Kenwood TS-890S Instruction Manual

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Common Menu Screen Operations• Pressing F [MENU TOP] returns the menu screen to the top.• Pressing F [GROUP ]/ F [GROUP ] switches thegroup.• The menu item can be selected in the following ways.• Turn the [MULTI/CH] control.• Press F2 [ ]/ F3 [ ].• Press [M.IN]/ [ ].• Press [UP] or [DOWN] on the microphone.• The setting value in the Parameter field can be selected in thefollowing ways.• Turn the [MULTI/CH] control.• Press [UP] or [DOWN] on the microphone.• Press F4 [–]/ F5 [+].• Press [M.IN] / [ ].• Press [ ]/ [ ].• Pressing and holding [(RESET)] restores the altered settingvalue to the default setting.• Pressing F [MORE] switches the key guide display.• Pressing F [ TOP] when configuring the sub-menureturns the sub-menu screen to the top.Exiting the MenuTo exit configuration or editing on the menu screen or to end theconfiguration of a menu item halfway, follow the steps below. Themenu screen closes and the display returns to the normal screen.Press [MENU] or [ESC].● It is possible to reset only the menu settings.● The menu items or default values may be altered.● When editing the screen saver message or power-onmessage, pressing [MENU] will not exit the menuscreen.Switching between the CONFIG A and CONFIG BOperating Environments“Operating environment” refers collectively to values configured inthe menu as well as the different settings data for operation. Twodifferent types of operating environment are available on thistransceiver: CONFIG A and CONFIG B. Both CONFIG A andCONFIG B have the same functions and they can be configuredindependently of each other. For example, it is possible toconfigure CONFIG A for DX and CONFIG B for rag chew andswitch easily between them.1 Press [MENU] to display the menu screen.The current operating environment (CONFIG A or CONFIG B)is displayed in the status bar of the menu screen. Also, data ofthe operating environment can be saved to and read from atransceiver or USB flash drive.2 Press F7 [CONFIG].A message appears.• Press F7 [CANCEL] to return to the Menu screen..3 Press F4 [OK].• Switches from CONFIG A to CONFIG B or vice versa, andthis transceiver automatically restarts after switching iscomplete.● The following are common settings between CONFIG Aand B.• Number of quick memory channels• Baud rate of COM port• Baud rate of USB connector (virtual COM port) on therear panel• Decoded character output● Information and data other than those below arecommon between CONFIG A and B.• Advanced menu settings• LAN menu settings• Clock menu settings• Linear amplifier menu settings• Timer menu settings• Memory channel data (including quick memory andslow scan point data)• CW/RTTY/PSK message memory data• Band memory (frequency and mode)• Broadcast band memory data• Antenna selection (including drive output selectionand antenna output selection for external receiver)• Preset data of antenna tuner• Internal audio file data of recording function (wav file)• Voice message memory data (wav file)● If the operating environment is switched while the quickmemory is called up by pressing [Q-MR>] (quickmemory), the quick memory settings will be discardedbefore the operating environment switches.3 MENU3-2