Kenwood TS-990S Operation Manual - Page 104

5 ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO MANIPULATING THE PADDLE TO STORE CW MESSAGES After reviewing the status of Menu 5-10 whether "Paddle" has been selected for the entry method of CW messages, you can follow the procedure below to store each CW message. You can store CW messages in channel 1 through channel 8. 1 Press [CW/ CW-R] to select CW mode. The Bandscope screen must be closed with a press of [SCP] if the Bandscope screen opens. 2 Press [KEYER] (F2) to open the CW Message screen. In any transmit mode other than CW mode, [KEYER] (F2) does not appear in the key guide. Press [CW/CW-R]. 3 Press and hold [CH1] (F2), [CH2] (F3), [CH3] (F4), [CH4] (F5), [CH5] (F2), [CH6] (F3), [CH7] (F4), or [CH8] (F5) to select the channel to which a CW message will be stored. • A message notifying you of the storing of the CW message appears. • If no channel to which a CW message will be stored appears on the key guide, press [MORE] (F1). An alternate key guide will appear. • Each time you press [NEXT] (F7), a key guide for [MORE] (F1), [CH1] (F2), [CH2] (F3), [CH3] (F4) and [CH4] (F5), and the key guide for [MORE] (F1), [CH5] (F2), [CH6] (F3), [CH7] (F4), [CH8] (F5) and [NEXT] (F6) alternately appears. • Pressing [CANCEL] (F7) during the standby state reverts to the CW Message screen without storing the message. NAMING THE CW MESSAGES (WITH PADDLE KEYING ONLY) If you store CW messages by means of paddle keying, you do not know the contents of the CW messages stored in the respective channels. Therefore, naming each message stored enables you to distinguish the contents of the entry. After reviewing the status of Menu 5-10 whether "Paddle" has been selected for the entry method of CW messages, you can follow the procedure below to name each CW message. The names of CW messages are given to channel 1 through channel 8. 1 Press [CW/ CW-R] to select CW mode. The Bandscope screen must be closed with a press of [SCP] if the Bandscope screen opens. 2 Press [KEYER] (F2) to open the CW Message screen. In any transmit mode other than CW mode, [KEYER] (F2) does not appear in the key guide. Press [CW/CW-R]. 3 Press [ ] (F2) or [ ] (F3), or rotate the MULTI/CH control to select a channel to which a CW message is stored. If [ ] (F2) and [ ] (F3) are unavailable in the key guide, press [MORE] (F1). An alternate key guide will appear. 4 Press [NAME] (F6) to allow editing of the parameter box. 4 Key the paddle and store the CW messages. During the paddle keying, a screen displays the progress of CW message entry. Continue paddle keying and store the CW messages. While storing the CW messages, the percentage memory usage appears the main screen. 5 Press [STOP] (F4) to finish storing a CW message. • The CW Message screen reappears. • If the memory becomes full while storing the CW messages and the memory usage reaches 100%, the entry of the CW messages in progress ends. 6 Press [ESC] to exit. Note: ◆◆In a channel where no CW message is stored, the channel number will be grayed out. ◆◆If you do not manipulate a paddle after the editing of a CW message begins, nothing will be stored in that channel. ◆◆If "Straight Key" is selected for the PADDLE or KEY jack, no CW message can be stored. A CW message must be stored by manipulating a paddle. 5-24 Index Contents