Icom CommandMic problem

[Cardo]

Hello,

We have an Icom IC-M601 VHF on board. After we bought the boat, I found a CommandMic stashed away. I've tried plugging in the CommandMic into the two sockets on the back of the VHF, but the Mic unfortunately doesn't show any signs of life. I've tried the Mic on a friend's boat and it works fine on theirs.

I read the VHF manual and it goes on about being careful not to connect other mikes to the sockets as this could cause damage. Is it likely that someone somewhere along the line has managed to damage the CommandMic sockets on the VHF and this is why it doesn't work?

Anyone have any ideas of how I might be able to coerce it into working? Or is it an Icom repair job at no doubt considerable expense?

 

[Reverend Ludd]

Hello,

We have an Icom IC-M601 VHF on board. After we bought the boat, I found a CommandMic stashed away. I've tried plugging in the CommandMic into the two sockets on the back of the VHF, but the Mic unfortunately doesn't show any signs of life. I've tried the Mic on a friend's boat and it works fine on theirs.

I read the VHF manual and it goes on about being careful not to connect other mikes to the sockets as this could cause damage. Is it likely that someone somewhere along the line has managed to damage the CommandMic sockets on the VHF and this is why it doesn't work?

Anyone have any ideas of how I might be able to coerce it into working? Or is it an Icom repair job at no doubt considerable expense?

Icom are extremely fair about repair costs.
They also have wonderful customer service and technical depts, give them a call. I bet you'll be happy.

 

[tillergirl]

I had a failure of the cable between the set and the plug in point on an SH Command Mike. The feed into the plug in point was too tight and severed an internal wire. It translated into a Command Mic that failed on work on my rig but would on others. A replacement cable FOC from SH cured the problem but I needed to send both back to the makers to check.

 

[Cardo]

I initially thought it may have been the cable to the cockpit so tried plugging directly into the back of the VHF, but with no luck.

I'll follow the Rev's advice and give Icom a call on Monday.

 

[Goldie]

Just a thought, but does the Command Mic function have to be enabled through a menu on the set? If so, it might be worth a check.

 

[Cardo]

Just a thought, but does the Command Mic function have to be enabled through a menu on the set? If so, it might be worth a check.

This was my first thought when I confirmed the mic was working. But looking at the manual, there doesn't appear to be any setting like this?