Icom IC-R8600 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE ................................................................... i
IMPORTANT ............................................................... i
TRADEMARKS ........................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ............................................ i
FEATURES .................................................................ii
ABOUT THE SDR WIDEBAND RECEIVER CIRCUITS ...ii
VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY ...............................ii
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES .......................................ii
FCC INFORMATION .................................................iii
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTIONS ..................................iv
DAbout the touch operation ..............................iv
DTouch screen precautions ..............................iv
DTouch screen maintenance ............................iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................. v
PRECAUTIONS ....................................................... viii
1 PANEL DESCRIPTION .................................... 1-1
Front panel ....................................................... 1-1
Rear panel ........................................................ 1-3
Touch panel display .......................................... 1-4
DMULTI DIAL MENU (
) ...................... 1-6
DMULTI DIAL MENU ( ) ...................... 1-6
DMULTI DIAL MENU ( ) ...................... 1-6
DMENU screen .............................................. 1-6
DQUICK MENU ............................................. 1-6
DFUNCTION screen ...................................... 1-7
DFUNCTION items ........................................ 1-7
Keyboard entering and editing ......................... 1-7
DEntering and editing characters .................. 1-7
DKeyboard types ........................................... 1-8
DEntry example ............................................. 1-8
2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ........... 2-1
Selecting a location .......................................... 2-1
Heat dissipation ................................................ 2-1
For desktop use ................................................ 2-1
Grounding ......................................................... 2-1
Connecting a DC power supply ........................ 2-1
DPower supply ............................................... 2-1
DTurning the receiver's power ON or OFF .... 2-1
Connecting an antenna .................................... 2-2
FSK (RTTY) connections .................................2-2
External device connection .............................. 2-3
Adjusting the volume level ................................ 3-1
RF gain/SQL level/Audio tone .......................... 3-1
DNoise squelch .............................................. 3-1
DS-meter squelch .......................................... 3-1
DRF gain ........................................................ 3-1
3 BASIC OPERATION ........................................ 3-1
Monitor function ................................................ 3-1
About the VFO and Memory modes ................. 3-1
Selecting the receiving mode ........................... 3-1
Selecting the receiving mode (continued) ........ 3-2
Setting the frequency ....................................... 3-2
DDirectly entering a frequency ...................... 3-2
Changing the Tuning Step ................................ 3-2
DAbout the Tuning Step (TS) function ........... 3-2
D
About the Programmable Tuning Step function . 3-3
DAbout the Auto Tuning Step function ........... 3-3
Selecting the antenna ....................................... 3-3
Dial/Panel Lock function ................................... 3-3
DDial Lock function ........................................ 3-3
DPanel Lock function ..................................... 3-3
Adjusting Backlight dimmer .............................. 3-4
Fine tuning ........................................................ 3-4
DWhen receiving FM, WFM or DIGITAL signal . 3-4
DWhen receiving FSK signal ......................... 3-4
Selecting meter display ................................... 3-4
DMeter display types ..................................... 3-4
DRX Marker ................................................... 4-1
Spectrum scope screen .................................... 4-1
4 SCOPE OPERATION ....................................... 4-1
DUsing the Spectrum Scope ......................... 4-1
DSetting the span .......................................... 4-2
DSetting the range ......................................... 4-2
DSearching for the peak signal ...................... 4-3
DTouch screen operation ............................... 4-3
DMini scope screen ....................................... 4-3
DAdjusting the Reference level ..................... 4-4
DSweep speed...............................................4-4
DScope set screen.........................................4-5
5 OTHER FUNCTIONS ....................................... 5-1
About the Function screen ............................... 5-1
Preamplier ...................................................... 5-1
Attenuator ......................................................... 5-1
Selecting the antenna ....................................... 5-1
AGC function control ........................................ 5-1
IP Plus function ................................................5-2
Notch Filter ....................................................... 5-2
DSetting the notching width and frequency ... 5-2
Using the Digital Twin PBT ............................... 5-2
Selecting the digital IF lter .............................. 5-3
DAdjusting the passband width ..................... 5-3
DSelecting the lter shape ............................. 5-3
Noise Blanker (NB) ........................................... 5-4
Noise Reduction ............................................... 5-4
Duplex operation .............................................. 5-4
AFC function ..................................................... 5-5
Receiving in the CW mode ............................... 5-5
DSetting the CW pitch control ........................ 5-5
DAbout the CW Reverse mode...................... 5-5
Receiving FSK (RTTY) signal ..........................5-5
DDecoded FSK data display .......................... 5-5
DDecoding FSK signal ................................... 5-5
DTurning ON the FSK log .............................. 5-6
DViewing the FSK log contents .....................5-7
DTwin Peak Filter ........................................... 5-7
DFSK tone and shift setting ........................... 5-7
DAbout the FSK DECODE SET screen .........5-8
Tone squelch function ....................................... 5-9
D.SQL (Digital Squelch) function ...................... 5-9

Icom IC-R8600 Specifications

General

Brand	Icom
Model	IC-R8600
Category	Receiver
Language	English