IC-7600_user.pdf

INSTRUCTION MANUAL HF/50 MHz TRANSCEIVER i7600 FOREWORD Thank you for makng the IC-7600 your rado of choce. We hope you agree wth Icoms phlosophy of “technology frst.” Many hours of research and devel- opment went nto the desgn of your IC-7600. FEATURES Ultimatereceiverperformance:third-orderinter- cept(IP3)of+30dBm(HFbandsonly) Built-inBaudotRTTYandPSKmodulator/demodu- latoranddirectPCkeyboardconnectioncapability forRTTYandPSKoperationswithoutaPC Highresolutionspectrumscopecenterfrequency andfixedfrequencymodes,plusmini-scopedis- plays USBconnectorsonfrontandrearpanels LargeLCDwithLEDbacklight IMPORTANT READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY before attemptng to operate the transcever. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Ths manual contans mportant safety and operatng nstructons for the IC-7600. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORDDEFINITION RDANGER Personal death, serous njury or an exploson may occur. RWARNING Personal njury, fre hazard or electrc shock may occur. CAUTION Equpment damage may occur. NOTE If dsregarded, nconvenence only. No rsk of personal njury, fire or electrc shock. Spurous sgnals may be receved near the followng frequences. These are made n the nternal crcut and does not ndcate a transcever malfuncton. 10.4923MHz, 24.576MHz SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES The transcever comes wth the followng accessores. Qty. q Hand mcrophone . 1 w DC power cable . 1 e Spare fuse (ATC 5 A) . 1 r Spare fuse (ATC 30 A) . 2 t 6.35 (d) mm plug .1 q e t w r FCC INFORMATION FOR CLASS B UNINTENTIONAL RADIATORS: Ths equpment has been tested and found to comply wth the lmts for a Class B dgtal devce, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lmts are desgned to provde reasonable protecton aganst harmful nterference n a resdental nstallaton. Ths equp- ment generates, uses and can radate rado frequency energy and, f not nstalled and used n accordance wth the nstructons, may cause harmful nterference to rado communcatons. However, there s no guar- antee that nterference wll not occur n a partcular nstallaton. If ths equpment does cause harmful nterference to rado or televson recepton, whch can be determned by turnng the equpment off and on, the user s encouraged to try to correct the nterfer- ence by one or more of the followng measures: Reorent or relocate the recevng antenna. Increase the separaton between the equpment and recever. Connect the equpment nto an outlet on a crcut dfferent from that to whch the recever s connected. Consult the dealer or an experenced rado/TV techncan for help. Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are regstered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) n the Unted States, the Unted Kng- dom, Germany, France, Span, Russa and/or other countres. Mcrosoft, Wndows and Wndows Vsta are ether regstered trade- marks or trademarks of Mcrosoft Corporaton n the Unted States and/or other countres. All other products or brands are regstered trademarks or trade- marks of ther respectve holders. PRECAUTIONS R WARNING HIGH RF VOLTAGE! NEVER attach an antenna or nternal antenna connector durng transmsson. Ths may result n an electrcal shock or burn. R WARNING! NEVER operate the transcever wth a headset or other audo accessores at hgh volume levels. Hearng experts advse aganst contnu- ous hgh volume operaton. If you experence a rngng n your ears, reduce the volume or dscontnue use. R WARNING! Immedately turn the transcever power OFF and remove the power cable f t emts an abnormal odor, sound or smoke. Contact your Icom dealer or dstrbutor for advce. CAUTION! NEVER put the transcever n any unstable place (such as on a slanted surface or vbrated place). Ths may cause njury and/or damage to the transcever. CAUTION! NEVER change the nternal settngs of the transcever. Ths may reduce transcever perfor- mance and/or damage to the transcever. In partcular, ncorrect settngs for transmtter crcuts, such as output power, dlng current, etc., mght damage the expensve fnal devces. The transcever warranty does not cover any prob- lems caused by unauthorzed nternal adjustment. CAUTION! NEVER apply AC power to the DC13.8V socket on the transcever rear panel. Ths could cause a fre or damage the transcever. CAUTION! NEVER apply more than 16 V DC, such as a 24 V battery, to the DC13.8V socket on the transcever rear panel. Ths could cause a fre or damage the transcever. CAUTION! NEVER let metal, wre or other objects protrude nto the transcever or nto connectors on the rear panel. Ths may result n an electrc shock. CAUTION! NEVER block any coolng vents on the top, rear or bottom of the transcever. CAUTION! NEVER expose the transcever to ran, snow or any lquds. CAUTION! NEVER nstall the transcever n a place wthout adequate ventlaton. Heat dsspaton may be reduced, and the transcever may be damaged. CAUTION! NEVER operate or touch the trans- cever wth wet hands. Ths may result n an electrc shock or damage to the transcever. DO NOT use chemcal agents such as benzne or alcohol when cleanng the IC-7600, as they can damage the transcevers surfaces. DO NOT push the PTT swtch when you dont actu- ally desre to transmt. DO NOT use or place the transcever n areas wth temperatures below 0C (+32F) or above +50C (+122F). DO NOT place the transcever n excessvely dusty envronments or n drect sunlght. DO NOT place the transcever aganst walls or puttng anythng on top of the transcever. Ths may overheat the transcever. Always place unt n a secure place to avod nadver- tent use by chldren. BE CAREFUL! If you use a lnear amplfer, set the transcevers RF output power to less than the lnear amplfers maxmum nput level, otherwse, the lnear amplfer wll be damaged. BE CAREFUL! The rear panel wll become hot when operatng the transcever contnuously for long per- ods of tme. Use Icom mcrophones only (suppled or optonal). Other manufacturers mcrophones have dfferent pn assgnments, and connecton to the IC-7600 may damage the transcever or mcrophone. The LCD dsplay may have cosmetc mperfectons that appear as small dark or lght spots. Ths s not a malfuncton or defect, but a normal characterstc of LCD dsplays. Durng martme moble operaton, keep the trans- cever and mcrophone as far away as possble from the magnetc navgaton compass to prevent errone- ous ndcatons. Turn the transcever power OFF and/or dsconnect the DC power cable when you wll not use the trans- cever for long perod of tme. For U.S.A. only CAUTION: Changes or modfcatons to ths devce, not expressly approved by Icom Inc., could vod your authorty to operate ths devce under FCC regula- tons. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD .i IMPORTANT .i EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS .i SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES.i FCC INFORMATION .i PRECAUTIONS .ii TABLE OF CONTENTS .iii 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION.115 Front panel .1 Rear panel .11 LCD dsplay .13 Screen menu arrangement .15 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS .1624 Unpackng .16 Selectng a locaton .16 Groundng .16 Antenna connecton .16 Requred connectons .17 D Front panel .17 D Rear panel .17 Advanced connectons .18 D Front panel .18 D Rear panel 1 .18 D Rear panel 2 .19 USB connecton .19 Power supply connectons .20 External antenna tuner connecton .20 Lnear amplfier connectons .21 D Connectng the IC-PW1/EURO .21 D Connectng a non-Icom lnear amplfier .21 Transverter jack nformaton .22 FSK and AFSK (SSTV) connectons .22 D FSK operaton when connectng to ACC 1 .22 D AFSK operaton .22 D When connectng to the USB connector .22 Mcrophone connector nformaton .23 Mcrophones .23 D HM-36 .23 D SM-50 (Opton) .23 Accessory connector nformaton .24 3 BASIC OPERATION .2537 Before first applyng power .25 Applyng power (CPU resettng) .25 Selectng VFO/memory mode .26 Man/Sub band selecton .26 D Man/Sub band swtchng .26 D Man/Sub band equalzaton .26 Selectng an operatng band .27 D Usng the band stackng regsters .27 Frequency settng .28 D Tunng wth the man dal .28 D Drect frequency entry wth the keypad .28 D About 5 MHz band operaton (USA verson only) .29 D Quck tunng step .29 D Selectng “kHz” step .29 D Selectng 1 Hz step .30 D Auto tunng step functon .30 D 14 tunng step functon .30 D Band edge warnng beep .31 Operatng mode selecton .32 Squelch and receve (RF) senstvty .33 Volume settng .34 Meter ndcaton selecton .34 D Mult-functon dgtal meter .34 D Meter type selecton .35 Voce syntheszer operaton .35 Basc transmt operaton .36 D Transmttng .36 D Mcrophone gan adjustment .36 D Drve gan adjustment .37 4 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT .3889 Functons for CW operaton .38 D About CW reverse mode .38 D About CW ptch control .38 D CW sdetone functon .38 D APF (Audo Peak Flter) operaton .39 Electronc keyer functons .40 D Memory keyer screen .41 D Edtng a memory keyer .42 D Contest number set mode .43 D Keyer set mode .44 TABLE OF CONTENTS RTTY (FSK) operaton .46 D About RTTY reverse mode .47 D Twn peak filter .47 D Functons for the RTTY decoder ndcaton .48 D Settng the decoder threshold level .48 D RTTY memory transmsson .49 D Automatc transmsson/recepton settng .49 D Edtng RTTY memory .50 D RTTY decode set mode .51 D Data savng .53 PSK operaton .54 D About BPSK and QPSK modes .55 D Functons for the PSK decoder ndcaton .56 D Settng the decoder threshold level .56 D PSK memory transmsson .57 D Automatc transmsson/recepton settng .57 D Edtng PSK memory .58 D PSK decode set mode .59 D Data savng .61 Repeater operaton .62 D Repeater access tone frequency settng .62 Tone squelch operaton .63 Data mode (AFSK) operaton .64 Spectrum scope screen .65 D Center mode .65 D Fxed mode .66 D Mn scope screen ndcaton .67 D Scope set mode .67 Preamplfier .72 Attenuator .72 RIT functon .73 D RIT montor functon .73 AGC functon .74 D Selectng the preset value .74 D Settng the AGC tme constant preset value .74 Twn PBT operaton .75 IF filter selecton .76 D IF filter selecton .76 D Flter passband wdth settng (except FM mode) .76 D Roofing filter selecton .77 D DSP filter shape .77 D Flter shape set mode .78 Dualwatch operaton.79 Nose blanker .81 D NB set mode .81 Nose reducton .82 Dal lock functon .82 Notch functon .83 Auto tune functon .83 VOX functon .84 D Usng the VOX functon .84 D Adjustng the VOX functon .84 Break-n functon .85 D Sem break-n operaton .