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West Mountain Radio RIGblaster DXpro Operating Manual Download Page 21

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West Mountain Radio

Operating Manual

ISC & Jumper Wiring

Pattern #1: Kenwood, Alinco, Elecraft & SGC with 8 pin round-metal mic jack

ISC labeled “Kenwood 8 Pin Round Metal”

Pattern #2: Icom with 8 pin round-metal mic jack

ISC labeled “Icom 8 Pin Round Metal”

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Summary of Contents for RIGblaster DXpro

Page 1: ...inradio com 1020 Spring City Drive Waukesha WI 53186 262 522 6503 sales westmountainradio com 2020 West Mountain Radio All rights reserved All trademarks are the property of their respective owners RI...

Page 2: ...a number of ways depending on the front panel switches Reception of dual channel audio from a transceiver with Main Sub receivers is possible Main Receiver audio will be on the left stereo channel and...

Page 3: ...ng this time PTT CW FSK is suppressed on the DXpro Logic levels for the sequencer ports can be programmed either active high or active low Squelch COS Support There is a dedicated squelch input which...

Page 4: ...oundcard Collection Installation Windows Mac OS Linux Before connecting your DXpro to the PC download and run the latest driver installation software and firmware updates from the website www westmoun...

Page 5: ...gnated P1 The orientation is pin 1 on the left hand side if the unit s front panel controls are facing you Place the correct ISC for your transceiver over the pins and push firmly down All pins should...

Page 6: ...e jack on your transceiver 3 Use the supplied stereo audio cable 3 5mm to 3 5mm from the external speaker jack on your transceiver to the LINE IN jack on the rear panel of the DXpro 4 Connect your tra...

Page 7: ...o Footswitch LED V STA SW1 AUD SEQ S LED SEQ E LED SQ LED RX Level VOX Delay SW2 AUD TX 3 position switch KEY LED blinks while keyed transmit mode 12VDC OUT CAT TTL TTL Level CAT control FSK OUT provi...

Page 8: ...he microphone cable to if using an RJ 45 style transceiver Footswitch LED V STA This multi color LED will illuminate when a footswitch is used with the DXpro If using multiple footswitch taps or a key...

Page 9: ...is connected Main Receive audio will be present on the left recording channel and Sub Receiver audio present on the right recording channel on the DXpro Main Sub TX sound card When the switch is in t...

Page 10: ...null modem wiring CAT TTL Use this port for transceivers with TTL level CAT such as Icom CI V Yaesu TTL e g FT 817 857 897 and various older Kenwood transceivers The polarity of the TTL signal may be...

Page 11: ...or a 4 key keypad SEQ TRIG This port provides a trigger signal to an attached sequencer Transmit is inhibited on the DXpro until a signal is detected on the SEQ END port SEQ END This port expects the...

Page 12: ...and this does not indicate error The COM port number associated with the CAT CI V port will be used in your software for CAT control The COM port number associated with the Control port will be used...

Page 13: ...e enter key Notice the tabs at the top of the window Select Playback if not already selected and double click on the Speakers DXpro Main Sub TX entry Select the Levels tab and adjust the Speaker level...

Page 14: ...b entry Keep in mind that after a Windows update from Microsoft these values may get reset to defaults If experiencing audio issues the Sound Control Panel is the first place to check Using the DXpro...

Page 15: ...l Tone This option is for programs such as FLdigi which can output a pseudo FSK signal on the sound card right channel and for CW software which does not have a serial keyed output There are three opt...

Page 16: ...nable or disable the 12VDC accessory output If planning to use the switched 12VDC output then the 12VDC Powerpole cable must be plugged in and connected to a suitable DC power supply A 12VDC to 110VAC...

Page 17: ...17 West Mountain Radio Operating Manual Audio Diagnostics Program Use this tool when diagnosing audio issues There are displays for waterfall scope and a recording feature...

Page 18: ...depending on the number of taps detected or analog keypad button presses Before recording ensure SW1 is in the mic position Controls for recording and playback are provided Software Configuration The...

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Page 20: ...transceivers can be configured EITHER way 5 PTT Method Because we must use the DXPro to control the transmit function this must be set to RTS 6 Select the DXPro Control COM port number 7 Ensure you ha...

Page 21: ...ual ISC Jumper Wiring Pattern 1 Kenwood Alinco Elecraft SGC with 8 pin round metal mic jack ISC labeled Kenwood 8 Pin Round Metal Pattern 2 Icom with 8 pin round metal mic jack ISC labeled Icom 8 Pin...

Page 22: ...umpering is for older Yaesu radios with microphones that have common PTT audio ground and older hand mics desk mics desk and Heil mics Pattern 4 Newer Yaesu Radios with 8 pin round metal mic jack ISC...

Page 23: ...Radio Operating Manual Pattern 5 Icom Alinco Radios with RJ 45 modular mic jacks ISC labeled Icom RJ 45 Modular Pattern 6 Kenwoods with RJ45 mic jacks most but not all Kenwood FM rigs ISC labeled Kenw...

Page 24: ...o s microphone and then play them back using the DXpro Remote Voice keyer software included with the DXpro Three buttons are for pre recorded files and the fourth button emulates a normal footswitch c...

Page 25: ...uTTY DM780 FLdigi MultiPSK et al 14 080 14 090MHz JT 65 WSJT JT65 HF MultiPSK 1 838MHz usb 3 576MHz usb 7 039MHz usb 14 076MHz usb 21 076MHz usb 28 076MHz usb Feld Hell FLdigi MultiPSK MixW DM780 14 0...

Page 26: ...Amateur Software Collection is excluded from any and all warranties by West Mountain Radio Note that the programs have been provided as shareware or freeware by the software authors to the amateur rad...

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