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--- howto:7300digital [2020/10/02 07:44] – [Connector Settings] va7fi
+++ howto:7300digital [2023/10/24 21:46] (current) – created va7fi
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-====== IC 7300 Settings for Digital Modes ======
+====== IC-7300 Settings and Windows Driver ======
+===== Radio Settings for Digital Modes =====
 This page describes how to adjust the settings on the IC-7300 to use digital modes like FT8, JS8, or Winlink.  To make it convenient to switch between digital and voice, we use an SD Card to save the settings and load them up when needed.
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-===== Connector Settings =====
+==== Connector Settings ====
 Now that the settings are backed up, lets tweak a few things.
 VA7FI has the following settings on his radio.  The settings in <fc #c0c0c0>light grey</fc> are there for reference only and can be different, but the settings in black should probably match.
+|  |Digital |Voice |
-|<key>MENU</key> -> ''SET'' -> ''Connectors'': |Digital |Voice |
+^^^^
-|ACC/USB Output Select   |AF    ||
+|<key>MENU</key> -> ''SET'' -> ''Connectors'': |||
+|ACC/USB Output Select   |<fc #c0c0c0>AF</fc>    ||
 |ACC/USB AF Output Level |40%   |50% |
-|ACC/USB AF SQL          |OFF (Open) ||
+|ACC/USB AF SQL          |<fc #c0c0c0>OFF (Open)</fc> ||
 |ACC/USB AF Beep Speech... Output |<fc #c0c0c0>OFF</fc> ||
-|ACC/USB IF Output level |50% |50% |
+^^^^
-|ACC MOD Level           |50% |50% |
+|ACC/USB IF Output level |<fc #c0c0c0>50%</fc> ||
+|ACC MOD Level           |<fc #c0c0c0>50%</fc> ||
 |USB MOD Level           |35%--40%((Change the ''USB MOD Level'' to adjust the ALC, which should be about 2/3 in the red when transmitting.)) |50% |
 |DATA OFF MOD            |<fc #c0c0c0>MIC/ACC</fc> ||
-|DATA MOD                |USB ||
+^^^^
-|<key>MENU</key> -> ''SET'' -> ''Connectors'' -> ''CI-V'': ||
+|DATA MOD                |<fc #c0c0c0>USB</fc> ||
-|CI-V Baud Rate          |Auto ||
+|<key>MENU</key> -> ''SET'' -> ''Connectors'' -> ''CI-V'': |||
+|CI-V Baud Rate          |<fc #c0c0c0>Auto</fc> ||
 |CI-V Address            |Note it |<fc #c0c0c0>N/A</fc>|
-|CI-V Transceive         |ON   ||
+|CI-V Transceive         |<fc #c0c0c0>ON</fc>  ||
-|CI-V USB->Remote Tx Address |<fc #c0c0c0>N/A</fc> |
+|CI-V USB->Remote Tx Address |<fc #c0c0c0>N/A</fc> ||
 |CI-V Output (for ANT)   |<fc #c0c0c0>OFF</fc> ||
-|CI-V USB Port           |Link to [REMOTE]||
+|CI-V USB Port           |<fc #c0c0c0>Link to [REMOTE]</fc>||
-|<key>MENU</key> -> ''SET'' -> ''Connectors'': ||
+|<key>MENU</key> -> ''SET'' -> ''Connectors'': |||
-|USB Serial Function     |CI-V |
+|USB Serial Function     |<fc #c0c0c0>CI-V</fc> ||
-|<key>MENU</key> -> ''SET'' -> ''Connectors'' -> ''USB SEND Keying'': ||
+|<key>MENU</key> -> ''SET'' -> ''Connectors'' -> ''USB SEND Keying'': |||
 |USB SEND                |RTS |OFF |
-|USB Keying (CW)         |OFF ||
+|USB Keying (CW)         |<fc #c0c0c0>OFF</fc> ||
-|USB Keying (RTTY)       |OFF ||
+|USB Keying (RTTY)       |<fc #c0c0c0>OFF</fc>||
 |Inhibit Timer at USB Connection |<fc #c0c0c0>ON</fc> ||
-===== Filter Settings =====
+==== Filter Settings ====
 Next, we adjust the filter width:
   * Press the ''FIL1'' (or ''FIL2'' or ''FIL3'') button at the top of the screen (above the frequency) and select ''FIL1''.
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   * Optionally, press ''FIL1'' again to also customize ''FIL2'' and ''FIL3'' in the same fashion.
   * When done, press the <key>MENU</key> button and select the screen you usually like to see (''SCOPE'', ''METER'', etc)
-{{ :howto:filters.png |}}
+{{ /howto/7300digital/filters.png |}}
-===== Digital and Voice settings =====
+==== Digital and Voice settings ====
 Let's now set settings that will be specific to the voice and digital modes.
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 Start by adjusting all the settings in the Voice column:
-^Mode             ^Voice          ^Digital   |
+^Mode             ^Digital        ^Voice          |
-|Defaut Frequency |3.729.00 LSB   |7.078.00 USB-D |
+|Defaut Frequency |7.078.00 USB-D |3.729.00 LSB    |
 |<key>MUTI</key> (select and turn the knob)  |||
-|RF POWER         |100%           |30%  |
+|RF POWER         |30%            |100%           |
-|MIC GAIN         |40%            |40%   |
+|MIC GAIN         |40%||
-|COMP             |ON 4           |N/A   |
+|COMP             |N/A            |ON 4           |
-|MONITOR          |OFF 100%       |ON 100% |
+|MONITOR          |ON 12%         |OFF 12% |
 |<key>FUNCTION</key> |||
-|P.AMP ATT        |OFF            |OFF  |
+|P.AMP ATT        |OFF||
-|AGC              |SLOW           |MED |
+|AGC              |OFF            |MID |
-|NOTCH            |OFF            |OFF  |
+|NOTCH            |OFF||
-|NB               |ON             |OFF   |
+|NB               |OFF            |Depends    |
-|NR               |OFF            |OFF  |
+|NR               |OFF            |Depends |
-|IP+              |OFF            |OFF  |
+|IP+              |OFF||
-|VOX              |OFF            |OFF  |
+|VOX              |OFF||
-|COMP             |ON             |N/A  |
+|COMP             |N/A            |ON  |
-|1/4              |WIDE           |OFF  |
+|1/4              |OFF           |WIDE  |
-|MONI             |OFF            |ON  |
+|MONI             |ON            |OFF  |
   * Now save the settings to the SD Card and call the file ''1Voice''
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 Before we set the digital settings, move on to the next section and come back here after.
-===== ACG Adjustments =====
+==== ACG Adjustments ====
 For digital modes, we don't want any ACG:
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 Now that the ACG is set, go back to the previous section and apply the settings in the Digital column.  When complete, save to the SD card under the name ''2Digital''.
-===== Loading Settings =====
+==== Loading Settings ====
 To load the settings: <key>MENU</key> -> ''SET'' -> ''SD Card'' -> ''Load Setting'' -> ''1Voice'' or ''2Digital'' -> ''ALL'' -> ''YES'' and restart.
+===== IC-7300 Windows Driver =====
+Before connecting the radio the computer, the driver needs to be installed:
+  * Search for "ic-7300" on the [[https://www.icomjapan.com/support/firmware_driver/ |Icom website]]
+  * Download the latest ''USB Driver''
+    * Click on the link in the ''Model Name'' column
+    * Scroll down to the bottom of the next page
+    * Check the ''I have read'' box and Download
+  * This should have downloaded a file named ''CD-301501-00x.zip''
+  * Unzip it (Extract) and run ''CD-301501-004\Driver\Win10\CP210xVCPInstaller_x64.exe''
+Your computer may request to reboot (or not).  Once done, you should see the following in your ''Device Manager'':
+{{  /howto/7300digital/devicemanager.png?500  }}
 ====== References ======