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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER
iM505
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FOREWORD IMPORTANT Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M505 READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with Icom’s before using the transceiver. state of the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care, this product should provide you with years of trouble- SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL — This in- free operation. struction manual contains important operating instructions for the IC-M505. We want to take a couple of moments of
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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY INSTALLATION NOTE If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and The installation of this equipment should be made in such a the Coast Guard by sending a Distress call on Channel 16. manner as to respect the EC recommended electromagnetic field exposure limits (1999/519/EC). USING CHANNEL 16 DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE The maximum RF power available from this device is 25 1. “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY.” watts. The antenna should be installed as high as possible 2. “THIS
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DOC CE versions of the IC-M505 which display the This warning symbol indicates that this equip- “CE” symbol on the serial number seal, comply ment operates in non-harmonised frequency with the essential requirements of the Euro- bands and/or may be subject to licensing condi- pean Radio and Telecommunication Terminal tions in the country of use. Be sure to check that Directive 1999/5/EC. you have the correct version of this radio or the correct programming of this radio, to comply with national
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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 FOREWORD …………………………………………………………… i Position and time programming ……………………………… 21 3 IMPORTANT …………………………………………………………… i Position and time indication …………………………………… 22 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ……………………………………………… i GPS information indication …………………………………… 22 4 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY…………………………………………… ii Distress call …………………………………………………… 23 INSTALLATION NOTE ………………………………………………… ii Transmitting DSC calls ………………………………………… 26 5 DOC …………………………………………………………………… iii Receiving D
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PRECAUTIONS BE CAREFUL! The transceiver rear panel will become RWARNING! NEVER connect the transceiver to an AC hot when operating continuously for long periods. outlet. This may pose a fire hazard or result in an electric Place the transceiver in a secure place to avoid inadvertent shock. use by children. NEVER connect the transceiver to a power source of more than 16 V DC or use reverse polarity. This will ruin the trans- BE CAREFUL! The transceiver and the optional HM- ceiver. 162E COMMANDMIC
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OPERATING RULES 1 (2) OPERATOR’S LICENSE D D PRIORITIES 1 A Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit is the license • Read all rules and regulations pertaining to priorities and most often held by small vessel radio operators when a radio keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and Distress calls is not required for safety purposes. take priority over all others. The Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit must be • You must monitor Channel 16 when you are not operating posted or kept with the
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PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 Front panel r HAIL/RX SPEAKER KEY [HAIL•RX ] Speaker Function display (p. 4) ➥ Push to turn the hailer mode ON or OFF. (p. 52) ➥ Push and hold for 1 sec. to turn the RX Speaker mode ON or OFF. (p. 51) q ➥ While pushing and holding [H/L], push to turn the auto foghorn function ON. (p. 54) w e t INTERCOM KEY [IC] ➥ Push to activate an optional Intercom function. (p. 50) r ➥ Push and hold to call the optional command micro- t ! phone while in Intercom mode. (p. 50) ! y CHANNEL
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PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 u CHANNEL SELECTOR [CHANNEL•ENTER] o SQUELCH CONTROL [SQL] 2 ➥ Rotate to select the operating channels, Set mode set- Rotate to set the squelch threshold level. (p. 8) tings, etc. (pgs. 6–8, 55) ! SCAN/TAG KEY [SCAN•TAG] (p. 13) ➥ While pushing and holding [H/L], rotate to adjust the ➥ Push to start and stop Normal or Priority scan. brightness of the LCD and key backlight. (p. 10) ➥ Push and hold for 1 sec. to set or clear the displayed ➥ Push to enter the input channel comme
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2 PANEL DESCRIPTION Function display y CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR (pgs. 6, 9) qw er t y Appears when the call channel is selected. u LOW BATTERY INDICATOR ! BUSY 25W INT CALL Blinks when the battery voltage drops to approx. 10 V DC u RX DUP or below. ! SCRAM TAG i CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT ! NORMAL SCAN i Indicates the selected operating channel number. o CHANNEL COMMENT INDICATOR -34°34.506N ! Channel comment appears if programmed. (p. 10) 123°23.236W ! TIME ZONE INDICATOR o ! Local 1:10 CALLING ➥ S
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PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 Microphone 2 ! POSITION INDICATOR q ➥ Shows the GPS position data. •“? ?? ?” may blink every 2 sec. instead of position data when the Microphone GPS position data is invalid. In such a case, the last position data is held for up to 23.5 hours. •“? ?? ?” may blink every 2 sec. instead of position data 4 hours after the position data is input manually, up until 23.5 hours have past. w e ➥ “N No o P Po os si it ti io on n” appears when no GPS receiver is connected and no posit
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BASIC OPERATION 3 Channel selection ï ï Channel 16 ï ï Call channel Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used for Each regular channel group has a separate leisure-use call establishing initial contact with a station and for emergency channel. The call channel is monitored during Tri-watch. The communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both Dual- call channels can be programmed (p. 9) and are used to store watch and Tri-watch. While standing by, you must monitor your most
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BASIC OPERATION 3 ï ï International channels 25W 25W USA USA DUP DUP There are pre-programmed 57 international channels for the TAG TAG IC-M505. Push + 34 34°34.506N 34.506N 3 123 123°23.236W 23.236W q Push [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to select a regular channel. UTC UTC 12 12:00 :00 PORT PORT OPR OPR w While pushing and holding [H/L], push [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to change the channel group, if necessary. •“I IN NT T” appears when International channel is selected. ï ï ATIS and DSC channels e Rotate [CHANNEL] to s
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3 BASIC OPERATION Receiving and transmitting CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may dam- IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your trans- age the transceiver. mitted signal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm from your mouth and speak q Push [POWER] to turn power ON. into the microphone at a normal voice level. w Set the audio and squelch levels. ➥ Rotate [SQL] fully counterclockwise in advance. q y ui Microphone ➥ Rotate [VOL] to adjust the audio o
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BASIC OPERATION 3 Call channel programming You can program the call channel with your most often-used r Rotate [CHANNEL] to se- 25W 25W INT INT CALL CALL DUP DUP channels in each channel group for quick recall. lect the desired channel. 3 TAG TAG q While pushing and holding 25W 25W INT INT 34 34°34.506N 34.506N DUP DUP 123 123°23.236W 23.236W [H/L], push [DIAL•DUAL• TAG TAG UTC UTC 12 12:00 :00 INTL INTL GRP] one or more times to select the desired channel t Push [16•C] to program the 34 34°34
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3 BASIC OPERATION Channel comments Microphone Lock function Memory channels can be labelled with a unique alphanumeric The Microphone Lock function electrically locks [Y]/[Z] and ID of up to 10 characters. [HI/LO] keys on the supplied microphone. This prevents ac- cidental channel changes and function access. Capital letters, small letters, 0 to 9, some symbols (/ . –) and space can be used. ➥ While pushing and holding [HI/LO] on the microphone, turn power ON to toggle the Lock function ON a
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BASIC OPERATION 3 Optional voice scrambler operation D D Activating the scrambler D D Programming scrambler codes The optional voice scrambler provides private communica- There are 32 codes (1 to 32) or 128 codes (0 to 127)* avail- 3 tions. In order to receive or send scrambled transmissions able for programming when an optional scrambler unit is in- you must first activate the scrambler function. To activate the stalled. In order to understand one another, all transceivers function, an optiona
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SCAN OPERATION 4 Scan types Scanning is an efficient way to locate signals quickly over a Set the TAG channels (scanned channel) before scanning. wide frequency range. The transceiver has Priority scan and Clear the TAG channels which inconveniently stop scanning, Normal scan. such as those for digital communication use. (Refer to right page for details.) Choose Priority or Normal scan in Set mode. (p. 55) PRIORITY SCAN NORMAL SCAN CH 01 CH 02 CH 01 CH 02 CH 06 CH 03 CH 06 CH 16 CH 03 CH 05 CH
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SCAN OPERATION 4 Setting TAG channels Starting a scan For more efficient scanning, add the desired channels as TAG Set scan type (Priority or Normal scan) and scan resume channels or clear the TAG for unwanted channels. timer in advance, using Set mode. (p. 55) Channels that are not tagged will be skipped during scanning. q While pushing and holding [H/L], push [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] 4 TAG channels can be assigned to each channel group (INT, to select the desired channel group (INT, USA, ATIS or USA
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DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH 5 Description Operation Dualwatch monitors Channel 16 while you are receiving q Select Dualwatch or Tri-watch in Set mode. (p. 56) on another channel; Tri-watch monitors Channel 16 and the w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desired operating channel. call channel while receiving another channel. Dualwatch/Tri- e Push [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] for 1 sec. to start Dualwatch or watch is convenient for monitoring Channel 16 when you are Tri-watch. •“D DU UA AL L 1 16 6” appears during Du
