Kenwood TS-990S Operation Manual - Page 109

ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5 TX/RX Details Display Indicator Displays CW Message List Key Behavior [SAVE] (F2) Saves the TX/RX details in a USB flash drive. [PAUSE] (F3) Pauses update of the TX/RX details display. Pressing the key again resumes the update. [QUICK] (F4) Turns ON/OFF the quick mode. Character String Buffer Threshold Level Indicator Displays Indicates the status of the function. TX/RX Details Display Displays the character strings that are transmitted or received. Character String Buffer Displays the character strings to be transmitted. CW Message List Displays the fixed phrases that are registered in the CW message memory. The number of channels displayed varies according to the display screen size. (Standard: 4CH; Expanded: 8CH) Threshold Level Displays the adjustment value of the decode threshold level. ■ Operating the CW Communication Screen Key Behavior [MORE] (F1) Switches the key guide. [ ] (F2) [CLEAR] (F3) [START] (F4) Clears the characters of the character string buffer one at a time. Pressing and holding down the key clears the characters continuously. Clears the character strings of the character string buffer. Pressing and holding down the key clears the TX/RX details all at once. Starts encoding of the character strings in the character string buffer. [DEC.FIL] (F5) Switches the decoding filter. [THLD] (F6) Switches to the threshold level configuration mode. Enlarges the size of the CW communication screen. [EXTEND] (F7) Pressing it again restores the screen to the standard size. [CH1] (F2)/ [CH5] (F2) Copies the character strings registered in CH1/CH5 of the CW message memory to the character string buffer. [CH2] (F3)/ [CH6] (F3) Copies the character strings registered in CH2/CH6 of the CW message memory to the character string buffer. [CH3] (F4)/ [CH7] (F4) [CH4] (F5)/ [CH8] (F5) Copies the character strings registered in CH3/CH7 of the CW message memory to the character string buffer. Copies the character strings registered in CH4/CH8 of the CW message memory to the character string buffer. [NEXT] (F7) Replaces [CH1] (F2) to [CH4] (F5) with [CH5] (F2) to [CH8] (F5). [DEC.OFF] (F5) Stops decoding. [DEC.ON] (F5) Resumes the decode function. [CW.MSG] (F6) Switches to the CW message screen. ■ Indicator Displays Key Behavior Appears when signal decoding is in progress. Appears when encoding the character strings in the character string buffer. Appears when the decode function is stopped or disabled. Appears when CW message is configured to the repeat setting. Appears during the repeat interval of the CW message. Appears when the quick mode is ON. Appears when in the insert mode. Appears when it is a count-up trigger message of the contest number. • Eight code abbreviations are supported, namely BT, AR, AS, HH, SK, KN, BK and SN. • The code abbreviation received is displayed in 2 alphabets. For example, when "AR" (code with no space between "A" and "R") is received, "AR" is displayed. • The codes might not be decoded correctly depending on the signal quality. • If the keying speed of the target signal changes halfway, the characters immediately before or after the change cannot be decoded correctly. • Characters that cannot be decoded are indicated using an underscore (_). • Time stamp and frequency information can be added to the TX/RX details display area. {page 5-48} • This transceiver does not support Japanese characters. • Press [Page Up] / [Page Down] on the USB keyboard to scroll through the information displayed in the TX/RX details display area. • Noise Reduction 1, Noise Reduction 2, audio peak filter and RX DSP equalizer do not function during CW decoding. Contents Index 5-29