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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER
iR3
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub-
ject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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FOREWORD CAUTIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely RWARNING! NEVER operate the receiver with a head- before using the receiver. set or other audio accessories at high volume levels. Hearing experts advise against continuous high volume operation. If SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL — This in- you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce the volume level struction manual contains important operating instructions for or discontinue use. the IC-R3. AVOID using or placing the receiver in
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES OPERATING THEORY Accessories included with the receiver: Qty. Electromagnetic radiation which has frequencies of 20,000 q Antenna (FA-B03RE) ...................................................... 1 Hz (20 kHz*) and above is called radio frequency (RF) energy w Belt clip ........................................................................... 1 because it is useful in radio transmissions. The IC-R3 re- e Battery spacer ......................................................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT ............ 1 Memory bank selection .................. 16 13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ................. 38–45 Memory clear ................................. 16 Set mode ....................................... 38 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION .................. 2–6 Memory names .............................. 17 Dial select step .............................. 39 Panel description ............................. 2 Beep tones ..................................... 4
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ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT 1 Keep battery contacts clean. It’s a good idea to clean bat- ◊Antenna tery terminals once a week. Insert the supplied antenna into the an- tenna connector and screw down the an- tenna as shown at right. ◊Belt clip Conveniently attaches to Keep the jack cover attached when jack your belt. is not in use to avoid bad contacts from dust and moisture. Slide the belt clip into the plastic loop on the back Commercially available antennas (BNC) of the receiver. may increase receive
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PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 w FUNCTION SWITCH [FUNC] Panel description While pushing this switch, other switches and tuning dial perform secondary functions. •“Push [FUNC] + a switch” means “while pushing the [FUNC] !1 switch, push the switch” as indicated by the mark e.g. [↕] etc. q e MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH [MULTI] !0 ➥ Push [↕] to adjust the audio level. (p. 11) ➥ Push [FUNC] + [↕] to toggle between AM TV (frequency selection), amateur TV (ATV-type) and WFM/FM/AM Color LCD (p. 6) modes when the colo
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PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 ➥ While pushing [SQL], rotate the tuning dial to set the t VFO/MEMORY SWITCH [V/M (SKIP)] squelch threshold level. (p. 11) ➥ Push [V/M] to toggle between VFO and memory modes. ➥ Push [FUNC] + [(SQL)ATT] to enter the attenuator set- (p. 7) ting condition and rotate the tuning dial to set the atten- ➥ Push [V/M] for 1 sec. to enter memory write mode. uation level. (p. 9) ➥ Push [V/M] for 2 sec. to write the operating frequency into the selected memory channel in VFO mode. Keep
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75 50 25 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION e TONE INDICATORS (p. 28) Function display ➥ “TSQL” appears when the tone squelch function is acti- vated and “TSQLë” appears during pocket beep oper- ation. qw e r ➥ “ë” flashes when the correct tone is received during pocket beep operation. AM WFM DUP TSQL PRIO r PRIORITY WATCH INDICATOR (p. 25) t Appears when priority watch is in use. !2 !1 RX ATT P y t FREQUENCY READOUT Shows the operating frequency, set mode contents, etc. •The smaller “75,”“50” and “25” to th
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PANEL DESCRIPTION 2 i SKIP SCAN INDICATOR (pgs. 22, 24) !2 ATTENUATOR INDICATOR (p. 9) ➥ “"” appears when the selected memory channel is set Appears when the attenuator function is in use. as a skip channel in memory mode. ➥ “P"” shows that the skip frequency function is turned ON or OFF in VFO mode. •Audio and video output jack information ➥ “P"” appears when the selected memory channel is set to be skipped during VFO scan (full, band and pro- Television grammed scan) in memory mode. o BATTERY
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2 PANEL DESCRIPTION Dual LCD FM PSKIP FM PSKIP 146.100.000 The receiver has dual LCDs for versatile display selection. 146.100.000 TS 15.0 S1 3 5 7 9 The color LCD has 5 screens and 1 optional screen as fol- TS 15.0 RX VOL lows: simple, multi-function, band scope, direction finding, TV (fre- Simple screen Multi-function quency selection) and amateur TV* screen. screen *Amateur TV screen can be selected for the ATV-type and 1200/2400 MHz bands only. FM PSKIP FUNC + 146.100.000 The color LCD
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FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING 3 VFO and memory channels Operating band selection This receiver has 2 normal operating modes: VFO mode and The receiver can receive the 0.495–1.620 MHz memory mode. broadcast band, HF band, 50 MHz band, FM broadcast VFO mode is used for setting a de- band, VHF avionics band, 144 1.625–29.995 MHz FM sired frequency within the fre- MHz band, 300 MHz band, quency coverage. 400 MHz band, 800 MHz P 30.0–75.995 MHz ➥ Push [V/M] to select VFO mode. band,* 1200 MHz, 24
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75 50 25 75 50 25 3 FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING Setting a frequency Setting a tuning step q Select the desired band with [↔]. Tuning steps can be selected for each band, however, the tun- w Rotate [DIAL] to change the frequency. ing step of the broadcast band is fixed to 9 kHz steps except •The frequency changes according to the preset tuning steps. See for U.S.A. and Canada versions. The following are available. the right section for selecting the tuning step. •5 kHz •6.25 kHz* •10 kHz •12
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FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING 3 Selecting a memory channel Attenuator function qPush [V/M] to select memory The attenuator prevents a desired signal from distorting when FM mode. very strong signals are near the desired frequency or when •“X” or “M:” appears when a mem- very strong electric fields, such as from a broadcasting sta- P ory channel is selected. tion, are near your location. w Rotate [DIAL] to change the indi- [DIAL] changes the cated memory channel. memory channel. The receiver h
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BASIC OPERATION 4 Receiving Make sure a charged battery pack or alkaline batteries are in- stalled. (pgs. 1, 46) r Set frequency t Set the squelch q Push [POWER] for 2 sec. to turn power ON. level w Push [↕] to set the desired audio level. •One of the LCDs shows the volume level while setting. See the next page for details. e Push [↔] to select an operating band. (p. 7) r Rotate [DIAL] to set an operating frequency. (p. 8) t Set the squelch level. w Set volume •While pushing [SQL], rotate [D
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BASIC OPERATION 4 Setting volume level Setting squelch level The audio level can be adjusted through 32 levels. The squelch circuit mutes the received audio signal depend- ➥ Push [↕] to set the desired audio level. ing on the signal strength. The receiver has 9 squelch levels, •Beep tone sounds while setting. This indicates the approximate a continuously open setting and an automatic squelch setting. sound level. (default behaviour; p. 40) •Pushing and holding these keys changes the audio le
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4 BASIC OPERATION Monitor function Receive mode selection This function is used to listen to weak signals or to open the Receive modes are determined by the physical properties of tone squelch manually. the radio signals. The receiver has 3 receive modes: FM, AM ➥ Push and hold [SQL] to monitor the operating frequency. and WFM modes. TV and ATV (ATV type only) also use WFM •“RX”flashes while monitoring. mode. The mode selection is stored independently in each band and memory channels. The [SQ
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BASIC OPERATION 4 TV screens cannot be selected by pushing [MODE]. See p. ◊Setting the backlighting condition 34 for TV operation details. q Push [FUNC] + [(MODE)SET] momentarily to enter set mode. •Select a non-band scope screen in advance for color LCD. w Rotate [DIAL] until “LIGHT” appears. •“LIGHt” disappears after 1 sec. and the previously selected back- lighting timer and “LI” appears when color LCD is OFF. e Push [↔] or rotate the tuning dial while pushing [FUNC] to select the desired bac
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MEMORY CHANNELS 5 General Programming during selection The receiver has 400 memory channels in 8 banks (A–H) for q Push [↔] to select an operating band. storage of often-used frequencies. w Set the desired frequency: ➥ Set the frequency using [DIAL]. ➥ Set other data (e.g. offset frequency, duplex direction, ◊Memory channel contents tone squelch frequency, etc.), if required. The following information can be programmed into memory e Push [V/M] for 1 sec. to indicate memory channels. channels
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MEMORY CHANNELS 5 Programming after selection Transferring memory contents to another memory q Select memory mode with [V/M]. w Set the memory channel to be programmed with [DIAL]. q Select memory mode with [V/M]. •Rotate [DIAL] while pushing [FUNC] to select a memory bank w Select the memory channel to transfer with [DIAL]. (A–H) or programmed scan edge channel. •Rotate [DIAL] while pushing [FUNC] to select a memory bank •Non-programmed channels cannot be selected. (A–H) or programmed scan
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5 MEMORY CHANNELS Memory bank selection Memory clear The receiver has 400 memory channels in 8 banks (A–H) for Unwanted memory channels can be cleared (erased). Before storage of often-used frequencies. clearing a memory channel, make sure it is no longer needed as cleared memories cannot be recalled. q Select memory mode with [V/M]. w Rotate [DIAL] while pushing [FUNC] to select the desired q Select memory mode with [V/M]. memory banks. w Set the memory channel to be cleared with [DIAL]. •R
