Owner`s manual

RIGblaster Nomic

After completing the jumper Installation you may put the cover on. Carefully align the

circuit board and covers, making sure that the side screw holes line up. Be careful

not to put force on the potentiometer level control adjustment shaft. The supplied

screws are sheet metal type and must be driven in firmly with a fresh, properly fitting,

#2 Phillips head tip. The screws will be tight at first and then go in easier. Do not over

tighten when they reach bottom.

After you have installed the jumpers and the covers, connect the appropriate RIGblaster

mic. cable, either RJ45 or 8 pin round screw on, between the RIGblaster and your radio.

Proceed to the next step for testing.

3. CONNECT SERIAL CONTROL CABLE: All Amateur Radio sound card programs,

over 100 of them, without exception, require an RS232 serial port for proper operation.

However, most new computers no longer have this connection. Your RIGblaster is

supplied with two cables to provide your choice, and full functionality, with both older

DB9 RS232 serial ports, or with a USB connection. The supplied USB cable will emulate

a DB9 RS32 serial port by converting a USB (universal serial bus) to a RS232 port.

Check to see if your computer has an available DB9 RS232 serial port. If you do, use

the supplied DB9 male to DB9 female cable to connect between the computer’s DB9

RS232 port and the RIGblaster’s DB9 “SERIAL IN” connector. Set the extra USB cable

aside for future use.

If all you have on your computer is a USB socket then use the supplied USB to DB9

converter cable instead.

Refer to centerfold of this manual for a hookup diagram.

If you use the DB9M to DB9F continue to step 5 otherwise if you use the USB cable

continue to the next step.

4. USB CABLE DRIVER INSTALLATION (Skip this step if you are using a actual RS232

serial port on your computer)

The following procedure is to install the software drivers in order to make the USB

cable hardware communicate 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!)