Icom IC-F43TR User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
iF43TR
UHF TRUNKED RADIO
(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.

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RDANGER! NEVER short the terminals of the bat-
tery pack.
RDANGER! Use and charge only specified Icom battery
packs with Icom radios or Icom chargers. Only Icom battery
packs are tested and approved for use with Icom radios or
charged with Icom chargers. Using third-party or counterfeit
battery packs or chargers may cause smoke, fire, or cause
the battery to burst.
RWARNING! 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.
RWARNING! NEVER operate the transceiver with a
headset or other audio accessories at high volume levels.
RWARNING! NEVER operate the transceiver while
driving a vehicle. Safe driving requires your full attention—
anything less may result in an accident.
Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incor-
porated (Japan) in Japan, 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.
IMPORTANT
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.
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
WORD DEFINITION
RDANGER! Personal death, serious injury or an explo-
sion may occur.
RWARNING! Personal injury, fire hazard or electric
shock may occur.
CAUTION Equipment damage may occur.
NOTE
If disregarded, inconvenience only. No risk
of personal injury, fire or electric shock.
PRECAUTIONS

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CAUTION: MAKE SURE the flexible antenna and bat-
tery 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.
DO NOT operate the transceiver near unshielded electrical
blasting caps or in an explosive atmosphere.
DO NOT use harsh solvents such as benzine or alcohol
when cleaning, as they will damage the transceiver surfaces.
DO NOT push PTT when not actually intending to transmit.
DO NOT use or place 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 trans-
ceiver are guaranteed within the specified operating temper-
ature 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. The trans-
ceiver warranty does not cover any problems caused by un-
authorized modification.
BE CAREFUL! The transceiver will become hot when op-
erating it continuously for long periods of time.
KEEP the transceiver away from the heavy rain, and Never
immerse it in the water. The transceiver construction is water
resistant*, not waterproof.
* Only when the supplied battery pack, flexible antenna and jack
cover are attached.
MAKE SURE to turn the transceiver power OFF before
connecting the supplied/optional equipment.
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.
PRECAUTIONS

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FCC INFORMATION
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason-
able protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in ac-
cordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interfer-
ence to radio communications. However, there is no guaran-
tee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to cor-
rect the interference by one or more of the following meas-
ures:
s 2EORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA
s )NCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND RE-
ceiver.
s #ONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFER-
ent from that to which the receiver is connected.
s#ONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED RADIO46 TECHNI-
cian for help.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT.......................................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS....................................................... i
PRECAUTIONS.................................................................... ii
FCC INFORMATION ........................................................... iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................... iv
1 ACCESSORIES ...........................................................1–2
NSupplied accessories ...................................................1
NAccessory attachments ................................................ 1
2 PANEL DESCRIPTION................................................3–7
NFront panel ...................................................................3
NFunction display ...........................................................4
NProgrammable function keys........................................5
3 BASIC OPERATION........................................................8
NTurning power ON ........................................................8
NChannel selection.........................................................8
NCall procedure..............................................................8
4 PASSPORT OPERATION..........................................9–11
NReceiving a call ............................................................9
NTransmitting a call.......................................................10
NOther functions...........................................................11
5 LTR OPERATION ....................................................12–13
NReceiving a call ..........................................................12
NTransmitting a call.......................................................13
6 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION ..............................14–16
NReceiving and transmitting.........................................14
NUser set mode............................................................15
NEmergency transmission............................................16
NScrambler function .....................................................16
NStun function ..............................................................16
NMan Down transmission.............................................16
7 OPTIONAL UNIT INSTALLATION ..........................17–18
NUT-124 installation......................................................17
NUT-108 installation......................................................17
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UT-109 and UT-110 installation ....................................18
8 BATTERY CHARGING ............................................19–23
NCaution.......................................................................19
NOptional battery chargers...........................................21
9 BATTERY CASE............................................................24
NOptional battery case (BP-240)..................................24
10 SWIVEL BELT CLIP ................................................25–26
NMB-93 contents ..........................................................25
NTo attach.....................................................................25
NTo detach....................................................................26
11 OPTIONS.................................................................27–28
12 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION.......................29–30

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1ACCESSORIES
NSupplied accessories
The following accessories are supplied:
Flexible antenna
Battery pack
Belt clip Jack cover
(with screws)
NAccessory attachments
DFlexible antenna
Connect the supplied flexible an-
tenna to the antenna connector.
CAUTION:
sNEVER carry the transceiver
by holding only the antenna.
sDO NOT connect the antenna
other than listed on page 28.
sTransmitting without an antenna
may damage the transceiver.
DBattery 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.
s3LIDE THE BATTERY PACK UNTIL THE BATTERY RELEASE BUTTON MAKES A@CLICK
sound.
To remove the battery pack:
Push the battery release button in the direction of the arrow
(w) as shown below. The battery pack is then removed.
NEVER remove or attach the battery pack when the trans-
ceiver is wet or soiled. This may result water or dust getting
into the transceiver/battery pack and may result in the
transceiver being damaged.
q
w
Battery pack
Battery release
button
NOTE: +EEP THE BATTERY PACK TERMINALS CLEAN )TS A GOOD
idea to occasionally clean them.

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ACCESSORIES
DBelt clip
To attach the belt clip:
qRemove the battery pack if it is attached.
wSlide 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:
qRemove the battery pack if it is attached.
wLift the clip (q), and slide the belt clip in the direction of
the arrow (w).
DJack cover
Attach the jack cover when the optional speaker-microphone
is not used.
q
w
To attach the jack cover:
qAttach the jack cover on
the [SP MIC] connector.
wTighten the screws.
To detach the jack cover:
qRemove the screw with a
Phillips screwdriver.
wDetach the jack cover for
the speaker-microphone
connection.
q
w
q
w

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2PANEL DESCRIPTION
NFront panel
qROTARY SELECTOR
Selects the pre-programmed system channels or talk
groups (Max. 16) on the LTR/Passport system.
(Depending on the pre-setting)
wVOLUME CONTROL [VOL]
Turns power ON and adjusts the audio level.
eEMERGENCY KEY
Push to transmit the DTMF emergency call.
r[SP]/[MIC] JACK
Connect the optional speaker-microphone.
s !TTACH THE JACK COVER WHEN THE OPTIONAL SPEAKERMICROPHONE IS
not used. (p. 2)
tFUNCTION DISPLAY
Displays a variety of information such as operating chan-
nel name, DTMF encode channel, selected function, etc.
yDEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEYS [P0] to [P3]
Desired functions can be programmed independently by
your dealer.
u10-KEYPAD (Depending on version)
Used to enter DTMF encode channel, phone number, etc.
iUP/DOWN [∫]/[√] KEYS
±Push to select the operating channel.
±Push to select the talk group on the LTR or Passport
system. (p. 9)
oPTT 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.
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PANEL DESCRIPTION
NFunction display
qTRANSMIT INDICATOR
Appears while transmitting.
wBUSY INDICATOR
Appears while the channel is busy.
eSIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR
±Indicates relative signal strength level.
±Does not appear when the transceiver is out of the
communication area on the PassPort system.
rLOW POWER INDICATOR
Appears when low output power is selected.
s7HEN THE BATTERY POWER DECREASES TO ASPECIFIED LEVEL LOW
power is selected automatically.
tMONITOR INDICATOR
Appears when the monitor key is pushed.
yCOMPANDER INDICATOR
Appears when the compander function is activated.
uSCRAMBLER INDICATOR
Appears when the voice scrambler function is activated.
iBELL INDICATOR
±Appears when the DTMF select call function is acti-
vated.
±Blinks when the DTMF select call is received.
oPHONE 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.
q!0oiuytrew
!1
!2

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2PANEL DESCRIPTION
NProgrammable function keys
The following functions can be assigned to [P0], [P1], [P2],
[P3], [Emergency], [Monitor], [M]* and [#]* programmable
function keys.
Consult your Icom dealer or system operator for details con-
cerning 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 trans-
mit a DTMF emergency call code.
SCAN A KEY
±4HIS KEYS OPERATION DEPENDS ON THE 0OWER /. 3CAN 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 pass-
ing 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.