Icom IC-F51, IC-F61 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VHF TRANSCEIVER

iF51

UHF TRANSCEIVER

iF61

FOREWORD

WORD DEFINITION

RWARNING

Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock
may occur.

NOTE

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

CAUTION

Equipment damage may occur.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before

using the transceiver.

SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL— This instruction

manual contains important operating instructions for the IC-F51

TRANSCEIVER

and IC-F61

UHF TRANSCEIVER

.

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS

OPERATING NOTES

• When transmitting with a portable radio, hold the radio in a vertical
position with its microphone 5 to 10 centimeters away from your
mouth. Keep the antenna at least 2.5 centimeters from your head
and body.

• If you wear a portable two-way radio on your body, ensure that the
antenna is at least 2.5 centimeters from your body when transmit­ting.

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VHF

PRECAUTION

R WARNING! 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.

R WARNING! NEVER operate the transceiver with a headset

or other audio accessories at high volume levels.

CAUTION! NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack.
NEVER connect the transceiver to a power source other than the

BP-226 or BP-227. Such a connection will ruin the transceiver.

DO NOT push the PTT when not actually desiring to transmit.
AVOID using or placing the transceiver in direct sunlight or in

areas with temperatures below –25°C or above +55°C.

The basic operations, transmission and reception of the transceiver,
are guaranteed within the specified operating temperature range
(depending on version). However, the LCD display may 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.
MAKE SURE the flexible antenna and battery pack are securely

attached to the transceiver, and that the antenna and battery pack
are dry before attachment. Exposing the inside of the transceiver
to water will result in serious damage to the transceiver.

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD ……………………………………………………………… i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ………………………………………………… i
OPERATING NOTES……………………………………………………… i
PRECAUTION …………………………………………………………… ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………………… iii
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES …………………………………………… iv

1 ACCESSORIES ……………………………………………………… 1–2

‘ Accessory attachments……………………………………………… 1

2 PANEL DESCRIPTION …………………………………………… 3–11

‘ Front, top and side panels ………………………………………… 3
‘ Function display ……………………………………………………… 6
‘ Programmable function keys ……………………………………… 7

3 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION ………………………………… 12–18

‘ Turning power ON ………………………………………………… 12
‘ Channel selection ………………………………………………… 12
‘ Call procedure ……………………………………………………… 13
‘ Receiving and transmitting ……………………………………… 14
‘ Scrambler function ………………………………………………… 17
‘ User set mode ……………………………………………………… 18

4 BIIS OPERATION ………………………………………………… 19–34

‘ Default setting ……………………………………………………… 19
‘ Receiving a call …………………………………………………… 20
‘ Transmitting a call ………………………………………………… 23
‘ Receiving a message ……………………………………………… 26
‘ Transmitting a status ……………………………………………… 29
‘ Transmitting an SDM ……………………………………………… 30
‘ Position data transmission ………………………………………… 31
‘ Printer connection ………………………………………………… 32
‘ PC connection ……………………………………………………… 32
‘ Digital ANI …………………………………………………………… 32
‘ Auto emergency transmission …………………………………… 33
‘ Stun function………………………………………………………… 33
‘ BIIS indication ……………………………………………………… 34
‘ Priority A channel selection ……………………………………… 34

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5 BATTERY CHARGING ………………………………………… 35–44

‘ Battery charging …………………………………………………… 35
‘ Caution ……………………………………………………………… 36
‘ Optional battery chargers ………………………………………… 37
‘ Optional battery case ……………………………………………… 43

6 SPEAKER-MICROPHONE ……………………………………… 45–46

‘ Optional HM-138 description ……………………………………… 45
‘ Attachment ………………………………………………………… 46

7 OPTIONS ………………………………………………………… 47–48
8 DOC………………………………………………………………… 49–50

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

The following accessories are supplied: Qty.

• Flexible antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

• Battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

• Jack cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 set

• Belt clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 set

• Function name stickers* (KEY-STICKER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

*There are no names on the programmable function keys since the

functions can be freely assigned to [P0] to [P3], [Red], [ ] and
[ ] keys.
Attach the supplied function name stickers above the appropriate
keys for easy recognition of that key’s assigned function.

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q

w

Battery pack

Battery release button

ACCESSORIES

■ 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.

ï 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 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 in water or
dust getting into the
transceiver/battery
pack and may dam­age the transceiver.

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ACCESSORIES

Supplied screws

q

w

e

r

ï Jack cover

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

To attach the jack cover:

q Insert the jack cover into the

[SP MIC] connector.

w Tighten the screw.

To detach the jack cover:

e Unscrew the screw with a

phillips screwdriver.

r Detach the jack cover for the

speaker-microphone connec­tion.

D Belt clip

Attach the belt clip to the back of the transceiver with the supplied
screws.

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q

w

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r

t

y

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Microphone
Function display

(p. 6)

Speaker
(See the following

NOTE.)

PANEL DESCRIPTION

■ Front, top and side panels

NOTE: If the speaker netting (for dust proofing) becomes wet,

dry it with a hair drier (cool mode) etc. before operating the
transceiver. Otherwise the audio may be difficult to hear for
loss of the sound pressure.

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PANEL DESCRIPTION

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q VOLUME CONTROL [VOL]

Turns power ON and adjusts the audio level.

w RED BUTTON

The desired function can be assigned by your dealer.

e ANTENNA CONNECTOR

Connects the supplied antenna.

r SPEAKER-MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [SP MIC]

Connects the optional speaker-microphone. (p. 46)

[SP MIC] jack cover

NOTE: KEEP the [SP MIC]
jack cover attached to the
transceiver when the speaker­microphone is not used.
(See p. 2 for details)

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

The desired functions can be assigned independently by your
dealer.

y CH UP AND DOWN KEYS [ ]/[ ]

➥ During standby condition, push to select an operating channel.
➥ After pushing [TX Code CH Select], push to select a TX code

channel.

➥ After pushing [DTMF Autodial], push to select a DTMF channel.
➥ After pushing and holding [Scan A Start/Stop]/[Scan B

Start/Stop], push to select a scan group.

➥ After pushing [Digital], push to select a BIIS code, status num-

ber or SDM.

*Desired functions can be assigned independently by your dealer.

☞ Continue to the next page.

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PANEL DESCRIPTION

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■ Front, top and side panels (Continued)

u TRANSMIT/BUSY INDICATOR

Lights red while transmitting; lights green while receiving a sig­nal, or when the squelch is open.

i PTT SWITCH [PTT]

Push and hold to transmit; release to receive.

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PANEL DESCRIPTION

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t

e

w

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■ Function display

q OUTPUT POWER INDICATOR

Appears when Low 2 or Low 1 is selected.

w AUDIBLE INDICATOR

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

tion.

➥ Appears when the specified 5-tone/BIIS code is received.

e COMPANDER INDICATOR

Appears when the compander function is activated.

r KEY LOCK INDICATOR

Appears during the key lock function ON.

t SCRAMBLER INDICATOR

Appears when the voice scrambler function is activated.

y BELL INDICATOR

Appears/Blinks when the specific 5-tone/BIIS code is received,
according to the programming.

u BATTERY INDICATOR

i ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY

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

Displays the operating channel number, channel names, Set
mode contents, DTMF numbers, 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],
[Red], []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 switch used to activate the function de­pends on programming.

CH UP AND DOWN KEYS

• Select an operating channel.

• Select a transmit code channel after pushing the [TX Code CH
Select] keys.

• Select a DTMF channel after pushing the [DTMF Autodial] key.

• Select a scan group after pushing and holding the [Scan A
Start/Stop]/[Scan B Start/Stop] keys.

• Select a BIIS code, status number or SDM after pushing the
[Digital] key.

BANK SELECT KEY

Push this key, then push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the de­sired bank.

SCAN START/STOP KEYS

➥ Push this key to start scanning; and push again to stop.
➥ Push and hold this key to indicate the scan group, then select

the desired scan group using [CH Up]/[CH Down].

SCAN TAG KEY

Adds or deletes the selected channel to the scan group.

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PANEL DESCRIPTION

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PRIORITY CHANNEL KEYS

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

MR-CH 1/2/3/4 KEYS

Select an operating channel directly.

MONITOR KEY

Activates one of (or two of) the following functions on each channel
independently:

• Push and hold to un-mute the channel (audio is emitted; ‘Audible’ con­dition).

• Push to mute the channel (sets to ‘Inaudible’ only).

• Push to un-mute the channel (sets to ‘Audible’ only).

• Push after the communication is finished to send a ‘reset code’.

NOTE: The un-mute condition (‘Audible’ condition) may auto­matically return to the mute condition (‘Inaudible’ condition) after
a specified period.

LOCK KEY

Push and hold to electronically lock all programmable keys except
the following:
[Call] (incl. Call A and Call B), [Moni(Audi)] and [Emergency] keys.

OUTPUT POWER SELECTION KEY

Select the transmit output power temporarily or permanently, de­pending on the pre-setting.

• Ask your dealer for the output power level for each selection.

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PANEL DESCRIPTION

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C.TONE CHANNEL ENTER KEY

Select the continuous tone channel using [CH Up]/[CH Down] keys
to change the tone frequency/code setting after pushing this key for
permanent operation.

TALK AROUND KEY

Turn the talk around function ON and OFF.

• The talk around function equalizes the transmit frequency to the re­ceive frequency for transceiver-to-transceiver communication.

WIDE/NARROW KEY

Push to toggle the IF bandwidth between wide and narrow.

• The wide passband width can be selected from 25.0 or 20.0 kHz using
the CS-F50

CLONING SOFTWARE

. Ask your dealer for details.

DTMF AUTODIAL KEY

➥ Push to enter the DTMF channel selection mode. Then select

the desired DTMF channel using [CH Up]/[CH Down] keys.

➥ After selecting the desired DTMF channel, push this key to trans-

mit the DTMF code.

DTMF RE-DIAL KEY

Push to transmit the last-transmitted DTMF code.

CALL KEYS

Push to transmit a 5-tone/BIIS ID code.

• Call transmission is necessary before you call another station de­pending on your signalling system.

• The [Call A] and/or [Call B] keys may be available when your system
employs selective ‘Individual/Group’ calls. Ask your dealer which call is
assigned to each key.

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PANEL DESCRIPTION

EMERGENCY KEYS

➥ Push and hold to transmit an emergency call.
➥ When [Emergency Single (Silent)] or [Emergency Repeat

(Silent)] is pushed, an emergency call is transmitted without a
beep emission and LCD indication change.

• If you want to cancel the emergency call, push (or push and hold)
the key again before transmitting the call.

• The emergency call is transmitted one time only or repeatedly until
receiving a control code depending on the pre-setting.

TX CODE ENTER KEY

Push to enter the direct ID code edit mode, for both 5-tone and
MSK. Then set the desired digit using [CH Up]/[CH Down]/
[TX Code CH Up]/[TX Code CH Down]. (p. 16)

TX CODE CHANNEL SELECT KEY

➥ Push to enter the direct ID code channel selection mode. Then

set the desired channel using [CH Up]/[CH Down]/[TX Code CH
Up]/[TX Code CH Down]. (p. 15)

➥ While in ID code channel selection mode, push for 1 sec. to enter

the ID code edit mode. Then set the desired digit using [CH
Up]/[CH Down]/[TX Code CH Up]/[TX Code CH Down]. (p. 16)

TX CODE CHANNEL UP/DOWN KEYS

Push to select a TX code channel directly.

ID MEMORY READ KEY

➥ Recalls detected ID codes.

• Push this key, then push [CH Up]/[CH Down] for selection.

• Up to 5 ID’s are memorized.

➥ Push and hold to erase the selected memorized ID’s.

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PANEL DESCRIPTION

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VOICE SCRAMBLER FUNCTION

Push to toggle the voice scrambler function ON and OFF.

COMPANDER KEY

Push to toggle the compander function ON and OFF.
The compander function reduces noise components from the trans­mitting audio to provide clear communication.

USER SET MODE KEY

➥ Push and hold to enter user set mode.

• During user set mode, push this key to select an item, and push
[CH Up]/[CH Down] to change the value or condition.

➥ Push and hold this key again to exit user set mode.

• User set mode is also available via the ‘Power ON function’. Please
refer to p. 18 also.

DIGITAL KEY (BIIS operation only)
➥ Push to select the call ID list, transmit message and standby

condition. Toggles between queue channel and received mes­sage record indication after queue channel is selected.

➥ Push and hold to select queue channel indication.

STATUS UP/DOWN KEYS (BIIS operation only)
➥ While in the standby condition, push to display the transmit sta-

tus indication and select a status number.

➥ When a received SDM is displayed, push to cancel the automatic

scroll and scroll the message manually.

➥ When an SDM that contains more than 8 characters is displayed,

push to scroll the message manually.

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CONVENTIONAL OPERATION

■ Turning power ON

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

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.

KEY

NUMBER

e When the “PASSWORD” 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.

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5

1

6

2

7

3

8

4

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■ Channel selection

Several types of channel selections are available. Methods may dif­fer according to your system set up.

NON-BANK TYPE:

Push [ ]/[ ] to select the desired operating channel, in se­quence; or, push one of the [MR-CH 1] to [MR-CH 4] keys to select
a channel directly.

BANK-TYPE:

Push [Bank], then push [ ] or [ ] to select the desired bank.

AUTOMATIC SCAN TYPE:

Channel setting is not necessary for this type. When turning the
power ON, the transceiver automatically starts scanning. Scanning
stops when receiving a call.

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