6 VOICE RECORDER FUNCTIONS6-2Recording a QSO audioD Quick recordingYou can quickly record receive audio.1. Push QUICK .• Opens the QUICK MENU screen.2. Touch “<>.”D Basic recordingYou can record both receive and transmit audio.1. Open the QSO RECORDER screen.MENU » RECORD2. Touch “<>.”This transceiver is equipped with a QSO recorder notonly for the receive audio, but also for the transmitaudio.This function is useful to make a QSO record orto confirm your QSO with a rare entity's station oron a DX'pedition. You can also use the function torepeatedly send the same message.The recorded contents are saved onto an SD card.There are 2 ways to record the communication.NOTE:• To record a QSO, an SD card (user supplied) is required.• If your SD card does not have an "IC-7300" folder, backup any data on the SD card, insert it in the transceiverscard slot and then format it using the built-in formatfunction. See “Formatting an SD card” (p. 8-3) for details.• DO NOT insert the SD card while recording a QSO. Therecording may be interrupted and the SD card may bedamaged.• Once the recording starts, it continues, even if thetransceiver is turned OFF and ON again.• The recording continues until you touch <>or the the free space on the SD card has run out.• When the recording file’s content becomes 2 GB, thetransceiver continues to record, but to a new file.TIP: When the PTT Automatic Recording functionis set to ON in the Voice set mode, the recordingautomatically starts when you push [PTT]. (p. 6-8)TIP: About recording• After the recording starts, a folder and file areautomatically created on the SD card.L The folder name is formatted yyyymmdd (yyyy: year,mm: month, dd: day).L The file name is formatted yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss(yyyy: year, mm: month, dd: day, hh: hour, mm:minute, ss: second).L The audio files recorded on the same day are savedin the same folder.• While recording, is lit and blinks.• While standing by, the recording pauses.• While pausing, blinks.• When you touch , “Stop recording?” isdisplayed.L If you touch [YES], the recording stops and thedialogue box dissappears.L If you touch [NO], the dialogue box dissappears andthe recording continues.• After the recording stops, turns OFF.• Starts recording.• “Recording started.” is briefly displayed.3. Push QUICK again.• Opens the QUICK MENU screen.4. Touch “<>.”• Starts recording.• “Recording started.” is briefly displayed.3. Touch “<>.”• Stops recording.• “Recording stopped.” is briefly displayed.4. To close the QSO RECORDER screen, push EXIT .• Stops recording.• “Recording stopped.” is briefly displayed.
