Motorola MICOM 2E User Instructions

Amateur general user instructions

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Motorola Micom 2E

Amateur General User Instructions

This unit is a commercial, industrial, military high frequency radio covering 1.7 to 30 mHz. These

general instructions are meant to be an aid in getting started and using the radio system. This is

essentially a computer controlled, software driven, radio system with multiple capabilities. The radio will

transmit SSB, AME(quivalent), and PLT (pilot). More detailed instructions can be found in the user

manual.

To Turn Unit ON:

Turn Power Pack ON

Turn Micom 2E on by rotating knob to the right until you hear a click.

The Volume is controlled by continuing to rotate the knob to the right.

There will be four main buttons you will use multiple times for setting the radio parameters.

The buttons are briefly identified with their location below.

The MENU button is located on the top right of the radio keypad area, just to the left of the speaker.

The ESCape (Previous) button is located on the middle right of the radio keypad area, just to the left of

the speaker. ESC will normally take you to the Previous screen.

The ENTER button is located on the bottom right of the radio keypad area, just to the left of the speaker.

The MORE button is located on the bottom left of the radio display area. A Right Arrow in the lower

right corner of the display window means there are other parameters available by pressing the MORE

button.

The MENU button will provide four options, CHAN(nel), FREQ(uency), ALE, and BIT(e) as beginning

choices when first pressed. Additional selections can be viewed by pressing MORE.

This set of instructions will not address the use of ALE frequencies, nor the use of BIT(e) (diagnostics).

To Enter An Amateur Frequency Directly:

Press the MENU button.

On the bottom line of the display you will see and press the FREQuency (F2) button.

Press SIMPLEX (F1); Press ENTER. This is the default value.

Enter the Frequency in kilohertz via the keypad; Press ENTER.

The bottom row on the display window will show the parameters BAND, SQ, DSP.

Press BAND (F2) to select LSB, USB; Press ENTER. Press BAND to cycle thru the choices. A visual

indicator will show you if you are in upper or lower sideband mode.

SQ(uelch) is normally OFF.

DSP (digital signal processor) brings up a sub-menu of: CLAR(ifier) is normally off, NF (notch filter) is

normally off, CLPR (clipper) is normally off, NB (noise blanker) is normally ON. Pressing MORE will

display ATTEN(uator) which is normally off.

Page 1 To Turn Unit ON: Turn Power Pack ON Turn Micom 2E on by rotating knob to the right until you hear a click. The Volume is controlled by continuing to rotate the knob to the right. There will be four main buttons you will use multiple times for setting the radio parameters.
Page 2 Press ENTER. This will take you to the specified frequency and its stored frequency parameter settings. The radio will automatically re-tune itself for the best radio frequency power conversion and transmission. You will now be able to change the general settings as described below, but not the frequency.
Page 3 At this time you should be able to operate the radio microphone, and volume controls as you normally would. If you need to change channels, you can use the UP and DOWN arrow keys if the channel is nearby, or simply re-enter the three digit channel number, and press ENTER in either case.