While I don't use the N3FJP stuff, my understanding from Tom  (after his 
e-mails with the author), is that the software has no provision  to 
select  other sound cards.   It will try and use whatever sound card 
windows has chosen as default.  So I think this is part of his problem, 
and  changing  which card is seen as default  should help  him.

I think in this day and age, with all the various sound card options out 
there, and multiple sound card computers being common, this is a short 
coming in the software.
73, Steve KW3A

On 11/24/2014 8:54 AM, Butch Bussen wrote:
> Forget about default, shouldn't come into play, tell jaws and each
> specific program which card to use, forget default..
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Sun, 23 Nov 2014,
> Tom Behler wrote:
>
>> John:
>>
>> This is what confuses me. ... I have tried the PC sound card as my default a
>> number of times, with the same results.  Once I do this with the TS590
>> connected, Jaws speech disappears.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of John Miller
>> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:42 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: N3FJP port locking issue appears to be solved
>>
>> That shouldn't work that way. You can tell jaws which sound card to work out
>> for that matter, then change things around.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 8:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: N3FJP port locking issue appears to be solved
>>
>>
>>> John:
>>>
>>> If I set the computer's sound card as the default, then I loose my
>>> Jaws speech output, when I want to use the ARCP590 software to program
>>> the TS590.
>>> I think this is because the ARCP590 software uses the other sound
>>> card, or at least that's what I've been able to figure out so far.  I
>>> had the same problem a few years ago when trying to configure a
>>> Windows 7 computer to work with the 590 and the ARCP590 programming
>> software.
>>>
>>> If I could somehow use the Windows default sound card, and not loose
>>> Jaws speech output, I'd be all set.
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of John Miller
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 7:58 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: N3FJP port locking issue appears to be solved
>>>
>>> Just set the computer's sound card as default. Most programs now allow
>>> you to choose which sound card is the default. You don't want the
>>> radio's sound card to be the default ever no matter what, I hear it
>>> all the time where people use their radio's sound card or their sound
>>> card digital interface as default sound card and their windows sounds
>>> keep going out on the air. If you set the computer's sound card as the
>>> default, that should fix your problem with the wav files and you
>>> should be able to select which sound card any program  that needs the
>>> card uses.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 7:44 PM
>>> Subject: N3FJP port locking issue appears to be solved
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I just wanted everyone to know that I think I have finally solved my
>>>> port locking issue with the N3FJP logging software.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The problem apparently resulted from a tactical error on my part.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To make a long story short, I was running both the N3FJP rig
>>>> interface and the Kenwood ARCP590 programming software via a USB to
>>>> serial adapter to the serial port on the TS590.  This was making the
>>>> N3FJP software unhappy and unable to release the port when switching
>>>> from one application to the other.
>>>> I had wrongly assumed that this would not be a problem, since only
>>>> one application is used at any one point in  time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Now, I am running the N3FJP software rig interface with a
>>>> straight-through serial connection between the logging computer and
>>>> the TS590, and the
>>>> ARCP590 programming software using a straight-through USB cable
>>>> between the computer and the 590, and everything seems to be working.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The only down side to this new arrangement is that I'm not able to
>>>> use the N3FJP wave files for navigating from one data entry field to
>>>> the next.
>>>> The
>>>> wave files require the Windows default sound card, and I need to
>>>> configure Jaws to work with  the other sound card in order to use
>>>> the
>>>> ARCP590 software.  However, I'm sure I'll be able to  get used to
>>>> this new reality through time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to everyone on the list who gave me various suggestions for
>>>> addressing this issue.  Even though my solution is not totally
>>>> perfect, I think it will be workable.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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