It won't. The best you can do is enable a Unselected Deck Audio Offset of -3dB or -9dB
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NX-5000 Series, Q&A, Info, and details
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W6HMS
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Okay, and just to clarify that's the case even with the KCH-20RM control head?
Yes. One of my only complaints I have on the multi-deck setup.
W6HMS
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Awesome - you saved me guessing and buying the advanced control head. I agree, it's nice but overkill for my application. I found the "Unselected Speaker Offset" selection in the file. I'll have to play around with -3dB and -9dB to see which works best. Do you happen to know if I can program one of the keys to mute the unselected audio, as well? It might be nice if I could mute the unselected audio from the control head in the event I wanted to focus on traffic from the selected deck, especially if the unselected deck was scanning. I found a menu item called "Unselected RF Deck Speaker"... curious if that could be used for this application?
With the advanced head that does mute the unselected speaker. Not 100% sure with standard head.
W6HMS
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I've added that as a secondary function to the Aux key. I had to take the decks out of my truck as I'm in the midst of installing new secondary battery/charging system, so I can't test the new setting file until I get the radios reinstalled. Thanks!
You can set the Unselected Deck Offset and the Unselected RF Deck Speaker Mute as Menu Items, and the Unselected RF Deck as a button press. It doesn't matter which head you have.
I honestly don't know how the EFJ clients handle four decks at once, I can't stand three.
It is not difficult at all once you get use to it.
Kind of like working at a dispatch center.
Kind of like working at a dispatch center.
celltech25
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I wanted them some times and not others so i just made a zone with and a zone without
True, but a dispatch console will have multiple volume settings--a master select and a master unselect and then independent volume controls on a per line basis.
Of the bazillion scanners listed in your profile, I don't see any NX5k mobiles?
They are there 5700 5800 5900
So I'm curious how the volume works with, say, two decks and the deluxe head? I know there is a dedicated volume knob on the deluxe head...does it just adjust the selected deck or both at the same time or what?
It adjusts all decks at the same time to the same level (unless you have Unselected Deck offset enabled, but even then all decks are tied to the volume knob).
It gets more complicated with dual heads and then you get into which control head controls the audio from the deck speakers and which just handles audio from it's own amp.
It gets more complicated with dual heads and then you get into which control head controls the audio from the deck speakers and which just handles audio from it's own amp.
OK, I guess that makes sense for them to do it that way. It would be nice if it were all separate but...
There is no separate volume settings per deck. the unselect volume can be adjusted to -9, -6,-3, or 0 with a hot button (put it in your menu)
does anyone have the set up manual for the multi rf decks - really need just the part number for the short cables to run between then decks and the rf deck brackets
thanks so much - mhardy@schuylercounty.org
thanks so much - mhardy@schuylercounty.org
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This page has some handy manuals for multi-head and multi-deck.
KCT-71M4 1.6 foot cable.
Has anyone else who uses the audio recording feature noticed SD card corruption issues after a while? I find after a few months I start getting "SD CARD ERROR" on screen and have to re-format the SD card in order for recording to work again.
The cards are typically still perfectly readable in a computer, but the radio stops liking them and won't continue recording until a format. I'm going to switch over to an A1-rated card to see if that makes any difference.
This is on an NX57/5800 combo setup on FW 4.32
The cards are typically still perfectly readable in a computer, but the radio stops liking them and won't continue recording until a format. I'm going to switch over to an A1-rated card to see if that makes any difference.
This is on an NX57/5800 combo setup on FW 4.32
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