Icom IC-R3 manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub- ject to the following 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. iR3 COMMUNICA TIONS RECEIVER[...]

i FOREWORD READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the receiver . SA VE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL — This in- struction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC-R3. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS The explicit definitions below apply to this instruction manual. CAUTIONS R W ARNING! NEVER operate the receiver with a head-[...]

ii SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Accessories included with the receiver: Qty . q Antenna (F A-B03RE) ...................................................... 1 w Belt clip ........................................................................... 1 e Battery spacer ................................................................ 1 r Battery pack* (BP-206) ..[...]

1 ACCESSOR Y A TT ACHMENT ............ 1 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION .................. 2 – 6 ■ Panel description ............................. 2 ■ Function display ............................... 4 ■ Dual LCD ......................................... 6 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING ....................................... 7 – 9 ■ VFO and mem[...]

1 1 ACCESSOR Y A TT ACHMENT ◊ Antenna Insert the supplied antenna into the an- tenna connector and screw down the an- tenna as shown at right. Keep the jack cover attached when jack is not in use to avoid bad contacts from dust and moisture. Commercially available antennas (BNC) may increase receiver performance. ◊ Battery installation q Remove[...]

■ Panel description q ANTENNA CONNECTOR (p. 1) Connects the supplied antenna. w FUNCTION SWITCH [FUNC] While pushing this switch, other switches and tuning dial perform secondary functions. •“ Push [FUNC] + a switch ” means “ while pushing the [FUNC] switch, push the switch ” as indicated by the mark e.g. [ ↕ ] etc. e MUL TI FUNCTION [...]

3 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION t VFO/MEMOR Y SWITCH [V/M (SKIP)] ➥ Push [V/M] to toggle between VFO and memory modes. (p. 7) ➥ Push [V/M] for 1 sec. to enter memory write mode. ➥ Push [V/M] for 2 sec. to write the operating frequency into the selected memory channel in VFO mode. Keep pushing for 2 sec. or more to automatically select the next memory [...]

4 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function display q RECEIVE MODE INDICA TORS (p. 12) Show the receive mode. • AM, FM and WFM are available. w DUPLEX INDICA TORS (p. 31) Appear when semi-duplex operation (repeater operation) is in use. •“ – DUP ” appears when minus duplex is selected; “ DUP ” only , ap- pears when plus duplex is selected. e [...]

5 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION i SKIP SCAN INDICA T OR (pgs. 22, 24) ➥ “  ” appears when the selected memory channel is set as a skip channel in memory mode. ➥ “ P  ” shows that the skip frequency function is turned ON or OFF in VFO mode. ➥ “ P  ” appears when the selected memory channel is set to be skipped during VFO scan (full[...]

6 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Dual LCD The receiver has dual LCDs for versatile display selection. The color LCD has 5 screens and 1 optional screen as fol - lows: simple, multi-function, band scope, direction fi nding, TV (fre- quency selection) and amateur TV* screen. * Amateur TV screen can be selected for the A TV -type and 1200/2400 MHz bands on[...]

7 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING ■ VFO and memory channels This receiver has 2 normal operating modes: VFO mode and memory mode. VFO mode is used for setting a de- sired frequency within the fre- quency coverage. ➥ Push [V/M] to select VFO mode. Memory mode is used for opera- tion of memory channels which have programmed frequencies. ➥ Push [...]

8 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING ■ Setting a frequency q Select the desired band with [ ↔ ]. w Rotate [DIAL] to change the frequency . • The frequency changes according to the preset tuning steps. See the right section for selecting the tuning step. • Some TV channels may be set as skip channels by default and can be selected by rotating [[...]

9 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING ■ Selecting a memory channel q Push [V/M] to select memory mode. •“ X ” or “ M: ” appears when a mem- ory channel is selected. w Rotate [DIAL] to change the indi- cated memory channel. • Only programmed memory chan- nels can be selected. • Rotate [DIAL] while pushing [FUNC] to change the memory bank[...]

10 4 BASIC OPERA TION ■ Receiving Make sure a charged battery pack or alkaline batteries are in - stalled. (pgs. 1, 46) q Push [POWER] for 2 sec. to turn power ON. w Push [ ↕ ] to set the desired audio level. • One of the LCDs shows the volume level while setting. See the next page for details. e Push [ ↔ ] to select an operating band. (p. [...]

11 4 BASIC OPERA TION ■ Setting volume level The audio level can be adjusted through 32 levels. ➥ Push [ ↕ ] to set the desired audio level. • Beep tone sounds while setting. This indicates the approximate sound level. (default behaviour; p. 40) • Pushing and holding these keys changes the audio level contin- uously . • One of the LCDs [...]

12 4 BASIC OPERA TION ■ Monitor function This function is used to listen to weak signals or to open the tone squelch manually . ➥ Push and hold [SQL] to monitor the operating frequency . •“ RX ” fl ashes while monitoring. The [SQL] switch can be set to ‘ sticky ’ operation in set mode. (p. 41) Y ou can monitor duplex communication by[...]

13 4 BASIC OPERA TION TV screens cannot be selected by pushing [MODE]. See p. 34 for TV operation details. ■ Display backlighting The receiver has display backlighting with a 5 sec. timer for nighttime operation. The display backlighting can be turned ON continuously or turned OFF , if desired. ➥ Push any switch except [FUNC]; or , rotate [DIAL[...]

■ General The receiver has 400 memory channels in 8 banks (A – H) for storage of often-used frequencies. ◊ Memory channel contents The following information can be programmed into memory channels: • Operating frequency (p. 8) • Receive mode (p. 12) • T uning step (p. 8) • Memory name (p. 17) • Duplex direction (DUP or – DUP) with [...]

■ Programming after selection q Select memory mode with [V/M]. w Set the memory channel to be programmed with [DIAL]. • Rotate [DIAL] while pushing [FUNC] to select a memory bank (A – H) or programmed scan edge channel. • Non-programmed channels cannot be selected. e Push [V/M] to select VFO mode. r Set the desired frequency: ➥ Select the[...]

■ Memory bank selection The receiver has 400 memory channels in 8 banks (A – H) for storage of often-used frequencies. q Select memory mode with [V/M]. w Rotate [DIAL] while pushing [FUNC] to select the desired memory banks. e Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired memory channel. ■ Memory clear Unwanted memory channels can be cleared (erased). [...]

17 5 MEMORY CHANNELS ■ Memory names Each memory channel and scan edge channels can be pro- grammed with an alphanumeric name such as a repeater name, club name, etc., for easy recognition. Names can be a maximum of 6 characters — see the table at right for avail- able characters. The color LCD and memory names can be used when the op- erating f[...]

18 6 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Scan types Up to 25 programmed scan ranges (00A/00b to 24A/24b), full scan, band scan and memory bank scan provide scanning versatility . Each scan can have skip channels programmed. FULL SCAN (p. 19) Repeatedly scans all fre- quencies over the entire re- ceiver range. U.S.A. version cannot re- ceive some frequencies. PROGR[...]

19 6 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Full/band/programmed scan Scanning searches for signals automatically and makes it easier to locate new stations for listening purposes, etc. q Select VFO mode with [V/M]. w Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point. • Select automatic squelch (AUT O) or a level (1 – 9) where the noise is just muted. (p. 10) e[...]

20 6 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Memory (bank) scan q Select memory mode with [V/M]. w For memory bank scan, rotate [DIAL] while pushing [FUNC] to select the desired memory bank. e Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point. • Select automatic squelch (AUT O) or a level (1 – 9) where the noise is just muted. (p. 1 1) r Push and hold [ ↔ ], t[...]

21 6 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Selecting scan edges The scanning range can be set to all frequencies (full scan), a selected band (band scan) or between two user-programmed frequencies (programmed scan). The programmed scan edges can be programmed in the same manner as programming regular memory channels. Program the desired scan edge frequencies in a pa[...]

22 6 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Skip channel setting Memory channels can be set to be skipped for memory skip scan. In addition, memory channels can be set to be skipped for both memory skip scan and frequency skip scan. These are useful to speedup the scan interval. q Select memory mode with [V/M]. w Rotate [DIAL] to select a memory channel to be pro- gr[...]

23 6 SCAN OPERA TION e Push [ ↔ ] or rotate the tuning dial while pushing [FUNC] to select the desired scan pause time. •“ 2SEC ”–“ 20SEC ” : scan pauses for 2 – 20 sec. on a received sig- nal. •“ HOLD ” : scan pauses on a received signal until it dis- appears. r Push [(MODE) SET] to exit set mode. ◊ Setting the scan resume [...]

24 6 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Frequency skip function ◊ Programming a skip frequency Unwanted frequencies can be skipped and programmed as skip channels when full scan, band scan or programmed scan is pausing. q Start full scan, band scan or programmed scan. (p. 19) w While receiving an unwanted signal and scan pauses, push [FUNC] + [(V/M) SKIP] for 2[...]

25 7 PRIORITY W A TCH ■ 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. In addition, you can be alerted with beeps and a fl ashing “ ë . ” The watch resumes according to the selected scan resume co[...]

26 7 PRIORITY W A TCH ■ Priority watch operation ◊ Memory channel watch and memory scan watch q Select VFO mode; then, set an operating frequency . w Set the watching channel(s). For memory channel watch: Select the desired memory channel. For memory scan watch: Select memory mode; then, push [ ↔ ] for 2 sec. to start memory scan. e Push [FUN[...]

◊ VFO scan watch q Select the desired memory channel to be watched. w Push [V/M] to select VFO mode. e Push [ ↔ ] for 2 sec. to start full scan, band scan or pro- grammed scan. (p. 19) r Push [FUNC] + [(MODE) SET] momentarily to enter set mode. • Select a non-band scope screen in advance for color LCD. t Rotate [DIAL] to select “ Priority ?[...]

28 8 SUBAUDIBLE T ONE OPERA TION ■ T one squelch operation ◊ Operation The tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal con- taining a matching subaudible tone. Y ou can silently wait for calls from group members using the same tone in an ama- teur band. q Set the operating frequency in FM mode. w Set the desired subaudible tone in set mode.[...]

• Each operating band and each memory channel have indepen- dent settings. w Push [FUNC] + [(MODE) SET] momentarily to enter set mode. • Select a non-band scope screen in advance for color LCD. e Rotate [DIAL] until “ T one Freq. ” or “ tonE ” appears. •“ tonE ” disappears after 1 sec. and “ Ct ” appears. r Push [ ↔ ] or rot[...]

30 8 SUBAUDIBLE TONE OPERA TION t Rotate [DIAL] until “ T one Squelch ” or “ tSqL ” appears. •“ tSqL ” disappears after 1 sec. and “ to ” appears when color LCD is OFF . y Push [ ↔ ] or rotate the tuning dial while pushing [FUNC] to select “ P BEEP ” (pocket beep). u Push [(MODE) SET] to exit set mode and start the pocket be[...]

31 9 DUPLEX OPERA TION 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 is shifted from the receive station frequency by the of fset fre- quency . Repeater in[...]

32 9 DUPLEX OPERA TION ◊ Offset frequency During duplex operation, the transmit station frequency is shifted from the receive station frequency by an amount de- termined by the offset frequency . q Select VFO mode or desired memory channel to be pro- grammed. w Push [FUNC] + [(MODE) SET] momentarily to enter set mode. • Select a non-band scope [...]

33 10 BAND SCOPE The band scope function allows you to visually check a spec- i fi ed frequency range. Sweep range can be selected from ± 5 kHz through ± 500 kHz. Receive audio is muted while monitoring the band scope. Push [SQL] to cancel sweeping and receive the audio. q Push [FUNC] + [ ↕ ] for 2 sec. to turn the color LCD ON. w Push [FUNC] [...]

34 11 TV OPERA TION ■ TV operation The receiver can receive TV (NTSC or P AL depending on ver- sion). TV channels are preset depending on versions. The received video and audio can be output from [A/V OUT] if desired. ◊ TV channel receiving q Push [FUNC] + [ ↕ ] for 2 sec. to turn the color LCD ON, if desired. • Only the audio part of the T[...]

35 11 TV OPERA TION ◊ TV frequency (AM TV) receiving Y ou can set the TV frequency instead of channel selection, if desired. q Push [FUNC] + [ ↕ ] for 2 sec. to turn the color LCD ON, if desired. • The audio part of the TV contents can be received when the color LCD is turned OFF . w Push [ ↔ ] one or more times to select the band above 30 [...]

36 11 TV OPERA TION ■ A TV operation The IC-R3 A TV -type can receive an amateur TV (FM TV) within 900 – 1300 and 2250 – 2450.095 MHz. The received video and audio can be output from [A/V OUT] if desired. (p. 5) q Push [FUNC] + [ ↕ ] for 2 sec. to turn the color LCD ON, if desired. • Only the audio part of the TV contents can be received.[...]

37 12 DIRECTION FINDING The direction fi nding function allows you to check a variation of the signal level continuously . Using a commercially available directional antenna, you can determine the direction of the signal source. Using 2 receivers with the directional antennas, you can pinpoint the signal source. q Push [FUNC] + [ ↕ ] for 2 sec. [...]

38 13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Set mode Set mode is used for programming infrequently changed val- ues or conditions of functions. ◊ Set mode items L : Appears when the color LCD is ON. T : Appears when receiving TV . B : Does not appear within the broadcast band (0.495 – 1.620 MHz) except for U.S.A. and Canada versions Tone squelch (p. 28) Tone squ[...]

39 13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Dial select step This receiver has a 1 MHz tuning step for quick frequency setting. This dial select step can be set to 100 kHz, 1 MHz or 10 MHz steps, as desired. The selected dial select step is always displayed in the sim- ple, multi-function and direction finding screen in the color LCD. This function is not available [...]

40 13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Beep tones The volume level for con fi rmation beep tones, which sound each time a switch is pushed, can be adjusted, as desired. When “ VOLUME ” is selected, the beep tone volume level is linked with the receive volume level. q Push [FUNC] + [(MODE) SET] momentarily to enter set mode. • Select a non-band scope scre[...]

41 13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Power saver The power saver function reduces the current drain to con- serve battery power . q Push [FUNC] + [(MODE) SET] momentarily to enter set mode. • Select a non-band scope screen in advance for color LCD. w Rotate [DIAL] until “ Power Save ” or “ PS A V E ” appears. •“ PS A V E ” disappears after 1 s[...]

42 13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Dial speed acceleration The dial speed acceleration automatically speeds up the tun- ing dial speed when rotating the [DIAL] rapidly . q Push [FUNC] + [(MODE) SET] momentarily to enter set mode. • Select a non-band scope screen in advance for color LCD. w Rotate [DIAL] until “ Dial Speedup ” or “ SPEEd ” appears.[...]

43 13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Display mode selection The color LCD can be automatically turned ON when using with the external DC power (CP-18A/E or commercially available DC power supply; 5.5 – 6.3 V DC with more than 4 A capacity) . q Push [FUNC] + [(MODE) SET] momentarily to enter set mode. • Select a non-band scope screen in advance for color L[...]

44 13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Display brightness This item adjusts the brightness of the color LCD from 0 % to 100 % in 32 steps. q Push [FUNC] + [ ↕ ] for 2 sec. to turn the color LCD ON. w Push [FUNC] + [(MODE) SET] momentarily to enter set mode. • Select a non-band scope screen in advance. e Rotate [DIAL] until “ Bright ” appears. •“ bRI[...]

45 13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Cloning function The IC-R3 has receiver-to-receiver data cloning capability . This function is useful when you want to copy all of the pro- grammed contents from one IC-R3 to another . An optional OPC-474 CLONING CABLE is required. The optional CS-R3 CLONING SOFTW ARE and the optional OPC-478 CLONING CABLE are available to[...]

■ Battery cautions NEVER incinerate used battery packs. Internal battery gas may cause an explosion. NEVER immerse the battery pack in water . If the battery pack becomes wet, be sure to wipe it dry BEFORE attaching it to the receiver . NEVER short terminals of the battery pack. Also, current may fl ow into nearby metal objects so be careful whe[...]

47 14 BA TTER Y CHARGING ◊ Regular charging q Attach the battery pack to the receiver . w Be sure to turn the receiver power OFF . e Connect the AC adapter (BC-136A/D*) or optional cable (CP-18A/E) as shown below . * Not supplied with some versions. r Remove any cables from the [DC 6V] jack. • Charging periods: 15 hours (w/BP-206) ◊ CP-18A/E [...]

48 15 OPERA TION FLOW CHART MODE SET V/M SKIP V/M SKIP FM P MODE SET MODE SET momentarily momentarily MODE SET FUNC + VFO mode Memory mode Program scan starting menu (p. 19) Bank scan starting menu (p. 20) Tuning step set mode (p. 8) ( ) for 2 sec. for 2 sec. for 2 sec. ( ) for 2 sec. 0.495–1.620 MHz 1.625–29.995 MHz 30.0–75.995 MHz 76.0–10[...]

49 15 OPERA TION FLOW CHAR T Tone squelch (p. 28) Tone squelch tone frequency (p. 28) B Duplex direction (p. 31) B Offset frequency (p. 32) Scan resume time (p. 23) Scan pause time (p. 22) Priority watch (p. 26) Confirmation beep (p. 40) Backlighting (p. 13) Auto power OFF (p. 40) Power save (p. 41) Monitor switch action (p. 41) Dial speed (p. 42) [...]

The following tables show the channels versus video and audio frequencies depending on each version. ■ U.S.A. channels ■ CCIR channels 50 16 TV FREQUENCY T ABLE CH Video Audio 2 55.25 59.75 3 61.25 65.75 4 67.25 71.75 5 77.25 81.75 6 83.25 87.75 7 175.25 179.75 8 181.25 185.75 9 187.25 191.75 10 193.25 197.75 1 1 199.25 203.75 12 205.25 209.75 [...]

■ Australian channels CH Video Audio 39 604.25 609.75 40 61 1.25 616.75 41 618.25 623.75 42 625.25 630.75 43 632.25 637.75 44 639.25 644.75 45 646.25 651.75 46 653.25 658.75 47 660.25 665.75 48 667.25 672.75 49 674.25 679.75 50 681.25 686.75 51 688.25 693.75 52 695.25 700.75 53 702.25 707.75 54 709.25 714.75 55 716.25 721.75 56 723.25 728.75 57 7[...]

52 16 TV FREQUENCY T ABLE ■ China channels CH Video Audio 1 49.75 56.25 2 57.75 64.25 3 65.75 72.25 4 77.25 83.75 5 85.25 91.75 6 168.25 174.75 7 176.25 182.75 8 184.25 190.75 9 192.25 198.75 10 200.25 206.75 1 1 208.25 214.75 12 216.25 222.75 13 471.25 477.75 14 479.25 485.75 15 487.25 493.75 16 495.25 501.75 17 503.25 509.75 18 51 1.25 517.75 1[...]

53 16 TV FREQUENCY T ABLE ■ FOT channels CH Video Audio 4 175.25 181.75 5 183.25 189.75 6 191.25 197.75 7 199.25 205.75 8 207.25 213.75 9 215.25 221.75 CH Video Audio 64 815.25 820.75 65 823.25 828.75 66 831.25 836.75 67 839.25 844.75 68 847.25 852.75 69 855.25 860.75 ■ Italian channels CH Video Audio A* 53.75 59.25 B* 62.25 67.75 C* 82.25 87.7[...]

54 17 SPECIFICA TIONS AND OPTIONS ◊ General • Frequency coverage : (unit: MHz) U.S.A. version 0.495 – 815.995, 902 – 2450.095 Non-U.S.A. versions 0.495 – 2450.095 • Mode : FM, AM, WFM, AM-TV ,* 1 FM-TV ,* 2 * 1 One of either NTSC M, P AL B or P AL G systems. * 2 For 900 – 1300 MHz and 2250 – 2450 MHz ranges only; not available in so[...]

55 17 SPECIFICA TIONS AND OPTIONS AM (at 10 dB S/N) 0.495 – 4.995 MHz 1.4 µV 5.0 – 29.995 MHz 1.0 µV 11 8 – 136.000 MHz 0.79 µV 222 – 329.995 MHz 1.0 µ V • Selectivity : FM, AM More than 12 kHz/ – 6 dB Less than 30 kHz/ – 50 dB WFM More than 150 kHz/ – 6 dB • Audio output power : 100 mW typical at 10% (at 4.5 V DC) distortion [...]

56 18 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CA USE SOLUTION REF . No power comes ON. • The batteries are exhausted. • The battery polar ity is rev ersed. • Replace the batteries or charge the batter y pack. • Check the battery polarity . pgs. 1, 46 p. 1 No sound comes from the speaker . • V olume lev el is too low . • The squelch lev el is s[...]

OPERA TING GUIDE iR3 ■ B ASIC OPERA TION q Push [POWER] f or 2 sec. w Push [ ↕ ] to set the desired audio lev el. e Select VFO mode with [V/M]. r Select the desired band with [ ↔ ]. t Rotate [DIAL] to change the fre- quency . • The frequency changes according to the preset tuning steps. y Set the squelch lev el. • While pushing [SQL], rot[...]

58 19 QUICK REFERENCE ■ SCAN ◊ Full/band/programmed scan q Select VFO mode with [V/M]. w Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point. e P ush [ ↔ ] for 2 sec. to start the scan. • Rotate [DIAL] while pushing [ ↔ ] to select scan edge, if desired. • T o change the scanning direction, ro- tate [DIAL]. r Push [ ↔ ] again to stop [...]

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Icom Inc. Japan 6-9-16, Kamihigashi, Hirano-ku Osaka 547-0002, Japan Type-designation: iC-r3 Version (where applicable): Kind of equipment: COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER This compliances is based on conformity with the following harmonised standards, specifications or documents: i) EN 60950 ii) prEN 301 489-1 iii) prEN 301 48[...]

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