08 Terminal; Paddle And Key Jacks; Ext Sp1 And Ext Sp2 Jacks - Kenwood TS-990S In-Depth Manual

08 TERMINAL

PADDLE and KEY Jacks

Conventional models have the PADDLE jack on their rear panel; however, the TS‑990S places the PADDLE jack on the
front panel for easier accessibility. The TS‑990S has an internal electronic keyer, which allows you to use a paddle by
simply connecting it to the PADDLE jack. "Paddle" is the default configuration for the PADDLE jack, and "Straight Key" is
the default for the KEY jack (on the rear panel); however, the following types of electronic keys can be used depending
on your configuration:
● Usable Keys for the PADDLE and KEY Jacks
• Paddle
• Bug key
• Straight key
• External electronic keyer
• PC keyer output
Fig. 129 PADDLE Jack (on the Front Panel)

EXT SP1 and EXT SP2 Jacks

With these jacks, the TS‑990S allows you to connect one or two external speakers. The external speakers can
separately emit the sound of a signal during the dual band reception.
If an external speaker is connected only to the EXT SP1 jack, the internal speaker mutes and the audio for both the main
band and the sub band sounds. In that situation, connecting an external speaker to the EXT SP2 jack makes audio for
the main band available from the EXT SP1 jack and audio for the sub band available from the EXT SP2 jack (with the
default settings: Normal). Also, connecting the external speaker only to the EXT SP2 jack enables audio for the main
band to sound from the internal speaker, and audio for the sub band to emit from the EXT SP2 jack (with the default
settings: Normal).
The audio output format to the external speakers can be configured to normal, inverted, or mixed in menu 7‑15 "Speaker
Output Configuration".
Fig. 131 EXT SP1 and EXT SP2 Jacks
Fig. 130 KEY Jack (on the Rear Panel)
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