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INSTRUCTION MANUAL iM73 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera- tion is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference. iM73EURO INSTRUCTION MANUAL This device complies with ...

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i New2001 FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M73/IC- M73EURO v h f m a r i n e t r a n s c e i v e r is designed and built with Icom’s state of the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care, thi...

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ii New2001 RDANGER! NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack. RDANGER! Use and charge only specified Icom battery packs with Icom radios or Icom chargers. Only Icom battery packs are tested and approved for use with Icom radios...

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iii RADIO OPERATOR WARNING WARNING Icom requires the radio operator to meet the FCC and IC Requirements for Radio Frequency Exposure. An omnidirectional antenna with gain not greater than 9 dBi must be mounted a mini- mum of 5 meters (...

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iv AVERTISSEMENT POUR LES OPÉRATEURS RADIO Icom exige que l'opérateur radio se conforme aux exigences de la FCC et d’IC en matière d'exposition aux radiofréquences. Une antenne omnidirectionnelle dont le gain ...

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v COUNTRY CODE LIST • ISO 3166-1 Country Codes Country Codes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia AT BE B...

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vi New2001 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on Channel 16. ❍ USING CHANNEL 16 DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE 1. “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY.” 2. “THIS IS .........

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New2001 vii New2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ..................................................................................... i IMPORTANT ...................................................................................... i EXPLICIT DEFINIT...

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1 1 OPERATING RULES New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D Priorities • Read all rules and regulations pertaining to call priorities, and keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and distress calls take priority over all ot...

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New2001 2 New2001 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS 2 ■ Supplied accessories ■ Attachments D Flexible antenna Connect the supplied flexible antenna to the antenna connector. CAUTION: • NEVER carry the transceiver by holding the anten...

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New2001 3 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D Battery pack Attach the battery pack into the transceiver. q Battery pack Lock the battery pack with the latch. w Latch CAUTION: NEVER remove or att...

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New2001 4 New2001 PANEL DESCRIPTION 3 ■ Front, top and side panels q w e y t r Microphone !2 !1 !0 o u i Speaker Function display (p. 6) q VOLUME CONTROL [VOL] Turns ON power and adjusts the audio level. w PTT SWITCH [PTT] Hold down to transmi...

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New2001 5 3 PANEL DESCRIPTION New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 y SCAN KEY [SCAN•DUAL] • Starts and stops normal or priority scan when pushed. (pp. 14, 15) • Enters the Watch mode when held down for 1 second. (p. 16) u CH...

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6 3 PANEL DESCRIPTION New2001 ■ Function display q e t i r y o u !0 !2 !3 !5 !4 !6 !7 !1 w q CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT • Indicates the selected operating channel number. • In the SET mode, indicates the selected value. w FAVORITE CHANNEL ICON...

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7 3 PANEL DESCRIPTION New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 !1 ATIS ICON (pp. 9, 23) Appears when the channel group, in which ATIS function is activated, is selected or while programming an ATIS code. • For only the HOL and...

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8 New2001New2001 BASIC OPERATION 4 New2001 ■ Channel selection IMPORTANT!: Prior to using the transceiver for the first time, fully charge the battery pack. This will help maximize the capability and life of the battery. To avoid damage to ...

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New2001New2001 9 4 BASIC OPERATION New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D U.S.A., International, Canadian and ATIS channels The transceiver has U.S.A.* 1 , International, Canadian* 2 and ATIS* 3 channels. You must select the prop...

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10 4 BASIC OPERATION New2001 D Weather channels The transceiver has 10 pre-programmed weather channels*. These are used for monitoring broadcasts from NOAA (Na- tional Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.) The transceiver can automaticall...

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11 4 BASIC OPERATION New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ Receiving and transmitting CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver. Rotate q [VOL] clockwise to turn ON power. • An opening comment scrolls acro...

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12 4 BASIC OPERATION New2001 12 ■ Call channel programming The Call channel key is used to select Channel 9* by default. However, you can program your most often-used channel in each channel group for quick recall. * The channel may differ, depe...

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13 4 BASIC OPERATION New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ Adjusting the squelch level To adjust the transceiver’s squelch level, use the [Y]/[Z] keys, as described below. In order to properly receive signals, as well as for the scan...

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New2001 14 New2001 SCAN OPERATION (Except for the Dutch version) 5 ■ Scan types Scanning is an efficient way to quickly locate signals over a wide frequency range. The transceiver has a priority scan set- ting and normal scan setting. In addition...

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New2001 15 5 SCAN OPERATION (Except for the Dutch version) New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ Setting Favorite channels For more efficient scanning, add desired channels as Favorite channels, or clear the Favorite for unwanted chann...

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16 New2001 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH 6 ■ Description Dualwatch monitors Channel 16 while you are receiving on another channel; Tri-watch* monitors Channel 16 and the call channel while receiving on another channel. *For the Dutch transceiver ver...

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17 7 FUNCTION MODE OPERATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ About the function mode There are 7 transceiver functions ‡ in the function mode: Play back function ‡ , Manual recording function ‡ , Automatic record- ing function ‡...

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18 7 FUNCTION MODE OPERATION New2001 You can record the received signal whenever you want by us- ing the manual recording function. This function can record the received signal for maximum 30 seconds. The transmitted signal cannot be recorded. ...

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19 7 FUNCTION MODE OPERATION New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 When this function is turned ON, the transceiver automati- cally records the received signal into the memory. The maximum recording time is 60 seconds. • The transmit sign...

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20 7 FUNCTION MODE OPERATION New2001 This transceiver has two voice recorders. One is the manual recording function which can record for 30 seconds. The other is the automatic recording function which can record the last 60 seconds of the receiving...

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21 7 FUNCTION MODE OPERATION New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ Channel naming function The IC-M73/IC-M73EURO can assign up to 10-character channel names for each operating channel, including each weather channel. This prov...

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22 7 FUNCTION MODE OPERATION New2001 The IC-M73/IC-M73EURO can assign up to 16-character opening comments. You may replace the factory-set opening comment with a comment of your own. The opening comment appears each time the IC-M73/I...

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23 7 FUNCTION MODE OPERATION New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 The 10-digit ATIS code can be programmed and confirmed with the following operation. The ATIS code programming is not necessary and con- firmation can only be perfo...

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New2001 24 7 FUNCTION MODE OPERATION New2001 ■ Backlight function This function is convenient for nighttime operation. The back- lighting can also be turned OFF in the SET mode. (p. 27) ➥ Push any key other than [PTT] to turn ON the backlightin...

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25 8 SET MODE New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ SET mode programming The SET mode is used to change the status of 17 transceiver functions † : Beep tone function, Weather alert function † , Prior- ity scan, Scan resume timer, Au...

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26 8 SET MODE New2001 ■ SET mode items D Beep tone function “ ” Turns ON the key touch beep sound or AJ, or turns OFF the sound OFF. • ON : A xed beep sounds (default) • AJ : The preset beeps (example: do, re, mi) sound • OFF : S...

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27 8 SET MODE New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D Auto scan function “ ” Except for the HOL version, the auto scan function automati- cally starts the desired scan when no signal is received, and no operation is performed for 30 s...

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28 8 SET MODE New2001 D LCD contrast selection “ ” The contrast of the LCD can be set to Hi (default) or Lo. Push High contrast (default) Low contrast D Auto power save function “ ” The auto power save function reduces current drain by ...

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29 8 SET MODE New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D RX Noise Cancel function “ ” Set the Noise Cancel function for reception. The function may not be available, depending on the transceiver version. • OFF : Turns OFF the function....

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New2001 30 8 SET MODE New2001 D Automatic recording threshold level “ ” Set the automatic recording threshold level. The function may not be available, depending on the transceiver version. • 1 : Set the threshold level to shallow. W...

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31 9 BATTERY CHARGING New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ Battery cautions Misuse of Lithium-ion batteries may result in the following hazards: smoke, fire, or battery rupture. Misuse can also cause other battery damage or degrada- ...

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32 9 BATTERY CHARGING New2001 • R WARNING! NEVER put the battery in a microwave oven, high-pressure container, or in an induction heating cooker. This could cause overheating, a fire, or cause the battery to rupture. • CAUTION: Always use t...

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33 9 BATTERY CHARGING New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ Supplied battery charger D BC-210 installation q w e Supplied screws Supplied screws • To a desktop • For added stability • To a wall Eyelet: Use a rubber band to se...

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New2001 34 9 BATTERY CHARGING New2001 ■ Optional battery chargers D AD-129 installation Connect the 8-pin connector of the each charger slot to q the AD-129 desktop charger adapter’s plug. Install the adapter into the each charger slot in th...

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35 10 OPTIONAL SWIVEL BELT CLIP New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ Attaching Screw the base clip to the q back of the transceiver us- ing the two screws (sup- plied), as shown to the right. Clip the belt clip over your belt...

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36 New2001New2001 OPTIONAL SPEAKER-MICROPHONE 11 ■ HM-167 descriptions HM-202 is also an optional speaker microphone. see the page 43 for details. NEVER immerse the connector in water. If the connector becomes wet, be sure to dry ...

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New2001 37 12 TROUBLESHOOTING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. The transceiver does not turn ON. • The battery is depleted. • Bad connection to the battery pack. • Recharge the battery pack. • Check...

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New2001 38 New2001 SPECIFICATIONS 13 • IC-M73 D General • Frequency coverage : Tx 156.025–157.425 MHz : Rx 156.050–163.275 MHz • Mode : FM (16K0G3E) • Operating temperature range : –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) • Curr...

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New2001 39 13 SPECIFICATIONS New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D Transmitter • Output power : 6 W/3 W/1 W/0.5 W* * German version only • Modulation system : Variable reactance frequency modulation • Max. frequency deviation ...

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40 New2001New2001 VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST 14 • International channels CH Frequency (MHz) CH Frequency (MHz) CH Frequency (MHz) CH Frequency (MHz) CH Frequency (MHz) CH Frequency (MHz) Transmit ReceiveTransmit ReceiveTransmit ReceiveTransmit Receive...

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New2001 41 14 VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NOTE: Simplex channels, 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83 CANNOT be lawfully used by the general public in U.S.A. waters. * 1 Low power only. * 2 UK Marina Chann...

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New2001 42 14 VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST New2001 NOTE: Simplex channels, 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83 CANNOT be lawfully used by the general public in U.S.A. waters. * 1 Low power only. * 2 Australian version only Channel number Frequency (MHz) ...

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43 15 OPTIONS New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D BATTERY CASE AND PACK • BP-245N Li-ion b at t e r y p a c k The same as supplied with the transceiver. Voltage : 7.4 V Capacity : 1900 mAh (minimum)/2000 mAh (typical) D CHARG...

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44 INDEX New2001 – A – About the function mode .................................................................17 AD-129 installation .........................................................................34 Adjusting the squelch level ..........

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45 INDEX New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 – M – Manual recording function ..............................................................18 Monitor function ...............................................................................

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46 MEMO New2001 ...

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47 MEMO New2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ...

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