Icom opc-478uc Instructions

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS 

carefully and thor-

oughly before using the cloning cable.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS! — 

These instruc-

tions contain important safety and operating details for 

the cloning cable.

INSTRUCTIONS

CLONING CABLES

opc-478uc opc-966u

opc-1122u  opc-1862

opc-2338 

opc-2344

Thank you for purchasing one of the OPC-478UC/ 

OPC-966U/OPC-1122U/OPC-1862/OPC-2338/

OPC-2344 

cloning

cable

.  The  cloning  cables  are 

designed  to  connect  an  Icom  transceiver/receiver 

and a PC for data cloning using Icom cloning soft-

ware. 

Please read these instructions thoroughly before us-

ing the cloning cable.

OPC-478UC

OPC-1637

OPC-1122U

OPC-2344

CD

Ferrite EMI filter

OPC-966U

OPC-1862

OPC-2338

IMPORTANT

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS

PRECAUTIONS

SPECIFICATIONS

USB DRIVER INSTALLATION (STEP 1)

•  When installing the USB driver, log in as the 

ad-

ministrator. 

 •  These  instructions  are  based  on  using  Win-

dows 8. 

•  The displayed dialog boxes, indications or opera-

tions may differ slightly from the following instruc-

tions, depending on your operating system, sys-

tem settings and its service pack level.

q

Make sure Windows has completed it’s start-up, and 

no other applications are running.

Insert the supplied CD into the CD drive.

w

 Double click “ICOM USB DriverInstaller_B.exe” con-

e

tained in the CD.

  •  When “User Account Control” appears, click [Yes] 

to continue.

 “User Account Control” appears.

r

  Click “Yes” to start the USB driver installation.

 “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ICOM USB   

t

-to serial Ver. B” appears.

  Click [Next >] to begin the installation.

If “Windows Security” appears, click “Install”.

y

 After  the  installation  has  completed,  “InstallShield 

u

Wizard Complete” appears.

  Click [Finish].

Click

Next>

Click

Finish

NOTE: 

•  After  the  USB  driver  installation  has  been  com-

pleted (Step 1), connect the cloning cable to the 

PC (Step 2).

SUPPLIED ITEMS

• Usable temperature range:

   OPC-2338/OPC-2344           0˚C to +60˚C 

               (+32˚F to +140˚F)

   Others 

               –10˚C to +60˚C 

               (+14˚F to +140˚F)

• Cable length (approximately):

  OPC-478UC 

 520 mm (20.5

inches)

  Others 

               250 mm (9.8

inches)

  OPC-1637 (USB cable) 

        1500 mm (4.9

feet)

• Weight (approximately):

  OPC-478UC 

                40 g (1.4 oz)

  OPC-966U 

                54 g (1.9 oz)

  OPC-1122U/OPC-2344 

  34 g (1.2oz)

  OPC-1862/OPC-2338 

  57 g (2.0

 oz)

  OPC-1637 (USB cable)         49 g

 (1.7 oz)

A PC with the following is required:

•  Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 8.1 

32 bit/64 bit

Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 8  

32 bit/64 bit

Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 7  

32 bit/64 bit

Microsoft

®

 Windows Vista

® 

32 bit/64 bit

• A USB 1.1 or 2.0 port

  The USB driver cannot be used with “RT” versions 

of Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 8.1 and Microsoft

®

 Win-

dows

®

 8.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

WORD

DEFINITION

CAUTION

Equipment damage may occur.

NOTE

If disregarded, inconvenience only. 

No  risk  of  personal  injury,  fire  or 

electric shock.

CAUTION: USE ONLY INDOORS! NEVER 

ex-

pose the data cable to rain, snow or any liquids.

NEVER 

let metal, wire, or other objects touch any in-

ternal part of the connectors.

CAUTION: NEVER 

use a USB cable other than the 

OPC-1637. 

DO NOT

 extend the USB cable. When 

the cable longer than 1.5 m (4.9 ft) is used, a data 

error may occur.

DO NOT

 use harsh solvents such as benzine or alco-

hol when cleaning, as they will damage the cables.

Ensure that your PC supports USB port operation by

confirming the Universal Serial Bus controller is in the 

PC’s Device Manager.

Connect the cloning cable to the PC’s USB port di-

rectly, or to a self-powered USB hub.

Approximately 20 mA of current is required for the 

cloning cable. Insufficient current capacity of the USB 

port can cause unstable cloning operation and a data 

error.

D Cloning software compatibility

The USB type cloning cables, OPC-478UC/OPC-966U/

OPC-1122U, are almost the same as the RS-232C 

type cloning cables, OPC-478/OPC-966/OPC-1122. 

Therefore, most of the Icom cloning software which 

require the RS-232C type cables can be used with 

USB type cables.

IMPORTANT: Some Icom cloning software can only 

select ports 1 to 4. When several peripheral equip-

ment, such as a printer, scanner and hard-disk drive 

are connected to the USB port, the port number avail-

able for the cloning software may be port 5 or higher. 

Therefore, you cannot choose the proper port number.