Icom IC-R8500 Instruction Manual

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iiTABLE OF CONTENTSIMPORTANT ............................................................ iEXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ......................................... iPRECAUTIONS ....................................................... iUNPACKING ............................................................ iTABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................... ii1 PANEL DESCRIPTION .................................... 1–6■ Front panel ................................................................. 1■ Rear panel .................................................................. 5■ Function display ......................................................... 62 CONNECTIONS ............................................. 7–10■ Mounting installation .................................................. 7■ Required connections ................................................. 8■ Antenna connection .................................................... 9■ Grounding .................................................................. 9■ Tape recorder connections ....................................... 10■ Transceive function .................................................. 10■ Connecting to a PC .................................................. 10■ Data demodulation terminal ..................................... 103 FREQUENCY SETTING .............................. 11–12■ Read me first ........................................................... 11■ Using the keypad ..................................................... 11■ Using the main dial .................................................. 12■ Lock function ............................................................. 124 RECEIVE FUNCTIONS ................................ 13–16■ Initial settings ............................................................ 13■ Mode selection ......................................................... 13■ Squelch function ...................................................... 14■ Functions for FM ...................................................... 14■ Functions for SSB/CW .............................................. 14■ Data communications ............................................... 165 MEMORY CHANNELS ................................. 17–22■ General .................................................................... 17■ Bank selection .......................................................... 17■ Channel selection .................................................... 18■ Programming ........................................................... 19■ Copy and paste (memory editing) ............................ 19■ Clearing .................................................................... 19■ Channel/bank names ............................................... 20■ Assigning channels numbers ................................... 216 SCANS ......................................................... 23–28■ Operation ................................................................. 23■ Mode select function ................................................ 25■ Specifying skip channel and frequency ................... 25■ Automatic bank limit/skip functions .......................... 26■ Voice scan control function ...................................... 26■ Programming scan edge frequencies ...................... 27■ Scan speed/delay functions ..................................... 277 SLEEP TIMER .................................................... 298 SET MODE ......................................................... 30■ General .................................................................... 30■ Quick set mode items .............................................. 31■ Initial set mode items ............................................... 319 CONNECTOR INFORMATION .................... 33–3410 CONTROL COMMANDS ........................... 35–36■ Command table ........................................................ 35■ Data format .............................................................. 3511 MAINTENANCE ............................................... 37■ Disassembly ............................................................. 37■ Fuse replacement .................................................... 37■ Level adjustments .................................................... 37■ Memory backup ....................................................... 37■ CPU resetting ........................................................... 37■ Cleaning ................................................................... 3712 OPTIONAL INSTALLATIONS ..................... 38– 39■ UT-102 voice synthesizer unit ............................... 38■ FL-52A cw narrow filter ....................................... 38■ CR-293 high stability crystal unit ....................... 3913 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................ 40–4114 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 4215 OPTIONS ......................................................... 4316 DOC .................................................................. 44