Icom IC-M59

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ..................................................i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................... ii
IMPORTANT ...................................................................... iii
CAUTIONS.......................................................................... iii
1 OPERATING RULES ..................................................... 1
2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................ 2 – 5
■ Front panel ................................................................. 2
■ Microphone ................................................................. 3
■ Function display .......................................................... 4
3 BASIC OPERATION .............................................. 6 – 11
■ Power ON ................................................................... 6
■ Channel selection ....................................................... 6
■ Receiving .................................................................... 8
■ Transmitting ................................................................ 9
■ Scan function ............................................................ 10
■ Call channel programming ........................................ 11
■ Display backlighting .................................................. 11
4 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ......................... 12 – 18
■ General ..................................................................... 12
■ Distress call transmission ......................................... 13
■ All ships call transmission ......................................... 14
■ Individual call transmission ....................................... 15
■ Receiving DSC calls ................................................. 16
5 SET MODE ........................................................... 19 – 21
■ Entering SET mode .................................................. 19
■ SET mode items ....................................................... 19
6 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE .............. 22 – 27
■ Unpacking ................................................................ 22
■ Additional requirements ............................................ 22
■ Connections .............................................................. 23
■ Mounting the transceiver .......................................... 24
■ Dimensions ............................................................... 25
■ Antenna .................................................................... 26
■ Fuse replacement ..................................................... 26
■ Cleaning ................................................................... 26
■ Optional unit installations .......................................... 26
7 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................ 28
8 VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST ................................... 29
9 SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 30
10 OPTIONS ................................................................... 31