<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Winter, Andreas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andreas.winter@siemens.com">andreas.winter@siemens.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span>The soundcard has to input sources: line in and mic. On
line in is the audio output form the transceiver connected, which is supposed to
be for the contest recorder.</span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span>On mic is a microphone connected, which is at
least supposed to record the text messages (F1, ...); according to <a href="http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Interfaces#Sound_Card" target="_blank">http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Interfaces#Sound_Card</a> it
could be used to route the mic through the soundcard to the transceiver (line
out is connected to the mic input of the transceiver). </span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span>As input sources for the soundcard I can either choose
between line in and mic.</span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span>If I choose mic I can record (and play) text
messages and route the mic to the transceiver. Thi</span></font><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span>s is working
fine.</span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span>But then I can not use the contest recorder as he gets
the signal from the mic... </span></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Can you select LINE IN rather than MIC under the Recorder / Sound Device section of the <a href="http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Menu:Options#MP3_Configuration">MP3SETUP dialog</a> ? This should not affect the DVK MIC input. If it does, two sound cards will be required, one for audio recording and one for DVK. USB sound cards are probably the easiest. If you have a microHAM MK2R+, it already provides two sound cards, one called USB Voice Codec can be used for the Win-Test DVK, and the second called USB Audio Codec can be used for contest recording or RTTY.</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span> </span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; ">If I choose line in the contest recorder records the
audio signal from the transceiver, but I can not route the mic to the
transceiver or record a new text message, because mic is not the input
source.</span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The MP3SETUP dialog was added to Win-Test long after the internal DVK functions; it really should have no affect on them. One should be able to select the DVK default recording device using the Win-Test sound card Recording Device settings:</div>
<div><br></div><div>Windows Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Device Properties -> Audio tab -> Sound recording -> Default device: MIC.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span>Is this supposed to be the case<span> because of limitation of the
soundcard</span>, i</span></font><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">s there a special technique do this or did
I overlook something?<br></font></span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Under Windows XP, using a sound card with only a single MIC input, no LINE input, I am able to use all functions of the Connexant HD Sound Card built into my Lenovo ThinkPad at the same time with no errors (F1, Shift-F1, and contest recording all work simultaneously). I even fired up the Windows Sound Recorder and was able to use it at the same time as well. It's possible that sound card input sharing may not work under Windows 2000, or with certain sound card drivers. Be sure you are using the latest available for your operating system.</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span><span>In the latter case I
can play a previously recorded text message using F1. But if I
press Shift-F1 to record a message (which does not make much sense, since
Line In is the source) I get on SOME computers: <font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Exception in LIBDVK: waveInOpen in
LIBDVK_onStartRecording: Specified resource is already
allocated.</font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span><span>
</span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span><span>- which is surprisingly,
because I would expect it on either all or no computers. Any
idea?</span></span></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Again, it sounds like a function of the sound card driver and/or operating system version as to whether sound card input sharing is supported or not. A third party program like Virtual Audio Cable may help, but it is complex to configure. It's easier just to plug in a USB sound card and have two sound cards, one for DVK, one for contest recording.</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; ">Further Win-Test give
the message that an error protocol will be saved. <span lang="DE">Where is
this located (and named)? I could not find such a
file.</span></span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I am not sure, but I would guess that it would be saved in the Win-Test installation directory. Sort the directory list by last modified date and you should find it.</div>
<div><br></div><div>73,</div><div>Bob, N6TV</div></div>