Icom IC-F29SR2 Operating Manual

This product is designed 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. IMPORTANT FIRST, CAREFULLY READ THE BASIC MANUAL that is provided with the transceiver. SAVE THIS OPERATING GUIDE— This operating guide contains additional important operating instructions for the IC-F29SR2 pmr446 transceiver. 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, Australia, New Zealand, and/or other countries. All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT................................................................ 1 1 ACCESSORIES...................................................... 2 Accessory attachments........................................... 2 D D Battery pack......................................................... 2 D D Belt clip................................................................ 2 D D Jack cover............................................................ 3 2 PROGRAMMABLE KEY FUNCTIONS.................. 4 Programmable key functions................................... 4 3 LED INDICATOR..................................................... 5 About the LED indicator.......................................... 5 4 SETTINGS.............................................................. 6 Setting the Beep function........................................ 6 Setting the beep and announcement level.............. 7 Setting the ringer level............................................. 8 Setting the microphone gain.................................... 9 Setting the squelch level....................................... 10 Setting the VOX function........................................11 Setting the VOX gain............................................. 12 Setting the group code number............................. 13 D D CTCSS tone setting........................................... 13 D D DTCS code setting............................................. 14

right. To attach the battery pack: 1. Place the tabs on the bottom of the battery pack into the slots at the bottom of the transceiver. (q) 2. Push the battery pack until the battery release buttons make a ‘click’ sound. (w) To detach the battery pack: 1. Push the battery release buttons in the direction of the arrow, as shown to the right. (e) 2. The battery pack is then released, and you can detach it. (r) q w e e r Battery release buttons To attach To detach To attach To detach w e Tab q D DBelt clip NOTE: Before attaching or detaching the belt clip, detach 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 direction of the arrow (e). Accessory attachments 2

for dust-tight and waterproof protection only when the jack cover or the optional HM-168LWP speaker microphone is attached. To attach the jack cover: 1. Place the jack cover over the speaker-microphone jack. (q) 2. Insert and tighten the screws. (w) e e r w w q To detach the jack cover: 1. Unscrew the screws using a Phillips screwdriver. (e) 2. Detach the jack cover. (r) Accessory attachments (Continued) 3 CAUTION: DO NOT detach the jack cover when optional equipment is not in use. Otherwise the terminals of the speaker microphone jack may be shorted by a metal object, or become rusty by water intrusion. This could damage the transceiver.

If you use the CS-F29SR2 programming software (purchase separately), you can assign the functions described below to [TOP], [Upper], and [Lower]. ZONE z z Push to select a desired Zone. z z Hold down for 1 second to announce the current Zone number. L L The Zone number is announced when selecting a Zone, regardless of the Channel Announce setting. SCAN START/STOP Push to start and stop a scan. L L When a scan is started with the Power ON Scan or Automatic Scan function, push this key to pause it. The paused scan resumes after a preset period of time. PRIORITY A CHANNEL, PRIORITY B CHANNEL Push to select the Priority A or Priority B channel. PRIORITY A CHANNEL (REWRITE), PRIORITY B CHANNEL (REWRITE) z z Push to select the Priority A or Priority B channel. z z Hold down for 1 second to set the operating channel as the Priority A or Priority B channel. MEMORY CHANNEL 1, MEMORY CHANNEL 2 MEMORY CHANNEL 3, MEMORY CHANNEL 4 Push to select Memory channel 1, 2, 3, or 4. MONI z z Push to turn the CTCSS (DTCS) mute ON or OFF. z z While holding down this key, the transceiver opens any squelch, or releases any mute. LOCK Hold down for 1 second to turn the Key Lock function ON or OFF. L L Even if the function is ON, [MONI] and [SURVEILLANCE] are not locked. SURVEILLANCE z z Hold down for 1 second to turn ON the Surveillance function. z z Push to turn OFF the function. L L When the function is ON and a signal is received, a beep does not sound and the status indicator does not light, even if you push any key. SIREN Hold down for 2 seconds to emit a siren sound. L L The siren continues to sound until turning OFF the transceiver. L L This function is for situations other than an emergency alert, such as a security alarm. SCRAMBLER z z Hold down for 1 second to turn ON the Voice Scrambler function. z z Push to turn OFF the function. COMPANDER z z Hold down for 1 second to turn ON the Compander function. z z Push to turn OFF the function. L L The Compander function reduces noise components from the transmitted audio to provide clear communication. S-RING/C-RING z z Push to make a Smart-Ring call. z z Hold down for 1 second to make a Call-Ring call. ANNOUNCE Push to turn the Channel Announce function ON or OFF. L L The transceiver announces the position of [Rotary Selector]. L L When the Beep function is OFF, the operating channel is not announced, regardless of this setting. (p. 6) ZONE/ANNOUNCE z z Push to select a desired Zone. z z Hold down for 1 second to turn the Channel Announce function ON or OFF. L L The Zone number is announced when selecting a Zone, regardless of the Channel Announce setting. [TOP] [Lower] [Upper] Programmable key functions NOTE: Refer to the instruction manual that comes with the transceiver for the default settings of these keys.

parameters of the transceiver as follows: (Reference: R is Red, G is Green, O is Orange) • Programming (reading or writing data) • Programming error (if reading or writing fails) • TX Low Battery 1 (while transmitting) • TX Low Battery 2 (while transmitting) • Transmitting • Receiving • Scanning • Low Battery 1 (You should charge the battery.) • Low Battery 2 (You must charge the battery.) • When turning ON the power • Making a Smart-Ring call • Lockout, TX Inh, TOT (when transmit is inhibited) • Smart-Ring call successful • Smart-Ring call failed • Siren • Inh, Blank CH, Unlocked (when you cannot use the channel) G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G R G R G R G R G R G R G R G R G 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 O R O R O R O R O R O R O R O RR RR RR RR RR RR RR GG GG GG GG GG GG GG GG GG GG GG RR RR OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO RR OO GG OO RR OO OO OO OO GG GG GG GG RR RR RR RR About the LED indicator

OFF, the channel announcement is also turned OFF. [ROTARY SELECTOR] [VOL] [Lower] [Upper] NOTE: Turn ON the Beep function when you set the beep and announce level, ringer level, microphone gain, squelch level, VOX function, VOX gain, or the group code number, to check the current level setting by hearing the beeps. (pp. 7 ~ 14) Setting the Beep function 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other than Channel 16. 3. While holding down [Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver and enter the Beep Level Adjustment mode. •• An opening beep sounds and the selected channel number is announced. 4. Push [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. L L The transceiver stores the setting every time you change it. L L If desired, push [Upper] to adjust the beep level. See page 7 for details. 5. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver and exit the Beep Level Adjustment mode.

between 1 and 5, or 1 (linked) and 5 (linked). When a linked option is selected, the beep audio level is adjustable by rotating [VOL]. NOTE: Turn ON the Beep function before you start setting the beep and announcement level. (p. 6) 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other than Channel 16. 3. While holding down [Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver and enter the Beep Level Adjustment mode. •• An opening beep sounds and the selected channel number is announced. 4. Push [Upper] to change the beep level. •• A beep sounds every time you push [Upper]. Therefore, you can determine the current level setting by the increasing loudness of the beep that sounds. L Informatio L •• The adjustable range is 1 ~ 5, or 1 (Linked) ~ 5 (Linked). •• Repeatedly pushing [Upper] first selects 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), and then selects the lowest linked level, 1 (Linked) to the highest, 5 (Linked). Repeatedly pushing [Upper] repeats the cycle. See the illustration to the right. •• To determine if you have selected a linked level, 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. 5. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver and exit the Beep Level Adjustment mode. Setting the beep and announcement level

1 (Linked) ~ 5 (Linked). When a linked option is selected, the ringer audio level is adjustable by rotating [VOL]. Setting the ringer level 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to Channel 16. 3. While holding down [Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver and enter the Ringer Level Adjustment mode. •• An opening beep sounds and “Sixteen” is announced. 4. Push [Upper] to increase, or push [Lower] to decrease the ringer level. •• A beep sounds after pushing [Upper]. Therefore, you can determine the current level setting by the increasing loudness of the beep that sounds. L Informatio L •• The adjustable range is 1 ~ 5, or 1 (Linked) ~ 5 (Linked). •• Repeatedly pushing [Upper] first selects 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), and then selects the lowest linked level, 1 (Linked) to the highest, 5 (Linked). Repeatedly pushing [Upper] or [Lower] repeats the cycle. See the illustration to the right. •• To determine if you have selected a linked level, 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. 5. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver and exit the Ringer Level Adjustment mode. NOTE: Turn ON the Beep function before you start setting the ringer level. (p. 6)

make the microphone more sensitive to the user voice. NOTE: Turn ON the Beep function before you start setting the microphone gain. (p. 6) Setting the microphone gain 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver power. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to Channel 16. 3. While holding down [Upper], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver and enter the Microphone Gain Adjustment mode. •• An opening beep sounds and “Sixteen” is announced. 4. Push [Upper] to increase, or push [Lower] to decrease the microphone gain. •• A beep sounds after pushing [Upper] or [Lower]. An error beep sounds if you try to exceed the adjustable range. L L The adjustable range is 1 (minimum) to 4 (maximum). 5. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver and exit the Microphone Gain Adjustment mode.

mutes the received audio, depending on the squelch level setting. Setting the squelch level NOTE: Turn ON the Beep function before you start setting the squelch level. (p. 6) 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver power. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other than Channel 16. 3. While holding down [Upper], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver and enter the Squelch Level Adjustment mode. •• An opening beep sounds and the selected channel number is announced. 4. Push [Upper] to increase the squelch level (tight squelch), or push [Lower] to decrease the squelch level (loose squelch). •• A beep sounds after pushing [Upper] or [Lower]. An error beep sounds if you try to exceed the adjustable range. L L The adjustable range is 0 (loose squelch) to 9 (tight squelch). 5. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver and exit the Squelch Level Adjustment mode.

function automatically switches between receive and transmit during voice operation. [ROTARY SELECTOR] [VOL] [Upper] [PTT] Setting the VOX function NOTE: Turn ON the Beep function before you start setting the VOX function. (p. 6) 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver power. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other than Channel 16. 3. While holding down [PTT] and [Upper], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver, to turn the VOX function ON or OFF. •• When the VOX function is ON, a beep and an opening beep sound, and then the selected channel number is announced. •• When the VOX function is OFF, two beeps and an opening beep sound, and then the selected channel number is announced. 4. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver, then turn ON again to restart the normal operation.

VOX function more sensitive to the user voice. [ROTARY SELECTOR] [VOL] [Lower] [Upper] [PTT] Setting the VOX gain NOTE: Turn ON the Beep function before you start setting the VOX gain. (p. 6) 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver power. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to Channel 16. 3. While holding down [PTT] and [Upper], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver and enter the VOX Gain Adjustment mode. •• An opening beep sounds and “Sixteen” is announced. 4. Push [Upper] to increase, or push [Lower] to decrease the VOX gain. •• A beep sounds after pushing [Upper] or [Lower]. An error beep sounds if you try to exceed the adjustable range. L L The adjustable range is 1 (minimum) to 10 (maximum). 5. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver and exit the VOX Gain Adjustment mode.

This transceiver has 50 preset CTCSS tones. CTCSS operation enables silent standby, since you will only receive calls from group members using the same CTCSS tone. [ROTARY SELECTOR] [VOL] [Lower] [Upper] [PTT] • Usable 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 Setting the group code number [Example]: CTCSS tone No. 28 (162.2 Hz) assigned to channel 4 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to Channel 4. 3. While holding down [PTT], [Upper], and [Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver. 4. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to Channel 4. 5. Hold down [Upper] until two beeps sound. 6. Push [PTT] two times to enter “2” (the ten’s digit) of the number 28, then push [Upper]. •• “Two” is announced. 7. Push [PTT] eight times to enter “8” (the one’s digit) of the number 28, then push [Upper] to complete the setting. •• “Eight” is announced. 8. Turn OFF the transceiver to set the CTCSS tone. TIP: •• If you make a mistake, go back to step 1 and follow all the steps again. •• To turn OFF the CTCSS tone, enter “00.” 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other than Channel 16. 3. While holding down [PTT], [Upper], and [Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver. •• An opening beep sounds and the selected channel number is announced. 4. Rotate [ROTARY SELECTOR] to select the desired channel (1 to 16) that you want to assign the CTCSS tone to. 5. Hold down [Upper] until two beeps sound. •• The transceiver enters the CTCSS Tone Setting mode. 6. Push [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 to the right. L L To enter ‘0,’ skip this step. 7. Push [Upper]. •• The selected number is announced. 8. Push [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 to the right. L L To enter ‘0,’ skip this step. 9. Push [Upper] to complete the setting. •• The selected number is announced. 10. Turn OFF the transceiver and exit the CTCSS tone setting mode.

This transceiver has 84 preset DTCS codes. DTCS operation enables silent standby, since you will only receive calls from group members using the same DTCS code. 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to any channel other than Channel 16. 3. While holding down [PTT], [Upper], and [Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver. •• An opening beep sounds and the selected channel number is announced. 4. Rotate [ROTARY SELECTOR] to select the desired channel (1 to 16) that you want to assign the DTCS code to. 5. Hold down [Lower] until two beeps sound. •• The transceiver enters the DTCS Code Setting mode. 6. Push [PTT] the necessary number of times to enter the ten’s digit of the desired DTCS code number (grey column) as shown in the list to the right. L L To enter ‘0,’ skip this step. 7. Push [Upper]. •• The selected number is announced. 8. Push [PTT] the necessary number of times to enter the one’s digit of the desired DTCS code number (grey column) as shown in the list to the right. L L To enter ‘0,’ skip this step. 9. Push [Upper]. •• The selected number is announced. 10. If you want to use Inverse mode, push [PTT] again. •• If you want to use Normal mode, skip this step. 11. Push [Upper] to complete the setting. 12. Turn OFF the transceiver and exit the DTCS Code Setting mode. • Usable 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) [Example]: DTCS code No. 16 (114) Inverse mode assignment to channel 5 1. Rotate [VOL] to turn OFF the transceiver. 2. Set [ROTARY SELECTOR] to Channel 5. 3. While holding down [PTT], [Upper], and [Lower], rotate [VOL] to turn ON the transceiver. 4. Hold down [Lower] until two beeps sound. 5. Push [PTT] one time to enter “1” (the ten's digit) of the number 16, then push [Upper]. •• “One” is announced. 6. Push [PTT] six times to enter “6” (the one’s digit) of the number 16, then push [Upper]. •• “Six” is announced. 7. Push [PTT] again, to use Inverse mode. 8. Push [Upper] to complete the setting. 9. Turn OFF the transceiver to set the DTCS code. TIP: •• If you make a mistake, go back to step 1 and follow all the steps again. •• To turn OFF the DTCS code, enter “0.”