INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF FM REPEATER iFR3000 UHF FM REPEATER iFR4000 IMPORTANT EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL WORD DEFINITION CAREFULLY before attempting to operate the re- Personal injury, fire hazard or electric peater. R WARNING shock may occur. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL– This CAUTION Equipment damage may occur. manual contains important safety and operating in- If disregarded, inconvenience only. structions for the IC-FR3000/FR4000 series. NOTE No risk of personal injury, fire or electric shock. PRECAUTION R WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER at- BE CAREFUL! The heatsink will become hot when op- tach an antenna or internal antenna connector during erating the repeater continuously for long periods. transmission. This may result in an electrical shock or burn. BE CAREFUL! If a linear amplifier is connected, set the repeater’s RF output power to less than the linear RWARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER install amplifier’s maximum input level, otherwise, the linear the antenna at any place that person touch the an- amplifier will be damaged. tenna easily during transmission. This may result in an electrical shock or burn. Use Icom microphones only (optional). Other manu- facturer’s microphones have different pin assignments, RNEVER apply AC to the [BATTERY] terminals on and connection to the IC-FR3000/FR4000 series may the repeater rear panel. This could cause a fire or damage the repeater. damage the repeater. RNEVER apply more than 16 V DC, such as a 24 V For U.S.A. only battery, to the [BATTERY] terminals on the repeater CAUTION: Changes or modifications to this repeater, rear panel. This could cause a fire or damage the re- not expressly approved by Icom Inc., could void your peater. authority to operate this repeater under FCC regula- tions. RNEVER let metal, wire or other objects touch any internal part or connectors on the rear panel of the re- CAUTION: This repeater is intended for use as a fixed peater. This may result in an electric shock. base station with the antenna located outdoors on the rooftop or on antenna tower. RNEVER expose the repeater to rain, snow or any liquids. AVOID using or placing the repeater in areas with tem- peratures below –30°C (–22°F) or above +60°C Icom, Icom Inc. and the logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United states, the United (+140°F). Be aware that temperatures on a vehicle’s Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other coun- dashboard can exceed 80°C (+176°F), resulting in per- tries. manent damage to the repeater if left there for ex- tended periods. AVOID placing the repeater in excessively dusty envi- ronments or in direct sunlight. AVOID putting anything on top of the repeater. This will obstruct heat dissipation. Place the repeater in a secure place to avoid inadver- tent use by children. i DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For U.S.A. This equipment complies with the Federal Communi- Should you experience trouble with this equipment, cations Commission (FCC) rules and regulations gov- please contact: ICOM America, Technical Support at erning telephone equipment and the Technical 425-454-7619 for repair or warranty information. If the Requirements for Connection to the Telephone Net- equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, work published by the industry’s Administrative Council the telephone company may request that you discon- for Terminal Attachments (ACTA). On the right side of nect the equipment until the problem is resolved. this equipment is a label that contains, among other in- formation, a product identifier in the format There are no user serviceable parts for a telephone cir- US:ICMOT03BIC-FR4000. If requested, this number cuit inside of this IC-FR3000 or IC-FR4000. must be provided to the telephone company. NOTICE: Connection to party line service is subject to The applicable certification jack (connector) USOC-RJ- state tariffs. Contact the state public utility commission, 11C is used for this equipment. public service commission or corporation commission for information. This device can only be connected to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) using a tele- If your home has specially wired alarm equipment con- phone cord and modular plug that is compliant with the nected to the telephone line, ensure the installation of criteria adopted by the ACTA. This equipment is de- this IC-FR3000 or IC-FR4000 does not disable your signed for connection to the telephone network or alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will premises wiring using a compatible modular jack that disable alarm equipment, consult your telephone com- is also compliant. pany or a qualified installer. The Ringer Equivalence Number (or REN) is used to determine the number of devices that may be con- For CANADA nected to a telephone line. Excessive RENs on a tele- phone line may result in the devices not ringing in NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Indus- response to an incoming call. In most, but not all try Canada Terminal Equipment Technical Specifica- areas, the sum of RENs should not exceed five (5.0). tions. This is confirmed by the registration number. To be certain of the number of devices that may be The abbreviation, IC, before the registration number connected to a line, as determined by the total RENs, signifies that registration was performed based on a contact the local telephone company. The REN for this Declaration of Conformity indicating that Industry product is printed on the product identifier label Canada technical specifications were met. It does not imply that Industry Canada approved the equipment. CAUTION: If this equipment is deemed potentially harmful to the telephone network, the telephone com- NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for pany will attempt to notify you in advance of discontin- this terminal equipment is 0.3. The REN assigned to uing service. If advance notice is not practical, the each terminal equipment provides an indication of the telephone company will notify you as soon as possi- maximum number of terminals allowed to be con- ble. If service is disconnected, you will be advised of nected to a telephone interface. The termination on an your right to file a complaint with the Federal Commu- interface may consist of any combination of devices nications Commission (FCC) should you believe it nec- subject only to the requirement that the sum of the essary. Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five. The telephone company may make changes in its fa- cilities, equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the operation of this equipment. Should this occur, advance notice you be provided in order for you to make necessary modifications to maintain uninter- rupted service. ii FORWARD SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC- The following accessories are supplied with IC- FR3000/FR4000 VHF/UHF FM REPEATER is designed FR3000/FR4000 series and built with Icom’s state of the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care, this product should [AC120V version] provide you years of trouble-free operation. q AC power cable (OPC-510) ……………………… 1 w Spare fuses (FGB 1 A) …………………………… 1 We want to take a couple of moments of your time to e Spare fuses (ATC 20)……………………………… 2 thank you for making the IC-FR3000/FR4000 your re- peater of choice, and hope you agree with Icom’s phi- losophy of “technology first.” Many hours of research q and development went into the design of your IC- FR3000/FR4000 series. D FEATURES ❍50 W continuous full duty cycle operation we This repeater looks as good as it performs. A rugged heatsink, large cooling fans and a high performance power module provide the repeater with a stable 50 W at full duty cycle operation. ❍ Automatic battery backup system [AC220V version] A built-in backup system supports automatic switch- q AC power cable (OPC-492) ……………………… 1 ing to an external power supply (13.6 V DC) if the w Spare fuses (FGB 1 A) …………………………… 1 AC power supply fails. e Spare fuses (ATC 20)……………………………… 2 ❍Multiple CTCSS & DTCS tone memories with multiple memory channels q Up to 16 CTCSS/DTCS tones (TX/RX tones respec- tively) can be programmed in a channel. This fea- ture allows you to share a channel with multiple user groups. You can also give priority/exclusive use to a specified group simply by programming different tones to another memory channel. Ideal for many we different applications. ❍Built-in 2-Tone, 5-Tone, DTMF encoder & decoder Multiple signaling systems are equipped as stan- dard. These systems are fully compatible with Icom F-series radios. ❍Telephone interconnect capability ❍DTMF remote control capability You can control the repeater from a remote location over the air or over a phone line with DTMF. ❍Other features - PC programmable - Wall or 19 inch rack mount (optional MB-77/MB-78) - Optional Voice Scrambler Unit (UT-109 #01/UT-110 #01) for base operating mode iii TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT ............................................................ i 3 OPTIONAL UNIT INSTALLATION ...........11 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ......................................... i I Opening the repeater’s case ....................... 11 PRECAUTION ......................................................... i I Voice scrambler unit installation .................. 11 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ....................... ii FORWARD ............................................................. iii 4 OPERATION ............................................ 12 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES .................................. iii I Turning