Icom CS-51PLUS2 User Manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CLONING SOFTWARE
CS-51PLUS2
The CS-51PLUS2 is a software application to setup the ID-51A or ID-51E from your PC.
You can set Memory channels, scan settings, call signs, repeater list, and other settings.
To use the software, a computer system and some items described in “System requirements” are required.
LThe instructions are based on using Microsoft
®
Windows® 7.
Thank you for choosing this Icom product. READ
ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely
before using this product.
System requirements
• Transceiver
An ID-51A or ID-51E with a serial number label
that has “PLUS2” printed on it.
L The illustration below is for the ID-51A version.
• Operating System (OS)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® (32/64bit)
®
Microsoft® Windows
Microsoft® Windows
Microsoft
* Except for Microsoft® Windows® RT.
®
Windows® 10 (32/64bit)
7 (32/64bit)
®
8.1 (32/64bit)*
• Others
Required items differ, depending on the setup
method.
When using a microSD card
• microSD card (User supplied)
• Memory card reader (User supplied)
or
Memory card slot built into the PC
to read the microSD card
LSee page 3 for detailed instructions.
When using an optional data cable
• OPC-2218LU
data cable
or
OPC-2350LU data cable
• A USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
LSee page 6 for detailed instructions.
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Installing the cloning software
1. Log in as the administrator.
L BE SURE no other applications are running.
2. Insert the CD into a CD drive.
3. Double-click “Menu.exe” on the CD.
L Depending on the PC setting, the Menu screen
shown below is automatically displayed.
ID-51
Menu screen
Installs the
CS-51PLUS2
4. Click “Cloning software Installer.”
L If “User Account Control” is displayed, click <Yes> to
continue.
5. “Choose Setup Language” is displayed.
Select “English” or “Japanese,” and then click
<Next>>.
L In this document,
“English” is selected.
7. “Choose Destination Location” is displayed, and
then click <Next>>.
L If desired, click <Browse...> to select another
destination folder before clicking <Next >>.
Conrm
Click
8. After the installation is completed, “InstallShield
Wizard Complete” is displayed, and then click
<Finish>.
Select language
Click
6. “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for
CS-51PLUS2” is displayed, and then click
<Nex t>>.
Click
9. Click “Quit” on the Menu screen.
10. Eject the CD.
11. A program group “CS-51PLUS2” is created on
the program menu, and a “CS-51PLUS2” shortcut
icon is created on the desktop.
L You can uninstall the cloning software using
“Uninstall a program” in the Windows Control Panel.
TIP:
See the Help le of the cloning software for
assistance with the functions or settings.
To open the Help le, click “Help” in the top menu
of the cloning software and select “Contents,” or
simply push the [F1] key of the PC’s keyboard.
Click
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Setting up from a PC using a microSD card
D About a microSD card
NOTE:
The microSD and microSDHC cards are not
available from Icom.
L Through the rest of this document, the microSD
card and a microSDHC card are simply called
microSD cards.
L The microSD cards listed to the left are usable
Icom has checked the compatibility with the following
microSD and microSDHC cards.
(As of September 2016)
with the ID-51 series transceivers, but their
specications are not guaranteed by Icom.
Brand Type Memory size
microSD 2 GB
4 GB
SanDisk
®
microSDHC
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
D Procedure outline
To setup from a PC using a microSD card, follow the steps described below.
Step 1 Insert a microSD card into your PC’s card reader or card slot.
Step 2 Make the Initial setup.
Step 3 Setup. (p. 5)
D Setting up precautions
• To prevent data loss, you should rst copy the
transceiver's setting data from the microSD card to
the PC. After copying, read the data into the cloning
software, and enter or edit parameters using the
cloning software.
• Before editing or entering new data, make a backup
le onto your PC. A backup le enables easy
restoring even if the setting data in the microSD
card is accidentally deleted.
• BE SURE to turn OFF the transceiver before
inserting or removing the microSD card.
• DO NOT remove the microSD card, detach the
battery pack, or turn OFF the transceiver, while
reading or writing data to or from the microSD card.
Otherwise, the data could be lost or corrupted.
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Setting up from a PC using a microSD card (Continued)
To the Card slot
PC PC
microSD
card
D Before starting the CS-51PLUS2 setup
NOTE: If you use a brand new microSD card, rst format the card using the transceiver.
See section 2 of the ID-51A and ID-51E Basic manual for details.
1. Make a backup file.
L Save the transceiver’s setting data onto the
microSD card. Open the “Save Setting” on the
transceiver’s MENU screen to save.
(MENU > SD Card > Save Setting)
2. Turn OFF the transceiver, and remove the
microSD card.
3. Insert the card into the microSD card slot of the
PC or the microSD card reader, as shown below.
4. Copy the transceiver’s setting data (ICF file),
stored in the “Setting” folder of the card to a PC
local folder.
Transceiver
To the Card
reader
D Making the Initial setup
• About the microSD card’s folder composition
The folder composition on
the microSD card is shown
to the right.
Csv
Gps
The transceiver’s setting
data (ICF le) is stored in
the “Setting” folder.
QsoLog
Reply
RxLog
ID-51
Setting
Voice
or
VoiceRec
VoiceTx
When you start the CS-51PLUS2, the Initial Setup
window is displayed. Before using the software,
follow the steps below to make the initial setup to
send the transceiver version information.
NOTE: When the transceiver version information is
not correctly sent to the software, some items may
not be displayed on the software.
1. Click the “microSD” radio button.
2. Click <Open...> to display the data file selection
window.
3. Select the setting data (ICF file) copied from the
transceiver in step 4 of “Before starting the
CS-51PLUS2 setup,” as described above.
4. Click <OK> to open the software and read the
selected file.
Click
Click
Click
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