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Programming the Icom-M802 & the Hidden Dial Mode The Icom M802 has an undocumented "Open" mode not discussed in early documentation. Putting the M-802 in to the "Open Mode" is the first step to custom programming the radio with the frequencies you use, and it's the key to accessing the Hidden Dial Mode. The dial mode is a key feature of the M802 as it makes it possible to tune the radio like a regular AM or ham radio. Here's how to put the radio into the dial mode and set frequencies: |
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Dial Display Change |
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Put the radio into the OPEN mode. | With the radio turned off hold down the 2, mode, and TX keys at the same time, and turn the radio on. | Normal dial display. The M802 doesn't indicate if its in the open or closed modes. |
| 2. | Select Frequency display | Press the Freq/CH button to select Frequency display | LCD information toggles from channel display to frequency display |
| 3 | Select tuning capabilities | Press the CLAR/RX button. If the radio is in the open mode, a cursor (looks like an underline) will appear beneath one of the displayed frequency numbers. If the cursor is not there the radio is in the closed mode. Repeat steps 1, 2, & 3. |
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| 4 | Selecting a Frequency | Turn the left knob until the cursor is under the number in the column you want to change. |
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| 5 | Selecting a Frequency | Turn the right knob left or right until the desired number in the selected column displayed (in this example 14 MHz). |
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| 6 | Selecting a Frequency | Turn the left knob clockwise to move the cursor to the next column you want to change (in this example the 100KHz column). |
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| 7 | Selecting a Frequency | Turn the right knob left or right until the desired number in the selected column displayed in the 100 KHz column (in this example 3). |
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| 8 | Selecting a Frequency | Turn the left knob clockwise to move the cursor to the next column you want to change (in this example the 10KHz column). |
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| 9 | Selecting a Frequency | Turn the right knob left or right until the desired number in the selected column displayed in the 10 KHz column (in this example 1). |
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| 10 | Selecting a Frequency | Turn the left knob clockwise to move the cursor to the next column you want to change (in this example the 1KHz column). |
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| 11 | Selecting a Frequency | Turn the right knob left or right until the desired number in the selected column is displayed in the 1 KHz column (in this example 3). |
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| 12 | Transmit & receive on the new frequency | Press the TX to set both the transmit and receive frequencies to the dialed-in frequency. In this example the radio will transmit and receive on 14.313 MHz. | The first line of the LCD dial will display SIMP above the frequency. |
| 13 | Only receive on the new frequency | Press the RX button to only set the receive frequency to the newly dialed-in. In this case, the radio will listen on 14.313 MHz, but transmit on the previously set frequency | The first line of the LCD dial will display DUP above the frequency. |
| 14 | Returning to Channel Mode | Pressing the CLAR/RX button will toggle the radio back to the channel mode. | |
| 15 | Note: It is not necessary to set each column individually. Put the cursor under any of the columns and rotate the right-hand knob, tuning the radio as you would a regular AM / FM radio. Remember, the farther to the right a column is located, the finer the tuning increment. | ||
| Programming Frequencies into Icom M-802 User Programmable Channel Group | |||
| Step | Instructions | What's Happening | |
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Press the Freq/CH button to put the M-802 into the Channel Mode if necessary. |
With each press of the CH/Freq button the LCD display will toggle back and forth, displaying the selected radio channel, and with the next press displaying the frequency stored in that radio channel. |
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| 2 | Select the channel you wish to program by turning the large right-hand knob (channel selector knob) | The channel selector knob selects channels within a Channel Group. | |
| 3 | Press the Freq/CH button to put the M-802 into the Frequency Mode. | You are toggling the radio into the frequency mode. | |
| 4 | Press the CLAR/RX button | You will see a 4on the upper line of the LCD display. | |
| 5 | Enter the desired frequency using the keypad, or dial it in if the M0802 ins in the Dial Mode. | You are selection the new receive and transmit frequency. | |
| 6 | Press and hold the ENTER button. | Stores the new RX & TX frequency and mode for this radio channel into the M-802's permanent memory. | |
| 7 | Press CLAR/RX to exit | Toggles between tuning mode and channel mode. | |
| Adding Names/Labels to Your Channels | |||
| Step | Instructions | What's Happening | |
| 1 | Press the Freq/CH button to put the M-802 into the Channel Mode if necessary. | Put the M-802 into the Channel Mode. | |
| 2 | Press the "F" (Function button) | Enable the function mode. | |
| 3 | Press the Freq/CH | The LCD dial display will show a line of character positions. | |
| 4 | Rotate the right-hand Channel Selector knob to select the first character position. | Rotating the channel selector knob selects the character position where you want to enter a letter or number. | |
| 5 | Using the keypad, enter the desired character. | Use the "1" key for Q, Z, q, z, and space | |
| 6 | Rotate the right-hand Channel Selector knob to select the next character position. | Use the "0" key for 0, and symbols + - = / ( ) * < > and @ | |
| 7 | Using the keypad, enter the next character. | ||
| 8 | Continue with steps 6 - 7 until you have either completed the channel label, or all eight positions are filled. | The maximum channel label size is eight characters. | |
| 9 | Press ENT when finished. | Stores the newly entered channel label into the radio's permanent memory. | |