Icom IC-R8500 Instruction Manual

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CONTROL COMMANDS1035The IC-R8500 can be connected to a PC via the PC’sRS-232C port. This allows you to control the receiverfrom the PC and/or transfer data from the receiver tothe PC.Operation Cn Sc RemarkReading freq. edgesReading operating freq.Reading operating mode020304———Reading M-ch contents packageReading bank name1A1A0103add bn+mc*add bn*Reading squelch conditionReading S-meter levelReading model ID151901020005 add fd*Set operatingmode 060001010102020201020303010302050105020601Memory channel selectionBank selectionMemory write080809—A0—mc*bn*Set M-ch contents & write packageSet bank nameMemory clear1A1A0B0002—add dt*add bn+nd*Stop scan0E00Programmed scan startAuto memory write scan start0204note 1note 1Memory scan startSelect memory scan startMode select scan start222324note 2note 2note 2Priority scan 42SEL-CH releaseSEL-CH tagB0B1VSC deactivationVSC activationC0C1Scan resume selection “∞”Scan resume selection “OFF”Scan resume selection “DLY”D0D1D3LSBUSBAMAM narrowAM wideCWCW narrowFMFM narrowWFMOperation Cn Sc RemarkTuning step 100001020304050607080910111213110010203013 0001030405add gd*add gd*add gd*add gd*Memory clear 16101120213031Power OFF (activating sleep)Power ON (from sleep active) 18 00011 MHzprogrammableOFF10 dB20 dB30 dBfrequency10 Hz50 Hz100 Hz1 kHz2.5 kHz5 kHz9 kHz10 kHz12.5 kHz20 kHz25 kHz100 kHzVoicesynthesizerAttenuatorAF gain settingSquelch level settingIF shift settingAPF control setting14AGC OFFAGC ONAPF OFFAPF ONNB OFFNB ONNote 1: Only scan group 0 is usable.Note 2: Use these commands after sending a bank ormode command.Set frequency■ Command tableFE FE 4A E0 Cn Sc Data area (e.g. fd) FDPreamble code (fixed)PC’s addressIC-R8500’s address(selectable in set mode)Command number(see table)Sub command number(see table)BCD code area(‘REMARK’ in table)End of message codeFE FE E0 4A Cn Sc Data area (e.g. fd) FDPreamble code (fixed)PC’s addressIC-R8500’s address(selectable in set mode)Command numberSub command numberBCD code areaEnd of message code■ Data format• Basic format from PC to IC-R8500 • Answer from IC-R8500 to PC