Icom IC-M700PRO User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SSB RADIO TELEPHONE

iM700PRO

IMPORTANT

READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY

before attempting to operate the transceiver.

SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL—This manual contains important safety and operating instructions for the IC-M700PRO SSB RADIO TELEPHONE.

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS

The explicit definitions described below apply to this instruction manual.

PRECAUTIONS

RWARNING! NEVER connect the transceiver to an

AC outlet directly. This may pose a ﬁre hazard or result in an electric shock.

RWARNING! NEVER mount the transceiver over-

head. The weight of the transceiver is approximately 8 kg., but its apparent weight will increase several fold due to wave shocks and vibration. The transceiver must be mounted on a ﬂat hard surface only.

NEVER connect a power source of more than 16 V DC such as a 24 volt battery. This connection will ruin the transceiver.

NEVER allow children to play with equipment containing a radio transmitter.

NEVER expose the transceiver to rain, snow or any liquids.

NEVER install the IC-M700PRO into a plus-grounding ship. Such a connection might blow fuses and is not usable.

DO NOT use chemical agents such as benzene or alcohol when cleaning, as they can damage the transceiver’s surfaces.

In maritime mobile operation, KEEP the transceiver and microphone as far away as possible (at least 1 m) from the magnetic navigation compass to prevent erroneous indications.

USE an Icom microphone and/or handset only (supplied or optional). Other brands may have different pin assignments and may damage the transceiver.

AVOID using or placing the transceiver in areas with temperatures below –20°C (–4°F) or above +60°C (+140°F).

AVOID connecting the transceiver to a power source using reverse polarity. This connection will not only blow fuses but may also damage the transceiver.

AVOID placing the transceiver in excessively dusty environments or in direct sunlight.

AVOID placing the transceiver against walls or putting anything on top of the transceiver. This will obstruct heat dissipation.

WORD DEFINITION

RWARNING

CAUTION

NOTE

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.

iii

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (for maritime operation)

VERSIONS

If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on 2182 kHz.

The following versions are available for the IC-M700PRO.

➀ Push [2182kHz] to select the emergency fre-

quency.

➁ Push [ALARM] and [TX FREQ] for 1 sec. to trans-

mit a 2-tone alarm signal for at least 30 sec.

• The transceiver automatically stops the alarm after 50 sec.

➂ Push [ALARM] to turn the alarm transmission off,

then push and hold the PTT switch on the microphone and send the following information:

1. “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.”

2. “THIS IS . . . . . . . . . . . . . ” (name of vessel)

3. “LOCATED AT . . . . . . . . . ” (vessel’s position)

4. Give the reason for the distress call.

5. Explain what assistance you need.

6. Give additional information:

• Vessel type

• Vessel length

• Vessel color

• Number of people onboard.

Version Description

Marine

General

2182 kHz 2-tone alarm is built-in. FSK/CW narrow filter is optional. All SSB/FSK channels available.

2182 kHz 2-tone alarm is optional. No transmit frequency programming allowed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS . . . . ii

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

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

VERSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

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

1 OPERATING RULES AND GUIDELINES . . . . . . 1

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

■ Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

■ Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3 SELECTING A CHANNEL/FREQUENCY . . . . 5–7

■ Memory mode/VFO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

■ Selecting a channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

D Scan function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

■ Selecting a frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

■ Resetting the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–10

■ Basic voice receive and transmit . . . . . . . . . . . 8

■ Functions for transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

D Transmit frequency check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

■ Functions for receive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

D Squelch function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

D Noise blanker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

D AGC off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

D Clarity control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

■ CW operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

■ FSK operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

5 SET MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–14

■ Set mode operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

■ Set mode contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

6 CONNECTIONS AND INSTALLATION . . . . 15–21

■ Connections on rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

■ Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

■ Connector information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

■ Ground connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

■ Power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

■ Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

D MN-100/MN-101L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

D AT-130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

D Non-Icom tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

■ Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

D Mounting location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

D Mounting example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

D Transceiver dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

■ Installing internal options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

D Opening the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

D Installing an optional ﬁlter and alarm unit . . . . . . 21

■ Fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

7 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

8 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 23

■ Speciﬁcations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

■ Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

OPERATING RULES AND GUIDELINES

❑ CALL PROCEDURES

Calls must be properly identiﬁed and time limits must be respected.

➀ Give your call sign each time you call another vessel

or coast station. If you have no call sign, identify your vessel name and the name of the licensee.

➁ Give your call sign at the end of each transmission

that lasts more than 3 min.

➂ You must break and give your call sign at least once

every 15 min. during long ship-to-shore calls.

➃ Keep your unanswered calls short, less than 30 sec.

Do not repeat a call for 2 min.

➄ Unnecessary transmissions are not allowed.

❑ PRIORITIES ➀

Read all rules and regulations pertaining to priorities and keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and distress calls take priority over all others.

➁ False or fraudulent distress calls are prohibited and

punishable by law.

❑ PRIVACY ➀

Information overheard but not intended for you cannot be lawfully used in any way.

➁ Indecent or profane language is prohibited.

❑ LOGS ➀

All distress, emergency and safety calls must be recorded in complete detail. Log data activity is usually recorded in 24 hour time. Universal Time (UTC) is frequently used.

➁ Adjustments, repairs, channel frequency changes

and authorized modiﬁcations affecting electrical operation of the equipment must be kept in the maintenance log; entries must be signed by the authorized licensed technician performing or supervising the work.

❑ RADIO LICENSES

(1) SHIP STATION LICENSE You must have a current radio station license before using the transceiver. It is unlawful to operate a ship station which is not licensed.

Inquire through your dealer or the appropriate government agency for a Ship-Radiotelephone license application. This government-issued license states the call sign which is your craft’s identification for radio purposes.

(2) OPERATOR’S LICENSE A Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit is the license most often held by small vessel radio operators when a radio is not required for safety purposes.

The Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit must be posted or be kept with the operator. Only a licensed radio operator may operate a transceiver.

However, non-licensed individuals may talk over a transceiver if a licensed operator starts, supervises, and ends the call, and makes the necessary log entries.

Keep a copy of the current government rules and regulations handy.

PANEL DESCRIPTION

■ Front panel

q MICROPHONE CONNECTOR (p. 16)

Accepts the supplied microphone or an optional handset.

☞ NOTE: No audio is output via the speaker when the

microphone or handset is not connected.

w POWER SWITCH [POWER]

Turns power on and off.

e SPEAKER SWITCH [SPEAKER]

Turns the built-in speaker on and off.

•“è” appears in the display while the speaker is turned

off.

• Any external speaker connected to the rear panel is not turned off.

r DISPLAY INTENSITY SWITCH [DIMMER]

Turns the display backlighting on and off.

t VOLUME CONTROL [VOLUME]

Adjusts the audio output level.

• Audio does not come from the speaker when:

➟ A microphone is not connected. ➟ The [SQL] switch is turned on and no signal is being

received.

y GROUP CHANNEL SELECTOR [GROUP]

➥ In memory mode, selects 1 of 3 channel groups

(“A,” “B” or “C”). (p. 5)

• In VFO mode, no function.

➥ Selects an item in set mode. (p. 11)

u ANTENNA TUNE SWITCH [TUNE] (p. 8)

Tunes the connected tuner to the antenna.

• Activates only when an optional antenna tuner such as Icom’s AT-130 is connected.

☞ NOTE: When selecting “automatic tuning” in set

mode, pushing this switch is not necessary to tune the antenna. (p. 11)

i CHANNEL SELECTOR [CHANNEL] (p. 5)

➥ In memory mode, selects an operating channel

within the selected channel group.

• A maximum of 50 channels are available in each channel group depending on set mode setting (pgs. 13, 14).

➥ In VFO mode, changes the operating frequency

in 0.1 kHz steps.

• Frequencies selected in VFO mode are temporary.

o SCAN SWITCH [SCAN] (p. 6)

Push to toggle scan on and off.

!0 CLARITY CONTROL [CLARITY] (p. 9)

Shifts the receive frequency ±150 Hz for clear reception of an off frequency signal.

MICROPHONE

POWER

VOLUME

ALARM

TX FREQ

2182KHz

RESET

MODE

TUNE

SS B RADIO TELEPHONE

AGC SQL SCAN

CLARITY

SPEAKER

[ALARM] [TX FREQ]+

FOR ALARM TX

DIMMER

GROUP CHANNEL

123

456

789

T ONLY ENT

CH/FREQ

iM 700PRO

TUNE

DUP SIMP

DSC

FSCAN

SQL N B

A43210

ALM

AGCAGC

q w e r t y u i !0

!2!3!4!5!6!7!8

PANEL DESCRIPTION

!1 KEYPAD

No function*.

Toggles between memory mode and VFO mode. (p. 5)

• This key may be disabled by your dealer.

No function*.

!2 SQUELCH SWITCH [SQL] (p. 9)

Activates the voice squelch function to reject undesired background noise while no signal is being received.

• The squelch opens only when the received signal contains no voice or FSK components.

!3 NOISE BLANKER SWITCH [NB] (p. 9)

Turns the noise blanker function on to remove pulse-type noise such as engine ignition noise.

•“NB” appears when the function is turned on.

!4 AGC OFF SWITCH [AGC] (p. 9)

Deactivates the AGC function to receive weak signals blocked by strong adjacent signals.

•“ê” appears when the [AGC] switch is turned on

(stands for AGC deactivated).

!5 MODE SWITCH [MODE]

Selects an operating mode temporarily. Available modes differ with version.

• USB, AM, J2B (AFSK), FSK, R3E and CW modes are available.

• The temporary mode is cleared and the previous mode appears when changing a channel.

!6 TRANSMIT FREQUENCY SWITCH [TX FREQ]

(p. 8)

Displays the transmit frequency and opens the squelch to check and monitor the transmit frequency.

!7 2182 kHz SELECTION SWITCH

[2182kHz •

RESET

] (p. iii)

➥ Selects channel 0 (2182 kHz; distress call fre-

quency).

• The channel selector does not function when selecting channel 0.

➥ Ignores external control and gives the front panel

control priority when an external controller (NMEA format) is connected.

ENT

T ONLY

CH/FREQ

!8 ALARM SWITCH [ALARM] (p. iii)

➥ Emits a distress alarm signal from the speaker. ➥ Transmits a distress alarm or alarm testing signal

when pushed together with the [TX FREQ] switch.

☞ NOTE: General versions are not equipped with this

[ALARM] switch.

*These keys function in some versions. See the separate

KEYPAD OPERATION and CHANNEL LIST instruction sheet for operating details.

PANEL DESCRIPTION

■ Display

q ALARM INDICATOR (p. iii)

Appears when the alarm function is activated such as for an alarm test or distress alarm transmission.

• Not available in General version.

w RECEIVE INDICATOR

Appears while receiving and when the squelch is open.

e TUNE INDICATOR (p. 8)

Flashes while the connected antenna tuner, such as Icom’s AT-130, is being tuned.

• Tuning starts when transmitting on a new frequency or pushing the [TUNE] switch.

r TRANSMIT INDICATOR

Appears when transmitting.

t S/RF METER

➥ Shows the relative received signal strength while

receiving.

➥ Shows output power while transmitting.

y CHANNEL/VFO INDICATOR (p. 5)

➥ Shows the selected group and channel in mem-

ory mode.

➥ “FREQ” appears in VFO mode.

u SQUELCH INDICATOR (p. 9)

Appears when the squelch is on.

TUNE

DUP SIMP

SCAN

SQL N B

AGCAGC

ALM

ty ui

!1!2!3!4

i SCAN INDICATOR (p. 6)

Appears when the scan function is in use.

• The scan function is not available on some versions.

• Pushing [SCAN] starts and stops scan.

o NOISE BLANKER INDICATOR (p. 9)

Appears when the [NB] switch is turned on.

!0 AGC OFF INDICATOR (p. 9)

Appears when the [AGC] switch is pushed to indicate the AGC function is deactivated.

!1 MODE READOUT

Shows the selected operating mode (type of emission).

!2 SPEAKER OFF INDICATOR

Appears when the [SPEAKER] switch is pushed to indicate the front panel speaker is deactivated.

!3 FREQUENCY READOUT

➥ Shows the selected frequency whether in mem-

ory mode or VFO mode. (p. 5)

➥ Shows the transmit frequency (for duplex chan-

nels) when transmitting or when pushing [TX FREQ]. (p. 8)

!4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX INDICATORS

These appear to show whether the selected channel is simplex or duplex.

• In VFO mode, only simplex channels are available.

• No indicator means that there is no transmit frequency

programmed.

SELECTING A CHANNEL/FREQUENCY

■ Memory mode/VFO mode

The transceiver has 2 operating modes: memory mode and VFO mode. Memory mode is used to select pre- programmed marine channels in one of the 3 channel groups; VFO mode is used to select frequencies around preprogrammed channels.

Push [CH/FREQ] to toggle between memory and VFO modes.

•“FREQ” appears when in VFO mode.

• In VFO mode only simplex operation is possible.

■ Selecting a channel

The transceiver has 150 channels divided into 3 groups of 50 (max.) channels. However, the number of channels in each group can be restricted in set mode (pgs. 13, 14) depending on your needs.

☞ NOTE: When channel 0 and/or 2182 kHz is se-

lected with the [2182KHz] switch, channel selection is NOT possible. In such cases, push [2182KHz] in advance.

➀ Push [CH/FREQ] to select memory mode, if neces-

sary.

➁ Rotate the [GROUP] selector to select the desired

channel group; then rotate the [CHANNEL] selector to select the desired channel.

SQL

SIMP

SQL

CH/FREQ

Memory mode

VFO mode

SQL

DUP

SQL

SIMP

SQL

Rotate [GROUP]

to select a channel group

Group A

Group B

Group C

Rotate [CHANNEL]

to select a channel within a group

Group B, channel 1

Group B, channel 2

Group B, channel 50

DUP

SQL

DUP

SQL

DUP

SQL

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