On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 1:53 PM, Richard Lamont <[email protected]> wrote:
> When I'm using a voice mode with a microphone, I need the TX monitor > audio to appear in the headphones and NOT the speakers. > > I need this to happen automatically, every time I plug in or unplug the > headphones, without having to do anything else. > > Is there any way of configuring the rig to do precisely this? > It's a reasonable feature request, though I'm not aware of any other rig that automatically turns the mic. monitor ON when you plug in headphones, and automatically turns the mic. monitor OFF when you unplug headphones and listen on a speaker. Of course this is something you only want to do on phone. When operating CW, and maybe digital, you always want the monitor ON, even when using speakers. I do not understand you want to listen to both headphones and speakers at the same time, unless you have someone else in the shack who wants to hear what's going on with no risk of feedback from the speakers. Set MIC MON level to 0. Instead of listening on the headphone jack, connect your headphones to the LINE OUT jack, through an external headphone amplifier or the stereo LINE IN jack on a desktop PC sound card (and plug your headphones into the PC or headphone amp.). Note that MIC jacks on PCs may use stereo plugs, but they are almost always MONO inputs that cannot handle LINE level audio well. For convenience, set CONFIG:LIN OUT to =PHONES by tapping [1]. This allows the AF Gain knobs on the K3 to control the line out level. If running K3 Beta firmware 5.58 or later, tap [2] to to set the "T=" (TX monitor) level on the LINE OUT jack (this is a new feature). This setting is independent of the MON knob on the front. Tap [2] again to return to the prior menu state. I don't have a radio in front of me, so I can't remember what happens in the right audio channel when CONFIG:LIN OUT is set to =PHONES. Normally the right channel of LINE OUT is "dead" until you turn on the SubRx by tapping SUB. If you don't have the SubRx, all you have to do is listen to the left channel audio in both ears. You'll hear the mic. monitor in LINE OUT but not the K3 speakers. If you have the SubRx, you may have to use a switch to split your ears to both LINE OUT left and right channels when SUB is enabled, and left channel only in both ears when SUB is not enabled. You could in theory use an external relay triggered by the DIGOUT1 pin on the K3 accessory port and a macro assign to a function key to automatically control the headphone switching externally *and* toggle the SUB ON or OFF simultaneously, but I don't know of anyone who has bothered to try this. SubRx ON & DIGOUT1 ON: SB1;MN019;MP001;MN255; SubRx OFF & DIGOUT1 OFF: SB0:MN019;MP000;MN255; 73, Bob, N6TV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
