Icom iM506 Instruction Manual

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Contents

viiTABLE OF CONTENTSFOREWORD ......................................................................... iIMPORTANT .......................................................................... iEXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ....................................................... iIN CASE OF EMERGENCY ................................................. iiRADIO OPERATOR WARNING .......................................... iiiAVERTISSEMENT POUR LES OPÉRATEURS RADIO...... ivFCC INFORMATION ............................................................ vNOTE .................................................................................... vPRECAUTIONS ................................................................... viTABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................... vii1 OPERATING RULES .......................................................12 PANEL DESCRIPTION................................................2−7Front panel■ ...................................................................2Function display■ ...........................................................5Speaker Microphone■ ....................................................7Softkey function■ ............................................................73 PREPARATION................................................................8MMSI code programming■ .............................................84 BASIC OPERATION ..................................................9−15Channel selection■ ........................................................9Receiving and transmitting■ .........................................11Call channel programming■ .........................................13Channel name programming■ ......................................13Microphone Lock function■ ..........................................14Adjusting the display back-light level■ ..........................15AquaQuake water draining function■ ...........................155 SCAN OPERATION .................................................16−17Scan types■ .................................................................16Setting Favorite channels■ ...........................................17Starting a scan■ ...........................................................176 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ............................................18Description■ .................................................................18Operation■ ...................................................................187 DSC OPERATION ...................................................19−73DSC address ID■ ........................................................19Position and time programming■ ..................................22Distress call■ ................................................................23Transmitting DSC calls■ ...............................................28Receiving DSC calls■ ..................................................53Received Call log■ .......................................................65Transmitted Call log■ ....................................................67DSC Settings■ .............................................................68Making an Individual call using an AIS transponder■ ..728 OTHER FUNCTIONS...............................................74−78Intercom operation■ .....................................................74RX Hailer function■ ......................................................75Hailer operation■ ..........................................................75Horn function■ ..............................................................76