[WT-support] CONTEST RECORDER

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Contest Recorder Problem solved at G3BJ.

Somehow there was a corrupt or older MP3 file in the log folder.  Selecting
"Files Information" from the Contest Recorder pop-up window (a right
click), showed no MP3 files, but using File | Explore | /log directory did
show an MP3 file.  I terminated Win-Test, deleted the old 48k MP3 file
using File Explorer, then restarted Win-Test, and the recorder started to
work normally.

Before that, I also re-ran the Chortkeh fix to re-enable Fraunhofer, since
that was required after a recent Windows 10 update which disabled
Fraunhofer (see this post
<http://lists.f5mzn.org/pipermail/support/2018-June/085944.html>), but,
that may not have been necessary since the CODEC was already showing up OK.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 12:46 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> 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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