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INSTRUCTIONS The cloning cable is designed to connect an Icom

transceiver or receiver and a PC for data cloning us- SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
CLONING CABLES ing an Icom cloning software.
opc-478uc opc-966u The data cable is designed to connect an Icom • Usable temperature range: • Operating System (OS)
opc-1122u opc- 1862 transceiver (Rekeying Management transceiver) OPC-2338/OPC-2344 0˚C to +60˚C Microsoft® Windows® 8.1* 32 bit/64 bit
and a PC for doing the OTAR (Over-The-Air-Rekey- (+32˚F to +140˚F) Microsoft® Windows® 8* 32 bit/64 bit
opc-2338 opc- 2344
ing) operation. Others –10˚C to +60˚C Microsoft® Windows® 7 32 bit/64 bit
DATA CABLE Please read these instructions thoroughly before us- (+14˚F to +140˚F) Microsoft® Windows Vista® 32 bit/64 bit
opc-2357 ing the cable. • Cable length (approximately): • Others
OPC-478UC 520 mm (20.5 inches) A USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
Others 250 mm (9.8 inches)
* Except for Microsoft® Windows® RT.
OPC-1637 (USB cable) 1500 mm (4.9 feet)
• Weight (approximately):
IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS OPC-478UC 40 g (1.4 oz)
OPC-966U 54 g (1.9 oz)
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and thor- CAUTION: USE ONLY INDOORS! NEVER ex- OPC-1122U/OPC-2344 34 g (1.2 oz)
oughly before using the cable. pose the cables to rain, snow or any liquids. OPC-1862/OPC-2338 57 g (2.0 oz)
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS! — These instruc- NEVER let metal, wire, or other objects touch any in- OPC-2357 66 g (2.3 oz)
tions contain important safety and operating details for ternal part of the connectors. OPC-1637 (USB cable) 49 g (1.7 oz)
the cable. CAUTION: NEVER use a USB cable other than the
OPC-1637. DO NOT extend the USB cable. When USB DRIVER INSTALLATION (STEP 1)
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS the cable longer than 1.5 m (4.9 ft) is used, a data
error may occur. • When installing the USB driver, log in as the ad- yyAfter the installation has completed, “InstallShield
DO NOT use harsh solvents such as benzine or alco- ministrator. Wizard Complete” appears.
WORD DEFINITION
hol when cleaning, as they will damage the cables. • These instructions are based on using Windows 8. Click [Finish].
CAUTION Equipment damage may occur. Ensure that your PC supports USB port operation by • The displayed dialog boxes, indications or opera-
confirming the Universal Serial Bus controller is in the tions may differ slightly from the following instruc-
If disregarded, inconvenience only. tions, depending on your operating system, its
NOTE No risk of personal injury, fire or PC’s Device Manager.
service pack level, and/or system settings.
electric shock. Connect the cable to the PC’s USB port directly, or to
a self-powered USB hub. qqMake sure Windows has completed it’s start-up, and
SUPPLIED ITEMS Approximately 20 mA of current is required. Insuffi- no other applications are running.
cient current capacity of the USB port can cause un- wwInsert the supplied CD into the CD drive.
stable cloning operation and a data error. eeDouble click “ICOM USB DriverInstaller_B.exe” con-
*
tained in the CD.
• When “User Account Control” appears, click [Yes]
CAUTION: to continue. Click Finish
You MUST install the USB driver BEFORE you rr“Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ICOM USB
connect the cable to the PC. Otherwise you will -to serial Ver. B” appears.
have to: Click [Next >] to begin the installation. NOTE:
OPC-478UC OPC-966U OPC-1122U
OPC-2344 ttIf “Windows Security” appears, click “Install”. • After the USB driver installation has been com-
q disconnect the cable pleted (Step 1), connect the cable to the PC (Step
* One of them is supplied.
w install the driver 2 on the next section).
e reconnect the cable

OPC-1862 OPC-2357
OPC-2338
D Cloning software compatibility
The connector of OPC-478UC, OPC-966U, and OPC-
Ferrite EMI filter CD OPC-1637 1122U USB type cloning cables are basically the
same as the same numbered RS-232C type cables.
Therefore, you can use the USB type cables with most
IMPORTANT: Some Icom cloning software can only of the Icom cloning software that require the RS-232C Click Next>
select ports 1 to 4. When several external devices, type cables.
such as a printer, scanner, or hard-disk drive are con-
nected to the USB port, the port number available for
the cloning software may be port 5 or higher. There-
fore, you must first change the external device to a
port number other than 1 to 4.
 CABLE CONNECTION (STEP 2)
After completing Step 1, connect the cloning cable or
data cable to the PC. The PC automatically starts the
USB-to-Serial Comm Port installation.
qqConnect the cloning cable or data cable to the USB
cable, and then the USB cable to the PC’s USB port,
as illustrated below.
• Attach the Ferrite EMI filter to the USB cable and
the tip of the strain relief.
USB cable Strain relief
wwThe status is displayed at the bottom of the desktop
screen.
Wait a moment until it disappears.
Shows the status
For your information: If the status is clicked, the
“Installing Icom USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COMQ)”
dialog is displayed.
• “Q” is the number of the COM port.
COM PORT CONFIRMATION (STEP 3)
After the driver installation has completed, confirm the rrClick the “” next to “Ports (COM&LPT).”
driver availability and the port number. Confirm “Icom USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM✱)”
The COM port number is used to set communications is displayed.
with the cloning software. • In this example, the COM port number is “3.”
qqSelect “Desktop” and click the folder icon at the bot-
tom of the screen.
• The “Libraries” window is displayed
Click
q Click
wwRight-Click [Computer], and then click [Properties],
as shown below.
• The “System” window appears.

to the USB port q Right-Click w Confirm

Cloning cable
• If the COM port number is not displayed, or sever-
or al numbers are displayed at the same time like
data cable eeWhen the status disappears, the installation is com- “Icom USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM✱)(COM✱),”
pleted. w Click the driver may not be properly installed. In such
Reboot the PC. case, uninstall the USB driver and install it again.
eeClick [Device Manager]. • You can uninstall the program using the “Uninstall
• “Device Manager” appears. a program” in the Windows Control Panel.

Click

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teries) must be taken to designated collection locations at the end of their working life.
Do not dispose of these products as unsorted municipal waste.
Dispose of them according to the laws in your area.

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