Icom IC-F3161T, IC-F3161S, IC-F3161DS, IC-F3163T, IC-F3163S Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subje ct to the c ondition that this devi ce does not cause
harmful interference.

iF4163T/S

iF4161T/S/DT/DS

UHF TRANSCEIVER

iF3163T/S

iF3161T/S/DT/DS

VHF TRANSCEIVER

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IMPORTANT

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-F3161T/S/DT/DS, IC-F3163T/S VHF TRANSCEIV-

ERS and IC-F4161T/S/DT/DS, IC-F4163T/S UHF TRANS­CEIVERS.

See the operating guide for details of Digital, BIIS, MDC

and LTR® system operations. Ask your dealer for details.

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS

WORD DEFINITION

RDANGER

Personal death, serious injury or an explo­sion may occur.

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.

Icom, Ico m Inc . an d the Ic om lo go ar e r eg is tered trademar ks of Ic om
Incor porated (Japan) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries.
LTR is a registered trademark of the E.F.Johnson Company.
All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective holders.

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R CAUTION! 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 2 to 4 in. (5
to 10 cm) away from the lips and the transceiver is vertical.

R CAUTION! 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.

R CAUTION! NEVER use non-Icom battery packs/

chargers to prevent the loss of the transceiver’s good per­formance and warranty.

DO NOT push [PTT] when not actually desiring to transmit.

DO NOT use or place the transceiver in direct sunlight or

in areas with temperatures below +22°F (–30°C) or above
+140°F (+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 oper­ate correctly, or show an indication in the case of long hours
of operation, or after being placed in extremely cold areas.

DO NOT modify the transceiver. The transceiver warranty

does not cover any problems caused by unauthorized modi­fication.

KEEP the transceiver away from the heavy rain, and

Never immerse it in the water. The transceiver is water re­sistant, not waterproof.

Icom optional equipment is designed for optimal perform­ance when used with this transceiver. We are not respon­sible for the transceiver being damaged or any accident
caused when using non-Icom optional equipment.

For U.S.A. only

CAUTION! Changes or modifications to this transceiver, not
expressly approved by Icom Inc., could void your authority to
operate this transceiver under FCC regulations.

PRECAUTIONS

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FCC INFORMATION

• FOR CLASS B UNINTENTIONAL RADIATORS:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason­able protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in ac­cordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interfer­ence to radio communications. However, there is no guaran­tee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to cor­rect the interference by one or more of the following meas­ures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and re

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ceiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit differ

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• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV techni

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cian for help.

VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY

The AMBE+2™ voice coding Technology embodied in this
product is protected by intellectual property rights including
patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc. This voice coding Technology is licensed
solely for use wit hin this Communica tions Equipment.
The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from
attempting to extract, remove, decompile, reverse engineer,
or disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert
the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S. Patent
Nos.
#5, 8 7 0, 405, #5 , 826, 2 2 2, #5 ,754, 9 7 4, #5 , 7 01 ,3 90,
#5, 7 1 5, 365, #5 , 649, 0 5 0, #5 ,630, 0 1 1, #5 , 5 81 ,6 56,
#5,517,5 11, #5,49 1,772, #5 ,247,579, #5,226,084 and
#5,195,166.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

PRECAUTIONS .................................................................... ii

VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY ........................................ iii

FCC INFORMATION ........................................................... iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................... iv

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ACCESSORIES ...........................................................1−3

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

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

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PANEL DESCRIPTION ..............................................4−10

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

 ■ Function display ...........................................................5

 ■ Programmable function keys ........................................6

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BASIC OPERATION ................................................11−17

 ■ Turning power ON ......................................................11

 ■ Channel selection .......................................................12

 ■ Call procedure ............................................................13

 ■ Receiving and transmitting .........................................13

 ■ User set mode ............................................................16

 ■ Emergency transmission ............................................16

 ■ Man Down Emergency Call ........................................16

 ■ Scrambler function .....................................................17

 ■ Stun function ..............................................................17

 ■ Automatic Key Lock function ...................................... 17

 ■ Priority A channel selection ........................................17

 ■ Forced Narrow function ..............................................17

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BATTERY CHARGING ............................................18−22

 ■ Caution .......................................................................18

 ■ Optional battery chargers ...........................................20

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BATTERY CASE ............................................................23

 ■ Optional battery case (BP-240) ..................................23

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SWIVEL BELT CLIP ................................................24−25

 ■ MB-93 contents .......................................................... 24

 ■ To attach ..................................................................... 24

 ■ To detach .................................................................... 25

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SPEAKER MICROPHONE ............................................26

 ■ Optional HM-169/170GP description .........................26

 ■ To attach ..................................................................... 26

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OPTIONS .................................................................27−30

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SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION .......................31−32

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ACCESSORIES

■ Supplied accessories

The following accessories are supplied.

Flexible

antenna

Battery pack Belt clip

Connector cover
(with screw)

■ Accessory attachments

D Flexible 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.

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D Battery pack

To attach the battery pack:

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

• Slide the batter y 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) as shown below. The battery pack is then released.

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.

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Battery release
button

Battery pack

NOTE: Keep the battery pack terminals clean. It’s a good

idea to clean the battery pack terminals once a week.

D Belt 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 the clip (q), and slide the belt clip in the direction

of the arrow (w).

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D Connector cover

Attach the connector cover when the optional equipment is

not used.

To attach the connector cover:

q Insert the connector cover into the multi-connector.
w Tighten the screw.

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Multi­connector

Connector
cover

CAUTION:

Attach the connector cover when the optional equipment

is not used. Otherwise the terminals of the multi-connec­tor may be shorted by metal object, etc., and this could
damage the transceiver.

To detach the connector cover:

q Unscrew the screw using a phillips screwdriver.
w Detach the connector cover for the optional equipment

connector.

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■ Front panel

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Microphone

Speaker

q ROTARY SELECTOR

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Rotate to select the pre-programmed memory channels or
the operating zone. (Depending on the pre-setting)

w ANTENNA CONNECTOR
 Connects the supplied antenna. (p. 1)

e DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEY [EMR]

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Desired function can be programmed by your dealer.

(p. 6)

r DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEY [Side1]
 Desired function can be programmed by your dealer.
(p. 6)

t PTT SWITCH [PTT]
 Push and hold to transmit; release to receive.

y DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEYS [Side2]/[Side3]

 

Desired function can be programmed independently by
your dealer. (p. 6)

u 10-KEYPAD (Depending on version)

 

The keypad allows you to enter digits to:

• Select memory channels

• Select tone channels

• Select DTMF codes (during transmit)

• Set TX codes

• Start up with the password

i DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEYS [P0] to [P3]

 

Desired function can be programmed independently by
your dealer. (p. 6)

o FUNCTION DISPLAY (p. 5)

 

Displays a variety of information such as an operating
channel number/name, Set mode contents, DTMF code,
selected function, etc.

!0 MULTI-CONNECTOR

 

Connect an optional equipment.

Connector cover

NOTE: Attach the connec­tor cover when the optional
equipment is not used.
See p. 3 for details.

!1 BUSY/TRANSMIT INDICATOR

 ➥

Lights green while receiving a signal, or when the
squelch is open.

 ➥

Lights red while transmitting.

!2 VOLUME CONTROL [VOL]

 

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

■ Function display

SET

CALA TXCU

TXC

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q SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR

 Indicates relative signal strength level.

w LOW POWER INDICATOR

 Appears when low output power is selected.

e AUDIBLE INDICATOR

 ➥ Appears when the channel is in the ‘audible’ (unmute)

condition.

 ➥ Appears when the matched signal is received.

r COMPANDER INDICATOR

 Appears when the compander function is activated.

t SCRAMBLER INDICATOR

 Appears when the voice scrambler function is activated.

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y BELL INDICATOR

 Appears/blinks when the matched signal is received, ac-

cording to the pre-programming.

u CALL CODE MEMORY INDICATOR

 Appears when the call code memory is selected.

i BATTERY INDICATOR

 Appears or blinks when the battery power decreases to a

specified level.

Indication

Full Middle

Charging

required

No batteryBattery level

blinks when the battery is exhausted.

blinks when the battery is over charged.

o ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY

 ➥ Displays an operating channel number, channel name,

Set mode contents, DTMF code, etc.

➥ The indication mode can be selected from 1 line or 2

lines. Ask your dealer for details.

• In this instruction manual, the LCD illustration is described

using the 2 lines indication mode.

!0 KEY INDICATOR

 Indicate the programmed function of the front panel keys

([P0], [P1], [P2] and [P3]).

■ Programmable function keys

The following functions can be assigned to [EMR], [Side1],
[Side2], [Side3], [P0], [P1], [P2] and [P3] programmable

function keys.
Consult your Icom dealer or system operator for details con­cerning your transceivers programming.
If the programmable function names are bracketed in the fol­lowing explanations, the specific key is used to activate the
function depends on the programming.

CH UP AND DOWN KEYS “UP” “DOWN”
➥ Push to select an operating channel. When [Rotary selec-

tor] selects “operating channel,” this key is not available.

➥ Push to select a transmit code channel after pushing

[TX Code CH Select].

➥ Push to select a DTMF channel after pushing [DTMF Au-

todial].

➥ Push to select a scan group after pushing and holding

[Scan].

➥ Push to select the desired application type, individual/talk-

group ID, TX status message and SDM (Short Data Mes­sage) after pushing [Digital Button].

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ZONE KEY “ZONE”
Push this key, then push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select
the desired zone. When [Rotary selector] selects “operating
zone,” this key operation is not available.

What is “zone”?— Selected channels are assigned to a

zone according to how they are to be used in a group. For
example, ‘Staff A’ and ‘Staff B’ are assigned into a “Busi­ness” zone, and ‘John’ and ‘Cindy’ are assigned into a “Pri­vate” zone.

ZONE UP AND DOWN KEYS “ZNUP” “ZNDN”
Push to select an operating zone. When [Rotary selector] se­lects “operating zone,” this key is not available.

SCAN KEY “SCAN”
➥ Push to start and cancel scanning operation.

• When Power ON Scan function is activated, push to pause the
scanning operation. And the paused scan restarts after the
specified time period has passed.

➥ Push and hold this key for 1 sec. to indicate the scan list,

then push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the desired list.

SCAN ADD/DEL (TAG) KEY “SCAD”
➥ Push to add or delete the selected channel to/from the

scan group.

1. Push to indicate the scan group, then push [CH Up] or
[CH Down] to select the desired group.

2. Push to add or delete the channel to/from the selected
scan group.

3. Push and hold for 1 sec. to exit the scan group selection
mode.

➥ Push this key while scan is paused (a signal is detected)

on a channel (except for priority channel,) the channel is
cleared from the scan group.

Depending on the setting, the cleared channel is added

to the scan group again after the scan is cancelled.
(Nuisance Delete function)

PRIORITY CHANNEL KEYS “PRA” “PRAR” “PRB” “PRBR”

➥ Push to select Priority A or Priority B channel.
➥ Push and hold [Prio A (Rewrite)] or [Prio B (Rewrite)] for

1 sec. to rewrite the Priority A or Priority B channel for the
operating channel.

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