IC-R15 Panel, Keys & Display

Summary: What each key, knob and jack on the IC-R15 does, and what every icon on the display means.

Front, Top and Side Panels

• [SQL] (squelch key) – hold while rotating [DIAL] to set the squelch level. Push or hold to switch the Monitor function.
• [MENU] / lock key – push for the MENU screen; hold 1 second to turn the Lock function on or off.
• [SKIP] – while a scan is paused, adds a skip channel or a temporary skip; in Memory mode, sets a channel to SKIP or PSKIP.
• [SCAN] – opens the Scan Type Select window; hold 1 second to start the last selected scan.
• [POWER] – hold 1 second to switch on or off. With Screen Capture [PWR] Key on, a push captures the screen to the microSD card.
• [ENT] – sets the selected item or option.
• [QUICK] / [REC] – opens the Quick Menu; hold 1 second to start or stop voice recording.
• [MR] / [MW] – push for Memory mode; hold 1 second to open the Memory Write window.
• [V/MHz] / [CLEAR] – VFO mode; in VFO mode selects 1 MHz tuning; in menus goes up a level; deletes a character.
• D-pad up/down – changes the MAIN band; hold 1 second to turn Dualwatch on or off. In menus moves the selector.
• D-pad left/right – selects the receive band or the memory group; selects menu items.
• [VOL] – audio level. [DIAL] – frequency, memory channel, setting item or character.
• Speaker jack – 3.5 mm plug for an optional earphone (with the receiver off when connecting).
• [USB] port (Type-C) – external power, PC or other USB devices; not USB PD compatible.
• Antenna connector – SMA. [microSD] slot – user-supplied card.

Close the jack, USB and microSD covers firmly when not in use to keep the waterproof protection.

Display Icons (Function Display)

The display can show two bands (Dualwatch on) or a single band.

• Battery icon; USB connection indicator (when USB Connect is set to Serialport); receive mode icons; Bluetooth icon (device connected); microSD icon (blinks while accessing)
• D+ / D- duplex; ATT attenuator on; tone icons; Simple mode icon
• Auto Power OFF icon; VSC or ATT (in FM radio); clock; recording and recording-paused icons
• Weather alert icon (USA version only)
• Memory name; SKIP / PSKIP icons; Favorite channel icon; memory group and channel number
• Mode icon – VFO mode, Memory mode, or Weather Channel mode (USA only)
• AF filter (FIL) icon; Sub Band Mute icon; A and B band icons showing which is MAIN and which is SUB
• S-meter; frequency readout; category icon

Display Options

Under SET, Display you can set the backlight, brightness, dimming, RX backlight, scroll speed, opening message, battery level at power-on, and whether the memory name shows above or below the frequency. See IC-R15 SET Mode Reference.