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To use this cloning software, the following items and computer systems are required:

• Transceiver The ID-51A/E with a serial number seal that has

“PLUS” on it.

The illustration above shows the ID-51A version.

• Operating System (OS) Microsoft® Windows Vista® (32/64bit) Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32/64bit) Microsoft® Windows® 8 (32/64bit)* Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 (32/64bit)* *Except for Microsoft® Windows® RT.

NOTE:These instructions are based on using Microsoft® Windows® 7.

• Others Data cable + a USB port OR microSD card + a memory card reader or

memory card slot

<Data cable + a USB port> •OptionalOPC-2218LUdata cable

OR OptionalOPC-2350LUdata cable

•AUSB1.1or2.0port

<microSD card + a memory card reader or memory card slot>

•microSDcard(purchaseseparately) •MemorycardreaderorMemorycardslottoread

the microSD card (purchase separately)

System requirements ■

USB driver installation ■

INSTRUCTIONS

CLONINGSOFTWARE

CS-51PLUS

D This cloning software is designed for data entry, settings, and cloning of the ID-51A/E VHF/UHF

TRANSCEIVER.D TheCS-51PLUShasaHelpfiletodescribefunc-

tions and operation.

To use the OPC-2218LU data cable or the OPC-2350LU data cable, you must install a USB driver. The latest USB driver and installation guide can be down-loaded from the Icom website.Read the guide carefully, before installing the driver.

NOTE:•DO NOTconnectthetransceivertothePCwiththe

OPC-2218LUuntiltheUSBdriverinstallationhasbeen completed.

•ThedriverisnotsupportedbytheWindows® auto-matic recognition system.

Usable microSD card ■

ThemicroSDandmicroSDHCcardsarenotavail-able from Icom. Purchase separately.

Icom has checked operation with the following mi-croSDandmicroSDHCcards.

(As of August 2014)Brand Type Memory size

SanDisk®

microSD 2GB

microSDHC

4GB

8GB

16GB

32GB

•Through the rest of this document, the microSD cardandamicroSDHCcardaresimplycalledmi-croSD cards.

•Theperformanceof thecards listedaboveisnotguaranteed.

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Software installation ■

When installing the software, log in as the adminis-trator.

qMake sure no other applications are running.InserttheCDintoaCDdrive. w eDouble-click“Menu.exe”ontheCD.

DependingonthePCsetting,theMenuscreenshown below is automatically displayed.

Installs theCS-51PLUS

ID-51Menu screen

Click[CloningsoftwareInstaller]. r •If“UserAccountControl”appears,click[Yes]tocontin-

ue.“ChooseSetupLanguage”appears. t

Select‘English’or‘Japanese,’andthenclick[Next>]. •Inthisdocument,the‘English’ option is used.

Click

Select language

y “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for CS-51PLUS”appears,andthenclick[Next>].

Click

u “Choose Destination Location” appears, and thenclick[Next>].

•Ifdesired,click[Browse...]toselectanotherdestinationfolderbeforeclicking[Next>].

Click

Confirm

iAfter the installation is completed, “InstallShield Wiz-ardComplete”appears,andthenclick[Finish].

Click

Click[Quit]onthemainmenu. o!0 EjecttheCD.!1 A program group ‘CS-51PLUS’ appears on the pro-

gram menu, and a ‘CS-51PLUS’ shortcut icon ap-pears on the desktop.

•Youcanuninstallthecloningsoftwareusing“Uninstallaprogram”intheWindowsControlPanel.

RefertotheHelpfileofthecloningsoftwareforas-sistance with the functions or settings.ToopentheHelpfile,click[Help]inthetopmenuofthecloningsoftwareandselect“Contents,”orsimplypushthe[F1]keyofthePC’skeyboard.

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microSD card and a PC connection ■

Savethetransceiver’ssettingsdatainthe“icf”file qformat onto the microSD card. Open the “Save Set-ting” on the transceiver’s MENU screen to save.

(MENU>SDCard>Save Setting)TurnOFFthepower,andremovethemicroSDcard wfrom the transceiver. e InsertthecardintothemicroSDcardslotofthePCor the microSD card reader, as illustrated below. rCopythetransceiver’ssettingdata(ICFfile),storedinthe[Setting]folderofthecardtoaPClocal fold-er.

About the microSD card’s folder composition D

Initial setup window ■

Before using this software, read the instructions thor-oughly, and follow the steps below to make the initial setup in order to send the transceiver version informa-tion.

NOTE: When the transceiver version information is not correctly sent to the software, some items may not appear on the software sheets.

Clickthe[microSD]radiobutton. qClick [Open...] toshow thedatafileselectionwin- wdow.SelecttheICFfile,savedin“microSDcardandaPCconnection,”asdescribedabove.Click [OK] to read the selected file, and open the ecloning window.

Cloning from a PC using a microSD card

ToclonefromaPCusingamicroSDcard,followthestepsdescribedbelow.

Step 1 InsertamicroSDcardintoyourPC’scardreaderorcardslotStep 2 Make the initial set upStep 3 Cloning(page4)

NOTE:IfyouuseabrandnewmicroSDcard,firstformatthecard.See section 2 of the ID-51A/E Basic Instructions for details.

to the Card reader to the Card slot

PC PC

microSDcard

Transceiver

OR

The folder composition on the microSD card is shown to the right.The transceiver’s setting data (ICF file) is storedinthe[Setting]folder.

Click

Click

ID-51

Gps

Csv

Reply

QsoLog

RxLog

Setting

Voice

VoiceRec

VoiceTx

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Programming information ■

•Topreventdata loss, youshouldfirst copy theset-tingsdata(ICFfile)onthecardtothePC.Aftercopy-ing, read the data into the cloning software, before editing or entering new software parameters.

•Beforeeditingorenteringnewdata,makeabackupfileontoyourPC.Abackupfileallowseasyrestoringeven if the setting data in the microSD card is acci-dentally deleted.

•Be sure to turn OFF the power before inserting orremoving the microSD card.

•NEVER remove the microSD card, detach the battery pack/case,orpowerOFFthetransceiver,whileread-ing or writing data to or from the microSD card. It will cause the data to be corrupted or damage the card.

CloningfromaPCusingamicroSDcard(Continued)

Cloning operation ■

To clone the memory channels, MENU item settings andrepeaterlist,inputtheCS-51PLUSclOning sOft-waRe, using a microSD card, follow the steps below.

Set the desired memory channels, MENU item set- qtingsandtherepeaterlistintheCS-51PLUSclOn-ing sOftwaRe,andthensavetheminan“icf”filefor-matinafolderonyourPC.CopytheICFfileintothe[Setting]folderinthe[ID- w51]folderonthemicroSDcard.Insert the microSD card that includes the ICF file einto the slot of the transceiver, then load it to com-plete the cloning.

(MENU>SDcard>Load Setting)

NOTE:•After loading, the contents of the ICF file will

overwrite the current data.•Theloadingcontentscanbeselectedbetween

“ALL,” “Except My Station,” and “Repeater List Only.” Select “Repeater List Only” to load only the repeater list into the transceiver.

•The original skip settings in your repeater listcanbekeptwhen loading.When“Keep‘SKIP’settinginRepeaterList?”appears,select“YES”to keep the skip settings in the repeater list.

•See section 2 of the ID-51A/E Advanced In-structions for details.

rTurnOFFthepower,thenturnitONagaintooper-ate the transceiver with the loaded data.

Copying the ICF file in the PC into themicroSD card

Click

Click

The setting data

Click

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Install the USB driver. q •Download and install the latest USB driver from the

Icom website. SeetheOPC-2218LUor theOPC-2350LUinstruction

manual for details.MakesurethetransceiverpowerisOFF. wConnectanoptionaldatacableasillustratedtothe eright.Push[ r ]toturnONthetransceiver.

Transceiver and a PC connection using ■ an optional data cable

Cloning from a PC using an optional data cable

ToclonefromaPCusinganoptionaldatacable(OPC-2218LUorOPC-2350LU),followthestepsbelow.

Step 1 ConnectthetransceiverandPCusingan optional data cableStep 2 Make the initial set upStep 3 Cloning(page6)

Initial setup window ■

Before using this software, read the instructions thor-oughly, and follow the steps below to make the initial setup in order to send the version information of the transceiver to the software.

NOTE: When the version information of the trans-ceiver is not correctly sent to the software, some items may not appear on the sheets.

Clickthe[COMPort]radiobutton. qSelectthecorrectCOMportnumberfromthedrop- wdown list, or directly enter the COM port numberinto the box.

•See the “Driver Installation Guide” to check the COMport.

Click[OK]toopenthecloningscreen. e

NOTE:Before reading or writing cloning data, the “DV Data TX” setting of the transceiver must be set to “PTT.” Otherwise, whendataisinputfromaPCthroughthe[DATA]jack,thetransceiverautomaticallytransmitsit.(MENU>DVSet>DV Data TX)

Click

Click

PC

to [DATA]jack OPC-2218LU

(purchase separately)

to a USB port

to a USB port

OPC-2350LU(purchase separately)

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CloningfromaPCusingan optional data cable(Continued)

Programming information ■

•Topreventdataloss,youshouldfirstread(download)all the transceiver’s data before entering or editing parameters using the cloning software.

•Before editing or entering, make a backup file ontoyourPC.Abackupfileallowseasyrestoringevenifthesetting data in the transceiver is accidentally deleted.

•While reading or writing (uploading) cloning data,NEVER turn OFF the transceiver or the PC, andNEVER disconnect the cable. Otherwise, the data could be lost or deleted.

Cloning operation ■

To clone the memory channels, MENU item settings and repeater list using an optional data cable, follow the steps as described below.

Push[MENU]onthetransceiver,andthenfollowthe qsteps described below to display the clone mode.

(MENU>Others>Clone>Clone Mode)Click w ,orselect“Read<-TR”inthe[Clone]menuto start reading the data from the transceiver.

Also, click orselect “OpenCtrl+O” in the [File]menutoopentheICFfiletowritetothetransceiv-er. Program the settings for each function, using the eCS-51PLUS.

•SeetheHelpfileoftheCS-51PLUSforassistance.Click r , or select “Write->TR”inthe[Clone]menuto write the programmed data into your transceiver.

NOTE: After writing, the programmed data will overwrite the current data.

After the reading is completed, the transceiver re- tturns to the menu screen.

After the writing is completed, the screen to the right will appear.

TurnOFFthepower,thenturnitONagaintooper-ate the transceiver with the loaded data.

When the PC startsreading the data from the transceiver.

The transceiver’s display

When the PC startswriting the pro-grammed data into the transceiver.

Cloningiscomplete.

TheCloneModedisplay

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Latest ICF file and CSV files down-loading

ThelatestICFfileandCSVfilescanbedownloadedfrom the Icom website.

Access the following URL to download the latest data.http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/firm/

index.html

Right-clickonthedownloadedcompressedfileand qselect “Extract All...” to unzip it.

A “51P_USA_140725” folder will be created on the same place where the downloaded file is saved.

•File Name: 51P_USA_140725.zip

This instruction manual describes when the filename is “51P_USA_140725.zip,” for example.

Depending on the updatedfiledate.

For your reference:ThedownloadedZIPfileincludes:•Settingsfile(ICFfile)•Callchannel(CSVfile)•GPSmemory(CSVfile)•BCradiomemory(CSVfile)•Repeaterlist(CSVfile)•Your(Destination)callsignmemory(CSVfile)

<Settings file (ICF file)>AllsettingdataofthetransceiverisstoredintheICFfile.•Seetotherighttoprogram.•Seepages4and6toclone.

File Name: 51P_USA_140725.icf

<Each CSV file>ThenameofaCSVfilerepresentsthecontent.•Seepage9toprogram.•Seepage8toimport.•Seepage9toexport.

File Name (Example): 51PUSARpt140725.csv

wCopythesettingsfile(ICFfile)andCSVfilescon-tainedinthedownloadedZIPfiletoa folder on your PC.

Entering data in the settings file

This section describes how to enter data in the downloadedsettingsfile(ICFfile).

Settings file (ICF file) editing1.

Before starting to enter, make an initial set up in order to send the version information of the transceiver to the software. (pp. 3, 5)

qClick orselect“OpenCtrl+O”inthe[File]menuof the CS-51PLUS to open the ICF file, saved in “LatestICFfileandCSVfilesdownloading”asde-scribed to the left. Program each setting for each function, using the wCS-51PLUS.

•SeetheHelpfileoftheCS-51PLUSforassistance.

Settings file (ICF file) saving2.

Click ➥ orselect “SaveCtrl+S”or “SaveAs...” inthe[File]menuoftheCS-51PLUStosavetheed-itedfile(ICFfile)toafolderonyourPC.

See pages 4 and 6 for about how to write the saved ICFfiletothetransceiver.

NOTE:TheICF(IcomCloningFormat)file,includingthede-fault values, can be downloaded from the Icom web-site.

To reset the settings of the transceiver to their default values,copythedownloadedICFfilecontainedinthesuppliedCDofthetransceiver,to a local PC folder, and then write it to the transceiver.

Depending on the version.

Depending on the typeofaCSVfile.

Depending on the version.

Depending on the updatedfiledate.

Depending on the version.

Depending on the updatedfiledate.

NOTE:YoucanedittheCS-51ICFfileswiththeCS-51PLUS.However,thosefilescannotbere-editedwiththeCS-51.

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Reading the data from the transceiver1.

Click ➥ ,orselect“Read<-TR”inthe[Clone]menuto start reading the data from the transceiver.

Before importing, make a backup file of all thetransceiver’sdataontoyourPC topreventdataloss.

Repeater list import2.

qSelect the “Repeater List” folder or each repeater grouponthetreeviewscreenoftheCS-51PLUS. wClick “Import” in the [File] menu, and then click“All...”.

•TherepeaterinformationinaCSVfilewillbeim-ported, and sorted into all groups, according to the group number.

NOTE:When“Group...” isselected,all repeaterinformationinthefilewillbeimportedintothere-peater group, selected in step q.

If you select the “Repeater List” folder in step q, “Group...”cannotbeselected.

eThe[Open]screenappears. Select the CSV file, saved in “Latest ICF file and

CSV filesdownloading”describedonpage7,andthenclick[Open].The“Importfromthefile”dialogappears,andthen rclick[OK].

•If[Cancel]isselected,theimportingwillbecancelled.The“Keep‘USE(FROM)’settinginRepeaterList?” tdialogboxappears,andthenclick[Yes]or[No]tostart importing.

•Yes: If the repeater call sign in your original repeat-er group is in the CSV file format, the original“USE(FROM)”settingswillbekeptwhenimport-ing.

•No: Even if the repeater call sign in your original re-peatergroupisintheCSVfileformat,theoriginal“USE(FROM)” setting will be replaced when im-porting.

yThe repeater information of the repeater list is read totheCS-51PLUS.

•Importiscomplete.

•See page 6 for details about how to write the im-ported repeater list to the transceiver.

•Seepage9 for details abouthow toprogramorexport the repeater list.

Click

Importing the repeater list in a CSV format file

When an optional data cable is used:The setting contents, except the repeater list, can be retained by doing the following procedures.

Read this section before importing the repeater list in aCommaSeparatedValues(CSV)formatfiletowritethe repeater information to the transceiver.

OtherCSVfilescontainedinthedownloadedZIPfilecan also be imported in the same procedure.

About the “USE(FROM)” settingSelect whether or not the repeater can be selected as anaccessrepeater(FROM),whenyourotate[DIAL].If “NO” is selected, the repeater does not appear in the “FROM” selection, and is skipped during a DRscan.

“Repeater List” folder

Repeater group

<Tree view screen of the CS-51PLUS>

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Programming and Exporting the repeater list in a CSV format file

Programming the Repeater list1.

qSelect the desired repeater group in the “Repeat-er List” folder on the tree view screen of the CS-51PLUS. wProgram each item of the repeater list, using the CS-51PLUS.

•SeetheHelpfileoftheCS-51PLUSforassistance.

Exporting the Repeater list2.

qSelect the “Repeater List” folder or each repeater group on the tree view screen of the CS-51PLUS. wClick “Export” in the [File] menu, and then click“Group...”or“All...”.

NOTE: If you select the “Repeater List” folder in step q,“Group...”cannotbeselected.

•Group...: Exports repeater information programmed in only the selected group.

•All...: Exports repeater information programmed in all groups.

eWhen the “Save as” window appears, save the data inaCSVformatusingaindividualfilename. Then saveitinaCSVformatfiletoafolderonyourPC, and the exportation is completed.

Read this section before programming and exporting the repeater list inaCommaSeparatedValues(CSV)formatfile.

“Repeater List” folder

Repeater group

<Tree view screen of theCS-51PLUS>

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