Kenwood TS-990S Operation Manual - Page 3

PRIOR TO YOUR FIRST QSO Thank you for purchasing this TS-990S transceiver. This chapter, Prior to your first QSO, gives you a product overview, conditions of your use, notations applied to this manual and safety precautions. Prior to your first QSO, carefully read through the following precautions to become familiar with the safety precautions applicable to this transceiver. After reading through this instruction manual, store it with the warranty card and packing materials. FEATURES • A main receiver with a class-leading +40 dBm third-order IP and a sub receiver which incorporates the TS-590S receiver architecture. Capable of receiving two signals at once, in different bands. • 7-inch wide and 3.5-inch color TFT displays can show independent contents. • Covers the HF and 50 MHz bands. • Clean 5 to 200 W transmit power through the 50 V FET final unit. • High-speed relay-driven automatic antenna tuner built-in allows fast tuning. • Built-in Baudot RTTY, PSK31, Demodulator and Modulator for PSK63. • Compliant with SSB, CW, FSK, PSK (QPSK31, BPSK31, BPSK63), AM, and FM Modes. • Three Analog Devices 32-bit floating-point arithmetic DSPs. • Equipped as standard with USB, Serial and LAN ports. • Video signal output for display by an external PC (main screen display only). • Various PC applications (free software): ARCP-990 enabling PC control, ARHP-990 enabling remote control, and ARUA-10 enabling the USB audio interface. SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES The following accessories are supplied with the transceiver. After carefully unpacking the transceiver, identify the accessories listed in the table. Description AC Power Cable UL plug (K-type only) BS plug (E-type only) CE plug (E-type only) 7-pin DIN plug 13-pin DIN plug Fuse 4 A for an external antenna tuner Instruction Manual Warranty Card Circuit Diagram Line Filter (E-type only) Quantity 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 MARKET CODES K-type: The Americas E-type: Europe The market code is shown on the carton box. • The AC power cable supplied with the product is suitable for AC 120V(K-type) or AC 220V-240V (E-type) • Do not use a power cable other than supplied with this product. NOTICE TO THE USER One or more of the following statements may be applicable for this equipment. FCC WARNING This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made. INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL DEVICE USER REQUIRED BY THE FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can generate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer for technical assistance. This device complies with Industry Canada licenseexempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. NOTIFICATION This equipment complies with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU. RESTRICTIONS This equipment requires a license and is intended for use in the countries below. AT BE DK FI FR DE GR IS IE IT LI LU NL NO PT ES SE CH GB CY CZ EE HU LV LT MT PL SK SI BG RO HR TR ISO3166 This product is designed for connection to an IT power distribution system. Contents Index I