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CONTENTS
PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................... 2
CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 3
PLEASE NOTE: ......................................................................................................................................... 4
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT STATION GROUNDING: ................................................................ 4
UNPACKING ............................................................................................................................................. 5
PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................. 6
FRONT PANEL...................................................................................................................................... 6
PANEL DESCRIPTION continued ............................................................................................................ 7
PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................. 8
REAR PANEL ........................................................................................................................................ 8
PANEL DESCRIPTION continued ............................................................................................................ 9
CHOOSE A MOUNTING LOCATION .................................................................................................. 10
INSTALLATION PLANNING ................................................................................................................ 10
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS: BASIC FEATURES ........................................................... 11
STEP 1: INSTALL MICROPHONE WIRING JUMPERS.................................................................. 11
STEP 2: CONNECT AUDIO CABLES ............................................................................................... 12
OPERATING BASICS ............................................................................................................................. 12
SOUND CARD SOFTWARE OPERATION .......................................................................................... 14
STEP 1: INSTALL SOFTWARE ......................................................................................................... 14
STEP 2: SETUP TO RECEIVE SIGNALS USING SOFTWARE ...................................................... 14
STEP 3: SET UP TO TRANSMIT USING SOUND CARD SOFTWARE ........................................ 15
STEP 4 -TEST THE USB VIRTUAL COM PORTS ........................................................................... 15
TRANSMIT WITH SOUND CARD SOFTWARE: ................................................................................ 16
CW CABLING AND SETUP .................................................................................................................. 17
RTTY FSK CABLING AND SETUP ...................................................................................................... 17
RIG CONTROL CABLING AND SETUP .............................................................................................. 18
STATION HOOKUP DIAGRAM ............................................................................................................ 20
STATION HOOKUP DIAGRAM (optional features & functions, in red) .............................................. 21
JUMPER DIAGRAMS: MICROPHONE AND RADIOS ....................................................................... 23
FOR 8 PIN ROUND SCREW ON MICROPHONES AND RADIOS ONLY .................................... 23
JUMPER DIAGRAMS: RADIOS ONLY ................................................................................................ 24
FOR RJ45 MODULAR SQUARE CONNECTOR RADIOS ONLY .................................................. 24
FEATURE SELECTION JUMPER BLOCK OVERVIEW..................................................................... 25
DEFAULT SETTINGS: FEATURE SELECTION JUMPERS, DIAGRAM ...................................... 25
MIC ELECTRET BIAS JUMPER – P8 ................................................................................................... 25
RX MUTE JUMPER – P9 ........................................................................................................................ 26
PC RX FUNCTION ASSIGN – P5 .......................................................................................................... 26
RADIO A RX CHANNEL ASSIGN – P6 ................................................................................................ 26
RADIO B RX CHANNEL ASSIGN – P7 ................................................................................................ 27
VIRTUAL COM PORT SERIAL SELECT – P4 ..................................................................................... 27
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS .................................................................................................................. 28
INDEX ...................................................................................................................................................... 29
WARRANTY ........................................................................................................................................... 30
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