Ok,
FINALLY got it going. This was simply so frustrating process. I have been working on this since last Friday. The problem is, you need to upgrade to version 1.2!
Even though my CD says "CS-R8600 v1.2, the software is v1.00. There is no update on the CD. The biggest boo-boo Icom makes in the directions, it does not tell you you need to go to Icom website and download the 1.2 update. The directions that comes with the CD only gives you the instructions what to do after you have the upgrade file.
I thought for sure it was a USB cable issue and had purchased a new cable, but that didn't help
Good Deal!
When I bought my software from HRO, the disc did not have the CS-R8600 folder or software on it at all!! It only contained the USB drivers and that was it.
Instead of calling HRO, I decided to call Icom directly in hopes they could give me a link to download it. No such luck, they had to send me a new CD. This was not all that long ago and version 1.2 had been on their website for a pretty long time when this happened but the CD I received was still version 1.0 and was also marked as V 1.0 so I at least knew I had to upgrade the software after I installed it.
That is pretty silly your CD said version 1.2 but it was still really 1.0.
Oh well, glad you got through the frustration and got it working.
A good comment about Icom, when I called and told them my software CD did not have the software on it, I figured they would make me go back to HRO but nope, they listened and sent me a new CD out priority mail with no questions asked or even any form of proof of purchase.
The person I spoke with did say I was the second person with this same issue of a CD without the software on it.
I guess being as they had a report about this that I was probably legit.
Their quality control for software must not be very good if they ship disc's with the wrong version printed on them or ship disc's with no software on them!
