[Dx4win] Radio Label Problems - Setup?
Hi All, I'm having trouble printing a label to a tractor feed label printer. DX4WIN seems to want to issue a Form Feed after my 1 (one) label and a long stream of blank labels result. I've tried various label formats and keep wasting loads of labels. The labels are Avery 4013 and when I use that choice I still end up with a long stream of blank labels instead of just the one I want/need. (ZP6CW told me how to print onto a QSL directly, but I only want to print on just one label once in a while - thanks, Doug.) Also, DX4WIN complains about talking to my Radio (ICOM-7700). I get an error that says, Radio timed out. Radio interface has been disabled. In the preferences, I selected both types of 7700 and set the Hex Address correctly as 74h. My interface works OK with CTWin and also with CT-DOS (previous computer). These two items seem to be pretty simple, so I don't know what I could be doing wrong. I scoured the Help Files and nothing I've tried yet has been able to fix these problems. I've been able to Import OK and connect to DX packetclusters OK and enter QSO's OK. Anybody got any suggestions for me? TNX/73, Bob K8BL DX4WIN Ver. 8.04, PC OS is XP, Label Printer is Star NX-10, Radio is ICOM-7700 __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Radio Label Problems - Setup?
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C jjreis...@alum.mit.edu wrote: On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:50 PM, R.T.Liddy k...@ameritech.net wrote: Also, DX4WIN complains about talking to my Radio (ICOM-7700). I get an error that says, Radio timed out. Radio interface has been disabled. In the preferences, I selected both types of 7700 and set the Hex Address correctly as 74h. My interface works OK with CTWin and also with CT-DOS (previous computer). Is the baud rate correct? The default baud rate is 4800 baud, and the radio should be programmed to 4800 baud as well (not auto). If you want to change the baud rate in DX4WIN, you have to uncheck the default baud rate box. Also play with the DTR/RTS check boxes, try all four combinations. If you are using a real ICOM CI-V interface, then this should not be necessary. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Radio Label Problems - Setup?
Jim, Got it working!! Set DX4WIN and 7700 both at 4800 bd. Didn't work. Set RTS DTR both asserted and voila!! Works!! Thanks! 73/MX, Bob K8BL P.S. Now, if I can just print one label at a time like my 15 year old DXBase 4.5, I'll be happy. hihi --- On Mon, 12/20/10, Jim Reisert AD1C jjreis...@alum.mit.edu wrote: From: Jim Reisert AD1C jjreis...@alum.mit.edu Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Radio Label Problems - Setup? To: R.T.Liddy k...@ameritech.net Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 5:07 PM On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C jjreis...@alum.mit.edu wrote: On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:50 PM, R.T.Liddy k...@ameritech.net wrote: Also, DX4WIN complains about talking to my Radio (ICOM-7700). I get an error that says, Radio timed out. Radio interface has been disabled. In the preferences, I selected both types of 7700 and set the Hex Address correctly as 74h. My interface works OK with CTWin and also with CT-DOS (previous computer). Is the baud rate correct? The default baud rate is 4800 baud, and the radio should be programmed to 4800 baud as well (not auto). If you want to change the baud rate in DX4WIN, you have to uncheck the default baud rate box. Also play with the DTR/RTS check boxes, try all four combinations. If you are using a real ICOM CI-V interface, then this should not be necessary. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Radio Label Problems - Setup?
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 4:40 PM, R.T.Liddy k...@ameritech.net wrote: P.S. Now, if I can just print one label at a time like my 15 year old DXBase 4.5, I'll be happy. hihi I too would like this. Perhaps Paul could add a hotkey to the QSO window. I have a Dymo label printer and it would be OH SO convenient to be able to print a single QSO label at a time. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
