Icom ic-2730A User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
i2730A
DUAL BAND TRANSCEIVER
i2730E

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Thank you for choosing this Icom product. This product is de-
signed and built with Icom’s state of the art technology and
craftsmanship. With proper care this product should provide
you with years of trouble-free operation.
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
WORD DEFINITION
RDANGER! Personal death, serious injury or an ex-
plosion may occur.
RWARNING! Personal injury, fire hazard or electric
shock may occur.
CAUTION Equipment damage may occur.
NOTE Recommended for optimum use. No risk
of personal injury, fire or electric shock.
IMPORTANT
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely
before using the transceiver.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL— This in-
struction manual contains basic operating instructions for the
IC-2730A or IC-2730E.
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
The following accessories are supplied with the transceiver.
DC power
cable
Controller cable
(3.5 m:11.4 ft)
Microphone
(HM-207)
Spare fuse
(FGB 15 A)
Microphone
hanger
About E-marking:
Detailed installation notes for Icom mobile transceivers to
be fitted into vehicles are available.
Please contact your Icom dealer or distributor.
Icom is not responsible for the destruction, damage to, or
performance of any Icom or non-Icom equipment, if the
malfunction is because of:
• Force majeure, including, but not limited to, res, earthquakes,
storms, floods, lightning, other natural disasters, disturbances,
riots, war, or radioactive contamination.
• The use of Icom transceivers with any equipment that is not
manufactured or approved by Icom.

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RDANGER HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER touch an antenna con-
nector during transmission. This may result in an electrical shock
or burn.
RWARNING RF EXPOSURE! This transceiver emits Radio Fre-
quency (RF) energy. Extreme caution should be observed when
operating this transceiver. If you have any questions regarding
RF exposure and safety standards please refer to the Federal
Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Tech-
nology’s report on Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines
for Human Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields (OET Bul-
letin 65).
RWARNING! NEVER operate the transceiver while driving a
vehicle. Safe driving requires your full attention—anything less
may result in an accident.
RWARNING! NEVER operate the transceiver with an earphone
or other audio accessories at high volume levels. Continuous high
volume operation may cause a ringing in your ears. If you experi-
ence ringing, reduce the volume level or discontinue use.
RWARNING! NEVER connect the transceiver to an AC outlet.
This may pose a fire hazard or result in an electric shock.
RWARNING! NEVER connect the transceiver to a power source
of more than 16 V DC such as a 24 V DC. This could cause a fire
or damage the transceiver.
RWARNING! NEVER reverse the DC power cable polar-
ity when connecting to a power source. This could damage the
transceiver.
RWARNING! NEVER operate the transceiver during a lightning
storm. It may result in an electric shock, cause a fire or damage
the transceiver. Always disconnect the power souce and antenna
before a storm.
RWARNING! NEVER cut the DC power cable between the DC
plug and fuse holder. If an incorrect connection is made after cut-
ting, the transceiver may be damaged.
RWARNING! NEVER let metal, wire or other objects touch any
internal part or connectors on the rear panel of the transceiver.
This may result in an electric shock or this could cause a fire or
damage the transceiver.
RWARNING! NEVER operate or touch the transceiver with wet
hands. This may result in an electric shock or may damage the
transceiver.
RWARNING! Immediately turn OFF the transceiver power and
remove the power cable if it emits an abnormal odor, sound or
smoke. Contact your Icom dealer or distributor for advice.
CAUTION: NEVER expose the transceiver to rain, snow or any liquids.
CAUTION: NEVER change the internal settings of the transceiv-
er. This may reduce transceiver performance and/or damage to
the transceiver.
CAUTION: NEVER place the transceiver where normal opera-
tion of the vehicle may be hindered or where it could cause bodily
injury.
DO NOT operate the transceiver near unshielded electrical blast-
ing caps or in an explosive atmosphere.
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DO NOT push the PTT when not actually desiring to transmit.
DO NOT use harsh solvents such as benzine or alcohol to clean
the transceiver, as they will damage the transceiver’s surfaces. If
the transceiver becomes dusty or dirty, wipe it clean with a soft,
dry cloth.
DO NOT use or place the transceiver in areas with tempera-
tures below –10°C (+14°F) or above +60°C (+140°F). Be aware
that temperatures on a vehicle’s dashboard can exceed +80°C
(+176°F) in direct sunlight, resulting in permanent damage to the
transceiver if left there for extended periods.
DO NOT place the transceiver in excessively dusty environments
or in direct sunlight.
DO NOT place the transceiver against walls or putting anything on
top of the transceiver. This will obstruct heat dissipation.
Place the transceiver in a secure place to avoid inadvertent use
by children.
During mobile operation, NEVER place the transceiver where air
bag deployment may be obstructed.
During mobile operation, DO NOT place the transceiver where
hot or cold air blows directly onto it.
During mobile operation, DO NOT operate the transceiver with-
out running the vehicle’s engine. When the transceiver’s power
is ON and your vehicle’s engine is OFF, the vehicle’s battery will
soon become exhausted.
Make sure the transceiver power is OFF before starting the ve-
hicle engine. This will avoid possible damage to the transceiver
by ignition voltage spikes.
During maritime mobile operation, keep the transceiver and mi-
crophone as far away as possible from the magnetic navigation
compass to prevent erroneous indications.
BE CAREFUL! The rear panel will become hot when operating
the transceiver continuously for long periods of time.
Use Icom microphones only (supplied or optional). Other manu-
facturer’s microphones have different pin assignments, and may
damage the transceiver.
ABOUT CE
Versions of the IC-2730E which have the “CE”
symbol on the product, comply with the essential
requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive,
2014/53/EU, and the restriction of the use of certain
hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
equipment Directive, 2011/65/EU.
About the declaration of conformity
Hereby, Icom Inc. declares that the radio equipment type
IC-2730E is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The
full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the
following internet address:
http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS............................... i
IMPORTANT.................................................. i
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES.......................... i
PRECAUTIONS.............................................ii
ABOUT CE ...................................................iii
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION�������������������������� 1
■Controller — Front panel ................... 1
■Controller — Display.......................... 2
■Main unit ............................................ 5
■About the HM-207 microphone.......... 6
2 MENU MODE����������������������������������������� 9
■MENU mode construction.................. 9
■Selecting the MENU item................. 11
■Setting items.................................... 12
■MENU items..................................... 18
3 BASIC OPERATION ���������������������������� 23
■Selecting the MAIN band................. 23
■Selecting the Mode.......................... 23
■Selecting the operating band........... 24
■Setting a frequency.......................... 24
■Setting audio volume and squelch
level.................................................. 25
■Lock function.................................... 25
■Transmitting ..................................... 26
■Selecting the operating mode.......... 26
■Audio mute function ......................... 27
■Monitor function ............................... 27
■Setting the microphone gain level.... 27
4 MEMORY OPERATION ����������������������� 28
■General description.......................... 28
■Selecting a Memory or Call
channel ............................................ 29
■Writing into a Memory or Call
channel ............................................ 30
■Setting a Memory bank.................... 32
■Entering a Memory or Bank name... 34
■Clearing a Memory channel............. 35
5 SCAN OPERATION ����������������������������� 36
■About the scan function ................... 36
■Entering scan edges........................ 38
■VFO mode scan............................... 41
■Setting and clearing the skip
frequencies ...................................... 42
■Memory scan ................................... 43
■Setting and clearing skip channels .. 44
■Setting the temporary skip function . 44
6 PRIORITY WATCH������������������������������� 45
■Priority watch ................................... 45
■VFO and a Priority channel ............. 46
■VFO and a Memory/Bank scan ....... 47
7
REPEATER AND DUPLEX OPERATIONS 48
■Repeater operation.......................... 48
■Duplex operation.............................. 50
■Off band indication........................... 51
■Auto repeater function ..................... 52
8 OTHER FUNCTIONS��������������������������� 53
■Home Channel Beep function.......... 53
■Using the DTMF Memory ................ 54
■Transmitting DTMF code.................. 55
■Tone Squelch function ..................... 56
■Weather channel operation.............. 60
■Cloning function............................... 61
■Connecting the controller to the main
unit................................................... 63
■Connecting a microphone................ 63
9
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 63
■Connecting to a DC power supply ... 64
■Installing the controller..................... 64
■Installing in a vehicle........................ 66
■Installing an antenna........................ 67
■Connecting to a battery ................... 68
10 OPTIONS ��������������������������������������������� 70
11 Bluetooth®OPERATION��������������������� 71
■Operating Bluetooth®....................... 71
■Electromagnetic Interference........... 71
■Installing the UT-133/UT-133A ......... 72
■Pairing with a headset ..................... 73
■VOX function.................................... 74
■Other headset settings .................... 75
■The maximum number of paired
headsets .......................................... 77
■Disconnecting from a headset ......... 77
■Deleting a headset from the pairing
list .................................................... 77
■Resetting the installed Bluetooth®
unit................................................... 78
12 SPECIFICATIONS ������������������������������� 79
■Resetting.......................................... 81
13 MAINTENANCE����������������������������������� 81
■Power protect function ..................... 82
■Spurious signals .............................. 82
■Fuse replacement............................ 82
■Troubleshooting ............................... 83
14 INFORMATION ������������������������������������ 85
COUNTRY CODE LIST........................ 85
FCC INFORMATION ............................ 85
INDEX��������������������������������������������������������� 85

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■Controller — Front panel
qPOWER KEY [ ]( )
➥Hold down for 1 second to turn power ON or OFF.
➥Push to mute the audio. (p. 27)
wMAIN•BANDKEY[MAINBAND]
Push to select the MAIN band. (p. 23)
In the VFO mode
Hold down for 1 second to enter the Operating band select
mode. (p. 24)
In the Memory mode
Hold down for 1 second to enter the Memory bank select
mode. (p. 33)
eVFO/MHzTUNING•SCANKEY[V/MHzSCAN]
➥Push to select the VFO mode.
➥In the VFO mode, push to select 1 MHz tuning. (p. 24)
➥Hold down for 1 second to display the scan type setting
screen. (pp. 41, 43)
rMEMORY•CALLKEY[MRCALL]
➥In the VFO mode, push to select the Memory mode.
(p. 23)
➥In the Memory mode, push to select the Weather chan-
nel mode.* (p. 23)
*Weather channels are selectable in only the USA version.
➥Hold down for 1 second to select the Call channel
mode. (p. 23)
tVOLUME CONTROL (p. 23)
yTUNING DIAL [DIAL]
In the VFO mode
Rotate to select the operating frequency. (pp. 24, 25)
In the Memory mode
Rotate to select a Memory channel. (p. 29)
While scanning
Rotate to change the scanning direction. (p. 37)
In the MENU mode
Rotate to select a desired option or value. (p. 11)
uSQUELCH CONTROL (p. 25)
Rotate to adjust the squelch level.
Display (p. 2)
Microphone
connector (pp. 5, 63)
For your reference:
The key-touch beep tones on the left band are different than
the tones on the right band. The different tones will let you
know which band you are operating on.
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iMONITOR•DUPLEXKEY[DUPMONI]
➥Push to turn the Monitor function ON and OFF. (p. 27)
➥Hold down for 1 second to display the duplex direction
setting screen. (p. 50)
oOUTPUTPOWER•DTMFKEY[LOWDTMF]
➥Push to select the transmit output power level. (p. 26)
➥Hold down for 1 second to enter the DTMF Menu mode.
(p. 54)
!0 MEMORY WRITE KEY [MW]
In the VFO mode
➥Push to display the Memory write screen. (p. 30)
➥Hold down for 1 second to store the operating frequen-
cy into a blank Memory channel. (p. 30)
In the Memory mode
➥Push to display the Memory entry screen. (p. 31)
!1 MENU LOCK KEY [MENU ]
➥Push to enter the MENU mode.
➥Hold down for 1 second to turn the Lock function ON
or OFF.
■Controller — Display
qMAIN ICON
Displayed on the MAIN band. (p. 23)
 •YoucantransmitononlytheMAINband.
 •TheMENUmodesettingsarefortheMAINband.
wTXICON (p. 26)
Displayed while transmitting.
eDUPLEXICON (p. 50)
Displayed while in the duplex mode.
rTONE ICONS (p. 56)
tBluetooth®ICON (p. 74)
Displayed when you make a Bluetooth®connection be-
tween your transceiver* and a Bluetooth®headset.
* Requires an optional UT-133/A Bluetooth®unit installed.
yKEY LOCK ICON (p. 25)
Displayed when the Lock function is ON.
uFREQUENCY READOUT (pp. 9, 24)
Displays the operating frequency, MENU item, and so on.
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iMEMORYCHANNELNUMBER (p. 29)
Displays the selected Memory channel, Memory Bank,
Call channel, or Menu item.
oPRIORITY ICON (p. 46)
Displayed when Priority Watch is turned ON.
!0 SKIP ICON (p. 42)
Appears when the displayed Memory channel is specified
as a skip channel.
!1 MODE ICON (p. 26)
Displays the operating mode.
!2 POWER ICON (p. 26)
Displays the output power level.
 •“LOW”isdisplayedwhenyouselectlowpower.
 •“MID”isdisplayedwhenyouselectmidpower.
 •Noiconisdisplayedwhenyouselecthighpower.
!3VOXICON (p. 75)
Displayed when the transceiver is connected to the option-
al VS-3 Bluetooth®headset, and the VOX function is ON.
!4 MEMORY MODE ICON (p. 29)
Displayed while in the Memory mode.
!5 S/RF METER
➥Displays the relative signal strength of the receive signal.
➥Displays the output power level of the transmit signal.
(p. 26)
!6BUSYICON
➥Displayed while a signal is being received, or the
squelch is open.
➥Blinks while the Monitor function is activated. (p. 27)
The following key icons are displayed in the MENU mode
or Memory write screen, and you can push a key that is
located below the icon.
!7 CLEAR KEY [CLR]
In the MENU mode
Push to return to the previous screen. (p. 9)
While entering text
➥Push to delete the selected character or number.
(p. 34)
➥Hold down for 1 second to delete the selected charac-
ter or number, and all characters that are located to the
right of the cursor. (p. 54)
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!8 ENTER KEY [ï]
Push to go to the next tree level or to set the option or
value in the MENU mode. (pp. 11, 30)
!9 LEFT/RIGHT KEYS [Ω]/[≈]
In the MENU mode (p. 11)
[Ω]: Push to go back the previous tree level.
[≈]: Push to go to the next tree level.
While entering text (p. 34)
[Ω]: Push to move the cursor left.
[≈]: Push to move the cursor right.

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