Temporarily Disabling The Timer Task; Sleep Timer; Configuring The Sleep Timer - Kenwood TS-990S Instruction Manual

15 CLOCK DISPLAY AND TIMER
press [ ] to turn the transceiver power ( ) OFF.
transceiver power ( ) OFF.
Note:
◆ Prior to copying with a press of [COPY] (F5), at step 5, the operating
data which has been stored in a Memory Channel, press [M▶V] to
transfer the operating data in the Memory Channel to VFO.
◆ Even if the current time passes the configured time when you press
[OK] (F6) at step 6, the time will be configured as it is.
◆ For the recording timer, there should be at latest one minute time
difference between the record start time (Power-on time) and the
record end time (Power-off time).
◆ You can configure the recording timer for a maximum of four hours.
◆ Even when the time configured for Power-on has already been past
when [OK] (F6) was pressed at step 6, the time for Power-on will
be configured.
◆ If timed recording is enabled, insert a USB flash drive, prior to start
of recording, onto the (USB-A) connector on the front panel.
The USB flash drive formatted with the transceiver and having
sufficient free area must be inserted.
◆ Timed recording cannot be started if the transceiver power ( ) is
turned OFF.
◆ If the transceiver power ( ) turns OFF, the "TIMER" LED blinks
one minute before the timer recording begins, and the transceiver
power ( ) cannot turn ON even with a press of [ ].
◆ With the timed recording enabled, a message appears three
minutes and one minute before start of the timed recording, if the
transceiver power ( ) is not turned OFF. Press [ ] to turn the
transceiver power ( ) OFF.
◆ During the timed recording, the " " LED lights orange. The " "
LED lights red when the timed recording ends.
◆ If you wish to abort the timed recording after the "TIMER" LED
starts blinking until the timed recording begins, press [ ] for four
seconds.
◆ During the timed recording, no other operation can be processed
until the timed recording ends. To abort the timed recording,
press [ ] and press and hold [(BREAK)] following the instruction
displayed.

TEMPORARILY DISABLING THE TIMER TASK

You can disable timer tasks or the Programmable Timer.
Following are the timer tasks for which countdown of the
timer can temporarily be paused.
• Transceiver Power ( ) OFF at the time configured for
Power-off
• Start of the timed recording
• Transceiver Power ( ) OFF using the Sleep Timer
Pressing [TIMER/SET] after the countdown of the timer or
program timer has paused resumes the countdown of the
timer or program timer. Also, if the timer task is inactive,
the timed task will not function until the clock reaches the
next time configured for Power-on.
1 Press [TIMER/SET].
• The "TIMER" LED turns Off, and the Sleep Timer or
Programmable Timer will temporarily be disabled.
• Press [TIMER/SET] again to light the "TIMER" LED, and
resume counting down the Sleep Timer and Programmable
Timer.
Note:
◆ Even if the Timer and Programmable Timer are temporarily
disabled, configurations for the Timer and Programmable Timers
will be retained.
◆ If the Programmable Timer is temporarily disabled while the Sleep
Timer is counting down, the Sleep Timer will also be temporarily
disabled.
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SLEEP TIMER

The Sleep Timer is a function that turns the transceiver
power ( ) OFF upon lapse of the configured length of
time.
[ TIMER/SET ]
[ ESC ] [F1] [F7]

CONFIGURING THE SLEEP TIMER

1 Press and hold [TIMER/SET] to open the Timer
screen.
2 Press [ ] (F2) or [
"Sleep Timer".
3 Press [EDIT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
4 Press [-] (F4) or [+] (F5), or the MULTI/CH control to
select "Off" to turn the transceiver power ( ) OFF or
the time until the transceiver power ( ) will be turned
OFF.
• You can select the length of time until the transceiver
power ( ) will be turned OFF from "OFF" (do not turn the
transceiver power ( ) OFF), "5", "10", "15", "30", "60", "90",
and "120" [min]. The default is "Off".
• Pressing and holding [(CLEAR)] (F1) resets the time
configured for the Sleep Timer to its default.
5 Press [OK] (F6).
• The "TIMER" LED lights green, and the Sleep Timer starts
counting down.
• Pressing [CANCEL] (F7) clears the entered parameter and
reverts to the Clock screen.
6 Press [ESC] to exit.
Note:
◆ A message notifying you that the transceiver power ( ) is about
to be turned OFF appears three minutes before and one minute
before the transceiver power ( ) turns OFF.
[MENU] [MULTI/CH]
] (F3) to select
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