Icom IC-F29SR User manual
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Iç-F29SR
PMR446 TRANSCEIVER
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INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD
Thank you for purchasing this Icom transceiver.
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FOREWORD .............................................................. i
IMPORTANT............................................................... i
TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................. i
1 ACCESSORIES ................................................ 1–2
Accessory attachments ...................................... 1
Battery pack
D.................................................. 1
Belt clip
D.......................................................... 1
Jack cover
D..................................................... 2
2 PROGRAMMABLE KEY FUNCTIONS................. 3
Programmable key functions ............................. 3
3 LED INDICATOR................................................... 4
About the LED indicator ..................................... 4
4 SETTINGS ...................................................... 5–11
Setting the Beep function................................... 5
Setting the beep level.......................................... 6
Setting the ringer level........................................ 7
Setting the group code number ......................... 8
CTCSS tone setting
D....................................... 8
DTCS code setting
D........................................ 9
Setting the microphone gain............................ 10
Setting the squelch level .................................. 11
taBLe OF cOntents
Section 1
1
ACCESSORIES
Accessory attachments
Battery packD
Attach or remove the battery pack, as illustrated to the
right.
To attach the battery pack:
Place the tabs on the bottom of the battery pack intoq
the slots at the bottom of the transceiver. (q)
Push the battery pack until the battery release but-w
tons make a ‘click’ sound. (w)
To remove the battery pack:
Push the battery release buttons in the direction ofq
the arrow as shown to the right. (e)
The battery pack is then released, and you can re-w
move it. (r)
Battery release
buttons
q
w
e
e
r
To attach To remove
To attach To detach
w
e
Ta b
q
Belt clipD
NOTE: Before attaching or detaching the belt clip,
remove the battery pack from the transceiver, if it is
attached.
To attach the belt clip:
Slide the belt clip in the direction of the arrow until➥
the belt clip locks in place, and makes a ‘click’ sound.
(q)
To detach the belt clip:
Lift the tab up (➥w), and slide the belt clip in the direc-
tion of the arrow (e).
1
2
ACCESSORIES
Jack coverD
CAUTION: The transceiver meets IP67 requirements
for dust-tight and waterproof protection, only when
the jack cover or the optional HM-168LWP s p e a k e r
m i c r O p h O n e is attached.
To attach the jack cover:
Place the jack cover over the speaker-microphoneq
jack. (q)
Insert and tighten the screws. (ww)
Accessory attachments (Continued)
e
er
w
w
q
To detach the jack cover:
Unscrew the screws using a Phillips screwdriver.q
(e)
wDetach the jack cover. (r)
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Section 2PROGRAMMABLE KEY FUNCTIONS
Programmable key functions
If you use the CS-F29SR c L O n i n g s O F t w a r e (purchase
separately), you can assign the functions described be-
low to [TOP], [Upper], and [Lower].
NOTE: Refer to the instruction sheet that comes with
the transceiver for the default settings of these keys.
SCAN START/STOP
Push to start and cancel a scan.➥
•WhenascanisstartedwiththePowerONScanorAuto-
matic scan function, push this key to pause it. The paused
scan resumes after a set time period.
PRIORITY A CHANNEL,
PRIORITY B CHANNEL
Push to select the Priority A or Priority B channel.➥
PRIORITY A
CHANNEL (REWRITE),
PRIORITY B
CHANNEL (REWRITE)
Push to select the Priority A or Priority B channel.➥
Hold down to set the operating channel as the Prior-➥
ity A or Priority B channel.
MEMORY CHANNELS 1, 2, 3, 4
Push to select memory channel 1, 2, 3, or 4.➥
MONI
Push to turn the CTCSS (DTCS) mute ON or OFF.➥
While holding down this key, the transceiver opens➥
any squelch, or releases any mute.
LOCK
Hold down to turn the Key Lock function ON or OFF.➥
•EvenwhentheLockfunctionisON,[MONI] and [SUR-
VEILLANCE] are not locked.
SURVEILLANCE
Hold down to turn ON the Surveillance function.➥
Push to turn OFF the function.➥
•WhenthisfunctionisONandasignalisreceived,abeep
does not sound and the status indicator does not light,
even if you push any key.
SIREN
Hold down to emit a siren sound.➥
•Thetransceiverkeepsemittingthesirensounduntilthe
transceiver’s power is turned OFF.
•Thisfunctionis forsituations otherthan an emergency
alert, such as a security alarm.
SCRAMBLER
Hold down to turn ON the Voice Scrambler function.➥
Push to turn OFF the function.➥
COMPANDER
Hold down to turn ON the Compander function.➥
Push to turn OFF the function.➥
•The Compander function reduces noise components
from the transmitted audio to provide clear communica-
tion.
S-RING/C-RING
Push to make a Smart-Ring call.➥
Hold down to make a Call-Ring call.➥
ANNOUNCE
Push to turn the Channel Announce function ON or➥
OFF.
•Thetransceiverannouncesthepositionof[RotarySelec-
tor].
NOTE: When the Beep function is OFF, the operat-
ing channel is not announced, regardless of this set-
ting. (p. 5)
[TOP]
[Lower]
[Upper]
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Section 3LED INDICATOR
The LED indicator indicates the status of various pa-
rameters of the transceiver as follows:
(Reference: R is Red, G is Green, O is Orange)
About the LED indicator
•Cloning(readingorwritingdata)
•Cloningerror(ifcloningfails)
•TXLowBattery1(whiletransmitting)
•TXLowBattery2(whiletransmitting)
•Transmitting
•Receiving
•Scanning
•LowBattery1(Youshouldchargethebattery.)
•LowBattery2(Youmustchargethebattery.)
•WhenturningONthepower
•MakingaSmart-Ringcall
•Lockout,TXInh,TOT(whentransmitisinhibited)
•Smart-Ringcallsuccessful
•Smart-Ringcallfailed
•Siren
•Inh,BlankCH,Unlocked(whenyoucannotuse
the channel)
G GGGG GGG
R G R G R G R G R G R G R G R G
R O R O R O R O R O R O R O R O
R R R R
R R
R
G G
G G
R O G R O G
OOOOOO
O OOR
OG
OR
OOOOG R RG GR G R
G G G G
G
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Section 4SETTINGS
Setting the Beep function
The Beep function can be turned ON or OFF. When it is
OFF, the channel announcement is also turned OFF.
NOTE:YoushouldturnONtheBeepfunctionwhen
you set the microphone gain, the squelch level or the
group code number to check the current level setting
with the beep sounding. (pp. 8–11)
Rotateq[VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver power.
Setw[ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other
than Channel 16.
While holding downe[Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn ON
the power to enter the Beep level adjustment mode.
Pushr[Lower] to turn the Beep function ON or OFF.
•When a beep sounds after pushing [Lower], the Beep
function is ON. When no beep sounds after pushing
[Lower], the Beep function is OFF.
•If desired, push [Upper] to adjust the Beep level. See
page 6 for details.
Rotatet[VOL] to turn OFF the power to exit the Beep
level adjustment mode.
[ROTARY SELECTOR]
[VOL]
[Lower]
[Upper]
4SETTINGS
6
Youcan adjustthe beeplevel between1 and5, or1
(linked) and 5 (linked).
When a linked option is selected, you can adjust the
beep level by rotating [VOL].
Rotateq[VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver power.
Setw[ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other
than Channel 16.
While holding downe[Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn
ON the power and enter the beep level adjustment
mode.
Pushr[Upper] to change the beep level as shown to
the right.
•Abeepsoundseverytimeyoupush[Upper]. Therefore,
you can determine the current level setting by the in-
creasing loudness of the beep that sounds.
•Todetermineifyouhaveselectedalinkedlevel,set[VOL]
to minimum, then push [Upper] repeatedly, listening for
the loudest beep (level 5). Pushing [Upper] once after
the loudest beep will select 1 (Linked). Repeatedly push
[Upper] to select the desired linked level.
Rotatet[VOL] to turn OFF the power to exit the beep
level adjustment mode.
Setting the beep level
[ROTARY SELECTOR]
[VOL]
[Lower]
[Upper]
2
5
4
3
1
5 (Linked)
4 (Linked)
3 (Linked)
2 (Linked)
1 (Linked)
Pushing
[Upper]
4SETTINGS
7
Setting the ringer level
Youcanadjusttheringerlevelbetween1and5,or1
(linked) and 5 (linked).
When a linked option is selected, you can adjust the
ringer level by rotating [VOL].
Rotateq[VOL] to turn OFF the power.
Setw[ROTARY SELECTOR] to Channel 16.
While holding downe[Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn
ON the power and enter the ringer level adjustment
mode.
Pushr[Upper] to increase, or push [Lower] to de-
crease the ringer level as shown to the right.
•A beep sounds after pushing [Upper]. Therefore, you
can determine the current level setting by the increasing
loudness of the beep that sounds.
•Todetermineifyouhaveselectedalinkedlevel,set[VOL]
to minimum, then push [Upper] up to 10 times, listening
for the loudest beep (level 5). Pushing [Upper] once after
the loudest beep will select 1 (Linked). Repeatedly push
[Upper] or [Lower] to select the desired linked level.
Rotatet[VOL] to turn OFF the power to exit the ringer
level adjustment mode.
[ROTARY SELECTOR]
[VOL]
[Lower]
[Upper]
2
5
4
3
1
5 (Linked)
4 (Linked)
3 (Linked)
2 (Linked)
1 (Linked)
Pushing
[Lower]
Pushing
[Upper]
4SETTINGS
8
Setting the group code number
CTCSS tone settingD
The transceiver is equipped with 50 CTCSS tones.
CTCSS operation enables silent standby, since you will
only receive calls from group members using the same
CTCSS tone.
Rotateq[VOL] to turn OFF the power.
Setw[ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other
than Channel 16.
While holding downe[PTT], [Upper], and [Lower],
rotate [VOL] to turn ON the power.
Rotater[ROTARY SELECTOR] to select the desired
channel (1 to 16) that you want to assign the CTCSS
tone to.
Hold downt[Upper] until two beeps sound.
•ThetransceiverenterstheCTCSStonesettingmode.
Pushy[PTT] the necessary number of times to enter
the ten’s digit of the desired CTCSS tone number
(grey column) as shown in the list below.
Pushu[Upper].
•Theselectednumberwillbeannounced.
Pushi[PTT] the necessary number of times to enter
the one’s digit of the desired CTCSS tone number
(grey column) as shown in the list below.
Pusho[Upper] to complete the setting.
•Theselectednumberwillbeannounced.
!0 Turn OFF the power to exit the CTCSS tone setting
mode.
NOTE:
•Ifyoumakeamistake,gobacktostepqand follow
all the steps again.
•Ifyouwanttoenter“0,”donotpush[PTT] in step t
and u, just push [Upper].Then“zero”willbean-
nounced.ToturnOFFtheCTCSStone,enter“00.”
[Example]:CTCSS tone No. 28 (162.2 Hz) assigned
to channel 4
Rotateq[VOL] to turn OFF the power.
While holding downw[PTT], [Upper], and [Lower],
rotate [VOL] to turn ON the power.
•ThetransceiverentersCTCSStoneSettingmode.
Rotatee[ROTARY SELECTOR] to select channel 4,
then hold down [Upper] until two beeps sound.
Pushr[PTT]twotimestoenter“2”(theten’sdigit)of
the number 28.
Pusht[Upper].
•“Two”willbeannounced.
Pushy[PTT]eighttimestoenter“8”(theone’sdigit)
of the number 28.
Pushu[Upper] to complete the setting.
•“Eight”willbeannounced.
Turn OFF the power to set the CTCSS tone.i
[ROTARY SELECTOR]
[VOL]
[Lower]
[Upper]
[PTT]
• Available CTCSS tone list (Hz)
No. Freq. No. Freq. No. Freq. No. Freq. No. Freq.
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
67.0
69.3
71.9
74.4
77.0
79.7
82.5
85.4
88.5
91.5
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
94.8
97.4
100.0
103.5
107.2
110.9
114.8
118.8
123.0
127.3
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
131.8
136.5
141.3
146.2
151.4
156.7
159.8
162.2
165.5
167.9
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
171.3
173.8
177.3
179.9
183.5
186.2
189.9
192.8
196.6
199.5
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
00
203.5
206.5
210.7
218.1
225.7
229.1
233.6
241.8
250.3
254.1
OFF
4SETTINGS
9
DTCS code settingD
This transceiver is equipped with 84 DTCS codes.
DTCS operation enables silent standby, since you will
only receive calls from group members using the same
DTCS code.
Rotateq[VOL] to turn OFF the power.
Setw[ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other
than Channel 16.
While holding downe[PTT], [Upper], and [Lower],
rotate [VOL] to turn ON the power.
Rotater[ROTARY SELECTOR] to select the desired
channel (1 to 16) that you want to assign the DTCS
code to.
Hold downt[Lower] until two beeps sound.
•ThetransceiverenterstheDTCScodesettingmode.
Pushy[PTT] the necessary number of times to en-
ter the ten’s digit of the desired DTCS code number
(grey column) as shown in the list below.
Pushu[Upper].
•Theselectednumberwillbeannounced.
Pushi[PTT] the necessary number of times to en-
ter the one’s digit of the desired DTCS code number
(grey column) as shown in the list below.
Pusho[Upper].
•Theselectednumberwillbeannounced.
!0If you want to use Inverse mode, push [PTT] again.
•IfyouwanttouseNormalmode,skipthisstep.
!1Push[Upper]tocompletethesetting.
!2Turn OFF the power to exit the DTCS Code Setting
mode.
NOTE:
•Ifyoumakeamistake,gobacktostepqand follow
all the steps again.
•Ifyouwanttoenter“0”,donotpush[PTT] in step
tand u, just push [Upper].Then“zero” will be
announced.ToturnOFFtheDTCScode,enter“0.”
[Example]: DTCS code No. 16 (114) Inverse mode as-
signment to channel 5
Rotateq[VOL] to turn OFF the power.
While holding downw[PTT], [Upper], and [Lower],
rotate [VOL] to turn ON the power.
•ThetransceiverentersDTCSCodeSettingmode.
Rotatee[ROTARY SELECTOR] to select channel 5,
then hold down [Lower] until two beeps sounds.
Pushr[PTT]onetimetoenter“1”(theten'sdigit)of
the number 16.
Pusht[Upper].
•“One”willbeannounced.
Pushy[PTT]sixtimestoenter“6”(theone’sdigit)of
the number 16.
Pushu[Upper].
•“Six”willbeannounced.
Pushi[PTT] again, to use Inverse mode.
Pusho[Upper] to complete the setting.
!0Turn OFF the power to set the DTCS code.
• Available DTCS code list
No. Code No. Code No. Code No. Code No. Code
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
023
025
026
031
032
036
043
047
051
054
065
071
072
073
074
114
115
116
125
131
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
132
134
143
152
155
156
162
165
172
174
205
223
226
243
244
245
251
261
263
265
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
271
306
311
315
331
343
346
351
364
365
371
411
412
413
423
431
432
445
464
465
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
466
503
506
516
532
546
565
606
612
624
627
631
632
654
662
664
703
712
723
731
81
82
83
84
00
732
734
743
754
OFF
[ROTARY SELECTOR]
[VOL]
[Lower]
[Upper]
[PTT]
Setting the group code number (Continued)
4SETTINGS
10
Setting the microphone gain
Higher levels make the microphone more sensitive to
the user’s voice.
Rotateq[VOL] to turn OFF the power.
Setw[ROTARY SELECTOR] to Channel 16.
While holding downe[Upper], rotate [VOL] to turn
ON the power and enter the microphone gain adjust-
ment mode.
Pushr[Upper] or to increase, or push [Lower] to de-
crease the microphone gain.
•Theadjustablerangeis1(minimum)to4(maximum).
•Abeepsoundsafterpushing[Upper] or [Lower].
An error beep sounds if you try to exceed the adjustable
range.
NOTE: The Beep function should be turned ON. (p. 5)
Rotatet[VOL] to turn OFF the power to exit the mi-
crophone gain adjustment mode.
[ROTARY SELECTOR]
[VOL]
[Lower]
[Upper]
4SETTINGS
11
Setting the squelch level
The squelch circuit mutes the received audio signal,
depending on the signal strength.
Rotateq[VOL] to turn the transceiver power OFF.
Setw[ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other
than Channel 16.
While holding downe[Upper], rotate [VOL] to turn
ON the power and enter the squelch level adjust-
ment mode.
Pushr[Upper] to increase the squelch level (tight
squelch), or push [Lower] to decrease the squelch
level (loose squelch).
•Theadjustable range is 0 (opensquelch) and 1 (loose
squelch) to 9 (tight squelch).
•A beep sounds after pushing [Upper] or [Lower]. An
error beep sounds if you try to exceed the adjustable
range.
NOTE: The Beep function should be turned ON. (p. 5)
Rotatet[VOL] to turn OFF the power to exit the
squelch level adjustment mode.
[ROTARY SELECTOR]
[VOL]
[Lower]
[Upper]
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