with your computer. (Mac or Linux drivers are available on the CD ROM but these instructions are only for Windows
98SE, ME, 2000, XP and Vista 32 bit.)
A) Insert the West Mountain Radio CD ROM in your computer's CDROM drive.
B) Plug the USB connector into an available USB socket on your computer. If possible one you will keep it in.
C) A "New hardware found" Windows Plug & Play Wizard window should pop up.
D) For XP and Vista you should allow Windows to automatically complete the installation.
E) For Windows 98SE, ME and 2000 "tell" Windows to go to a specific location and direct Windows ONLY to the
CDROM drive letter that has the West Mountain CD in it.
F) At each prompt select whatever response that will cause Windows to complete the hardware installation. (DO
NOT cancel, go back, stop, or abort the installation! NO MATTER WHAT!)
G) You have completed the USB hardware driver installation at this point.
H) Plug the DB9 end connector into the RIGblaster's "Serial in" jack and screw in the thumb screws.
I) Right click the "My Computer" icon and then left click "Properties".
J) Select the "Hardware" tab and then select "Device Manager".
K) Scroll down and click the + symbol next to "Ports (COM & LPT)"
L) Check that you see the item: "Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COMx)"
M) **IMPORTANT** Make a note of what the COM number is, (x in (COMx). You will need that number to setup
your Amateur Radio program to do PTT.
If this step is OK, it confirms that your USB to serial converter is properly installed and should work. If and only if
this is confirmed correctly, continue to the next step.
5. SERIAL Ptt CONtROL SEt UP AND tESt:
Run the program that you had working in step 1. From that
program's configuration or setup menu, (consult the program's help docs) set the program to control PTT using the
COM port that your RIGblaster's serial cable is plugged into. The RIGblaster nomic responds to both RTS and DTR
for PTT control; use either or both, if you have a choice.
Put that software into transmit (TX) and check that your radio automatically switches to transmit and shows PTT
activation (It may be normal not to see any RF output until you complete the next step).
Continue to the next step only if you have computer PTT control working properly.
6. CONNECt thE tRANSMIt AUDIO:
Connect one of the supplied 1/8" stereo audio cables from your sound
card's line output (laptop headphone output) to the RIGblaster's audio in. If you unplug your desktop computer's
speakers to make this connection then plug the computer speakers back in to the RIGblaster's audio output so
they will operate as they did before. If you wish, instead, you can use computer headphones connected from the
RIGblaster's audio output to hear the computer. WARNING: if you connect un-amplified speakers or low impedance
headphones, not intended for use with a computer, you may not have enough transmit audio to transmit.
7. SEt thE tRANSMIt AUDIO LEVEL tO YOUR RIG:
Use your normal mic. gain setting, turn your speech
compressor off, and set the transmitter's RF drive (power control) all the way up (full power). You will be able to set
your power level to any power level later with the computer audio drive setting. WARNING: Failure to set your RF
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