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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14VOICE GUIDANCE
Index Contents
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).