INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF FM REPEATER iFR5100 UHF FM REPEATER iFR6100 IMPORTANT EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL WORD DEFINITION CAREFULLY before attempting to operate the re- Personal injury, fire hazard or electric peater. RWARNING shock may occur. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL– This CAUTION Equipment damage may occur. If disregarded, inconvenience only. No risk manual contains important safety and operating in- NOTE structions for the IC-FR5100/IC-FR6100 VHF/UHF FM of personal injury, fire or electric shock. REPEATERS. PRECAUTIONS R WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER at- Place the repeater in a secure place to avoid inadver- tach an antenna or internal antenna connector during tent use by children. transmission. This may result in an electrical shock or burn. BE CAREFUL! The heatsink will become hot when operating the repeater continuously for long periods. R WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER in- stall the antenna at any place that person touch the BE CAREFUL! If a linear amplifier is connected, set antenna easily during transmission. This may result in the repeater’s RF output power to less than the linear an electrical shock or burn. amplifier’s maximum input level, otherwise, the linear amplifier will be damaged. R WARNING! NEVER apply AC to the DC power receptacle on the repeater rear panel. This Use Icom microphones only (optional). Other manu- could cause a fire or damage the repeater. facturer’s microphones have different pin assign- ments, and connection to the repeater may damage R WARNING! NEVER apply more than 16 V DC, the repeater. such as a 24 V battery, to the DC power receptacle on the repeater rear panel. This could cause a fire or Icom optional equipment is designed for optimal per- damage the repeater. formance when used with this repeater. We are not responsible for the repeater being damaged or any R CAUTION! NEVER let metal, wire or other ob- accident caused when using non-Icom optional equip- jects touch any internal part or connectors on the rear ment. panel of the repeater. This may result in an electric shock. R CAUTION! NEVER expose the repeater to rain, snow or any liquids. DO NOT use or place the repeater in areas with tem- peratures below –25°C or above +55°C. Be aware that temperatures can exceed +80°C, resulting in permanent damage to the repeater if left there for ex- tended periods. DO NOT place the repeater in excessively dusty envi- ronments or in direct sunlight. DO NOT put anything on top of the repeater. This will obstruct heat dissipation. Icom, Icom Inc. and the logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries. i FORWARD SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Thank you for purchasing this Icom repeater. The The following accessories are supplied. IC-FR5100/IC-FR6100 VHF/UHF FM REPEATERS is de- signed and built with Icom’s state of the art technol- Handles For handles attachment ogy and craftsmanship. With proper care, this product Spacers should provide you with years of trouble-free opera- tion. We want to take a couple of moments of your time to Screws thank you for making the IC-FR5100/IC-FR6100 your re- peater of choice, and hope you agree with Icom’s philos- ophy of “technology first.” Many hours of research and Function name stickers* DC power cable development went into the design of your IC-FR5100/ KEY SEAL IC-FR6100. D FEATURES m Up to 2 channels operation * Used for labelling the programmable function You can install a channel extension module (op- keys according to their assinged functions. tional UR-FR5100/UR-FR6100) into a repeater. 2 channels can be operated as the repeater when a channel extension module is installed. m Built-in 5-Tone, DTMF encoder & decoder TABLE OF CONTENTS Multiple signaling systems are equipped as stan- dard. These systems are fully compatible with Icom F-series radios. IMPORTANT ............................................................... i EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ............................................ i m DTMF remote control capability PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... i You can control the repeater from a remote loca- FORWARD ................................................................ ii tion over the air or over a phone line with DTMF. VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY .............................. ii m D-Sub 25 pin ACC port equipped SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES...................................... ii You can use the optional equipment via the D-sub TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................ ii 25 pin ACC port equipped on the repeater’s rear 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION..................................... 1–3 panel. n Front panel ........................................................ 1 D Function display ............................................ 2 m Other features n Rear panel ......................................................... 2 - Wide frequency coverage D Accessory connector .................................... 3 (136 to 174 MHz, 400 to 470 MHz) 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ............ 4–6 - PC programmable n Unpacking ......................................................... 4 - 19 inch rack mount n Selecting a location ........................................... 4 - Optional Voice Scrambler Unit (UT-109R/ n Antenna connection .......................................... 4 UT-110R) for base operating mode n Front panel connection ...................................... 5 n Rear panel connection ...................................... 5 VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY n Power supply connection .................................. 6 n Mounting the repeater ....................................... 6 The AMBE+2™ voice coding Technology embodied in this D Using the supplied handle ............................. 6 product is protected by intellectual property rights including 3 OPERATION ......................................................... 7 patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice n Receiving and transmitting ................................ 7 Systems, Inc. This voice coding Technology is licensed D Repeater operation ....................................... 7 solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The D Base station operation .................................. 7 user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempt- 4 MAINTENANCE ................................................... 8 ing to extract, remove, decompile, reverse engineer, or n Troubleshooting ................................................. 8 disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert n Fuse replacement ............................................. 8 the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S. Patent D Line fuse replacement ................................... 8 Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390, 5 OPTIONS .............................................................. 9 #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656, 6 ABOUT CE ................................................... 10–12 #5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and #5,195,166. ii 2001 NEW 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION n Front panel r t Function q w display e y P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 o i u q INTERNAL SPEAKER u MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [MIC] Monitors received signals. This 8-pin modular jack accepts the optional micro- phone. w VOLUME CONTROL [VOLUME] (p. 7) KEEP the [MIC] connector cover attached to the Adjusts the audio output level. repeater when the optional microphone is not used. e SELECTOR DIAL [SELECT] Rotate to adjust the squelch threshold level, select q +8 V DC output (Max. 15 mA) the operating channel. (Depending on the pre- w Output port for PC programming programmed condition.) i q e NC r M PTT (Input port for TX control) r POWER INDICATOR [POWER] t Microphone ground ➥ Lights green at ‘A’ module's indicator while the y Microphone input repeater power is turned ON. u Ground i Input port for PC programming When a channel extension module is installed: ➥ Lights green at the selected module indicator i POWER SWITCH [POWER] (‘A’ or ‘B’) while the repeater power is turned ➥ Push to turn the repeater power ON. ON. ➥ Push and hold for 3 sec. to turn the repeater ➥ Lights orange at the un-selected module indica- power OFF. tor (‘A’ or ‘B’) while the repeater power is turned ON. When a channel extension module is installed: ➥ While the repeater power is turned ON, push t TRANSMIT INDICATOR [TX] to select the desired module to operate the re- Lights red while transmitting. peater as the base station. • The power indicator of the selected module unit y BUSY INDICATOR [BUSY] lights green. Lights green while receiving a signal or when the o noise squelch is open. DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEYS Desired functions can be programmed indepen- About [PWR], [TX] and [BUSY] indicators: dently by your dealer. ‘A’ and ‘B’ modules indicators are available for Ask your dealer for details. these indications. ‘A’ module's indicator correspond • Because these keys are programmable, the functions of these keys are unique to each unit. to the original module, and ‘B’ module's indicator correspond to an extended module. 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 D Function display q w e r t ICOM Inc. y q SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR r COMPANDER INDICATOR Indicates relative signal strength level. Appears when the compander function is activated. 1 w LOW POWER INDICATOR t SCRAMBLER/ENCRYPTION INDICATOR Appears when low output power is selected. Appears when the voice scrambler/encryption 2 function is activated. e AUDIBLE INDICATOR Appears when the channel is in the