12
connect these patch cords. Additional 1/8 inch Stereo Mini Plug Patch Cords can be purchased from
West Mountain Radio
www.westmountainradio.com .
We highly recommend that you attach Patch Cord Labels to each end of the Patch Cords before
installing them.
ROUTING: TRANSMIT COMPUTER AUDIO
Æ
RIGblaster pro
Æ
Computer Speakers
For Desktop Computers, unplug the computer speakers from the computer and plug them into SPKR
OUT (R8) on the rear of the
RIGblaster pro
. Then plug one end of a patch cord to the jack on the
computer where the computer speakers were plugged. Plug the other end of that patch cord to LINE IN
(R9) on the rear of the
RIGblaster pro
.
For laptop computers with only two audio jacks, plug one end of a patch cord to the headphone jack on
the laptop computer and plug the other end of that patch cord to LINE IN (R9) on the rear of the
RIGblaster pro
.
ROUTING: RECEIVE RADIO AUDIO
Æ
RIGblaster pro
Æ
Computer Sound, Line In
Three methods are available for getting audio from your radio to your computer. The method you use
depends primarily on the options available on your radio. If your radio has the provision for connecting
an external speaker but no other means of getting audio out of the radio, then Method 1 should be used.
If your radio has fixed level audio available from the rear panel via an accessory socket, then Method 2
is recommended. If your radio has output audio available at the mic connector,
RIGblaster pro
has the
capability to use this as a source for audio input to the computer and this will be Method 3. In all three
methods,
RIGblaster pro
will provide DC isolation for receive audio between the radio and the
computer.
Method 1:
For this method, you will need an external speaker for your radio.
Plug one end of a patch cord to the External Speaker Output jack of your radio and the other end to
AUDIO IN (R11) on the rear panel of the
RIGblaster pro
. Then plug your radio external speaker into
SPKR OUT (R12) on the rear panel of the
RIGblaster pro
.
Plug one end of a patch cord to LINE OUT (R10) on the rear panel of the
RIGblaster pro
and plug the
other end to Line In on your computer sound.
Method 2:
For this step you will need a special cable. One end of this cable will have a mini plug which is the
same as those provided on the ends of the patch cords supplied with your
RIGblaster pro
. The other end
will be a connector that will plug into the source of fixed level audio on your radio. This may be labeled
“Data Out, Monitor Out, Record Out, Patch Out, etc. and it could be a din plug, a mini din plug, an RCA
plug, etc. Consult your radio Owners Manual for the required connector. West Mountain Radio has
several cables available for this purpose as RIGblaster optional Accessories for Icom, Kenwood and
Yaesu radios. See
www.westmountainradio.com
.
