Using The Usb Keyboard To Transmit Atext String - Kenwood TS-990S Instruction Manual

5 ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO
USING THE USB KEYBOARD TO TRANSMIT A
TEXT STRING
You can connect a commercially available USB keyboard
to the transceiver to enter and transmit a text string.
TRANSMITTING THE ENTERED TEXT STRING AS
ENTERED
[FSK/PSK/REV]
[F1] [F7]
1 Connect a USB keyboard to the
connector.
2 Press [FSK/ PSK/ REV] to enter PSK mode.
3 Press [DECODER] (F3) to open the PSK Encode/
Decode screen.
4 Press [F12] of a USB keyboard to transmit.
The "BUSY/TX" LED lights red and "ENCODE" appears on
the status bar.
5 Enter the text strings using the USB keyboard.
• The entered text string is placed and displayed in the text
string buffer and transmitted as entered.
• Each letter in the text string buffer changes its color in
sequence when the letter is transmitted.
• Each letter transmitted appears sequentially in the TX and
RX Transcript.
6 Press [F12] of a USB keyboard to receive.
Note:
◆ If letters not transmitted yet remain in the text string buffer when
[F12] is pressed at step 6, "WAIT" appears on the status bar.
When the entire text string is transmitted, the transceiver enters the
receive mode and the "BUSY/TX" LED and "WAIT" are unlit.
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TEMPORARILY STORING AND TRANSMITTING THE
TEXT STRING IN THE BUFFER
1 Connect a USB keyboard to the
2 Press [FSK/ PSK/ REV] to enter PSK mode.
3 Press [DECODER] (F3) to open the PSK Encode/
4 Enter the text strings using the USB keyboard.
(USB-A)
5 Press [F12] on the USB keyboard to send the text
6 Press [F12] on the USB keyboard to receive.
[FSK/PSK/REV]
[ESC]
[F1] [F7]
connector.
Decode screen.
The entered text string is temporarily stored in the text buffer.
string stored in the buffer.
• The "BUSY/TX" LED lights red and "ENCODE" appears on
the status bar when the transceiver is in a transmit state.
• Each letter in the text string buffer changes its color in
sequence when the letter is transmitted.
(USB-A)
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