Icom opc-478uc Instructions

CAUTION: USE ONLY INDOORS! NEVER 

ex-

pose the cables 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 cable to the PC’s USB port directly, or to 

a self-powered USB hub.

Approximately 20 mA of current is required. Insuffi-

cient current capacity of the USB port can cause un-

stable cloning operation and a data error.

CAUTION:

You MUST install the USB driver BEFORE you 

connect the cable to the PC. Otherwise you will 

have to:

q 

disconnect the cable

w 

install the driver

e 

reconnect the cable

D Cloning software compatibility

The connector of OPC-478UC, OPC-966U, and OPC-

1122U USB type cloning cables are basically the 

same as the same numbered RS-232C type cables.

Therefore, you can use the USB type cables with most 

of the Icom cloning software that require the RS-232C 

type cables.

IMPORTANT: Some Icom cloning software can only 

select ports 1 to 4. When several external devices, 

such as a printer, scanner, or hard-disk drive are con-

nected to the USB port, the port number available for 

the cloning software may be port 5 or higher. There-

fore, you must first change the external device to a 

port number other than 1 to 4.

INSTRUCTIONS

CLONING CABLES

opc-478uc opc-966u

opc-1122u opc-1862

opc-2338 opc-2344

opc-2363

DATA CABLE

opc-2357

Thank you for choosing this Icom product.

The cloning cable is designed to connect an Icom 

transceiver or receiver and a PC for data cloning us-

ing an Icom cloning software.

The data cable is designed to connect an Icom 

transceiver (Rekeying Management transceiver) 

and a PC for doing the OTAR (Over-The-Air-Rekey-

ing) operation.

Please read these instructions thoroughly before us-

ing the cable.

OPC-478UC

OPC-1637

OPC-1122U

OPC-2344

CD

OPC-966U

OPC-1862

OPC-2338

Ferrite EMI filter

OPC-2357

*

* One of them is supplied.

OPC-2363

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 Windows 8.1. 

•  The displayed dialog boxes, indications or opera-

tions may differ slightly from the following instruc-

tions, depending on your operating system, its 

service pack level, and/or system settings.

q  

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

no other applications are running.

w

Insert the supplied CD into the CD drive.

e

 Double click “ICOM USB DriverInstaller_B.exe” con-

tained in the CD.

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

to continue.

r

 “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ICOM USB   

-to serial Ver. B” appears.

  Click [Next >] to begin the installation.

t

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

y

 After the installation has completed, “InstallShield 

Wizard Complete” appears.

  Click [Finish].

NOTE: 

•  After the USB driver installation has been com-

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

2 on the next section).

SUPPLIED ITEMS

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

WORD

DEFINITION

CAUTION

Equipment damage may occur.

NOTE

If disregarded, inconvenience only. 

No risk of personal injury, fire or 

electric shock.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS 

carefully and thor-

oughly before using the cable.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS! — 

These instruc-

tions contain important safety and operating details for 

the cable.

• 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)

  OPC-2363 

               300 mm (11.8 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 (1.2 oz)

 OPC-1862/OPC-2338   57 g (2.0 oz)

  OPC-2357 

  66 g (2.3 oz)

  OPC-2363 

37 g (1.3 oz)

  OPC-1637 (USB cable)    49 g (1.7 oz)

• Operating System (OS)

 Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 8.1* 

32 bit/64 bit

 Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 7 

32 bit/64 bit

 Microsoft

®

 Windows Vista

®

  32 bit/64 bit

• Others

  A USB 1.1 or 2.0 port

  * Except for Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 RT.

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