Operation 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
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................ v
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION................................... 1–21
 ■ Front panel ........................................................ 1
 ■ Rear panel ....................................................... 10
D ACC socket information .............................. 13
D DATA2 socket information ........................... 14
 ■ LCD display ..................................................... 15
 ■ 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
 ■ Selecting a location ......................................... 22
 ■ Grounding ....................................................... 22
 ■
Electronic keyer and microphone connections .. 22
 ■ Antenna connection ........................................ 23
 ■ Required connections ..................................... 24
D Rear panel .................................................. 24
 ■ Advanced connections .................................... 25
D Front panel .................................................. 25
D Rear panel .................................................. 25
 ■ External keypad connections .......................... 26
 ■ Optional and the external units connections ... 26
 ■ Power supply connections ............................... 27
 ■ Connecting a DC power supply ....................... 27
D Connecting the PS-126
DCPOWERSUPPLY ................................. 27
D Connecting a non-Icom
DCPOWERSUPPLY ................................. 27
 ■ Linear amplifier connections ........................... 28
D Connecting the IC-PW1/PW1EURO ........... 28
D Connecting a non-Icom linear amplifier ...... 29
 ■ External antenna tuner connection ................. 29
D Connecting the AH-4 .................................. 29
 ■ Microphone connector information .................. 30
 ■ Microphones .................................................... 30
D HM-36 ......................................................... 30
D SM-50 (Option) ........................................... 30
3 BASIC OPERATION ..................................... 31–46
 ■ Before first applying power .............................. 31
 ■ Turning ON (Partial resetting) .......................... 31
 ■ MAIN and SUB Bands ..................................... 32
D MAIN/SUB Band selection .......................... 32
D SUB Band display ....................................... 32
D SUB Band setting mode operation ............. 33
D The SUB Dial function ................................. 33
 ■ VFO description ............................................... 34
D Selecting the VFO A/B ............................... 34
D VFO equalization ........................................ 34
 ■ Selecting VFO/memory mode ......................... 34
 ■ Selecting a frequency band ............................. 35
D Using the band stacking registers ............... 35
 ■ Frequency setting ............................................ 37
D Tuning with [MAIN DIAL] ............................. 37
D Direct frequency entry with the keypad
....... 37
D Quick
Tuning function .................................. 38
D Selecting ‘kHz’ step ..................................... 38
D Selecting 1 Hz step ..................................... 39
D Auto tuning step function ............................ 39
D
1
⁄4 tuning step function ................................ 39
D About the 5 MHz frequency band operation
(only USA version) ...................................... 40
D Band edge warning beep ............................ 41
D Programming the user band edge .............. 42
 ■ Operating mode selection ............................... 43
 ■ Squelch and receive (RF) sensitivity ............... 44
 ■ Volume setting ................................................. 45
 ■ Voice synthesizer operation ............................. 45
 ■ Meter Display selection ................................... 45
 ■ Basic transmit operation .................................. 46
D Transmitting ................................................. 46
D Microphone gain adjustment ....................... 46
4 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT .......................... 47–68
 ■ Operating SSB ................................................ 47
 ■ 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