17 Maintenance And Adjustment; Reset; Firmware Update; Firmware Version Check - Kenwood TS-890S Instruction Manual

17 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT

Reset

Settings data that are stored on this transceiver can be saved
easily to another data storage media. Also, when overwriting
settings saved in the memory of this transceiver with new settings,
5 types of reset options are available which can be chosen freely
according to the user's intentions.
Menu Reset:
Resets only the settings configured in the menu.
• The settings for TX inhibit, clock menu, LAN menu, advanced
menu, linear amplifier menu, KNS menu, dimmer menu, timer
menu and auto mode are not reset.
Memory Channel Reset:
Resets the settings data of the memory channels and quick
memory channels.
VFO Reset:
Resets only the VFO information.
Standard Reset:
Resets the settings data while partially retaining the settings of this
transceiver.
Full Reset:
Resets all settings to the factory settings.
All image data that are stored in the built-in memory of the
transceiver will be erased after Full Reset.
Data of the memory channels and quick memory
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channels, menu data, antenna tuner preset values, auto
mode frequency setting and the different level settings
will not be reset during VFO Reset.
When any of the reset options starts, all the past settings
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data will be erased. Thus, make sure to perform reset
after saving the settings to another data storage media.
In Menu [1-06], the default setting for auto voice guide is
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configured to OFF. When performing a reset other than
Memory Channel Reset and VFO Reset, the settings in
Menu [1-06] are reset and auto voice guide will not be
output.
The transceiver is reset as follows.
1 Press [MENU].
2 Press F [RESET] to display the Reset screen.
• If F [RESET] is not displayed, press F [MORE] to display F
[RESET].
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3 Press F2 [
]/ F3 [
control to select a reset type.
4 Press F4 [SELECT].
A message to confirm the start of the reset process is
displayed.
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• Pressing F7 [CANCEL] clears the reset confirmation
message without starting reset.
5 Press F4 [RESET].
Reset is performed and this transceiver reboots automatically.
When this transceiver cannot be operated properly or the
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screen cannot be displayed properly when the power is
turned on, press [A/B] and [CLR] while turning on the
power to perform Full Reset. A "Full Reset in progress"
message is displayed and all settings are reset to the
factory settings.

Firmware Update

There are occasions when the firmware is updated following
additions or enhancements made to the functions.
The latest firmware version can be obtained from the following
website.
https://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/
software_download.html
For more details on firmware update, please visit the website.

Firmware Version Check

Check the current firmware version before updating the firmware.
Check in Advanced Menu [27] "Firmware Version"
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If a "firmware update failed" screen constantly appears
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while update is in progress, this could be due to system
failure. Please contact KENWOOD service center.
] or turn the [MULTI/CH]
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