Icom Ic-A234, Ic-A6 Vhf Air Band Transceiver Instruction Manual

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BATTERY PACKS
DRegular chargingqAttach the battery pack to the transceiver.
wBe sure to turn the transceiver power OFF.
eConnect the Wall charger or optional cable (CP-20) as
shown below.
rCharging the battery pack approx. 8 hours, depending on
the remaining power condition.
DO NOT charge BP-210N more than 12 hours. Otherwise,
BP-210N will be damaged. BP-210N must be charged for
8–12 hours only.
Optional battery caseWhen using a battery case attached to the transceiver, install
6 ×AA(R6) size...

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BATTERY PACKS
Optional battery chargersDRapid charging with the BC-119N+AD-101The optional BC-119N provides rapid charging of battery
packs. The following are additionally required.• AD-101 charger adapter.
• An AC adapter (may be supplied with BC-119N depending on ver-
sions).
NOTE: Attach the spacer (Spacer B/C) to the adapter (Spacer
A) with orientation as illustrated below.
DRapid charging with the BC-121N+AD-101The optional BC-121N allows up to 6 battery packs to be
charged simultaneously. The...

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CLONING
Cloning allows you to quickly and easily transfer the
programmed data from one transceiver to another
transceiver, or, data from PC to a transceiver using the
optional CS-A24 cloning software.DTransceiver to transceiver cloningqConnect the OPC-474 
CLONING CABLE
with adapter plugs
to [SP/MIC] jack of the master and slave transceivers.
•The master transceiver is used to send data to the slave trans-
ceiver.
wWhile push and holding [MR•
MW
],
push [PWR] to enter cloning mode
(for operating the...

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TROUBLESHOOTING
If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check
the following points before sending it to a service center.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF.
No power comes on.• The battery is exhausted.• Recharge the battery pack. pgs. 7,
• Bad connection for the battery pack.• Check the connection to the transceiver. 25–27
No sound comes from• Squelch level is too deep.• Set squelch to the threshold point. pgs. 8, 9
the speaker.• Volume level is too low.• Set [VOL] to a suitable...

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SPECIFICATIONS
DGeneral•Frequency coverage (MHz): TX 118.000 to 136.975 
RX 108.000 to 136.975*
1
WX 161.650 to 163.275*
2
*1: IC-A24 only, IC-A6; 118.000 to 136.975 MHz
*2: U.S.A. version only.•Mode : 6K00A3E
16K0G3E 
(161.65 to 163.275 MHz)
•Channel spacing : 25 kHz
•Number of memory channels : 200 (20 CH. ×10 BANK)
•Power supply requirement : Specified battery packs/case or
11.0 V DC at external DC jack
•Usable temp. range : –10˚C to +60˚C (+14°F to +140°F)
•Current drain  :
Tx 1.5 A typical
Rx...

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OPTIONS
DBATTERY CASE AND PACKS•BP-208N 
BATTERY CASE
Battery case for 6 ×AA (R6) Alkaline  cells.
•BP-209N 
Ni-Cd
BATTERY PACK
7.2 V/1100 mAh Ni-Cd battery pack.
•BP-210N 
Ni-MH
BATTERY PACK
7.2 V/1650 mAh Ni-MH battery pack.
•BP-211N 
Li-Ion
BATTERY PACK
7.4 V/1800 mAh Li-Ion battery pack.DCHARGERS•BC-110AR/DR 
WALL CHARGER
The same as supplied with the transceiver.
•BC-119N 
DESKTOP CHARGER
+ AD-101 
CHARGER ADAPTER
+ BC-145 
AC ADAPTER
For rapid charging of battery packs. An AC adapter is...

OPERATION GUIDE
iA24/A6
n VOR NAVIGATION (p. 20)
n VOR NAVIGATION (p. 22)
   Flying to a VOR station 
  Entering a desired course.
q
w
e q
w
Push keypad or rotate [DIAL] to 
set the frequency for the de-
sired VOR station.
  Push         , then push [2  
TO] 
  or [3  FROM] to change the to-
  from flag. 
Push      , then push [4  
CDI] to 
select CDI mode.
  
Ω or  ≈ appears on the func-
  tion display when your aircraft 
  is off the desired course.
  When your heading is correct, 
  the  ABSS...

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QUICK REFERENCE
   Transferring memory contents
n MEMORY OPERATION (p. 13) n MEMORY OPERATION (p. 12) 
q
 w
e
r
t
Push [CLR DEL] to select the fre-
quency mode or push     , then 
push [ENT 
WX] to select WX CH* 
mode.
Select the desired frequency or WX 
CH.*
Push      , then push [MR 
MW] to 
enter memory programming mode.
  “M”, BANK and memory numbers 
blink on the display.
Rotate [DIAL] (or push keypad) to 
select a desired memory CH num-
ber (0 to 19).
 Push [0 
BANK], then select the 
BANK...

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OPTIONAL HEADSET CONNECTION
DOPC-499(
HEADSET ADAPTER) 
connection
When using a headset, such as those from the David Clark Co. via the OPC-499 
HEADSET ADAPTOR
adapter
, the transceiver out-
puts your transmitted voice to the headset for monitoring. See “Side tone function “(p. 11) when setting the side tone level.
PTT
OPC-499
IC-A24/A6PTT switch
HEADSET
(Must be purchased
separately) Use a PTT switch with a 
3.5 mm (1
/
8) diameter 
plug, if required.
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