Kenwood TS-990S Operation Manual - Page 27

2 PANEL DESCRIPTION FRONT PANEL REV a Power Switch: [ ](POWER) Press to turn the transceiver power ( ) ON or OFF. {page 4-1} " " LED Lights green when the transceiver power ( ) is ON. Lights orange when the transceiver turns power ( ) is OFF. Blinks orange when the transceiver power is turning OFF. Note: ◆◆While the main power switch (I/O) on the rear panel is pressed down to the "O" position, the transceiver power ( ) cannot be turned ON even with a press of [ ]. {page 4-1} ◆◆Pressing the main power switch (I/O) while the " " LED is blinking may cause the transceiver to malfunction. b Timer key: [TIMER/SET] Press to toggle the timed task by a timer or programmable timer between active and inactive. {page 15-6} Press and hold to open or close the Timer screen. {page 15-5} "TIMER" LED Lights green while the timer is counting down. Blinks green while the timed task by a timer is about to begin. c Programmable Function A key: [PF A] Press to activate the function assigned to [PF A]. The default is "VOICE 2". {page 14-1} d Send key: [SEND] Press to toggle the operating state between TX and RX. A key press places the transceiver into the TX state, and the next key press places the transceiver into the RX state. {page 4-18} e Antenna Tuning key: [AT/TUNE] Press to toggle the internal antenna tuner between active and inactive. {page 4-24} Press and hold to begin tuning the internal antenna tuner. {page 4-24} "AT" LED Lights green while the antenna tuner is active. Blinks green during tuning. f PHONES jack Connect a set of headphones(4 to 32Ω). {page 1-2} g PADDLE jack Connect a paddle for CW operation. {page 1-3} h (USB-A) connector You can connect any commercially available USB flash drive or USB keyboard to the USB-A ports. {page 1-3}, {page 12-1} It is possible to connect to USB hub. i MIC connector Connect a microphone(250 to 600Ω). {page 1-3} j Escape key: [ESC] Press to close the displayed screen. k PF 1 to PF 7 keys: [PF 1] to [PF 7] with Key Guide on the bottom of Main Screen Press to activate or select the function specified with a key guide on the bottom of the main screen. l Scope key: [SCP] Press to open the Bandscope screen on the main screen. With the Bandscope screen open, press to cycles through the Bandscope screen, the Bandscope with Waterfall screen and no scope screen. {page 7-1} m Mode keys LSB/USB key: [LSB/USB] Press to toggle between LSB mode and USB mode. {page 4-10} CW/CW-R key: [CW/CW-R] Press to toggle the side band between CW and CWR. {page 4-10} FSK/PSK/REV key: [FSK/PSK/REV] Press to toggle between FSK mode and PSK mode. {page 4-10} Press and hold to toggle the side band between normal and reverse (FSK and FSK-R or PSK and PSK-R). {page 4-10} Contents Index 2-1