Icom IC-M504A Instruction Manual

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Contents

ivTABLE OF CONTENTS 12345678910111213141516FOREWORD ..................................................................................... iIMPORTANT ...................................................................................... iEXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................................................................... iIN CASE OF EMERGENCY ............................................................. iiNOTE ................................................................................................ iiRADIO OPERATOR WARNING ...................................................... iiiTABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................... ivPRECAUTIONS ................................................................................ v1 OPERATING RULES ..................................................................12 PANEL DESCRIPTION ...........................................................2–5 N Front panel ...............................................................................2 N Function display .......................................................................4 N Speaker Microphone ................................................................53 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................6–11 N Channel selection.....................................................................6 N Receiving and transmitting .......................................................8 N Call channel programming .......................................................9 N Channel comments ..................................................................9 N Microphone Lock function ......................................................10 N Display backlight ....................................................................10 N Optional voice scrambler operation ........................................114 SCAN OPERATION ............................................................12–13 N Scan types .............................................................................12 N Setting TAG channels ............................................................13 N Starting a scan.......................................................................135 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH .......................................................14 N Description .............................................................................14 N Operation ...............................................................................146 DSC OPERATION ...............................................................15–47 N MMSI code programming ......................................................15 N DSC address ID .....................................................................16 N Position and time programming .............................................18 N Position and time indication ...................................................19 N GPS information display ........................................................19 N Distress call ...........................................................................20 N Transmitting DSC calls ...........................................................23 N Receiving DSC calls ..............................................................35 N Received messages ..............................................................43 N DSC Set up menu ..................................................................447 OTHER FUNCTIONS ..........................................................48–52 N Intercom operation .................................................................48 N RX Speaker function ..............................................................49 N Hailer operation .....................................................................50 N Automatic Foghorn function ...................................................518 SET MODE ..........................................................................53–55 N Set mode programming .........................................................53 N Set mode items ......................................................................539 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE..............................56–66 N Connections ...........................................................................56 N Antenna .................................................................................58 N Fuse replacement ..................................................................58 N Cleaning.................................................................................58 N Supplied accessories .............................................................58 N Mounting the transceiver .......................................................59 N MB-75 installation ..................................................................60 N UT-112/UT-98 installation .......................................................61 N Microphone installation ..........................................................6210 TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................6711 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS.....................................68–69 N Specifications.........................................................................68 N Options ..................................................................................6912 CHANNEL LIST ........................................................................7013 TEMPLATE ...............................................................................7114 FCC INFORMATION .................................................................73