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Plug the mini plug end of this cable to AUDIO IN (R11) on the rear panel of the
RIGblaster pro
. Plug
the other end of this cable to the connector on your radio that provides fixed level audio as outlined in
the previous paragraph.
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.
Using this method, Method 2, there will be no connection to SPKR OUT (R12) on the rear of the
RIGblaster pro
.
Method 3:
Using this method audio is supplied to the
RIGblaster pro
through the Mic Cable previously installed in
Step 1 above. On some radios output audio is available on a radio mic connector pin and therefore can
be obtained with jumpering on the P1 jumper block inside the
RIGblaster pro
. See the example under
“MICROPHONE PIN ASSIGNMENTS (example)” later in this manual. Consult the microphone pin
assignment diagram in the Owners manual of your radio to determine which pin on the mic connector
and thus which pin on the P1 jumper block to jumper to RCV AUD and RCV AUD GND.
In the Microphone Pin Assignments example later in this manual, an IC-756PRO, is shown. On the IC-
756PRO, pin 8 is used for receive audio and thus Pin 8 is jumpered to RCV AUD on the OUTPUT side
of the P1 jumper block to provide receive audio to the
RIGblaster pro
Ground reference must also be
provided by jumpering RCV AUD GND on the INPUT side to GNDTIE on the INPUT side also on the
P1 jumper block. On Icom radios this audio is not fixed, it is variable with the AF Gain control.
After completing the necessary jumpering on the P1 jumper block, 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.
STEP 5 - SET AUDIO LEVELS
For the first part of this procedure leave your Radio turned OFF.
Open your Windows sound control panel (double click on the little yellow speaker icon in the task bar)
and un-mute the “wave” output and the left hand “Volume Control” output. Set the virtual “Volume”
and “Wave” sliders to a position one notch down from the top. Also set the virtual balance sliders to the
center.
If your computer speakers are hooked up and they have a volume control knob, turn that knob most of
the way, but not all the way, down. If they do not have a volume knob, they may be too loud and you
will want to turn them off after you are sure that you can turn your sound card up high enough for them
to be uncomfortably loud.
Make sure the
RIGblaster pro
is turned ON, the “process” Switch (F10) is off and the “level set” Knob
(F5) is all the way Counterclockwise. Set your software to Transmit or Tune. The
RIGblaster pro
“c.s.”
LED (F7) and “ptt” LED (F11) should be on. If you are using software, such as WinPSK, that brings up
