Icom IFC-30LT User manual

ICOM IFC-30LT

Article Code

PCOMTRVH30-

VHF HANDSET

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................3

FRONT PANEL .....................................................................4

SIDE VIEW ........................................................................5

TOP VIEW .........................................................................6

BASIC SETTINGS ...................................................................7

SETTING THE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS .........................................7

SETTING OF SQUELCH AND MINIMUM VOLUME LEVEL ....................8

ACTIVATING BEEPS ..............................................................9

KEYPAD SETTINGS IN SETMODE ............................................ 10

TO ENTER SET MODE.......................................................... 11

PROGRAMMING TX AND RX FREQUENCIES ON A CHANNEL ............. 12

PROGRAMMING CTCSS CODES IN TX AND RX ON A CHANNEL.......... 15

PROGRAMMING THE SCAN FUNCTION ...................................... 19

PROGRAMMING THE OUTPUT POWER OF A CHANNEL..................... 22

PROGRAMMING THE « TIME OUT TIMER » (TOT) PER CHANNEL........ 24

PROGRAMMING VIA SOFTWARE.............................................. 26

CLONING TWO TRANSCEIVERS .............................................. 28

Guideline Télécom MSFB Technical Sheets ICOM IC-F30 LT 05/08/2002

ICOM IFC-30LT

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

FREQUENCY RANGE :

IC-F30LT 146 – 174 MHz

IC-F40LT 425 – 470 MHz

CHANNEL CAPACITY :

IC-F30LT IC-F40LT 99

channels

CHANNEL SPACING: 12.5 KHz / 20 KHz / 25 KHz

OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE : from – 30° to + 55°

OUTPUT POWER : HIGH (H) 5 Watts

LOW (LO1) 3 Watts

LOW (LO2) 1 Watt

CONSUMPTION : Reception / Std By : 0,450 A

Transmission : 2,5 A

BATTERY VOLTAGE :

CM-140 : 7,2 Volts / 1,4 A

Guideline Télécom MSFB Technical Sheets ICOM IC-F30 LT 05/08/2002

FRONT PANEL

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ICOM

VHF TRANSCEIVER

IC-F30LT

1. ANTENNA: never transmit without

antenna

2. PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON

3. PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON

4. PUSH TO TALK : press to transmit,

release to receive

5. LOUDSPEAKER AND MICROPHONE

6. KEYPAD : used to enter DTMF

codes, change channel or « bank »

depending on settings.

7. DISPLAY

8. VOLUME ON/OFF : allows turning

handset on or off and adjusting

volume level.

9. LED :

- Red during transmission

- Green during reception

- Orange during DTMF

reception

- Blinking red when battery is

low

10. CHANNEL SELECTOR

Guideline Télécom MSFB Technical Sheets ICOM IC-F30 LT 05/08/2002

SIDE VIEW

1. PUSH TO TALK :

PRESS TO SPEAK,

RELEASE TO LISTEN

2. DISPLAY LIGHT

CONTROL

3. PROGRAMMING

BUTTON

4. BATTERY PACK

Guideline Télécom MSFB Technical Sheets ICOM IC-F30 LT 05/08/2002

TOP VIEW

1. ANTENNA SOCKET

2. ACCESSORIES SOCKET: External microphone

EM-81 or cloning cable OPC-

444. NOTE : never use the transceiver with the socket cover removed. Dust and

other foreign material can damage the transceiver.

3. VOLUME ON/OFF :

allows to turn transceiver on or off and to adjust volume

level.

CHANNEL SELECTOR

PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON (RED) : Pressing this button for longer than

seconds locks the keypad, a key symbol is displayed. To unlock, press again for more

than 2 seconds.

Guideline Télécom MSFB Technical Sheets ICOM IC-F30 LT 05/08/2002

BASIC SETTINGS

SETTING THE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS

The display can be lit in three different ways :

- Always OFF

- On for 5 seconds when a button is pressed.

- Always ON.

NOTE: Always choose position 2 (light on for 5 sec) to save the battery.

SEQUENCE ACTION

1 TRANSCEIVER OFF

2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON

AND

PTT

AND TURN TRANSCEIVER ON

PRESS ON RED BUTTON

ONCE OR A NUMBER OF TIMES

TO SELECT THE REQUIRED POSSIBILITY

4 1 SHORT « BEEP » : LIGHTING ALWAYS OFF

5 STANDARD

SETTING

2 SHORT « BEEPS » : LIGHTING ACTIVATED FOR 5 SECONDS WHEN

A BUTTON IS PRESSED

6 1 LONG « BEEP » : LIGHTING ALWAYS ON

7 TURN TRANSCEIVER OFF

Guideline Télécom MSFB Technical Sheets ICOM IC-F30 LT 05/08/2002

SETTING OF SQUELCH AND MINIMUM VOLUME LEVEL

This function allows to :

- Set the minimum volume level when the Volume knob is turned at its lowest

position. For example, in a noisy environment, you might need to increase the

minimum volume level.

- Set the background noise cut off level (Squelch).

Note : To avoid interferences, step away from electrical equipment like engines, computers

or other sources of parasites while doing these settings.

SEQUENCE ACTION

1 TRANSCEIVER OFF

2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON

PTT

AND

AND TURN

TRANSCEIVER ON

3 SELECT ONE CHANNEL WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A CTCSS

PROGRAMMED ON IT

4 SETTING THE BACKGROUND NOISE CUT OFF LEVEL (SQUELCH)

PRESS

AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, TURN THE

VOLUME KNOB FROM CLOCKWISE UNTIL THE

BACKGROUND NOISE STARTS. RETURN

COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO WHEN THE NOISE JUST STOPS

(CUT OFF LEVEL).

5 SETTING THE MINIMUM VOLUME LEVEL PRESS

AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, TURN THE VOLUME KNOB TO

THE REQUIRED LEVEL

6 IF YOU HAVE MODIFIED THE MINIMUM VOLUME LEVEL, YOU

WILL HAVE TO SET THE SQUELCH LEVEL AGAIN

Guideline Télécom MSFB Technical Sheets ICOM IC-F30 LT 05/08/2002

7 TURN TRANSCEIVER OFF

ACTIVATING BEEPS

This setting allows :

- To enable or disable the BEEPS when buttons on the transceiver are pressed.

- To link the sound level of the BEEPS to the general volume setting of the

transceiver.

SEQUENCE ACTION

1 TRANSCEIVER OFF

2 PRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON

AND TURN TRANSCEIVER ON

PRESS

- 1 SHORT BEEP ÖBEEP OFF

- 2 SHORT BEEPS ÖBEEP ON

4 PRESS

1 SHORT BEEP ÖLEVEL OF BEEP IS LINKED TO THE VOLUME

- 2 SHORT BEEPS ÖLEVEL OF BEEP IS NOT LINKED TO VOLUME

AND IS SET AS EXPLAINED BELOW

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5 SETTING OF BEEP SOUND LEVEL ( 2 methods)

PRESS

AND SET SOUND LEVEL WITH VOLUME KNOB

WITH EACH PRESS ON

THE SOUND LEVEL INCREASES

6 TURN TRANSCEIVER OFF

KEYPAD SETTINGS IN SETMODE

The SET MODE function enables the following settings :

- The TOT (Time Out Timer) function per channel

- The SCAN function

- The TEXT function (to name a channel)

- The reception frequency RX per channel

- The transmission frequency TX per channel

- The CTCSS code in reception per channel

- The CTCSS code in transmission per channel

- Priority A and B channels

- The output power per channel

Guideline Télécom MSFB Technical Sheets ICOM IC-F30 LT 05/08/2002

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