About The Sd Card Mode - Icom ID-52A Advanced Manual

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USING a microSD CARD

About the SD Card mode

When "USB connect" is set to "SD Card Mode," and
the transceiver is connected to the PC through a USB
data cable, you can transfer the files between the
micoSD card set in the transceiver and a PC�
You can back up the setting data and recording data
saved on the microSD card to a PC, and save the
image data for the Share Pictures function and the
firmware data to the microSD card without inserting or
removing it�
[MENU] > SET > Function > USB Connect
1� Connect the transceiver to a PC using a USB
cable�
2� Push [MENU]�
3� Select "Function" in the "SET" menu�
4� Select "USB Connect�"
5� Select "SD Card Mode�"
• The confirmation dialog is displayed�
6� Select "Yes�"
NOTE: Before connecting the transceiver in the SD
Card mode to a PC with a USB cable, a microSD
card must be inserted�
L If the microSD card is not inserted, insert it with the
transceiver turned OFF, and then reconnect the USB
cable�
TIP: In the SD Card mode, the transceiver works
not as a transceiver but as a data storage device� It
temporarily stops some functions as follows:
• Stops recording
• Pauses the GPS Logger function and the RX History
Log function
• Disconnects a Bluetooth device
• Disables the Auto Power OFF function
To exit the SD Card mode
L This instruction manual is based on Windows 10�
1� Click " " in the task tray�
2� Click "Eject Device�"
3� After "Safe to Remove Hardware" is displayed,
remove the USB cable from the PC�
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