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■ AboutthemicroSDcard
The microSD and microSDHC cards are not available from
Icom. Purchase separately.
A microSD card of up to 2 GB, or an microSDHC of up to 32
GB, can be used with the ID-51A/E.
Icom has checked the compatibility with the following mi-
croSD and microSDHC cards.
(As of August 2014)
Brand Type Memory size
SanDisk
®
microSD
2 GB
microSDHC
4 GB
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
•The performance of the cards listed above is not guaran-
teed.
•Throughouttherestofthisdocument,themicroSDcardand
an microSDHC card are simply called microSD cards.
•IcomrecommendsthatyouformatallmicroSDcardstobe
used with the transceiver, even preformatted microSD cards
for PCs or other uses.
NOTE:
•BeforeusingthemicroSDcard,readtheinstructionsofthe
microSD card thoroughly.
•Ifyoudoanyofthefollowing,themicroSDcarddatamay
be corrupted or deleted.
- You remove the microSD card from the transceiver while
accessing the microSD card.
- You change the external power supply’s voltage while
accessing the microSD card.
- You start the vehicle engine while accessing the mi-
croSD card.
- You drop, impact or vibrate the microSD card.
•DonottouchthecontactsofthemicroSDcard.
•The transceiver takes a longer time to recognize a high
capacity microSD card.
•ThemicroSDcardwillgetwarmifusedcontinuouslyfora
long period of time.
•ThemicroSDcardhasacertainlifetime,sodatareading
or writing may not be possible after using it for a long time
period.
•Whenreadingorwritingdataisimpossible,themicroSD
card’s lifetime has ended. In this case, purchase a new
one. We recommend you make a backup file of the impor-
tant data onto your PC.
•Icom will not be responsible for any damage caused by
data corruption of an microSD card.
RECORDINGAQSOONTO
A microSD CARD