[WT-support] CONTEST RECORDER

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Actually, it may be something much simpler.  Do you have two monitors?
Win-Test displays a pop-up message box (perhaps in the other monitor) as
soon as you press the Record Button:



It won't start to record until you click *OK*.  Maybe that message box is
covered up or you can't see it.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 12:43 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> On the Advanced tab of the sound card, under Exclusive Mode, did you check
> both boxes?
>
> [x] Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device
> [x] Give exclusive mode applications prioirity
>
>
> Some other program may also be using the sound card, or more than one
> copy of Win-Test is running, or the Win-Test shortcut is not marked "Run as
> Administrator" as recommended.
>
> Is the same device also seleced as a voice keyer (DVK) in Win-Test?  Using
> one sound card for both may not work.  Are you using a microHAM MK2R+ sound
> card or a sound card built into the radio?
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 12:16 PM, Don Beattie <don at g3bj.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes thanks, Bob. I’d done all that before I posted the “help”. This is
>> very odd – the Sound card works fine with (eg) WSJT-X, so the computer
>> itself is recognising the card.
>>
>> The correct sound card is selected, and when I open the “levels” utility,
>> the bar-graph moves on audio input.
>>
>>
>>
>> So it seems to be something between Win-Test and the sound-card,  which
>> makes me suspect the CODEC.  I’m wondering whether there is some corruption
>> in the CODEC – I have no idea how to uninstall it, and I’m reluctant to
>> overwrite the existing registry line entries with a fresh version in case
>> that makes it worse.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73
>>
>>
>>
>> *Don, G3BJ*
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* support-bounces at win-test.com <support-bounces at win-test.com> *On
>> Behalf Of *Bob Wilson, N6TV
>> *Sent:* 10 July 2018 19:24
>> *To:* Win-Test Reflector <support at win-test.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [WT-support] CONTEST RECORDER
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 11:13 AM, <don at g3bj.com> wrote:
>>
>> I've been setting things up for the IARU contest and I can't get any life
>> out of the Contest Recorder.
>> The Fraunhofer CODEC is loaded and Win-Test recognises it in the MP3
>> setup. But when I click "record" nothing happens - no error message, and
>> the recorder does not start (ie no text in the recorder window)
>>
>> Win 10 machine here and I'm running 4.28
>>
>>
>>    1. Right click on the Speaker Icon in the Notifcation area of the
>>    Windows Task Bar
>>    2. Click *Open Sound Settings*
>>    3. In the *Input* section, select the correct sound card, then click *Device
>>    Properties*
>>    4. Select the *Advanced* tab
>>    5. Set the Default Format to 2-channel, 16 bit, 16000 Hz (Tape Record
>>    Quality)
>>    6. Click *Apply*
>>    7. Select the *Levels* tab and use the slider to adjust the record
>>    volume
>>    8. In Win-Test, type MP3SETUP [Enter] in the logging window
>>    9. Make sure the *Recorder* is set to the same sound card (e.g. USB
>>    Audio CODEC)
>>    10. Select *Stereo*, 16000 Hz, 32 kBit/s
>>    11. Click *OK*
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Bob, N6TV
>>
>>
>>
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