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If your computer does not have a real Serial Port, you will be using the included USB Interface Cable.
To install the drivers necessary to use the USB Interface Cable, please see the “RIGblaster USB Owners
Manual Addendum” on the included CDROM.
One DB9 Male to DB9 Female Serial Cable is supplied with the
RIGblaster pro
. The specific software
and the manner in which you intend to operate the various functions facilitated by the
RIGblaster pro
will determine how you connect the serial cables.
To do basic SoundCard applications such as PSK31, SSTV, CW, RTTY, connect the supplied serial
cable between an available serial port on your computer and SERIAL/COM RS232 IN/OUT A (R3) on
the rear of the
RIGblaster pro
.
Read the section titled COM PORT & RIG CONTROL JUMPER DIAGRAMS to help you determine if
you need to connect a second serial cable (not supplied) between a second serial port on your computer
and SERIAL/COM RS232 IN/OUT B (R2) on the rear of the
RIGblaster pro
.
Additional DB9 to DB9 Serial Cables can be purchased from West Mountain Radio at
www.westmountainradio.com
.
Turn on the
RIGblaster pro
Power Switch. The Green “Power” LED and the Green “mic” LED should
come on. The Green “level.” LED (F6) will come on briefly then will go off. At this time no other LED
should light.
Boot the computer. During the boot process you should see the PTT LED (F11) blink on and off at least
once. The CW LED may also come on and go off during the boot. When the boot is complete the PTT
and CW LEDs should be off if not you have a software problem, see the Support pages of our Web Site.
This test may or may not work if you are using the USB Interface Cable in place of a real serial port.
This test confirms that the cable, the computer serial port, and the PTT circuitry in the RIGblaster pro
are working properly together. Also see our web site support page if you have Windows/ME.
www.westmountainradio.com
Do NOT proceed to the next step of the installation if this step
FAILS
. Except when using USB
Interface Cable.
STEP 4 - CONNECT AUDIO CABLES
We suggest you read this step through entirely before performing it. This will give you a better
understanding of what steps need to be done and what can be skipped.
Turn off the
RIGblaster pro
Power Switch. The Green “Power” LED and the Green “mic” LED should
go off.
Turn off your radio and your computer before connecting cables to either unit.
Six 1/8 inch Stereo Mini Plug Patch Cords are supplied with the
RIGblaster pro
. Throughout this step
these will be referred to as “Patch Cords”. What software and the manner in which you intend to
operate the various functions facilitated by the
RIGblaster pro
will determine how many and where you
