Kenwood TS-590SG Instruction Manual

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245 BASIC COMMUNICATIONSAUTO ZERO-BEATUse Auto Zero-beat before transmitting to tune in aCW station. Auto Zero-beat automatically and exactlymatches your transmit frequency with the station youare receiving. Neglecting to do this will reduce yourchances of being heard by the other station.1 Tune to the CW signal using the Tuning control.2 Press [CW T. (AGC OFF)] to start Auto Zero-beatwhile CW is selected for the operating mode.s h#745.%vAPPEARSs 9OURRECEPTIONFREQUENCYAUTOMATICALLYCHANGESSOTHATTHEPITCHTONE OFTHERECEIVEDSIGNALEXACTLYMATCHESTHE48SIDETONE28PITCHFREQUENCYTHATYOUHAVESELECTED2EFERTOh483)$%4/.%280)4#(&2%15%.#9v[BELOW]s 7HENMATCHINGISCOMPLETED h#745.%vdisappears.s )FMATCHINGISUNSUCCESSFUL THEPREVIOUSfrequency is restored.3 To quit Auto Zero-beat, press [CW T. (AGC OFF)]or [CLR].Note:◆ When using Auto Zero-beat, the matching error is normallywithin ±5 Hz.◆ Auto Zero-beat may fail if the keying speed of the targetstation is too slow or if some interference is present.◆ When the RIT function is ON, only RIT frequencies changeto make the Auto Zero-beat adjustment.TX SIDETONE/ RX PITCH FREQUENCYAs you send CW, you will hear tones fromTHETRANSCEIVERSPEAKER4HESEARECALLED48TRANSMISSION SIDETONES,ISTENINGTOTHESETONES YOUCANMONITORWHATYOUARETRANSMITTING9OUMAYalso use the tones to ensure that your key contactsare closing, the keyer is functioning, or to practicesending without actually putting a signal on the air.28RECEPTION PITCHREFERSTOTHEFREQUENCYOF#7THATyou hear after tuning in a CW station.On this transceiver, the frequency of the sidetone and28PITCHAREEQUALANDSELECTABLE!CCESS-ENU.O40 to select the frequency that is most comfortable foryou. The selectable range is from 300 Hz to 1000 HzINSTEPSOF(ZDEFAULTIS(Z 4OCHANGETHEVOLUMEOFTHE48SIDETONE ACCESSMenu No. 06. The selections range from 1 to 20 and/&&DEFAULTIS10 Note:◆ The position of the AF control does not affect the volume ofTHE48SIDETONE◆ 7HENCHANGINGTHE#7PITCHSIDETONE THESHIFTAMOUNTOFTHERECEIVElLTERISAUTOMATICALLYAPPLIEDTOTHE#7PITCHSIDETONE)N1UICK-EMORYMODE THE#7PITCHSIDETONEis not revised since the receive filter information stored in the1UICK-EMORYHASPRIORITYCARRIER LEVELWhen using AM, CW, or FSK mode, you can adjustthe carrier level.1 Press and hold [MIC (CAR].s 4HECURRENTGAINLEVELAPPEARSONTHESUBdisplay.2 Turn the MULTI/CH control so that the ALC meterreads within the limits of the ALC zone.s &OR!-MODE ADJUSTTHEMULTI/CH control sothat the ALC meter just begins to indicate.3 Press and hold [MIC (CAR] again or press [CLR]to complete the setting.POWER ON MESSAGEEach time you switch the transceiver ON,h+%.7//$vDEFAULT APPEARSONTHESUBDISPLAYFORAPPROXIMATELYSECONDS9OUCANPROGRAMYOURFAVORITEMESSAGEINPLACEOFTHEDEFAULTMESSAGE9OUCANENTERAMESSAGEUSINGUPTOCHARACTERS1 Press [MENU], then press [Q-M.IN][Q-MR] orturn the MULTI/CH control to access Menu No 01.2 Press [M.IN][SCAN (SG.SEL)] to begin editingthe message.3 Move the cursor to the left or right by pressing[Q-M.IN] or [Q-MR].4 Press [M.IN][SCAN (SG.SEL)] or turn the MULTI/CH control to select your desired character.s 9OUCANDELETETHESELECTEDCHARACTERBYpressing [CL].5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the remainingcharacters.6 Press [MENU] to set the entry and exit characterentry mode.s 0RESS[CLR] at any time to cancel characterentry mode and exit the Menu mode.