Updating The Firmware; General; CautOn - Icom IC-7600 Instruction Manual

■ General

The IC-7600's frmware can be updated f desred. By
updatng the frmware, new functon(s) can be added
and the mprovement of performance parameters can
be obtaned.
Refer to ■ Preparaton (p. 163) and ■ Frmware
update (p. 164) for detals.
Ask your dealer or dstrbutor about how to update the
frmware f you have no PC.
D Firmware confirmation
The frmware verson of the IC-7600 can be confrmed
durng turnng power ON.
• The frmware verson appears at the rght bottom corner.
■ Caution
CAUTION: NEVER turn the transcever power OFF
whle updatng the frmware.
You can turn the transcever power OFF only when
the transcever dsplays that rebootng s requred.
If you turn the transcever power OFF, or f a power
falure occurs durng updatng, the transcever frm-
ware wll be corrupted and you wll have to send the
transcever back to the nearest Icom dstrbutor for
repar. Ths type of repar s out of warranty even f
the warranty perod s stll vald.
Recommendation!
Backng up the settngs and/or memory contents to
the USB-Memory before startng the frmware update
s recommended.
Settngs and/or memory contents wll be lost or
returned to default settngs when the frmware update
s performed.

UPDATING THE FIRMWARE

The downloaded frmware data (e.g. 7600_110.dat)
should be coped to the USB-Memory (n the "IC-
7600" folder) usng an avalable USB port (a USB
hub may be requred; purchase separately from
your PC dealer).
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