Using An Sd Card; About The Sd Card; Dsd Card's Folder Contents; Saving Data Onto The Sd Card - Icom IC-R8600 Instruction Manual

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USING AN SD CARD

About the SD card

The SD and SDHC cards are not supplied by Icom. User supplied.
You can use an SD card of up to 2 GB, or an SDHC of
up to 32 GB. Icom has checked the compatibility with the
following SD and SDHC cards.
• Brand: SanDisk ®
• Type: SD (2 GB) and SDHC (4, 8, 16 and 32 GB)
L The above list does not guarantee the card's performance.
L Throughout the rest of this document, the SD card and an
SDHC card are simply called the SD card or the card.
NOTE:
• Before using the SD card, thoroughly read the card's instructions.
• If you do any of the following, the card data may be
corrupted or deleted.
- You remove the card from the receiver while the card
is being accessed.
- A power failure occurs or the power cable is
disconnected while the card is being accessed.
- You drop, impact or vibrate the card.
• Do not touch the contacts of the card.
• The receiver takes a longer time to recognize a large
capacity card.
• The card will get warm if continuously used for a long
period of time.
• The card has a certain lifetime, so data reading or writing
may not be possible after using it for a long period.
When reading or writing data is impossible, the card's
lifetime has ended. In that case, use a new one.
We recommend you make a separate backup file of the
important data onto your PC.
• Icom will not be responsible for any damage caused by
data corruption of a card.
D SD card's folder contents
The following folders are created in the SD card.
q All folders are
Hierarchy1
contained in this folder.
w The captured screen
data ('.png' or '.bmp').
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e The FSK decode log
folder is created.
r The received FSK
decode log data ('.txt'
or '.html').
t The receive history
log data ('.csv').
y The receiver's setting
data ('.icf').
u The recorded audio
data folders are created.
i Recorded audio files
('.wav').
The folder name is automatically
created in the following format:
yyyymmdd (yyyy:Year, mm:month, dd:day)
(As of March 2017)
Hierarchy2 Hierarchy3
q w
Capture
e r
Decode Fsk
t
RxLog
y
Setting
u i
yyyymmdd
Voice
i
yyyymmdd

Saving data onto the SD card

You can save the following data onto the card:
• Data settings of the receiver
Memory channel contents saved in the receiver.
• Communication contents
The recorded audio.
• Communication log
The receive history log.
• FSK (RTTY) decode log
The received FSK decode history log.
• Captured screens
TIP: Icom recommends that you save the receiver's
factory default data for backup.

Inserting or removing the SD card

NOTE: Format all SD cards to be used with the
receiver with the built-in Format function. Format, even
preformatted cards for PCs or other uses. (p. 7-2)
D Inserting
Insert the card into the slot until it locks in place, and
makes a 'click' sound.
• Displays the SD card icon when the SD card is inserted.
LBe sure of the card orientation.
D Removing (While the receiver is OFF)
Push in the SD card until a click sounds.
• The card is unlocked, and you can pull it out.
L If you remove the SD card while the receiver's power is
ON, be sure to unmount it.
Inserting
Lights blue
D Removing (While the receiver is ON)
Proceed the unmount as shown below, otherwise the
data may be corrupted or deleted.
1. Open the SD CARD screen.
2. Touch [Unmount].
• Unmount confirmation dialogue appears.
3. Touch [YES].
• "Unmount is completed." is displayed.
4. Push the SD card, then pull it out.
7-1 7-1
Removing
Cutout
1. Push
Turns OFF
2. Pull