Icom Ic-r3 Communications Reciever Instruction Manual

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14BATTERY CHARGING
◊Regular charging
qAttach the battery pack to the receiver.
wBe sure to turn the receiver power OFF.
eConnect the AC adapter (BC-136A/D*) or optional cable
(CP-18A/E) as shown below.
* Not supplied with some versions.
rRemove any cables from the [DC 6V] jack.
•Charging periods:15 hours (w/BP-206)
◊CP-18A/E fuse 
replacement◊Rapid charging with the BC-135
The optional BC-135 provides rapid charging of battery
packs.
•Charging periods:2.5 hours (w/BP-206)
CAUTION:Shorten or remove the...

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15OPERATION FLOW CHART
MODE  SET
V/M  SKIP
V/M  SKIP
FM
P
MODE  SET
MODE  SET
momentarily momentarily
MODE  SETFUNC+
VFO modeMemory mode
Program scan starting 
menu (p. 19) Bank scan starting menu
(p. 20)
Tuning step set mode
(p. 8)
(Ö) for 2 sec.
for 2 sec.
for 2 sec.
(Ö) for 2 sec.0.495–1.620 MHz
1.625–29.995 MHz
30.0–75.995 MHz
76.0–107.995 MHz
136.0–255.095 MHz108.0–135.995 MHz
255.1–382.095 MHz
382.1–769.795 MHz
769.8–960.095 MHz
960.1–1399.995 MHz
1400.0–2450.095 MHz
TV channels 

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15OPERATION FLOW CHART
Tone squelch (p. 28)
Tone squelch tone 
frequency (p. 28)
B Duplex direction (p. 31)
B Offset frequency (p. 32)
Scan resume time (p. 23)
Scan pause time (p. 22)
Priority watch (p. 26)
Confirmation beep (p. 40)
Backlighting (p. 13)
Auto power OFF (p. 40)Power save (p. 41)
Monitor switch action 
(p. 41)
Dial speed (p. 42)
Lock function effect (p. 42)
Color LCD function (p. 43)
Color LCD contrast (p. 43)
Color LCD brightness 
(p. 44)
L Color LCD background 
color (p. 44)
Key Lock :...

The following tables show the channels versus video and
audio frequencies depending on each version.
U.S.A. channelsCCIR channels
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16TV FREQUENCY TABLE
CH Video Audio
2 55.25 59.75
3 61.25 65.75
4 67.25 71.75
5 77.25 81.75
6 83.25 87.75
7 175.25 179.75
8 181.25 185.75
9 187.25 191.75
10 193.25 197.75
11 199.25 203.75
12 205.25 209.75
13 211.25 215.75
14 471.25 475.75
15 477.25 481.75
16 483.25 487.75
17 489.25 493.75
18 495.25 499.75
19 501.25 505.75
20 507.25 511.75
21 513.25 517.75
22 519.25...

Australian channels
CH Video Audio
39 604.25 609.75
40 611.25 616.75
41 618.25 623.75
42 625.25 630.75
43 632.25 637.75
44 639.25 644.75
45 646.25 651.75
46 653.25 658.75
47 660.25 665.75
48 667.25 672.75
49 674.25 679.75
50 681.25 686.75
51 688.25 693.75
52 695.25 700.75
53 702.25 707.75
54 709.25 714.75
55 716.25 721.75
56 723.25 728.75
57 730.25 735.75
58 737.25 742.75
59 744.25 749.75
60 751.25 756.75
61 758.25 763.75
62 765.25 770.75CH Video Audio
0* 46.25 51.75
1 57.25 62.75
2 64.25 69.75
3 86.25...

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16TV FREQUENCY TABLE
China channels
CH Video Audio
1 49.75 56.25
2 57.75 64.25
3 65.75 72.25
4 77.25 83.75
5 85.25 91.75
6 168.25 174.75
7 176.25 182.75
8 184.25 190.75
9 192.25 198.75
10 200.25 206.75
11 208.25 214.75
12 216.25 222.75
13 471.25 477.75
14 479.25 485.75
15 487.25 493.75
16 495.25 501.75
17 503.25 509.75
18 511.25 517.75
19 519.25 525.75
20 527.25 533.75
21 535.25 541.75
22 543.25 549.75
23 551.25 557.75
24 559.25 565.75
25 607.25 613.75
26 615.25 621.75
27 623.25 629.75CH Video Audio...

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16TV FREQUENCY TABLE
FOT channels
CH Video Audio
4 175.25 181.75
5 183.25 189.75
6 191.25 197.75
7 199.25 205.75
8 207.25 213.75
9 215.25 221.75CH Video Audio
64 815.25 820.75
65 823.25 828.75
66 831.25 836.75
67 839.25 844.75
68 847.25 852.75
69 855.25 860.75
Italian channels
CH Video Audio
A* 53.75 59.25
B* 62.25 67.75
C* 82.25 87.75
D* 175.25 180.75
E* 183.25 188.75
F* 192.25 197.75
G* 201.25 206.75
H* 210.25 215.75
H1* 217.25 222.75
H2* 224.25 229.75
21 471.25 476.75
22 479.25 484.75
23 487.25...

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17SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS
◊General
•Frequency coverage : (unit: MHz)
U.S.A. version  0.495–815.995,
902–2450.095
Non-U.S.A. versions  0.495–2450.095
•Mode : FM, AM,  WFM, AM-TV,*
1
FM-TV,*2
*1One of either NTSC M, PAL B or PAL G systems.
*2For 900–1300 MHz and 2250–2450 MHz ranges only; not
available in some versions.
•No. of memory channels : 450 (50 channel ×8 banks plus
50 scan edges)
•Usable temp. range :–10°C to +60°C; 
+14°F to +140°F
•Tuning steps : 5, 6.25, 9,*
310, 12.5, 15, 20,
25, 30, 50...

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17SPECIFICATIONS AND  OPTIONS
AM(at 10 dB S/N)0.495–4.995 MHz 1.4 µV
5.0–29.995 MHz 1.0 µV
11 8–136.000 MHz 0.79 µV
222–329.995 MHz 1.0 µV
•Selectivity :
FM, AM More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–50 dB
WFM More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
•Audio output power : 100 mW typical at 10% 
(at 4.5 V DC)distortion with an 8 Ωload
•SP connector : 3-conductor 3.5 (d) mm 
(
1⁄8˝)/8 Ω
•Audio/Video connector : 3-conductor 3.5 (d) mm (1⁄8˝)
◊Operating periods (Approx.)
* Operating periods depend on batteries used....

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18TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEMPOSSIBLE CAUSESOLUTIONREF.
No power comes ON.•The batteries are exhausted.
•The battery polarity is reversed.•Replace the batteries or charge the battery pack.
•Check the battery polarity.pgs. 1,
46
p. 1
No sound comes from the
speaker.•Volume level is too low.
•The squelch level is set too tight.
•Different tone is selected with tone squelch.•Push ó[UP] to obtain a suitable level.
•Open the squelch.
•Check the tone using tone scan.p. 11
p. 11
p. 30
Frequency cannot be...