Re: memory IC-R2

Fantastic Henk.

I've had the IC-R2 for many years now and that was the firts understandable
explaination of using it I have read. I might be able to use the scanning
features on it at last now.

Peter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Henk Heijligers (henkah)" <h.heijligers-/NLkJaSkS4VmR6Xm/[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: [icomr2] memory IC-R2


>
> tones772000 schreef:
>
> >thanks for reply ,but I already have Icom IC-R2 manual that came with
> >the unit .I don't need another .Just tell me HOW TO program memory on
> >IC-R2 .Thank you ,Anthony
> >
> >
> "The First 5 Things To Know About the IC-R2" [top]
> To turn the unit on or off, press the POWER button (orange above), and
> hold it for a couple seconds.
> Pressing the BAND button switches bands, but you can tune to anywhere in
> the entire range of the unit from any band starting point.
> Turning the knurled knob at the top tunes the unit up and down in fine
> steps. To go fast, press and hold the FUNC key while turning the knurled
> knob.
> The IC-R2 supports three basic receive modes, AM, FM or WFM (wide FM).
> For FM radio control systems, make sure you've selected FM mode, both
> while tuning manually and when you save presets. You will pick up
> adjacent channels if you leave the receiver in WFM mode, which might
> cause hunting around for "nonexistent interference"! Push the MODE
> button to switch from AM to FM to WFM and back to AM.
> The IC-R2 is always in one of two major modes, either manual tuning or
> memory. To switch back and forth press the V/M button to switch from
> manual tuning (VOR) to memory pre-set mode. This is the thing that
> confused me at first, since you can manually tune once you've pulled up
> a pre-set! If MR is lit up on the LCD (see #8 on the drawing above),
> you're in memory recall mode, if it's not, you're in manual mode!
> Working With Memory Presets (8 banks of 50 presets each) [top]
> TO CHOOSE A MEMORY BANK:
> Set the unit to memory recall by pressing the V/M button until MR lights
> up (#8 on the LCD drawing above)
> Press and hold FUNC, and turn the knurled knob at the top of the unit.
> As you turn the knob, you'll see the "bank indicator" change (#7 on the
> LCD drawing above). As usual, the memory bank numbering is done from the
> programmer's point of view, starting with "Bank 0"! Sorry 'bout that,
> but that's the way it is... The bank indicator will show either:
> - nothing (you're in the first memory bank 1)
> - 1, 2 or 3 (you're in the second, third or fourth memory bank)
> - a small diamond with no number (you're in the fifth memory bank)
> - a small diamond with 1, 2 or 3 (you're in the sixth, seventh or eight
> memory bank)
> TO CHOOSE A MEMORY CHANNEL ONCE YOU'VE CHOSEN A MEMORY BANK:
> This one's easy! Just turn the knurled knob (remember that you've got to
> be in memory recall mode (MR lit up - #8 on the drawing - if it isn't,
> see "To Choose a Memory Bank" above)
> TO SAVE A MEMORY PRESET (by choosing the memory storage location first):
> Choose a memory bank (make sure MR is lit up when you're done, as above)
> Choose a memory channel in which to store the new settings (as above)
> Press V/M to switch back to manual tuning mode
> Tune to the frequency you want, make sure AM/FM/WFM and any other
> settings are set the way you want
> Now press and hold FUNC, and then press and hold V/M-MW for a second or
> two, until you hear a double-beep. Now your preset is stored in the
> location you chose in step 2.
>  NOTE: This method will ONLY save to a memory storage location that has
> been previously programmed! Use the next method for the first time
> saving to a memory slot.
> TO SAVE A MEMORY PRESET (by choosing the receiving frequency first, then
> the memory location):
> Tune to the frequency you want, make sure AM/FM/WFM and any other
> settings are set the way you want
> Press and hold FUNC, and then tap V/M-MW. If you did this right, when
> you let go of the V/M-MW button you should see the MW indicator and the
> bank number flashing. If not, and if you heard a double-beep, sorry, you
> just over-wrote the bank/channel shown on the unit. (This is why I tend
> to do it the other way - keeps me from shooting myself in the foot.
> However, this way allows you to choose the memory slot after tuning,
> which is sometimes handy.)
> Choose a memory bank by pressing and holding FUNC while turning the
> knurled knob
> Choose a memory channel in which to store the new settings by turning
> the knurled knob
> Press and hold FUNC, and press and hold V/M-MW for two seconds, until
> you hear the double-beep. You've now saved the preset in the bank and
> slot chosen in step 4.
> How to Scan [top]
> TO SCAN A BANK OF MEMORY PRESETS
> Choose a memory bank (see "choose a memory bank" above)
> Press and hold the FUNC button, and tap the VOL UP or VOL DOWN arrows
> The IC-R2 will scan up or down the list of memory presets. Each time an
> active signal is found, it will stop for a few seconds and then
> continue. To stop scanning, press FUNC and VOL UP or VOL DOWN again.
> TO SCAN A FREQUENCY BAND
> Set the IC-R2 to normal operation (MR not lit), by tapping the V/M
> button until the MR indicator on the LCD is not lit up.
> Press and hold the FUNC button, and tap the VOL UP or VOL DOWN arrows
> The IC-R2 will scan up or down the current frequency band. Each time an
> active signal is found, it will stop for a few seconds and then
> continue. To stop scanning, press FUNC and VOL UP or VOL DOWN again.
> TO SCAN USING SCAN EDGES
> Note: Scan edges is the ICOM word for scanning between two frequency
> end-points, rather than scanning particular fixed frequencies. The IC-R2
> configuration file on this site has scan edge pairs pre-configured for
> several key RC frequency ranges.
> Set the IC-R2 to normal operation mode (MR not lit), by tapping the V/M
> button until the MR indicator on the LCD is not lit up.
> Press and hold the FUNC button, and push BAND while the FUNC button is
> held down. The display will show either ALL, BAND or PROGnn, where nn is
> a number (e.g. PROG12). Turn the knob until the display shows PROGnn
> with the scan edge pair number you want to scan between (see the cheat
> sheet for some examples).
> Press the BAND button (you'll see some frequency other than the edge
> presets on the display, but don't worry...)
> Press FUNC + VOL UP / DN to start scanning between the low and high scan
> edge frequencies.
> HOW TO STOP SCANNING! (You were wondering about this, right?)
> Press and hold FUNC and tap VOL UP or DN
> HOW TO CONTINUE SCANNING WHEN A SIGNAL IS FOUND
> You may be scanning, and find a signal that you don't want to listen to,
> and you don't want to wait through the 10 seconds (or whatever is
> configured in the unit) for Scan Pause time. If this happens, just turn
> the knob while the scanner is paused on the found signal, and it'll
> continue the scan "past" the pause frequency.
>
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