Icom IC-M73 Plus User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUALiM73VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVERThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera-tion is subject to the condition that this devic

New20012New2001SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS2 Supplied accessories Attachments D Flexible antennaConnect the supplied flexible antenna to th

New200132SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTSNew200112345678910111213141516 D Battery pack q Attach the battery pack into the transceiver.Battery pack

New20014New2001PANEL DESCRIPTION3 Front, top and side panelsqweytrMicrophone!2!1!0ouiSpeakerFunctiondisplay (p. 6)q VOLUME CONTROL [VOL] Turns ON po

New200153PANEL DESCRIPTIONNew200112345678910111213141516y SCAN KEY [SCAN•DUAL] • Starts and stops normal or priority scan when pushed. (pp. 14, 15)

63PANEL DESCRIPTIONNew2001 qetiryou!0!2!3!5!4!6!7!1wq • Indicates the selected operating channel number. • In the SET mode, indicates the sele

73PANEL DESCRIPTIONNew200113579111315!1 ATIS ICON (pp. 9, 23) Appears when the channel group, in which ATIS func-tion is activated, is selected or w

8New2001New20014New2001 Channel selectionIMPORTANT!: Prior to using the transceiver for the rst time, fully charge the battery pack. This will help

New2001New200194BASIC OPERATIONNew2001246810121416The transceiver has U.S.A.*1, International, Canadian*2 and ATIS*3 channels. You must select the pro

104BASIC OPERATIONNew2001 D Weather channelsThe transceiver has 10 pre-programmed weather chan-nels*. These are used for monitoring broadcasts from NO

114BASIC OPERATIONNew2001246810121416 CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may dam-age the transceiver. q Rotate clockwise to turn ON power. • A

iNew2001FOREWORDThank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M73/IC-M73EURO vhf marine transceiver is designed and built with Icom’s state of th

124BASIC OPERATIONNew200112 The Call channel key is used to select Channel 9* by default. However, you can program your most often-used channel in eac

134BASIC OPERATIONNew200124678910111213141516 Adjusting the squelch levelTo adjust the transceiver’s squelch level, use the [Y]/[Z] keys, as describe

New200114New2001SCAN OPERATION (Except for the Dutch version)5 Scan typesScanning is an efcient way to quickly locate signals over a wide frequency

New2001155SCAN OPERATION (Except for the Dutch version)New200112345678910111213141516 Setting Favorite channelsFor more efcient scanning, add desire

16New2001DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH6 DescriptionDualwatch monitors Channel 16 while you are receiving on another channel; Tri-watch* monitors Channel 16 an

177FUNCTION MODE OPERATION12345678910111213141516 About the function modeThere are 7 transceiver functions‡ in the function mode: Play back function‡

187FUNCTION MODE OPERATIONNew2001You can record the received signal whenever you want by using the manual recording function.This function can record

197FUNCTION MODE OPERATIONNew200112345678910111213141516When this function is turned ON, the transceiver automati-cally records the received signal in

207FUNCTION MODE OPERATIONNew2001This transceiver has two voice recorders.One is the manual recording function which can record for 30 seconds. The ot

217FUNCTION MODE OPERATIONNew200112345678910111213141516 Channel naming functionThe IC-M73/IC-M73EURO can assign up to 10-character channel names for

iiNew2001R short the terminals of the battery pack.RUse and charge only specied Icom battery packs with Icom radios or Icom chargers. Only Ic

227FUNCTION MODE OPERATIONNew2001The IC-M73/IC-M73EURO can assign up to 16-character opening comments.You may replace the factory-set opening comment

237FUNCTION MODE OPERATIONNew200112345678910111213141516The 10-digit ATIS code can be programmed and conrmed with the following operation.The ATIS co

New2001247FUNCTION MODE OPERATIONNew2001 Backlight functionThis function is convenient for nighttime operation. The backlighting can also be turned O

258SET MODENew200112345678910111213141516 SET mode programmingThe SET mode is used to change the status of 17 transceiver functions†: Beep tone funct

268SET MODENew2001 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 s

278SET MODENew200112345678910111213141516 D Auto scan function “ ”Except for the HOL version, the auto scan function au-tomatically starts the desire

288SET MODENew2001 D LCD contrast selection “ ”The contrast of the LCD can be set to Hi (default) or Lo.PushHigh contrast (default)Low contrast D Au

298SET MODENew200112345678910111213141516 D RX Noise Cancel function “ ”Set the Noise Cancel function for reception. The function may not be availabl

New2001308SET MODENew2001 D Automatic recording threshold level “”Set the automatic recording threshold level. The function may not be available,

319BATTERY CHARGINGNew200112345678910111213141516 Battery cautionsMisuse of Lithium-ion batteries may result in the follow-ing hazards: smoke, re, o

iiiRADIO OPERATOR WARNINGYour Icom radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode. This radio is designed for and clas-sified as “Gen

329BATTERY CHARGINGNew2001• R WARNING! NEVER put the battery in a microwave oven, high-pressure container, or in an induction heating cooker. This co

339BATTERY CHARGINGNew200112345678910111213141516 Supplied battery charger D BC-210 installationqweSupplied screwsSupplied screws• To a desktop• For

New2001349BATTERY CHARGINGNew2001 Optional battery chargers D AD-129 installation q Connect the 8-pin connector of the each charger slot to the AD-1

3510OPTIONAL SWIVEL BELT CLIPNew200112345678910111213141516 Attaching q Screw the base clip to the back of the transceiver us-ing the two screws (su

36New2001New2001OPTIONAL SPEAKER-MICROPHONE11 HM-167 descriptionsHM-202 is also an optional speaker microphone. see the page 43 for details.NEVER imm

New20013712TROUBLESHOOTING12345678910111213141516PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF.The transceiver does not turn ON.• The battery is depleted.• Bad

New200138New2001SPECIFICATIONS13• IC-M73 D General• Frequency coverage : Tx 156.025–157.425 MHz : Rx 156.050–163.275 MHz• Mode : FM (16K0G3E)• O

New20013913SPECIFICATIONSNew200112345678910111213141516 D Transmitter• Output power : 6 W/3 W/1 W/0.5 W* *German version only• Modulation system :

40New2001New2001VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST14• International channelsCHFrequency (MHz)CHFrequency (MHz)CHFrequency (MHz)CHFrequency (MHz)CHFrequency (MHz)

New20014114VHF MARINE CHANNEL LISTNew200112345678910111213141516NOTE: Simplex channels, 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83 CANNOT be lawfully used by th

ivAVERTISSEMENT POUR LES OPÉRATEURS RADIOVotre radio Icom produit une énergie électromagnétique de radiofréquences (RF), en mode de transmission. Elle

New20014214VHF MARINE CHANNEL LISTNew2001NOTE: Simplex channels, 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83 CANNOTbe lawfully used by the general public in U.S.

4315OPTIONSNew200112345678910111213141516 D BATTERY CASE AND PACK• BP-245N Li-ion battery pack The same as supplied with the transceiver. Voltage :

44INDEXNew2001– A –About the function mode ...17AD-129 installation ...

45INDEXNew200112345678910111213141516– M –Manual recording function ...18Monitor function ...

46MEMONew2001

47MEMONew200112345678910111213141516

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vCOUNTRY CODE LIST• ISO 3166-1Country Codes Country Codes1234567891011121314151617AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCzech RepublicCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFinla

viNew2001IN CASE OF EMERGENCYIf your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on Chan-nel 16.❍

New2001viiNew2001TABLE OF CONTENTSFOREWORD ......iIMPORTANT ...

11OPERATING RULESNew200112345678910111213141516 D Priorities• Read all rules and regulations pertaining to call priorities, and keep an up-to-date co