Kenwood TS-990S - Manual (Page 213)

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14 VOICE GUIDANCE
Index Contents
This transceiver has a voice guidance feature which
vocally announces the operating status displayed on the
screen.
This manual indicates the announced contents of the
voice guidance as follows:
As pronounced The announced content is enclosed in the
double quotation marks as pronounced.
Numbers and
alphabets
The announced content is generically
described as numbers or alphabets
Options The announced contents are listed in
parentheses. Each option is separated with a
slash and only one of them is announced.
VOICE GUIDANCE
If you press a PF key to which the voice guidance function
is assigned, the current operating status is announced
through the built-in speaker.
[MENU]
[VOICE](S)
[F1] [F7] [VOICE](M) [PF A] [PF B]
There are 4 types of voice guidance.
VOICE 1
Announces each frequency and operating status
displayed in the main band and the sub band.
The defaults are [VOICE] (M) and [VOICE] (S).
VOICE 2
Announces the status of the S meter and the power meter.
The default is [PF A].
VOICE 3
Announces the status of the meters selected by a press of
[METER] (F) except the power meter.
The default is [PF B].
AUTO ANNOUNCE
Announcement is made automatically upon a certain
operation or a change of the operating status. The default
is "Off".
Note:
◆ The values announced from Voice 2 and Voice 3 of this transceiver
should be referred to as a referential guide of the readout from each
meter.
◆ Refer to the "PF (Programmable Function)" to change the functions
assigned to PF keys. {page 16-6}
CONFIGURING THE VOLUME OF THE VOICE
GUIDANCE
You can adjust the voice guidance volume. If "Off" is
configured for voice guidance volume, the transceiver
does not announce the voice guidance even with a press
of the PF key.
1 Select Group No.1, " Audio Performance", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 03, "Voice Guidance Volume".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to enable editing of the
parameter box.
4 Press [–] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select "Off", or the volume
level in the range from "1" to "20".
• The volume increases as the number increases.
• The default is "10".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
CONFIGURING THE VOICE GUIDANCE SPEED
The announcement speed can be configured.
1 Select Group No. 1, "Audio Performance", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 04, "Voice Guidance Speed".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to enable editing of the
parameter box.
4 Press [–] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select the announcement
speed in the range from "1" to "4".
• The announcement speed increases as the number
increases. Depending on the content, it may be difficult
to hear the announcement as the announcement speed
increases.
• The default is "1".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
CONFIGURING THE ANNOUNCEMENT LANGUAGE
You can select either Japanese or English as the
announcement language.
1 Select Group No. 1, "Audio Performance", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 05, "User Interface Language (Voice
Guidance & Messages)".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to enable editing of the
parameter box.
4 Press [–] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select "English " or
"Japanese".
The default is "English".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.