Save Setting Data Onto A Microsd Card (Recommend); Formatting The Microsd Card - Icom ID-51A Basic Instructions

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STARTING INITIAL SETUP

■ Save setting data onto a microSD card (Recommend)

Memory channels, item settings in the menu screen,
and repeater lists can be saved on the microSD card.
Saving data settings on the microSD card allows you
to easily restore the transceiver to its previous settings,
even if an all reset is performed.
D Formatting the microSD card
• If you use a brand new microSD card, format the card, by
doing the following steps.
• Formatting a card erases all its data. Before formatting
any programmed card, make a backup file on your PC.
Push [MENU]
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• The MENU screen is displayed.
Push D-pad( ) to select the root item ("SD Card"), and
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then push D-pad(Ent).
D-pad
(Ent)
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Push D-pad( ) to select "Format," and then push D-
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pad(Ent).
• The confirmation screen "Format OK?" appears.
• If the item is not displayed, push D-pad() one or more times to
select the page.
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Push D-pad( ) to select "YES," and then push D-pad(Ent)
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to format.
• The formatting starts and the display shows the formatting prog-
ress.
• NEVER turn OFF the power while formatting.
After formatting, the display automatically returns to the
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SD CARD menu.