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VHF

MARINE

TRANSCEIVER

C-M127

Icom

Inc.

IN

CASE

OF

EMERGENCY

If

your

vessel

requires

assistance,

contact

other

vessels

and

Or,

transmit

your

distress

call

using

digital

selective

calling

on

the

Coast

Guard

by

sending

a

distress

call

on

channel

16.

channel

70

(the

optional

UX-130

psc

unit

must

be

installed),

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

IN

CASE

OF

EMERGENCY

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

IMPORTANT

CAUTIONS...

1

OPERATING

RULES

..

2

PANEL

DESCRIPTION

@

Front

panel

....

Function

display

BASIC

OPERATION

@

Receiving

@

Transmitting

@

Scan

function

Call

channel

programming

..

Display

backlighting

Channel

names

DIGITAL

SELECTIVE

CALLING

@

General

.....

@

Distress

call

transmission

All

ships

call

transmission

Individual

call

transmission

@

Address

input

mode

..

lM

Receiving

DSC

calls

5

OTHER

FUNCTIONS

i

Hailer

operation

>

1

Intercom

operation

‘Automatic

fog

horn

@

Internal

speaker

ON/OFF

'§

Displaying

position

6

SET

MODE

........

26-30

Entering

SET

mode

..

SET

mode

items

...

CONNECTIONS

AND

MAINTENANCE

@

Unpacking

..

@

Additional

requirements

x

8

OPTION

INSTALLATION

......

'@

Removing/replacing

the

cas

@

Unit

installation

...

9

TROUBLESHOOTING

...........

10

VHF

MARINE

CHANNEL

LIST

11

SPECIFICATIONS

12

OPTIONS

IMPORTANT

READ

ALL

INSTRUCTIONS

carefully

and

completely

before

using

the

transceiver.

SAVE

THIS

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL—This

instruction

manual

contains

important

operating

instructions

for

the

IC-M127.

YOU

MUST

HAVE

a

DSC

vessel

ID

in

order

to

operate

the

optional

DSC

functions

of

the

transceiver.

See

your

Dealer

for

details.

CAUTIONS

ZAXWARNING

NEVER

connect

the

transceiver

to

an

AC

outlet.

This

may

pose

a

fire

hazard

or

result

in

an

electric

shock.

A\WARNING

HIGH

VOLTAGE!

NEVER

touch

the

antenna

or

an

internal

antenna

connector

during

trans-

mission.

This

may

result

in

an

electric

shock

or

a

burn,

NEVER

connect

the

transceiver

to

a

power

source

of

more

than

16

V

DC.

This

connection

will

ruin

the

transceiver.

WHEN

INSTALLING

THE

DSC

UNIT

NEVER

transmit

a

distress

call

when

your

vessel

does

not

need

immediate

help.

Distress

calls

can

be

used

only

in

times

of

emergency.

AVOID

using

or

placing

the

transceiver

in

direct

sunlight

or

in

areas

with

temperatures

below

—20°C

(-4°F)

or

above

+60°C

(+140°F).

DO

NOT

operate

the

transceiver

without

running

the

ves-

sel's

engine.

When

your

vessel's

engine

is

OFF

and

the

trans-

ceiver

is

transmitting,

the

vessel's

battery

will

soon

become

exhausted.

KEEP

the

transceiver

out

of

the

reach

of

children.

KEEP

the

transceiver

and

microphone

at

least

1

meter

away

from

your

vessel's

magnetic

navigation

compass.

©

Priorities

*

Read

all

rules

and

regulations

pertaining

to

priorities

and

keep

an

up-to-date

copy

handy. Safety

and

distress

calls

take

priority

over

all

others.

*

You

must

monitor

channel

16

when

you

are

not

operating

on

another

channel.

*

False

or

fraudulent

distress

calls

are

prohibited

under

law.

©

Privacy

*

Information

overheard

but

not

intended

for

you

cannot

law-

fully

be

used

in

any

way.

*

Indecent

or

profane

language

is

prohibited.

©

Radio

licenses

SHIP

STATION

LICENSE

You

must

have

a

current

radio

station

license

before

using

the

transceiver.

It

is

unlawful

to

operate

a

ship

station

which

is

not

licensed.

Inquire

through

your

dealer

or

the

appropriate

government

agency

for

a

Ship-Radiotelephone

license.

This

license

in-

cludes

the

call

sign

which

is

your

craft's

identification

for

radio

purposes.

OPERATING

RULES

An

FCC

form

506

may

be

supplied

with

the

IC-M127

U.S.A.

version.

In

this

case,

complete

the

form

and

send

it

to

the

nearest

FCC

office.

OPERATOR'S

LICENSE

A

restricted

Radiotelephone

Operator

Permit

is

the

license

most

often

held

by

small

vessel

radio

operators

when

a

radio

is

not

required

for

safety

purposes.

The

Restricted

Radiotelephone

Operator

Permit

must

be

posted

near

the

transceiver

or

be

kept

with

the

operator.

Only

a

licensed

radio

operator

may

operate

a

transceiver.

However,

non-licensed

individuals

may

talk

over

a

transceiver

if

a

licensed

operator

starts,

supervises,

ends

the

call

and

makes

the

necessary

log

entries.

A

current

copy

of

the

applicable

government

rules

and

regu-

lations

is

only

required

to

be

on

hand

for

vessels

in

which

a

radio

telephone

is

compulsory.

However,

even

if

you

are

not

required

to

have

these

on

hand

it

is

your

responsibility

to

be

thoroughly

acquainted

with

all

pertinent

rules

and

regulations.

1

—P

i

|

PANEL

DESCRIPTION

@

Front

panel

Function

display

(p.

4)

Speaker

@

CHANNEL

SELECTOR

[CHANNEL]

Selects

an

operating

channel

in

the

selected

channel

group,

@

CHANNEL

16

SWITCH

[16

*

POS]

*

Selects

channel

16.

(p.

6)

Push

for

1

sec.

to

display

your

position

(when

a

GPS

re-

ceiver

is

connected).

(p.

25)

©

CALL

CHANNEL

SWITCH

[9

*

SCRM]

*

Selects

the

call

channel—the

call

channel

is

program-

mable,

channel

9

being

the

default.

(p.

6)

*

Push

and

hold

to

activate

the

optional

voice

scrambler

function

(optional

UT-98

is

required).

(pgs.

38,

43)

@

CHANNEL/WEATHER

CHANNEL

SWITCH

[CH/WX

+

unc]

*

Toggles

between

regular

and

weather

channels.

(p.

7)

*

Selects

channel

groups

in

sequence

when

pushed

for

1

sec.

(p.

7)

©

DUALTRI-WATCH

SWITCH

[DUAL

*

TRI]

(p.

8)

*

Activates

dualwatch

for

checking

channel

16.

*

Push

for

1

sec.

to

activate

tri-watch

for

checking

channel

16

and

the

call

channel.

@

SCAN

SWITCH

[SCAN

«

TAG]

*

Starts

and

stops

normal

or

priority

scan

when

tag

chan-

nels

are

programmed.

(p.

10)

*

Push

for

1

sec.

to

toggle

the

tag

setting

for

the

displayed

channel.

(p.

10)

@

HIGH/LOW

POWER

SWITCH

[HI/LO

«

DIM]

*

Toggles

between

high

and

low

output

powers.

(p.

9)

*While

pushing,

rotate

the

channel

selector

or

push

the

[V/A]

switches

on

the

microphone

to

adjust

the

display

and

control/switch

backlighting

intensity.

(p.

11)

©

SQUELCH

CONTROL

[SQUELCH]

*

Rotate

clockwise

to

eliminate

audio

noise.

(p.

8)

*

Activates

the

built-in

attenuator

when

rotated

deep

clock-

wise.

(p.8)

@

POWER/VOLUME

CONTROL

[PWR/VOL]

(p.

8)

*

Push

to

turn

power

ON/OFF.

*

Rotate

to

adjust

the

audio

output.

@

HAILER/INTERCOM

SWITCH

[HLIIC

«

A.FOG]

*Selects/turns

OFF

the

hailer

and

intercom

functions,

(pgs.

21,

22)

*

Push

for

5

sec.

to

activate

the

auto

fog

horn

function.

(p.

24)

@

INDIVIDUAL

CALL

SWITCH

[INDV]

(p.

16)

Push

for

5

sec.

to

enter

the

individual

call

standby

condi-

tion

(when

optional

UX-130

is

installed).

@

EMERGENCY

SWITCH

[EMER]

(p.

14)

Push

for

5

sec.

to

enter

the

distress

call

transmission

standby

condition

(when

optional

UX-130

is

installed).

PANEL

DESCRIPTION

2

®

CHANNEL

NAME

SWITCH

[NAME]

*

Push

to

enter

name

input

mode.

(p.

12)

*

Push

for

5

sec.

to

enter

the

stand

by

condition

for

an

“all

ships

call"

(when

optional

UX-130

is

installed).

(p.

15)

@

CHANNEL

UP/DOWN

SWITCHES

[VJ/[4]

*

Select

an

operating

channel

in

the

selected

channel

group.

=

These

switches

can

be

used

instead

of

the

transceiver's

channel

selector.

@

HIGH/LOW

POWER

SWITCH

[HI/LO]

The

same

function

as

the

transceiver's

front

panel.

*

Toggles

between

high

and

low

output

powers.

(p.

9)

*

While

pushing,

rotate

the

channel

selector

to

adjust

the

display

and

control/switch

backlighting

intensity.

(p.

11)

|

2

PANEL

DESCRIPTION

@

Function

display

@

MODE

INDICATORS

(p.

7)

‘»

“USA”

shows

USA

channels

are

selected,

‘»

“CAN” shows

Canadian

channels

are

selected.

‘»

“INT”

shows

International

channels

are

selected.

‘»

“WX"

shows

weather

channels

are

selected.

@

CALL

CHANNEL

INDICATOR

Appears

when

the

call

channel

is

selected.

(p.

6)

©

WEATHER

ALERT

INDICATOR

Indicates

the

weather

alert

function

is

activated.

(p.

7)

@

CHANNEL

INDICATOR

Shows

the

operating

channel.

(p.

7)

@

DUPLEX

INDICATOR

Appears

when

the

selected

channel

is

a

duplex

channel.

@

TAG

CHANNEL

INDICATOR

Appears

when

the

selected

channel

is

set

as

a

tag

chan-

nel.

(p.

10)

@

Low

POWER

INDICATOR

Shows

that

low

output

power

is

selected.

(p.

9)

©

LOW

BATTERY

INDICATOR

Appears

when

the

vessel's

battery

voltage

drops

below

11

V.

(p.

6)

@

VOICE

SCRAMBLER

INDICATOR

Appears

while

the

optional

voice

scrambler

is

activated.

(p.

8)

@

SEND

INDICATOR

Appears

when

DSC

information

has

been

transmitted.

(pgs.

13-20)

@

RECEIVE

INDICATOR

Appears

when

DSC

information

has

been

received.

(pgs.

13-20)

@®

TRANSMIT

INDICATOR

Appears

while

transmitting.

(p.

9)

®

AUTO

FOG

HORN

INDICATORS

Appear

when

the

auto

fog

horn

function

is

activated.

The

number

of

indicators

varies

according

to

the

selected

fog

horn

type.

(p.

24)

@®

s/AF

INDICATOR

‘=

Shows

the

relative

signal

strength

while

receiving.

‘»

Shows

whether

high

or

low

output

power

is

selected

while

transmitting.

(pgs.

8,

9)

@

NMEA

INDICATOR

Appears

when

NMEA

devices

(such

as

a

GPS

receiver)

are

connected.

(p.

35)

PANEL

DESCRIPTION

2

@

ALPHANUMERIC

READOUT

‘»

Displays

channel

names

during

regular

operation.

(p.

12)

‘»

Displays

position

and

UTC

time

when

[16

*POS]

is

pushed

for

1

sec.

(p.

25)

‘»

Displays

selected

functions,

DSC

information,

set

mode

items,

etc.

depending

on

operation.

1

o

|

3

@

Power

ON

@

Push

[PWR]

in

to

turn

power

ON.

All

display

indications

appear

briefly’.

BASIC

OPERATION

*SCRM

appears

only

when

an

optional

UT-08

is

installed,

®

Operate

the

transceiver

as

indicated

in

the

following

sec-

tions.

©

Low

voltage

indicator

When

“BATT”

appears

and

flashes

as

shown

at

right,

the

vessel's

bat-

tery

voltage

has

dropped

below

11V,

indicating

there

is

a

DC

power

source

problem,

In

this

case,

check

your

vessel's

bat-

tery

and

DC

power

cable.

@

Channel

selection

©

Channel

16

Channel

16

is

the

distress

channel.

It

is

used

for

establishing

initial

contact

with

another

station

and

for

emergency

com-

munications.

Channel

16

is

monitored

during

dualwatch/tri-

watch.

While

standing

by

you

are

required

to

monitor

channel

16.

-

6

|

©

Call

channel

The

call

channel

is

used

to

store

your

most

often-used

chan-

nel

for

quick

recall.

In

addition,

the

call

channel

is

monitored

during

tri-watch,

The

default

setting

for

the

call

channel

is

channel

9,

which

is

for

pleasure

boat

use.

Push

CG)

rt

ves

Lf

“CALL"

indicates

that

the

call

channel

is

selected.