Kenwood TS-990S - Manual (Page 99)

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ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5
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REVERSING THE DOT AND DASH KEYING
Without rewiring the electronic keyer, you can swap the
paddle dot and dash generation to suit the preference or
dominant hand of the operator.
1 Select Group No. 5, "CW Configurations", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 03, "Dot and Dash Reversed 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 Reversing the dot and dash).
Selecting “On” allows the transceiver to Reverse the dot and
dash.
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
Note:
◆ This configuration will apply to to the paddle connected to the
PADDLE and KEY jack and to the microphone paddle mode.
OPERATING MODES OF ELECTRONIC KEYER
You can select the desired operating mode (Iambic A or
Iambic B) of the electronic keyer.
MODE A
If both paddles are open, the paddles terminate code
generation after generating a code element (dot or dash).
The memory for dots and dashes are is in the static state.
MODE B
If both paddles are open, the transceiver sends an
additional dash after the last dot or an additional dot after
the last dash sent by the operator. The memory for dots
and dashes is in the dynamic state.
1 Select Group No. 5, "CW Configurations", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 02, "Electronic Keyer Squeeze Mode".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
4 Press [-] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select "Mode A" or "Mode
B".
The default is "Mode B".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.