Owner`s manual

RIGblaster Nomic
RIGblaster Nomic USB
Owners Manual
Thank you for purchasing a RIGblaster nomic. We hope that it provides many hours of
amateur radio enjoyment.
FOR MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT PLEASE PROCEED IN ORDER, STEP BY STEP! DO
NOT CONTINUE TO THE NEXT STEP UNTIL YOU HAVE CORRECTLY COMPLETED
THE STEP YOU ARE ON.
NOTE: IF YOU CALL FOR SUPPORT WE WILL TO NEED TO KNOW WHAT STEP
OF THIS MANUAL YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO HELP YOU IF YOU HAVE NOT READ AND FOLLOWED THE STEP BY STEP
INSTRUCTIONS.
1. INSTALL SOFTWARE AND START RECEIVING: You do not need the RIGblaster
for receive, only for transmit, so leave it in the box. Put our CD in your CD drive and,
after a few seconds, the CD menu should appear on your screen. If the menu does
not appear, you probably need to set your CD ROM drive to autorun (as explained in
Windows help). If you cannot get the CD to autorun, browse to the CDROM and double
click the autorun.exe file in order to display our CD menu.
Please read the CD “read me” file first! We put it there for to read! Note that this product
manual is also on the CD but either the paper or electronic version may be more up to
date with the latest version appearing on our support page.
After reading the Readme file, click the software collection XMIT button; click and select
the PSK31 mode button, and then click the WINPSK program install button. This installs
a simple and easy PSK31 program to get started with. (Only if you are an advanced
user should you install your choice of program or mode.)
Connect your radio’s speaker output to your computer’s line input (mic. on a laptop)
using one of the supplied 1/8” stereo mini plug audio cables. Other connections may be
used but we suggest you test initially with this simple hookup. If you have purchased a
fixed level audio cable from us, made for your model radio, then follow the instructions
that came with that cable for connecting a receive audio signal. Note that you may
use any audio output on your radio (speaker, headphone, record, phone patch, data
audio out) and either of your computer’s inputs, line or mic. inputs. To choose the best
connection, consider the signal levels and your preference for operating convenience.
WARNING: Be certain your computer is powered from the same AC house wiring circuit
(on the same circuit breaker) as the rest of your ham station! This is safer and better
for many reasons that are both related and unrelated to the RIGblaster installation.
Next tune in a signal for the mode and program you have installed and are running.
For PSK31 it is best to tune to 14.07015 USB.
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