Icom IC-R5 - Manuals

New2001 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 FOREWORD .................................................. iIMPORTANT .................................................. iEXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................................ iPRECAUTION .................................................

I QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE New2001 ■ Preparation D Battery installation q Remove the battery coverfrom the receiver. w Install 2 R6(AA) size Ni-Cd, Ni-MH or alkaline cellbatteries. • Be sure to observe the cor- rect polarity. • Charge Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries before use. (Seethe right page for charging...

II QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE New2001 D Charging the battery q Install the Ni-Cd batteries. • Ni-MH batteries can also be charged. w Plug the AC adapter into an AC outlet. e Insert the adapter plug into the [DC 6V] of the receiver. r The battery confirmation is displayed as above right. R R WARNING!: NEV...

III QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE New2001 ■ Your first scanningexperience Now that you have your IC-R5 ready, you are probably ex-cited to start listening. We would like to take you through afew basic operation steps to make your first “Scanning Expe-rience” enjoyable. D About default setting The [DIAL] con...

IV QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE New2001 5. Receive mode selection ➥ Push [MODE•SCAN] severaltimes to select the desired re-ceive mode. • FM, WFM and AM are available. ■ Memory programming The IC-R5 has a total of 1250 memory channels (including200 auto write channels and 50 scan edges) for storing oftenuse...

V QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE New2001 ■ Programmed scan operation 25 pairs, 50 channels of memories are used for programmedscan operation, that specifying a scanning ranges. The pro-grammed scan scans between “xxA” and “xxB” (xx=00 to 24)frequencies. Therefore, before operating the programmedscan, differe...

VI QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE New2001 D D Starting scan 1. Select VFO mode. Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] to select the VFO mode for full, band and programmed scan operation. • Select memory mode by pushing [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] again for mem- ory or bank scan. 2. Selecting a scanning type Push [MODE•SCAN] for 1 sec., th...

■ Front, top and side panels q ANTENNA CONNECTOR (p. I) Connects the supplied antenna. • An optional AD-92SMA is available for connecting an antenna with a BNC connector. w EXTERNAL SPEAKER CONNECTOR [SP] Connect an optional earphone or headphone.The internal speaker will not function when any exter...

3 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION New2001 ■ Function display q FREQUENCY READOUT Shows variety of information, such as an operating fre-quency, set mode contents, memory names. • The smaller “75,” “50” and “25” to the right of the readout indi- cate 0.75, 0.5 and 0.25 kHz, respectively. • The decimal point blin...

5 BATTERY CHARGING New2001 2 ■ Battery installation Before installing, or replacing the batteries, push [PWR] for1 sec. to turn the power OFF. q Remove the batterycover from the receiver. w Install 2 R6 (AA) size Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries. • Be sure to observe the cor- rect polarity. Keep the battery...

6 2 BATTERY CHARGING New2001 2 ■ Battery charging D Charging connections • Charging periods: Approx. 10 hours D Charging description q Install the Ni-Cd batteries. (See left page) • Ni-MH batteries can also be charged. w Plug the AC adapter into an AC outlet; or the optional CP-18A/E into a cigarett...

7 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING New2001 3 ■ VFO and memory channels The IC-R5 has 2 normal operating modes: VFO mode andmemory mode. VFO mode is used for the desired frequency setting within the frequency coverage. ➥ Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] to select VFO mode. Memory mode is used for the desired frequen...

8 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING New2001 3 • Available frequency bands AM AM FM FM W AM FM AM FM FM FM FM FM W AM broadcast band HF band 50 MHz band 800 MHz band 400 MHz band FM broadcast band VHF air band 144 MHz band 300 MHz band Weather channels* TV channels † 1200 MHz band : Push : Rotating whi...

9 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING New2001 ■ Setting a frequency q Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] to select VFO mode, if necessary. w Select the desired frequency band with [BAND• ]. • Or, while pushing and holding [BAND• ], rotate the [DIAL] to select the desired frequency band. e Rotate [DIAL] to select the d...

10 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING New2001 3 ■ Selecting a memory channel q Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] to select the memory mode. • “ ” appears when a memory channel is selected. w Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired memory channel. • Only programmed memory channels can be selected.• While pushing and hold...

11 BASIC OPERATION New2001 4 ■ Receiving Make sure charged Ni-Cd or brand new alkaline batteries areinstalled (p. 5). q Push [PWR] for 1 sec. to turn power ON. w Push [ Y ] or [ Z ] to set the desired audio level. • The frequency display shows the volume level while setting. See the section at right...

12 4 BASIC OPERATION New2001 4 ■ Squelch level setting The squelch circuit mutes the received audio signal depend-ing on the signal strength. The receiver has 9 squelch levels,a continuously open setting and an automatic squelch setting. ➥ While pushing and holding [SQL], rotate [DIAL] to selectthe ...

14 4 BASIC OPERATION New2001 4 ■ Duplex operation Duplex communication uses 2 different frequencies for trans-mitting and receiving. Generally, duplex is used in communi-cation through a repeater, some utility communications, etc. During duplex operation, the transmit station frequency isshifted fro...

15 4 BASIC OPERATION New2001 ■ Dial select step [ This receiver has a 1 MHz tuning step for quick frequencysetting. This dial select step can be set to 100 kHz, 1 MHz or10 MHz steps, as desired. D D Setting dial select step q Select VFO mode with [V/M•S.MW• ~ ]. w Push [TS•SET] for 1 sec. to enter s...

16 5 MEMORY CHANNELS 4 5 ■ General description The receiver has 1050 memory channels including 50 scanedge memory channels (25 pairs) for storage of often-usedfrequencies. And a total of 18 memory banks, A to H, J, L, N,O to R, T, U and Y are available for usage by group, etc. Upto 100 channels can ...

17 5 MEMORY CHANNELS New2001 ■ Memory bank setting The IC-R5 has a total of 18 banks (A to H, J, L, N, O to R, T, U and Y) . Regular memory channels, 000 to 999, are assigned into the desired bank for easy memory management. q Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] for 1 sec. to select select memory write condition. •...

18 5 MEMORY CHANNELS New2001 5 ■ Memory bank selection q Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] to select memory mode, if desired. w While pushing [BAND• ], rotate [DIAL] to select the de- sired bank (A to H, J, L, N, O to R, T, U and Y) . • The bank can also be selected by pushing [BAND• ] several times. • The only p...

19 5 MEMORY CHANNELS New2001 ■ Programming memory/bank name Each memory channel can be programmed with an alphanu-meric channel name for easy recognition and can be indicatedindependently by channel. Names can be a maximum of 6characters. q Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] to select memory mode. w Rotate [DIAL] ...

20 5 MEMORY CHANNELS New2001 5 ■ Selecting display type During memory mode operation, one of the programmedmemory name, bank name or the channel number can be dis-played instead of the frequency for your preference. q Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] to select memory mode. • [BAND• ] to select the desired bank g...

21 5 MEMORY CHANNELS New2001 ■ Copying memory contents This function transfers a memory channel’s contents to VFO(or another memory channel). This is useful when searchingfor signals around a memory channel frequency and for re-calling the offset frequency, subaudible tone frequency etc. D Memory ➪ ...

22 5 MEMORY CHANNELS New2001 5 ■ Memory clearing Contents of programmed memories can be cleared (blanked),if desired. q Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] for 1 sec. to select select memory write condition. • 1 short and 1 long beeps sound.• “ ” indicator and memory channel number blink. • Do not hold [V/M•S.MW• ~...

23 5 MEMORY CHANNELS New2001 ■ Transferring memory contents Contents of programmed memory channels can be trans-ferred to another memory. q Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] for 1 sec. to enter select memory write condition. • 1 short and 1 long beeps sound.• “ ” indicator and memory channel number blink. • Do no...

24 5 MEMORY CHANNELS New2001 5 ■ Erasing/transferring bank contents Contents of programmed memory channels can be or trans-ferred to another memory. INFORMATION: Even if the memory bank contents are cleared, the memory channel contents still remain pro-grammed. q Select the desired bank contents to ...

25 SCAN OPERATION New2001 6 ■ Scan types Scanning searches for signals automatically and makes iteasier to locate new stations for contact or listening purposes. There are 7 scan types and 4 resume conditions to suit youroperating needs. FULL SCAN (p. 26) Repeatedly scans all frequen-cies over the e...

26 6 SCAN OPERATION New2001 6 ■ Full/band/programmed scan q Select VFO mode with [V/M•S.MW• ~ ]. • Select the desired frequency band with [BAND• ], if desired. w Set the squelch to the point where noise is just muted. e Push [MODE•SCAN] for 1 sec. to enter scanning type se-lection condition. r Rotat...

27 6 SCAN OPERATION New2001 ■ Scan edges programming Scan edges can be programmed in the same manner asmemory channels. Scan edges are programmed into scanedges, 00A/00B to 24A/24B, in memory channels. q Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] to select VFO mode. w Set the desired frequency: ➥ Select the desired band w...

29 6 SCAN OPERATION New2001 ■ Auto memory write scan This scan is useful for searching a specified frequency rangeand automatically storing busy frequencies into memorychannels. The same frequency ranges used for program scanare used for auto memory write scan. q Select VFO mode with [V/M•S.MW• ~ ]....

30 6 SCAN OPERATION New2001 6 Memory channels can be set to be skipped for memory skipscan. In addition, memory channels can be set to be skippedfor both memory skip scan and frequency skip scan. Theseare useful to speed up the scan interval. q Select a memory channel: ➥ Push [V/M•S.MW• ~ ] to selec...

31 6 SCAN OPERATION New2001 D D Scan pause timer The scan pauses when receiving signals according to thescan pause time. It can be set from 2–20 sec. or unlimited. q Push [TS•SET] for 1 sec. to enter set mode. w Rotate [DIAL] to select “EXPAND” item. e While pushing [FUNC], rotate [DIAL] to turn the...

32 7 PRIORITY WATCH 6 7 ■ Priority watch types Priority watch checks for signals on a frequency every 5 sec.while operating on a VFO frequency or scanning. The re-ceiver has 3 priority watch types to suit your needs. The watch resumes according to the selected scan resumecondition. See the left page...

33 7 PRIORITY WATCH New2001 ■ Priority watch operation D D Memory channel watch and memory scan watch q Select VFO mode; then, set an operating frequency. • TV channel can also be selected. w Set the watching channel(s). For memory channel watch: Select the desired memory channel. For memory scan wa...

34 7 PRIORITY WATCH New2001 7 D D VFO scan watch q Select memory mode. • Select a memory bank, if desired. w Push [MODE•SCAN] for 1 sec. to start memory/bank scan,if desired. When scanning memory/bank channels: Starts memory/bank scan first. Memory/bank scan can-not be started after VFO scan is star...

35 TONE SQUELCH AND POCKET BEEP New2001 8 ■ Tone/DTCS squelch operation The tone or DTCS squelch opens only when receiving a sig-nal with the same pre-programmed subaudible tone or DTCScode, respectively. You can silently wait for the specified sig-nal using the same tone. q Set the desired frequenc...

36 8 TONE SQUELCH AND POCKET BEEP New2001 8 ■ Tone squelch frequency/DTCS code setting 88.5 Hz and 023 is set as the default for the tone squelch fre-quency and the DTCS code, respectively. The frequency andcode can be selected as desired. q Push [TS•SET] for 1 sec. to enter set mode. w Rotate [DIAL...

37 8 TONE SQUELCH AND POCKET BEEP New2001 ■ DTCS polarity setting As well as the code setting, the polarity setting is also avail-able for the DTCS operation. When a different polarity is set,the DTCS never releases audio mute even a signal withmatched code number is received. q Push [TS•SET] for 1 ...

38 8 TONE SQUELCH AND POCKET BEEP New2001 8 ■ Tone scan By monitoring a signal that is being operated with pocketbeep, tone or DTCS squelch function, you can determine thetone frequency or DTCS code necessary to open a squelch. q Set the frequency to be checked for a tone frequency orcode. w Turn th...

39 SET MODE New2001 9 ■ General Set mode is used for programming infrequently changed val-ues or conditions of functions. In addition, the IC-R5 has an expanded set mode which isused for programming even more infrequently changed val-ues or conditions of functions. When turning the expandedset mode ...

40 9 SET MODE New2001 9 ■ Set mode items The following items are available in the set mode and ex-panded set mode. D D General set mode items *Appears when accessing set mode from AM broadcast band or FM broadcast band only. D D Expanded set mode items † Available for the USA version only. • Monitor...

42 9 SET MODE New2001 9 D D Power save The power save function reduces the current drain to con-serve battery power. This power save function can be turnedOFF, if desired. In the default setting (“ON” selection), the power save func-tion is activated in 1:4 (125 msec.: 500 msec.) ratio when no sig- ...

43 9 SET MODE New2001 D D Key lock effect While the key lock function is ON, [ Y ]/[ Z ] and [SQL] can still be accessed. Accessible switches can be set to one of 4groups.[PWR] and [FUNC]+[BAND• ] are also accessible during the lock, however, these switches are not effected by this set-ting. • NORMA...

44 9 SET MODE New2001 9 D D Auto power OFF The receiver can be set to automatically turn OFF after aspecified period with a beep when no key operations are per-formed. 30 min., 1 hour, 1.5 hours, 2 hours and OFF (default) can bespecified. The specified period is retained even when the re-ceiver is t...

45 9 SET MODE New2001 D D Offset frequency Sets the duplex offset frequency for each frequency band in-dependently within 0 to 159.995 MHz range. During duplexoperation (–DUP or +DUP), the monitoring frequency (while[SQL] is pushed) shifts the set frequency. The default value may differ according to...

46 9 SET MODE New2001 9 D D Tone frequency Sets subaudible tone frequency for tone squelch operation.Total of 50 tone frequencies (67.0–254.1 Hz) are available. (default: 88.5 Hz) • Available subaudible tone frequencies D D DTCS code Sets DTCS code for DTCS squelch operation. Total of 104codes (023–...

47 9 SET MODE New2001 D D LCD contrast Sets the LCD contrast within 1 (light) to 4 (dark) levels as de-sired. (default: 3) D D Weather alert function Turns weather alert function ON and OFF. Weather alert OFF Weather alert ON U.S.A. version only Contraset 3 setting Contraset 4 setting IC-R5_1.qxd 02...

48 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS 9 10 ■ Antenna selection The IC-R5 has an internal bar antenna for receiving AMbroadcast band (0.495–1.620 MHz) signals. In addition, the connected earphone’s cable can be used as an antenna forreceiving FM broadcast band (76.000–107.995 MHz; differ ac- cording to version) sign...

49 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS New2001 ■ [DIAL] function assignment The [DIAL] control can be used as an audio volume control in-stead of [ Y ]/[ Z ] keys to suit your preference. However, while [DIAL] is functions as an audio volume, [ Y ]/[ Z ] keys function as tuning control. ➥ While pushing [FUNC], push ...

50 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS New2001 10 D D Weather alert function NOAA broadcast stations transmit weather alert tones beforeimportant weather announcements. When the weather alertfunction is turned ON, the selected weather channel is moni-tored each 5 sec. for the announcement. When the alert sig-nal is ...

51 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS New2001 ■ Data cloning Cloning allows you to quickly and easily transfer the pro -grammed contents from one receiver to another; or data froma personal computer to a receiver using the optional CS-R5 CLONING SOFTWARE . D Cloning between receivers q Connect the OPC-474 cloning c...

52 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS New2001 10 D Cloning using a personal computer Data can be cloned to and from a personal computer (Mi-crosoft ® Windows ® 98/Me/2000/XP) using the optional CS-R5 CLONING SOFTWARE and the optional OPC-478U CLONING CABLE . Consult the CS-R5 CLONING SOFTWARE HELP file for details....

53 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS New2001 ■ Partial reset If you want to initialize the operating conditions (VFO fre-quency, VFO settings, set mode contents) without clearingthe memory contents, a partial resetting function is availablefor the receiver. ➥ While pushing [FUNC] and [TS•SET], turn the power ONto ...

54 11 FREQUENCY TABLE 10 11 CH Freq. 40 628.75 41 636.75 42 644.75 43 652.75 44 660.75 45 668.75 46 676.75 47 684.75 48 692.75 49 700.75 50 708.75 51 716.75 52 724.75 53 732.75 54 740.75 55 748.75 56 756.75 57 764.75 58 772.75 59 780.75 60 788.75 61 796.75 62 804.75 63 812.75 64 820.75 65 828.75 66 ...

55 11 FREQUENCY TABLE New2001 D D China channels (unit: MHz) CH Freq. 1 56.25 2 64.25 3 72.25 4 83.75 5 91.75 6 174.75 7 182.75 8 190.75 9 198.75 10 206.75 11 214.75 12 222.75 13 477.75 14 485.75 15 493.75 16 501.75 17 509.75 18 517.75 19 525.75 20 533.75 21 541.75 22 549.75 23 557.75 24 565.75 25 6...

56 11 FREQUENCY TABLE New2001 11 D D Indonesian channels (unit: MHz) CH Freq. 2 53.75 3 60.75 4 67.75 5 180.75 6 187.75 7 194.75 8 201.75 9 208.75 10 215.75 11 222.75 12 229.75 21 476.75 22 484.75 23 492.75 24 500.75 25 508.75 26 516.75 27 524.75 28 532.75 29 540.75 30 548.75 31 556.75 32 564.75 33 ...

57 11 FREQUENCY TABLE New2001 ■ VHF marine channels (unit: MHz) CH Ship Ship No. Transmit Receive 01 156.050 160.650 01A 156.050 156.050 02 156.100 160.700 03 156.150 160.750 03A 156.150 156.150 04 156.200 160.800 04A 156.200 156.200 05 156.250 160.850 05A 156.250 156.250 06 156.300 156.300 07 156.3...

58 11 FREQUENCY TABLE New2001 11 CH Frequency 1 462.5625 MHz 2 462.5875 MHz 3 462.6125 MHz 4 462.6375 MHz 5 462.6625 MHz 6 462.6875 MHz 7 462.7125 MHz ■ Other communications in the USA D D FRS (Family Radio Service) channels Dot color Frequency Red 151.625 MHz Purple 151.955 MHz Blue 154.570 MHz Gre...

59 11 FREQUENCY TABLE New2001 Frequency Description 121.500 Emergencies122.000 Flight Advisory Service 122.200 Flight Service Stations 122.700 Unicom— Uncontrolled airports122.725 Unicom— Private airports122.750 Unicom— Air-to-air communications122.800 Unicom— Uncontrolled airports122.900 Search &am...

60 11 FREQUENCY TABLE New2001 11 ■ Other communications— other countries CH Frequency 1 446.00625 2 446.01875 3 446.03125 4 446.04375 5 446.05625 6 446.06875 7 446.08125 8 446.09375 D D PMR446 channels (unit: MHz) CH Frequency 59 434.525 60 434.550 61 434.575 62 434.600 63 434.625 64 434.650 65 434....

61 11 FREQUENCY TABLE New2001 CH Frequency 1 476.425 MHz 2 476.450 MHz 3 476.475 MHz 4 476.500 MHz 5 476.525 MHz 6 476.550 MHz 7 476.575 MHz 8 476.600 MHz 9 476.625 MHz 10 476.650 MHz 11 476.675 MHz 12 476.700 MHz 13 476.725 MHz 14 476.750 MHz 15 476.775 MHz 16 476.800 MHz 17 476.825 MHz 18 476.850 ...

62 12 MAINTENANCE 11 12 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. ■ Troubleshooting If your receiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check thefollowing points before sending it to a service center. No power comes on. No sound comes from thespeaker. Sensitivity is low and onlystrong signals are audible...

64 13 SPECIFICATIONS 12 13 D D GENERAL • Frequency coverage : (Unit: MHz) USA 0.150–823.995, 849.000–868.995,894.000–1309.995 France 0.150–29.995, 50.200–51.200, 87.500–108.000, 144.000–146.000, 430.000–440.000,1240.000–1300.000 Other than above 0.150–1309.995 MHz • Number of memory channels : 1250 ...

65 OPTIONS New2001 New2001 14 ■ Options BC-149 A/D AC ADAPTER Regularly charges the installedbatteries. 6 V DC/1 A output. CP-18A/E CIGARETTE LIGHTER CABLE WITH DC - DC CONVERTER Allows you to operate the re-ceiver through a 12 V cigarettelighter socket, and also chargesthe installed rechargeable ba...

New2001 q w iR5 ■ VFO and memory mode selection POCKET GUIDE Push [V/M •S.MW • ~ ] to toggle between VFO and memory mode. ➥ ■ Receive mode selection Push [MODE •SCAN] several times to select the desired mode ➥ ■ Audio level setting Push [ Y ] to increase, push [ Z ] to decrease the audio level. ➥ ■ ...

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 68 16 CE 16 New2001 We Icom Inc. Japan 1-1-32, Kamiminami, Hirano-kuOsaka 547-0003, Japan Declare on our sole responsibility that this equipment complies with theessential requirements of the Radio and Telecommunications TerminalEquipment Directive, 1999/5/EC, and that any ...