Kenwood TS-590S User Manual - Page 68

12 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES ■ Changing Message Playback Volume Turning the AF control does not change the volume for the message playback. To change the message playback volume , access Menu No. 05 to select the playback volume level from "1" to "9" or "oFF". CONSTANT RECORDING By utilizing the digital recording capability of the VGS-1, you can configure the VGS-1 to store the last 30 seconds of communications (transmitted signals and received signals when the squelch opens). You can play back the last 30 seconds of communications to confirm what has been heard. To activate the Constant Recording function, access Menu No. 55 and select "on" (default). " " appears and the the transceiver starts recording the signal in the background. When you press and hold [RX/4 (REC)], the VGS-1 stores the last 30 seconds (maximum) of the reception audio signal to the flash memory. While writing the audio signal data to the flash memory, "WRITING" appears. To play back the stored reception signal, press [RX/4 (REC)]. To quit, press [CLR]. Note: ◆ While Menu No. 55 is ON, you cannot use channel 4 (RX/4) to record and playback a voice message. However, the message in channel 4 is not erased. When the Constant Recording function is turned OFF (Menu No. 55 is OFF), you can playback the message on channel 4. ◆ While " " is not displayed, such as the VGS-1 is playing back a message or the Voice Guide function is working, the Constant Recording function temporarily pauses. ◆ When you record a new message to the VGS-1, the 30 second Constant Recording buffer is cleared. ◆ You cannot transmit a stored audio signal that is recorded with the Constant Recording function. VOICE GUIDE When the optional VGS-1 is installed, each time you change the transceiver mode such as VFO A/ B or Memory Recall, the transceiver automatically announces the new mode. In addition, you can program the front panel [PF A] or [PF B] key so that pressing it makes the transceiver announce the displayed information. If you are using the optional MC-47 microphone, you can program one of the Mic [PF] keys for this function as well. The tables below indicate the transceiver announcements when the settings are changed. Additionally, pressing the [PF] key will perform specific announcements depending on whether VOICE1, VOICE2, or VOICE3 is selected. VOICE1: • When VOICE 1 auto announcement is ON (Menu No. 09), the transceiver settings are automatically announced any time the settings are changed. • Pressing [PF] will announce the currently displayed settings. • During a voice announcement, pressing [PF] will cancel the announcement. 60 Operations using VOICE1 Operation Announcement IF filter selection (High Cut) "High" + Setting value1 IF filter selection (Low Cut) IF filter selection (Width) IF filter selection (Shift) "Low" + Setting value1 "Width" + Setting value1 "Shift" + Setting value1 Tone frequency selection/ when tone ID "Tone" + Setting value1 scanning is complete CTCSS frequency selection/ when CTCSS ID scanning is complete NR1 level setup NR2 level setup "CTCSS" + Setting value1 "NR1" + Setting value1 "NR2" + Setting value1 "Memory scan group" + Group No. + "Off/On" Memory scan group setup • When selecting a group number, the group number and "Off/ On" is announced. • When the settings are changed, only "Off/On" is announced. "VFO" + "Scan" + "Group" + Section defined No. + "Off/On" Program/VFO scanning section setup • When selecting the section defined number, the section defined number and "Off/On" is announced. • When the settings are changed, only "Off/On" is announced. VOX gain level setup "VOX gain" + Setting value1 Speech processor input "Processor in" + Setting level setup value1 Speech processor output level setup "Processor out" + Setting value1 Noise Blanker "1" or "2" "Noise blanker" "1" or "2" level setup + Setting value1 Mic Gain adjustment "Mic gain" + Setting value1 Keying Speed selection "Keying Speed" + Setting value1 TX power adjustment "TX power" + Setting value1 VOX Delay time setup "VOX delay" + Setting value1 Break-in Delay time setup "Break-in delay" + Setting value1 TX Monitor volume adjustment "TX monitor" + Setting value1