Selecting the tone, Using the scan to search for the tone frequency, Selecting the tone -31 – Kenwood TS-990S User Manual

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ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5

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SELECTING THE TONE

Follow the procedure below to change the type of tone

signal after selecting the main band or sub band.

[F1] [F7] [FM/AM/FM-N]

1 Press [FM/AM/FM-N] to enter FM mode.
2 Press [TONE] (F4) to select the tone.

Each time you press the key, the tone signal display cycles

as follows: CT (CTCSS) > CROSS > deselected; the main

screen display varies as follows: "TONE" > "CT" > "CROSS"

> blank (deselected) > "TONE".

Note:

◆ If the selected band is dedicated for reception ("TX" LED is unlit),

"TONE" is grayed out.

◆ If the "TX" LED and "RX" LED for the sub band turn Off, "TONE",

"CT", and "CROSS" will also be grayed out.

USING THE SCAN TO SEARCH FOR THE TONE

FREQUENCY

A tone frequency scan makes it possible to detect the tone

frequency contained in the receive signal in FM mode.

This function is convenient if you wish to know the tone

frequency of a repeater. Follow the procedure below after

selecting the main band or sub band.

[F1] [F7] [FM/AM/FM-N]

[ESC]

[SQL](M)

[SQL](S)

1 Press [FM/AM/FM-N] to enter FM mode.

2 Press and hold [TONE] (F4) to open the FM Tone

Frequency screen.

3 Press [

] (F2) or [

] (F3) to select

"TONE" as a tone type.

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