Steve,
Glad it works for you. I don't really use the ARCP software, so not
positive what that item in the software is.
In general, the audio in/out for the USB and 13 pin DIN are separate
items. Using the USB audio, you won't have to deal with the DIN jack.
There are different menu settings for each in the 590.
Not sure what you are planning to do with the Kenwood's audio. But just
as an example, here is what I am doing:
I've set up MMTTY to RX on the USB sound for decoding RTTY. I could
also send this way, but it is just easier to TX via the FSK connection
I have with Writelog. No need to worry about setting audio out levels,
or turning off comp and EQ for a clean signal.
I have my contesting software set to use the USB audio to record and
play back contest CQ's. To record, I would use the radio's mic and
use the regular ptt to get audio from the radio into the pc via the USB.
I also have the USB set to record a contest so I can play back the last
QSO if I need to, or to grab and save a 15 second snapshot of RX audio.
Set up to record via the USB, but play back via the pc's internal
sound speakers.
Also have menu 68 (beep tones) turned on. With this, I can record my
TX audio into something like Audacity or other sound recorder. TX
monitor needs to be turned on for this. This isn't as good as
listening to yourself on another receiver, but as you record your
transmission, you can hear the changes as you tweak EQ, bandwidth, and
other options. A thousand times better than trying to listen to
yourself in headphones at the same time you are speaking.
Also, the USB and serial connections to the 590 are separate and
unique. You can actually run one software package on the USB and
something else on the serial port without conflict. I really don't
operate this way, but have tried it and know it works. There may be
a need sometime to have a logger on one port and control software or
digital software on the other port.
Maybe more, but it's early and my brain isn't warmed up yet.
73, Steve KW3A
On 10/24/2015 12:02 AM, Steve Dresser wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Your instructions were quite clear, and I was able to find the radio's sound
> card in Windows. I was also able to play said sound card through my
> computer's speaker by checking the "Listen to" box in the Recording Tab and
> assigning playback of the card to the internal sound card. This exercise
> proved to me that the card is working. Now, here's my question:
>
> In the ARCP590 control program, there's a menu item that lets you tell the
> radio that modulated input (which I read as your voice or some other audio)
> can be sent to the radio via the USB port. With that set, can I send audio
> through the radio from my computer? If so, do I key the radio with the same
> transmit button I would if I were getting the input from the microphone, or
> do I use the separate keying pins on the DIN plug as I would if I were
> inputting audio from that DIN plug? I'm guessing I'll have to use the
> latter, but I'm not sure. No big deal either way, but I'd just like to
> know.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: October 23, 2015 12:00
> Subject: 590 sound card
>
>
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> First, I'm very sorry for your recent loss. I hope all is going well with
>> you and family.
>>
>> As for the 590 sound card, first thing is you need to download the virtual
>> comm port driver from the kenwood site. This will install as a comm
>> port number (whatever) based on what the OS sees. You can always go into
>> Windows and change the number of the comm port if the number assigned
>> doesn't suit you or your software.
>>
>> Be sure and follow the instructions and don't plug in the usb cable to
>> the radio until you are supposed to.
>>
>> If using JAWS, you might want to go into JAWS first and tell it to use
>> the onboard sound card of the pc. When the Kenwood USB sound device is
>> installed, it may become the "default" sound card. Nothing wrong with
>> this, but if JAWS is set to use the default card, you will loose speech.
>> If you loose JAWS speech along the way, just unplug the USB cable from
>> the radio.
>> Speech should come back and you can figure out what the problem is.
>>
>>
>> With this driver installed you can now use the USB connection for radio
>> control and audio in and out at the same time, using whatever serial port
>> number is assigned to the USB connection.
>>
>> What's next depends on what you want to do with the soundcard. Menus 64
>> and 65 are audio in level and out adjustments. It will show up in
>> Windows and also in various software packages as USB Audio, or something
>> similar. You can give it a unique name within Windows if you have other
>> USB audio devices on the computer and want to avoid confusion.
>>
>> Let me know if this wasn't clear, or if I can be of any other help.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
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