Kenwood TS-990S Operation Manual - Page 117
Selecting The Ctcss Tone, Using The Scan To Search For The Ctcss Tone Frequency
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SELECTING THE CTCSS TONE Follow the procedure below to change the type of tone signal after selecting the main band or sub band. ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5 USING THE SCAN TO SEARCH FOR THE CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY A tone frequency scan makes it possible to detect the CTCSS tone frequency contained in the receive signal in FM mode. This function is convenient if you wish to know the CTCSS tone frequency of a repeater. Follow the procedure below after selecting the main band or sub band. 4 . d 1 Press [FM/AM/FM-N] to enter FM mode. 2 Press and hold [TONE] (F4) to open the FM Tone Frequency screen. 3 Press [ ] (F2) or [ "CTCSS" as a tone type. ] (F3) to select 4 Press [SCAN] (F7) to scan the CTCSS tone frequency. • Until the scan ends, "SCAN" appears on the right of the CTCSS tone frequency. • As soon as the CTCSS tone frequency is detected, the scan stops and the frequency appears in the FREQ. [Hz] box. • The scan starts with a press of [M/S] (F6) while the transceiver is in reception in the selected band (the "MAIN BUSY/TX" LED or the "SUB BUSY/TX" LED lights). • If the "MAIN BUSY/TX" LED or "SUB BUSY/TX" LED is unlit, rotate the SQL control to receive so that the transceiver will be placed in receive mode. • Press [M/S] (F6) if you wish to change the current band (main band or sub band). • The scan pauses by pressing [SCAN] (F7) while scanning the CTCSS tone frequency. The scan resumes by pressing [SCAN] (F7) again. • The scan pauses if the receive signal breaks off while scanning the CTCSS tone frequency. The scan automatically restarts when the transceiver detects the receive signal. 5 Press [ESC] to exit. Contents Index 5-37
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