Kenwood TS-990S Operation Manual - Page 91

In SWL mode, the following functions are restricted. Function Status Transmit Disabled Transmission of a voice message Disabled Encoding and decoding the RTTY/ PSK message Disabled Transmission of a CW message Disabled Transmit Power Limiter Disabled Changing Meter Disabled Changing the TX filter type Disabled Transverter activation Disabled FM tone Disabled Antenna tuning Disabled Configurations associated with RX equalizer Can toggle between active and inactive. However, the status, either active or inactive, does not appear. Configurations associated with TX equalizer Disabled Meter display Dedicated to the main band. SWITCHING THE BAND WHILE IN SWL MODE To change the broadcast band while the transceiver is in SWL mode, you can press [BAND ] (F) or [BAND ] (F). "nn m" appears while the frequency is within the range of the band. The following table shows broadcast bands that are preset in the transceiver. Broadcast and Lower limit Meter Band [kHz] LW 145 MW 525 120 m 2300 90 m 3200 60 m 4750 49 m 5900 41 m 7200 31 m 9400 25 m 11600 21 m 13570 19 m 15100 16 m 17480 15 m 18900 13 m 21450 11 m 25670 Upper limit [kHz] 285 1705 2495 3400 5060 6200 7450 9900 12100 13870 15800 17900 19020 21850 26100 Default [kHz] and Mode 145 525 2300 3200 4750 5900 7200 9400 AM 11600 13570 15100 17480 18900 21450 25670 The band divisions configured in the transceiver in SWL mode may differ from general definitions of meter bands. In SWL mode, you can operate the transceiver as follows: • RX Play: Pressing [RX PLAY] displays the list of the stored audio files. • Scan: Pressing [SCAN] starts a scan. When the scan stops at a frequency, the transceiver starts receiving signals on the frequency. • Referring to the memory channel list: Pressing [M.LIST] displays the memory channel list. ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5 AUDIO SOURCE LINES FOR TX AUDIO The transceiver incorporates audio source lines, such as microphone, OPTICAL, USB audio, and ACC 2 input lines, for a variety of audio signals. You can select one or more of the audio source lines depending on the mode or selected method for transmission. 1 Press and hold [DATA/SEL] to open the Modulation Source screen. In the list that appears on this screen, the "lines" represent methods to select the transmit mode and "rows" represents the audio input source. 2 Press [ ] (F2) or [ ] (F3) and select the desired method for transmit mode selection. 3 Press [ ] (F3) or [ for the audio source. ] (F5) to select the row 4 Press [ON/OFF] (F6) to toggle the selected audio source between On and Off. • You can also rotate the MULTI/CH control to select "On" or "Off" for the audio source line selected at step 3. If "On" is configured, audio entered from the selected audio source will be transmitted, and if "Off" is configured, the audio from the selected audio source will be muted, and no audio signal will be transmitted. • Pressing and holding [(RESET)] (F1) resets the configurations for the audio source for each transmitting method to the defaults. 5 Press [ ] (F1). Contents Index 5-11