Kenwood ts-990s Instruction Manual page 64

Symptom
The transmit power cannot exceed 100 W
(TS-990S only).
The transceiver retains the transmission even
after AT Tune has completed.
Frequencies for the main band and sub band
jointly vary.
The frequency cannot be changed even with
a rotation of the Tuning control.
VFO Scan will not start.
Memory Scan will not start.
Group Scan does not start.
The transceiver scans the limited channels
during Memory Scan.
Voice Guidance does not automatically start. Auto Voice Guidance is disabled.
The transceiver does not automatically emit
the Voice Guidance after the Full Reset.
It takes time to power up.
The cooling fan runs even after the
transceiver power turns OFF.
The "TIMER" LED blinks and you cannot turn
the transceiver ON.
Timed task by Program Timer cannot be
activated.
The frequency cannot be configured for the
Program Timer.
The HI/LO control cannot be used.
The received audio sounds from one
channel in a PC (the PC is connected to the
transceiver with a USB cable).
The received audio sounds from one channel
in a PC (the PC is connected to the ACC 2
connector).
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Common Problem
AT-300 is in use.
The transmit power is limited to 100 W by
Max Power Limit.
The transmission retain function when
the AT Tune has completed is enabled.
Frequency tracking is enabled.
Fine Tuning is enabled.
Program Scan has been configured,
instead.
No data is configured for the Memory
Channels.
No data has been configured for the
Memory Channels in the group.
All Memory Channels in a group are
locked out.
The channels not scanned allow the
Group Memory Scan.
Voice Guidance is disabled in Menu
1-06.
You started up the transceiver by
pressing the main power switch (I/O) or
after you connect the AC power cable.
The transceiver is in Standby State Low
Power Consumption mode.
Temperature on the final unit or the
power supply unit is high.
Timed task by a timer is in preparation to
activate the timed task.
The main power (I/O) is shut down.
The USB flash drive cannot be
distinguished.
Timed task by a timer cannot be
activated.
The transceiver is in Memory Channel
mode for the main band or sub band.
Disabled with the menu configuration.
There is low volume level of the received
audio sent from the USB terminal of the
transceiver or the audio entered to the
microphone terminal of the PC.
Monaural is configured in the PC for the
microphone.
Monaural is configured in the PC for the
microphone.
What to do
While the AT-300 is in use, the transmit power
is limited to 100 W.
Review in the Transmit Power screen the
transmit power limit for normal transmission.
Disable the transmission retain function when
the AT Tune has completed in Advanced Menu
9.
Disable frequency tracking.
Disable Fine Tuning.
Deselect all to disable configurations for
Memory Channels P0 to P9 on the Program
Scan screen.
Configure the Memory Channels.
Configure the Memory Channels in the group.
Unlock the Memory Channels to be scanned.
Deselect the Group.
Enable the Auto Voice Guidance.
With the transceiver power ( ) OFF, press
[ ] while you are pressing down [PF A], or
select anything other than "Off" in Menu 1-06.
In such cases, even if Standby State Low
Power Consumption is disabled, it may take
time to power up.
Disable the Standby State Low Power
Consumption in Advanced Menu 22.
Cooling Fan remains running if the Cooling
Fan while the transceiver power turns OFF is
enabled and temperature on the final unit and
the power supply unit is high.
Wait until the timed task by a timer will
activate.
Press and hold [ ] for four seconds to cancel
the timed task by a timer.
To use a timer, the main power switch (I/O)
must remain in the "I" position.
To use the timer recording function, use the
USB flash drive which was formatted by this
transceiver and has sufficient remaining
memory.
Be sure that the timed task by a timer is
properly in process so that the timed task
by a timer is not temporarily suspended (the
"TIMER" LED turns Off) by pressing [TIMER/
SET] after the time task by a timer has been
set.
Select VFO mode for both the main band and
the sub band in order to do configuration in
the Timer screen.
Select "Main and Sub Bands" in Menu 0-14.
Refer to chapters 16 to 19 to configure
the transceiver itself and the level of the
microphone terminal of the PC.
If the OS in your PC is Windows Vista or later,
select "2 Channels" from the Control Panel >
Hardware and Sound > Sound > Recording
> Microphone (USB Audio CODEC) >
Advanced.
If the OS in your PC is Windows Vista or later,
select "2 Channels" from the Control Panel >
Hardware and Sound > Sound > Recording >
Microphone > Advanced.
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