Owner’s Manual
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NOTE:
RJ45 square Modular mic connector radios are used by plugging
the radio’s mic into the back of the
RIGblaster Plus II
,screw in the
supplied mic cable onto the front of the RIGblaster, and the RJ45
Modular end into the radio.
NOTE:
Unusual or old radios may not be included in the assortment
of ISC’s supplied. They may be able to be hooked up with individual
jumpers. Check our support page for individual wire jumper diagrams for
one of these radios. If you have an accessory adaptor cable for another
style microphone connector follow the instructions supplied with that cable.
It is now time to operate your radio with the mic connected through the
RIGblaster Plus II
. Check that the PTT button on the mic activates PTT
on the radio and make certain to get an on the air report, do not only look
at the power meter.
Step 4: Software PTT Setup
If you have not previously done so, right click “Computer” in “Start”
(for Vista/7) or “My Computer” icon on your desktop and then left click
“Properties”. Click the “Hardware” tab, then the “Device manager” button.
This shows a list of all PC hardware. Scroll down and click the “+” next to
“Ports (COM and LPT)”. Check which COM port number was assigned
to your
RIGblaster Plus II
. Remember this number for future use when
setting up every ham radio sound card or rig control program.
Regardless of the program you are using, you must setup and configure
the program for PTT operation by instructing which COM port number
that Windows
®
assigned to the
RIGblaster Plus II
.
If the program gives you a choice of using RTS or DTR for PTT, select
RTS. DTR is normally used for CW keying, but may also be used for
RTTY FSK keying (see CW/FSK setup later in this manual).
Tune your radio with it connected to a dummy load and test the PSK
program’s PTT control by activating transmit from the program. Your radio
should indicate PTT (transmit) activation. The radio may or may not indicate
power output depending on how the sound card is set (see the next section).
Continue to the next step only if your microphone works exactly
the way it did before, including on the air reports.
Continue to the next step only after you have confirmed that you
have PTT activation on both the RIGblaster and the radio.
