Icom IFC-30LT User manual

ICOM IFC-30LT
Article Code
PCOMTRVH30-
VHF HANDSET

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................3
FRONT PANEL .....................................................................4
SIDE VIEW ........................................................................5
TOP VIEW .........................................................................6
BASIC SETTINGS ...................................................................7
SETTING THE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS .........................................7
SETTING OF SQUELCH AND MINIMUM VOLUME LEVEL ....................8
ACTIVATING BEEPS ..............................................................9
KEYPAD SETTINGS IN SETMODE ............................................ 10
TO ENTER SET MODE.......................................................... 11
PROGRAMMING TX AND RX FREQUENCIES ON A CHANNEL ............. 12
PROGRAMMING CTCSS CODES IN TX AND RX ON A CHANNEL.......... 15
PROGRAMMING THE SCAN FUNCTION ...................................... 19
PROGRAMMING THE OUTPUT POWER OF A CHANNEL..................... 22
PROGRAMMING THE « TIME OUT TIMER » (TOT) PER CHANNEL........ 24
PROGRAMMING VIA SOFTWARE.............................................. 26
CLONING TWO TRANSCEIVERS .............................................. 28
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ICOM IFC-30LT
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
FREQUENCY RANGE : IC-F30LT 146 – 174 MHz
IC-F40LT 425 – 470 MHz
CHANNEL CAPACITY : IC-F30LT IC-F40LT 99 channels
CHANNEL SPACING: 12.5 KHz / 20 KHz / 25 KHz
OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE : from – 30° to + 55°
OUTPUT POWER : HIGH (H) 5 Watts
LOW (LO1) 3 Watts
LOW (LO2) 1 Watt
CONSUMPTION : Reception / Std By : 0,450 A
Transmission : 2,5 A
BATTERY VOLTAGE :
CM-140 : 7,2 Volts / 1,4 A
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FRONT PANEL
123
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789
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Po
P1
P2
ICOM
VHF TRANSCEIVER
IC-F30LT
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2
3
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5
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10
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1. ANTENNA: never transmit without
antenna
2. PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON
3. PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON
4. PUSH TO TALK : press to transmit,
release to receive
5. LOUDSPEAKER AND MICROPHONE
6. KEYPAD : used to enter DTMF
codes, change channel or « bank »
depending on settings.
7. DISPLAY
8. VOLUME ON/OFF : allows turning
handset on or off and adjusting
volume level.
9. LED :
- Red during transmission
- Green during reception
- Orange during DTMF
reception
- Blinking red when battery is
low
10. CHANNEL SELECTOR
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SIDE VIEW
1
2
3
4
1. PUSH TO TALK :
PRESS TO SPEAK,
RELEASE TO LISTEN
2. DISPLAY LIGHT
CONTROL
3. PROGRAMMING
BUTTON
4. BATTERY PACK
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TOP VIEW
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3
6
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10
12
14
16
1
2
3
4
5
1. ANTENNA SOCKET
2. ACCESSORIES SOCKET: External microphone EM-81 or cloning cable OPC-
444. NOTE : never use the transceiver with the socket cover removed. Dust and
other foreign material can damage the transceiver.
3. VOLUME ON/OFF :
allows to turn transceiver on or off and to adjust volume
level.
4.
CHANNEL SELECTOR
5.
PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON (RED) : Pressing this button for longer than 2
seconds locks the keypad, a key symbol is displayed. To unlock, press again for more
than 2 seconds.
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BASIC SETTINGS
SETTING THE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
The display can be lit in three different ways :
- Always OFF
- On for 5 seconds when a button is pressed.
- Always ON.
NOTE: Always choose position 2 (light on for 5 sec) to save the battery.
SEQUENCE ACTION
1 TRANSCEIVER OFF
2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND PTT
AND TURN TRANSCEIVER ON
3
PRESS ON RED BUTTON
ONCE OR A NUMBER OF TIMES
TO SELECT THE REQUIRED POSSIBILITY
4 1 SHORT « BEEP » : LIGHTING ALWAYS OFF
5 STANDARD
SETTING
2 SHORT « BEEPS » : LIGHTING ACTIVATED FOR 5 SECONDS WHEN
A BUTTON IS PRESSED
6 1 LONG « BEEP » : LIGHTING ALWAYS ON
7 TURN TRANSCEIVER OFF
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SETTING OF SQUELCH AND MINIMUM VOLUME LEVEL
This function allows to :
- Set the minimum volume level when the Volume knob is turned at its lowest
position. For example, in a noisy environment, you might need to increase the
minimum volume level.
- Set the background noise cut off level (Squelch).
Note : To avoid interferences, step away from electrical equipment like engines, computers
or other sources of parasites while doing these settings.
SEQUENCE ACTION
1 TRANSCEIVER OFF
2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
PTT
AND AND TURN
TRANSCEIVER ON
3 SELECT ONE CHANNEL WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A CTCSS
PROGRAMMED ON IT
4 SETTING THE BACKGROUND NOISE CUT OFF LEVEL (SQUELCH)
PRESS
AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, TURN THE
VOLUME KNOB FROM CLOCKWISE UNTIL THE
BACKGROUND NOISE STARTS. RETURN
COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO WHEN THE NOISE JUST STOPS
(CUT OFF LEVEL).
5 SETTING THE MINIMUM VOLUME LEVEL PRESS
AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, TURN THE VOLUME KNOB TO
THE REQUIRED LEVEL
6 IF YOU HAVE MODIFIED THE MINIMUM VOLUME LEVEL, YOU
WILL HAVE TO SET THE SQUELCH LEVEL AGAIN
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7 TURN TRANSCEIVER OFF
ACTIVATING BEEPS
This setting allows :
- To enable or disable the BEEPS when buttons on the transceiver are pressed.
- To link the sound level of the BEEPS to the general volume setting of the
transceiver.
SEQUENCE ACTION
1 TRANSCEIVER OFF
2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND TURN TRANSCEIVER ON
3
PRESS
- 1 SHORT BEEP ÖBEEP OFF
- 2 SHORT BEEPS ÖBEEP ON
4 PRESS
-
1 SHORT BEEP ÖLEVEL OF BEEP IS LINKED TO THE VOLUME
- 2 SHORT BEEPS ÖLEVEL OF BEEP IS NOT LINKED TO VOLUME
AND IS SET AS EXPLAINED BELOW
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5 SETTING OF BEEP SOUND LEVEL ( 2 methods)
PRESS
AND SET SOUND LEVEL WITH VOLUME KNOB
OR
WITH EACH PRESS ON
THE SOUND LEVEL INCREASES
6 TURN TRANSCEIVER OFF
KEYPAD SETTINGS IN SETMODE
The SET MODE function enables the following settings :
- The TOT (Time Out Timer) function per channel
- The SCAN function
- The TEXT function (to name a channel)
- The reception frequency RX per channel
- The transmission frequency TX per channel
- The CTCSS code in reception per channel
- The CTCSS code in transmission per channel
- Priority A and B channels
- The output power per channel
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TO ENTER SET MODE
SEQUENCE ACTION
1 TRANSCEIVER OFF
2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
PTT AND
Po
AND TURN TRANSCEIVER ON
3 THE DISPLAY SHOWS
-------
4 KEY IN THE ACCESS CODE
- FOR MSFH the code is
159357
- FOR THE OTHER SECTIONS the code is
258456
AND CONFIRM BY PRESSING
ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE KEYPAD
IF THE DISPLAY READS « SORRY », this means you have not
entered the correct access code. You have to turn the transceiver
off and restart at step 2
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PROGRAMMING TX AND RX FREQUENCIES ON A CHANNEL
The easiest case is programming the same frequency in transmission and in reception. This
way of programming a handset is called « SIMPLEX » mode.
If your transmission frequency TX is different from your reception frequency RX, you will
have to follow the instructions carefully to introduce them in the correct place in the
programming sequence.
For example, we will program a frequency of 152.540 MHz on channel 8, in simplex
mode, meaning the TX and RX frequencies are the same.
SEQUENCE ACTION DISPLAY
1 TRANSCEIVER OFF
2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
PTT
AND
Po
AND TURN
TRANSCEIVER ON
- - - - - - -
3 KEY IN ACCESS CODE ( 159357 OR 258456 ) AND
CONFIRM BY PRESSING
SET MODE
4 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND 2ONTHE KEYPAD TO ACCESS THE
PROGRAMMING PER CHANNEL
CH 01
AT THIS POINT YOU CAN PROGRAM THE CHANNEL IN A « BANK ». THERE ARE 6
« BANKS » OF 16 CHANNELS EACH.
THE SELECTION OF A « BANK » IS DONE BY PRESSING
P 1
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR FREQUENCY ON CHANNEL 5 OF « BANK » 2, YOU
WILL HAVE TO SELECT « BANK » 2 USING
P 1 AND CHECK THAT FIGURE 2IS
DISPLAYED IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER.
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NOTE FOR USING CHANNELS STORED IN BANKS you will have to select the correct
bank by pressing
P 1 ( « bank » 2 in our example) and then rotate the channel selector
to channel 5 to transmit and receive on this channel.
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR FREQUENCY ON « BANK » 1, THE SELECTION OF THE
BANK WILL STILL HAPPEN USING
P 1 BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PRESS THIS
BUTTON UNTIL NO FIGURE APPEARS ON THE TOP PART OF THE DISPLAY
INDICATING YOU ARE IN « BANK » 1.
5 SELECT A CHANNEL NUMBER
Example CHANNEL 8
KEY IN 08CONFIRM USING
CH 08
6 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND 4 TO INTRODUCE THE TX
FREQUENCY
T xxx xxx
7 KEY IN THE FREQ. For example 152.540
152540
CONFIRM USING
T 152.540
8 IF THE DISPLAY SHOWS INH DELETE IT BY
PRESSING
+
9
PRESS
Po
TO CONFIRM
10 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND 2ONTHE KEYPAD TO ACCESS THE
PROGRAMMING PER CHANNEL
CH 01
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11 SELECT A CHANNEL NUMBER
Example CHANNEL 8
KEY IN 08CONFIRM USING
CH 08
12 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND 5 TO INTRODUCE THE RX
FREQUENCY
R xxx.xxx
13 KEY IN THE FREQ. For example 152.540
152540
CONFIRM USING
R 152.540
14 IF THE DISPLAY SHOWS INH DELETE IT BY
PRESSING
+
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PRESS
Po
TWICE TO CONFIRM
SET MODE
16 TURN TRANSCEIVER OFF
17 YOUR HANDSET IS PROGRAMMED
NOTE :
- The reception frequency RX can be different than the transmission
frequency TX (semi-duplex mode)
- If only the TX frequency has been programmed and no RX frequency, the
handset will not operate on this channel.
- If only the RX frequency has been programmed, the handset will only
operate in reception on this channel.
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PROGRAMMING CTCSS CODES IN TX AND RX ON A CHANNEL
The CTCSS function allows to « close down » a radio network so as not to be disturbed by
a radio station which is foreign to the network.
Enabled on a repeater, the CTCSS function will filter the calls and will only let those
signals through which are accompanied by the CTCSS of the repeater.
Practically, the CTCSS tone is a sub audible tone and is selected among a list of 50
standard values.
The CTCSS code is enabled or disabled for each channel BUT the transceiver and the
receiving station, on top of using the same TX and RX frequencies, must share the same
CTCSS in order to be able to communicate.
TABLE OF CTCSS CODES AVAILABLE FOR THE IC F30 LT TRANSCEIVER
67.0
69.4
71.9
74.4
77.0
79.7
80.5
82.5
85.4
91.5
94.8
97.4
100.0
103.5
107.2
110.9
114.8
118.8
123.0
127.3
131.8
136.5
141.3
146.2
151.4
156.7
159.8
162.2
165.5
167.9
171.3
173.8
177.3
179.9
183.5
186.2
189.9
192.8
196.6
199.5
203.5
206.5
210.7
218.1
225.7
229.1
233.6
241.8
250.3
254.1
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For example, we will add a CTCSS code of 151.4 (for transmission and reception) on
channel 8 (TX = RX Frequ = 152.540 MHz, see above)
SEQUENCE ACTION DISPLAY
1 TRANSCEIVER OFF
2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
PTT
AND
Po
AND TURN
TRANSCEIVER ON
- - - - - - -
3 KEY IN ACCESS CODE ( 159357 OR 258456 ) AND
CONFIRM BY PRESSING
SET MODE
4 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND 2ONTHE KEYPAD TO ACCESS THE
PROGRAMMING PER CHANNEL
CH 01
AT THIS POINT YOU CAN PROGRAM THE CHANNEL IN A « BANK ». THERE ARE 6
« BANKS » OF 16 CHANNELS EACH.
THE SELECTION OF A « BANK » IS DONE BY PRESSING P 1
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR FREQUENCY ON CHANNEL 5 OF « BANK » 2, YOU
WILL HAVE TO SELECT « BANK » 2 USING
P 1 AND CHECK THAT FIGURE 2IS
DISPLAYED IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER.
NOTE FOR USING CHANNELS STORED IN BANKS you will have to select the correct
bank by pressing P 1 ( « bank » 2 in our example) and then rotate the channel selector to
channel 5 to transmit and receive on this channel.
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR FREQUENCY ON « BANK » 1, THE SELECTION OF THE
BANK WILL STILL HAPPEN USING P 1 BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PRESS THIS
BUTTON UNTIL NO FIGURE APPEARS ON THE TOP PART OF THE DISPLAY
INDICATING YOU ARE IN « BANK » 1.
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5 SELECT A CHANNEL NUMBER
Example CHANNEL 8
KEY IN 08CONFIRM USING
CH 08
6 TO ENTER CTCSS PROGRAMMING MODE IN
TRANSMISSION, PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND 1
TC OFF
7 TO ENABLE THE CTCSS IN TRANSMISSION
PRESS
+
67.0
ctcss value
TC ON
8 SELECT THE CTCSS VALUE
Our example : 151.4
THE SELECTION HAPPENS USING
P1 P2 BUTTONS
151.4
9 CONFIRM BY PRESSING
10
PRESS
Po
TO CONFIRM AND MOVE TO
PROGRAMMING THE CTCSS CODE IN RECEPTION
11 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND 2ONTHE KEYPAD TO ACCESS THE
PROGRAMMING PER CHANNEL
CH 01
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12 SELECT IN WHICH « BANK » OF 16 CHANNELS
YOU WANT TO PROGRAM THE NEW CHANNEL BY
PRESSING
P 1
2…..6
13 SELECT A CHANNEL NUMBER
Example CHANNEL 8
KEY IN 08CONFIRM USING
CH 08
14 TO ENTER CTCSS PROGRAMMMING MODE IN
RECEPTION, PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND 2
RC OFF
15 TO ENABLE THE CTCSS IN RECEPTION
PRESS
+
RC ON
16 TO DISABLE THE CTCSS IN TRANSMISSION
PRESS
+
TC OFF
17 TO ENABLE THE CTCSS IN TRANSMISSION
PRESS
+
TC ON
18 SELECT THE CTCSS VALUE
Our example : 151.4
THE SELECTION HAPPENS USING
P1 P2 BUTTONS
151.4
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19 CONFIRM BY PRESSING
20
PRESS
Po
TWICE TO CONFIRM
SET MODE
21 TURN TRANSCEIVER OFF
22 YOUR HANDSET IS PROGRAMMED WITH CTCSS
CODES IN TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION
PROGRAMMING THE SCAN FUNCTION
The transceiver can store 10 SCAN programs.
Each program is called a LIST and has a number from 1 to 10.
Each LIST can scan a BANK of 16 channels in total or only in part.
There are 6 BANKS of 16 channels, or a total of 96 channels.
Each channel MUST be programmed before being able to be selected to be scanned in a
list.
Activation of the SCAN on the handset happens by pressing button:
Pushing on the PTT disables the SCAN function.
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Although programming the SCAN function via PC is easier, you will here after find the way
to program this via the keypad of the handset.
SEQUENCE ACTION DISPLAY
1 TRANSCEIVER OFF
2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
PTT
AND
Po
AND TURN
TRANSCEIVER ON
- - - - - - -
3 KEY IN ACCESS CODE ( 159357 OR 258456 ) AND
CONFIRM BY PRESSING
SET MODE
4 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
AND 4ON THE KEYPAD TO ACCESS THE
SCAN LIST PROGRAMMING
LIST 1
5 KEY IN THE LIST NUMBER
Example : to choose List nr 1
PRESS 1
Note : press 0 to access List nr 10
LIST 1
LIST 10
6 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
+ 1
01 ON
7 SELECT THE BANK USING P 1
FOLLOWED BY
Example: BANK 1
01 ON
02 OFF
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