Kenwood TS-990S - Manual (Page 105)

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ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5
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PLAYING AND TRANSMITTING A CW MESSAGE
You can play and transmit the stored CW message .
The displays on the CW Message screen and the key
guide for function keys [F1] to [F7] for a case when
"Paddle" has been configured for Menu 5-10, "CW
Message Entry", are different from those for a case when
"Text String" has been configured. This manual describes
the case if "Paddle" has been configured; however, the
operating procedure is identical. You must first store a CW
message before you can play or transmit it.
[F1] [F7]
[CW/CW-R]
[SCP] [VOX/SEL]
[MIC]
[ESC]
1 Press [CW/ CW-R] to select CW mode.
The Bandscope screen must be closed with a press of
[SCP] if the Bandscope screen opens.
2 Press [KEYER] (F2) to open the CW Message screen.
If the key guides for [F1] to [F7] appear as [MORE] (F1),
[ ] (F2), [ ] (F3), [REPEAT] (F4), [DELETE]
(F5) and [NAME] (F6), press [MORE] (F1) to alternate the
key guide between the key guide for [MORE] (F1), [CH1]
(F2), [CH2] (F3), [CH3] (F4), [CH4] (F5) and [NEXT] (F7)
and the key guide for [MORE] (F1), [CH5] (F2), [CH6] (F3).
[CH7] (F4), [CH8] (F5) and [NEXT] (F7).
3 Press [VOX/SEL] or [FBK] to disable the Break-in so
as to play a CW message.
To transmit a CW message, you must enable the Break-in.
The "VOX/SEL" or "FBK" LED lights while Break-in is active,
and turns off while Break-in is inactive.
4 Press one of [MORE] (F1), [CH1] (F2), [CH2] (F3),
[CH3] (F4), [CH4] (F5),[CH5] (F3). [CH6] (F4),
[CH7] (F5) and [CH8] (F6) to select the desired CW
message.
The transceiver starts playing or transmitting. To terminate
the operation, press [STOP] (F5).
5 Press [ESC] to exit.
Note:
◆ If anything other than “Off” has been configured for Menu 5-13
“Channel Number (Count-up Message)”, the contest number
increments as soon as the playback or transmission of a CW
message of the selected channel ends.
◆ If "On" has been configured for Menu 5-09 "Interrupt Keying",
paddling pauses the playback or transmission of a CW message.
When you finish paddling, the transceiver resumes the playback
or transmission of the CW message from the portion where the
playback or transmission has paused.
◆ If "Off" has been configured for Menu 5-09 "Interrupt Keying",
paddling pauses the playback or transmission of a CW message.
◆ To transmit without using the Break-in, press [SEND] at step 3
alternately.
INTERRUPTING THE KEYING
If you paddle during the playback or transmission of the
CW message, the transceiver stops playing or transmitting
the CW message and you can insert your own CW text.
1 Select Group No. 5, "CW Configurations", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access the menu 09 "Interrupt Keying".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
4 Press [-] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select "On" or "Off"
The default is “Off” (not interrupting the keying). Selecting
“On” allows you to interrupt the keying.
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
Note:
◆ When you stop sending your own text, the paused transmission of
the CW message resumes.