Icom IC-41S User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

i41S

UHF C.R.S.TRANSCEIVER

PRECAUTIONS

RCAUTION! NEVER hold the transceiver so that the

antenna is very close to, or touching exposed parts of the body, especially the face or eyes, while transmitting. The transceiver will perform best if the microphone is 5 to 10 cm away from the lips and the transceiver is vertical.

RCAUTION! NEVER operate the transceiver with a

headset or other audio accessories at high volume levels.

R CAUTION! NEVER short the terminals of the bat-

tery pack.

DO NOT push [PTT] when not actually desiring to trans-

mit.

AVOID using or placing the transceiver in direct sunlight or

in areas with temperatures below –30°C or above +60°C.

The basic operations, transmission and reception of the transceiver are guaranteed within the speciﬁed operating temperature range. However, the LCD display may not be operate correctly, or show an indication in the case of long hours of operation, or after being placed in extremely cold areas.

WORD DEFINITION

RWARNING

Personal injury, ﬁre hazard or electric shock may occur.

CAUTION

Equipment damage may occur.

NOTE

If disregarded, inconvenience only. No risk of personal injury, ﬁre or electric shock.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and com-

pletely before using the transceiver.

SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL— This

instruction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC-41S UHF C.R.S. TRANSCEIVER.

IMPORTANT

Icom, Icom Inc. and the logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries.

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS

DO NOT modify the transceiver for any reason. KEEP the transceiver from the heavy rain, and never

immerse it in the water. The transceiver construction is water resistant, not waterproof.

The use of non-Icom battery packs/chargers may impair transceiver performance and invalidate the warranty.

This device complies with Standard Australia Specification No. AS/NZS 43652002 and AS/NZS 4295: 2004.

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IMPORTANT ................................................................................ i

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ............................................................. i

PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................... i

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................. iii

1 ACCESSORIES ................................................................ 1–3

■ Supplied accessories ......................................................... 1

■ Accessory attachments ...................................................... 1

2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ..................................................... 4–9

■ Front panel ......................................................................... 4

■ Function display ................................................................. 6

■ Programmable function keys ............................................. 8

3 BASIC OPERATION ..................................................... 10–15

■ Turning power ON ............................................................ 10

■ Channel selection ............................................................ 11

■ Receiving and transmitting................................................ 11

■ Priority channel setting ..................................................... 13

■ Monitor function ................................................................ 14

■ Lock function .................................................................... 14

■ Adjusting the squelch level .............................................. 14

■ Display backlighting ......................................................... 15

■ Set mode ......................................................................... 15

4 REPEATER OPERATION ................................................... 16

■ Repeater operation .......................................................... 16

■ Accessing a repeater ....................................................... 16

5 SCAN OPERATION ...................................................... 17–21

■ Scan types ....................................................................... 17

■ Scanning preparation ....................................................... 18

■ Open scan ....................................................................... 19

■ Group and priority scans .................................................. 20

■ Repeater search scan ...................................................... 21

6 TONE SQUELCH OPERATION .................................... 22–24

■ Tone squelch operation .................................................... 22

■ Pocket beep operation ..................................................... 24

7 SELCALL OPERATION ................................................ 25–29

■ General ............................................................................ 25

■ Calling operation .............................................................. 25

■ When receiving a call ....................................................... 28

■ The quiet mode operation ................................................ 29

■ Stun function .................................................................... 29

8 OTHER FUNCTIONS .................................................... 30–33

■ Smart-Ring and ATS

(Automatic Transponder System) .... 30

■ RX frequency setting

(for RX channels only) .................... 31

■ Wide/Narrow function ...................................................... 33

■ PTT hold function ............................................................. 33

9 SET MODE .................................................................... 34–38

■ Set mode ......................................................................... 34

■ Set mode items ................................................................ 35

10 BATTERY CHARGING ................................................. 39–43

■ Caution ............................................................................ 39

■ Battery chargers .............................................................. 41

11 BATTERY CASE ................................................................. 44

■ Optional battery case

(BP-240)

........................................ 44

12 OPTIONAL SWIVEL BELT CLIP .................................. 45–46

■ MB-93 contents ................................................................ 45

■ Attaching .......................................................................... 45

■ Detaching ......................................................................... 46

13 OPTIONS ...................................................................... 47–48

14 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................... 49

15 WARRANTY ........................................................................ 50

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACCESSORIES

■ Supplied accessories ■ Accessory attachments

DFlexible antenna

Connect the supplied ﬂexible antenna to the antenna connector.

CAUTION!

• NEVER HOLD the antenna when carrying the transceiver.

• Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver.

Belt clip Jack cover

(with screws)

AC adapter (for the battery charger)

Battery chargerBattery pack

Flexible antenna

ACCESSORIES

ïBattery pack

To attach the battery pack:

Slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow (q), then lock it with the battery release button.

• Slide the battery pack until the battery release button makes a ‘click’ sound.

To release the battery pack:

Push the battery release button in the direction of the arrow (w). Then slide the battery pack in the direction opposite to the arrow (q).

NEVER release or attach the battery pack when the transceiver is wet or soiled. This may result water or dust getting into the transceiver/battery pack and may result in the transceiver being damaged.

DBelt clip

To attach the belt clip:

q Release the battery pack if it is attached. w Slide the belt clip in the direction of the arrow until the belt

clip is locked and makes a ‘click’ sound.

To detach the belt clip:

q Release the battery pack if it is attached. w Pinch to lift the clip (q), and slide the belt clip in the direc-

tion of the arrow (w).

Battery release button

ACCESSORIES

ïJack cover

Attach the jack cover when the optional speaker-microphone or headset is not used.

To attach the jack cover:

q Attach the jack cover to the [MIC/SP] jack. w Tighten the screws using a Phillips screwdriver.

CAUTION!

Use the supplied screws only.

To detach the jack cover:

q Unscrew the screws using a Phillips screwdriver. w Detach the jack cover for the optional speaker-microphone

or headset connection.

[MIC/SP] jack

Jack cover

PANEL DESCRIPTION

■ Front panel

q ANTENNA CONNECTOR

Connects the supplied antenna.

w TOP KEY* [Top]

(Function/Set Mode)

➥ Push to turn Function mode ON.

• “F” appears when Function mode is turned ON.

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to enter Set mode. (p. 34)

(Function/RX VFO)

➥ Push to turn the Function mode OFF.

• “F” disappears when Function mode is turned OFF.

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to enter RX VFO mode.

(RX channel ‘RX-XX’ operation only) (p. 31) NOTE: Returns to the Normal mode automatically after 30 sec. when no key operation is performed in Function or Set mode.

e SIDE1 KEY* [Side1]

(Monitor/TSQL)

➥ Push to toggle the monitor function ON or OFF. (p. 14) ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to activate the following func-

tions in order.

• Subaudible tone encoder and Tone squelch/DTCS squelch (“T SQL” appears) (p. 23)

• Pocket beep (“T SQL ë” appears) (p. 24)

• No tone operation (“T SQL ë” disappears)

(SQL/ATS)

➥ Push to enter the squelch level setting mode, then push

[CH Up] or [CH Down] to set the squelch level. (p. 14)

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to turn the ATS (automatic

transponder system) function ON or OFF. (p. 30)

: Stands for Normal mode operation.

: Stands for Function mode operation. (Push [Top]

(Function) to enter Function mode.)

Information: Up to four desired functions, one each for Normal and Function mode, can be re-assigned to [Top], [Side1], , , and keys with the optional CS-41S

CLONING SOFTWARE

. (p. 8) The default setting is used in this instruction manual, for description.

q w

Speaker Microphone

o!0 !1 !2

PANEL DESCRIPTION

r PTT SWITCH [PTT] (p. 12)

Push and hold to transmit; release to receive.

t CH UP/CH DOWN KEYS [CH UP]/[CH DOWN]

Push to select an operating channel, set mode setting, etc. (pgs. 11, 34)

y VOLUME CONTROL [VOL] (pgs. 10, 11)

Rotate to turn the power ON/OFF and adjusts the audio level.

u EXTERNAL MICROPHONE/SPEAKER JACK

Connect an optional speaker-microphone or headset.

NOTE: Connect or disconnect the optional equipment after the transceiver is turned OFF.

i FUNCTION DISPLAY (p. 6)

Displays a variety of information such as an operating channel number/name, SelCall code, selected function, etc.

o SCAN/TAG KEY*

(Scan/Scan Tag)

➥ Push to start or stop the scan. (pgs. 19, 20) ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to set or clear the displayed

channel as a TAG (scanned) channel. (p. 18)

• “S” appears when the selected channel is tagged.

(TX Code CH/Call)

➥ Push to enter the SelCall TX code channel selection

mode, then push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select. (CB channel operation only) (p. 25)

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to transmit to the SelCall TX

code channel. (CB channel operation only) (p. 27)

!0 O•G•P/RS KEY*

(Scan Mode/Rpt Scan)

➥ Push to select the scan type from open scan, group

scan and priority scan in order. (p. 18)

• “”appears when the open scan is selected, “” appears when the group scan is selected, and “”appears

when the priority scan is selected.

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to start the repeater scan. (p. 21)

• Repeater output channel ‘CB-R1’ to ‘CB-R8’ operation only

(Quiet/ID-MR)

➥ Push to toggle the quiet function ON or OFF. (CB chan-

nel ‘CB-XX’ operation only) (p. 29)

• “Q” appears when the quiet function is turned ON.

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to enter the received ID code

history indication mode. (p. 28)

• “NO ID” is displayed when no ID code is memorized.

Jack cover NOTE: Attach the jack cover when

the optional equipment is not used. See (p. 3) for details.

PANEL DESCRIPTION

!1 PRIO/SET•P KEY*

(PRIO/PRIO Set)

➥ Push to select the priority channel. (p. 13) ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to set the displayed channel as

the priority channel. (p. 13)

(S-Ring/PRIO Clear)

➥ Push to transmit the Smart-Ring signal. (p. 30)

• When RX channel is selected, “N/A” appears.

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to cancel the priority channel

setting. (p. 13)

!2 LOW/“”KEY*

(RF Power/Lock)

➥ Push to toggle the transmit output power level. (p. 11) ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to electronically lock all keys

except the following (p. 14): [PTT], [Side1] (Monitor), [Top] (Function), (Call) and (Lock)

Push and hold for 2 sec. again to turn the lock function OFF.

(Dup/Zone)

➥ Push to toggle the selected channel between duplex or

simplex operation. (Depending on pre-setting)

• Duplex operation can be selected in ‘CB-R1’ to ‘CB-R8’ only.

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec., then select the desired zone

with [CH Up] or [CH Down]. (p. 11)

• Available only when more than two zones are set.

■ Function display

q TRANSMIT INDICATOR

Appears while transmitting.

w BUSY INDICATOR

Appears while the channel is busy.

e SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR

Indicates relative signal strength level.

• “”blinks when the ATS function is in use. (p. 30)

r TONE INDICATORS (p. 23)

➥ “T” appears while the Subaudible tone encoder is in use. ➥ “T SQL” appears while the Tone squelch/DTCS squelch

function is in use.

q w r oiuye

!1 !4 !5 !6!3!2

PANEL DESCRIPTION

t BELL INDICATOR

➥ Appears when the pocket beep function is in use. (p. 24) ➥ Blinks when the speciﬁed SelCall or Smart Ring call is

received. (pgs. 28, 30)

y QUIET INDICATOR (p. 29)

Appears when the Quiet function is ON (SelCall mute is activated.)

u PRIORITY CHANNEL INDICATOR (p. 13)

Appears when the priority channel is set.

i KEY LOCK INDICATOR (p. 14)

Appears during the key lock function is ON.

o BATTERY INDICATOR

Appears or blinks when the battery capacity decreases to a speciﬁed level.

!0 ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY

The operating channel number, channel name, Set mode contents etc. is displayed.

!1 FUNCTION INDICATOR

Appears during the Function mode is ON.

• A secondary function of the key can be access.

!2 LOW POWER INDICATOR (p. 11)

Appears when low output power or dry battery mode is selected.

• When the battery power decreases to a specified level, low power is selected automatically.

!3 OPEN SCAN INDICATOR (p. 19)

Appears when the ‘Open scan’ is selected.

!4 GROUP SCAN INDICATOR (p. 20)

Appears when the ‘Group scan’ is selected.

!5 PRIORITY SCAN INDICATOR (p. 20)

Appears when the ‘Priority scan’ is selected.

!6 SCAN CHANNEL INDICATOR

Appears when the selected channel is speciﬁed as a tag (scanned) channel.

Information:

“N/A” appears when the pushed key is not available.

PANEL DESCRIPTION

■ Programmable function keys

The following functions can be assigned to [Top], [Side1],

, , and programmable function keys with

the optional CS-41S

CLONING SOFTWARE

. The key function activates after pushing [Function] when the programmable function key is assigned to the function mode operation. If the programmable function names are bracketed in the following explanations, the speciﬁc key is used to activate the function depends on the programming.

Scan/Scan Tag

➥ Push to start/stop the scan. ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to set or clear the displayed chan-

nel as a TAG channel.

Scan Mode/Rpt Scan

➥ Push to select the scan mode. ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to start repeater scan.

PRIO/PRIO Set

➥ Push to select the priority channel. ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to set the displayed channel as

the priority channel.

S-Ring/PRIO Clear

➥ Push to transmit the Smart-Ring call.

• When RX channel is selected, “N/A” appears.

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to cancel the priority channel set-

ting.

Monitor/TSQL

(This key function can be assigned in the Normal mode only.)

➥ Push to toggle the monitor function ON or OFF. ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to activate the following functions

in order.

• Subaudible tone encoder and Tone squelch/DTCS squelch

• Pocket beep

• No tone operation.

RF Power/Lock

➥ Push to toggle the transmit output power level. ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to toggle key lock function ON and

OFF.

TX Code CH/Call

➥ Push to enter the TX code channel selection mode, then

push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the desired channel (CB channel operation only).

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to transmit the speciﬁed SelCall

TX code in the selected channel (CB channel operation only).

PANEL DESCRIPTION

Quiet/ID-MR

➥ Push to quiet function ON or OFF (CB channel operation

only).

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to enter the received ID code his-

tory indication mode.

SQL/ATS

➥ Push to enter the squelch level setting mode, then push

[CH Up] or [CH Down] to set the squelch level.

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to turn the ATS (Automatic

Transponder System) function ON and OFF.

Dup/Zone

➥ Push to set the selected channel as Duplex or Simplex

operation.

• Duplex channel can be selected in ‘CB-R1’ to ‘CB-R8’ only.

➥ Push and hold this key for 2 sec. then push [CH Up] or

[CH Down] to select the desired zone. (Available only

when more than two zones are set.)

Function/Set Mode

(This key function can be assigned to the [Top] key only.)

➥ Push to turn Function mode ON or OFF. ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to the Set mode ON or OFF.

• After entering the Set mode, push this key momentarily to select the item, and push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to change the setting.

Function/RX VFO

(This key function can be assigned to the [Top] key only.)

➥ Push to turn Function mode ON or OFF. ➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to enter the RX VFO mode.

In RX VFO mode, the operating frequency and the channel spacing setting can be changed.

SQL/Set Mode

(This key function can be assigned to the [Top] key only.) ➥ Push to enter the squelch level setting mode, then push

[CH Up] or [CH Down] to set the squelch level.

➥ Push and hold for 2 sec. to the Set mode ON or OFF.

• After entering the Set mode, push this key momentarily to select the item, and push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to change the setting.

■ Turning power ON

Prior to using the transceiver for the ﬁrst time, the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation. (p. 39)

q Rotate [VOL] to turn the power ON. w If the transceiver is programmed for a start up password,

input the digit codes as directed by your dealer.

• The keys in the table below can be used for password input:

• The transceiver detects numbers in the same block as identical. Therefore “01234” and “56789” are the same.

e When the “PASSWD” indication does not clear after

inputting 4 digits, the input code number may be incorrect. Turn the power off and start over in this case.

DBattery type selection

The battery type MUST be selected according to the type of battery attached when turning the transceiver ON. Ask your dealer for details.

NOTE: When the selected battery type is not matched to the attached battery, the transceiver does not work correctly.

q Turn the power OFF in advance. w While pushing and holding [Top] and [PTT], rotating [VOL]

to turn power ON to toggle the attaching battery type.

• After the display appears, release [Top] and [PTT].

• “DRY” is displayed for about 3 sec. then “LOW” appears when

the Alkaline battery operation is selected. In this case, the transmit output power is low.

• “LI-ION” is displayed for about 3 sec. when the Lithium-ion battery operation is selected.

[VOL]

[PTT]

[Top]

Appears

Alkaline battery operation (dry battery mode) is selected.

KEY

NUMBER

[CH Down]

Down

[VOL]

BASIC OPERATION

■ Channel selection

➥ Push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the desired channel.

• While pushing and holding [CH Up] or [CH Down], the displayed channel changes continuously until channel 1 is selected.

• When channel 1 is selected, beeps are emitted.

• ‘CB-XX’ appears when the CB channel is selected and ‘RX-XX’

appears when the RX channel is selected.

DZone type selection

(Available only when more than two zones are set.)

q Push [Top]

(Function) to enter the function mode, and push

and hold

(Zone) for 2 sec. to enter the zone select mode.

w Push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the desired zone,

then push

(Zone) again to set.

NOTE:

• The selected channel is retained even when the transceiver is turned off.

• ‘CB-05,’‘CB-R5’ and ‘CB-35’ channels are used for the emergency. And ‘CB-22’ and ‘CB-23’ channels are used for telemetry and telecommand applications, so the voice communications are not available on these channels.

■ Receiving and transmitting

NOTE: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the

transceiver. See page 1 for accessory attachments.

Receiving:

q Rotate [VOL] to turn the power ON.

• If “T SQL” appears on the display, push and hold [Side1] for 2 sec. once or twice to cancel the tone squelch or pocket beep. (pgs. 23, 24)

w Select the desired operating channel as at left.

• When receiving a signal, “” appears and audio is emitted from the speaker.

• Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.

• Push [Side1] to toggle the monitor function ON and OFF.

e Push (RF Power) to select the output power if neces-

sary.

• “LOW” appears when low power is selected.

• Choose low power to conserve battery power, choose high

power for longer distance communications.

[VOL]

[Side1]

[CH UP]/ [CH Down]

BASIC OPERATION

Transmitting:

Wait for the channel to become clear to avoid interference. q While pushing and holding [PTT], speak into the micro-

phone at a normal voice level.

• “” appears.

• A PTT hold function is available. See p. 33 for details.

w Release [PTT] to return to receive.

IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your signal;

1. Pause brieﬂy after pushing [PTT].

2. Hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm from your lips, then speak into the microphone at a normal voice level.

DTransmitting notes

• Transmit inhibit function

The transceiver has several inhibit functions which restrict transmission under the following conditions:

- The channel is busy or un-matched CTCSS/DTCS is received. (Depending on the transmission lockout function setting.)

- The selected channel is a ‘receive only’ channel.

• Time-out timer

After continuous transmission for the pre-programmed time period, the time-out timer is activated, causing the transceiver to stop transmitting.

• Penalty timer

Once the time-out timer and lockout is activated, transmission is further inhibited for a period determined by the penalty timer.

[PTT]

BASIC OPERATION

■ Priority channel setting

The priority channel, simply recalled by pushing (PRIO), and also is automatically monitored during the priority scan. You can set the only one channel as the priority channel. “P” appears when the priority channel is set.

DThe priority channel selection

➥ Push (PRIO) to select the priority channel.

• “N/A” appears when the priority channel is not set.

DSet the priority channel

q Select the desired channel. (p. 11) w Push and hold

(PRIO Set) for 2 sec. to set the dis-

played channel as the priority channel.

DCancel the priority channel setting

➥ Push [Top] (Function) to enter the function mode, then push

and hold

(PRIO Clear) for 2 sec. to cancel the priority

channel setting.

• “P” disappears.

The priority channel

is cancelled.

The selected channel is set

to the priority channel.

The priority channel

is selected.

When the priority

channel is not set.

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