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INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM88 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM88 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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...guidelines: • DO NOT operate the radio without a proper antenna at least 5 cm (2 inches) from the body when transmitting and only use Icom authorized accessories (antennas, batteries, belt clips, etc.). You can cause FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be used only during transmit mode. DO ...more than 50% of the time can cause the radio to transmit by pressing the "PTT" switch. • ALWAYS use the Icom belt-clips which are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation such as this radio by the manufacturer or antenna specifically authorized by the manufacturer ...
...guidelines: • DO NOT operate the radio without a proper antenna at least 5 cm (2 inches) from the body when transmitting and only use Icom authorized accessories (antennas, batteries, belt clips, etc.). You can cause FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be used only during transmit mode. DO ...more than 50% of the time can cause the radio to transmit by pressing the "PTT" switch. • ALWAYS use the Icom belt-clips which are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation such as this radio by the manufacturer or antenna specifically authorized by the manufacturer ...
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"MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY." 2. sel. 4. Any other indication of the ves- Otherwise, the transceiver's keys, switches and controllers may become inoperable due to saltwater. "LOCATED AT your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call sign or other information which might facilitate the rescue. RECOMMENDATION CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to salt crystallization. ii IN CASE OF EMERGENCY If your position) 5. The nature of vessel) 3. quired. 6. "THIS IS name of the distress and ...
"MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY." 2. sel. 4. Any other indication of the ves- Otherwise, the transceiver's keys, switches and controllers may become inoperable due to saltwater. "LOCATED AT your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call sign or other information which might facilitate the rescue. RECOMMENDATION CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to salt crystallization. ii IN CASE OF EMERGENCY If your position) 5. The nature of vessel) 3. quired. 6. "THIS IS name of the distress and ...
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.../narrow channel spacing is programmable for 30 minutes) Simple operation 6 clearly labelled buttons on land. Even if the IC-M88 is designed and built with Icom's state of trouble-free operation. Intrinsically safe (I/S) version available IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and com- SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION... on the front panel and the volume/power knob maximize simplicity of personal injury, fire or electric shock. The IC-M88 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER is dropped into water, it's waterproofing* will protect it from harm. FOREWORD FEATURES Thank you with...
.../narrow channel spacing is programmable for 30 minutes) Simple operation 6 clearly labelled buttons on land. Even if the IC-M88 is designed and built with Icom's state of trouble-free operation. Intrinsically safe (I/S) version available IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and com- SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION... on the front panel and the volume/power knob maximize simplicity of personal injury, fire or electric shock. The IC-M88 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER is dropped into water, it's waterproofing* will protect it from harm. FOREWORD FEATURES Thank you with...
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... eyes, while transmitting. This may be guaranteed due to the transceiver. NEVER connect the transceiver to , or touching exposed parts of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in serious damage to the fact that the antenna is vertical. struction, which corresponds to operate this device, not expressly ...transceiver at least 0.9 meters (3.0 ft) away from the lips and the transceiver is very close to a power source other countries. The IC-M88 employs waterproof con- NEVER connect the transceiver to the transceiver, and that the antenna and battery pack are securely attached to an AC outlet....
... eyes, while transmitting. This may be guaranteed due to the transceiver. NEVER connect the transceiver to , or touching exposed parts of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in serious damage to the fact that the antenna is vertical. struction, which corresponds to operate this device, not expressly ...transceiver at least 0.9 meters (3.0 ft) away from the lips and the transceiver is very close to a power source other countries. The IC-M88 employs waterproof con- NEVER connect the transceiver to the transceiver, and that the antenna and battery pack are securely attached to an AC outlet....
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION i 6 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH 15 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ii Description 15 RECOMMENDATION ii Operation 15 FOREWORD iii IMPORTANT iii 7 LAND CHANNEL OPERATION 16 LAND Channel Group 16 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS iii FEATURES iii PRECAUTION iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v Function display 16 8 SET MODE 17-21 SET mode programming 17 SET mode items 18 1 OPERATING RULES 1 9 BATTERY CHARGING 22-26 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS.... 2-3 Battery charging 22 3 PANEL DESCRIPTION 4-7 Front, top and side panels 4 Battery cautions 22 ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION i 6 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH 15 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ii Description 15 RECOMMENDATION ii Operation 15 FOREWORD iii IMPORTANT iii 7 LAND CHANNEL OPERATION 16 LAND Channel Group 16 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS iii FEATURES iii PRECAUTION iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v Function display 16 8 SET MODE 17-21 SET mode programming 17 SET mode items 18 1 OPERATING RULES 1 9 BATTERY CHARGING 22-26 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS.... 2-3 Battery charging 22 3 PANEL DESCRIPTION 4-7 Front, top and side panels 4 Battery cautions 22 ...
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... have a current radio station license before using the transceiver. Inquire through your responsibility to be thoroughly acquainted with the operator. NOTE: Even though the IC-M88 is capable of the applicable government rules and regulations is only required to FCC regulations these on hand for safety purposes. D Privacy • Information overheard...
... have a current radio station license before using the transceiver. Inquire through your responsibility to be thoroughly acquainted with the operator. NOTE: Even though the IC-M88 is capable of the applicable government rules and regulations is only required to FCC regulations these on hand for safety purposes. D Privacy • Information overheard...
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e Once the transceiver is locked in place, it will swivel 360 degrees. Stopper Supplied screws 2 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS D Supplied accessories The following accessories are supplied: Qty. • Swivel belt clip 1 • Stopper for the swivel belt clip 1 • Screws for the swivel belt clip 2 • Flexible antenna 1 • Handstrap 1 • Battery pack (BP-227 1 • AC adapter (BC-147A/E 1 • Battery charger (BC-152 1 *Depending on version w Clip the belt clip to a part of your belt and insert the stopper to the back of the ...
e Once the transceiver is locked in place, it will swivel 360 degrees. Stopper Supplied screws 2 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS D Supplied accessories The following accessories are supplied: Qty. • Swivel belt clip 1 • Stopper for the swivel belt clip 1 • Screws for the swivel belt clip 2 • Flexible antenna 1 • Handstrap 1 • Battery pack (BP-227 1 • AC adapter (BC-147A/E 1 • Battery charger (BC-152 1 *Depending on version w Clip the belt clip to a part of your belt and insert the stopper to the back of the ...
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HOLD THE TRANSCEIVER TIGHTLY, WHEN ATTACHING OR REMOVING THE TRANSCEIVER FROM THE BELT CLIP. NEVER HOLD by the antenna when carrying the transceiver. R CAUTION! If the transceiver is accidentally dropped and the swivel belt clip's stopper is scratched or damaged, the swivel belt clip may damage the transceiver. D Flexible antenna Connect the supplied flexible antenna to release the transceiver from the belt clip. Facilitates carrying. 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS To remove: Turn the transceiver upside down, and then lift up to the antenna connector. CAUTION:...
HOLD THE TRANSCEIVER TIGHTLY, WHEN ATTACHING OR REMOVING THE TRANSCEIVER FROM THE BELT CLIP. NEVER HOLD by the antenna when carrying the transceiver. R CAUTION! If the transceiver is accidentally dropped and the swivel belt clip's stopper is scratched or damaged, the swivel belt clip may damage the transceiver. D Flexible antenna Connect the supplied flexible antenna to release the transceiver from the belt clip. Facilitates carrying. 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS To remove: Turn the transceiver upside down, and then lift up to the antenna connector. CAUTION:...
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w ANTENNA CONNECTOR (p. 3) Connects the supplied antenna. r SCAN [SCN•DUAL] (pgs. 14, 15) • Starts and stops normal or priority scan. • Enters Watch mode when pushed for 3 sec. (p. 12) 4 t TRANSMIT POWER/LOCK SWITCH [H/L•LOCK] • Selects high, middle or low power when pushed. (p. 10) • Toggles the lock function ON/OFF when pushed for 1 sec. (p. 12) y CHANNEL 16 SWITCH [16•9] • Selects Channel 16 when pushed. (p. 8) • Selects the call channel when pushed for 1 sec. (p. 8) • Enters call channel write mode when the call channel is ...
w ANTENNA CONNECTOR (p. 3) Connects the supplied antenna. r SCAN [SCN•DUAL] (pgs. 14, 15) • Starts and stops normal or priority scan. • Enters Watch mode when pushed for 3 sec. (p. 12) 4 t TRANSMIT POWER/LOCK SWITCH [H/L•LOCK] • Selects high, middle or low power when pushed. (p. 10) • Toggles the lock function ON/OFF when pushed for 1 sec. (p. 12) y CHANNEL 16 SWITCH [16•9] • Selects Channel 16 when pushed. (p. 8) • Selects the call channel when pushed for 1 sec. (p. 8) • Enters call channel write mode when the call channel is ...
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To attach the battery pack: Slide the battery pack on the back of the transceiver in the direction of the arrow (w), then lock it with [Y]/[Z]. • Manually opens the squelch for channel monitoring while pushed and held. • While pushing this switch, then set mode. !0 PTT SWITCH [PTT] Push and hold to transmit; q Battery release button CAUTION!: When pushing the battery release button, slide the battery pack slightly in the direction of the arrow (w) to your fingers or nails 5 The battery pack is selected. ï BATTERY PACK RELEASE BUTTON To release the battery...
To attach the battery pack: Slide the battery pack on the back of the transceiver in the direction of the arrow (w), then lock it with [Y]/[Z]. • Manually opens the squelch for channel monitoring while pushed and held. • While pushing this switch, then set mode. !0 PTT SWITCH [PTT] Push and hold to transmit; q Battery release button CAUTION!: When pushing the battery release button, slide the battery pack slightly in the direction of the arrow (w) to your fingers or nails 5 The battery pack is selected. ï BATTERY PACK RELEASE BUTTON To release the battery...
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" " blinks while monitoring. i r SCAN INDICATOR (p. 14) !7 o Blinks while scanning. !0 !6 !1 t LOCK INDICATOR (p. 12) !5 !2 Appears while the lock function is selected. qw e r t yu e TAG CHANNEL INDICATOR (p. 14) Appears when a tag channel is activated. Indication Battery level Full Middle Charging required Discharged 6 w BUSY INDICATOR (p. 10) Appears when receiving a signal or when the squelch opens. y NARROW INDICATOR (p. 16) Appears when narrow channel spacing is selected. (LAND !4 !3 channel group only) u BATTERY INDICATOR Indicates remaining ...
" " blinks while monitoring. i r SCAN INDICATOR (p. 14) !7 o Blinks while scanning. !0 !6 !1 t LOCK INDICATOR (p. 12) !5 !2 Appears while the lock function is selected. qw e r t yu e TAG CHANNEL INDICATOR (p. 14) Appears when a tag channel is activated. Indication Battery level Full Middle Charging required Discharged 6 w BUSY INDICATOR (p. 10) Appears when receiving a signal or when the squelch opens. y NARROW INDICATOR (p. 16) Appears when narrow channel spacing is selected. (LAND !4 !3 channel group only) u BATTERY INDICATOR Indicates remaining ...
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"C" appears when Canadian; o BELL INDICATOR Blinks when an alert tone is selected. 7 " " appears when LAND channel group is selected. !7 TRANSMIT POWER INDICATOR (p. 10) • "LOW" appears when low power is selected. • "MID" appears when middle power is selected. • No indication when high power is received. !0 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH INDICATORS (p. 15) "DUAL" appears during dualwatch; PANEL DESCRIPTION 3 i WEATHER CHANNEL/WEATHER ALERT INDICATORS • "WX" appears when the weather channel group is selected. (p. 9) • "ALT" appears while the weather alert function ...
"C" appears when Canadian; o BELL INDICATOR Blinks when an alert tone is selected. 7 " " appears when LAND channel group is selected. !7 TRANSMIT POWER INDICATOR (p. 10) • "LOW" appears when low power is selected. • "MID" appears when middle power is selected. • No indication when high power is received. !0 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH INDICATORS (p. 15) "DUAL" appears during dualwatch; PANEL DESCRIPTION 3 i WEATHER CHANNEL/WEATHER ALERT INDICATORS • "WX" appears when the weather channel group is selected. (p. 9) • "ALT" appears while the weather alert function ...
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w Push [CH/WX•U/I /C/L] to return to the condition before se- In addition, each channel group for details. Channel 16 is automatically monitored during tri-watch . q Push [16•9] for emergency communications. to select Channel 16. 4 BASIC OPERATION Channel selection D Channel 16 Channel 16 (Distress channel) is used channels in the selected channel group. • "CALL" and the call channel number appear. • Each channel group may have its own call channel after programming a call channel. q Push [16•9] to select the call channel in each call channel ...
w Push [CH/WX•U/I /C/L] to return to the condition before se- In addition, each channel group for details. Channel 16 is automatically monitored during tri-watch . q Push [16•9] for emergency communications. to select Channel 16. 4 BASIC OPERATION Channel selection D Channel 16 Channel 16 (Distress channel) is used channels in the selected channel group. • "CALL" and the call channel number appear. • Each channel group may have its own call channel after programming a call channel. q Push [16•9] to select the call channel in each call channel ...
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... and Canadian channels There are 10 weather channels. These channel groups may be selected in another channel or during scanning. U/I /C/L For your convenience: The IC-M88 can detect a weather alert tone on the setting, LAND channel can be specified for details.
... and Canadian channels There are 10 weather channels. These channel groups may be selected in another channel or during scanning. U/I /C/L For your convenience: The IC-M88 can detect a weather alert tone on the setting, LAND channel can be specified for details.
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... function to transmit, then speak into the microphone. - "MID" appears when middle power is selected; For U.S.A version: To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, etc., the IC-M88 has a time-out timer function. after 5 min. "LOW" appears when low power is selected;
... function to transmit, then speak into the microphone. - "MID" appears when middle power is selected; For U.S.A version: To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, etc., the IC-M88 has a time-out timer function. after 5 min. "LOW" appears when low power is selected;
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... activated in SET mode. e To turn the backlighting ON. • The backlighting is the tight squelch level. - BASIC OPERATION 4 Adjusting the squelch level The IC-M88 has a squelch even though there is pushed for 5 sec., the transceiver returns to nor- In order to turn the scrambler function OFF, repeat step w. •...
... activated in SET mode. e To turn the backlighting ON. • The backlighting is the tight squelch level. - BASIC OPERATION 4 Adjusting the squelch level The IC-M88 has a squelch even though there is pushed for 5 sec., the transceiver returns to nor- In order to turn the scrambler function OFF, repeat step w. •...
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several times to select the desired channel group (USA, INT, CAN) to turn the lock function ON and OFF. to program the displayed channel as the call channel. • The call channel number appear. t Push [16•9] to select the call channel. • "CALL" and call channel number stop flashing. w Push [16•9] for 1 sec. 4 BASIC OPERATION Call channel programming The call channel key is used channels in each channel group for quick recall. Lock function This function electronically locks all keys (except for [PTT], [SQL] and [H/L•LOCK]) to ...
several times to select the desired channel group (USA, INT, CAN) to turn the lock function ON and OFF. to program the displayed channel as the call channel. • The call channel number appear. t Push [16•9] to select the call channel. • "CALL" and call channel number stop flashing. w Push [16•9] for 1 sec. 4 BASIC OPERATION Call channel programming The call channel key is used channels in each channel group for quick recall. Lock function This function electronically locks all keys (except for [PTT], [SQL] and [H/L•LOCK]) to ...
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Normal scan, like priority scan, searches through all tag channels in SET mode. (p. 18) NORMAL SCAN CH 01 CH 02 WX* CH 16 CH 03 WX* CH 03 CH 05 CH 04 CH 05 CH 04 * Previously selected weather channel when weather alert function is ON * Previously selected weather channel when weather alert function is set as digital communications. However, unlike priority scan, Channel 16 is not checked unless Channel 16 is ON. In addition, the weather alert and auto scan function is an efficient way to locate signals quickly over a wide frequency range. Clear the tag channels...
Normal scan, like priority scan, searches through all tag channels in SET mode. (p. 18) NORMAL SCAN CH 01 CH 02 WX* CH 16 CH 03 WX* CH 03 CH 05 CH 04 CH 05 CH 04 * Previously selected weather channel when weather alert function is ON * Previously selected weather channel when weather alert function is set as digital communications. However, unlike priority scan, Channel 16 is not checked unless Channel 16 is ON. In addition, the weather alert and auto scan function is an efficient way to locate signals quickly over a wide frequency range. Clear the tag channels...
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q Select the desired channel group (USA, INT, CAN) by pushing [CH/WX•U/I /C/L] and [Y]/[Z]. 5 SCAN OPERATION Setting tag channels For more efficient scanning, add desired channels as a tag channel. Nontag channels will be assigned to each channel group (USA, INT, CAN) independently. Starting a scan Set the weather alert function, priority scan function, scan resume timer and auto scan function in use, select the desired weather channel with [CH/WX•U/I /C/L] for 1 sec., if desired. e Push both [Y] and [Z] for 1 sec. • "TAG" disappears. • Clearing all...
q Select the desired channel group (USA, INT, CAN) by pushing [CH/WX•U/I /C/L] and [Y]/[Z]. 5 SCAN OPERATION Setting tag channels For more efficient scanning, add desired channels as a tag channel. Nontag channels will be assigned to each channel group (USA, INT, CAN) independently. Starting a scan Set the weather alert function, priority scan function, scan resume timer and auto scan function in use, select the desired weather channel with [CH/WX•U/I /C/L] for 1 sec., if desired. e Push both [Y] and [Z] for 1 sec. • "TAG" disappears. • Clearing all...