Icom COMMUNICATION RECEIVER IC PCR100 manual

INSTR UCTION MANU AL This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub- ject to the following tw o conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this de vice must accept any interf erence received, including interf erence that may cause undesired operation. iPCR100 COMMUNICA TIONS RECEIVER FOR COMPUTER[...]

i IMPOR T ANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and com- pletely bef ore using the receiver . SA VE THIS INSTR UCTION MANU AL — This instruction manual contains impor tant operating instructions f or the IC-PCR100 COMMUNICA TIONS RECEIVER FOR COMPUTER . USE antenna(s), such as a well-matched 50 Ω antenna and f eedline. F or radio communications ,[...]

CA UTIONS R W ARNING! NEVER connect the receiver to an A C outlet. This ma y pose a fire hazard or result in an electr ic shock. NEVER connect other than the specified A C adapter to the receiver . This connection will ruin the receiver . NEVER connect the receiver to a po wer source of more than 16 V DC such as a 24 V battery . This connection wi[...]

iii IMPOR T ANT ...................................... i SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .............. i OPERA TING THEOR Y ....................... i OPERA TING NOTES ......................... i CA UTIONS ........................................ ii T ABLE OF CONTENTS .................... iii 1 INST ALLA TION ...................... 1 – 5 ■ Hardware install[...]

1 1 INST ALLA TION ■ Har dware installation Ref er to the diagram belo w for connections. Ground Supplied antenna to an AC adapter to an RS-232C port External speaker Personal computer[...]

2 1 INST ALLA TION ■ Antenna installation Antennas play a v er y important role in receiver operation. Connecting a poor quality antenna to the IC-PCR100 will re- sult in less than optimum perf or mance. Select antenna(s), such as a well-matched 50 Ω antenna and f eedline . 1.5:1 of V oltage Standing W a v e Ratio (VSWR) is rec- ommended f or a[...]

3 1 INST ALLA TION ■ AF output level selection The received audio can be input into y our computer via the sound card. Bef ore inputting the receiv ed audio into the [LINE IN] con- nector (connector name depends on your sound card), the output le vel of the [EXT -SP] must be set properly . P erform as f ollows: CA UTION: Setting ‘ STEREO ’ an[...]

4 1 INST ALLA TION ■ Software installation NO TE: Before using the program, mak e a backup cop y of the original disk. After making a backup cop y , keep the original disk in a safe place . NO TE: Depending on the Windo ws ® system fi les, the PC ma y require rebooting. In this case, repeat the installation from the beginning. D Installation q [...]

5 1 INST ALLA TION ■ RS-232C por t setting ‘ COM P or t Error ’ or ‘ Communication f ailed ’ dialog bo x appears when the RS-232C serial por t is not set correctly . NO TE: When launching the program for the fi rst time , this setting dialog appears f or setting the RS-232C serial por t. D Multi-function receiver screen q Bef ore launchi[...]

■ Multi-function receiver screen q PO WER BUTT ON [POWER] T oggles the receiver pow er ON and OFF . w FILE MENU [File] Used f or turning the software on/off , sa ving memor y chan- nel contents or quitting the program, etc. e VIEW MENU [View] Used f or sho wing/hiding the memory list screen/tool bar or selecting the simple function receiver scree[...]

7 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION !1 CLOSE BUTT ON Push to quit and e xit this software. !2 A TTENU A T OR BUTT ON [A TT] (p . 21) Push to turn the 20 dB attenuator on and off. !3 V OLUME CONTROL [V OLUME] (p. 16) Adjusts the audio output. • Right-click* to increase the v olume lev el; left-click* to decrease the volume le vel. !4 A UT O MA TIC NOISE LIMITE[...]

8 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION @4 KEYP AD [0] – [9], [ • ], [CE] (p. 17) ➥ [0] to [9] are used to input a receiv e frequency or mem- or y channel directly . ➥ [ • ] (Decimal) b utton is used to set the MHz digit when in - putting a frequency . ➥ [CE] (Clear) button is used to clear mistak es while in- putting a receive frequency or memory chann[...]

9 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION #0 SWEEP ST ART/P A USE BUTT ON [ s s / ❙❙ ] (p . 34) Push to star t/pause the band scope (s weep) function which is used to obser v e signal conditions around the re- ceive frequency . NO TE: While using the band scope function, audio is NO T output. T o monitor the frequency , push [ s / ❙❙ ] to pause the function, [...]

10 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function displa y q MEMOR Y BANK INDICA TOR (p . 23) Indicates the memor y bank number (and its name if it has one) being received. w MEMOR Y CHANNEL INDICA TOR (p. 23) Indicates the memor y channel number (and its name if it has one) being received. • The name darkens when the receiv e frequency changes from the store[...]

11 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION !1 A UT O MA TIC NOISE LIMITER INDICA T OR [ANL] (p. 21) Appears when the automatic noise limiter is on. !2 T ONE SQUELCH INDICA TOR [T -SQL] (p. 36) Appears when the tone squelch is on. !3 A UTO MA TIC MODE INDICA T OR [A UT -M] (p. 19) Appears when the automatic mode function is on. !4 MAXIMUM FREQUENCY SP AN INDICA T ORS [...]

12 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION q PO WER BUTT ON [PWR] T oggles the receiver pow er ON and OFF . w A UTO MA TIC MODE INDICA T OR [A UT -M] (p. 19) Appears when the automatic mode function is on. e RECEIVE MODE INDICA TOR (p. 18) Indicates the current receive mode . •“ WFM ” lights in red when receiving a stereo broadcast program. r S (SIGNAL) METER ([...]

13 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION u MEMOR Y BANK BUTT ON [B ANK] (p . 23) Click to indicate the memory bank menu to select the memor y bank number . i MEMOR Y CHANNEL BUTT ONS [1] – [5] (p . 23) Select memor y channels between 1 to 5 and indicate the selected memor y channel number . • The selected memory channel number lights red. • Memory channels 6 [...]

14 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function contr oller screen q RECEIVE MODE BUTT ONS [AM], [FM], [WFM] (p . 18) Select a receive mode . w A UTO MA TIC RECEIVE MODE BUTT ON [A UT -M] (p . 19) Selects an automatic receive mode . This mode selects a pre viously programmed receiv e mode automatically de- pending on the receive frequency . e T ONE SQUELCH BU[...]

15 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION • Information display Double clicking the simple receiver also toggles the information display on/off. • Memory list screen • Setting screen • Band scoop screen • Function controller screen • Scan controller screen ■ Simple function receiver sub screens The simple function receiv er screen has an information di[...]

16 3 B ASIC OPERA TION ■ Receiving Make sure the hardw are installation is fi nished. (p. 1) D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Click [PO WER] to tur n power ON. w Click the [V OLUME] control with the sub mouse button to increase the audio lev el; click the [V OLUME] control with the main mouse button to decrease the audio le vel. • [...]

17 3 BASIC OPERA TION ■ Setting a frequency Depending on the situation, the receive frequency can be set using the f ollowing methods. F requencies can be set from 0.01000 to 1300.00000 MHz. D Using the tuning dial ➥ Click the tuning dial with the sub mouse b utton to increase the frequency; click the tuning dial with the main mouse button to d[...]

18 3 BASIC OPERA TION ■ Setting a tuning step When using the tuning dial or [FREQ J ]/[FREQ K ] buttons to change the frequency , or when a scan function is activated, the frequency changes in increments determined by the set tuning step . This can be changed if desired. The f ollowing tuning step are a vailab le. • 1 kHz • 5 kHz • 6.25 kHz[...]

19 3 BASIC OPERA TION ■ A utomatic mode selection An automatic mode function is av ailable to automatically set the receiv e mode, IF filter passband width and tuning step after inputting a frequency . Each click of the [A UT -M] b utton toggles the automatic mode function on and off . • For the simple function receiv er screen, the [A UT -M] b[...]

20 3 BASIC OPERA TION ■ Setting squelch le vel The squelch function sets a minimum receiv e signal lev el below which no audio is emitted from the speak er. This con- veniently pre vents noise and static from being emitted when receiving weak signals or no signals at all. Fur ther setting of squelch remov es weak signals. The remove le vel is dis[...]

21 3 BASIC OPERA TION ■ Attenuator function Strong signals (such as from broadcast stations, pock et beep- ers, nearb y amateur radio stations, etc.) can cause distor tion of receive signals . The attenuator function can reduce signal strength of interf ering signals by appro x. 20 dB. D Using the multi-function receiver screen ➥ Click [A TT] t[...]

22 4 MEMOR Y CHANNELS ■ General The receiv er has 1000 memory channels in 20 banks f or stor- age of often-used frequencies. D Memory channel contents The follo wing information can be programmed into memor y channels: • Memor y channel name • Operating frequency (p . 17) • Receive mode (p . 18) • IF fi lter selection (p . 20) • Attenu[...]

23 4 MEMOR Y CHANNELS ■ Selecting a memory channel D Using the up/down b utton on the multi- function receiver screen q Click the [BANK ∧ ] or [BANK ∨ ] b utton to select a memory bank. w Click the [CH ∧ ] or [CH ∨ ] button to select a memor y chan- nel. D Using the [Mch] b utton on the multi- function receiver screen ➥ Click the desire[...]

24 4 MEMOR Y CHANNELS ■ Memory channel pr ogramming Each memor y bank (1 to 20) can hold up to 50 channels and can store the inf ormation listed below . Bank name, memory name, frequency , mode, fi lter , atten- uator , tuning step, select memory scan, skip channel, tone squelch and remark. D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Click the [...]

25 4 MEMOR Y CHANNELS ■ Editing the memory list D Editing a bank name Bank names and memor y names can be set or changed f or the screen being used. q Call up the memor y list screen if it is not displa yed. • For the m ulti-function receiver screen, click the memory list screen button or select ‘ Memory List ’ from the [View] menu. • For[...]

26 5 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Scan types Up to 20 programmed scan r anges, memor y scan, memory select scan, memor y skip scan, mode select memor y scan and auto memor y write scan provide scanning v ersatility . PROGRAMMED SCAN (p. 27) Repeatedly scans between two user-programmed fre- quencies. Used for checking for frequencies within a specified range[...]

27 5 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Pr ogrammed scan Programmed scan automatically searches f or signals within a speci fi ed frequency range. F or programmed scan, scan edges m ust be programmed in advance . See the next section f or details. D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point. (closed condition)[...]

28 5 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Setting scan edges Settings such as frequency range , receiv e mode, tuning step , etc. must be set in advance . Up to 20 settings can be pro- grammed. q Call up the setting screen if it is not displa yed. • For the m ulti-function receiver screen, click the [SET] b utton. • For the simple function receiv er screen, cli[...]

29 5 SCAN OPERA TION ■ A uto memory write scan A uto memor y write scan does the same as the programmed scan and then writes paused signal frequencies into memor y channels of a speci fi ed memor y bank. Scan edges must be programmed in adv ance. (p. 28) D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold p[...]

30 5 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Memory scan This function searches all memor y channels in a selected memor y bank. D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point. (closed condition) w Click the [BANK ∧ ] or [BANK ∨ ] button to select the de- sired memor y bank. • When using the memor y list screen, [...]

31 5 SCAN OPERA TION ■ V ersatile memory scan Using the [Memor y SCAN] tab in the setting screen you can set conditions speci fi c only to memor y channels during mem- or y scan. q Call up the setting screen if it is not displa yed. • For the m ulti-function receiver screen, click the [SET] b utton. • For the simple function receiv er screen[...]

32 5 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Scan resume condition When receiving a signal, scan automatically pauses on that signal. The scan resume condition sets the time that the scan pauses bef ore resuming or whether scan stops instead of pausing. q Call up the setting screen if it is not displa yed. • For the m ulti-function receiver screen, click the [SET] b[...]

33 5 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Scan speed setting The searching speed of frequencies or memor y channels is variable . D Using the multi-function receiver screen ➥ Click the [SPEED] control with the sub mouse b utton to in- crease the scan speed; click the [SPEED] control with the main mouse button to decrease the scan speed. • When clicking and hold[...]

34 6 B AND SCOPE ■ Operation The band scope function allows you to visually chec k a spec- i fi ed frequency range. Receive audio is m uted while monitor ing the band scope. Push [ s / ❙❙ ] to pause sw eeping and receive the audio . D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Click the s weep star t/pause b utton ([ s / ❙❙ ]) to begin a[...]

35 6 BAND SCOPE t Click the w avef or m to select the frequency of the signal. • Click the [ s / ❙❙ ] b utton to pause a sw eep and monitor the fre- quency . Repeat to resume the sw eep . • While pausing the band scope, y ou can also select the frequency by clic king the wav eform. The current receive frequency is marked by a dotted line an[...]

36 7 T ONE SQUELCH OPERA TION The tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal con- taining a matching subaudib le tone in FM mode. F or e xam- ple, y ou can silently wait f or calls from group members using the same tone in an amateur band. D Using the multi-function receiver screen q Click the [FM] b utton to select FM mode. w Click the [T -SQ[...]

37 8 TR OUBLESHOO TING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CA USE SOLUTION REF . No power comes ON. • The RS-232C cable is not connected correctly . • The RS-232C por t is not selected correctly . • Check the RS-232C cab le. • Select the RS-232C por t correctly . p. 1 p. 5 No sound comes from the speaker . • V olume le vel is too low . • The squelch is cl[...]

38 9 SPECIFICA TIONS AND SUPPLIED A CCESSORIES ■ Speci fi cations • F requency cover age (MHz): U .S.A. version 0.01 – 823.999,* 849.001 – 868.999, 894.001 – 1300 Non-U .S.A. versions 0.01 – 1300* * Speci fi cations guaranteed 0.5 – 1300 MHz only . • Receive system : T riple superheterodyne (AM/FM) Double superheterodyne (WFM) •[...]

• Selectivity (typical) : FM/AM 6 kHz/ – 6 dB FM/AM 15 kHz/ – 6 dB WFM/FM/AM 50 kHz/ – 6 dB WFM 230 kHz/ – 6 dB • Max. audio output : 0.2 W (monaur al) 0.1 W × 2 (stereo) (at 10% distor tion with an 8 Ω load) • Antenna connector : BNC (50 Ω ) • RS-232C connector : D-sub 9-pin (female) • Ext. speaker connector : 3-conductor 3.[...]

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