Icom IC-40S manual

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    i40S UHF C .R.S. TRANSCEIVER INSTR UCTION MANU AL[...]

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    i FOREW ORD READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely bef ore using the transceiv er . SA VE THIS INSTRUCTION MANU AL — This in- struction manual contains impor tant operating instructions for the IC-40S. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS The e xplicit definitions belo w apply to this instruction man ual. This de vice complies with Standards A us- trali[...]

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    ii DO NO T push the PTT when not actually desiring to trans- mit. DO NO T allow children to play with an y radio equipment containing a transmitter . DO NO T operate the transceiv er near unshielded electrical blasting caps or in an e xplosive atmosphere . A V OID using or placing the tr ansceiver in direct sunlight or in areas with temperatures be[...]

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    FOREWORD ........................................................................ i EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ..................................................... i CA UTIONS ........................................................................... i SUPPLIED A CCESSORIES................................................. ii T ABLE OF CONTENTS ........[...]

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    1 1 A CCESSOR Y A TT A CHMENT D Antenna CA UTION: T r ansmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiv er . Inser t the supplied antenna into the an- tenna connector and screw do wn the an- tenna as shown at right. Keep the jac k co v er attached when jac ks are not in use to av oid bad contacts from dust and moisture. D Battery pack replacem[...]

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    ■ P anel description q V OLUME CONTROLS [V OL] (p. 5) T urns power ON and adjusts the audio le vel. w PTT SWITCH [PTT] (p . 5) Push and hold to transmit; release to receive . e CHANNEL UP/DO WN SWITCHES [ Y ]/[ Z ] ➥ Push to select the operating channel. (p . 5) ➥ Select item conditions in set mode. r MONIT OR SWITCH [–] ➥ Push to toggle [...]

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    3 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION y SCAN TYPE SELECTION SWITCH [O/G] ➥ Push to select the scan types in order . (p. 8) • Open scan —“ OS ” appears. • Group scan —“ GS ” appears. • Prior ity scan —“ PS ” appears . ➥ When the group or priority scan is selected, this switch sets the display ed channel as the pr iority channel f or the[...]

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    4 2 P ANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Function displa y q T A G CHANNEL INDICA T OR (p. 9) Appears when the selected channel is set as a tag chan- nel. • T ag channels can be set separately f or each scan type. w LOCK INDICA T OR (p . 6) Indicates that the lock function is in use . e DUPLEX INDICA T OR (p . 7) Appears when semi-duple x oper ation (repeater [...]

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    5 3 B ASIC OPERA TION ■ Receiving and transmitting CA UTION: T ransmitting without an antenna may dam- age the transceiv er. q Rotate [V OL] clockwise to turn power ON, then set to the 10 o ’ clock position. • If “ T SQL ” appears on the display , push [ – ] for 2 sec. once or twice to cancel the tone squelch or pock et beep. (p. 11) w [...]

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    6 3 BASIC OPERA TION ■ Displa y backlighting The transceiv er has display bac klighting with a 5 or 10 sec. timer f or nighttime operation. The display bac klighting can be turned ON continuously or tur ned OFF , if desired. ➥ Push any s witch except [PTT] to turn the backlighting ON. • When the 5 or 10 sec. timer is set, the bac klighting wi[...]

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    7 3 BASIC OPERA TION ■ Repeater operation A repeater amplifies receiv ed signals and retransmits them on a different channel, allo wing you to communicate ov er greater distances with improv ed reliability . When using a re- peater , the transmit channel is shifted from the receive chan- nel by 30 channels . q Select the receive channel from 1 to[...]

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    8 4 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Scan types The transceiv er has 3 scan types with tag functions and 4 re- sume conditions providing scanning v ersatility . T ag channels are independently set for open, group and pri- ority scans. Initially , all channels may be set as tag channels f or all scans. ■ Open scan Open scan searches f or tr ansmitted signals a[...]

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    9 4 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Gr oup and priority scans Group and prior ity scans repeatedly watch a priority channel while scanning only speci fi ed channels. This is useful when waiting f or calls on the prior ity channel or se ver al specified channels. Group and prior ity scans beha ve diff erently when transmit- ting. During group scan, transmissio[...]

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    10 4 SCAN OPERA TION ■ Scan resume condition The scan resume condition can be selected as a pause or timer scan. q Push [LO W] f or 2 sec. to enter set mode. w Push [LO W] se ver al times until “ SC ” appears. e Push [ Y ] or [ Z ] to select the scan resume timer . - “ t-05 ” : Scan pauses 5 sec. while receiving a signal. - “ t-10 ” :[...]

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    11 5 T ONE SQUELCH OPERA TION ■ T one squelch operation The tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal con- taining a matching CTCSS (subaudib le) tone . Y ou can silently wait f or calls from group members using the same tone. q Set the desired channel. w Set the desired CTCSS tone in set mode. • See p . 7 f or tone frequencies and progra[...]

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    ■ Charging precautions NEVER attempt to charge dr y cell bat- teries. This will cause internal liquid leakage and damage the battery case and transceiv er. NEVER connect two or more chargers at the same time. Charging ma y not occur under temper- atures of 10 ° C (50 ° F) or ov er tempera- tures of 40 ° C (104 ° F). When using BC-119: If the [...]

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    13 6 BA TTER Y P ACKS D Multiple char ging with the BC-121 The optional BC-121 allows up to 6 battery pac ks to be charged simultaneously . Six AD-81 ’ s and an AC adapter (ma y be supplied with the BC-121 depending on version) are additionally required. • Charging periods: 1.5 hours (w/BP-195) 2 hours (w/BP-196) D Regular char ging q Attach th[...]

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    14 6 BA TTER Y P ACKS ■ About the battery pack D Operating period Depending on the attached battery pack, the operating period of the transceiv er varies. Refer to the last page f or batter y pack speci fi cations . D Battery pack life If your battery pack seems to ha ve no capacity e ven after being fully charged, completely discharge it b y le[...]

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    O THER FUNCTIONS 15 7 ■ Time-out timer T o prev ent continuous, extend tr ansmissions, the transceiver has a time-out timer . This timer tur ns a transmission OFF 1, 2, 3 or 4 min. after it star ts. This timer can be cancelled. Approx. 5 sec. bef ore the time-out time elapses, the trans- ceiver emits a beep tone . q Push [LO W] for 2 sec. to ente[...]

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    16 7 O THER FUNCTIONS ■ T ransmit loc kout The transmit loc kout function inhibits tr ansmission while re- ceiving a signal or when receiving a signal with an unmatched CTCSS tone. q Push [LO W] for 2 sec. to enter set mode. w Push [LO W] sev eral times until “ Lo ” appears. e Push [ Y ] or [ Z ] to select the transmit loc kout function or to[...]

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    17 8 TR OUBLESHOO TING If your tr ansceiver seems to be malfunctioning, please chec k the f ollowing points bef ore sending it to a ser vice center . PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF . No power comes ON. • The battery is exhausted. • Bad connection to the battery pack. • Recharge the battery pack. • Check the connection to the transceive[...]

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    18 9 SPECIFICA TIONS D General • F requency cover age : 450.000 – 480.000 MHz (Incl. all 40 UHF C .R.S. ch.) • Mode : FM (16K0F3E) • T uning step increment : 25 kHz • Acceptable po wer supply : 9.6 V DC nominal (negative g round) (authorized batter y pac ks) • Usable temp . range : – 10 ˚ C to +60 ˚ C • F requency stability : ±5 [...]

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    D Battery packs * 1 Operating periods are calibrated f or the follo wing conditions: at 25 ° C (77 ° F), Tx (high power) : Rx : standby = 5 : 5 : 90 * 2 When Ni-Cd batteries are installed. D Other options BC-110V W ALL CHARGER Used for regular charging of the connected battery pack. BC-119 DESKT OP CHARGER + AD-81 CHARGER ADAPT OR For r apid char[...]

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