About The Sd Cards - Icom IC-9700 Basic Manual

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SD CARD
SD cards and SDHC cards are not supplied by Icom.
They are user supplied.
TIP: Icom recommends that you save the
transceiver's factory default data for backup.

About the SD cards

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 Type
SanDisk ®
SDHC
L The above list does not guarantee the card's
performance.
L Throughout the rest of this document, the SD cards and
SDHC cards are simply called the SD card or the card.
NOTE:
• Before using the SD card, thoroughly read the
instructions that came with the card.
• If any of the following occur, the card's data may be
corrupted or deleted.
- You remove the card from the transceiver while it is still
accessing the card.
- A power failure occurs, or the power cable is
disconnected, while accessing the card.
- You drop, impact or vibrate the card.
• Do not touch the contacts of the card.
• The transceiver may take a longer time to recognize a
high capacity card.
• The card has a certain lifetime, so data reading or writing
may not be possible after using it for a long period of
time.
If reading or writing data is impossible, the card's lifetime
may have ended. In that case, use a new one.
We recommend that 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 on an SD card.
Saving data
You can save the following data onto the card.
• Data settings and Memory channel contents of the
transceiver
• Communication/receive log and contents
• Automatic answering voice audio in the DV mode
• Voice audio for the Voice TX function
• RTTY decode log
• Captured screens
• Your (UR) call sign memory
• Repeater List
• GPS memory
(As of February 2019)
Memory size
SD 2 GB
4/8/16/32 GB
Inserting
Insert the SD card as shown below.
L Insert the SD card into the slot until it locks in place, and
makes a 'click' sound.
L Be sure to check the card orientation before inserting.
NOTE:
Before using an SD card for the first time, be
sure to format it in the transceiver�
• Formatting a card erases all its data.
• Before formatting any used card, back up its data onto
your PC.
• After inserting or formatting, a special folder on the card
that you need for operations like updating the firmware is
created on the card.
IMPORTANT: Even if you have formatted an SD
card, some data may remain in the card. When you
dispose the card, be sure to physically destroy it to
avoid unauthorized access to any data that remains.
Formatting
Before using an SD card, format it to be used with the
transceiver by doing the following steps.
1. Open the SD CARD screen.
» SET > SD Card
MENU
2. Touch "Format."
3. Touch [YES] to start formatting.
• After formatting, returns to the SD CARD screen.
LTo cancel formatting, touch [NO].
4. To close the SD CARD screen, push
times.
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