11/14/2009 - K3CT

The Icom codec features have been tested with WinXp and Vista computers using SO1V and
SO2V modes. It is unknown at this time if two Icom audio codec radios can be used together in a
SO2R configuration. This will be tested within the next month.

Configuring the IC-7600 & IC-7200 for Computer USB Radio Control

Upgrade to N1MM version 9.X.X or newer.

In the radio menus select the following options:

CI-V Baud Rate = 19200
CI-V Address = 7A hex
CI-V Transceive = OFF
USB Serial Function = CI-V
Decode Baud Rate = 19200

If the IC-7600 is connected to the computer with the older serial CI-V interface, unplug the CI-V
cable from the rear of the radio. When the plug is inserted into the radio, the USB CI-V is disabled.

Install the Icom USB driver available from the Icom website using Icom's driver install instructions.
After installation, with the radio turned on and the USB cable connected, open the Windows Device
Manager, expand the Ports selection to view the virtual COM port. The Icom virtual COM port is the
"CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller". If the assigned COM port is greater than COM8, right
click on the device and select Properties. Click on the Port Settings tab and then click on the
Advanced button. Click on the "COM Port Number" dropdown and change the COM port number to
an unused port that is less than COM9. If you changed the COM port assignment, turn the radio off,
wait 10 seconds, and then power on the radio. Verify that the COM port number changed to the
intended port. If it doesn't, the selection wasn't made correctly or a computer restart may be
necessary.

Using N1MM Logger Configurer, configure the radio communications for 19200, N, 8, 1,
Handshake, Handshake. Set the Icom Code to 7A. For SO1V/SO2V mode, set the Radio Nr box to
1.
Confirm that the radio communications functions correctly. The virtual radio COM port only exists
when the radio is connected and turned on. Turning off the radio while N1MM Logger is running will
cause the program to be unresponsive. Always exit N1MM Logger before turning off the radio.

Configuring the IC-7600 & IC-7200 for Audio Codec Operation

To configure the radio for USB audio codec, open Configurer, select the radio COM port properties
and checkmark the Radio PTT via command option.
Click on the Audio tab and configure using one of the two snapshots below.

WinXp

Vista / Windows 7
Vista users may have to install K1TTT's audio OCX. This needs to be re-installed after installing a
new version of N1MM Logger. I know that the audio codec functions when it's installed. I don't know
if it's a requirement.

The Windows Volume Control Panel sliders for Speaker, Wave or SW Synth and the radio ACC
radio menu option "USB MOD Level" both control the SSB audio level. Users may find that setting
the radio "USB MOD Level" to maximum and controlling the SSB levels with the Windows Volume
Control Panel to be the best.

This is not possible to record MIC audio with the IC-7200. This is a radio limitation. Turn on the
radio Monitor, place the radio in one of the SSB modes, and turn on VOX. Pressing
CTRL+SHIFT+F1 will start the audio recording. Press Esc to end the recording. Timing the start
and stop of the message will eliminate the receive noise at the beginning of the message. Use
either the Windows Volume Control Panel sliders or the radio ACC menu option "USB MOD Level"
to adjust the playback level. The USB MOD Level does not change the recording level. After the
levels are set correctly, the other function key messages may be recorded using CTRL+SHIFT+F#
where # is one of the function keys.

When the Config , Record QSO's option is checked, all QSO's will be recorded. Both sides of SSB
QSO's are recorded if the radio monitor is turned on. Only the RX side of CW QSO's will be
recorded because the CW sidetone is not digitized by the audio codec. This is a limitation of the
radio.

Users can not play back the QSO's by right clicking on them in the log unless the playback device is
manually set to the computer sound card. To do this, open the Windows Sounds and Audio Devices
window. Select the Audio tab, note the current selection of the Sound Playback device and change
it to the computer sound card then click Apply. When you are finished listening to the audio files in
N1MM Logger, change the sound device back to the previous selection and apply. This is current
limitation of the N1MM Logger program because it expects a computer sound card to be used for all
audio functions including SO2R. This also means that in SO2R the Icom audio codec device can
not be used for one radio and a computer sound card for the second radio. Two Icom codec radios
in SO2R has not been tested and it is unknown at this time if it will be functional.

The number of recording bits in the snapshots above is functions with the 8 or 16 bits selection.
Five seconds of recording in 8 bit mode generates a 40k recording file while the 16bit selection will
increase the file size to approximately 85k bytes. This was tested with a IC-7600 radio.

The sample rate is selector was tested and functions at the 8000, 11025, and 16000 selections.
There really should be no need to sample with anything except the 8000 rate. This will reproduce
audio frequencies accurately up to about 4 KHz.

For the IC-7200 users that must record SSB voice files with an external program, I recommend 8
KHz sample rate and 8 or 16 bits of resolution. The file format according to the Windows Properties
is "PCM audio" single channel (mono).

If you have problems with record or play back of audio, open the Windows Sounds and Audio
Device Properties window and make sure the Audio and Voice tab record and playback devices are
set to the device displayed in the N1MM snapshots above (WinXP - USB Audio Codec, Vista/Win7
- Default).

To eliminate the Windows sound effects from transmitted on the radio, open the Windows Sounds
and Audio Devices window and select the "No Sounds" scheme on the Sounds tab.

Configuring for AFSK RTTY and PSK using the Icom USB Codec

Version 1.66G must be installed to be able to select the USB Codec device.

Configure the N1MM Logger Audio tab snapshots above. Then use the screen snapshots below to
configure N1MM Logger and MMTTY.
MMTTY Window Option, Setup, Demodulator tab
MMTY Window Option, Setup, Misc tab
MMTY Window Option, Setup, SoundCard Tab
After everything is set, click on the HAM button in the MMTTY window.

In the N1MM Digital Setup, window place a checkmark on the "Use Auto TRX Offset in D1/D2"
options. This will place the radio on the correct frequency when Bandmap spots are selected.

The Windows Volume Control Panel sliders for Speaker, Wave or SW Synth and the radio ACC
radio menu option "USB MOD Level" both control the RTTY transmit audio level. The MIC Gain on
the radio front panel has no effect.

I don't know if there is any difference in the RTTY copy when selecting 8 or 16 recording bits in the
Configurer, Audio tab. I would suspect that 16 bits resolution will be better.