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  • Icom IC-M506 | Instruction Manual - Page 1
    INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM506 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
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    for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M506 vhf marine transceiver is designed and built with Icom's state of the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care, this product should provide you with years of troublefree operation. We appreciate you making the IC-M506 your radio of choice, and
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    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 name of vessel). 3. Say your call sign or other description of the vessel (
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    OPERATOR WARNING Icom requires the radio operator to meet the FCC Requirements for Radio Frequency Exposure. An omnidirectional antenna with gain not MPE radius of the antenna, unless such persons (such as driver or radio operator) are shielded from antenna field by a grounded metallic barrier. The
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    RADIO 1 Icom exige que l'opérateur radio BULLETIN OET 65 DE LA FCC. CETTE DISTANCE ESTIMÉE TIENT 11 verticalement entre cette antenne (mesurée depuis son point le plus maxi- COMPTE D'UN SYSTÈME INSTALLÉ SUR UN NAVIRE UTILISANT 12 LA PUISSANCE MAXIMALE DE LA RADIO ET DES ANTENNES DONT LE GAIN
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    radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio version transceiver. To comply with FCC regulations, this sticker must be affixed in such a location as to be readily seen from the operating controls of the radio
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    be guaranteed because of possible damage to the transceiver's case or the waterproof seal. * Except for the DC power connector, NMEA In/Out leads and AF Out leads. For U.S.A. only CAUTION: Changes or modifications to this device, not expressly approved by Icom Inc., could void your authority to
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    ii RADIO OPERATOR WARNING iii AVERTISSEMENT POUR LES OPÉRATEURS RADIO...... programming 8 4 BASIC OPERATION 9−15 ■■Channel selection 9 ■■Receiving and transmitting 11 ■■Call channel programming 13 ■■Channel name programming an Individual call using an AIS transponder...72 8 OTHER FUNCTIONS 74
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    103 1 2 ■■Mounting the transceiver 104 ■■MB-75/MB-132 installation 105 3 ■■Microphone installation 107 4 13 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS 109−110 5 ■■ Specifications 109 ■■ Options 110 6 14 CHANNEL LIST 111 7 15 TEMPLATE 112 8 16 TROUBLESHOOTING 114 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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    vessels in which a radio telephone is compulsory. However, even if you are not required to have these on hand it is your responsibility to be thoroughly acquainted with all pertinent rules and regulations. NOTE: Even though the transceiver is capable of operation on VHF marine channels 3, 21, 23, 61
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    desired character or number in the table while in the channel name, position, MMSI code programming mode, and so on. (pp. 8, 13, 22) 1 r UP AND While scanning, push to check Favorite channels, 4 change the scanning direction or manually resume a scan. (p. 17) 5 6 t CLEAR KEY [CLEAR] Push
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    stop a Dualwatch or Tri-watch when either is activated. AIS [ ]* (p. 86) Push to display the AIS plotter on the left side of the display. *Some versions of IC-M506 do not have an AIS receiver. Channel/Weather channel [ ] (pp. 9, 11) Push to selects and toggles the regular channel and
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    75) Push to turn the RX Hailer mode ON or OFF. LO/DX [ ] (p. 11) Push to turn the Attenuator function ON or OFF. • The "LOC" icon appears when the channel group. Name [ ] (p. 13) Push to enter the channel name programming mode. Backlight [ ] (p. 15) Push to enter the LCD and key
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    receiving a signal or when the squelch is open. ➥➥ The " " icon appears while transmitting. w POWER ICON (p. 11) ➥➥ The "25W" icon appears when high power is selected. ➥➥ The "1W" icon appears when low power is "A" or "B" appears. !3 CHANNEL NAME FIELD The channel name appears, if programmed. (p. 13)
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    NO TIME" will appear. • "??" will blink every 2 seconds instead of the current time, after 4 hours have passed from when the time was manually programmed. The manually programmed time is held for only 23.5 hours, and after that, "NO TIME" will appear. ➥➥ "LOCAL" appears when the offset time is set
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    w CHANNEL UP/DOWN KEYS [Y]/[Z] Push either key to check favorite channels, change scan- ning direction or manually resumes a scan. (pp. 11, 18) • Y ou can turn OFF the FAV on MIC setting (p. 100). After that, you can The order of the key icons may differ, depending on the transceiver version.
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    and "NO DSC MMSI" is displayed. wwPush [ENT] to start the MMSI code programming. • Push [CLEAR] twice to cancel the programming, and go to the normal operating screen. In this case, the transceiver cannot make a DSC call. To program the MMSI code, turn OFF the power, then turn it ON again. eeEnter
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    CH) or [√](CH) to select an operating channel. DDCall channel Each regular channel group has a separate leisure use Call channel. The Call channels can be programmed, and are used to store your most often used channel in each channel group, for quick recall. The Call channel is monitored during Tri
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    [MENU]. w R otate dial or push to select the "RADIO SET" icon and then push the softkey below the icon. • RADIO SETTINGS menu is displayed. e R otate dial or push to selected. 7 Channel group icon appears 8 9 10 11 12 13 When the International 14 channel group is selected. 15 16 10
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    OFF. When weather alert is ON. ■■Receiving and transmitting CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna will damage the transceiver. qqHold down [PWR](Dial) to turn ON the power. wwSet the audio and squelch levels. ( longer distance communications. • Some channels are for only low power. 11
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    components in the transmit and/or receive signal. See page 99 for details. Simplex channels, 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83 CANNOT be lawfully used by the general public in 4 r CH ENT CH MENU CLEAR y t w q 2 3 4 5 6 7 u i Microphone 8 9 10 11 12 13 y r 14 15 16 12
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    quick recall. qqSelect the desired channel group (INT, USA or CAN) to be programmed. (p. 10) w Push [MENU]. e Rotate dial or push to select the "RADIO SET" icon and then push the softkey below the icon. • RADIO SETTINGS menu is displayed. r R otate dial or push to select "CALL CHAN," and then
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    the supplied microphone. This 3 prevents accidental channel changes and function access. 4 ➥➥While holding down [H/L] on the microphone, hold down 5 [PWR](Dial) to turn ON the transceiver and turn the Microphone Lock function ON or OFF. 6 7 8 9 [H/L] 10 [16
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    the brightness of the LCD and key backlight, and then, push [ENT]. • If no key operation is performed for about 5 seconds, the transceiver sets the selected backlight level, and returns to the normal mode. ■■AquaQuake water draining function The AquaQuake water draining function clears water away
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    transceiver has a Priority scan and a Normal scan. When the Weather Alert function is turned ON, the weather channel is also checked while scanning. (p. 98) PRIORITY SCAN CH 01 Menu screen. (p. 97) 6 NORMAL SCAN 7 CH 01 CH 02 8 9 10 WX* CH 03 11 12 CH 05 CH 04 13 *When the weather
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    on the setting. (Channel 16 is still monitored during a Priority scan.) • Push [Y]/[Z] on either transceiver or microphone, to check the scanning Favorite channels, change the scanning direction or manually resume the scan. • A beep tone sounds and "16" blinks when a signal is received on Channel
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    Dualwatch or Tri-watch, push [DW] again. 7 [Example]: Operating Tri-watch on USA Channel 25. 8 Tri-watch starts. Signal is received on 9 Call channel. 10 11 12 13 14 Tri-watch resumes after the Signal received on Channel 15 signal disappears. 16 takes priority. 16 18
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    station ID. r Repeat step e to enter all 9 digits. 19 t After entering the 9 digit code, push [ENT] or dial to set it. • The ID name programming screen is displayed. y Enter a desired 10 digit ID name in the following way: • Select a desired character using [Y]/[Z Push [ENT] or dial to set it
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    or select either arrow, "←" or "→," then push [ENT] or dial. 11 • Push [123] then [!$?] then [ABC] to select a character group. uuAfter entering the ID name, select "FINISH" using dial or 12 Y]/[Z then push [ENT] or dial to program it. 13 • The "GROUP ID" list screen is displayed. 14 15
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    Individual ID/Group ID (Push [MENU]) (Select icon) (Rotate Dial, then push [ENT].) • W hen no address ID is programmed, "No ID" is displayed. In this case, push [MENU] to exit the MENU screen. w R otate dial or push [Y]/[Z] Push [CANCEL] to cancel it. r Push [MENU] to exit the MENU screen. 21
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    of IC-M506 do not have a NMEA 2000 connector. 6 • Manual programming is disabled when a GPS receiver is connected. • Manually programmed programming screen is displayed, enter the 9 UTC time in the following way: • Select a desired number using [Y]/[Z 10 • Push [ENT] or dial to set it. 11
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    the Distress call is transmitted. eeAfter transmitting the call, the transceiver waits for an acknowledgment call. • T he Distress call is mode), or DSC Cancel call is made. (p. 27) • Push [RESEND] to manually transmit the Distress repeat call. • P ush then push [INFO] to display the
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    [DISTRESS], count down beeps sound and 10 both the key and display backlighting blink. • The selected nature of the distress is stored for 30 seconds. 11 12 13 14 15 16 + Continued on the next page. 24
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    the call, the transceiver waits for an ac- knowledgment call. • T he Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes, until an acknowledgement is received ('Call repeat' mode), or DSC cancel call is made. (p. 27) • Push [RESEND] to manually transmit the Distress repeat
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    no GPS receiver is connected, and both position and time have been manually programmed, the screen as shown below appears. Edit your latitude and longitude position ) or E (East longitude) when the cursor is on the 'W' or 'E' position. DSC OPERATION 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 26
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    7 DSC OPERATION D Distress cancel call qqWhile waiting for an acknowledgment call, push [CANCEL]. r The Distress cancel call is transmitted. wwPush [CONTINUE]. • Push [BACK] to return to waiting for an acknowledgement call. t Channel 16 is automatically selected. • Report your situation using
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    icon) (Rotate dial, then push [ENT].) wwSelect the desired pre-programmed individual address, or "Manual Input," using dial or [Y]/[Z], then push [ENT]. • The ID code first two digits are '0' for any coast station ID. 7 8 9 10 11 12 NOTE: When a coast station is selected in step w, the voice
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    D Transmitting DSC calls (continued) e S elect a desired intership channel using dial or [Y](CH)/ [Z](CH), then push [ENT]. • Intership channels are already preset into the transceiver in the recommended order. t Push [CALL] to transmit the Individual call. • If Channel 70 is busy, the
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    to return to the normal 8 operating mode. 9 ✓✓ Convenient! 10 When the optional MA-500TR class b ais transponder is 11 connected to your transceiver, you can transmit individual DSC calls to selected AIS targets on the transponder without 12 needing to enter the target's MMSI code. 13 See
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    : You can make an acknowledgement call, but you specify the intership chan- nel. Select a desired intership channel, using dial, or [Y](CH)/[Z](CH), then push [ENT]. 31
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    . uuPush [EXIT] to return to the normal operating mode. CHAPTER CONTINUED 7 1 Manual ACK: qqEnter "INDIVIDUAL ACK" in the DSC CALLS menu. 2 MENU ➪ reply to, 6 using dial or [Y]/[Z], then push [ENT]. 7 8 9 10 11 12 eePerform steps e to u, as described in "Quick ACK:," be- 13 ginning
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    icon) (Rotate dial, then push [ENT].) wwSelect the desired pre-programmed group address or "Manual Input," using dial or [Y]/[Z], then push [ENT]. • The ID code Intership channels are already preset into the transceiver in the recommended order.  About Manual Inputting: Enter a desired group ID
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    contents. ttPush [CALL] to transmit the Group call. • If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. 1 yyAfter the Group call has been transmitted, iiAfter the announcement, push [EXIT] to return to the normal operating mode. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 34
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    an All Ships call All ships, that have DSC transceiver, use Channel 70 as their 'listening channel.' When you [Y]/[Z], then push [ENT]. • T he selectable category may differ, depending on the programmed setting. Ask your dealer for the selectable categories. eeSelect a desired traffic channel,
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    [CALL] to transmit the All Ships call. • If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. yyAfter the All Ships call has been transmitted announcement, push [EXIT] to return to the nor- mal operating mode. DSC OPERATION 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 36
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    DSC CALLS menu. MENU ➪ DSC ➪ Position Request (Push [MENU]) (Select icon) (Rotate dial, then push [ENT].) wwSelect the desired pre-programmed individual address, or "Manual Input," using dial or [Y]/[Z], then push [ENT]. • T he ID code for the Position Request Call can be set first. (p. 19
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    the Position Request Call. • If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. ttAfter the Position Request stop the alarm, and then the screen 8 as shown below is displayed. 9 10 11 12 13 14 iiPush [EXIT] to return to the normal operating mode. 15 16 38
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    DSC CALLS menu. MENU ➪ DSC ➪ Position Report (Push [MENU]) (Select icon) (Rotate dial, then push [ENT].) wwSelect the desired pre-programmed individual address, or "Manual Input," using dial or [Y]/[Z], then push [ENT]. • The ID code for the Individual call can be set first. (p. 19) • W hen
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    . ttAfter the Position Report Call has been transmitted, the transceiver automatically returns to the normal operating mode. 1 When no GPS receiver is connected, and both position and 2 time have been manually programmed, the screen shown below is displayed. Edit your latitude and longitude
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    DSC CALLS menu. MENU ➪ DSC ➪ Polling Request (Push [MENU]) (Select icon) (Rotate dial, then push [ENT].) wwSelect the desired pre-programmed individual address, or "Manual Input," using dial or [Y]/[Z], then push [ENT]. • The ID code for the Individual call can be set first. (p. 19) • W hen
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    transmit the Polling Request Call. • If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. ttAfter the Polling Request alarm, and then the screen 8 as shown below is displayed. 9 10 11 12 13 14 iiPush [EXIT] to return to the normal operating mode. 15 16 42
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    "TEST CALL" in the DSC CALLS menu. MENU ➪ DSC ➪ Test Call (Push [MENU]) (Select icon) (Rotate dial, then push [ENT].) wwSelect a desired pre-programmed individual address, or "Manual Input," then push dial or [ENT]. • The ID code for the Individual call can be set first. (p. 19) • W hen
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    7 rrPush [CALL] to transmit the Test call. • If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. ttAfter the Test call has been transmitted, the is displayed. 2 3 4 5 6 7 i Push [EXIT] to return to the normal operating mode. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 44
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    7 DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a Test Acknowledgement call When the "TEST ACK" in DSC settings is set to 'Auto' (p. 68), the transceiver automatically transmits a reply call when receiving a Test call. Quick ACK: q W hen a Test call is received, alarm sounds and the screen shown below is displayed
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    DSC OPERATION 7 Manual ACK: qqEnter "TEST ACK" in the DSC CALLS menu. MENU ➪ DSC ➪ Test ACK (Push [MENU]) (Select icon) ( 7 r W hile transmitting the acknowledgement call, the screen 8 shown below is displayed, and then returns to the normal 9 operating mode. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 46
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    Position Reply call when a Position Request call is received. When the "POSITION ACK" in DSC Settings is set to 'Auto' (p. 68), the transceiver automatically transmits a reply call when receiving a Position Request call. Quick Reply: q W hen a Position Request call is received, alarm sounds and the
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    no GPS receiver is connected, and both position and time have been manually programmed, the screen shown 7 below is displayed. Edit your latitude and longitude position 8 and UTC time as follows: 9 10 11 12 13 ➥➥
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    7 DSC OPERATION D Transmitting a Position Report Reply call Transmit a Position Report Reply call when a Position Report call is received. Quick Reply: q W hen a Position Report Request is received, alarm sounds and the screen shown below is displayed. Push [ALARM OFF] to stop the alarm. • Even
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    DSC OPERATION 7 Manual Reply: e E nter "REPORT REPLY" in the DSC CALLS menu. MENU ➪ DSC ➪ Position Report Reply (Push [MENU]) (Select y W hile transmitting the reply call, the screen shown below 8 is displayed, and then returns to the normal operating 9 mode. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 50
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    a Polling Reply call when a Polling Request call is received. When the "POSITION ACK" in DSC Settings is set to 'Auto' (p. 68), the transceiver automatically transmits a reply call when receiving a Polling Request call. Quick Reply: q W hen a Polling Request call is received, alarm sounds and the
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    DSC OPERATION 7 Manual Reply: qqEnter "POLLING REPLY" in the DSC CALLS menu. MENU ➪ DSC ➪ Polling Reply (Push [MENU]) (Select icon r W hile transmitting the reply call, the screen shown below is displayed, and then returns to the normal operating 8 mode. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 52
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    after 2 minutes, and then the screen in step w is displayed. [IGN] ➥ Push to return to the normal operating mode. • The transceiver exits the DSC mode. • By pushing [PTT], the transceiver also exits the DSC mode. • T he " " icon continues to blink and the Call is stored in the Received Call Log
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    mode. • By pushing [PTT], the transceiver also exits the DSC mode. 3 • T he " " icon continues to blink and the Call is stored in the 4 Received Call Log. 5 6 7 8 [INFO] 9 ➥ Push to display the Received call information. (p. 65) 10 [ACPT] 11 ➥➥ Push to accept the call. And
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    displayed. wwPush a softkey to select your desired action. [IGN] ➥ Push to return to the normal operating mode. • The transceiver exits the DSC mode. • By pushing [PTT], the transceiver also exits the DSC mode. • T he " " icon continues to blink and the Call is stored in the Received Call Log
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    ➥ Push to return to the normal operating mode. 2 • The transceiver exits the DSC mode. • By pushing [PTT], the transceiver also exits the DSC mode. 3 • T he " " icon 16] within 10 seconds, the operat- 11 ing channel automatically switches to Channel 16. (p. 69) 12 13 Push 14 15 16 56
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    specified by the calling station for voice communication, depending on your situation. See page 31 for details of the Individual Acknowledgement procedure. When "INDIVIDUAL ACK" is set to "Auto (Unable)," the transceiver automatically replies to the Call. In that case, both the TX and RX calls
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    [IGN] ➥ Push to ignore the Call and return to the normal operat- 2 ing mode. 3 • The transceiver exits the DSC mode. • T he " " icon continues to blink and the Call is stored in the 4 (Example: 08) for an announcement from the call- 9 ing station. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 58
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    stops after 2 minutes, and then the screen in step w is displayed. [IGN] ➥ Push to ignore the Call and return to the normal operating mode. • The transceiver exits the DSC mode. • T he " " icon continues to blink and the Call is stored in the Received Call Log. [INFO] ➥ Push to display the
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    Push to ignore the Call and return to the normal operat- 2 ing mode. 3 • The transceiver exits the DSC mode. • T he " " icon continues to blink and the Call is - 9 ing station. 10 11 12 13 14 15 When no GPS receiver is connected or if there is a problem with the connected receiver, all
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    stops after 2 minutes, and then the screen in step w is displayed. [IGN] ➥ Push to ignore the Call and return to the normal operating mode. • The transceiver exits the DSC mode. • T he " " icon continues to blink and the Call is stored in the Received Call Log. [INFO] ➥ Push to display the
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    . wwPush a softkey to select your desired action. 1 [EXIT] ➥ Push to ignore the Call and return to the normal operat- 2 ing mode. 3 • The transceiver exits the DSC mode. • T he " " icon continues to blink and the Call is stored in the 4 Received Call Log. 5 [INFO] 6 ➥ Push to
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    stops after 2 minutes, and then the screen in step w is displayed. [IGN] ➥ Push to ignore the Call and return to the normal operating mode. • The transceiver exits the DSC mode. • T he " " icon continues to blink and the Call is stored in the Received Call Log. [INFO] ➥ Push to display the
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    Received call information. (p. 65) 7 [ACK] ➥ Push to display the "TEST ACK" screen to reply to the 8 Call. (p. 45) 9 10 11 12 13 14 When "TEST ACK" is set to "Auto TX," the transceiver automatically replies to the Call. In that case, both the TX and 15 RX calls are stored in the
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    , and then the screen in step w is displayed. w P ush a softkey to select your desired action. [EXIT] ➥➥ Push to return to the normal operating mode. • T he transceiver exits the DSC mode. • " " continues to blink and the Call is stored in the Received Call Log. ■■Received Call log The
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    are unread DSC messages. • T he " " icon appears when there are no unread DSC mes- 7 sages. 8 • No icon appears when there are no DSC messages. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ☞ Continued on the next page 66
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    dial to scroll the DSC message contents. • T he stored message has various information, depending on the DSC call type. ■■Transmitted Call log The transceiver automatically stores up to 50 transmitted calls, and the logs can be used as a supplement to your logbook. qqEnter "TX CALL LOG" in the
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    21) D Automatic Acknowledgement These items set the Automatic Acknowledgement function to "Auto TX" or "Manual TX." When an Individual, Position Request, Polling Request or Test Call is received, the transceiver 1 wwRotate dial to select "Auto TX" or "Manual TX," then push 2 [ENT]. 3 • Push [
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    to the DSC Settings menu. (default) Auto (No Delay): After receiving a Distress call, and [ACPT] is pushed on the confirmation screen, the transceiver immediately switches to Channel 16. 10 Second Delay: After receiving a Distress call, and [ACPT] is pushed on the confirmation screen, the
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    DSC Data Output function. When receiving a DSC call, this function makes the transceiver send the DSC data from its NMEA Output port to a connected device. q -Terminate" and "Discrete" are 7 selectable. (default: ON) 8 9 10 11 12 eeRotate dial to set the Alarm setting to "ON" or "OFF."
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    D Channel 70 Squelch level Set the squelch level on Channel 70. The transceiver has 11 squelch levels between 1 (loose squelch) and 10 (tight squelch) and OPEN or both TX and RX DSC circuits has a problem. In that case, you will have to send the transceiver to your nearest dealer for repair. 71
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    is 2 connected to your transceiver, an individual DSC call can be 3 transmitted to a selected AIS target, without needing to enter the target's MMSI code. In this case, the call type is automati- 4 cally set to Routine. 5 See page 102 for connecting instructions. 6 To ensure correct
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    the voice channel selection screen in step w. • T he transceiver stands by on Channel 70 until an acknowledgement is received. ' voice level. • Y ou can check the MMSI code or the name, if programmed, of the AIS target on the display. ➥➥ If the acknowledgement 'Unable to comply' is received,
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    old down [INCM CALL] to sound the intercom beeps. • T he transceiver and the command microphone sound beeps while holding down [INCM CALL]. • " hear the response through 7 the speaker. 8 9 On the caller's display 10 11 12 On the listener's display 13 14 15 yyTo return to the normal
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    level, and then push [ENT]. • The "RX "icon appears. Appears ■■Hailer operation The IC-M506 has a 2 way hailer function, making it unnecessary to leave the bridge to talk with a , the transmit and receive functions are disabled. When the transceiver is transmitting, the hailer function is disabled.
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    5s1 STOP Two 5-second blasts (separated by 2 seconds) every 120 sec- onds. 2s 120s 9 Motor vessel underway but stopped (not making way). 10 11 One 5-second blast followed 5s1 by two 1-second blasts (each 1s SAIL separated by 2 seconds) every 120 seconds. 2s 120s TOW One 5-second
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    normal operation, select [OFF] in the Auto Foghorn menu. D Manual Horn function q Enter "Manual Horn" in the HORN menu. MENU ➪ HORN ➪ Manual Horn (Push [MENU]) (Select icon) (Rotate dial, then functions are disabled. When the transceiver is transmitting, the Horn function is disabled. 77
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    Programming scrambler codes There are 32 codes (1 to 32) available for programming. Set the code in the Menu screen. In order to understand each other, all transceivers 10 • T he recorded voice data is erased when the transceiver is turned 11 OFF. 12 D Playback the recorded voice 13 q P ush
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    is exchanged among the vessels and/or base stations on the VHF maritime mobile band. The information helps to identify other nearby vessels (AIS-SART), MOB (Man OverBoard) and EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon)AIS. There are two classes of AIS units, which are installed on
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    ) and TCPA (Time to CPA) is within 60 10 minutes of your vessel. 11 e BEARING/TCPA INFORMATION ➥ S hows the bearing information from your vessel to the 12 selected AIS target. 13 ➥ S hows TCPA information of the selected AIS target whose CPA is within 6 nm (nautical miles) and TCPA is 14
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    . ➥ P ush [Y]/[Z] to select display range. • 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.5, 3, 6, 12, 24 nm (nautical miles) are selectable. • Description of the icons Icon Description AIS target: Vessel The tip of the target triangle automatically points in the direction it's heading. The icon blinks when the
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    AIS target. q 8 9 10 w 11 12 13 q THE NUMBER OF DANGEROUS TARGETS 14 Shows the number of AIS targets which are being detected 15 by the transceiver. w DANGER TARGET INFORMATION 16 Shows the following dangerous target information: • MMSI code or name, if the name is programmed
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    . In the detail screen, pushing [CLEAR] returns to the previous screen, which was displayed before entering the detail screen. ➥ Push to select an AIS target in the target list screen, danger list screen, or plotter screen and then push [INFO] or [ENT]. • The detail screen is displayed. ➥ Rotate
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    • Heading D C ontent lists of Base Station targets' DE- TAIL screens • AIS Class • Position Accuracy • MMSI Code (H: High, L: Low) • Position ( to Antenna 10 • Target Name • CPA (Closest Point of Approach) length 11 • Starboard side to Antenna length 12 • TCPA (Time to CPA) •
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    • Position Accuracy • Date (H: High, L: Low) • Time • Range • Bearing • Rate Of Turn D C ontent lists of MOB targets' DETAIL screens • Type of AIS Target • Stern to Antenna length • MMSI Code • Port side to Antenna • Call Sign length • IMO Number • Starboard side to Antenna
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    lists of EPIRB-AIS targets' DETAIL screens • Type of AIS Target • AIS combo screen 1 You can display the AIS plotter during basic operation. (p 9) q P ush [AIS] to display the AIS plotter ] to display the detail screen of the selected AIS target. 6 ➥ P ush [MENU] to enter the Menu screen. (p. 91
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    receiver. • Alarm You can turn the collision alarm function ON or OFF. D North up/COG UP: Select the display type for AIS plotter. • W hen "North up" is displayed, the top of the plotter display repre- sents North. • W hen "COG up" is displayed, the top of the plotter
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    blinks on the plotter display and/or the alarm buzzer sounds, when the AIS target is closer than your 5 CPA and TCPA settings. 6 q nm) • TCPA: Between 1 and 60 minutes (in 1 minute steps) 10 (default: 20 min) 11 e R epeat steps q and w to input the value into the other item. 12 r P ush
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    standard used to connect various marine devices and display units in the vessel. The IC-M506 can easily connect to a elect the type of data from the menu screen and push [ENT]. w T he transceiver starts searching the devices connected to NMEA 2000 network. e T he list of connected device
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    Radio Frequency/Mode/Power 129808 DSC Call Information 9 129038 AIS Class A Position Report 129038 AIS Class A Position Report 10 129039 AIS Class B Position Report 129040 AIS Class B Extended Position Report 129039 AIS Class B Position Report 129040 AIS Class B Extended Position Report 11
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    The Menu screen is used for programming infrequently changed values, function settings or sending DSC calls. DD Entering the Menu screen and operation Example: Set the channel group to "INT". q Push [MENU]. Menu icons w R otate dial or push to select the "RADIO SET" icon and then push the
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    installed. 1 D MMSI/GPS 2 The transceiver shows the programmed MMSI code, GPS in- 3 formation*4 , and installed option unit. If the code is not programmed p. 70 11 p. 20 • Alarm Status p. 70 p. 68 • CH 70 SQL Level p. 71 12 p. 68 • DSC Loop Test p. 68 p. 71 13 14 D RADIO SET 15
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    11 MENU SCREEN OPERATION ■■Configuration items D Backlight The function display and keys can be backlit for better visibility under low light conditions. The backlight is adjustable
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    MENU SCREEN OPERATION 11 D Key Assignment Desired functions can be assigned to softkeys. The assigned function can be used movement, "Single" or "Group". (Default: Group (p. 7)) 4 5 6 7 • Single key movement 8 Single icon moves by pushing once. 9 10 11 12 13 Push Push 14 15 16 94
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    11 MENU SCREEN OPERATION DDUTC Offset Set the offset time between the UTC (Universal Time Coordi- nated) and your local time to between -14:00 and +
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    to between 1 and 69. The Unit ID is 2 included in the sentence of the Icom original NMEA format. 3 (Default: 16) 4 5 6 7 DDCOMMANDMIC Speaker 8 ( SP" screen is displayed on the HM-195's 11 display. Not displayed on the transceiver's display. 12 Internal Speaker: Turns ON the
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    11 MENU SCREEN OPERATION ■■Radio Settings items D Scan Type The transceiver has two scan types to locate signals; Normal scan and Priority scan. A Normal scan searches all Favor- ite channels in the selected channel group. A Priority
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    selected (last used) weather channel is checked while scanning. OFF: The transceiver does not detect a weather alert tone. 1 D Voice Scrambler 2 (Available when the scrambler unit is installed) 3 You can program the scrambler code for voice scrambler. (p. 78) There are 32 codes
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    11 MENU SCREEN OPERATION D Noise Cancel Set the Noise Cancel function for both receive and transmit. RX:The function reduces noise component in your receive signals
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    You can select only favorite channels (p. 17) with the supplied microphone. (Default: ON) ON: Select only favorite channels. OFF: Select all channels. MENU SCREEN OPERATION 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 100
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    12 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ■■Connections q u w y t e r q ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connects to a marine VHF antenna with a PL-259 connec- tor. CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver. w GROUND TERMINAL Connects to a vessel ground to prevent electrical shocks and
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    IC-M506 do not have a NMEA 2000 connector. u COMMAND MICROPHONE JACK Connects to the optional Command microphone. (p. 107) 1 D Connect to the MA-500TR Connect the transceiver of the OPC-2014. 10 • Talker A (Data-H) lead (White): 11 Connects to lead 5 of the OPC-2014. 12 • Talker B (Data-L)
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    dealer about antennas and the best place to mount them. ■■Fuse replacement One fuse is installed in the supplied DC power cable. If the fuse blows or the transceiver stops functioning, track down the source of the problem, repair it, and replace the damaged fuse with a new one of the proper rating
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    is at 90° to your line of sight when operating it. 8 KEEP the transceiver and microphone at least 1 meter 9 away from the vessel's magnetic navigation compass. 10 NOTE: Check the installation angle; the function display 11 may not be easy-to-read at some angles. • MOUNTING ON THE BOARD 12
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    navigation compass. q U sing the template on page 112, carefully cut a hole into the instrument panel, or wherever you plan to mount the transceiver. w Slide the transceiver through the hole, as shown below. D MB-75 installation q A ttach the 2 supplied bolts (M5 × 8 mm) on either side of the
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    bolt D MB-132 installation q A ttach the clamps on either side of the transceiver with 2 supplied bolts. (M5 × 8 mm) • Make sure that the clamps align parallel to the transceiver body. 1 w T in- 5 strument control panel to its original place. 6 7 8 e 9 10 w 11 12 13 14 15 16 106
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    cable and three screws will be fastened. rrDrill holes at these marks. ttInstall the mounting base using the supplied screws, as shown below. Mounting base Nut The optional HM-195 should be connected to the transceiver using the supplied OPC-1540 connection cable. The cable is used to operate
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    Gasket CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE 12 1 Mounting base 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Nut 11 Cap 12 13 14 15 16 108
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    ground) • Frequency tolerance: ±10 ppm (-20°C to +60°C; -4ºF to +140ºF) • Antenna impedance: 50 ˘ nominal • Dimensions: 178.9 (W) × 113.9 (H) × (Projections not included) 113.8 (D) mm 7 (W) × 4.5 (H) × 4.5 (D) inches • Weight (approximately): 1.4 kg; 3.1 lb DDTransmitter
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    . 32 codes are available. Not available in some countries. Ask your service center or technical dealer for installation details. Approved Icom optional equipment is designed for optimal performance when used with an Icom transceiver. Icom is not responsible for the destruction or damage to an
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    MHz) USA INT CAN Transmit Receive 01 01 156.050 160.650 01A 156 09 156.450 156.450 10 10 10 156.500 156.500 11 11 11 156.550 156.550 12 12 12 156.600 156.600 13*2 157.000 Channel number Frequency (MHz) USA INT CAN Transmit Receive 21 21 157.050 161.650 21A 21A 157.050 157.050 21B Rx
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    93.4 (3 7⁄32) R8 (Max.) HM-195 29.5 to 31.5 (d) (1 5⁄32 to 1 1⁄4) 178.9 (7 1⁄32) 157 (6 8⁄32) 2 (3⁄32) 15 TEMPLATE 1 2 3 4 MB-75/MB-132 5 113.9 (4 16⁄32) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Unit: mm (inch) 14 15 16 Cut here 112
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    16 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. 1 The transceiver does • Bad connection to the power supply. • Check the connection to the transceiver and p. 101 2 not turn ON. Little or no sound comes • Squelch level is set too high. power supply. • Set the squelch to the
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
iM506
VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that
this device does not cause harmful interference.