Operation Manual

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
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u STRAIGHT KEY JACK [KEY] (p. 2-5)
Connect a straight key or external electronic keyer
using a standard 3.5(d) mm/
1
⁄8 inch plug.
 •To use the internal electronic keyer for CW operation,
connect to [ELEC-KEY] on the Front panel of the Con-
troller. (p. 1-13)
(+)
(_)
i ACCESSORY SOCKET [ACC]
Connect control lines for external equipment such
as a linear amplifier, an automatic antenna selector/
tuner, a TNC for data communications, and so on.
 •Seepage1-16forsocketinformation.
o DATA1 JACK [DATA1] (p. 2-6)
➥ Connect a PC through the optional OPC-1529R
d a t a c o m m u n i c a t i o n c a b l e , for low-speed data
communication in the DV mode. (AI sec. 9)
➥ Connect a GPS receiver through the optional
OPC-1529R d a t a c o m m u n i c at i o n c a b l e , for GPS
operation. (AI sec. 10)
!0 DATA2 SOCKET [DATA2] (p. 2-6)
Connect a TNC (Terminal Node Controller), and so
on, for high speed data communications.
!1 CI-V REMOTE CONTROL JACK [REMOTE]
(p. 2-6)
➥ Connect a PC, using the optional CT-17 c i -v l e v e l
c o n v e r t e r , for external control of the transceiver.
➥ Use for the transceive function with another Icom
CI-V transceiver or receiver.
When the transceive function is set to ON, chang-
ing the frequency, operating mode and so on, on
the IC-7100 automatically changes those settings
on other Icom transceivers or receivers, and vice
versa.
➥ Connect another IC-7100, using a mini plug
cable*, for transceiver to transceiver cloning.
* Purchase separately
!2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) PORT [USB]
Using a USB cable, connect a PC to do the follow-
ing:
- Input modulation
- Remotely control the transceiver using CI-V com-
mands (AI sec. 20)
- Send the received audio to the PC
- Send the decoded characters to the PC
- Low-speed data communication in the DV mode
(AI sec. 9)
- Cloning using the optional CS-7100 c l o n i n g s o f t -
w a r e (AI sec. 21)
- Remote control operation using the optional RS-
BA1
ip r e m o t e c o n t r o l s o f t w a r e (AI sec. 21)
 •TwoCOMportnumbersareassignedtothe[USB]con-
nector. One of them is “USB1,” used for cloning and CI-V
operation. The other one is “USB2,” whose function is se-
lected in “USB2 Function” item of the “Connectors” Set
mode. (p. 6-8)
SET
> Connectors > USB2/DATA1 Function >
USB2 Function
About the USB driver:
The USB driver and the installation guide can be
downloaded from our website.
➥ http://www.icom.co.jp/world/index.html
The following items are required:
PC
 •Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP,
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
,
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 or
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
8 OS
 •AUSB1.1or2.0port
Other items
 •USBcable(suppliedwiththetransceiver)
 •PCsoftware(suchastheoptionalRS-BA1orCS-
7100)
NEVER connect the transceiver to a PC until the
USB driver installation has been completed.
About the modulation input:
Select “USB” in the “Connectors” Set mode item
“DATA OFF MOD” or “DATA MOD.” The modulation
input level from the USB jack can be set in the Set
mode item “USB MOD Level.” (AI sec. 6)
SET
> Connectors > DATA OFF MOD
SET
> Connectors > DATA MOD
SET
> Connectors > USB MOD Level
While cloning using the CS-7100 software, DO NOT
connect anything to the [REMOTE] jack.
!3
EXTERNAL SPEAKER JACK [SP]
Connect to an external speaker (4 to 8 ø).
!4 MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [MIC]
Plug in the supplied or an optional microphone.
 •SeeAIsec.21forappropriatemicrophones.
 •Seep.1-17formicrophoneconnectorinformation.
 •TheoptionalOPC-589cablecanbeusedtoconnectan
8-pin microphone such as the SM-30 or SM-50.
 •AmicrophoneconnectorisalsoavailableontheControl-
ler.
DO NOT simultaneously connect two microphones.