Kenwood TS-990S, Instruction Manual

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PRIOR TO YOUR FIRST QSO
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TRANSPORTATION, INSTALLATION AND
PACKING MATERIAL STORAGE
This transceiver is precise and sensitive, and is heavy.
Take care not to hurt yourself and damage the transceiver
by dropping it.
To protect the transceiver from damage, the transceiver
must be transported and installed by two or more persons
securely holding the transceiver.
Store all packing materials for the transceiver for future
use, such as when transporting the transceiver when
moving or requesting after-sales service. To prevent it
from being damaged during transportation, wrap the
transceiver with the white protective cover in the same way
as it wrapped the transceiver at the time of purchase, then
the transceiver must be packed with its original packing
materials and transported with the front panel facing up as
illustrated above. Do not transport the transceiver placed
sideways.
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual was written subject to the specifications and
designs described below.
Specifications are described in SPECIFICATIONS in
chapter 19, "OTHERS". {page 19-2}
Firmware Version: 1.00 (and later)
You can verify the firmware version as described below.
1 Press the main power switch (I/O) located on the rear
panel, to the "I" (ON) position to apply power to the
transceiver.
While the transceiver power ( ) is turned OFF, the " " LED
lights orange. While the transceiver power ( ) is turned ON,
the " " LED lights green.
[M.IN]
[ ]
2 Hold down [M.IN] (Memory), then press [ ].
After startup,the Firmware Update screen appears, and the
firmware version can be viewed.
3 Press [ ] to turn the transceiver power ( ) OFF.
Note:
◆ There are two [M.IN] keys on this transceiver; one is for Memory
and the other for Quick Memory. To view the firmware version,
ensure to use [M.IN] (Memory).
◆ Refer to Chapter 4 "Basic Operations" for the details of the power
sourcing. {page 4-1}
The latest firmware and its corresponding instruction
manual, in PDF format, can be downloaded from the
following URL:
http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/software_download.html
COPYRIGHTS FOR THIS MANUAL
JVC KENWOOD Corporation shall own all copyrights
and other intellectual properties for the product and the
software and for all manuals and documents attached to
the product and the software.
A user is required to obtain approval from JVC KENWOOD
corporation, in writing, prior to redistributing this document
on a personal web page or via packet communication.
A user is prohibited from assigning, renting, leasing or
reselling the document.
JVC KENWOOD Corporation does not warrant that quality
and functions described in this manual comply with each
user's purpose of use and, unless specifically described
in this manual, JVC KENWOOD Corporation shall be free
from any responsibility for any defects and indemnities for
any damages or losses.