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To use this cloning software, the following computer systems and items are required:• Operating System (OS) Microsoft® Windows® XP (32bit) Microsoft® Windows Vista® (32/64bit) Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32/64bit) Microsoft® Windows® 8 (32/64bit)* *Except for Microsoft® Windows® RT.

NOTE:These instructions are based on using Microsoft® Windows® 7.

• Others Cloning cable + a USB port OR microSD card + a memory card reader or

memory card slot

<Cloning cable + a USB port> •OptionalOPC-2218LUdata cable

•AUSB1.1or2.0port

<microSD card + a memory card reader or memory card slot>

•microSDcard(purchaseseparately) •MemorycardreaderorMemorycardslottoread

the microSD card (purchase separately)

System requirements ■

USB driver installation ■

INSTRUCTIONS

CLONINGSOFTWARE

CS-51

D This cloning software is designed for data entry, settings, and cloning of the ID-51A/E VHF/UHF

TRANSCEIVER.D The CS-51 has a Help file to describe functions

and operation.

To use the OPC-2218LU data cable between the transceiver and the PC, you must install a USB driver. The latest USB driver and installation guide can be downloaded from the Icom website.Please read the guide carefully, before installing the driver.

CAUTION:•NEVER connect the transceiver to the PC with the

OPC-2218LUdata cable until the USB driver in-stallation has been completed.

•ThedriverisnotsupportedbytheWindows® auto-matic recognition system.

Usable microSD card ■

The microSD and microSDHC cards are not avail-able from Icom. Purchase locally.

Icom has checked operation with the following mi-croSD and microSDHC cards.

(As of December 2012)Brand Type Memory size

SanDisk®

microSD 2GB

microSDHC

4GB

8GB

16GB

32GB

•Through the rest of this document, the microSD card and a microSDHC card are simply called mi-croSD cards.

•The above list does not guarantee the card’s per-formance.

Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in Japan, the United States, the United King-dom,Germany,France,Spain,Russiaand/orothercountries.Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trade-marks of their respective holders.

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Software installation ■

When installing the software, log on as the admin-istrator.

qMake sure Windows has completed its startup, and no other applications are running.Insert the CD into a CD drive. w eDouble-click “Menu.exe” on the CD.

Depending on the PC setting, the Menu screen shown below is automatically displayed.

Installs theCS-51

ID-51Menu screen

Click [Cloning software Installer]. r •If“UserAccountControl”appears,click[Yes] to contin-

ue.“ChooseSetupLanguage”appears.Select‘English’ tor‘Japanese,’andthenclick[Next>].

•Inthisdocument,the‘English’optionisused.

Click

Select language

y “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for CS-51” ap-pears, and then click [Next>].

Click

u “Choose Destination Location” appears, and thenclick [Next>].

•Ifdesired,click[Browse...] to select another destination folder before clicking [Next >].

Click

Confirm

iAfter the installation is completed, “InstallShield Wiz-ardComplete”appears,andthenclick[Finish].

Click

Click [Quit] on the main menu. o!0 Eject the CD.!1 A program group‘CS-51’ appears on the program

menu,anda‘CS-51’ shortcut icon appears on the desktop.

•Youcanuninstallthecloningsoftwareusing“Uninstallaprogram” in the Windows Control Panel.

Please refer to the Help file of the cloning software for assistance with the functions or settings.To open the Help file, click [Help] in the top menu of the cloning software and select “Contents,” or simply pushthe[F1]keyofthePC’skeyboard.

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microSD card and a PC connection ■

Save the transceiver’s settings data in the “icf” file qformat onto the microSD card. Open the “Save Set-ting” on the transceiver’s MENU screen to save.

(MENU > SD Card > Save Setting)TurnOFFthepower,andremovethemicroSDcard wfrom the transceiver. e Insert the card into the microSD card slot of the PC or the microSD card reader, as illustrated below. rCopythetransceiver’ssettingdata(ICFfile),storedin the [Setting] folder of the card to a PC local fold-er.

About the microSD card’s folder composition D

Initial setup window ■

Before using this software, read the instructions thor-oughly, and follow the steps below to make the initial setup in order to send the transceiver version informa-tion.

NOTE: When the transceiver version information is not correctly sent to the software, some items may not appear on the software sheets.

Click the [microSD] radio button. q Click [Open...] to show the data file selection screen. wSelecttheICFfile,savedin“microSDcardandaPCconnection,” as described above. Click [OK] to read the selected file, and open the ecloning screen.

Cloning from a PC using a microSD card

To clone from a PC using a microSD card, follow the steps described below.

Step 1 Insert a microSD card into your PC’s card reader or card slotStep 2 Make the initial set upStep 3 Cloning (page 4 of this manual)

NOTE: If you use a brand new microSD card, first format the card.See the Basic Instruction manual for details.

to the Card reader to the Card slot

PC PC

microSDcard

Transceiver

ID-51

Gps

Reply

Setting

Voice

QsoLog

RxLog

VoiceRec

VoiceTx

The folder composition on the microSD card is as shown to the right.The transceiver’s setting data (ICF file) is storedin the [Setting] folder.

Click

Click

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Programming information ■

•Topreventdata loss, youshouldfirst copy theset-tingsdata(ICFfile)ofthecardtothePC.Aftercopy-ing, read the data into the cloning software, before editing or entering new software parameters.

•Beforeprogramming,makeabackupfileontoyourPC. A backup file allows easy restoring even if the setting data in the microSD card is accidentally de-leted.

•Be sure to turn OFF the power before inserting orremoving the microSD card.

•NEVER remove the microSD card, detach the battery pack/case,orpowerOFFthetransceiver,whileread-ing or writing data to or from the microSD card. It will cause the data to be corrupted or damage the card.

Cloning from a PC using a microSD card (Continued)

Cloning operation ■

To clone the memory channels, MENU item settings and repeater list, input the CS-51 cloning software, using a microSD card, follow the steps below.

Set the desired memory channels, MENU item set- qtings and the repeater list in the CS-51 cloning software, and then save them in an “icf” file format in a folder on your PC.CopytheICFfileintothe[Setting]folderinthe[ID- w51] folder on the microSD card.Insert the microSD card that includes the ICF file einto the slot of the transceiver, then load it to com-plete the cloning.

(MENU > SD card > Load Setting)

NOTE:•After loading, the contents of the ICF file will

overwrite the current data.•Theloadingcontentscanbeselectedbetween

“ALL,”“ExceptMyStation,”and“RepeaterListOnly.”Select“RepeaterListOnly” to loadonlythe repeater list into the transceiver.

•The original skip settings in your repeater listcanbekeptwhen loading.When“Keep‘SKIP’settinginRepeaterList?”appears,select“YES”to keep the skip settings in the repeater list.

•SeethePDFtypeAdvancedInstructionsforde-tails.

rTurnOFFthepower,thenturnitONagaintooper-ate the transceiver with the loaded data.

Copying the ICF file in the PC into themicroSD card

Click

Click

The setting data

Click

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Install the USB driver. q •DownloadandinstallthelatestOPC-2218LUUSBdriv-

er from the Icom website. SeetheOPC-2218LUinstructionmanualfordetails.

MakesurethetransceiverpowerisOFF. wConnect the OPC-2218LU as illustrated to the eright.Push [ r ] to turn ON the transceiver.

Transceiver and a PC connection using the OPC-2218LU cable ■

Cloning from a PC using the OPC-2218LU

ToclonefromaPCusinganOPC-2218LUcable,followthestepsbelow.

Step 1 ConnectthetransceiverandPCusingtheOPC-2218LUStep 2 Make the initial set upStep 3 Cloning (page 6 of this manual)

to [DATA] jack

OPC-2218LU to a USB port

PC

Initial setup window ■

Before using this software, read the instructions thor-oughly, and follow the steps below to make the initial setup in order to send the version information of the ID-51 to the software.

NOTE: When the version information of the trans-ceiver is not correctly sent to the software, some items may not appear on the sheets.

Click the [COM Port] radio button. q Select the correct COM port number from the drop- wdown list, or directly enter the COM port number into the box.

•See the “Driver Installation Guide” to check the COMport.

Click [OK] to open the cloning screen. e

NOTE:Before reading or writing cloning data,the“DVDataTX”settingofthetransceivermustbesetto‘PTT.’Otherwise,when data is input from a PC through the [DATA] jack, the transceiver automatically transmits it.(MENU > DV Set > DV Data TX)

Click

Click

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CloningfromaPCusingtheOPC-2218LU(Continued)

Programming information ■

•Topreventdataloss,youshouldfirstread(download)all the transceiver’s data before entering or editing parameters using the cloning software.

•Beforeprogramming,makeabackupfileontoyourPC. A backup file allows easy restoring even if the setting data in the transceiver is accidentally delet-ed.

•While reading or writing (uploading) cloning data,NEVER turn OFF the transceiver or the PC, andNEVERdisconnecttheOPC-2218LU.Otherwise,thedata could be lost or deleted.

Cloning operation ■

To clone the memory channels, MENU item settings and repeater list using the OPC-2218LU, follow thesteps as described below.

Click q , or select “Read <- TR” in the [Clone] menu to start reading the data from the transceiver.

Also, click or select “Open Ctrl+O” in the [File] menutoopentheICFfiletowritetothetransceiv-er. Program each setting for each function, using the wCS-51.

•SeetheHelpfileoftheCS-51forassistance. Click e , or select “Write -> TR” in the [Clone] menu to write the programmed data into your transceiver.

NOTE: After writing, the programmed data will overwrite the current data.

TurnOFFthepower,thenturnitONagaintooper- rate the transceiver with the loaded data.

When the PC starts reading the data from the transceiver.

The transceiver’s display

When the PC starts writing the pro-grammed data into the transceiver.

Cloning is complete.

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Latest settings file and repeater list downloading

The latest settings file and repeater list can be down-loaded from the Icom website.

AccessthefollowingURLtodownloadthelatestdata. http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/firm/

index.html

Decompress the downloaded compressed file. q A “51_U_121201” folder will be created on the same

place where the downloaded file is saved. •File Name: 51_U_121201.zip

This instruction manual describes when the file name is “51_U_121201.zip,” for example.

Depending on the updated file date.

For your reference:The latest settings file (ICF file) and repeater list(CSV; Comma Separated Values file) are contained in the downloaded ZIP file.

<Settings file (ICF file)>AllsettingdataofthetransceiverisstoredintheICFfile.•Howtoprogram(Seetotheright)•Howtoclone(Seepages4and6ofthismanual)

File Name: 51_U_121201.icf

<Repeater list (CSV file)>The Repeater list is stored in only the CSV file.•Howtoprogram(Seepage9ofthismanual)•Howtoimport(Seepage8ofthismanual)•Howtoexport(Seepage9ofthismanual)

File Name: 51_U_121201.csv

wCopy the settings file (ICF file) and repeater list(CSV file) contained in the downloaded ZIP file to a folder on your PC.

Programming the settings file in an ICF format using the CS-51

This section describes how to program the downloaded settingsfile(ICFfile).

Settings file (ICF file) editing1.

Before starting to program, make an initial set up in order to send the version information of the ID-51 to the software. (pp. 3, 5 of this manual)

qClick or select “Open Ctrl+O” in the [File] menu oftheCS-51toopentheICFfile,savedin“Latestsettings file and repeater list downloading” as de-scribed to the left. Program each setting for each function, using the wCS-51.

•SeetheHelpfileoftheCS-51forassistance.

Settings file (ICF file) saving2.

Click ➥ or select “Save Ctrl+S” or “Save As...” in the [File] menu of the CS-51 to save the edited file (ICFfile)toafolderonyourPC.

See pages 4 and 6 of this manual for about how to writethesavedICFfiletothetransceiver.

NOTE:TheICF(IcomCloningFormat)file,includingthede-fault values, can be downloaded from the Icom web-site.

To reset the settings of the transceiver to their default values,copy thedownloaded ICFfile to a local PC folder, and then write it to the transceiver.

Depending on the version.

Depending on the updated file date.

Depending on the version.

Depending on the updated file date.

Depending on the version.

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Reading the data from the transceiver1.

Click ➥ , or select “Read <- TR” in the [Clone] menu to start reading the data from the transceiver.

Before importing, make a backup file of all the transceiver’s data onto your PC to prevent data loss.

Repeater list import2.

qSelect the “Repeater List” folder or each repeatergroup on the tree view screen of the CS-51. wClick “Import” in the [File] menu, and then click “All...”.

•TherepeaterinformationinaCSVfilewillbeim-ported, and sorted into all groups, according to the group number.

NOTE: When “Group...” is selected, all repeater information in the file will be imported into the re-peater group, selected in step q.

Ifyouselectthe“RepeaterList”folderinstepq, “Group...” cannot be selected.

eThe [Open] screen appears. SelecttheCSVfile,savedin“Latestsettingsfileand

repeater list downloading” described on page 7, and then click [Open]. The “Import from the file” dialog appears, and then rclick [OK].

•If[Cancel]isselected,theimportingwillbecancelled.The“Keep‘USE(FROM)’settinginRepeaterList?” tdialog box appears, and then click [Yes] or [No] to start importing.

•Yes : If the repeater call sign in your original repeat-er group is in the CSV file format, the original “USE(FROM)”settingswillbekeptwhen import-ing.

•No : Even if the repeater call sign in your original re-peater group is in the CSV file format, the original “USE(FROM)” setting will be replaced when im-porting.

yThe repeater information of the repeater list is read to the CS-51.

•Importiscomplete.

•See page 6 of this manual for details about how to write the imported repeater list to the transceiver.

•Seepage9ofthismanualfordetailsabouthowtoprogram or export the repeater list.

Click

Importing the repeater list in a CSV format file

WhentheOPC-2218LUisusedtoclone:The setting contents, except the repeater list, can be retained by doing the following procedures.

Please read this section before importing the repeater list in a Comma Separated Values (CSV) format file to write the repeater information to the transceiver.

Click

About the “USE(FROM)” settingSelect whether or not the repeater can be selected as anaccessrepeater(FROM),whenyourotate[DIAL].If “NO” is selected, the repeater does not appear in the “FROM” selection, and is skipped during a DRmode scan.

“RepeaterList”folder

Repeater group

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Programming and Exporting the repeater list in a CSV format file

Programming the Repeater list1.

qSelect the desired repeater group in the “Repeater List”folderonthetreeviewscreenoftheCS-51. wProgram each item of the repeater list, using the CS-51.

•SeetheHelpfileoftheCS-51forassistance.

Exporting the Repeater list2.

qSelect the “Repeater List” folder or each repeatergroup on the tree view screen of the CS-51. wClick “Export” in the [File] menu, and then click “Group...” or “All...”.

NOTE: Ifyouselectthe“RepeaterList”folderinstep q, “Group...” cannot be selected.

•Group... : Exports repeater information programmed in only the selected group.

•All... : Exports repeater information programmed in all groups.

eWhen the “Save as” window appears, save the data in a CSV format using a individual file name. Then save it in a CSV format file to a folder on your PC, and the exportation is completed.

Please read this section before programming and ex-porting the repeater list in a Comma Separated Values (CSV) format file.

“RepeaterList”folder

Repeater group

<Tree view screen of the CS-51>