Setting Audio Levels In Vista And Windows 7 - microHAM microKEYER II User Manual

7. Select the Audio Switching tab. Set both FSK/DIGITAL and VOICE to "Line input (rear)"
8. Go back to the Audio Mixer tab and click the "Test Signal" button. Adjust the TX WAVE slider for normal
(rated) output on your transceiver while keeping the ALC meter as low as possible.
NOTE: For the Elecraft K3 only: Do not adjust the TX WAVE slider. Instead, adjust the Line In level
(Mic Gain) until the ALC shows five (5) bars.
9. Select the Audio Switching tab. Set both FSK/DIGITAL and VOICE to "Microphone jack."
10. Set your radio to USB or LSB and click the "Test Signal" button. Adjust the BALANCE (right) trimmer so
that the ALC reading on your transceiver sets at the top of the ALC zone (rated output).
11. This sets proper levels for and all modes. You may want to store these Router settings to the last preset.
Click Preset | Save as, choose position number 12, name it Default and store settings.
TIP: When you start to create your own presets, always begin by selecting the "default" preset. This will
configure the audio levels to the proper state before starting any customization.
12. Select the DVK tab in Router and set the REC MIC slider to the same level as the REC MIC on the Audio
Mixer tab. Set the TX MASTER and WAVE sliders to the same level as the TX VOICE/DIGITAL sliders
on the Audio Mixer tab.
13. Record a message and adjust the REC MIC slightly if necessary so that the REC MIC VU Meter does not
peak into the red.
14. Play back the message and adjust the WAVE slider so that the transceiver ALC meter peaks at the top of
the ALC zone (the same level as steps 9 and 11).
NOTE: Levels in the DVK tab are independent of those in the Audio Mixer. They are stored with the
message banks, not with presets.

Setting audio levels in Vista and Windows 7:

1. Select Router's Audio Switching tab and click the "Sound Card" button.
2. On the "Audio Devices" window, select "Headset Earphone (microHAM CODEC)" in the Mixer and
WaveOut boxes.
3. Click the TX Mixer button. If the Mixer does not appear, open the Windows Sound Control Panel and
select the "Playback" tab.
4. Click the "Test Signal" button on the Audio Devices screen and verify that the VU Meter for "Headset
Earphone (microHAM CODEC)" reaches maximum. If not, turn off Test Signal, restart Router and return
to step 2. Turn off the Test Signal.
5. Close the Audio Devices window but leave the Sound Control Panel open.
6. Select the "Playback" tab in the Sound Control Panel
double click "Headset Earphone (microHAM CODEC)"
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click Levels tab and unmute the Headset Earphone and mute the Microphone
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● click Balance and set LEFT and RIGHT to 80%, then click OK twice.
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