Icom ID-RP4000V User manual

2001 NEW
UHF DIGITAL VOICE REPEATER
id- rp4000v
Instruction Manual
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

2001 NEW
IMPORTANT
CAREFULLY READ THIS INSTRUCTION
MANUAL before installing or operating the ID-
RP4000V.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL. This
manual contains important safety and operating in-
structions for the ID-RP4000V.
Refer to the ID-RP2 instruction manual, supplied
with the ID-RP2C, for details about D-STAR system
repeater instructions, installation and precautions.
This instruction manual describes only the ID-
RP4000V’s particular installation and precautions.
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
i
WORD DEFINITION
RWARNING! Personal injury, fire hazard or elec-
tric shock may occur.
CAUTION Equipment damage may occur.
NOTE
If disregarded, inconvenience only. No
risk or personal injury, fire or electric
shock.
RWARNING RF EXPOSURE! This device emits
Radio Frequency (RF) energy. Extreme caution should
be observed when operating this device. If you have
any questions regarding RF exposure and safety stan-
dards please refer to the Federal Communications
Commission Office of Engineering and Technology’s
report on Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines
for Human Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields
(OET Bulletin 65).
RWARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER touch an
antenna or internal antenna connector during transmis-
sion. This may result in an electrical shock or burn.
RWARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER install the
antenna at any location where a person could easily
touch the antenna during transmission. This may result
in an electrical shock or burn.
RWARNING! NEVER apply AC to the [DC 13.8V
IN] connector. This could cause a fire or damage the
ID-RP4000V.
RWARNING! NEVER apply more than 16 V DC to
the [DC 13.8V IN] connector. This could cause a fire or
damage the ID-RP4000V.
RWARNING! NEVER let metal, wire or other ob-
jects touch any internal part or connectors on the ID-
RP4000V. This may result in an electric shock or this
could cause a fire or damage the ID-RP4000V.
RWARNING! NEVER operate or touch the ID-
RP4000V with wet hands. This may result in an elec-
tric shock or may damage to the ID-RP4000V.
RWARNING! NEVER connect the ID-RP4000V to
a power source using reverse polarity. This will dam-
age the ID-RP4000V.
Make sure the ID-RP4000V’s power is turned OFF
when connecting a DC power cable.
DO NOT use or place the ID-RP4000V in areas with
temperatures below –10°C (+14°F) or above +50°C
(+122°F).
DO NOT place the ID-RP4000V in excessively dusty
environments or in direct sunlight.
DO NOT place the ID-RP4000V against walls or put-
ting anything on top of the units. This will obstruct heat
dissipation.
DO NOT use harsh solvents such as benzine or alco-
hol to clean the ID-RP4000V, as they will damage the
ID-RP4000V’s surfaces. If the ID-RP4000V becomes
dusty or dirty, wipe it clean with a soft, dry cloth.
DO NOT modify the ID-RP4000V for any reason.
Place the ID-RP4000V in a secure place to avoid inad-
vertent use by children.
Use the specified fuse only.
For the U.S.A. only
CAUTION: Changes or modifications to the ID-
RP4000V, not expressly approved by Icom Inc., could
void your authority to operate the ID-RP4000V under
FCC regulations.
PRECAUTIONS
Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are registered trade-
marks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in Japan, the United
States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Rus-
sia and/or other countries.
Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.
All other products or brands are registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective holders.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
FOR CLASS B UNINTENTIONAL RADIATORS
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
reasonable 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 accordance with the instructions, may cause harm-
ful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee 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 turn-
ing the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
 •Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
 •Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandre-
ceiver.
 •Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferent
from that to which the receiver is connected.
 •Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnician
for help.
qPower cable (OPC- 1309; approx. 1 m; 3.3 ft) ........... 1
wControl cable (OPC-1069) ...................................... 1
eRubber feet ........................................................... 4
rSpare fuses (FGB10A) ........................................... 2
tUtility CD .............................................................. 1
IMPORTANT.............................................................. i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS........................................... i
PRECAUTIONS......................................................... i
FOR CLASS B UNINTENTIONAL RADIATORS .......ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................ii
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES......................................ii
1 SYSTEM OUTLINE.............................................. 1
ID-RP4000V
■...................................................... 1
2 PANEL DESCRIPTIONS...................................... 2
Front panel
■........................................................ 2
Rear panel
■........................................................ 2
3 INSTALLING AND CONNECTING .................. 3–5
Attaching an “N” connector
■............................... 3
Power supply requirements
■............................... 3
Installing in a system rack
■................................. 4
Attaching the rubber feet
■................................... 4
Grounding
■......................................................... 4
System connections
■.......................................... 5
4 INSTALLING THE DRIVERS ......................... 6–23
Microsoft
■® Windows®8.1................................... 6
Microsoft
■® Windows®8...................................... 9
Microsoft
■® Windows®7.................................... 12
Microsoft
■®Windows Vista®.............................. 14
Checking the COM port
■................................. 16
Uninstalling the USB driver
■............................. 20
5 INSTALLING THE UTILITY SOFTWARE .... 24–26
Installing
■.......................................................... 24
Uninstalling the Utility software
■....................... 26
6 REPEATER SETTINGS ..................................... 27
Frequency setting for ID-RP4000V
■................. 27
7 MAINTENANCE................................................. 28
Troubleshooting
■............................................... 28
Cleaning
■.......................................................... 28
Replacing fuses
■.............................................. 28
8 SPECIFICATIONS AND SYSTEM UNITS ........ 29
Specifications
■.................................................. 29
System units
■................................................... 29
9 COUNTRY CODE LIST...................................... 30
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1SYSTEM OUTLINE
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1
The ID-RP4000V is installed into the Digital Smart
Technologies for Amateur Radio (D-STAR) repeater
system for operation.
The ID-RP4000V never functions as a repeater without
ID-RP2C, due to no relay function is built-in.
ID-RP4000V■
• The ID-RP4000V is a 440 MHz digital voice and
slow-speed data repeater (4.8 kbps) and connects to
the ID-RP2C.
NOTE: No audio CODEC is performed in the ID-
RP4000V, thus the ID-RP4000V receives and
transmits 4.8 kbps serial data only.
• The ID-RP4000V utility software, supplied with the
ID-RP4000V, and a PC are required for both receive
and transmit frequency settings.
Zone
Area
Signal
Internet
Antenna ID-RP2L*
POWER
10BESE-T
SERVICE1SERVICE 2
ASSIST1 ASSIST2
ID-RP2C
ID-RP4000V
InternetInternet
SERVICETSERVICER
POWER
ID-RP2V
RepeaterController
*ID-RP2L is not available in
European countries as of
May 2014.

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PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
Front panel■
qPOWER SWITCH [POWER]
Push to turn ON the power.
wPOWER INDICATOR
Lights when the power is turned ON.
eHIGH/LOW POWER SELECT SWITCH [H/L]
Select either High (approximately 25 W) or Low (ap-
proximately 2.5 W) output power.
rSERVICE CONNECTOR T [SERVICE T] (p. 27)
Connect a PC with an A-B type USB cable to set the
transmit frequency. (User supplied cable)
tSERVICE CONNECTOR R [SERVICE R] (p. 27)
Connect a PC with an A-B type USB cable to set the
receive frequency. (User supplied cable)
qwert
Rear panel■
qRECEIVE ANTENNA CONNECTOR [RX ANT] (p.
5)
Connect a 440 MHz band antenna separately, or
through a duplexer.
wTRANSMIT ANTENNA CONNECTOR [TX ANT]
(p. 5)
Connect a 440 MHz band antenna separately, or
through a duplexer.
eCOOLING FAN
NOTE: Keep the area around the fan free from
obstacles.
rPOWER CONNECTOR [DC13.8V] (p. 5)
Connect to the ID-RP2C with the supplied DC power
cable (OPC-1309) to supply the DC power.
t[CONT I/O] (p. 5)
Connect to the ID-RP2C with the supplied control
cable for serial data communications.
yGROUND TERMINAL [GND] (p. 4)
Connect to a ground to prevent electrical shocks,
TVI, BCI and other problems.
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Attaching an “N” connector■
Slide the nut, washer,
rubber gasket and clamp
over the coaxial cable, then
cut the end of the cable
evenly.
Strip the cable and fold the
braid back over the clamp.
Tin the center conductor.
Install the center conductor
pin and solder it.
Carefully slide the plug
body into place aligning the
center conductor pin on the
cable. Tighten the nut onto
the plug body.
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15 mm
3 mm 6 mm
No space
Solder hole
Be sure the center conductor is
the same height as the plug body.
Clamp Center
conductor
Washer
Nut Rubber gasket
q
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15 mm (0.59 in) 6 mm (0.24 in) 3 mm (0.12 in)
Use 50 øconnectors and coax cable.
Use “N” type connectors between the repeater and the
antennas.
RECOMMENDATION: Install a lightning protector
between the ID-RP4000V and the antenna.
Power supply requirements■
Make sure that the DC power supply that is used with
the ID-RP4000V system meets the following require-
ments:
Output voltage: 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current capacity: At least the total current consumption
of the connected equipment.

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INSTALLING AND CONNECTING
Installing in a system rack■
The ID-RP4000V is designed to be installed in a stan-
dard
EIA 19-inch rack.
Use the supplied bolts with the rack.
We recommend using a rack that has rails because
the weigh of the ID-RP4000V is approximately 7.5 kg
(16.5 lbs).
Attaching the rubber feet■
q• Cross section
w
For desktop installations, attach the supplied rubber
feet onto the bottom of the ID-RP4000V, as shown to
the left.
Grounding■
To prevent electrical shock, television interference (TVI),
broadcast interference (BCI) and other problems,
ground the transceiver through the GROUND terminal
on the rear panel.
For best results, connect a heavy gauge wire or strap
to a long earth-sunk copper rod.
Make the distance between the [GND] terminal and
ground as short as possible.
RWARNING! NEVER connect the [GND] ter-
minal to a gas or electric pipe, since the connection
could cause an explosion or electric shock.

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System connections■
Duplexer
(User
supplied)
ID-RP4000V
ID-RP2C
[A]
[B]
[B]
[A]
OPC-1380
(supplied w/ID-RP2C)
to AH-106*/107*to AH-106*/107*
OPC-1309
(supplied w/ID-RP4000V)
Control cable
(supplied w/ID-RP4000V)
ID-RP2L*
(Assist 1)
430/440 MHz
band antenna
(purchase separately)
ID-RP2L*
(Assist 2)
AC outlet
AC power cable
External DC power
supply 13.8 V
Black
_
Red
+
Coaxial cables
(User supplied)
*Not available in European
countries as of May 2014.

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2001 NEW
Use an A-B type USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable be-
tween the ID-RP4000V and your PC. USB driver in-
stallation is required.
In addition, individual USB driver installations are re-
quired for each connector, because the communica-
tion port numbers are different.
The instructions that follow describe the installation
of the ID-RP4000V [SERVICE T] connector as an ex-
ample.
NOTE:
The ID-RP4000V connection may not be recognized
by the PC if the USB cable is too long. Use as short
a USB cable as possible.
Start Windows.q
 •Quitallotherapplicationsifanyarerunning.
 •Wheninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator.
Insert the CD that is supplied with the ID-RP4000Vw
(Application CD) into the CD drive.
 •IfyoudownloadtheUSBdriver,skipthisstepandgoto
the next step.
Connect the PC and the ID-RP4000V [SERVICE T]e
connector with an A-B type USB cable (User sup-
plied).
Move the mouse pointer to the bottom left corner ofr
the desktop.
Move the mouse pointer
around here.
Right-click the Microsoft icon, and then click “Devicet
Manager.”
Click
Right-click
The “Device Manager” window appears, then makey
sure a warning symbol “ ” is displayed, as shown
below.
NOTE: Although the warning symbol “ ” indicates that
the driver installation has failed, continue the proce-
dure.
Microsoft■® Windows®8.1
IMPORTANT!
A different USB driver from the ID-1 is used for the
ID-RP4000V.
Uninstall the USB driver for ID-1 first, then install the
USB driver for the ID-RP4000V, if the USB driver for
the ID-1 is installed in the PC.

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Right-click on the device icon with the warning sym-u
bol “ ,” and then click “Update Driver Software...” on
the menu.
wClick
qRight-click
The window shown below will appear.i
Click “Browse my computer for driver software.”
Click
“Browse for driver software on your computer” willo
appear.
Click [Browse...].
Click
!0 Select the “DRIVER” folder in the application CD,
or the expanded driver file (downloaded driver file),
and then click [OK].
Click
Select
!1 Click [Next] to start the installation of “ID-RP4000V
SERVICE T” driver software.
Click
!2 When the Windows Security screen appears, click
[Install] to continue.
Click
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4INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
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■Microsoft®Windows®8.1— Continued

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INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
!3 After the installation is completed, “Windows has
successfully updated your driver software” will ap-
pear.
Click [Close].
Click
!4 Again, right-click on the device icon with the warn-
ing symbol “ ” in the “Device manager,” and then
click “Update Driver Software...” on the menu.
!5 Repeat yto !3, to install the “ID-RP4000V SER-
VICE T” driver software.
!6 Eject the CD from the CD drive, and then restart the
PC.

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Start Windows.q
 •Quitallotherapplicationsifanyarerunning.
 •Wheninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator.
Insert the CD that is supplied with the ID-RP4000Vw
(Application CD) into the CD drive.
 •IfyoudownloadtheUSBdriver,skipthisstepandgoto
the next step.
Connect the PC and the ID-RP4000V [SERVICE T]e
connector with an A-B type USB cable (User sup-
plied).
Move the mouse pointer to the bottom left corner ofr
the desktop.
Move the mouse pointer
around here.
Right-click the <START> icon, and then click “De-t
vice Manager.”
qRight-click
wClick
The “Device Manager” window appears, then makey
sure a warning symbol “ ” is displayed, as shown
below.
NOTE: Although the warning symbol “ ” indicates that
the driver installation has failed, continue the proce-
dure.
Right-click on the device icon with the warning sym-u
bol “ ,” and then click “Update Driver Software...” on
the menu.
Click
Right-click
Microsoft■® Windows®8

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INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
The window shown below will appear.i
Click “Browse my computer for driver software.”
Click
“Browse for driver software on your computer” willo
appear.
Click [Browse...].
Click
!0 Select the “DRIVER” folder in the application CD,
or the expanded driver file (downloaded driver file),
and then click [OK].
Click
Select
!1 Click [Next] to start the installation of “ID-RP4000V
SERVICE T” driver software.
Click
!2 When the Windows Security screen appears, click
[Install] to continue.
Click

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!3 After the installation is completed, “Windows has
successfully updated your driver software” will ap-
pear.
Click [Close].
Click
!4 Again, right-click on the device icon with the warn-
ing symbol “ ” in the “Device manager,” and then
click “Update Driver Software...” on the menu.
!5 Repeat yto !3, to install the “ID-RP4000V SER-
VICE T” driver software.
!6 Eject the CD from the CD drive, and then restart the
PC.
■Microsoft®Windows®8— Continued

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INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
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Microsoft■® Windows®7
Start Windows.q
 •Quitallotherapplicationsifanyarerunning.
 •Wheninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator.
Insert the CD that is supplied with the ID-RP4000Vw
(Application CD) into the CD drive.
 •IfyoudownloadtheUSBdriver,skipthisstepandgoto
the next step.
Connect the PC and the ID-RP4000V [SERVICE T]e
connector with an A-B type USB cable (User sup-
plied).
Then the dialog shown below will appear.
“Device driver software was not successfully in-r
stalled will appear soon.”
Move the mouse pointer to the bottom left corner oft
the desktop.
Click the Windows “START” icon, right-click “Com-
puter” in the <Start> menu, and then click “Proper-
ties.”
qClick
wRight-click
eClick
The “Control Panel Home” window will appear.y
Click “Device Manager.”
Click
The “Device Manager” window appears, then makeu
sure a warning symbol “ ” is displayed, as shown
below.
NOTE: Although the warning symbol “ ” indicates that
the driver installation has failed, continue the proce-
dure.
Right-click on the device icon with the warning sym-i
bol “ ,” and then click “Update Driver Software...” on
the menu.
Right-click
Click
The window shown below will appear.o
Click “Browse my computer for driver software.”
Click

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!0 “Browse for driver software on your computer” will
appear. Click [Browse...].
Click
!1 Select the “DRIVER” folder in the application CD,
or the expanded driver file (downloaded driver file),
and then click [OK].
wClick
qSelect
!2 “Browse for driver software on your computer” will
appear again.
Click [Next] to start the installation of “ID-RP4000V
SERVICE T.”
Click
!3 When the Windows Security screen appears, click
[Install] to continue.
Click
!4 After the installation is completed, “Windows has
successfully updated your driver software” will ap-
pear as shown below. Click [Close].
Click
!5 The dialog “Device driver software was not success-
fully installed” will appear again.
!6 Repeat uto !4, to install the “ID-RP4000V SER-
VICE T” driver software.
!7 Eject the CD from the CD drive, and then restart the
PC.
■Microsoft®Windows®7— continued

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Microsoft■®Windows Vista®
q Start Windows.
 •Quitallotherapplicationsifanyarerunning.
 •Wheninstallingthedriver,loginastheadministrator.
Insert the CD that is supplied with the ID-RP4000Vw
(Application CD) into the CD drive.
 •IfyoudownloadtheUSBdriver,skipthisstepandgoto
the next step.
Connect the PC and the ID-RP4000V [SERVICE T]e
connector with an A-B type USB cable (User sup-
plied).
The window shown below will appear. Click “Locater
and install driver software (recommended).”
Click
If “User Account Control” dialog box appears as att
left, click [Continue].
Click
The “Found New Hardware - ID-RP4000V Servicey
T” window will appear. Click [Next] to start the instal-
lation of the driver software.
Click
When the Windows Security screen appears, clicku
“Install this driver software anyway” to continue.
Click
After the installation is completed, “The software fori
this device has been successfully installed” will ap-
pear. Click [Close].
Click
The “Found New Hardware - USB Serial Port” win-o
dow will appear, click [Next] to start the installation
of the driver software.
Click

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■Microsoft®Windows Vista®— continued
!0 When the Windows Security screen appears, click
“Install this driver software anyway” to continue.
Click
!1 After the installation is completed, “The software for
this device has been successfully installed” will ap-
pear. Click [Close].
Click
!2 Eject the CD from the CD drive, and then restart
the PC.

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Checking the COM port■
MicrosoftD®Windows®8.1
Start Windows.q
 •WhenopeningtheDeviceManager,loginastheadmin-
istrator.
Connect the PC and the ID-RP4000V [SERVICE T]w
connector with the USB cable.
Move the mouse pointer to the bottom left corner ofe
the desktop.
Move the mouse pointer
around here.
Right-click the Microsoft icon, and then click “Devicer
Manager.”
 •The“DeviceManager”windowappears.
wClick
qRight-click
Double-click “Ports (COM&LPT)” on the “Devicet
Manager” screen to check the COM port number.
 •When the driver is completely installed, “ICOM ID-
RP4000V SERVICE T (COMM)” is displayed. The screen
shows the USB serial COM port number “4.”
Double-click
•TheCOMportnumberisdisplayedinsteadof“M.”
If the repeater has two COM ports, two COM port
numbers are displayed.
•DependingonthePCenvironment,theCOMport
number may differ.
•If“!” or “×” is displayed on the“Device Manager”
screen, the driver may not be properly installed. In
this case, first uninstall the USB driver, then rein-
stall it.
After the driver installation, check the driver availability
and the COM port number.
In this section, checking the COM port number of the
ID-RP4000V [SERVICE T] connector is used for in-
struction example.

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■Checking the COM port— continued
MicrosoftD®Windows®8
Start Windows.q
 •WhenopeningtheDeviceManager,loginastheadmin-
istrator.
Connect the PC and the ID-RP4000V [SERVICE T]w
connector with the USB cable.
Move the mouse pointer at the left-bottom corner ofe
the desktop.
Move the mouse pointer
around here.
Right-click the <START> icon, and then click “De-r
vice Manager.”
 •The“DeviceManager”windowappears.
qRight-click
wClick
Double-click “Ports (COM&LPT)” on the “Devicet
Manager” screen to check the COM port number.
 •When the driver is completely installed, “ICOM ID-
RP4000V SERVICE T (COMM)” is displayed. The screen
shows the USB serial COM port number “4.”
Double-click
•TheCOMportnumberisdisplayedinsteadof“M.”
If the repeater has two COM ports, two COM port
numbers are displayed.
•DependingonthePCenvironment,theCOMport
number may differ.
•If“!” or “×” is displayed on the“Device Manager”
screen, the driver may not be properly installed. In
this case, first uninstall the USB driver, then rein-
stall it.