Icom IC-F43TR User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

UHF TRUNKED RADIO

iF43TR

(LTR®/Passport version)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the condition that this device does
not cause harmful interference.

IMPORTANT

PRECAUTION

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-F43TR UHF TRUNKED RADIO.

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.

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS

WORD DEFINITION

RWARNING

CAUTION

NOTE

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.

®

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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Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock
may occur.

Equipment damage may occur.

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

R CAUTION! NEVER short the terminals of the bat-

tery pack.

DO NOT push PTT when not actually desiring to transmit.
AVOID using or placing 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 be 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 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.

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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

PRECAUTION ..................................................................... i

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

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

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

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

2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................. 4–8

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

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

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

3 BASIC OPERATION ..................................................... 9

■ Turning power ON ...................................................... 9

■ Channel selection ...................................................... 9

■ Call procedure............................................................. 9

4 PASSPORT OPERATION ..................................... 10–12

■ Receiving a call ........................................................ 10

■ Transmitting a call .................................................... 11

■ Other functions ......................................................... 12

5 LTR OPERATION .................................................. 13–14

■ Receiving a call ........................................................ 13

■ Transmitting a call .................................................... 14

6 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION ............................ 15–17

■ Receiving and transmitting........................................ 15

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

■ Emergency transmission........................................... 17

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

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

■ Man Down transmission............................................ 17

7 OPTIONAL UNIT INSTALLATION ........................ 18–19

■ UT-113 installation ................................................... 18

■ UT-108 installation ................................................... 18

■ UT-109 and UT-110 installation ................................ 19

8 BATTERY CHARGING .......................................... 20–22

■ Battery charging ....................................................... 20

■ Battery caution ......................................................... 20

■ Optional battery chargers ......................................... 21

9 SWIVEL BELT CLIP .................................................... 23

■ MB-93 contents ........................................................ 23

■ To attach .................................................................. 23

■ To detach ................................................................. 24

10 OPTIONS ..................................................................... 25

11 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION .................... 26–27

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ACCESSORIES

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■ Supplied accessories

The following accessories are supplied: Qty.

q Flexible antenna ……………………………………………1
w Battery pack …………………………………………………1
e Belt clip ………………………………………………………1
r Jack cover (with screws) ………………………………1 set

■ Accessory attachments

D Flexible antenna

Connect the supplied flexible
antenna to the antenna connector.

CAUTION!

• NEVER HOLD by the antenna
when carrying the transceiver.

• Transmitting without an an­tenna may damage the trans­ceiver.

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ACCESSORIES

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ï Battery 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) 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.

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 Lift the clip (q), and slide the belt clip in the direction of

the arrow (w).

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ï Jack cover

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

To attach the jack cover:

q Attach the jack cover on

the [SP MIC] connector.

w Tighten the screws.

To detach the jack cover:

q Unscrew the screw with a

Phillips screwdriver.

w Detach the jack cover for

the speaker-microphone
connection.

ACCESSORIES

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10-keypad version

PANEL DESCRIPTION

■ Front panel

r [SP]/[MIC] JACK

Connect the optional speaker-microphone.

• Attach the jack cover when the optional speaker-microphone is
not used. (p. 3)

t FUNCTION DISPLAY

Displays a variety of information such as operating chan­nel name, DTMF encode channel, selected function, etc.

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

Desired functions can be programmed independently by
your dealer.

u 10-KEYPAD (Depending on version)

q ROTARY SELECTOR

Selects the pre-programmed system channels or talk
groups (Max. 16) on the LTR/Passport system.

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(Depending on the pre-setting)

w VOLUME CONTROL [VOL]

Turns power ON and adjusts the audio level.

e EMERGENCY KEY

Push to transmit the DTMF emergency call.

Used to enter DTMF encode channel, phone number, etc.

i UP/DOWN [∫∫]/[√√] KEYS

➥ Push to select the operating channel.
➥ Push to select the talk group on the LTR or Passport

system. (p. 8)

o PTT SWITCH [PTT]

Push and hold to transmit; release to receive.

!0 MONITOR KEY

Push to mute and release the CTCSS (DTCS) squelch
mute. Open squelch/deactivate mute while pushing this
key.

!1 ANTENNA CONNECTOR

Connects the supplied antenna.

■ Function display

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q TRANSMIT INDICATOR

Appears while transmitting.

w BUSY INDICATOR

Appears while the channel is busy.

e SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR

➥ Indicates relative signal strength level.
➥ Does not appear when the transceiver is out of the com-

munication area on the PassPort system.

r LOW POWER INDICATOR

Appears when low output power is selected.

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

t MONITOR INDICATOR

Appears when the monitor key is pushed.

y COMPANDER INDICATOR

Appears when the compander function is activated.

PANEL DESCRIPTION

u SCRAMBLER INDICATOR

Appears when the voice scrambler function is activated.

i BELL INDICATOR

➥ Appears when the DTMF select call function is activat-

ed.

➥ Blinks when the DTMF select call is received.

o PHONE INDICATOR

➥ Appears on the system channel/talk group in which a

phone call is available.

➥ Blinks when the phone call is received.

!0 KEY LOCK INDICATOR

Appears during the key lock function ON.

!1 BATTERY INDICATOR

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

!2 ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY

Displays an operating channel name, DTMF encode chan­nel, etc.

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PANEL DESCRIPTION

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■ Programmable function keys

The following functions can be assigned to [P0], [P1], [P2],
[P3], [Emergency], [Monitor], [MM]* and [#]* 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 used to activate the
function depends on programming.
*Available on 10-keypad version only.

SEND DTMF KEY

Push to enter the DTMF encode channel selection mode.

SELECT CALL KEY

➥ Push to turn the DTMF select call mute function ON.
➥ Push and hold to turn the DTMF select call mute function

OFF.

PRIORITY KEY

Push to select the priority channel.

EMERGENCY KEY

Push to select the priority channel and automatically transmit
a DTMF emergency call code.

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SCAN A KEY

➥ This key’s operation depends on the Power ON Scan set-

ting.

When the power ON scan function is turned OFF;

Push to start and cancel scanning operation. In case of
transmission during scan, cancels scanning.

When the power ON scan function is turned ON;

Push to pause scanning. Scanning resumes after passing
a specified time period. In case of transmission during
scan, pauses scanning. Scanning resumes after passing
a specified time period specified.

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

group, then push to select the desired group.

SCAN B KEY

➥ Push to start and cancel scanning operation. In case of

transmission during scan, pauses scanning. Scanning
resumes after passing a specified time period.

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

group, then push to select the desired group.

PRIORITY CHANNEL KEYS

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

channel.