Saving The Setting Data Onto An Sd Card; D Saving In The Old Firmware Format - Icom ic-7300 Full Manual

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USING AN SD CARD

Saving the setting data onto an SD card

You can save the Memory channels and the
transceiver's settings onto a card.
This function is convenient when:
• Copying the saved data to another IC-7300 to
operate with the same data.
• Using one IC-7300 by two or more operators with
their own individual data.
1. Insert an SD card into the card slot.
2. Open the SAVE SETTING screen.
» SET > SD Card > Save Setting
MENU
3. Select "<<New File>>."
SAVE SETTING screen
L The file name is automatically set in the following
format: Setyyyymmdd_xx (yyyy: Year, mm: month, dd:
day, xx: serial number)
L If you want to change the file name, see "Saving with
a different file name." (p. 8-5)
TIP: After you update the transceiver's firmware, the "Save
Form" item will be added on the SD CARD set screen.
If this item is set to the earlier firmware version, the
confirmation window is displayed after step 3. When you
save the data in the earlier firmware version, touch [YES].
4. Touch [ENT].
5. Touch [YES].
• Saves the data settings.
L While saving to the card, the SD card icon blinks.
L After saving, returns to the SD CARD set screen.
6. To close the SET screen, push
times.
TIP: To overwrite the setting data, select the desired file
in step 2.
Rotate
Push
several
EXIT
8-4

D Saving in the old firmware format

After you update the transceiver's firmware, the "Save
Form" item will be added on the SD CARD set screen.
With this item, you can select the firmware version to
save the setting data onto an SD card.
You can write the setting file that is saved in an earlier
version to an earlier firmware version IC-7300.
» SET > SD Card > Save Form
MENU
L Depending on the transceiver's firmware version,
this item may not be displayed. In that case, save
the file in the current version.
LSee page 15-2 for details of the firmware update.
NOTE:
• If you select "Old Ver (xxx - xxx)," a function that is added
when the transceiver's firmware format is updated will not
be saved.
• You cannot write a setting file that is saved in the current
version format to an earlier firmware version IC-7300.