Kenwood TS-590SG Operation Manual - Page 91

TROUBLESHOOTING 15 Problem Probable Cause Corrective Action Page No signals are received or receive sensitivity seems poor; S-meter is reading full scale. The RF gain was set too low. Turn the RF control clockwise to increase the RF 10 gain. Received signals The wrong modulation was Select the correct modulation mode. 11 are completely selected. unintelligible. Memory Scan will not 1 The SQL control was not 1 Adjust the SQL control to just eliminate 12 start scanning. set correctly. background noise. 2 Less than 2 memory 2 Unlock at least 2 memory channels. 46 channels were unlocked. 3 Less than 2 memory 3 Store data in at least 2 memory channels. 43 channels were programmed. Memory Scan will With Group Scan selected, the Select the Memory Group that contains the 51 not scan one of the channel you want to scan is in memory channel you want to scan. stored channels; the a different group. desired channel is not locked out. Program Scan will not The start and end frequencies Store different start and end frequencies. 48 start scanning. are identical. AT does not finish The impedance of the coaxial Adjust the antenna system to lower the SWR. 52 successfully. cable and antenna was not matched. Tuning does not successfully finish depending on conditions, although the SWR meter indicates smaller than 3:1. The internal tuner is The SWR of the antenna bypassed immediately system is too high. after tuning is started. Adjust the antenna system to lower the SWR 52 You cannot transmit even though you press MIC [PTT], or transmissions result in no contacts. 1 The microphone plug was 1 Turn OFF the power, ensure the MIC 2 not inserted completely into connector has no foreign objects in it, then the MIC connector. plug in the connector firmly. 2 The Transmit Inhibit function 2 Change Menu No. 66 to OFF. 33 is ON. 3 CW or FSK was selected 3 Select the correct voice mode. 11 instead of a voice mode. 4 The DSP TX filter 4 Adjust the settings in Menu Nos. 31, 32. 33 bandwidth was improperly selected. 5 The wrong antenna 5 Press and hold [PRE (ANT 1/2)] to select the 52 connector (ANT 1 or ANT other antenna connector. 2) was selected. Attempting to transmit 1 The antenna is not 1 Check the antenna connection. Correct as 1 results in the "HELLO" connected correctly. necessary. message appearing 2 The impedances of the 2 Reduce the SWR of the antenna system. 52 and the reception antenna and transceiver mode being restored. are not properly matched. 3 The input voltage is outside 3 Correct the input voltage or use a 12 ~ 16 V 1 13.8 V DC ± 15% (11.7 ~ battery. 15.8 V DC). 4 The current rating of the DC 4 Use a DC power supply that has a current 1 power supply is not enough. rating of more than 20.5 A at 13.8 V DC. The transceiver has low transmission power. 1 The microphone gain is set 1 When in SSB or AM mode, increase the 13 too low. microphone gain. 2 Poor antenna system 2 Check the antenna connections. Confirm that 52 connections are causing the antenna tuner is reporting a low SWR. high SWR. 83