Icom IC-A5 instruction manual Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

i

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS

i

CAUTIONS

i

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS

iii

1

ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT

1

2

PANEL DESCRIPTION

2 – 7

 

Panel description

2 – 5

 

Function display

6 – 7

3

BASIC OPERATION

8 – 11

 

DIAL[Y]/[Z] trade function

8

 

Setting a frequency

8

 

Accessing 121.5 MHz emergency frequency

8

 

Selecting a weather channel

9

 

Setting a squelch level

9

 

Side tone function

9

 

Beep tone

9

 

Lock function

10

 

Display backlighting

10

 

Low battery indicator

10

 

REC/PLY of recorded signals/messages

10

 

Receiving

11

 

Transmitting

11

4

MEMORY OPERATION

12 – 15

 

Memory channel selection

12

 

Transferring memory contents

12

 

Programming a memory channel

13

 

Memory names

14 – 15

5

SCAN OPERATION

16 – 17

 

Scan types

16

 

COM band scan

16

 

Memory scan

16

 

Weather channel scan

17

 

“TAG” channels

17

6

VOR NAVIGATION (IC-A23 only)

18 – 24

 

VOR indications

18

 

VOR functions

19

 

Flying to a VOR station

20 – 21

 

Entering a desired course

22

 

Crosschecking position

22 – 23

 

Duplex operation

24

7

BATTERY PACKS

25 – 27

 

Charging precautions

25

 

Battery pack charging

25 – 26

 

About the battery pack

27

 

Battery pack CAUTION

27

8

CLONING

28

9

TROUBLESHOOTING

29

10

SPECIFICATIONS

30

11

OPTIONS

31 – 32

 

(OPC-967 connection

32)

12

OPERATION GUIDE

33 – 34

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Contents IA23 IA5 Word Definition RwarningSupplied Accessories Accessories included with the transceiver QtyTable of Contents Accessory Attachment AntennaBelt clip Conveniently attaches to your beltPanel Description Panel descriptionRMIC/SP TANT UUP/DOWNPTT Switch PTT p Tuning Dial Dial pAntenna Connector ANT Power Switch PWR1ANL KEY ANL REC 2BANK KEY Bank Play3FUNCTION KEY F 5ENTER KEY Entwx6DIGIT Keys Function display COM Function display COM/NAV 4COURSE Deviation Needles IC-A23 only pSetting a frequency Accessing 121.5 MHz emer- gency frequencyBasic Operation DIAL↔ Y/Z trade functionSetting squelch level Selecting a weather channelSide tone function Beep toneLow battery indicator REC/PLAY the signals /messagesLock function Display backlightingReceiving When a signal is received on the set frequencyTransmitting Memory Operation Transferring memory contentsMemory channel selection Programming a memory channel Push , then push MR MWRotate the Dial to select the desired memory channel number Example Programming WX-05* into memory BankMemory names Clearing memory contentsProgramming memory names ENT Scan Operation Scan typesCOM band scan Memory scanWeather channel scan TAG channelsVOR indicators COM Band Dvor ModeCDI Mode VOR Navigation IC-A23 onlyTo select CDI mode To select Dvor modeVOR functions ‘TO’ or ‘FROM’ flag selectionFlying to a VOR station VOR Indicator NoteTo exit CDI mode, push , then 1 Dvor Magnetic north Aircraft is on CourseAircraft is OFF Course Crosschecking position Entering a desired courseAbss Function Crosschecking Position Programming a duplex frequency Duplex operationOperating the duplex function Battery Packs Charging precautionsBattery pack charging Rapid charging with the BC-119Rapid charging with the BC-119 Regular charging Charging period 15 hoursAbout the battery pack Battery pack CautionBattery pack life Operating periodCloning using PC Cloning errorCloning Transceiver to transceiver cloningTroubleshooting Problem Possible Cause SolutionSpecifications DGeneralDTransmitter DReceiverOptions Battery packsOther options PTT switch OPC-967IC-A23 IC-A5Quick Reference Operation Guide Kamihigashi, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0002 Japan