Kenwood TS-590S User Manual - Page 70

12 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES Status Press [A/B (A=B)] + [ ], then turn the MULTI/CH control Reset confirmation during VFO reset2 Press [A/B (A=B)] + [ ], then turn the MULTI/CH control Reset confirmation during Full reset2 Announcement "VFO reset?" "Full reset?" 1 Announced when operating in Split-frequency mode. 2 Announced even when the auto Voice announcement is OFF. 3 When auto Voice announcement is ON, various configuration images appear on the display. When modifications are made to these settings, the new setting is announced. VOICE2: • Pressing [PF] will announce the current state of the S meter/ RF meter. • During a voice announcement, pressing [PF] will cancel the announcement. VOICE2 Announcements S meter PWR meter Dot position Announcement Dot position Announcement 0 S 0 0 P 0 1 ~ 3 S 1 1 ~ 3 P 5 4 ~ 5 S 2 4 ~ 6 P 10 6 S 3 7 ~ 12 P 25 7 ~ 8 S 4 13 ~ 18 P 50 9 S 5 19 ~ 23 P 75 10 ~ 11 S 6 24 ~ 30 P 100 12 S 7 13 ~ 14 S 8 15 S 9 16 ~ 19 10 dB 20 20 dB 21 ~ 24 30 dB 25 40 dB 26 ~ 29 50 dB 30 60 dB VOICE3: • Pressing [PF] will announce the current state of the SWR meter/ ALC meter/ COMP meter. • During a voice announcement, pressing [PF] will cancel the announcement. VOICE3 Announcements SWR meter ALC meter Dot position Announcement Dot position Announcement 1 R 1.0 0 A 0 2 ~ 6 R 1.5 1 A 1 7 ~ 11 R 2.0 2 A 2 12 ~ 16 R 3.0 ~ ~ 17 ~ 24 R 5.0 13 A 13 25 ~ 30 R OVER 14 A 14 15 ~ A OVER COMP meter Dot position Announcement 0 C 0 dB 1 ~ 10 C 10 dB 11 ~ 20 C 20 dB 21 ~ 30 C OVER ■ Voice Guide Announcement Volume Turning the AF control does not change the volume for the Voice Guide announcement. To change the announcement volume , access Menu No. 06 and select the volume level from "1" to "7" or "oFF". ■ Voice Guide Announcement Speed If you feel the Voice Announcement speed is too slow or too fast, you can adjust the Voice Announcement speed. Five different speeds can be configured. Access Menu No. 07 and select "0" to "4", where 0 is the slowest speed and 4 is the fastest. The default speed is 1. ■ Voice Guide Announcement Language If you mistakenly change the announcement language, you can change it back to English by accessing Menu No. 08 and selecting "EN". EMERGENCY CALL (K TYPE ONLY) Section 97.401(d) of the regulations governing amateur radio in the United States permit emergency amateur communications on 5167.5 kHz by stations in or within 92.6 km of the state of Alaska. This frequency is for use only when the immediate safety of human life and/or property are threatened, and is never to be used for routine communications. Press [EMERGENCY] to change to the Emergency channel (5167.5 kHz/ USB). • [EMERGENCY] can be programmed onto a PF key. • When entering Emergency mode, "EMERGENCY" momentarily appears on the sub-display. 62