[WT-support] Mic/Headset not muting

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Bob,

It's usually a good idea to define a PTT port whenever you select Voice
Keyer: Enable Sound Card in Win-Test Interfaces Configuration. Otherwise,
every beep sound made by Windows could key the transmitter.  So could stray
RF or noise in the audio lines.

In the Windows Recording Control, is Microphone selected as the recording
device, or Line In?  Set it to Mic.  (Open Volume Control, Options,
Properties, Recording, check all boxes, click OK, check "Select" under the
Microphone slider).

Please refer to this post for tips on how to get to that control:

http://lists.f5mzn.org/pipermail/support/2007-October/074736.html

You should also be able to keep the Windows Master Volume window visible
while you're running Win-Test, and you should see the "Mute" checkbox under
the "Microphone" slider change every time you play a voice message by
pressing F1.  If it is doing that, and you have recorded a message via
Shift+F1, then Win-Test is working properly with your sound card, and the
mic. should be muted.

However, if somehow the mic. is connected to Line In instead of Mic In, it
may not.  What model of PC do you have and what type of sound card is
displayed by Win-Test under "Voice Keyer"?

As long as you're really running Windows XP, nothing later, using the sound
card as a voice keyer should work fine, including mic. muting when playing
a message, though updating the device driver for your sound card may be
required if it is not working.

I ask because you said you have a "relatively new XP system", which is
surprising because no new systems have been shipped with Windows XP for
many years.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 6:33 PM, Robert Pack <nx5m at txcyber.com> wrote:

>  Do not see a reason for defining a PTT port since everything goes
> through the sound card.
> Yes, mic plugged into the sound card at all times.
> Yes to "mute the microphone input while the DVK is playing".
>
> As far as screen shots....it will be a while before this can be done.
> Perhaps a couple of weeks when I am back at the station.
>
> Bob NX5M
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>
> *To:* Win-Test Reflector <support at win-test.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 17, 2014 5:24 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [WT-support] Mic/Headset not muting
>
> I assume you're keeping the mic. plugged into the sound card at all times,
> not the radio.  That's the only way that automatic muting can work.
>
> Depending on your sound card, you may have to check certain options.  I
> assume you already checked *Mute the microphone input while the DVK is
> playing*, not the other one.
>
> Please send me screen shots of the Win-Test Interfaces Configuration
> Screen, your Windows XP Recording Control screen, and your Windows Sound
> Card options.
>
> Also, did you select a PTT port on COM1 or LPT1?  Defining a PTT port may
> be required to get this to work right.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Robert Pack <nx5m at txcyber.com> wrote:
>
>>  Discovered an issue, which may have been present for the past several
>> months after replacing one of the computers.
>>
>> Mic will not mute when the voice keyer is playing.
>> Computer is a relatively new XP system.
>>
>> Box in "configure interfaces" is checked.  Tried un-checking and
>> vice-versa.  Restarted WinTest.  Restarted computer.
>> Went into the settings on the computer and tried various selections.
>> If the INPUT MONITOR is muted in Windows the mic is muted when the voice
>> keyer is playing.   However, this also kills the mic for everything else.
>> The voice keyer still plays the recorded message in this case.
>> If the INPUT MONITOR is not muted the mic is "hot" all the time....also
>> while an F-Message is being transmitted.
>>
>> The computer only has two ports on the sound card.  Blue and red (LINE IN
>> and MIC) are consolidated into this one port.
>>
>>
>> Does anyone know a solution to this problem?
>> Do not want to mic to be "hot" when a voice keyer message is being
>> transmitted.
>> Possibly a sound card incompatibility issue since the LINE IN and MIC are
>> combined into one port?
>>
>> Suggestions welcome!
>>
>> Bob NX5M
>>
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