Kenwood TS-990S User manual

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This transceiver has a voice guidance feature which
announces the operating status displayed on the screen.
This manual indicates the announced contents of the
voice guidance as follows:
As pronounced The announced content is enclosed in double
quotation marks as pronounced.
Numbers and letters The announced content is generically
described as numbers or letters
Options The announced contents are listed in
parentheses.Each option is separated with a
slash and only one of them is announced.
VOICE GUIDANCE
If you press a PF key to which the voice guidance function
is assigned, the current operating status is announced
through the built-in speaker.
[MENU]
[VOICE](S)
[F1]~[F7] [VOICE](M)
[PFA] [PFB]
There are 4 types of voice guidance.
VOICE 1
Announces each frequency and operating status
displayed in the main band and the sub band.
The defaults are [VOICE] (M) and [VOICE] (S).
VOICE 2
Announces the status of the S meter and the power meter.
The default is [PF A].
VOICE 3
Announces the status of the meters selected by a press of
[METER] (F) except the power meter.
The default is [PF B].
AUTO ANNOUNCE
Announcement is made automatically upon a certain
operation or a change of the operating status.The default
is "Off".
Note:
◆The values announced fromVoice 2 and Voice 3 of this transceiver
should be referred to as a referential guide of the readout from each
meter.
◆Refer to the "PF (Programmable Function)" to change the functions
assigned to PF keys.{page 16-6}
CONFIGURINGTHE VOLUME OFTHE VOICE
GUIDANCE
You can adjust the voice guidance volume.If "Off" is
configured for voice guidance volume, the transceiver
does not announce the voice guidance even with a press
of the PF key.
1 Select Group No.1, " Audio Performance", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 03, "Voice GuidanceVolume".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to enable editing of the
parameter box.
4 Press [–] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select "Off", or the volume
level in the range from "1" to "20".
• The volume increases as the number increases.
• The default is "10".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
CONFIGURINGTHE VOICE GUIDANCE SPEED
The announcement speed can be configured.
1 Select Group No.1, "Audio Performance", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 04, "Voice Guidance Speed".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to enable editing of the
parameter box.
4 Press [–] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select the announcement
speed in the range from "1" to "4".
• The announcement speed increases as the number
increases.Depending on the content, it may be difficult
to hear the announcement as the announcement speed
increases.
• The default is "1".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
CONFIGURINGTHE ANNOUNCEMENT LANGUAGE
You can select either Japanese or English as the
announcement language.
1 Select Group No.1, "Audio Performance", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 05, "User Interface Language (Voice
Guidance & Messages)".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to enable editing of the
parameter box.
4 Press [–] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select "English " or
"Japanese".
The default is "English".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.

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AUTOMATICALLY ANNOUNCINGVOICE GUIDANCE
When voice guidance is enabled, voice guidance is
announced automatically upon certain operations.
1 Select Group No.1, "Audio Performance", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 06, "AutomaticVoice Guidance".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to enable editing of the
parameter box.
4 Press [–] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select "On".
The default is "Off".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
Note:
◆With the transceiver power OFF, press [ ] while pressing down
[PF A] to start up the transceiver withVoice Guidance enabled.
If auto voice guidance is enabled, announcement is made
as follows.
Transceiver
Behavior Key Operation Announcement
Power ( ) ON -
Operating data is announced
regardless of the status of the
configuration screen.Refer to
"Voice 1".
Toggling between
VFO mode and
Memory Channel
mode
[M/V] Refer to "Voice 1".
Memory shift [M V]
[M VFO] (F) Announces the content inVFO
mode.Refer to "Voice 1".
Switching to Quick
Memory Channel
mode [MR] Announces the content of Quick
Memory Channel mode.Refer to
"Voice 1".
Switching Memory
Channels in
Single-band
Memory mode
Rotate the
MULTI/CH
control.
"Channel" + Number + (S/D/P/
blank) + Frequency
No announcement if the Memory
Channel List screen is open.
Switching Memory
Channels in Dual-
band Memory
mode
Rotate the
MULTI/CH
control.
("Split") + (RX/TX) + "Channel"
+ number + (S/D/P/blank) +
frequency
No announcement if the Memory
Channel List screen is open.
Frequency is
entered with the
numeric keypad [ENT] "Enter"
Channel number
is entered with the
numeric key
Pressing the
numeric key Number
Switching
frequency entry
history
Rotate the
MULTI/CH
control. Frequency
Switching
frequency lock [LOCK] (M) [LOCK] (S) "Lock" + (On/Off)
Switching mute
function for
received audio
[MUTE] (M)
[MUTE] (S) "Mute" + (On/Off)
Switching split
operation [TX] (S) [TX] (M) "Split" + (On/Off)
Transceiver
Behavior Key Operation Announcement
Entering split
frequency Press and hold [TX] (S) "Split" + "Enter"
Confirming split
frequency
The numeric
keypad or [TX]
(S)
"Split" + "TX " + Sub band
frequency
Changing the Low
Cut frequency Rotate the LO/ WIDTH control "Low" + frequency
Changing width Rotate the LO/
WIDTH control "Width" + frequency
Changing the High
Cut frequency Rotate the HI/ SHIFT control "High" + frequency
Changing shift
frequency Rotate the HI/ SHIFT control "Shift" + frequency
Changing transmit
power Rotate the PWR control "TX power" + number
Enabling or
disabling the timed
task by a timer [TIMER] "Timer" + (On/Off)
Switching dimmer [DIM] "D" + 1 digit number
Switching antenna [ANT] (F) "Antenna" + number
Selecting band
direct Band direct key Frequency
Using the
emergency contact
configuration
frequency
[EMERGENCY]
(PF) "Emergency" + "Frequency"
Switching meter [METER] (F)
Analog:(Power/SWR/ID/
Processor/ALC/VD)
"Processor" is announced only if
Processor is enabled.
Digital:(SWR/ID/Processor/VD/
TMP)
"Processor" is announced only if
Processor is enabled.
Mini-digital:(Power/SWR/ID/
Processor/ALC/VD/TMP)
"Processor" is announced only if
Processor is enabled.
Note:
◆Refer to "Voice 1" for the announcement contents currently
displaying the configuration mode.{page 14-3}

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The following operating data is announced with an
operation in the main band.
Screen Status Detail Status Announcement
VFO mode Simplex mode Frequency
Split mode "Split" + "RX " + Frequency
Memory Channel
mode
Single-band
Memory mode "Channel" + Number + (S/D/P/ blank) + Frequency
Dual-band Memory
mode
"Split" + "RX " + "Channel"
+ Number + (S/D/P/blank) +
Frequency
Quick Memory
Channel mode
Simplex mode "Quick" + Number + Frequency
Split mode "Split" + "RX" + "Quick" +
Number + Frequency
Entering
frequency
If no data is entered "Enter"
Entering frequency
halfway through
Number
The digit indicating MHz is
announced as "dot" followed by
the numbers.
Selecting the entry
history
History frequency
To enter the number in the
1st digit of Memory Channel
number, the voice guidance
announces "Enter" + 1st
digit number, and to enter
the number in the 2nd digit,
it announces 1st and 2nd
digit numbers + Frequency or
"blank".
Editing split
frequency "SPLIT" LED blinks "Split" + "Enter"
Note:
◆When switching toVFO mode, Memory Channel mode, or Quick
Memory Channel mode while receiving the operating data in SWL
mode, "SWL" is added at the beginning of the voice guidance.
The following operating data is announced upon an
operation in the sub band.
Screen Status Detail Status Announcement
VFO mode Simplex mode Frequency
Split mode "Split" + "TX" + Frequency
Memory Channel
mode
Single-band
Memory mode "Channel" + Number + (S/D/P/ blank) + Frequency
Dual-band Memory
mode
"Split" + "RX" + "Channel" +
Number + (S/ D/ P/ Blank) +
Frequency
Quick Memory
Channel mode
Simplex mode "Quick" + Number +
Frequency
Split mode "Split" + "TX" + "Quick" +
Number + Frequency
Entering
frequency
If no data is entered "Enter"
Entering frequency
halfway through
Number
The digit indicating MHz is
announced as "dot" followed
by the numbers.
Selecting the entry
history History frequency
Editing split
frequency "SPLIT" LED blinks "Split" + "Enter"
Note:
◆When switching toVFO mode, Memory Channel mode, or Quick
Memory Channel mode while receiving the operating data in SWL
mode, "SWL" is added at the beginning of the voice guidance.
VOICE 1
Announces the frequency, channel number, contents of
various configuration modes, and menu configurations
displayed in the main band and the sub band.
When fine tuning is disabled, the voice guidance
announces the digits above 10 Hz forVFO and Memory
Channel frequencies.When announcing the number in
the MHz digit, "dot" is also announced along with it.When
selecting a channel with no operating data in the memory
scroll, "blank" is announced.
[MENU]
[VOICE](S)
[F1]~[F7] [VOICE](M)
Tuning(M)
[MULTI/CH]
1 Press the PF key to which [VOICE] (M), [VOICE] (S) or
Voice 1 is assigned.
The operating status is announced.During the configuration
on the configuration screen using the main band, the entered
parameter is being announced, and in normal conditions, the
operating status of the main band is announced.
Note:
◆During the announcement pressing the PF key again, to which
"Voice 1" is assigned, stops the announcement.
◆During the announcement, the announcement stops when the
frequency is changed with theTuning or MULTI/CH control.
◆Refer to "PF (Programmable Function)" to change the PF key to be
assigned.{page 16-6}
◆There is no announcement during scan.

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The following announcements are made upon a press of [VOICE] (M) or [VOICE] (S).The announced content differs
depending on the screen being displayed.
Screen Operation/Status Announced Content
Auto Mode
To display a screen "Auto" + frequency on the top of the list + Mode
When [VOICE1] is pressed "Auto" + Operating frequency
Focus shift Frequency + Mode
Copying a frequency to list "Copy" + Frequency + Mode
Switching On/Off "Auto" + (On/Off)
ANT name
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Antenna Name" + number
Focus shift Number
Displaying the Antenna Name
Entry screen "Edit"
Preselector
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Preselector"+Value(–20to+20)
Shift Value(–20to+20)
Aligning with center "Center" +Value (0)
AGC
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "AGC" + (Fast/Middle/Slow) +Value "AGC" + "Off"
Changing a value Value
Switching the AGC speed (Fast/Middle/Slow) +Value
AGC copy When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Copy" + "OK?"
AGC disabled When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "AGC" + "Off" + "OK?"
Equalizer When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed (RX/TX) + "Equalizer" + (HB1/HB2/FP/BB1/BB2/F/C/U1/U2/U3)
Focus shift (HB1/HB2/FP/BB1/BB2/F/C/U1/U2/U3)
Equalizer configuration
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed (RX/TX) + "Equalizer " + "Adjust"
Focus shift (0/0.3/0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5/1.8/2.1/2.4/2.7/3.0/3.3/3.6/3.9/4.2/4.5/4.8/5.1)
+ (+/-) + "dB", or "0 dB"
Changing a value (+/-) +Value + "dB" (does not announce "plus minus" in the case of 0 dB)
Initializing No announcement
Copying the equalizer
configuration When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Copy" + "OK?"
Reading the equalizer data When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Read" + "OK?"
Reading a file
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "File list" + "RX" + "Equalizer"
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "File list" + "TX" + "Equalizer"
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "File list" + "Data"
Focus shift Year + Month + Date + Time
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Clear" + "OK?"
Editing a name "Edit"
Selecting the data block to
be read (DATA)
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Read" + "Data" + "Select"
Focus shift
(Environment dependent) "ENV" + (On/Off)
Focus shift (CW) "CW message" + (On/Off)
Focus shift (Recording) "Record" + "Message" + (On/Off)
"Message" + "Record" + (On/Off)
Focus shift (Voice Message) "Voice Message" + (On/Off)
Switching On/Off (On/Off)
Processing When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Please wait" (No voice guidance while reading using RXEQ andTX EQ)
Data load complete When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Completed"
Verify data save (RXEQ) When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Save" + "OK?"
Saving the data When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Completed"

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Screen Operation/Status Announced Content
The audio source to be
transmitted
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Modulation source" + (Microphone PTT/Data PTT)
Changing the transmit method (Microphone PTT/Data PTT)
Switching the audio source (Microphone/ACC2/USB/Optical)
Switching On/Off (On/Off)
When to reset to the defaults No announcement
Toggling the DataVOX between
On and Off "Data box" + (Off/ACC2/USB/Optical)
VOX level configuration
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed (VOX gain/Anti-VOX gain/VOX ready) + (Microphone/ACC2/USB/Optical) +Value
Switching the audio source (Microphone/ACC2/USB/Optical)
Switching a parameter to be
configured (VOX gain/Anti-VOX gain/VOX ready)
Increasing/decreasing
configuration value Value (No voice guidance for MICVOX value)
Reset to the defaults No announcement
Transmit power limit
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed (TX power limit/TX power limit data/TX tune) + (1.8/3.5/5/7/10/14/18/21/24/28/50) + "MHz" +Value
Selecting transmit power type (TX power limit/TX power limit data/TX tune)
Selecting band (1.8/3.5/5/7/10/14/18/21/24/28/50) + "MHz"
Increasing/decreasing transmit
power Value
Reset to the defaults No announcement
Speech processor effect
type
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Processor" + (Soft/Hard)
Selecting an effect (Soft/Hard)
Transmit filter
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "TX" + "Filter" + (A/B/C) + (High/Low) +Value
Transmit filter switch operation (A/B/C)
HICUT/LOCUT switching
operation (High/Low)
Switching the cutoff frequency Value
Reset to the defaults No announcement
CW Message
(Paddle version)
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "CW" + "Message"
When the editing screen opens
or [VOICE1] is pressed "Channel" + Number + "Repeat" + "Blank"
Switching a repeat "Repeat" + (On/Off)
Switching a channel Number
Switching a playback list No announcement
Delete No announcement
Editing a channel name
(Including when [VOICE1] is
pressed) "Edit"
CW Message (Paddle)
save pending When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed No announcement
Save a CW Message When [VOICE1] is pressed No announcement
CW Message
(Text version)
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "CW" + "Message"
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Channel" + Number + "Repeat" + "Blank" + (Number/Contest number)
Switching a repeat "Repeat" + (On/Off)
Switching a channel Number
Switching a playback list No announcement
Delete No announcement
Subtracting the contest number Contest number
Editing a channel name
(Including when [VOICE1] is
pressed) "Edit"
RTTY When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "RTTY" + "Communication"
PSK When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "PSK" + "Communication"

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Screen Operation/Status Announced Content
RTTY/PSK message
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed (RTTY/PSK) + "Message"
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Channel" + Number + "Auto" + (TX/RX)
Switching a channel Number
Switching the automatic transmit "Auto" + "TX" + (On/Off)
Switching auto receive "Auto" + "RX" + (On/Off)
Editing a message
(Including when [VOICE1] is
pressed) Editing a message
FM tone
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed (Main/Sub) + (Tone/CTCSS) + Frequency
Switching a tone type (Tone/CTCSS)
Changing the frequency Frequency
Starting theTone/CTCSS scan (Tone/CTCSS) + Scan
Ending the tone CTCSS scan Frequency
Switching a band (Focused band) (Main/Sub)
Receive filter
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "RX filter" + (A/B/C) + (R/IF/AF) +Value
Switching a filter (A/B/C)
Switching to a roofing filter (Auto/270 Hz/500 Hz/2.7 kHz/6 kHz/15 kHz/Additional)
Switching the IF filter shape (Medium/Soft/Sharp)
Switching the audio filter
bandwidth (Medium/Wide/Narrow)
Audio peak filter When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "APF" + (Narrow/Middle/Wide)
Focus shift (Narrow/Middle/Wide)
NB1/NB2/NR1/NR2 level
(Sub-and)
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed
"Noise blanker" + 1 +Value
"Noise blanker" + 2 +Value
"Noise reduction" + 1 +Value
"Noise reduction" + 2 +Value
Reset to the defaults No announcement
Switching configured value Value
Configuring auto notch
tracking speed
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Auto Notch" + "Tracking" +Value
Reset to the defaults No announcement
Switching configured value Value
Band eliminate filter
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Band elimination filter" + (Width/Depth) +Value
Bandwidth, Extent configuration (Width/Depth)
Switching configured value Value
Reset to the defaults No announcement
Bandscope When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Bandscope 1"
Bandscope and
Waterfall When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Bandscope 2"
Audio scope When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed Audio scope
Memory Channel List
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Memory List" + Number + (S/D/P/blank) Only when write destination is selected:(Memory in) + Number + (S/D/P/blank)
Focus shift Number + (S/D/P/blank)
Saving or pasting the data No announcement
Programmable start frequency
entry
(End frequency entry) "End frequency" + Used frequency
Clearing the channel data No announcement
Switching the lockout "Lockout" + (On/Off)
Confirming clear all for
Quick Memory When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Quick Memory" + "Clear" + "OK?"
Memory scan group
configuration
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Memory Scan" + "Group" + Number + (On/Off)
Focus shift Number + (On/Off)
Switching On/Off (On/Off)
Switching all On/Off "Select all"
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Screen Operation/Status Announced Content
Program scan range
configuration
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Program Scan" + "Channel" + Number + (On/Off)
Focus shift Number + (On/Off)
Switching On/Off (On/Off)
Switching all On/Off "Select all"
"Clear all"
Configuring program slow
scan point
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Program Slow Scan" + Operating frequency
When configuring point frequency No announcement
Clear all "Clear all"
Voice Message
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Voice" + "Message"
When the editing screen opens
or [VOICE1] is pressed Channel with nothing saved:"Message" + Number + "Blank" Channel withVoice Message saved:"Message" + Number + "Repeat"
Switching channel to be edited Channel where no operating data is stored:Number + "Blank"
Channel withVoice Message saved:Number + (Repeat)
Switching a repeat "Repeat" + (On/Off)
Delete No announcement
Saving a name
(Including when [VOICE1] is
pressed) "Edit"
Waiting for a voice
message recording
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Record" + (Microphone/ACC2/USB/Optical)
Switching the audio source (Microphone/ACC2/USB/Optical)
Recording file (Built-in)
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Audio file"
Lock On or Off "Lock" + (On/Off)
Focus shift Year (2012 to 2099) + Month + Date + Hour (Date and time when a file was created)
Switching a key list No announcement
Switching folder Same as when a screen was opened.
Confirming the audio file delete
(Including when [VOICE1] is
pressed) "Clear" + "OK?"
Editing the file name "Edit"
Confirmation of the operating data
storage to the USB flash drive
(Including when [VOICE1] is
pressed)
"Save" + "OK?"
Recording file (USB Flash
Drive)
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed When accessing audio file:"Audio file" + "USB" When accessing timer recorded audio file:"Audio file" + "USB" + "Timer"
Focus shift Year + Month + Date + Time
Switching a key list No announcement
Switching folder Same as when a screen was opened.
Confirming the audio file delete
(Including when [VOICE1] is
pressed) "Clear" + "OK?"
Editing a name "Edit"
LAN Menu
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Run" + "Menu" + Number + Selected value
Switching the configuration item Number + Selected value
Starting editing configurations,
Focus shift,
Entering configuration value Focus location value
Switching the configuration item
(Address related) Number +Value +"dot" +Value +"dot" + Value +"dot" +Value
Switching the configuration item
(ID/Pass related) Number
Starting editing configurations,
Focus shift (Address related) Focus location value
Entering the configuration value
(Address related) Entered parameter
Selecting the parameter (Address
related) Selected value
CLOCK menu To display a screen "Clock" + "Menu" + "Group" + Number
Selecting a group Number

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Screen Operation/Status Announced Content
CLOCK Menu (Group)
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Clock" + "Menu" + Number + Value
Selecting an item Number + Value
Editing configurations (including
when [VOICE1] is pressed) "Edit"
Starting configuration No announcement
Changing configuration value Value
Retrieving the NTP date
and time data When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Clock update"
Retrieval of the NTP and
time data completed When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Completed"
Retrieval of the NTP and
time data failed When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Error" + Number
TIMER When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Program timer" + Selected value, or "SleepTimer" + Selected value
Selecting timer type Same as when opening screen
ProgrammableTimer
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed
"ProgrammableTimer" + "Timer" + (On/Off)
"ProgrammableTimer" + "Repeat" + (On/Off)
"ProgrammableTimer" + Day of theWeek + (On/Off)
"ProgrammableTimer" + "Mode" + (On/Off/Both/Record)
"ProgrammableTimer" + "Start" (Hour) + Value
"ProgrammableTimer" + "Start" (Minute) + Value
"ProgrammableTimer" + "End" (Hour) +Value
"ProgrammableTimer" + "End" (Minute) + Value
"ProgrammableTimer" + "Main" + Frequency + "Sub" + Frequency
Focus shift
"Timer" + (On/Off)
"Repeat" + (On/Off)
Day of theWeek + (On/Off)
Mode + (On/Off/Both/Record)
"Start" (Hour) +Value
"Start" (Minute) +Value
"End" (Hour) +Value
"End" (Minute) +Value
"Main" + Frequency + "Sub" + Frequency
When a parameter is entered Entered value
Menu When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Menu" + "Group" + Number
Selecting a group "Group" + Number
Menu (Group)
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Menu" + Number + Number + Selected value
When menu is selected Number + Selected value
When starting editing parameter
(Including when [VOICE1] is
pressed) "Edit"
When a parameter is selected No announcement
When changing configuration
value Selected value
[GROUP▲] "Group" + Number
[GROUP▼] "Group" + Number
USB flash drive menu When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "USB" + "Menu" + (Read/Save/Initialize/Remove)
When a parameter is selected (Read/Save/Initialize/Remove)
Confirming the format When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Initialize" + "OK?"
Safe Removal of USB flash
drive
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Remove" + "OK?"
When Safe Removal of USB flash
drive is executed "Please wait"
Safe Removal of USB Flash
Drive and Completion of
Formatting
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Completed"
Reset Menu When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed (Menu Reset/Memory Channel Reset/VFO Reset/Standard Reset/Full Reset)
Confirmation of the
standard configurations When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Standard Reset" + "OK?"
Confirming the full reset When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Full Reset" + "OK?"
Confirming theVFO reset When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "VFO reset" + "OK?"

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Screen Operation/Status Announced Content
Confirming the memory
reset When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Memory reset" + "OK?"
Confirming the menu reset When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Menu Reset" + "OK?"
Reset in progress When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Please wait"
Extended menu item
display When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Advanced Menu" + Number (2 digits)
Advanced Menu
Adjustment screen
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed Number +Value
Changing the configuration value Value
Adjusting the touch panel
(Main Screen) When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Touch Screen" + "Calibration"
Touch panel adjustment
completed When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "Completed"
Advanced menu
License display When the screen opens or [VOICE1] is pressed "License"
Error/Warning message When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed (Error/Warning) + Number
Message
(Excluding the
Configuration for
Emergency Contact
Frequency screen)
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "OK?"
When displaying the
Emergency Contact
Frequency screen
When the screen opens or
[VOICE1] is pressed "Emergency" + "Frequency"
Note:
◆Refer to "List of Functions for Key Assignment" for options when configuring PF keys. {page 16-8} Menu numbers and Memory Channel
numbers are announced even when the leading digit is "0".
◆When various errors, warnings, or information messages appear while displaying the configuration screen, the contents of various errors,
warning, or information messages are announced.
◆When reading an equalizer file while pressing [RXEQ] or [TXEQ], "Please wait" is not announced.
◆The microphoneVOX gain value is not announced.
◆When announcing the frequency value inVFO mode, the displayed values are announced from the upper digit.The separators for MHz are
announced as "dot".

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VOICE 2
When a key to which "Voice 2" is assigned is pressed, the
values of the S meter and power meter are announced.
For example, "S5" or "20 dB".
[PFA]
1 Press the PF key to which [PF A] orVoice 2 is
assigned.
Values of the S meter and power meter are announced.
Note:
◆During the announcement pressing the PF key again, to which
"Voice 2" is assigned, stops the announcement.
◆Refer to "PF (Programmable Function)" to change the PF key to be
assigned.{page 16-6}
◆When transmitting in the sub band, the value of the main band
power meter is announced.
The following contents are announced byVoice 2.
S meter Power meter
TS-990S
Level Announced
Content Level Announced Content
0 S 0 0 P 0
1 to 4 S 1 1 to 4 P 5
5 to 8 S 2 5 to 8 P 10
9 to 12 S 3 9 to 16 P 25
13 to 16 S 4 17 to 24 P 50
17 to 20 S 5 25 to 30 P 75
21 to 24 S 6 31 to 36 P 100
25 to 28 S 7 37 to 42 P 125
29 to 32 S 8 43 to 48 P 150
33 to 36 S 9 49 to 54 P 175
37 to 41 10 dB 55 to 60 P 200
42 to 47 20 dB 61 to 64 P 225
48 to 52 30 dB 65 to 70 P 250
53 to 58 40 dB - -
59 to 64 50 dB - -
65 to 70 60 dB - -
VOICE 3
Press the PF key, to which "Voice 3" is assigned, to
announce the value of the meter.
[PFB]
1 Press the key to which [PF B] orVoice 3 is assigned.
The value of the meter when the key was pressed is
announced.
Note:
◆During the announcement pressing the PF key again, to which
"Voice 3" is assigned stops the announcement.
◆Refer to "PF (Programmable Function)" to change the PF key to be
assigned.{page 16-6}
◆The value of the digital meter is announced even when [VOICE3] is
pressed while an analog meter is displayed.
◆If the power meter is displayed while an analog meter or digital
meter is displayed, the value of the power meter is announced by
pressing [VOICE3].
◆Pressing [VOICE3] while a voice message is on the midway to start
recording or while the Microphone Gain is being adjusted using
Advanced Menu 13 emits the readout of the level meter (FM).

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The following contents are announced inVoice 3.
SWR meter COMP meter ALC meter
Level Announced
Content Level Announced Content Level Announced Content
0 to 4 R 1.0 0 C 0 dB 0 A 0
5 to 15 R 1.5 1 to 9 C 5 dB 1 to 2 A 1
16 to 24 R 2.0 10 to 19 C 10 dB 3 to 4 A 2
25 to 31 R 2.5 20 to 34 C 15 dB 5 to 6 A 3
32 to 36 R 3.0 35 to 50 C 20 dB 07 to 8 A 4
37 to 42 R 4.0 51 to 57 C 25 dB 9 to 10 A5
11 to 12 A 6
43 to 47 R 5.0 58 to C over 13 to 14 A 7
48 to R over - - 15 to 16 A 8
- - - - 17 to 18 A 9
- - - - 19 to 20 A 10
- - - - 21 to 22 A 11
- - - - 23 to 24 A 12
- - - - 25 to 26 A 13
- - - - 27 to 28 A 14
- - - - 29 to 30 A 15
- - - - 31 to 32 A 16
33 to 34 A 17
35 to A over
ID meter TEMP meter VD meter
Level Announced
Content Level Announced Content Level Announced Content
0 to 10 I 2.5 0 to 25 T low to 46 V low
11 to 20 I 5 26 to 60 T mid 47 to 48 V 46
21 to 35 I 7.5 61 to 70 T high 49 to 51 V 47
36 to 47 I 10 - - 52 to 54 V 48
48 to 60 I 12.5 - - 55 to 56 V 49
61 to I 15 - - 57 to 59 V 50
- - - - 60 to 61 V 51
- - - - 62 to 64 V 52
- - - - 65 to 66 V 53
- - - - 67 to V high
Level meter/FM Microphone gain
Level Announced Content
0 L 0
1 to 2 L 1
3 to 4 L 2
5 to 6 L 3
7 to 8 L 4
9 to 10 L 5
11 to 12 L 6
13 to 14 L 7
15 to 16 L 8
17 to 18 L 9
19 to 20 L 10
21 to 22 L 11
23 to 24 L 12
25 to 26 L 13
27 to 28 L 14
29 to 30 L 15
31 to 32 L 16
33 to 34 L 17
35 to L over

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CONFIGURINGTHE DATE ANDTIME
The transceiver has two clocks.
Local Clock
You can configure the expiration timer or the date and time
to be used as the time stamp recorded in the data file.The
date and time appear on the main screen.The date and
time do not appear while using the extended displays,
such as the waterfall display, and RTTY.
Secondary Clock
If the Local Clock is configured, the Secondary Clock
appears on the right side of the Local Clock.
For example, this will allow you to distinguish the time of
your frequent contacts located in timezones other than
your own.
Note:
◆When the transceiver power ( ) is first turned ON, be sure that you
configure the clock (your local time).Without configuring the clock,
the timer recording cannot be configured.
◆Indication of the Local Clock and the Secondary Clock cannot be
turned off.
[MENU]
[F1]~[F7]
[MULTI/CH]
F[CLOCK]
CONFIGURINGTHE DATE FORTHE LOCAL CLOCK
The date and time for the Local Clock to be displayed on
the main screen and used as a time stamp of the file can
be configured.
1 Press [CLOCK] (F) from the Menu screen to open the
Clock screen.
2 Access Menu 00, "Date andTime".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4).
4 Access Menu 00, "Date (Local Clock)".
5 Press [EDIT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter box.
6 Use the function keys and the MULTI/CH control to
select the date.
[-] (F2), [+] (F3), MULTI/CH control:Displays the previous
parameter or the next parameter.
[ ] (F4) and [ ] (F5):Press to move the cursor to
the left or right.
7 Press [OK] (F6).
Pressing [CANCEL] (F7) clears the entered parameter and
reverts to the Clock screen.
8 Press [MENU] to exit.
Note:
◆The date and time displayed on the parameter box in the Clock
screen follows the configuration for the display format.
◆If automatic time correction by means of the NTP server is enabled,
the local clock cannot be configured.{page 15-3}
CONFIGURINGTHE TIME FORTHE LOCAL CLOCK
The time for the Local Clock to be displayed on the main
screen and can be configured.
1 Press [CLOCK] (F) from the Menu screen to open the
Clock screen.
2 Access Menu 00, "Date andTime".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4).
4 Access Menu 01, "Time (Local Clock)".
5 Press [EDIT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter box.
6 Use the numeric and band select keypad, function
keys and the MULTI/CH control to configure the time.
[-] (F2), [+] (F3), MULTI/CH control:Displays the previous
parameter or the next parameter.
[ ] (F4) and [ ] (F5):Moves the cursor to the left
or right.
Pressing the numeric keypad enters the number
corresponding to the key.
7 Press [OK] (F6).
Pressing [CANCEL] (F7) clears the entered parameter and
reverts to the Clock screen.
8 Press [MENU] to exit.

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CONFIGURINGTHE TIMEZONE FORTHE LOCAL
CLOCK
You can configure the timezone of the Local Clock to be
displayed on the main screen.The time calculated based
on the time configured here will be displayed on the right
side of the Local Clock as the time for the Secondary
Clock.
1 Press [CLOCK] (F) from the Menu screen to open the
Clock screen.
2 Access Menu 00, "Date andTime".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4).
4 Access Menu 02, "Timezone (Local Clock)".
5 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
6 Press [-] (F2), [+] (F3), or rotate the MULTI/CH control
to select the timezone for Local Clock.
The default is "+09:00".
7 Press [ ] (F1).
8 Press [MENU] to exit.
CONFIGURINGTHE TIMEZONE FORTHE SECONDARY
CLOCK
You can configure the timezone for the Secondary Clock.
1 Press [CLOCK] (F) from the Menu screen to open the
Clock screen.
2 Access Menu 00, "Date andTime".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4).
4 Access Menu 03, "Timezone (Secondary Clock)".
5 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
6 Press [-] (F2) or [+] (F3), or rotate the MULTI/CH
control to select the timezone for the secondary clock
from the available range of "-14:00" to "+00:00" to
"+14:00".
The default is "+00:00"
7 Press [ ] (F1).
8 Press [UPDATE] (F6) to confirm whether the time has
been updated.
The transceiver begins to communicate to the NTP server,
and the date and time configured for the transceiver will be
updated.After the correction has completed, a message
notifying you of the end of communications appears.
9 Press [MENU] to exit.
CONFIGURING AN IDENTIFICATION LETTER FORTHE
SECONDARY CLOCK
You can configure an alphabetical letter for the
identification letter of the Secondary Clock.
1 Press [CLOCK] (F) from the Menu screen to open the
Clock screen.
2 Access Menu 00, "Date andTime".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4).
4 Access Menu 04, "Secondary Clock Identification
Letter".
5 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
6 Press [-] (F2) or [+] (F3), or rotate the MULTI/CH
control to select the identification letter.
The default is "U" which is an abbreviation for UTC
(UniversalTime Coordinated).
7 Press [ ] (F1).
8 Press [MENU] to exit.
CONFIGURINGTHE DATE DISPLAY FORMAT
The date display format can be configured.
1 Press [CLOCK] (F) from the Menu screen to open the
Clock screen.
2 Access Menu 00, "Date andTime".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4).
4 Access Menu 05, "Date Display Format".
5 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.

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6 Press [-] (F2) or [+] (F3), or rotate the MULTI/CH
control to select the display format of the date.
The default is "MMM/DD/'YY".
7 Press [ ] (F1).
8 Press [MENU] to exit.
CORRECTINGTHE CLOCK WITH NTP
(NETWORKTIME PROTOCOL)
The NTP server can be utilized to automatically correct
the clock of the transceiver.The time information acquired
from the NTP server can be reflected to an internal clock.
The following needs to be configured to utilize the NTP.
[MENU]
[F1]~[F7]
[MULTI/CH]
F[CLOCK]
• ConnectaLANcabletothetransceiverandtoa
network such as a home-based LAN.{page 1-9}
To utilize the NTP Server via theWAN, you must allow
communication using the NetworkTime Protocol Port (No.
123).To utilize a home-based broadband router, open port
No.123 of the broadband router.
• Configurethenetworkinformationforthetransceiver.
The network and IP address must be configured for the
transceiver.Refer to "CONFIGURINGTHE NETWORK" for
the configuration method.{page 16-12}
• TheNTPServeraddressmustbeconfiguredforthe
transceiver.
The address of the NTP Server which has been configured
for the Local Clock must be configured for the transceiver.
Refer to "CONFIGURINGTHE NTP SERVER" for the
configuration method. {page 15-3}
Note:
◆The NTP may not be used under some firewall systems.
◆Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the broadband router
for the configuration method of the broadband router.
CONFIGURINGTHE NTP SERVER ADDRESS
You can configure the NTP Server address for the
transceiver.
1 Press [CLOCK] (F) from the Menu screen to open the
Clock screen.
2 Access Menu 01, "AutomaticTime Correction".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4).
4 Access Menu 01, "NTP Server Address".
5 Press [EDIT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter box.
6 Use the function keys and the MULTI/CH control to
enter the NTP server address.
[SPACE] (F1):Press to enter one space.
[-] (F2)/[+] (F3):Press to display the character before or after
the current character.
[ ] (F4) and [ ] (F5):Press to move the cursor to
the left or right.
[BACK SPACE] (F):Press to delete the character to the left
of the cursor.
[DEL] (F):Deletes the character to the right of the cursor.
[CHAR] (F):Changes the character type. Each key press
cycles the displayed character through the following
sequence.
ABC (upper case) > abc (lower case) > ÀÁÂ (upper case) >
àáâ (lower case) > !”# (symbols) > ABC (upper case)
7 Press [SAVE] (F6).
• The entered address of the NTP server is saved.
• Pressing [CANCEL] (F7) clears the entered parameter and
reverts to the Clock screen.
8 Press [MENU] to exit.
Note:
◆Depending on the line conditions and NTP server itself, the
response time from the NTP server may vary.
◆Search using the keywords“NTP server”for the NTP server
address.

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ENABLING OR DISABLINGTHE AUTOMATICTIME
CORRECTION
AutomaticTime Correction enables automatic
communications to the NTP Server to correct the date and
time configured for transceiver clocks.
1 Press [CLOCK] (F) from the Menu screen to open the
Clock screen.
2 Access Menu 01, "AutomaticTime Correction".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4).
4 Access Menu 00, "Clock Correction using the NTP
Server".
5 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
6 Press [-] (F2) or [+] (F3) to select "On" or "Off" of the
automatic time correction.
Selecting "On" allows the transceiver to automatically
communicate, when the transceiver power is turned On
(), with the NTP server to correct the date and time of the
clocks.If the transceiver power ( ) remains turned ON, it
corrects the date and time every 24 hours.The default is
"Off".
7 Press [ ] (F1).
8 Press [MENU] to exit.
Note:
◆The transceiver acquires the time information from the NTP service
when the transceiver power ( ) is turned On or every 24 hours
during continued operation.
◆You must ensure that all configurations associated with the NTP
server have been done and you can manually correct the clock with
an access to the NTP server, prior to enabling the automatic time
correction for first time.
MANUAL CLOCK CORRECTION
You can connect the transceiver to the NTP Server
as desired to correct the date and time configured for
transceiver clocks.
1 Press [CLOCK] (F) from the Menu screen to open the
Clock screen.
2 Access Menu 01, "AutomaticTime Correction".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4).
4 Press [UPDATE] (F6) to correct the time.
The transceiver begins to communicate with the NTP server,
and the date and time configured for the transceiver will be
corrected.After the correction has completed, a message
notifying you of the end of communications with the NTP
server appears.
5 Press [MENU] to exit.
Note:
◆Avoid frequent access to the NTP server to manually correct the
time.
TIMER
The transceiver is equipped with a timer, allowing you
to use a timed task with one of the following timers.In
the ProgrammableTimer screen, frequencies and the
operating mode displayed on the main band and the sub
band can instantly be copied.
Power On (ProgrammableTimer)
With the transceiver power ( ) turned OFF, the timer task
turns the transceiver power ( ) ON at the configured time.
Power Off (ProgrammableTimer)
With the transceiver power ( ) turned ON, the timer task
turns the transceiver OFF at the configured time.
Power On and Power Off (ProgrammableTimer)
The timed task configured for Power On and Power Off
can be reserved.
Timed Recording (ProgrammableTimer)
The transceiver stores the received audio onto the USB
flash drive during the time between the time configured for
Power-on and the time configured for Power-off.
SleepTimer (Timer)
The transceiver power ( ) turns OFF after the configured
time lapse.
APO (Automatic Power Off) (Menu 0-33)
If a key or control is not operated until the configured time
elapses, the transceiver power ( ) turns OFF.

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[TIMER/SET]
[F1]~[F7]
[ESC]
[MULTI/CH]
CONFIGURINGTHE PROGRAMMABLE TIMER
Time to turn the transceiver power ( ) ON or OFF or the
timed task for ProgrammableTimer can be configured.
1 Press and hold [TIMER/SET] to open the Timer
screen.
2 Press [ ] (F2) or [ ] (F3) to select
"ProgrammableTimer".
3 Press [EDIT] (F4) to open the Programmable Timer
screen.
4 Use the function keys and the MULTI/CH control to
configure the ProgrammableTimer.
Menu Item Method of Configuration
Timer
Press [ON/OFF] (F4) to toggle the timed task by a
timer between active and inactive.
Selecting "ON" enables the timer.Selecting "OFF"
disables the timer.
Repeat
Press [ON/OFF] (F4) to toggle the timed repeat by a
timer between active and inactive.
Selecting "ON" allows you to repeat the timed task
as configured.Selecting "OFF" does not allow you to
repeat the timed task as configured.
Day of the
Week
Press [ ] (F2), [ ] (F3), or [ ]
(F4) to select and enable or disable the day of the week
when the timed task by a timer will be executed.
The timer will be used with the selected day of the
week.
Mode
Press [MODE] (F4) to select the timer task.
Power-on:The transceiver turns ON at the time
configured for Power-on.If "Power-on" is selected,
"--:--" appears as the time for Power Off, and it cannot
configured.
Power-off:The transceiver power ( ) turns OFF at the
time configured for Power-off.If "Power-off" is selected,
"--:--" appears as the time for Power On, and it cannot
configured.
Both:The transceiver power ( ) turns ON at the
time configured for Power-on and OFF at the time
configured for Power-off.
Record:The transceiver stores the received audio onto
a USB flash drive during the time between the time
configured for Power-on and the time configured for
Power-off.
Power-on/
Power-off
Pressing [-] (F4), [+] (F5) or the numeric and band
selection keypad, or rotating the MULTI/CH control can
configure the time to turn the transceiver power ( ) ON
and OFF.
The time can be configured in the range of "00:00" to
"23:59".
Main Band/
Sub band
Press [COPY] (F5) to copy the frequency and the
operating band information for the main band and sub
band when the transceiver is turned ON by a timer.
Placing the main band and sub band inVFO mode and
then pressing [COPY] (F5) can copy the frequency and
the operating band information.
Even if you can change the configuration for the main
band Even if the main band or sub band is highlighted,
[ ] (F2), [ ] (F3) and the numeric
keypad can be pressed, and the Tuning (M) and
MULTI/CH control can be rotated to change the
frequency displayed on the upper side of the Program
Timer screen.To change the configurations for the
frequency and mode for the main band and sub band
when the transceiver starts up, press [COPY] (F5)
each time the frequency is changed.
5 Press [OK] (F6).
• The "TIMER" LED lights green, and the timed task by a
timer will be enabled.A message notifying you of the end
of the configuration appears.
• Pressing [CANCEL] (F7) clears the entered parameter and
reverts to the Clock screen.
6 Press [OK] (F6).
Pressing [CANCEL] (F7) clears the entered parameter and
reverts to the Clock screen.
7 Press [ESC] to exit.
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press [ ] to turn the transceiver power ( ) OFF.
Note:
◆Prior to copying with a press of [COPY] (F5), at step 5, the operating
data which has been stored in a Memory Channel, press [M▶V] to
transfer the operating data in the Memory Channel to the VFO.
◆Even if the current time passes the configured time when you press
[OK] (F6) at step 6, the time will be configured as it is.
◆For the recording timer, there should be at latest one minute time
difference between the record start time (Power-on time) and the
record end time (Power-off time).
◆You can configure the recording timer for a maximum of four hours.
◆Even when the time configured for Power-on has already been past
when [OK] (F6) was pressed at step 6, the time for Power-on will
be configured.
◆If timed recording is enabled, insert a USB flash drive, prior to the
start of recording, into the (USB-A) connector on the front
panel.Use a USB flash drive formatted with the transceiver and
having sufficient free area.
◆Timed recording cannot be started if the transceiver power ( ) is
turned OFF.
◆If the transceiver power ( ) turns OFF, the ”TIMER”LED blinks
one minute before the timer recording begins, and the transceiver
power ( ) cannot turn ON even with a press of [ ].
◆With the timed recording enabled, a message appears three
minutes and one minute before the start of the timed recording, if
the transceiver power ( ) is not turned OFF.Press [ ] to turn the
transceiver power ( ) OFF.
◆During the timed recording, the " " LED lights orange.The " "
LED lights red when the timed recording ends.
◆If you wish to abort the timed recording after the "TIMER" LED
starts blinking until the timed recording begins, press [ ] for four
seconds.
◆During the timed recording, no other operation can be processed
until the timed recording ends.To abort the timed recording,
press [ ] and press and hold [(BREAK)] following the instruction
displayed.
TEMPORARILY DISABLINGTHE TIMERTASK
You can disable timer tasks or the ProgrammableTimer.
Following are the timer tasks for which countdown of the
timer can temporarily be paused.
• TransceiverPower( ) OFF at the time configured for
Power-off
• Startofthetimedrecording
• TransceiverPower( ) OFF using the SleepTimer
Pressing [TIMER/SET] after the countdown of the timer or
program timer has paused resumes the countdown of the
timer or program timer.Also, if the timer task is inactive,
the timed task will not function until the clock reaches the
next time configured for Power-on.
1 Press [TIMER/SET].
• The "TIMER" LED turns Off, and the SleepTimer or
ProgrammableTimer will temporarily be disabled.
• Press [TIMER/SET] again to light the "TIMER" LED, and
resume counting down the SleepTimer and Programmable
Timer.
Note:
◆Even if theTimer and ProgrammableTimer are temporarily
disabled, configurations for theTimer and ProgrammableTimers
will be retained.
◆If the ProgrammableTimer is temporarily disabled while the Sleep
Timer is counting down, the SleepTimer will also be temporarily
disabled.
SLEEPTIMER
The SleepTimer is a function that turns the transceiver
power ( ) OFF upon lapse of the configured length of
time.
[TIMER/SET]
[F1]~[F7]
[ESC]
[MULTI/CH][MENU]
CONFIGURINGTHE SLEEP TIMER
1 Press and hold [TIMER/SET] to open the Timer
screen.
2 Press [ ] (F2) or [ ] (F3) to select
"SleepTimer".
3 Press [EDIT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
4 Press [-] (F4) or [+] (F5), or the MULTI/CH control to
select "Off" to turn the transceiver power ( ) OFF or
the time until the transceiver power ( ) will be turned
OFF.
• You can select the length of time until the transceiver
power ( ) will be turned OFF from "OFF" (do not turn the
transceiver power ( ) OFF), "5", "10", "15", "30", "60", "90",
and "120" [min].The default is "Off".
• Pressing and holding [(CLEAR)] (F1) resets the time
configured for the SleepTimer to its default.
5 Press [OK] (F6).
• The "TIMER" LED lights green, and the SleepTimer starts
counting down.
• Pressing [CANCEL] (F7) clears the entered parameter and
reverts to the Clock screen.
6 Press [ESC] to exit.
Note:
◆A message notifying you that the transceiver power ( ) is about
to be turned OFF appears three minutes before and one minute
before the transceiver power ( ) turns OFF.

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DISABLINGTHEPOWER-OFFBYTHESLEEPTIMER
The timed power-off ( ) can be disabled even after the
SleepTimer has started counting down.If SleepTime is
temporarily disabled, the transceiver power ( ) does not
turn OFF even when the configured time elapses.
1 Press [TIMER/SET].
The "TIMER" LED turns Off, and the timed power-off ( ) by
SleepTimer will be disabled.The SleepTimer continues to
count down;however, the transceiver power ( ) does not
turn OFF even when the SleepTimer expires.
Pressing [TIMER/SET] again before the SleepTimer expires
causes the SleepTimer to resume counting down from the
remaining time.
Note:
◆A press of [TIMER/SET] again disables or enables both the Sleep
Timer and the ProgrammableTimer.
APO (AUTOMATIC POWER OFF)
APO is a function that turns the transceiver power ( ) OFF
if no key or control is operated for the configured time.
One minute before the transceiver power ( ) turns OFF, a
Morse codes "CHECK" sounds from the speaker.
1 Select Group No.00, "Basic Configurations", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 33, "Automatic Power Off".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
4 Press [-] (F2) or [+] (F3) to select "OFF" or the length
of time until the transceiver ( ) turns OFF.
You can select the length of time until the transceiver
power ( ) will be turned OFF from "OFF" (do not turn the
transceiver power ( ) OFF), "60", "120", and "180" [min].The
default is "Off".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
Note:
◆The timer for the APO continues counting down even during scan.
◆The transceiver starts counting down from when a key or a control
is last operated.

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16 USEFUL FUNCTIONS
IndexContents
This section describes how to configure and operate
convenient and useful functions such as configuring
function keys and the input and output levels of the rear
panel connectors.
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After the transceiver power ( ) is turned ON, the power-
on message appears on the startup screen until the
transceiver becomes active.You can configure your
desired text string, such as your callsign, as the power-on
message.
[F1]~[F7]
[MENU]
[UP]
[MULTI/CH]
[DOWN]
1 Select Group No.0, "Basic Configurations", from the
 screen.
2 Access Menu 07, "Power-on Message".
3 Press [EDIT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter box.
4 Use the function keys and the  control to edit
or enter a text string.
A maximum of 15 alphanumeric characters and symbols can
be configured.The default is "HELLO"
 (F1):Press to enter a space.
[-] (F2)/[+] (F3):Press to display the previous character or
the next character.
[ ] (F4) and [ ] (F5):Press to move the cursor
to the left or right.
 (F):Press to delete the character to the left
of the cursor.
[DEL] (F):Press to delete the character to the right of the
cursor.
 (F):Press to change the character type.Each time
you press  (F), the character type cycles through the
following sequence:
ABC (upper case) > abc (lower case) > ÀÁÂ (upper case) >
àáâ (lower case) > !”# (symbols) > ABC (upper case)
5 Press  (F6) to save the text string.
Pressing  (F7) clears the entered parameter and
reverts to the  screen.
6 Press  to exit.
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If no operation is performed for the duration configured for
the Screen SaverWaitTime, the screen saver activates on
the main screen and sub-screen.
There are two screen savers available in the transceiver.
Selecting "Type 2" for Screen Saver, the desired text can
be displayed on the main screen and sub screen.
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You can configure which screen saver to use.Type 1
displays product images, andType 2 displays your desired
text string across the main screen and sub screen.
1 Select Group No.0, "Basic Configurations", from the
 screen.
2 Access Menu 04, "Screen Saver".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
4 Press [-] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select the type of screen
saver.
Available parameters are "Off", "Type 1", and "Type 2".The
default is "Off".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press  to exit.
Note:
◆The screen saver will be disabled by any transceiver operation
such as a press of a key, a rotation of a control or by receiving a PC
command.

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You can configure the length of time from when you
operate the transceiver last until the time when the screen
saver activates.
1 Select Group No.0, "Basic Configurations", from the
 screen.
2 Access Menu 05, "Screen SaverWaitTime".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
4 Press [-] (F4) or [+] (F5), or rotate the 
control to configure the wait time until the screen saver
will be activated.
You can select from "Preview [5 sec]" (displaying the screen
saver for five seconds to preview), "5 [min]", "30 [min]", or "60
[min]".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press  to exit.
CONFIGURINGTHE TEXT STRING FORTHE

You can configure the text string if you selectType 2 for
the Screen Saver.While the screen saver is active, the
entered text string moves freely across the main screen
and the sub-screen.
1 Select Group No.0, "Basic Configurations", from the
 screen.
2 Access Menu 06, "Screen Saver Message".
3 Press [EDIT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter box.
4 Use the function keys and the  control to edit
or enter a text string.
You can enter a maximum of 10 characters.
 (F1):Press to enter a space.
[-] (F2)/[+] (F3):Press to display the previous character or
the next character.
[ ] (F4) and [ ] (F5):Press to move the cursor
to the left or right.
 (F):Press to delete the character to the left of
the cursor.
 (F):Press to delete the character to the right of the
cursor.
 (F):Press to change the character type.Each time
you press  (F), the character type cycles through the
following sequence:
ABC (upper case) > abc (lower case) > ÀÁÂ (upper case) >
àáâ (lower case) > !”# (symbols) > ABC (upper case)
5 Press  (F6) to save the text string.
6 Press  to exit.