ICOM iV85-T User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUALThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation issubject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cau

IIIQUICK REFERENCE GUIDEDDRegular chargingWhen using a BP-227 BATTERY PACKattached to the trans-ceiver, prior to using the transceiver for the first ti

Your first contactNow that you have your IC-V85 ready, you are excited to geton the air. We would like to walk you through a few basic op-erational s

VQUICK REFERENCE GUIDEDirect frequency input from thekeypad is also available. ➥ To enter the desired frequency,enter 6 digits starting from the100 M

VIQUICK REFERENCE GUIDEQuick reference guideThe IC-V85 has a total of 107 memory channels (including 6scan edges and 1 call channel) for storing often

1ACCESSORIES1 Accessory attachmentD AntennaAttach the antenna to the transceiver as illustrated below. Keep the [SP/MIC] cap (SP/MIC jack cover) atta

21ACCESSORIES12345678910111213141516171819D Belt clip Conveniently attaches to your belt.Attach the belt clip with the supplied screws using a phillip

3PANEL DESCRIPTION2 Switches, controls, keys and connectorsq!0ouiwerSpeakerMicrophoneCONTROL DIALANTENNA CONNECTOREXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACKSFU

42PANEL DESCRIPTION12345678910111213141516171819q CONTROL DIAL [VOL] (p. 19)Rotate to adjust the volume level.The assigned function for [VOL] and [YY]

52PANEL DESCRIPTIOND Keypad[FUNC]Access to secondary function.[CALL]Selects the call channel. (p. 26)[MR]➥ Selects a memory mode. (p. 26)➥ After pushi

62PANEL DESCRIPTION12345678910111213141516171819[6•SKIP]➥ Input digit “6” during frequency input, memorychannel selection, etc. (pgs. 17, 26)➥ After p

iFOREWORDThank you for purchasing this Icom transceiver. The IC-V85FM TRANSCEIVERis designed and built with Icom’s superiortechnology and craftsmanshi

72PANEL DESCRIPTIONq BUSY INDICATOR➥ Appears when a signal is being received or the squelchis open. ➥ Blinks while the monitor function is activated.

82PANEL DESCRIPTION12345678910111213141516171819y TONE INDICATOR➥ “” appears while the subaudible tone encoder is inuse. (p. 23)➥ “” appears while the

9BATTERY PACKS3 Battery pack replacementq Before replacing the batterypack, push and hold [PWR]for 1 sec. to turn the powerOFF.w Push the battery rel

103BATTERY PACKS12345678910111213141516171819D Battery case— optional for some versionsWhen using a BP-226 BATTERY CASEattached to the trans-ceiver, i

113BATTERY PACKS Cautions• R DANGER! Use and charge only specified Icom batterypacks with Icom radios. Only Icom battery packs are testedand approved

123BATTERY PACKS12345678910111213141516171819• WARNING! NEVER put the battery in a microwave oven,high-pressure container, or in an induction heating

133BATTERY PACKS Regular chargingWhen using a BP-227 BATTERY PACKattached to the trans-ceiver, prior to using the transceiver for the first time, the

143BATTERY PACKS12345678910111213141516171819Screws supplied with the charger adapterDesktop charger adapterConnectorsBC-119NAD-100Plugs Rapid chargi

153BATTERY PACKSD Rapid charging with the BC-119N+AD-100The optional BC-119N provides rapid charging of batterypacks. The following items are addition

163BATTERY PACKS12345678910111213141516171819 External DC power operationAn optional cigarette lighter cable (CP-19R; for 12 V cigarettelighter socke

iiRWARNING RF EXPOSURE! This device emitsRadio Frequency (RF) energy. Extreme caution should be ob-served when operating this device. If you have any

17BASIC OPERATION4 Power ON➥ Push and hold [PWR] for 1sec. to turn power ON. VFO mode selectionThe transceiver has 2 basic oper-ating modes: VFO mod

184BASIC OPERATION12345678910111213141516171819D By other methodsVia the [YY]/[ZZ] keys➥ Push [YY] or [ZZ] several times to set the desired frequency.

194BASIC OPERATION Setting audio/squelch levelD To set the audio levelRotate [VOL] to set the desiredaudio level while receiving asignal.• When no si

204BASIC OPERATION12345678910111213141516171819 Display type The transceiver has 3 display types to suit your operatingstyle during memory mode opera

214BASIC OPERATIONDDWeather channel selectionq Push [MR] several times to select weather channel group. w Push [YY] or [ZZ] several times to select

225REPEATER OPERATION12345678910111213141516171819 GeneralWhen using a repeater, the transmit frequency is shifted fromthe receive frequency by the o

235REPEATER OPERATION Offset frequencyWhen communicating through a repeater, the transmit fre-quency is shifted from the receive frequency by an amou

245REPEATER OPERATION12345678910111213141516171819DDTone informationSome repeaters require different tone system to be accessed. DTMF TONESWhile pushi

255REPEATER OPERATIONThe USA version automatically activates the repeater settings(duplex ON/OFF, duplex direction, tone encoder ON/OFF)when the opera

266MEMORY/CALL OPERATION12345678910111213141516171819 Selecting a memory channelqPush [MR] to select memory mode.•“X” appears.wEnter 2 digits to sele

iiiSUPPLIED ACCESSORIESq Antenna* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1w Hand strap* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

276MEMORY/CALL OPERATIONqPush [CLR] to select VFO mode, if necessary.wSet the desired frequency.eSet other information, such as tone, duplex, as desir

286MEMORY/CALL OPERATION12345678910111213141516171819 Channel name programming qSelect a “Channel Name Indication” type in INITIAL SETMODE(p. 53).wPu

296MEMORY/CALL OPERATIOND Memory/call ➾ memory/callqSelect the memory (call) chan-nel to be transferred:➥ Push [MR] (or [CALL]) to se-lect the memory

306MEMORY/CALL OPERATION12345678910111213141516171819 Memory bank selectionThe IC-V85 has a total of 10 banks (A to J). Each memorychannel, 0 to 99,

316MEMORY/CALL OPERATION Transferring bank contentsContents of programmed memory banks can be cleared ortransferred to another bank.INFORMATION: Even

327DTMF MEMORY12345678910111213141516171819 Programming a DTMF code sequenceThe transceiver has 16 DTMF memory channels (d0 to dF)for storage of ofte

337DTMF MEMORY• DTMF memory indication Transmitting a DTMF codesequenceD Using a DTMF memory channelqPush [FUNC], then push [OPT](0)to enter OPTION S

347DTMF MEMORY12345678910111213141516171819D Manual DTMF code transmissionWhile pushing [PTT], push digit keys, [A], [B], [C], [D], [#]and [✱] to tran

35SCAN OPERATION8 Programmed scanProgrammed scan repeatedly scans between two user pro-grammed frequencies (memory channels “1A–3A” and“1b–3b”) or sc

368SCAN OPERATION12345678910111213141516171819NOTE: Scan edges, 1A–3A/1b–3b, must be programmedin advance. Program them in the same manner as regularm

iv• BP-226 BATTERY CASEBattery case for 5×AA (LR6) size alkaline batteries.• BP-227 LI-ION BATTERY PACK7.2 V/1700 mAh Lithium-Ion battery pack.• BC-11

378SCAN OPERATION Skip channelsIn order to speed up the scan rate, you can select memorychannels you don’t wish to scan as skip channels.qPush [MR] t

388SCAN OPERATION12345678910111213141516171819 Priority watchPriority watch checks for signals on “priority channels” whileoperating on a VFO frequen

39SUBAUDIBLE TONES9 Tone squelchD OperationThe tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal con-taining a matching subaudible tone. You can wait f

409SUB AUDIBLE TONES12345678910111213141516171819Separate tone frequencies can be select for tone squelch op-eration rather than repeater operation (t

419SUBAUDIBLE TONES Pocket beep operationThis function listens for subaudible tones and can be used asa “common pager” to inform you that someone has

429SUB AUDIBLE TONES12345678910111213141516171819 Tone scanBy monitoring a signal on a repeater, or using pocket beep or tonesquelch function, you ca

43PAGER/CODE SQUELCH10 Pager functionThis function uses DTMF codes for paging and can be usedas a “message pager” to confirm you of a caller’s identifi

4410PAGER/CODE SQUELCH12345678910111213141516171819DDCode programmingYour ID code MUST be programmed into code channel C0.Up to 6 transmit codes (code

4510PAGER/CODE SQUELCH Pager operationD Calling a specific stationq Program the code channel in advance (p. 44).w Set the operating frequency.• Set th

4610PAGER/CODE SQUELCH12345678910111213141516171819• PERSONAL CALLSThis display appears when you are called with your ID codeand the calling station’s

vTABLE OF CONTENTSFOREWORD ... iIMPORTANT...

47SET MODES11 SET MODEDDEntering SET MODEq Push [FUNC], then push [SET](8) to enter SET MODE.w Push [YY] or [ZZ] to select the desired item.e Rotate

4811SET MODES12345678910111213141516171819DDDTCS code Selects DTCS (both encoder/decoder code) for DTCSsquelch operation. Total of 104 codes are avail

4911SET MODESDDScan pause timerSelects the scan pause time from SCt.5, SCt.10, SCt.15 andSCP. 2. When receiving signals, the scan pauses accordingto t

5011SET MODES12345678910111213141516171819DDMemory bank settingSets the desired memory bank (A to J and OFF) to assign theregular memory channels.This

5111SET MODES INITIAL SET MODEThe INITIAL SET MODEis accessed at power on and allows youto set seldom-changed settings. In this way, you can “cus-tom

5211SET MODES12345678910111213141516171819DDAuto repeaterThe auto repeater function automatically turns ON or OFF theduplex operation and tone encoder

5311SET MODESDDSquelch delaySelects squelch delay from short and long to prevent re-peated opening and closing of the squelch during receptionof the s

5411SET MODES12345678910111213141516171819DDLCD contrastSelects LCD contrast from auto, high and low.• LCd.At : Automatic (default)• LCd.HI : High con

5511SET MODESDDMonitor key actionThe monitor key, [MONI], can be set as a ‘sticky’ key. Whenset to the sticky condition, each push of [MONI] toggles t

5611SET MODES12345678910111213141516171819NOTE:Turn power OFF when connecting the HM-75A to thetransceiver.VFO mode cannot be selected via the microph

vi12345678910111213141516171819 Memory bank selection ... 30 Memory bank setting...

57SET MODE INSPECTION12SET MODE• Weather alert* (p. 50)• Repeater tone frequency (p. 47)• Tone squelch frequency (p. 47) • DTCS code (p. 48) • DTC

5812SET MODE INSPECTION12345678910111213141516171819INITIAL SET MODE• Battery protection function (p. 56)• Mic simple mode (p. 55)• Key touch beep (p.

59CLONING13q Connect the OPC-474 CLONING CABLEto the [SP] jack ofthe master and sub-transceivers. • The master transceiver is used to send data to the

6013CLONING12345678910111213141516171819Please refer to the HELP file that comes with CS-V85CLONING SOFTWARE. Cloning using a PCPCTRANSCEIVERto USB p

61RESETTING FUNCTIONS14 Partial resetIf you want to initialize the operating conditions (VFO fre-quency, VFO settings, set mode contents) without cle

6215TROUBLESHOOTING12345678910111213141516171819PROBLEMNo power comes ON.No sound comes from thespeaker.Transmitting is impossible.No contact possible

63OPTION16 Optional UT-108 installationq Remove the optional connector access cover (named 2251OPT sheet).• Insert a screwdriver into the hollow of t

6417SPECIFICATIONS12345678910111213141516171819 General• Frequency coverage : (unit: MHz)USA Tx: 144–148/Rx: 136–174*1Taiwan, Thailand, Korea Tx/Rx:

65MEMO

66MEMO

IQUICK REFERENCE GUIDE PreparationD AntennaAttach the antenna to the transceiveras illustrated at right.D Belt clip Conveniently attaches to your bel

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IIQUICK REFERENCE GUIDEQuick reference guideD Battery case— optional for some versionsWhen using a BP-226 BATTERY CASEattached to the trans-ceiver, in