Kenwood TS-990S - Manual (Page 175)

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TRANSMIT FUNCTIONS 9
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ADJUSTING THE SPEECH PROCESSOR OUTPUT
LEVEL
[F1] [F7]
F[METER] [SEND]
[PROC/SEL]
[PROC OUT] Mode keys [MULTI/CH]
1 Press one of mode keys to enter SSB or AM mode.
2 Press [PROC/SEL] to enable or disable the Speech
Processor.
3 Press [METER/ with Meter name] (F) to select
"METER/ALC".
• If "Type 2" or "Type 3" is configured for Meter Type, each
key press cycles the key name as follows: "METER/ALC" >
"METER/Vd" > "METER/Po" > "METER/SWR" > "METER/
Id" > "METER/COMP" > "METER/ALC". Select the
"METER/ALC" function key.
• The meter on the main screen will work as a transmit
power level meter (ALC).
4 Press [SEND], or press down the PTT (microphone)
switch.
The transceiver is placed into the transmit state.
5 While you are speaking into a microphone, rotate the
PROC OUT control to adjust the output level.
You can adjust the output level so that the meter needle will
swing more or less.
Note:
◆ If you excessively increase the output level, the transmit signal may
be distorted resulting in the deterioration of the waveform.
◆ Output level of the speech processor is applied to both the audio
entered from a microphone and the audio source configured in the
Modulation Source screen.
◆ In FM mode, the output level of speech processor is fixed, and you
cannot change the level.
ADJUSTING THE EFFECT OF THE SPEECH
PROCESSOR
You can configure how to process the transmit signal with
the speech processor. You can select either "Hard", which
prioritizes an increase in the mean transmit power in spite
of the distortion that may be left in the transmit signal, or
"Soft", which has a smaller effect but less distortion may
occur.
1 Press and hold [PROC/SEL] to open the Speech
Processor Effect screen.
2 Press [ ] (F2) or [ ] (F3), or rotate the
MULTI/CH control to select the desired effect of the
speech processor.
You can select "Hard" or "Soft".
3 Press [ESC], or press and hold [PROC/SEL] to exit.