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Here are the instructions for manualy reprogramming the frequencies/channels stored in your Icom M700Pro, Icom M710, Icom M802.
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For example:. Open the Memory Channel folder, go to zones and enter the text for the zones (banks) you are going to use. Then you can click on the zone names that appear in the left column under memory channel. When you click on the zone, you then be able to program the individual channels you want in that zone. Use HELP from the top menu. Go to CONTENTS then start at Memory Channel, etc. All of the programming instructions are there.
Do a little at a time. It is a lot to absorb. I find that if I save as Ver 1, then do some more and save as Ver 2, etc it helps, because you can always go back to a good version if you screw something up. Unless you have a bootleg copy of the software, there is a help file that will tell you every thing you need to know about each item. Open the program, press F1 and it brings up the main help file.
If you have a question about a certain setting, highlit it, do a right click, click on help and it brings up information for just that option. Also, you can not do scanning across banks, every channel you wish to scan needs to be in one bank and then make that a numbered scan list. Again, info in the help file.
If they are using a Windows vista it is a known issue about the help files not working its an easy fix how ever. This has nothing to do with 'bootleg' software!! You can set up multiple scan list.
A channel can be added to multiple scan list. So you could create a scan that scans everything and then a second scan that only scans selected channels You can also set up separate banks and use those as your scan list.
You scan use the Scan Add/delete to remove channel from your selected scan list also. Hyrailer Now 'new' is this radio? Is it 'new' to you or did you get it from a dealer 'new' since the first of the year? If you can 'read' the radio, then there should be no reason that you can not 'write' to the radio. All Icom radios bought 'new' from dealers since Jan 1 2013 require a new software package. The current version for the 30xx, 40xx, 50xx, and 60xx radios is CS F3020-4020-5020-6020 ver3.3.
If the radio is older then Jan. 1, 2013 but is new you, then the older software will work just fine. I purchased the radio and software new, but I'm sure the radio was from stock. The software came with the radio, and I would have thought they would be compatible, but that was an assumption (an incorrect one). After posting my reply, here's what I did: I contacted an Icom dealer who had his office about an hour away.
I was able to bring it to him, and he tried to write to the radio as well (I didn't need to bring my software). After an attempt at writing to it, he uploaded a newer version of firmware to the radio, and tried again. It worked just as intended, and after getting it home, it worked as intended with my software, and I'm good to go!
While somewhat annoyed at first, the fix was relatively painless. Thanks for the help!