New2001 INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM504 New2001 FOREWORD IMPORTANT Thank you for purchasng ths Icom product. The IC-M504 READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER s desgned and bult wth Icom’s before usng the transcever. state of the art technology and craftsmanshp. Wth proper care, ths product should provde you wth years of trouble- SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL — Ths n- free operaton. structon manual contans mportant operatng nstructons for the IC-M504. We want to take a couple of moments of your tme to thank you for makng the IC-M504 your rado of choce, and hope you agree wth Icom’s phlosophy of “technology first.” Many hours of research and development went nto the desgn of EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS your IC-M504. WORD DEFINITION D FEATURES Personal njury, fre hazard or electrc RWARNING ❍ Simple operation with large keys shock may occur. CAUTION Equpment damage may occur. ❍ Easy to hear speaker If dsregarded, nconvenence only. No rsk ❍ Built-in DSC meets ITU Class D requirement NOTE of personal njury, fire or electrc shock. ❍ Rugged waterproof construction ❍ Optional COMMANDMIC (HM-162/HM-157) are available Icom, Icom Inc. and the logo are regstered trademarks of Icom Incor- CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER AND MICROPHONE porated (Japan) n the Unted States, the Unted Kngdom, Germany, France, THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to Span, Russa and/or other countres. water ncludng salt, otherwse, the keys and swtch may COMMANDMIC II and COMMANDMIC III s a trademark of Icom Incorporated (Japan) n the Unted States. become noperable due to salt crystallzaton. New2001 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY NOTE If your vessel requres assstance, contact other vessels and A WARNING STICKER s suppled wth the transcever. the Coast Guard by sendng a Dstress call on Channel 16. To comply wth FCC regulatons, ths stcker must be affixed n such a locaton as to be readly seen from the operatng con- USING CHANNEL 16 trols of the rado as n the dagram below. Make sure the cho- DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE sen locaton s clean and dry before applyng the stcker. 1. “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY.” 2. “THIS IS ...............” (name of vessel). EXAMPLE 3. Say your call sgn or other ndcaton of the vessel (AND 9-dgt DSC ID f you have one). 4. “LOCATED AT ...............” (your poston). 5. State the nature of the dstress and assstance requred. 6. Gve any other nformaton whch mght facltate the rescue. WARNING STICKER Or, transmt your Dstress call usng dgtal selectve callng on Channel 70. USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (Ch 70) DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE 1. Whle lftng up the key cover, push and hold [DISTRESS] for 5 sec. untl you hear 5 short beeps change to one long beep. 2. Wat for an acknowledgment on Channel 70 from a coast staton. • After the acknowledgement s receved, Channel 16 s auto- matcally selected. 3. Push and hold [PTT], then transmt the approprate nformaton as lsted above. New2001 RADIO OPERATOR WARNING Icom requres the rado operator to meet the FAILURE TO OBSERVE THESE LIMITS MAY ALLOW FCC Requrements for Rado Frequency Expo- THOSE WITHIN THE MPE RADIUS TO EXPERIENCE RF sure. An omndrectonal antenna wth gan not RADIATION ABSORPTION WHICH EXCEEDS THE FCC greater than 9 dB must be mounted a mn- MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE (MPE) LIMIT. WARN ING mum of 5 meters (measured from the lowest IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RADIO OPERATOR pont of the antenna) vertcally above the man TO ENSURE THAT THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPO- deck and all possble personnel. Ths s the mnmum safe SURE LIMITS ARE OBSERVED AT ALL TIMES DURING separaton dstance estmated to meet all RF exposure com- RADIO TRANSMISSION. THE RADIO OPERATOR IS TO plance requrements. Ths 5 meter dstance s based on the ENSURE THAT NO BYSTANDERS COME WITHIN THE FCC Safe Maxmum Permssble Exposure (MPE) dstance RADIUS OF THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE of 3 meters added to the heght of an adult (2 meters) and s LIMITS. approprate for all vessels. Determining MPE Radius For watercraft wthout sutable structures, the antenna must THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE (MPE) RA- be mounted so as to mantan a mnmum of 1 meter vert- DIUS HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE A RADIUS OF cally between the antenna, (measured from the lowest pont ABOUT 3M PER OET BULLETIN 65 OF THE FCC. of the antenna), to the heads of all persons AND all persons THIS ESTIMATE IS MADE ASSUMING THE MAXIMUM must stay outsde of the 3 meter MPE radus. POWER OF THE RADIO AND ANTENNAS WITH A MAXI- MUM GAIN OF 9dBi ARE USED FOR A SHIP MOUNTED Do not transmt wth rado and antenna when persons are SYSTEM. wthn the MPE radus of the antenna, unless such persons (such as drver or rado operator) are shelded from antenna field by a grounded metallc barrer. The MPE Radus s the mnmum dstance from the antenna axs that person should mantan n order to avod RF exposure hgher than the al- lowable MPE level set by FCC. New2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 FOREWORD ..................................................................................... ■ Poston and tme programmng ........................................................21 IMPORTANT ...................................................................................... ■ Poston and tme ndcaton ...................................................22 3 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................................................................... ■ GPS nformaton ndcaton ....................................................22 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ............................................................. ■ Dstress call ...........................................................................23 4 NOTE ................................................................................................ ■ Transmttng DSC calls ...........................................................26 RADIO OPERATOR WARNING ...................................................... ■ Recevng DSC calls ..............................................................41 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................... v ■ Receved messages ..............................................................45 PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................ v ■ DSC Set mode .......................................................................47 6 1 OPERATING RULES ..................................................................1 7 OTHER FUNCTIONS ..........................................................50−54 7 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ...........................................................2−5 ■ Intercom operaton .................................................................50 ■ Front panel ...............................................................................2 ■ RX Speaker functon ..............................................................51 8 ■ Functon dsplay .......................................................................4 ■ Haler operaton .....................................................................52 ■ Mcrophone ..............................................................................5 ■ Automatc foghorn functon ....................................................53 9 3 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................6−11 8 SET MODE ..........................................................................55−57 ■ Channel selecton.....................................................................6 ■ Set mode programmng .........................................................55 10 ■ Recevng and transmttng .......................................................8 ■ Set mode tems ......................................................................55 ■ Call channel programmng .......................................................9 9 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE..............................58−66 11 ■ Channel comments ................................................................10 ■ Connectons ...........................................................................58 ■ Mcrophone Lock functon ......................................................10 ■ Fuse replacement ..................................................................59 12 ■ Dsplay backlght ....................................................................10 ■ Suppled accessores .............................................................59 13 ■ Optonal voce scrambler operaton ........................................11 ■ Antenna .................................................................................59 4 SCAN OPERATION ............................................................12−13 ■ Mountng the transcever .......................................................60 14 ■ Scan types .............................................................................12 ■ MB-75 nstallaton ..................................................................61 ■ Settng TAG channels ............................................................13 ■ UT-112 nstallaton .................................................................62 15 ■ Startng a scan .......................................................................13 ■ HM-162/HM-157 nstallaton ..................................................63 5 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH .......................................................14 10 TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................67 16 ■ Descrpton .............................................................................14 11 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS .....................................68−69