ICOM iPCR100 Manuale Utente

INSTRUCTION MANUALThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub-ject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not c

Multi-function receiver screenq POWER BUTTON [POWER]Toggles the receiver power ON and OFF.w FILE MENU [File]Used for turning the software on/off, sav

72PANEL DESCRIPTION!1 CLOSE BUTTONPush to quit and exit this software.!2 ATTENUATOR BUTTON [ATT] (p. 21)Push to turn the 20 dB attenuator on and off.!

82PANEL DESCRIPTION@4 KEYPAD [0]–[9], [•], [CE] (p. 17)➥[0] to [9] are used to input a receive frequency or mem-ory channel directly.➥[•] (Decimal) bu

92PANEL DESCRIPTION#0 SWEEP START/PAUSE BUTTON [ss/❙❙] (p. 34)Push to start/pause the band scope (sweep) functionwhich is used to observe signal condi

102PANEL DESCRIPTION Function displayq MEMORY BANK INDICATOR (p. 23)Indicates the memory bank number (and its name if it hasone) being received.w MEM

112PANEL DESCRIPTION!1 AUTOMATIC NOISE LIMITER INDICATOR [ANL] (p. 21)Appears when the automatic noise limiter is on.!2 TONE SQUELCH INDICATOR [T-SQL]

122PANEL DESCRIPTIONq POWER BUTTON [PWR]Toggles the receiver power ON and OFF.w AUTOMATIC MODE INDICATOR [AUT-M] (p. 19)Appears when the automatic mod

132PANEL DESCRIPTIONu MEMORY BANK BUTTON [BANK] (p. 23)Click to indicate the memory bank menu to select thememory bank number.i MEMORY CHANNEL BUTTONS

142PANEL DESCRIPTION Function controller screenq RECEIVE MODE BUTTONS [AM], [FM], [WFM] (p. 18)Select a receive mode.w AUTOMATIC RECEIVE MODE BUTTON

152PANEL DESCRIPTION•Information displayDouble clicking the simple receiver also toggles the information display on/off. •Memory list screen•Setting s

iIMPORTANTREAD ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and com-pletely before using the receiver.SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL— Thisinstruction manual contains impo

163BASIC OPERATION ReceivingMake sure the hardware installation is finished. (p. 1)D Using the multi-function receiver screenq Click [POWER] to turn p

173BASIC OPERATION Setting a frequencyDepending on the situation, the receive frequency can be setusing the following methods. Frequencies can be set

183BASIC OPERATION Setting a tuning stepWhen using the tuning dial or [FREQJ]/[FREQK] buttons tochange the frequency, or when a scan function is acti

193BASIC OPERATION Automatic mode selectionAn automatic mode function is available to automatically setthe receive mode, IF filter passband width and

203BASIC OPERATION Setting squelch levelThe squelch function sets a minimum receive signal levelbelow which no audio is emitted from the speaker. Thi

213BASIC OPERATION Attenuator functionStrong signals (such as from broadcast stations, pocket beep-ers, nearby amateur radio stations, etc.) can caus

224MEMORY CHANNELS GeneralThe receiver has 1000 memory channels in 20 banks for stor-age of often-used frequencies.D Memory channel contentsThe follo

234MEMORY CHANNELS Selecting a memory channelD Using the up/down button on the multi-function receiver screenq Click the [BANK∧] or [BANK∨] button to

244MEMORY CHANNELS Memory channel programmingEach memory bank (1 to 20) can hold up to 50 channels andcan store the information listed below.Bank name

254MEMORY CHANNELS Editing the memory listD Editing a bank nameBank names and memory names can be set or changed forthe screen being used.q Call up t

CAUTIONSRWARNING! NEVER connect the receiver to an ACoutlet. This may pose a fire hazard or result in an electricshock.NEVER connect other than the sp

265SCAN OPERATION Scan typesUp to 20 programmed scan ranges, memory scan, memoryselect scan, memory skip scan, mode select memory scanand auto memory

275SCAN OPERATION Programmed scanProgrammed scan automatically searches for signals withina specified frequency range.For programmed scan, scan edges

285SCAN OPERATION Setting scan edgesSettings such as frequency range, receive mode, tuning step,etc. must be set in advance. Up to 20 settings can be

295SCAN OPERATION Auto memory write scanAuto memory write scan does the same as the programmedscan and then writes paused signal frequencies into mem

305SCAN OPERATION Memory scanThis function searches all memory channels in a selectedmemory bank.D Using the multi-function receiver screenq Make sur

315SCAN OPERATION Versatile memory scanUsing the [Memory SCAN] tab in the setting screen you canset conditions specific only to memory channels during

325SCAN OPERATION Scan resume conditionWhen receiving a signal, scan automatically pauses on thatsignal. The scan resume condition sets the time that

335SCAN OPERATION Scan speed settingThe searching speed of frequencies or memory channels isvariable.D Using the multi-function receiver screen➥Click

346BAND SCOPE OperationThe band scope function allows you to visually check a spec-ified frequency range.Receive audio is muted while monitoring the b

356BAND SCOPEt Click the waveform to select the frequency of the signal.•Click the [s/❙❙] button to pause a sweep and monitor the fre-quency. Repeat t

iiiIMPORTANT ... iSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ... iOPERATING THEORY ... iOPERATING NOTES ..

367TONE SQUELCH OPERATIONThe tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal con-taining a matching subaudible tone in FM mode. For exam-ple, you can

378TROUBLESHOOTINGPROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF.No power comes ON. •The RS-232C cable is not connectedcorrectly.•The RS-232C port is not selecte

389SPECIFICATIONS AND SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Specifications•Frequency coverage (MHz):U.S.A. version 0.01–823.999,*849.001–868.999, 894.001–1300Non-U.S.A

•Selectivity (typical) :FM/AM 6 kHz/–6 dBFM/AM 15 kHz/–6 dBWFM/FM/AM 50 kHz/–6 dBWFM 230 kHz/–6 dB•Max. audio output : 0.2 W (monaural)0.1 W × 2 (ste

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11INSTALLATION Hardware installationRefer to the diagram below for connections.GroundSupplied antennato an AC adapterto an RS-232C portExternal speak

21INSTALLATION Antenna installationAntennas play a very important role in receiver operation.Connecting a poor quality antenna to the IC-PCR100 will

31INSTALLATION AF output level selectionThe received audio can be input into your computer via thesound card.Before inputting the received audio into

41INSTALLATION Software installationNOTE: Before using the program, make a backup copy ofthe original disk. After making a backup copy, keep theorigi

51INSTALLATION RS-232C port setting‘COM Port Error’ or ‘Communication failed’ dialog box appearswhen the RS-232C serial port is not set correctly.NOT