Icom ID-5100A Installation instructions

FULL MANUAL
ID-5100A
ID-5100E
15 Bluetooth®OPERATION
14 OPTIONS
13 OTHER FUNCTIONS
12 MENU SCREEN
11 REPEATER AND DUPLEX OPERATIONS
10 VOICE MEMORY
9 USING AN SD CARD
8 GPS OPERATION
7 D-STAR OPERATION <ADVANCED>
6 D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC>
5 PRIORITY WATCH
4 SCAN OPERATION
3 MEMORY OPERATION
2 BASIC OPERATION
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION
16 SPECIFICATIONS
17 MAINTENANCE
INDEX
INTRODUCTION
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FOREWORD
Thank you for purchasing this fine Icom product. The
ID-5100A and ID-5100E d u a l b a n d t r a n s c e i v e r are
designed and build with Icom’s superior technology
and craftsmanship combining traditional analog tech-
nologies with the new digital technology, Digital Smart
Technologies for Amateur Radio (D-STAR), for a bal-
anced package.
With proper care, this product should provide you with
years of trouble-free operation.
We thank you for making your ID-5100A or ID-5100E
your transceiver of choice, and hope you agree with
Icom’s philosophy of “technology first.” Many hours or
research and development went into the design of your
ID-5100A or ID-5100E.
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
WORD DEFINITION
RDANGER! Personal death, serious injury or an
explosion 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 com-
pletely before using the transceiver.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL— This
instruction manual contains full operating instructions
for the ID-5100A/ID-5100E.
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
The following accessories are supplied with the trans-
ceiver.
DC power
cable
Controller cable
(3.5 m:11.4 ft)
Microphone
(HM-207)
CD
(Instruction manual
[Full Manual])
Operating guide
(Includes the CS-5100
c l o n i n g s o f t w a r e )
Spare fuse
(FGB 20 A)
Microphone
hanger
Instruction manual
[Basic Manual]
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The following instructions and installers are included on
the CD.
•BasicManual
Basic operating instructions
•FullManual
Full operating instructions, and are the same instruc-
tions that are in this manual
•CloningSoftwareInstaller
Installer for the CS-5100 cloning software
•CloningSoftwareInstructionmanual
Instructions for the CS-5100 cloning software installa-
tion and use
•OperatingGuide
Operating guide for using the touch screen, Menu
items and Quick menu items. Contains the same in-
formation that is in the supplied leaflet.
•HAMradioTerms
A glossary of HAM radio terms
•Adobe®Reader®Installer
Installer for Adobe®Reader®
A PC with the following Operating System is required.
• Microsoft®Windows® 8.1, Microsoft®Windows® 8,
Microsoft®Windows® 7, Microsoft®Windows Vista®or
Microsoft®Windows® XP
ABOUT THE SUPPLIED CD
StartingtheCDD
Insert the CD into the CD drive.q
• Double click “Menu.exe” on the CD.
• Depending on the PC setting, the Menu screen shown
below is automatically displayed.
Click the desired button to open the file.w
• To close the Menu screen, click [Quit].
To read the guide or instructions, Adobe®Reader®is
required. If you have not installed it, please install the
Adobe®Reader®on the CD or downloaded it from Ado-
be Systems Incorporated’s web site.
Quits the menu
screen
Installs the Adobe®
Reader®
Opens the
Glossary
Opens the
Operating
Guide
Opens the
CS-5100
Instructions
Installs the
CS-5100
Opens the
Full manual
Opens the Basic manual
(this manual)
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TouchscreenprecautionsD
Briefly touching the controller’s touch operates the
function.
• The touch screen may not properly work when LCD
protection film or sheet is attached.
• Touching the screen with nger nails, sharp topped
object and so on, or touching the screen hard may
damage the screen.
• Tablet PC’s operations such as ick input, pinch in and
pinch out cannot be performed with this touch screen
(based on the resistance film type).
TouchscreenmaintenanceD
• If the touch screen becomes dusty or dirty, wipe it
clean with a soft, dry cloth.
• When you wipe the touch screen, be careful not to
push it too hard or scratch it with finger nails. Other-
wise you may damage the touch screen.
TouchoperationD
(Short touch):If the display is touched briefly, one
short beep sounds.
(Longtouch): If the display is touched for 1 sec-
ond, one short and one long beep
sound.
• After the beep, the operation is enabled.
In the instruction manual, the touch operation is de-
scribed as shown below.
If the display is touched briefly, one short beep
sounds.
If the display is touched for 1 second, one short
and one long beep sound.
ABOUT THE TOUCH SCREEN
ID-5100
Functionmenuselection:
Displays theFunctionmenulist:
DisplaystheQUICKMenu:
Mutestheaudio:
• Releases mute when rotating [DIAL],
[VOL] or [SQL], or operating a key,
touch screen or microphone.
Functionmenu
operations
• The following operations
are examples.
SetsMAINbandtothe
rightside:
SetsMAINbandtothe
rightside:
Dual or Single band
displayselection:
• In the Single band, touch
[B] to set the B band as
the MAIN band.
Displays the
DRscreen:
• D-STAR settings can
easily be made.
HomeCHselection:
• Selects the Home CH that you
set in the QUICK Menu.
HomeCHsetting:
DisplaystheMenuscreen:
“kHz”tuningselection:
Tuningstepselection:
DisplaystheMemory
Writewindow:
Writestoablank
CH:
Scantype
selection:
Startsascan:
• The last used scan
starts.
DualorSinglebanddisplayselection:
Operatingmode
selection:
“MHz”tuning
selection:
Operatingband
selection:
TXpowerselection:
• MAIN band: Used for TX or radio’s settings
• SUB band: Used for the Dualwatch operation
DisplaystheMonitor
function:
SetstheMode:
Displays the date
andtime:
Displays the GPS
menuwindow:
DisplaystheconnectedBluetooth®device :
• This icon appears only when the optional UT-133
Blurtooth®u n i t is installed, and connects to the Blu-
etooth®device.
Stopsrecording:
• This icon appears while
recording.
AbouttheTouchareaD
Areas you can touch for various operations are shown below.
• This page describes the main operations of the touch screen. See the appropriate pages for other operations.
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Functions and features of Adobe®Reader®
The following functions and features can be used with Adobe®Reader®.
•Keywordsearch
Click “Find (Ctrl+F)” or “Advanced
Search (Shift+Ctrl+F)” in the Edit
menu to open the search screen.
This is convenient when search-
ing for a particular word or phrase
in this manual.
*The menu screen may differ, depend-
ing on the Adobe®Reader®version.
• Find screen
• Advanced search screen
Click to open the find or search
screen or advanced search screen.
•Printingoutthedesiredpages.
Click “Print (P)” in File menu, and then select the pa-
per size and page numbers you want to print.
*The printing setup may differ, depending on the
printer. Refer to your printer’s instruction manual
for details.
*Select "A4" size to print out the page in the equal-
ized size.
•ReadOutLoudfeature.
The Read Out Loud feature reads aloud the text in
this Instruction Manual.
Refer to the Adobe®Reader®Help for the details.
(This feature may not be usable, depending on your
PC environment including the operating system.)
*The screen may differ, depending on the Adobe®Reader®version.
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Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in Japan, the United States, the United
Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries.
Adobe and Adobe Reader are registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
About these Advanced Instructions (PDF format)
These Advanced Instructions describe the details of the ID-5100A/E features. This PDF formatted manual provides
you with convenient functions, as follows.
NOTE:Below page is used only as an example to describe these advanced instructions.
2BASIC OPERATION
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Power ON and setting audio volume/squelch level
Turning ON the powerD
Hold down [�] for 1 second to turn ON the power.
A beep sounds and, after the opening message and pow-
er source voltage are displayed, the operating frequency
appears.
Hold down [ ] for 1 second to turn OFF the power.
Y o u can select the opening message display option
in the Menu screen. (p. 12-58)
Display > Opening Message
Y o u can select the power source voltage display op-
tion in the Menu screen. (p. 12-58)
Display > Voltage (Power ON)
[ ]
Setting audio volume and squelch levelD
Rotate [VOL] to adjust the audio level.q
The beep level is adjusted in the “Beep Level” item of the
Menu screen. (p. 12-61)
Sounds > Beep Level
Rotate [SQL] until the noise and the “BUSY” icon justw
disappear.
Rotating [SQL] clockwise makes the squelch tight. The
tight squelch is for strong signals.
When rotating [SQL] clockwise beyond the center posi-
tion, [SQL] can be used as ‘S-meter Squelch’ or ‘Attenua-
tor.’ Select the [SQL] option in the Menu screen.
(p. 12-52)
[VOL]
[SQL]
[VOL]
[SQL]
(Sample)
To mute the audio, touch [QUICK] for 1 second.�
Releases mute when rotating [DIAL], [VOL] or
[SQL], or operating a key, touch screen or micro-
phone.
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Movetothepreviouslyreadpage.
Click Previousview at the left top on an
each page, to move back to the previ-
ously read page.
(p. 12-58)
Movestothepage,
ifclicked.
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Section1PANEL DESCRIPTION
Controller—Frontpanel........................................................1-2
Controller—Display(Touchscreen).....................................1-3
Function menuD.........................................................................1-5
Mainunit—Frontandrearpanels........................................1-7
Microphone connector informationD..........................................1-7
Microphone(HM-207)..............................................................1-8
Setting frequency and Memory channelD..................................1-9
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1PANEL DESCRIPTION
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Controller—Frontpanel
ID-5100
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Display
qSQUELCH CONTROL [SQL]
Rotate to adjust the squelch level. (p. 2-2, p.4-3)
• Normally, set the squelch level to where noise and the
“BUSY” icon just disappear. (closed)
• You can use the S-Meter Squelch or Attenuator function
by rotating the control clockwise beyond the center posi-
tion. (p. 2-13)
wVOLUME CONTROL [VOL]
Rotate to adjust the audio level. (p. 2-2)
eMAIN UNIT CONNECTOR
Connect the controller to the Main unit using the sup-
plied control cable. (p. 1-7)
rTUNING DIAL [DIAL]
In the VFO mode, rotate to select the operating➥
frequency, and in the Memory mode, rotate to se-
lect a Memory channel. (p. 3-4)
In the Menu screen or Quick Menu window, rotate➥
to select a desired option or value. (p. 12-2)
While scanning, rotate to change the scanning➥
direction. (p. 4-3)
tPOWER KEY [PWR]
Hold down for 1 second to turn power ON or OFF.➥
(p. 2-17)
Push to audibly announce the operating frequen-➥
cy, mode or a selected call sign. (p. 2-2)
y[MENU](Touchscreen) (p. 12-2)
Touch to open the Menu screen.
u[HOME](Touchscreen) (p.2-16)
Touch to select the Home channel.➥
Touch for 1 second to set the Home channel.➥
i[DR](Touchscreen) (p. 2-10)
Touch to open the DR screen.
o[QUICK](Touchscreen)
Touch to open the Quick Menu window.➥
Touch for 1 second to mute the audio.➥
Aboutcontrol’soperation
In the Dualwatch mode, the left side controls are
used for the left side band, and the right side controls
are used for the right side.
In the Single watch mode, the left side controls are
used for the A band, and the right side controls are
used for the B band.
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1PANEL DESCRIPTION
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Controller—Display(Touchscreen)
qMAIN/SUBBANDICON (p. 2-3)
In the Dualwatch mode, this icon will be highlighted
to indicate the MAIN band.
“ ” is displayed on the SUB band.
wTONE/DIGITAL SQUELCH ICONS
Displayed when you set any tone or digital squelch
function.
 (Mode:FM/FM-N)
“TONE” is displayed while the Repeater Tone En-➥
coder is ON.
“TSQL➥S” is displayed while the Pocket Beep
function with CTCSS is ON.
“TSQL” is displayed while the Tone squelch func-➥
tion is ON.
“DTCS➥S” is displayed while the Pocket Beep
function with DTCS is ON.
“DTCS” is displayed while the DTCS squelch➥
function is ON.
“TSQL-R” is displayed while the Reverse Tone➥
squelch function is ON.
“DTCS-R” is displayed while the Reverse DTCS➥
squelch function is ON.
 (Mode:DV)
“DSQL➥S” is displayed while the Pocket Beep
function with Digital Call Sign squelch function
is ON.
“DSQL” is displayed while the Digital Call Sign➥
squelch function is ON.
“CSQL➥S” is displayed while the Pocket Beep
function with Digital Code squelch function is ON.
“CSQL” is displayed while the Digital Code squelch➥
function is ON.
eMODE ICONS
Displays the selected operating mode. (p. 2-8)
• In the DV mode, “ ” is displayed when you set the
GPS TX Mode to “D-PRS” or “NMEA.”
rPRIORITY ICON
Displayed when the Priority watch is turned ON.
tBluetooth®ICON (p. 15-6, p. 15-14)
Displayed when you make a Bluetooth®connection
between your transceiver that has the optional UT-
133 Bluetooth®u n i t installed and a Bluetooth®de-
vice.
yVOX ICON (p. 15-8)
Displayed when you make a Bluetooth®connection
between your transceiver that has the optional UT-
133 Bluetooth®u n i t installed and the optional VS-3
Bluetooth®h e a d s e t , and the VOX function is ON.
uEMR/BK/PacketLoss/AutoReplyICON
“EMR” is displayed when you select the Enhanced➥
Monitor Request (EMR) mode. (p. 7-9)
“BK” is displayed when you select the Break-in➥
(BK) mode. (p. 7-8)
“L” is displayed when packet loss has occurred.➥
(p. 6-16)
“➥” is displayed when you select the Automatic
Reply function. (p. 7-12)
iCLOCK READOUT
Displays the current time.
oRECORD ICON (p.10-2)
Displayed while recording.
• “ ” is displayed while the transceiver is recording.
• “ ” is displayed while the recording is paused.
!0 SD ICON
“➥” is displayed when a SD card is inserted.
“➥” and “ ” alternately blinks while accessing the
SD card.
!1 GPS ICON
Displays the status of the GPS receiver. (p. 8-2)➥
“➥ì” is displayed when you set the GPS alarm.
(p. 8-36)
!2 AUTO POWER OFF ICON (p. 12-2)
Displayed when the Auto power OFF function is
ON.
q w e r t y u i o !1!0
!2
Dualwatch mode Single watch mode (A band)
Single watch mode (B band)
This side becomes the A band
in the Single watch mode
This side becomes the B band
in the Single watch mode
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!3 DR SCREEN
Displays the DR screen where the D-STAR settings
are made.
!4BUSY/MUTEICON
“BUSY” is displayed while a signal is being re-➥
ceived or the squelch is open.
“BUSY” blinks while the monitor function is acti-➥
vated. (p. 2-8)
“MUTE” is displayed while the mute is activated.➥
(p. 2-2)
!5 SKIP ICON (p. 4-7, p. 4-10)
Displays the selected Skip function.
• “SKIP”: Memory skip
• “PSKIP”: Program skip
!6MEMORYCHANNELNUMBER
Displays the selected Memory channel number,➥
Memory Bank, and so on. (p. 2-9)
“WX” is displayed when the Weather channel➥
mode is ON.* (p. 2-9)
*Only the USA version transceiver.
!7 MEMORY ICON (p. 2-9)
Displayed when the Memory mode is selected.
!8 S/RF METER
Displays the relative signal strength of the receive➥
signal. (p. 2-11)
Displays the output power level of the transmit➥
signal. (p. 2-12)
!9 FUNCTION MENU DISPLAY (p. 1-5)
Displays the touch key, according to the selected
function menu group.
@0 FUNCTION GROUP ICON
Displays the selected function group (F-1 to F-4, D-1
to D-3) (p. 1-5)
@1 POWER ICONS
Displays the output power level of the transmit➥
signal in three levels. (p. 2-12)
In the Dualwatch mode:➥
“H” is displayed when you select high power.
“M” is displayed when you select mid power
“L” is displayed when you select low power.
@2 S-METER SQUELCH/ATTENUATOR ICONS
(p. 2-13)
“S SQL” is displayed when the S-meter squelch➥
is activated.
“ATT” appears when the Attenuator function is ac-➥
tivated.
@3 MEMORY NAME DISPLAY
In the Memory mode, displays the programmed
memory name. (p. 3-15)
@4 FREQUENCY READOUT
Displays the operating frequency. (p. 2-5)
@5 DUPLEX ICON
“DUP–” is displayed when minus duplex is selected,
and “DUP+” is displayed when plus duplex is select-
ed. (p. 11-4)
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!3
!4
!9 !5!6!8 !7@0
@1
@2
@3
@4
Dualwatch mode Single watch mode (A band)
Single watch mode (B band)
This side becomes the A band
in the Single watch mode
This side becomes the B band
in the Single watch mode
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