Contents
Introduction 3 ............................................................................................................
What is WIRES-X? 3 ..................................................................................................
How WIRES-X works 4 .....................................................................................
Opening a WIRES-X node station 5 ......................................................................
Establishing a WIRES-X node station 5 ............................................................
Opening and running a WIRES-X node station 5 ..............................................
About WIRES-X Connection Kit 6 ..............................................................................
Before use........................................................................................................... 6
Package contents 8 ...............................................................................................
Option 8 .................................................................................................................
About This Manual ................................................................................................... 8
Preparation............................................................................................................. 9
Registration with the WIRES-X Server (applying to obtain an ID number).............. 9
Installing WIRES-X Software 10 .................................................................................
Installing a USB device driver for HRI-200 10 ...................................................
Installing WIRES-X software 10 ........................................................................
Connecting Devices............................................................................................... 12
HRI-200 interface box 12 .......................................................................................
Front panel 12 ...................................................................................................
Rear panel 12 ....................................................................................................
Connecting HRI-200 to a PC 13 ............................................................................
Connecting HRI-200 to transceivers 14 .................................................................
Preparing an Internet Environment........................................................................ 15
Setting the PC and the router 15 ...........................................................................
Why is the setting required? 15 .........................................................................
Setting an IP address on the PC 15 ..................................................................
Opening the router ports 17 ..............................................................................
Taking security measures 19 .................................................................................
How to Use 20 ...........................................................................................................
Basic Operations 20 ...................................................................................................
Starting the WIRES-X software......................................................................... 20
Setting the Internet access security 20 .............................................................
Getting the WIRES-X server certificate 20 ........................................................
WIRES-X software main screen 22 ...................................................................
Setting the WIRES-X node information............................................................. 23
Configuring the transceiver settings 23 .............................................................
Basic setting 26 .................................................................................................
Volume adjustment 28 .......................................................................................
Connecting using WIRES-X 30 ..............................................................................
Connecting to a node on the Internet 30 ...........................................................
Connecting to a room on the Internet 30 ...........................................................
Notes on the node operation 31 ........................................................................
Useful functions 32 ............................................................................................
Closing the WIRES-X software 33 .........................................................................
Advanced Operations 34 ............................................................................................
Using preset search channel 34 ............................................................................
What is preset search channel? 34 ...................................................................
Setting the preset search channel 34 ................................................................
Setting the preset search channel 35 ................................................................
Opening a room 36 ................................................................................................
What is a room (Round QSO Room)? 36 .........................................................
Opening a room 36 ...........................................................................................
Setting the room 37 ...........................................................................................
Quitting the running of a room 39 ......................................................................
Important Room Operating Considerations 40 ..................................................
Convenient functions 40 ....................................................................................
Using the GM function 43 ......................................................................................
What is the GM function? 43 .............................................................................
Before operating in the GM mode 43 ................................................................
Starting operation as a GM node 43 .................................................................
Opening and organizing a GM room on your station 46 ...................................
Quitting the GM operation 48 ............................................................................
Operating the WIRES-X software remotely 49 ......................................................
What you can do with the remote monitor function 49 ......................................
Operating the WIRES-X software remotely 49 ..................................................
Before starting remote-control operations 50 ....................................................
Operating the WIRES-X software remotely 52 ..................................................
Adjusting analog sound..................................................................................... 53
Adjusting analog sound volume 53 ...................................................................
Useful Functions 55 ....................................................................................................
Using the news function 55 ....................................................................................
What is the news function? 55 ..........................................................................
Organizing your news station 56 .......................................................................
Viewing news data of a node or room on the Internet 61 ..................................
Viewing the news data of the WIRES-X server 62 ............................................
Displaying a QSL card image 63 ...........................................................................
Displaying QSL card images 63 ........................................................................
Transmitting the QSL card image of your station 64 .........................................
WIRES-X Software 66 ...............................................................................................
Main Screen 66 ..........................................................................................................
Active list 66 ......................................................................................................
Status indicators 70 ...........................................................................................
User monitoring window 71 ...............................................................................
Log window 72 ..................................................................................................
Chat window 72 .................................................................................................
Function window 73 ..........................................................................................
Main Menu 74 .............................................................................................................
“File” menu 74 ........................................................................................................
Exporting/importing the settings 74 ...................................................................
Initializing the settings and updating the user information 75 ...........................
Settings for the transceiver 76 ..........................................................................
Updating the active lists 78 ...............................................................................
Node information settings 79 ............................................................................
Finishing the WIRES-X software 90 ..................................................................
“View” menu 91 ......................................................................................................
Fonts used in the active lists 91 ........................................................................
Displaying the operating instructions 92 ...........................................................
Displaying the nodes connecting to a room 92 .................................................
Changing the content displayed in the group window 93 ..................................
Setting your node 93 .........................................................................................
Checking the list of nodes connecting to your room 94 ....................................
Changing the content displayed in the log window 95 ......................................
Adjusting the input/output sound volume 95 .....................................................
Managing the news data of your station 96 ......................................................
Checking stations that used your station 96 .....................................................
“Connect” menu 97 ................................................................................................
Transmitting a connection request to a node/room on the Internet 97 ..............
Specifying the connection destination directly 97 .............................................
Severing the connection 98 ...............................................................................
Connecting to a GM room automatically 98 ......................................................
“Tool” menu 99 .......................................................................................................
Confirming the Internet connection 99 ..............................................................
Confirming the plug-in tool 99 ...........................................................................
“Help” menu 100 ....................................................................................................
Displaying the online help 100 ..........................................................................
Short-cut for the WIRES-X website 101 ............................................................
WIRES-X software information 101 ..................................................................
Uninstalling the WIRES-X Software 102 ....................................................................
Appendix 104 ............................................................................................................
Differences from WiRES-II 104 ..................................................................................
DTMF Commad List 105 ............................................................................................
Specifications of HRI-200 106 ....................................................................................
Inquiries 106 ...............................................................................................................
EU Declaration of Conformity 108 .....................................................................
