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HF/ 50 MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER

TS-590S

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

NOTIFICATION

This equipment complies with the essential requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC.
The use of the warning symbol   means the equipment is subject to restrictions of use 
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This equipment requires a licence and is intended for use in the countries below.

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Содержание TS-590S

Страница 1: ...h the essential requirements of Directive 1999 5 EC The use of the warning symbol means the equipment is subject to restrictions of use in certain countries This equipment requires a licence and is intended for use in the countries below AT BE DK FI FR DE GR IS IE IT LI LU NL NO PT ES SE CH GB CY CZ EE HU LV LT MT PL SK SI BG RO ISO3166 ...

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Страница 3: ...ide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can generate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause...

Страница 4: ...switch the transceiver power ON by pressing SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES After carefully unpacking the transceiver identify the items listed in the table below We recommend you keep the box and packing materials in case you need to repack the transceiver in the future Accessory Comment Quantity K type E type Microphone 1 1 DC power cable 1 1 Line filter with retaining band 1 Fuse 25 A for DC power cable 1...

Страница 5: ... rear of the transceiver and the wall or operating desk shelf Do not use the transceiver near water or sources of moisture For example avoid use near a bathtub sink swimming pool or in a damp basement or attic The presence of an unusual odor or smoke is often a sign of trouble Immediately turn the power OFF and remove the power cable Contact a Kenwood service station or your dealer for advice Loca...

Страница 6: ... ELECTRONIC KEYER MODE 33 CHANGING KEYING SPEED 33 Invalid Break In Operation 33 RISE TIME OF CW 34 AUTO WEIGHTING 34 Reverse Keying Weight Ratio 34 BUG KEY FUNCTION 34 CW MESSAGE MEMORY 34 Storing CW Messages 34 Checking CW Messages without Transmitting 35 THANK YOU i FEATURES i NOTICE TO THE USER i BEFORE STARTING i MARKET CODES i WRITING CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED ii SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ii PRECAUTIO...

Страница 7: ...s 35 Changing the Inter message Interval Time 35 Changing the CW Sidetone Volume 35 Insert Keying 35 FREQUENCY CORRECTION FOR CW 35 AUTO CW TX IN SSB MODE 36 MIC UP DWN KEY PADDLE MODE 36 SWAP DOT AND DASH PADDLE POSITIONS 36 CHAPTER 8 DATA COMMUNICATIONS RADIO TELETYPE RTTY 37 PHASE SHIFT KEYING 31 BAUD PSK31 37 CHAPTER 9 REJECTING INTERFERENCE DSP FILTERS 38 CHANGING THE DSP FILTER BANDWIDTH 38 ...

Страница 8: ...OTE CONNECTOR 66 EXT AT CONNECTOR FOR AT 300 66 MIC CONNECTOR 66 COMPUTER 67 COMPATIBLE TRANSCEIVER 67 RTTY OPERATION 68 HF 50 MHz LINEAR AMPLIFIER 68 ANTENNA TUNER 69 TNC AND MCP 69 DX PACKETCLUSTER TUNE 70 CROSSBAND REPEATER 70 CHAPTER 14 INSTALLING OPTIONS REMOVING THE BOTTOM CASE 71 VGS 1 VOICE GUIDE STORAGE UNIT 71 SO 3 TCXO 72 REFERENCE FREQUENCY CALIBRATION 72 MB 430 MOBILE BRACKET 73 PRECA...

Страница 9: ...t which the antenna system can operate Both of these conditions can be met by providing a good earth ground for your station Bury one or more ground rods or a large copper plate under the ground then connect this to the transceiver GND terminal Use heavy gauge wire or a copper strap cut as short as possible for this connection Do not use a gas pipe an electrical conduit or a plastic water pipe as ...

Страница 10: ...ompatible microphones include the MC 43S MC 47 MC 52DM MC 60A MC 80 MC 85 and MC 90 Note Do not use the MC 44 MC 44DM MC 45 MC 45E MC 45DM MC 45DME or MC 53DM microphones REAR PANEL External Speaker EXT SP On the rear panel of the transceiver there is an external speaker jack If an external speaker is connected to EXP SP the transceiver internal speaker will mute Use only external speakers with an...

Страница 11: ...ALLATION 2 B GND STBY GND MIC NC 8 V 10 mA max MIC PTT DOWN UP Microphone External speaker MIC connector Front view Headphones Paddle Straight key Bug key Electronic keyer PC keyer output Front Panel Rear Panel ...

Страница 12: ... memory page 11 or enter keypad number 4 14 5 Press to select the 14 MHz band memory page 11 or enter keypad number 5 18 6 Press to select the 18 MHz band memory page 11 or enter keypad number 6 A Press and hold to switch the transceiver power ON and OFF page 10 PF A You can assign a function to this Programmable Function key page 54 ATT RX ANT Press to turn the receiver attenuator ON or OFF page ...

Страница 13: ... LEV Press to cycle through Noise Blanker 1 Noise Blanker 2 and OFF Press and hold to adjust the Noise Blanker level page 40 NR LEV Press to cycle through the DSP Noise Reduction types NR1 NR2 or OFF page 39 When the Noise Reduction function is turned ON press and hold to change the parameters of the Noise Reduction function page 40 BC A NOTCH Press to select the DSP Beat Cancel function BC1 Beat ...

Страница 14: ... CW T AGC OFF Press to start CW auto tuning page 23 Press and hold to turn AGC OFF page 29 RIT Press to turn the RIT Receive Incremental Tuning function ON or OFF page 29 XIT Press to turn the XIT Transmit Incremental Tuning function ON or OFF page 31 CL Press to clear the RIT XIT frequency to zero pages 29 31 RIT XIT control When the RIT XIT function is ON turn to adjust the offset frequency The ...

Страница 15: ... the receiver pre amplifier is ON page 40 Appears when the receiver s attenuator is ON page 40 Appears when the Noise Blanker 1 or 2 is ON page 40 fast or slow appears when the Automatic Gain Control function is ON appears when the AGC is OFF page 29 Appears when IF filter A is selected page 38 Appears when IF filter B is selected page 38 D appears when manual notch is set to Normal appears when M...

Страница 16: ...age 50 Appears when the DRV terminal is enabled page 50 F Main DIsplay In normal operating mode and various configuration modes it displays the transceiver operating frequency In Menu mode it displays the various menus and in Adjustment mode it displays the adjustment values Sub display When recalling a memory channel it displays the Memory Channel name if one has been programmed During split freq...

Страница 17: ...mono plug for connecting an external speaker page 2 ACC 2 connector Mates with a 13 pin male DIN connector for connecting various accessory equipment such as an external TNC MCP or a RTTY terminal page 65 REMOTE connector Mates with a 7 pin male DIN connector for connecting an HF 50 MHz linear amplifier page 65 68 KEY and PADDLE jacks The KEY jack mates with a 3 5 mm 1 8 2 conductor plug for conne...

Страница 18: ...F RADIO FREQUENCY GAIN The RF gain is normally configured to the maximum level regardless of the operating modes The transceiver has been configured to the maximum level at the factory However you may decrease the RF gain slightly when you have trouble hearing the desired signal due to excessive atmospheric noise or interference from other stations First take note of the peak S meter reading of th...

Страница 19: ...to toggle between LSB and LSB DATA mode Likewise while in USB mode press DATA to toggle between USB and USB DATA mode Additionally while in LSB DATA or USB DATA mode you can press LSB USB to toggle between LSB DATA and USB DATA mode CW FSK REV Press to select CW or FSK mode Press again to toggle between CW and FSK mode While in CW mode press and hold CW FSK REV to toggle between CW and CW R mode L...

Страница 20: ...ch is to mute the speaker when no signals are present With the squelch level correctly set you will hear sound only while actually receiving signals The higher the selected squelch level the stronger the signals must be to receive The appropriate squelch level depends on the ambient RF noise conditions Turn the SQL control when there are no signals present to select the squelch level at which the ...

Страница 21: ...ess PWR TX MONI or CLR to complete the setting Note You can access Menu No 48 and select on to change the step size from 5 W to 1 W page 56 MICROPHONE GAIN The microphone gain must be adjusted when SSB or AM mode is selected without using the speech processor pages 21 22 1 Press MIC CAR The current microphone gain level appears The range is from 0 to 100 with a default of 50 2 Press and hold Mic P...

Страница 22: ...ess Q M IN Q MR or turn the MULTI CH control to select the desired Menu No Each time you change the Menu No a different scrolling message appears on the sub display describing the Menu No 4 Press M IN SCAN SG SEL or Mic UP DWN to select a parameter 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode QUICK MENU Because the number of functions this transceiver provides is extraordinary there are numerous items in each M...

Страница 23: ...VGS 1 announcement volume OFF 1 minimum 7 maximum OFF 1 7 1 step 62 VOICE GUIDE VOLUME 4 07 VGS 1 announcement speed 0 slow 4 fast 0 4 1 step 62 VOICE GUIDE SPEED 1 08 VGS 1 announcement language EN English JP Japanese EN JP 61 VOICE GUIDE LANGUAGE EN 09 VGS 1 auto announcement OFF ON 60 AUTO ANNOUNCEMENT ON Tuning 10 MHz step 0 1 0 5 1 MHz 28 MHZ STEP 1 11 Tuning control adjustment rate 250 500 1...

Страница 24: ...mode operation ON OFF 51 AUTO MODE OPERATION OFF DSP Function 24 Auto notch tracking speed 0 4 1 step 39 AUTO NOTCH TRACKING SPEED 2 25 TX filter for SSB AM low cut 10 100 200 300 400 500 Hz 32 TX FILTER FOR SSB AM LOW CUT 300 26 TX filter for SSB AM high cut 2500 2600 2700 2800 2900 3000 Hz 32 TX FILTER FOR SSB AM HIGH CUT 2700 27 TX filter for SSB DATA low cut 10 100 200 300 400 500 Hz 32 TX FIL...

Страница 25: ...key paddle function PF PF key PA Paddle PF PA 36 MIC UP DWN KEY FUNCTION PF 41 Auto CW TX when keying in SSB OFF ON 36 AUTO CW TX WHEN KEYING IN SSB OFF 42 Frequency correction for changing SSB to CW OFF ON 36 FREQUENCY CORRECTION FOR SSB TO CW CHANGE OFF 43 No Break in operation while adjusting keying speed OFF ON 33 NO BK IN WHILE ADJUSTING KEYING SPEED OFF FSK 44 FSK shift 170 200 425 850 Hz 37...

Страница 26: ...e target VFOs OFF ON 57 COPY SPLIT FREQUENCY DATA TO VFO OFF TX Inhibit 60 TX inhibit OFF ON 32 TX INHIBIT OFF PC Communication 61 COM port communication speed 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 57 COM PORT BAUDRATE 9600 bps 62 USB port communication speed 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 57 USB PORT BAUDRATE 115200 bps External Audio Input Output 63 Audio input line selection for data communica...

Страница 27: ... 54 FRONT PANEL PF A KEY ASSIGNMENT 200 VOICE1 80 Front panel PF B key assignment 0 87 100 134 200 208 OFF 54 FRONT PANEL PF B KEY ASSIGNMENT 201 VOICE2 81 Microphone PF 1 key assignment 0 87 100 134 200 208 OFF 54 MIC PF 1 KEY ASSIGNMENT 130 A B 82 Microphone PF 2 key assignment 0 87 100 134 200 208 OFF 54 MIC PF 2 KEYASSIGNMENT 128 SPLIT 83 Microphone PF 3 key assignment 0 87 100 134 200 208 OFF...

Страница 28: ...delete the selected character by pressing CL 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the remaining characters 4 Press MENU to set the entry and to exit character entry mode Press CLR at any time to cancel character entry mode and return to the Menu selection Available alphanumeric characters A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q q R S T U V W X Y Z space 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Note Refer to page 23 to change the...

Страница 29: ...UNICATING AIDS beginning on page 28 for information on additional useful operation functions FM TRANSMISSION FM is a common mode for communicating on VHF or UHF frequencies As for HF and the 6 m band 29 MHz and 51 54 MHz bands are commonly used for FM operation You can also utilize 10 m 6 m band repeaters to reach your friends when they are outside or skipped over from your coverage Although FM re...

Страница 30: ...and level of voice NARROW BANDWIDTH FOR FM Select wide band or narrow band TX deviation depending on whether the other station is using wide band or narrow band filter for FM mode While NAR appears the TS 590S transceiver transmits signals in narrow band FM but the reception IF filter bandwidth remains unchanged Wide The deviation selection is crucial to avoid audio distortion or insufficient inte...

Страница 31: ...itch are equal and selectable Access Menu No 34 to select the frequency that is most comfortable for you The selectable range is from 300 Hz to 1000 Hz in steps of 50 Hz default is 800 Hz To change the volume of the TX sidetone access Menu No 4 The selections range from 1 to 9 and OFF default is 5 Note The position of the AF control does not affect the volume of the TX sidetone When changing the C...

Страница 32: ...n press SPLIT again disappears TF SET TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY SET TF SET allows you to temporarily switch your transmission frequency and reception frequency Canceling this function immediately restores the original transmission and reception frequencies By activating TF SET you can listen on your transmit frequency and change it while listening This allows you to check whether or not the newly sel...

Страница 33: ...s and hold A B A B to duplicate the frequencies and other data to the other VFO 5 Turn the Tuning control or the MULTI CH control to select the transmission frequency 6 Press AGC T SEL to turn the Tone function ON if the repeater requires a subtone appears Refer to Selecting a Tone Frequency for more details on the subtone page 26 To quit the Subtone function press AGC T SEL twice 7 Press SPLIT ap...

Страница 34: ...select VFO A or VFO B or appears to show which VFO is selected 2 Select the 29 MHz band or the 51 54 MHz band using 28 9 or 50 0 3 Select the desired frequency with the Tuning control or MULTI CH control 4 Press FM AM FM N to select FM mode 5 Turn the SQL control to adjust the squelch 6 Press AGC T SEL until appears 7 While is visible press and hold AGC T SEL The current CTCSS frequency appears de...

Страница 35: ...l to select the appropriate CTCSS frequency The selectable CTCSS frequencies are listed in the table below 9 Press and hold AGC T SEL or press CLR to complete the setting No Freq Hz No Freq Hz No Freq Hz No Freq Hz 00 67 0 11 97 4 22 141 3 33 206 5 01 69 3 12 100 0 23 146 2 34 210 7 02 71 9 13 103 5 24 151 4 35 218 1 03 74 4 14 107 2 25 156 7 36 225 7 04 77 0 15 110 9 26 162 2 37 229 1 05 79 7 16 ...

Страница 36: ...entered frequency along with its log number appears The most recent entered frequency is logged as number E0 and the oldest frequency is logged as number E9 3 Press ENT to set the selected frequency to the VFO Note When entering a frequency using the numeric keys if you turn the MULTI CH control in the middle of the frequency entry the frequency will be entered into the log Using the MHz key You c...

Страница 37: ... in steps of 10 Hz without changing your transmission frequency If the Fine Tuning FINE F LOCK function is ON the frequency step size becomes 1 Hz 9 999 kHz RIT works equally well with all modulation modes and while using VFO or Memory Recall mode 1 Press RIT and the RIT offset appear 2 If required press CL to reset the RIT offset to 0 3 Turn the RIT XIT control to change your reception frequency ...

Страница 38: ... delay after you stop speaking 1 Select USB LSB FM or AM mode 2 Press VOX LEV to switch the VOX function ON appears 3 Press and hold KEY DELAY The current setting appears on the sub display The default is 50 1500 ms 4 While speaking into the microphone using your normal tone of voice turn the MULTI CH control such that the transceiver switches to reception mode after you have stopped talking The s...

Страница 39: ...while you speak Using higher compression will not improve your signal clarity or apparent signal strength Excessively compressed signals are more difficult to understand due to distortion and are less pleasant to hear than signals with less compression 5 Press and hold PROC LEV to exit the Speech Processor input level adjustment mode 6 Press MIC CAR to enter the Speech Processor output level adjus...

Страница 40: ...uency range Bass boost 1 bb1 Bass boost 2 bb2 Emphasizes lower audio frequencies effective for a voice with more high frequency components Bass boost 2 emphasizes more low frequency response Conventional c Emphasizes by 3 dB frequencies at 600 Hz and higher User U Reserved for the optional ARCP software Off oFF is programmed at the factory as a default Frequency Response Curves 0 1 1 0 2 0 Amplitu...

Страница 41: ...his connection The built in keyer supports lambic squeeze operation ELECTRONIC KEYER MODE There are 2 modes of operation when using an electronic keyer for lambic keying operation Mode A completes the current key sequence you are sending when you release the paddles Mode B sends one more key opposite the current key you are sending upon releasing the paddles 1 Press MENU then press Q M IN Q MR or ...

Страница 42: ...and select on The default is OFF Note When the Bug Key function is ON CW Message Memory see below cannot be used CW MESSAGE MEMORY This transceiver has 4 memory channels for storing CW messages Each memory channel can store approximately 50 characters equivalent of 250 dots These memory channels are ideal for storing contest exchanges that you want to send repeatedly Stored messages can be played ...

Страница 43: ...l playback time of the message Access Menu No 57 and select the time in the range of 0 to 60 seconds in steps of 1 second Note Menu Nos 56 and 57 settings are shared with the voice communication modes when the optional VGS 1 is installed Changing the CW Sidetone Volume Turning the AF control does not change the CW sidetone playback volume To change the CW sidetone volume access Menu No 04 and sele...

Страница 44: ...nd CW messages without using an optional paddle page 2 The Mic UP key can be used as the dot paddle and the Mic DWN key can be used as the dash paddle To activate Mic UP DWN key Paddle mode 1 Press MENU then press Q M IN Q MR or turn the MULTI CH control to access Menu No 40 2 Press M IN to select PA 3 Press MENU to exit Menu mode Press and hold Mic DWN to send dots or Mic UP to send dashes in CW ...

Страница 45: ...REV to reverse the shift the upper sideband is used FSR appears Traditionally the lower sideband is used for FSK operation Press and hold CW FSK REV again to return to the lower sideband FSK appears 7 Follow the instructions provided with your MCP and enter a command from your computer to transmit The TX RX LED changes from green RX to red TX 8 Begin sending data from your computer Press and hold ...

Страница 46: ...A is selected and appears when IF filter setting B is selected DSP FILTERS Kenwood digital signal processing DSP technology is adapted to this transceiver Using DSP filtering AF you can control the bandwidth cancel the multiple jamming beat and reduce the noise level CHANGING THE DSP FILTER BANDWIDTH For improving interference reduction capability this transceiver also provides IF filters designed...

Страница 47: ...lly to remove the beat signal if necessary 3 Press MENU to exit Menu mode MANUAL NOTCH FILTER SSB CW FSK Use manual notch when you want to vary the width of the notch while verifying the interfering signal 1 Press NOTCH WIDE to toggle the Manual Notch Filter ON and OFF appears when this function is ON 2 Turn the NOTCH control to adjust to the point where beat noise just disappears Notch Filter Ban...

Страница 48: ...evel appear on the sub display Note The Noise Blanker is available only for SSB CW FSK and AM modes Increasing the Noise Blanker level degrades the intermodulation characteristics of the transceiver For effective Noise Blanker operation experiment with both NB1 and NB2 on each band When using Noise Blanker 2 and a CW signal is received there are times when the received signal may be distorted This...

Страница 49: ... as simplex channels Note When RIT or XIT is ON the frequency that includes the RIT or XIT offset will be stored Simplex Channels 1 Press A B A B to select VFO A or VFO B or appears to show which VFO is selected 2 Select the frequency mode etc to be stored 3 Press M IN to enter Memory Scroll mode appears To exit Memory Scroll mode and abort the storage process press CLR 4 Turn the MULTI CH control...

Страница 50: ...Select the memory channel where you would like the data copied using the MULTI CH control 4 Press M IN MEMORY RECALL AND SCROLL There are 2 modes which allow you to retrieve frequencies and associated data that you stored in a memory channel Memory Recall and Memory Scroll Memory Recall In this mode the transceiver receives and transmits using a frequency that you retrieve You can temporarily chan...

Страница 51: ...9 Channel P0 P9 TX RX frequency TX RX frequency Start frequency Start frequency End frequency End frequency Mode for TX RX Mode for TX RX Tone frequency Tone frequency CTCSS frequency CTCSS frequency Tone CTCSS Cross tone ON OFF status Tone CTCSS Cross tone ON OFF status Memory Name Memory Name Memory Channel Lockout ON OFF Memory Channel Lockout OFF Note After copying the Memory Channel Lockout t...

Страница 52: ... there are memory channels that you will not recall in the future you may prefer erasing the contents of those channels 1 Press M V to enter Memory Recall mode 2 Turn the MULTI CH control or press Mic UP DWN to select the desired memory channel You can also select a channel by entering a 2 digit number Press ENT 7 3 10 4 for example 3 Press and hold CLR A long beep sounds to confirm that the chann...

Страница 53: ...N status and the offset will also be stored RECALLING QUICK MEMORY CHANNELS You can recall a Quick Memory channel only when you operate the transceiver in VFO mode 1 Press Q MR The current memory channel number appears If there is no data stored in any Quick Memory channel the data cannot be recalled to the current VFO an error beep sounds 2 Turn the MULTI CH control to select a Quick Memory chann...

Страница 54: ...o VGROUP 9 which represents channel P9 If one or more Program Scan frequency ranges are programmed in VGROUP 0 to 9 Memory channel numbers P0 P9 in other words 1 Press and hold SCAN SG SEL in VFO mode VGROUP n appears on the sub display where n represents a number from 0 to 9 2 Turn the MULTI CH control to select the Program Scan memory VGROUP 0 to VGROUP 9 As you select the channel on or oFF appe...

Страница 55: ... 9 As you select the Memory Channel on or oFF appears on the main frequency display on signifies that the memory channel is active for the Program Scan and oFF signifies that the memory channel group is inactive for the Program Scan 4 To activate the Program Scan frequency range select the desired VGROUP number by turning the MULTI CH control Then press M IN to select on for the VGROUP channel Whe...

Страница 56: ...trol to select Menu No 22 2 Press M IN SCAN SG SEL to select to Time Operated or co Carrier Operated 3 Press MENU to exit Menu mode You can lock out the memory channels that you prefer not to monitor while scanning refer to Memory Channel Lockout ALL CHANNEL SCAN Use the following procedure to scan all the memory channels that contain frequency data in sequence ignoring the Memory Group number 1 S...

Страница 57: ...t the Scan Group Select mode Performing Group Scan Group Scan starts with the smallest group number and repeats the sequence For example if you selected on for MGROUP 3 MGROUP 5 and MGROUP 7 the transceiver scans the channels in MGROUP 3 MGROUP 5 MGROUP 7 MGROUP 3 and so on 1 Select Time Operated or Carrier Operated mode via Menu No 22 2 Press M V to enter Memory Recall mode 3 Turn the SQL control...

Страница 58: ... tuning If you want the transceiver to stay in transmission mode after the tuning completes access Menu No 51 and select on To pass received signals through the internal antenna tuner access Menu No 52 and select on When this function is ON appears This may reduce interference on the receive frequency ANTENNAS ANT 1 ANT 2 Two antenna connectors are available for the HF 50 MHz band on the TX RX uni...

Страница 59: ... the need for retuning If no preset data exists for a particular band antenna combination then the default data of 50 Ω is used Note Tuning may restart in order to obtain the optimum matching condition even though the current antenna tuner band has the preset data Internal Antenna Tuner Preset Frequency Range MHz 0 03 1 85 14 1 14 5 1 85 2 50 14 5 18 5 2 50 3 525 18 5 21 15 3 525 3 575 21 15 21 5 ...

Страница 60: ... perform AT tune Morse CHECK 1 minute before the APO Auto Power Off function switches the transceiver OFF a protection circuit is ON or an invalid voltage is detected Morse BT Waiting for a CW message to be recorded Morse AR The current message memory is full The table below is an example of setting the Auto Mode frequency Channel No Frequency MHz Mode Operation Range MHz 00 1 620 AM 0 030 f 1 620...

Страница 61: ...Also some linear amplifiers require a long transmission delay time because of the slow antenna relay switching time In this case select 3 for slow switching 25 ms delay 1 Press MENU then press Q M IN Q MR or turn the MULTI CH control to select Menu No 53 HF or 54 50 MHz 2 Press M IN SCAN SG SEL to select oFF 1 2 or 3 3 Press MENU to exit Menu mode Parameter Linear Amp Control oFF All controls Disa...

Страница 62: ...eys on the transceiver front panel PF A and PF B You can assign your own desired functions to these 2 keys by accessing Menu Nos 79 and 80 MICROPHONE KEYS There are 4 microphone PF Programmable Function keys PF1 PF2 PF3 and PF4 You can assign your own desired functions to these 4 keys via Menu Nos 81 to 84 You can also reprogram the Mic UP DWN keys with your desired function by accessing Menu Nos ...

Страница 63: ...to TX POWER below 5 Press MENU to exit Menu mode 6 Press ENT then set the target converting frequency using the numeric keys 7 Press ENT to complete the entry The transceiver displays the target transverter frequency instead of the actual operating frequency No Function Remark 202 VOICE3 The lower meter when transmitting 203 MONITOR Mic PF4 default 204 TX TUNE 205 DATA SEND The input voice from th...

Страница 64: ...s of 5 5 100 W in steps of 1 AM 5 25 W in steps of 5 5 25 W in steps of 1 Note The output power settings are stored independently for HF and 50 MHz As shown in the table above you can also store different output power settings for AM and other modes for HF bands and the 50 MHz band TX TUNE The TX Tune function allows you to adjust the antenna length or tune the linear amplifier while transmitting ...

Страница 65: ...800 bps uses 2 stop bits 3 Press MENU to exit Menu mode 4 Turn the power OFF and then back ON to implement the change USING QUICK TRANSFER When connecting with another TS 590S TS 480HX SAT TS 2000 X TS 570S D SG DG or TS 870S use the same COM connector baud rate on each transceiver Note While transferring data other functions may work slower Transferring Data The TS 590S transceiver works as the M...

Страница 66: ...ming audio signals in the background If you wish you can store the last 30 seconds of the incoming signal to the VGS 1 for the later playback Constant recording For information on how to install the VGS 1 unit refer to INSTALLING OPTIONS page 71 RECORDING MESSAGES This section explains how to record a single message 1 Select SSB FM or AM mode Select a mode that you wish to transmit 2 Press and hol...

Страница 67: ...FF 2 Press CH1 REC CH2 REC CH3 REC or RX 4 REC depending on which channel you want to check For example AP 1 appears while playing back the message in channel 1 To interrupt playback press CLR When Menu No 56 is oFF pres and hold the current playback channel key to repeatedly play back the message saved to that key A display such as AP 1111 appears for the channel key you pressed To cancel the pla...

Страница 68: ...e transceiver announce the displayed information If you are using the optional MC 47 microphone you can program one of the Mic PF keys for this function as well The tables below indicate the transceiver announcements when the settings are changed Additionally pressing the PF key will perform specific announcements depending on whether VOICE1 VOICE2 or VOICE3 is selected VOICE1 When VOICE 1 auto an...

Страница 69: ...mory channel while in Quick memory mode Channel number S 1 A B Frequency Announces when Menu No 09 is ON Status Announcement Press M IN While in Memory scroll mode Empty Channel Memory in Channel number Blank Stored Channel Channel number S 1 Frequency Turn the MULTI CH control Changing the channel number while in Memory scroll mode Empty Channel Channel number Blank Stored Channel Channel number ...

Страница 70: ...equency is for use only when the immediate safety of human life and or property are threatened and is never to be used for routine communications Press EMERGENCY to change to the Emergency channel 5167 5 kHz USB EMERGENCY can be programmed onto a PF key When entering Emergency mode EMERGENCY momentarily appears on the sub display Status Announcement Press A B A B then turn the MULTI CH control Res...

Страница 71: ... the TS 590S transceiver s squelch opens the FM transceiver simultaneously retransmits the incoming audio signal on the VHF or UHF frequency When the FM transceiver s squelch opens the TS 590S transceiver retransmits the incoming audio signal on the HF 50 MHz frequency 8 Access Menu Nos 66 and 67 and press M IN SCAN SG SEL to adjust the input output audio level 9 To quit the FM repeater operation ...

Страница 72: ...REPARATION Although you can use a TH D7A TH D72A E TM D710A TM V71A RC D710 or TM D700A transceiver as a Commander an external remote control unit the following procedure shows how to set up your TS 590S and TH D7A TH D72A E TM D710A TM V71A RC D710 or TM D700A transceivers as a Transporter at a base station and the TM D710A TM V71A RC D710 or TM D700A transceiver as a Commander Starting Sky Comma...

Страница 73: ... 4 GND Ground 5 PSQ Transceiver squelch control Connect to the squelch input of the TNC MCP or PC connection interface Squelch open Low impedance Squelch closed High impedance O 6 NC No connection 7 NC No connection 8 GND Ground 9 PKS PTT input for data communication Connect to the PTT output of the TNC MCP or PC connection interface Microphone audio input mutes when transmitting I 10 NC No connec...

Страница 74: ... with the common terminal the amplifier enters RX mode I O 6 ALC ALC input from the amplifier approx 7 V I 7 RL Approx 12 V DC is output when in TX mode 10 mA max O EXT AT CONNECTOR for AT 300 Pin No Pin Name Function I O 1 GND Ground 2 TT AT 300 control input output I O 3 GND Ground 4 NC No connection 5 TS AT 300 control input output I O 6 14S Power supply for EXT AT Switched 13 8V O MIC CONNECTO...

Страница 75: ...2C straight cable Personal computer To transmit the signal from the PC you must either turn the DATA VOX function ON or ground pin 9 PKS of the ACC2 connector to pin 8 GND Refer to page 30 for the DATA VOX function Note The USB cable and RS 232C cable are not included purchase them separately Connect the USB cable directly to the PC In theory a delay occurs in the USB audio system Therefore sound ...

Страница 76: ...EAR AMPLIFIER Connect an external transmission power amplifier to the REMOTE connector Switch ON the linear amplifier control relay via Menu No 53 HF or 54 50 MHz Select 2 or 3 if you use the internal relay to control the linear amplifier status The TX RX relay response time is 10 ms when you have selected CW Full Break in and 25 ms when you have selected CW Semi Break in Note The TX RX control me...

Страница 77: ...timode Communications Processor MCP for operation on AFSK Packet PacTOR AMTOR G TORTM PSK31 or FAX or a Clover interface Also use the ACC 2 connector to connect SSTV and phone patch equipment Connect the TNC or MCP to the ACC 2 connector using a cable equipped with a 13 pin DIN plug Connecting the TNC or MCP to a personal computer or dumb terminal requires an RS 232C cable Select LSB or USB mode i...

Страница 78: ...C cross cable CROSSBAND REPEATER If you have a Kenwood FM transceiver K type with a 6 pin mini DIN connector you can connect the FM transceiver to the TS 590S transceiver to use the Crossband repeater function Connect the 2 transceivers with a DIN 13 pin mini DIN cable 6 pin as shown below TM D700A TS 590S TM D710A TM V71A PR1 SQC PKS PSQ PKD PKS ANI ANO DIN 13 pin Mini DIN 6 pin DIN 13 pin pulg M...

Страница 79: ...10 screws 2 Lift off the bottom case VGS 1 VOICE GUIDE STORAGE UNIT 1 Remove the shield cover 4 screws 2 There are 5 rubber cushions in the VGS 1 package Use the 2 rubber cushions shown below 20 x 30 x 2 mm and 21 x 21 x 2 5 mm and attach them to the VGS 1 The remaining cushions are not used 3 Plug the VGS 1 into the VGS 1 connector of the PC board pressing down on the top of the VGS 1 until secur...

Страница 80: ...n function VOX OFF 2 Remove the bottom case 10 screws from the transceiver 3 Tune in a standard frequency station such as WWV or WWVH at for example 10 000 00 MHz or 15 000 00 MHz Adjust the Tuning control so that the display reads the exact frequency of the station You should hear a beat tone of approximately 800 Hz For 800 Hz faf fdisplay 15 600 x Δfreference 800 Hz where Δfreference is the shif...

Страница 81: ...l of the mounting bracket then adjust the transceiver to your desired angle before tightening the screws Insert and tighten the front screws to secure the transceiver in place Rear screw Front screw To remove the transceiver from the bracket first remove the front screws then loosen the rear screws slightly and pull the transceiver forward to unlatch it from the bracket Do not install the transcei...

Страница 82: ...ting instructions All adjustable trimmers coils and resistors in the transceiver are preset at the factory They should only be readjusted by a qualified technician who is familiar with this transceiver and has the necessary test equipment Attempting service or alignment without factory authorization may void the transceiver warranty When operated properly the transceiver will provide years of serv...

Страница 83: ... DC power supply is too low Use a DC power supply that has a 20 5 A or higher current rating 1 The transceiver does not respond correctly after pressing key combinations or turning controls per instructions in this manual 1 Procedures are not being followed precisely 2 The Frequency Lock function is ON 3 The microprocessor and its memory need to be reset 1 Review WRITING CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED 2 Pre...

Страница 84: ... the antenna system is too high Adjust the antenna system to lower the SWR 50 You cannot transmit even though you press MIC PTT or transmissinos result in no contacts 1 The microphone plug was not inserted completely into the MIC connector 2 The Transmit Inhibit function is ON 3 CW or FSK was selected instead of a voice mode 4 The DSP TX filter bandwidth was improperly selected 5 The wrong antenna...

Страница 85: ...eceive signal is too weak 5 The TX delay time parameter in your TNC MCP was incorrectly set 1 Re check all connections using this manual your TNC MCP manual and your computer hardware manual as references 2 Confirm that the RIT and XIT functions are switched OFF Confirm that you are not operating split frequency 3 Adjust TX and RX levels using Menu Nos 66 and 67 and level controls on your TNC MCP ...

Страница 86: ...uency and mode are as follows VFO A 14 000 00 MHz USB VFO B 14 000 00 MHz USB The Memory channels and Quick Memory channels have no data stored VFO RESET Perform a VFO Reset if a key or control does not function according to the instructions in this manual The following data is NOT erased by performing a VFO Reset Memory channel data Menu settings Antenna tuner preset data ANT 1 ANT 2 selection da...

Страница 87: ...iver power ON Allow time for the cooling fan to return the internal temperature to normal If you turn the transceiver power OFF the cooling fan will not run and it will take much longer for the internal temperature to decrease INTERNAL BEATS On some spots of the receiver frequencies the S meter moves or you cannot receive any signals This is inevitable when you use superheterodyne receivers You ma...

Страница 88: ...ble 7 m 23 ft SO 3 TCXO unit MC 60A Desk top Microphone SP 23 External Speaker VGS 1 Voice Guide and Storage unit HS 5 Delux Headphones MC 43S Microphone MC 90 DSP compatible Desk top Microphone MB 430 Mobile Bracket Download the free ARCP 590 ARHP 590 software from the following URL http www kenwood com i products info amateur software_download html Microphone sensitivity is low in FM mode ...

Страница 89: ... range 160 m band 1 8 2 0 MHz K type 1 81 2 0 MHz E type 80 m band 3 5 4 0 MHz K type 3 5 3 8 MHz E type 60 m band 5 1675 MHz K type 5 25 5 45 MHz K type 40 m band 7 0 7 3 MHz K type 7 0 7 2 MHz E type 30 m band 10 1 10 15 MHz 20 m band 14 0 14 35 MHz 17 m band 18 068 18 168 MHz 15 m band 21 0 21 45 MHz 12 m band 24 89 24 99 MHz 10 m band 28 0 29 7 MHz 6 m band 50 0 54 0 MHz K type 50 0 52 0 MHz E...

Страница 90: ...0 0 54 0 MHz Less than 1 3 μV FM 12 dB SINAD 28 0 30 0 MHz Less than 0 22 μV 50 0 54 0 MHz Less than 0 22 μV Squelch sensitivity SSB CW FSK AM 0 13 0 522 MHz Less than 5 6 μV 0 522 1 705 MHz Less than 18 0 μV 1 705 30 0 MHz Less than 1 8 μV 50 0 54 0 MHz Less than 1 1 μV FM 28 0 30 0 MHz Less than 0 2 μV 50 0 54 0 MHz Less than 0 2 μV Selectivity SSB More than 2 2 kHz 6 dB Less than 4 4 kHz 60 dB ...

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Страница 92: ...larda Bazı Zararlı Maddelerin Kullanımının Sınırlandırılmasına Dair Yönetmeliğe uygun olarak üretilmiştir This product complies with Directive Number 26891 regarding REGULATION ON THE RESTRICTION OF THE USE OF CERTAIN HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ...

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