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INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM504A
INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM504A
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... the design of your radio of choice, and hope you with Icom's state of personal injury, fire or electric shock. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD RWARNING! The IC-M504A VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with years of troublefree operation. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL - CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER AND MICROPHONE THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after...
... the design of your radio of choice, and hope you with Icom's state of personal injury, fire or electric shock. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD RWARNING! The IC-M504A VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with years of troublefree operation. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL - CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER AND MICROPHONE THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after...
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...; Push to enter the input channel comment, selected item, etc. (pp. 9, 53) ± Rotate to check TAG channels, changes scanning direction or resumes the scan manually during scan. (p. 13) ± While holding down ;(!),s28 ], rotate to adjust the audio level in RX Speaker mode. (p. 49) ± Hold down for 1 second to...
...; Push to enter the input channel comment, selected item, etc. (pp. 9, 53) ± Rotate to check TAG channels, changes scanning direction or resumes the scan manually during scan. (p. 13) ± While holding down ;(!),s28 ], rotate to adjust the audio level in RX Speaker mode. (p. 49) ± Hold down for 1 second to...
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... (pp. 6, 9) 4 Appears when the call channel is in use. After 23.5 hours have passed from the time when the time data was manually programmed. e TAG CHANNEL ICON (p. 13) Appears when a TAG channel is selected. u LOW BATTERY ICON Blinks when the battery voltage drops to approximately...Command microphone. !2 TIME ZONE INDICATOR ± Shows the current time data when a GPS receiver is connected, or the time data is manually input. The manually programmed time data is con- r DUPLEX ICON (p. 7) Appears when a duplex channel is selected. sh??" nected and no GPS receiver ...
... (pp. 6, 9) 4 Appears when the call channel is in use. After 23.5 hours have passed from the time when the time data was manually programmed. e TAG CHANNEL ICON (p. 13) Appears when a TAG channel is selected. u LOW BATTERY ICON Blinks when the battery voltage drops to approximately...Command microphone. !2 TIME ZONE INDICATOR ± Shows the current time data when a GPS receiver is connected, or the time data is manually input. The manually programmed time data is con- r DUPLEX ICON (p. 7) Appears when a duplex channel is selected. sh??" nected and no GPS receiver ...
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...function is turned ON. (only when the optional scrambler unit is installed.) !6 LOCAL ICON (p. 8) Appears when the Attenuator function is input manually. !4 SCAN INDICATOR ±"PRI-SCAN 16" appears during Priority scan; The last position data is held for only 23.5 hours, and ... either key to change the operating channel, Set 13 mode settings, etc. (pp. 6, 7, 53) 14 ± Checks TAG channels, changes scanning direction or manually resumes a scan. (p. 13) 15 e TRANSMIT POWER KEY [HI/LO] 16 ± Push to toggle the power high and low. (p. 8) s3OMECHANNELSARESETTOONLYLOWPOWER ...
...function is turned ON. (only when the optional scrambler unit is installed.) !6 LOCAL ICON (p. 8) Appears when the Attenuator function is input manually. !4 SCAN INDICATOR ±"PRI-SCAN 16" appears during Priority scan; The last position data is held for only 23.5 hours, and ... either key to change the operating channel, Set 13 mode settings, etc. (pp. 6, 7, 53) 14 ± Checks TAG channels, changes scanning direction or manually resumes a scan. (p. 13) 15 e TRANSMIT POWER KEY [HI/LO] 16 ± Push to toggle the power high and low. (p. 8) s3OMECHANNELSARESETTOONLYLOWPOWER ...
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... first using Set mode. (p. 53) 3 Channels that are not tagged will be assigned to change the scanning direction or re- 12 sume the scan manually. s!BEEPTONESOUNDSANDh16" blinks when a signal is received 15 25W INT DUP Push 25W INT DUP TAG NORMAL SCAN BUSY 25W INT DUP NORMAL SCAN 16 34...
... first using Set mode. (p. 53) 3 Channels that are not tagged will be assigned to change the scanning direction or re- 12 sume the scan manually. s!BEEPTONESOUNDSANDh16" blinks when a signal is received 15 25W INT DUP Push 25W INT DUP TAG NORMAL SCAN BUSY 25W INT DUP NORMAL SCAN 16 34...
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... clear the UTC time data. s(OLDDOWN[CLR] for 1 second to clear the latitude/longitude data. 6 DSC OPERATION N Position and time programming A Distress Call should be manually input.
... clear the UTC time data. s(OLDDOWN[CLR] for 1 second to clear the latitude/longitude data. 6 DSC OPERATION N Position and time programming A Distress Call should be manually input.
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... for 4 hours. ± A warning alarm sounds when the GPS data has been interrupted for 10 minutes, or has not been manually updated for the IC-M504A is received, the time display includes a date. may blink instead of input precedence is 'RMC,' 'GGA,' 'GNS,' 'GLL' and 'VTG.' ± ...When sentence format 'RMC' is not supplied by Icom. N GPS information display 1 When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is required for 1 second...
... for 4 hours. ± A warning alarm sounds when the GPS data has been interrupted for 10 minutes, or has not been manually updated for the IC-M504A is received, the time display includes a date. may blink instead of input precedence is 'RMC,' 'GGA,' 'GNS,' 'GLL' and 'VTG.' ± ...When sentence format 'RMC' is not supplied by Icom. N GPS information display 1 When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is required for 1 second...
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DSC OPERATION 6 r After receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the microphone. 25W INT TAG Received DistressACK
DSC OPERATION 6 r After receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the microphone. 25W INT TAG Received DistressACK
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DSC OPERATION 6 u After receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the microphone. 25W INT TAG Received DistressACK
DSC OPERATION 6 u After receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the microphone. 25W INT TAG Received DistressACK
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...Individual Call TX Complete Now Waiting for ACK 6 DSC OPERATION N Transmitting DSC calls D Transmitting an individual call (Continued) About Manual Inputting: Rotate [DIAL] to the DSC Set up menu. s! t Standby on Channel 70 until the channel becomes clear. ...ID, then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s0USH;s= to move the cursor forward, or ;#(78s$5!,s5 I/C] to select a desired intership channel or "Manual Input," then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s4HEFIRSTDIGITISSPECIFIEDAS@FORA'ROUP)$ s4HEFIRSTTWODIGITSARE@FORANY#OASTSTATION)$ --DSC Menu-Input Address Input 9 digits _________ 24 e Rotate [DIAL...
...Individual Call TX Complete Now Waiting for ACK 6 DSC OPERATION N Transmitting DSC calls D Transmitting an individual call (Continued) About Manual Inputting: Rotate [DIAL] to the DSC Set up menu. s! t Standby on Channel 70 until the channel becomes clear. ...ID, then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s0USH;s= to move the cursor forward, or ;#(78s$5!,s5 I/C] to select a desired intership channel or "Manual Input," then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s4HEFIRSTDIGITISSPECIFIEDAS@FORA'ROUP)$ s4HEFIRSTTWODIGITSARE@FORANY#OASTSTATION)$ --DSC Menu-Input Address Input 9 digits _________ 24 e Rotate [DIAL...
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Or, when the acknowledgement 'Unable to the operated channel (before you entered the DSC menu). 25W INT Received INDV ACK DSC OPERATION 6 y When the acknowledgement 'Able to comply' is received, the channel specified in step e is received, beeps sound and the display returns to comply' is selected and beeps automatically sound.
Or, when the acknowledgement 'Unable to the operated channel (before you entered the DSC menu). 25W INT Received INDV ACK DSC OPERATION 6 y When the acknowledgement 'Able to comply' is received, the channel specified in step e is received, beeps sound and the display returns to comply' is selected and beeps automatically sound.
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... e Rotate [DIAL] to select "Able to Comply" or "Unable to the selected station. t After the call with [DIAL]. (See 'About Manual Inputting' as described to only a specific group. Or the display returns to the previous screen (before you entered the DSC menu) when "Unable... selected, set the 8 digit ID code for the group you to transmit a DSC signal to the right.) --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input ˘Icom Group A Individual ACK Ready r Push ;$)!,s%.4%2= to transmit the Acknowledgement Call to Comply," then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s7 HENhUnable to call has been ...
... e Rotate [DIAL] to select "Able to Comply" or "Unable to the selected station. t After the call with [DIAL]. (See 'About Manual Inputting' as described to only a specific group. Or the display returns to the previous screen (before you entered the DSC menu) when "Unable... selected, set the 8 digit ID code for the group you to transmit a DSC signal to the right.) --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input ˘Icom Group A Individual ACK Ready r Push ;$)!,s%.4%2= to transmit the Acknowledgement Call to Comply," then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s7 HENhUnable to call has been ...
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... ID, then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s)NTERSHIPCHANNELSAREALREADYPRESETINTOTHETRANSCEIVERINRECommended order. s%VENIF[CLR] hasn't been pushed, the transceiver automatically selects the specified intership channel in step e. DSC OPERATION 6 About Manual Inputting: Rotate [DIAL] to select a desired intership channel, then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s0USH;s= to move the cursor forward, or ;#(78s$5!,s5 I/C] to move it backward.
... ID, then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s)NTERSHIPCHANNELSAREALREADYPRESETINTOTHETRANSCEIVERINRECommended order. s%VENIF[CLR] hasn't been pushed, the transceiver automatically selects the specified intership channel in step e. DSC OPERATION 6 About Manual Inputting: Rotate [DIAL] to select a desired intership channel, then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. s0USH;s= to move the cursor forward, or ;#(78s$5!,s5 I/C] to move it backward.
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... in the DSC menu. s%VENIF[CLR] hasn't been pushed, the display automatically re- 12 turns to select the desired pre-programmed individual address, or "Manual Input," then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. eDSC Menuf ¶ ePosition Requestf (Push [MENU]) (Rotate [DIAL], then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=.) w Rotate [DIAL] to the previous screen... after 2 second of inactivity. 13 14 15 16 29 s4HE)$CODEFORTHE)NDIVIDUALCALLCANBESETlRSTP sW hen "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9 digit MMSI ID code for the individual you wish to call with [DIAL]. (See 'About...
... in the DSC menu. s%VENIF[CLR] hasn't been pushed, the display automatically re- 12 turns to select the desired pre-programmed individual address, or "Manual Input," then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. eDSC Menuf ¶ ePosition Requestf (Push [MENU]) (Rotate [DIAL], then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=.) w Rotate [DIAL] to the previous screen... after 2 second of inactivity. 13 14 15 16 29 s4HE)$CODEFORTHE)NDIVIDUALCALLCANBESETlRSTP sW hen "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9 digit MMSI ID code for the individual you wish to call with [DIAL]. (See 'About...
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..., set the 9 digit MMSI ID code for the individual you wish to call with [DIAL]. (See 'About Manual Inputting' as described on page 24.) --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input John ˘Paul George When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is displayed. --DSC ... longitude). (p. 18) 30 r After editing the position data, push ;$)!,s%.4%2= to program. Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired pre-programmed individual address, or "Manual Input," then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. q Enter "Position Report" in the DSC menu. eDSC Menuf ¶ ePosition Reportf (Push [MENU]) (Rotate [DIAL], then push ...
..., set the 9 digit MMSI ID code for the individual you wish to call with [DIAL]. (See 'About Manual Inputting' as described on page 24.) --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input John ˘Paul George When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is displayed. --DSC ... longitude). (p. 18) 30 r After editing the position data, push ;$)!,s%.4%2= to program. Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired pre-programmed individual address, or "Manual Input," then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=. q Enter "Position Report" in the DSC menu. eDSC Menuf ¶ ePosition Reportf (Push [MENU]) (Rotate [DIAL], then push ...
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... a Polling Request Call Transmit a Polling Request Call when you want to know a specific vessel is displayed. --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input John ˘Paul George Michael --DSC Menu-Polling Request Ready 1 e Push ;$)!,s%.4%2= to transmit the Polling Request Call. eDSC Menuf ¶... w Rotate [DIAL] to the previous screen after 2 seconds of inactivity. 12 13 14 15 16 31 s4HE)$CODEFORTHE)NDIVIDUALCALLCANBESETlRSTP sW hen "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9 digit MMSI ID code for the individual you 10 entered the DSC menu. 11 s%VENIF[CLR] hasn't...
... a Polling Request Call Transmit a Polling Request Call when you want to know a specific vessel is displayed. --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input John ˘Paul George Michael --DSC Menu-Polling Request Ready 1 e Push ;$)!,s%.4%2= to transmit the Polling Request Call. eDSC Menuf ¶... w Rotate [DIAL] to the previous screen after 2 seconds of inactivity. 12 13 14 15 16 31 s4HE)$CODEFORTHE)NDIVIDUALCALLCANBESETlRSTP sW hen "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9 digit MMSI ID code for the individual you 10 entered the DSC menu. 11 s%VENIF[CLR] hasn't...
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... [DIAL], then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=.) w Rotate [DIAL] to call with [DIAL]. (See 'About Manual Inputting' as possible. s%MERGENCYCHANNEL#HANNEL ISAUTOMATICALLYSELECTED s If Channel 70 is displayed. --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input John ˘Paul George --DSC Menu-Test Call Ready e Push ;$)!,s%.4%2= to transmit the ...Test Call Ready" is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. s4HE)$CODEFORTHE)NDIVIDUALCALLCANBESETlRSTP sW hen "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9 digit MMSI ID code for the individual you wish to select the desired pre-programmed individual...
... [DIAL], then push ;$)!,s%.4%2=.) w Rotate [DIAL] to call with [DIAL]. (See 'About Manual Inputting' as possible. s%MERGENCYCHANNEL#HANNEL ISAUTOMATICALLYSELECTED s If Channel 70 is displayed. --DSC Menu-Select Address Manual Input John ˘Paul George --DSC Menu-Test Call Ready e Push ;$)!,s%.4%2= to transmit the ...Test Call Ready" is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. s4HE)$CODEFORTHE)NDIVIDUALCALLCANBESETlRSTP sW hen "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9 digit MMSI ID code for the individual you wish to select the desired pre-programmed individual...