as follow: [SELECTOR VOL] : Functions as the audio volume.
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, Call channel programming q While pushing [H/L], push [CH/WX•DW U/I/C ] several times to select the desired channel group (USA, INT, CAN) to be programmed. • While pushing [H/L], push [CH/WX•DW U/I/C ] several times to select the channel group (USA, INT, CAN), if desired. BUSY-25W---INT---CALL LOCAL--DUP SCRAM--TAG NORMAL-SCAN [CH-] -34"34.206N 123"23.236W --UTC-10:10-CALLING CALL ” and call channel number • “C appear. e Push [16•9] again for 3 sec.
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⁄3 Display backlight ⁄6 Hailer function The function display and keys can be backlit for better visibility under low light conditions. The backlighting condition can also be adjusted independently from the transceiver. ➥ While pushing [H/L], rotate [SELECTOR] to adjust the backlight level. BACKLIGHT ” with the back• “B light level appears. • The backlight is adjustable in 7 levels and OFF. q Push [HAIL• RX ] to enter the hailer mode. w Push and hold [PTT] and speak at a normal voice level.
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⁄9 Set mode programming ¤1 DSC operation q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w Rotate [SELECTOR] to select the desired item, then push [ENT]. Set mode is used to change the condition of the transceiver’s functions and the microphone’s own functions: Transceiver’s functions— Scan type, Scan resume timer, Weather alert, Dual/Tri-watch, Beep tone*1, LCD contrast*1,Foghorn frequency, Radio Power, Scrambler Type*2 and Scrambler code*2.
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¤3 Distress call Transmitting DSC calls (continued) D Transmitting an individual acknowledgement • The distress call is repeated every 3.5–4.5 min., until receiving an ‘acknowledgement.’ • Push [CLR] to cancel the ‘Call repeat’ mode. ?? ” may blink instead of position and time indications • “? when the GPS data is invalid, or has not been manually updated after 4 hours. Individual ACK” item appears after an individual call is “I received. Individual ACK” in the DSC menu.
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Transmitting DSC calls (continued) D Transmitting a position report reply call POS Report Reply” item appears after a position report “P call is received. POS Report Reply ” in the DSC q Select and enter “P menu. w Select and enter the desired individual address. e Push [ENT] to transmit the position report reply call. D Transmitting a polling request call Polling Request ” in the DSC q Select and enter “P menu. w Select and enter the desired individual address.