Re: memory IC-R2

Without a question of doubt the most informative instruction set for 
understanding the bewildering (to me) memory layout of the R2. Well 
done Amir!!. Any chance of future postings on, say, edge scanning 
etc?

You should write a book or at least a PDF - I for one would 
certainly part with cash to learn more.!!

Regards

Frank


--- In [email protected], "Amir Segal" <amir@s...> wrote:
> 
> great post. Thanks!  Amir
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Henk Heijligers (henkah) 
>   To: [email protected] 
>   Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 3:29 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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