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--- howto:7300digital [2020/10/12 16:52] – va7fi
+++ howto:7300digital [2023/10/24 21:46] (current) – created va7fi
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-mo====== 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.
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-===== 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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 |AGC              |OFF            |MID |
 |NOTCH            |OFF||
-|NB               |OFF            |ON    |
+|NB               |OFF            |Depends    |
-|NR               |OFF||
+|NR               |OFF            |Depends |
 |IP+              |OFF||
 |VOX              |OFF||
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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 ======