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Icom HM-162B/SW
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INSTRUCTIONS
REMOTE-CONTROL MICROPHONE
HM-162B/SW
Thank you for purchasing the HM-162B/SW
REMOTE
-
CONTROL MICROPHONE
. The COMMANDMIC III
TM
is a
remote control microphone for use with the IC-M604
or else.
Please read the connected transceiver’s instruction
manual carefully before installation and operation.
These instructions are just described the remote-
control operations only.
q BUSY/TRANSMIT INDICATOR
BBUUSSYY
” appears when receiving a signal or when the
squelch opens.
TTXX
” appears while transmitting.
w RECEIVER ATTENUATOR INDICATOR
LLOOCC
” appears when the Attenuator function is in use.
e SCRAMBLER INDICATOR
SSCCRRAAMM
” appears when an optional voice scrambler is acti-
vated.
r SCAN INDICATOR
Either “
NNOORRMMAALL SSCCAANN
” or “
PPRRII--SSCCAANN 1166
” scan type
appears while scanning.
DDUUAALL 1166
” appears during dualwatch; “
TTRRII 1166
” ap-
pears during tri-watch.
t SELECTOR STATUS INDICATOR
Indicates the [SELECTOR] active status;
[[VVOOLL]]
” appears when [SELECTOR] as the audio volume.
[[SSQQLL]]
” appears when [SELECTOR] as the noise squelch
controller.
[[CCHH ]]
” appears when [SELECTOR] as the channel selector.
y POSITION INDICATOR
Shows the GPS position data.
•“
????
” may blink every 2 sec. instead of position data when
the GPS position data is invalid. In this case, the last position
data is held for up to 23.5 hours.
•“
????
” may blink every 2 sec. instead of position data 4 hours
after the position data is input manually, up until 23.5 hours
have past.
NNoo PPoossiittiioonn
” appears when no GPS receiver is con-
nected and no position data is input manually.
u TIME ZONE INDICATOR
LLooccaall
” appears when the offset time data in the ‘Set
up’ menu is entered.
NNoo TTiimmee
” appears when no GPS receiver is connected
and no time data is input manually.
i CHANNEL COMMENT INDICATOR
Channel comment appears, if programmed.
o CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT
Indicates the selected operating channel number.
!0 KEY LOCK INDICATOR
Appears while the Key Lock function is in use.
Blinks while the All Key Lock function is in use.
!1 LOW BATTERY INDICATOR
“” blinks when the battery voltage drops to approx. 10 V
DC or below.
!2 CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR
CCAALLLL
” appears when the call channel is selected.
AALLEERRTT
” appears when the Weather Alert function is in
use; blinks when an alert tone is received.
!3 CHANNEL GROUP INDICATOR
Indicates whether an International “
IINNTT
,” U.S.A. “
UUSSAA
,”
Canadian “
CCAANN
” or weather “
WWXX
” channel is selected.
!4 DUPLEX INDICATOR
Appears when a duplex channel is selected.
Duplex channel has a different TX and RX frequency.
!5 TAG CHANNEL INDICATOR
Appears when a tag channel is selected.
!6 POWER INDICATOR
2255WW
” appears when high power is selected.
11WW
” appears when low power is selected.
!7 RX SPEAKER INDICATOR
Appears when an RX speaker function is activated.
BUSYBUSY-25W25W------INTINT------CALLCALL
LOCLOC- -- -- DUPDUP
SCRAMSCRAM--TAGTAG
NORMALNORMAL-SCANSCAN
-3434°34.506N34.506N
123123°23.236W23.236W
LocalLocal----1:101:10- - CALLINGCALLING
RXRX
[VOL]
w
q
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y
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r
t
!6!7 !4!5 !3 !2
o
!0
!1
i
Accessories included with the HM-162B/SW: Qty.
q Connection cable (OPC-1540*: 6 m; 20 ft) ....................... 1
w Mounting base .................................................................. 1
e Connector cap .................................................................. 1
r Microphone hanger .......................................................... 1
t Screws (M3 × 16; tapping) ............................................... 5
*: OPC 1540 has external speaker leads as illustrated at right.
(Yellow: Audio, Black: Speaker ground)
These instructions are described when the HM-162 is connected to the IC-M604. Some operations or indications may be dif-
ferent as these instructions depending on the connecting transceiver.
x Function display
z HM-162B/SW supplied accessories
qwe
r
t
Yellow
Black
1
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Icom HM-162B/SW Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandIcom
ModelHM-162B/SW
CategoryMicrophone
LanguageEnglish

Summary

HM-162 B;SW Supplied Accessories

Function Display Indicators

Panel Description and Controls

Selector Dial Actions

Channel Selection

Channel 16 Selection

Instructions for selecting Channel 16 on the radio.

Call Channel Selection

Procedure to select and program the call channel.

Weather Channels

Steps to tune into and select available weather channels.

Regional Channel Groups

How to switch between USA, International, and Canadian channel groups.

Receiving and Transmitting

Lock Functions

Activating Standard Lock Function

How to enable the standard key lock feature.

Activating All Key Lock Function

Procedure for activating the all-key lock for complete lockout.

Dualwatch and Tri-watch Operation

Setting TAG Channels

Starting a Scan

Display Backlight Adjustment

RX Speaker Function

Intercom Operation

Intercom Beep Function

How to use the beep function for intercom communication.

Hailer Function

Automatic Foghorn Function

AquaQuake Water Draining

Set Mode Programming

Entering Set Mode

Procedure to access and navigate the device's set mode menu.

Channel Comments

DSC Operation Overview

Position and Time Programming

Distress Call Procedures

Simple Distress Call

Procedure for sending a basic distress alert.

Regular Distress Call

Steps to transmit a distress call with specific nature details.

Transmitting DSC Calls

Transmitting an Individual Call

How to send a DSC call to a specific vessel.

Transmitting an Individual Acknowledgement

Procedure to reply to an individual DSC call.

Transmitting a Group Call

Steps to send a DSC call to multiple vessels.

Transmitting an All Ships Call

How to broadcast a DSC call to all vessels in range.

Transmitting a Position Request Call

Procedure to request position data from another vessel.

Transmitting a Position Request Reply Call

How to respond to a position request with your data.

Transmitting a Position Report Call

Steps to send a DSC position report to a specific vessel.

Received Messages

DSC Set Mode Configuration

Programming Individual;Group IDs

How to add or edit DSC address book entries.

Deleting Individual;Group IDs

Procedure to remove entries from the DSC address book.

Offset Time Setting

Setting the local time offset from UTC for DSC operations.

MMSI Code Check

Verifying the device's own MMSI (DSC self ID) code.

Automatic Acknowledgement

Enabling or disabling automatic responses to DSC calls.

NMEA Output Configuration

Configuring the output of position data to external equipment.

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