Kenwood TS-990S Operation Manual - Page 94

Configuring The Carrier Level, Adjusting The Microphone Gain, Lsb/usb], Fm/am/fm-n], Meter]

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5 ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO CONFIGURING THE CARRIER LEVEL The carrier level for use in CW, FSK, PSK, or AM mode can be adjusted. ' ADJUSTING THE MICROPHONE GAIN Microphone Gain for use in SSB and AM modes can be adjusted by observing the ALC meter. 1 Press [ME

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5
ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO
Index
Contents
ADJUSTING THE MICROPHONE GAIN
Microphone Gain for use in SSB and AM modes can be
adjusted by observing the ALC meter.
[MIC]
[LSB/USB]
1
Select the desired band and frequency.
Selects the desired band and frequency.
2
Press
[LSB/USB]
to select LSB mode or USB mode,
or press
[FM/AM/FM-N]
to select AM mode.
3
Press down the
PTT
(microphone).
The transceiver enters a transmit state.
4
Speak into the microphone in your normal voice.
5
Rotate the
MIC
control to adjust the microphone gain.
In SSB mode, Microphone Gain must be adjusted until the
audio level does not exceed the ALC meter zone. In AM
mode, microphone gain must be adjusted until the pointer in
the ALC meter moves slightly on voice peaks.
6
Release
PTT
(microphone).
The transceiver reverts to the receive state.
Note:
Speak into the microphone in your normal voice. If the microphone
is too close to your mouth or your voice is too loud, signal distortion
may occur and cause the received audio in receiving transceiver to
be unclear.
Refer to "Speech Processor" for the details of the speech
processor.
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If you use a microphone with a built-in AF amplifier, you must
carefully adjust the output level of the microphone not to be too
high.
For use in FM mode, configure the microphone gain in Advanced
Menu 13, "Microphone Gain (FM Mode)".
CONFIGURING THE CARRIER LEVEL
The carrier level for use in CW, FSK, PSK, or AM mode
can be adjusted.
F[METER]
1
Press
[METER]
(F) to display the ALC meter.
2
Press one of the mode key to enter CW, FSK, PSK, or
AM mode, then start transmitting.
3
While observing the ALC meter, rotate the
CAR
control
to adjust the carrier level for use in CW, FSK, PSK, or
AM mode.
Note:
Adjust the carrier levels so that they will not exceed the zone of the
ALC meter.
For FSK mode, carrier level must be adjusted enabling the ALC
to control. For use in AM and PSK modes, carrier level must be
adjusted until a pointer in ALC meter starts swinging.
For SSB and FM modes, the carrier level is fixed regardless of the
position of the control.