Icom IC-R8600 How-To Guide

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Connecting the IC-R8600 and a PC
Connect a USB cable (User supplied) between the IC-R8600’s [I/Q OUT] port and a PC’s USB port.
L When you connect a USB cable for the rst time, a PC starts installing the driver after turning ON the IC-R8600.
To the I/Q OUT port
IC-R8600
A/B USB cable
To a USB port
Type A
Type B
PC with HDSDR
installed
D Conrming that the driver has been successfully installed
After the installation has been completed, use the PC’s Device Manager to conrm that the driver has been
successfully installed.
To open the Device Manager screen
Windows 10
1. Click the folder icon on the taskbar.
2. Right-click “This PC,” and then click “Properties.”
3. Click “Device Manager.”
Windows 8.1
1. Click the folder icon on the taskbar.
2. Right-click “This PC,” and then click “Properties.”
3. Click “Device Manager.”
Windows 7
1. Click the folder icon on the taskbar.
2. Right-click “Computer,” and then click
“Properties.”
3. Click “Device Manager.”
To conrm the driver
1. Open the Device Manager screen.
L If “User Account Control” is displayed, click <Yes>.
2. Conrm that “IC-R8600 I/Q OUT Port (WinUSB)”
is displayed.
• Windows 10/8.1:
Double-click “Universal Serial Bus devices.”
• Windows 7:
Double-click “USBDevice.”
NOTE: If “IC-R8600 I/Q OUT Port (WinUSB)” is not
displayed, the driver may not have been properly installed.
Install the driver again, following “Installing the IC-R8600
USB I/Q Package for HDSDR”. (p. 3)
NOTE:
• DO NOT connect the IC-R8600 to a PC through any USB hub.
• Depending on the length of a USB cable, the receiver may not operate properly even if it is recognized by the
PC. Use as short a cable as possible.

Icom IC-R8600 Specifications

General

Frequency Coverage	0.01–3000 MHz
Receiver Type	Superheterodyne
Modes	AM, FM, WFM, CW
Display	4.3 inch color TFT LCD
Antenna Connector	SO-239 (50 Ω)
Power Supply	13.8 V DC ±15%
Image Rejection Ratio	More than 70 dB
Dynamic Range	More than 100 dB
Current Consumption	1.5 A (max)