Adjusting Vox Delay Time; Vox Voice Delay; Tx Monitor; Adjusting The Tx Monitor Level - Kenwood TS-890S Instruction Manual

Adjusting VOX Delay Time

During transmission of audio or data using the VOX function, the
transceiver may sometimes be restored to the receiving state, and
the end of the audio that is clipped off may not be transmitted as
a result. To prevent this from occurring, the delay time can be
adjusted to insert an appropriate pause before switching from the
transmitting to the receiving state.
1 Press and hold [VOX] to display the VOX
configuration screen.
2 Press F2 [
]/ F3 [
input (horizontal row).
Select the audio source input row to adjust from "MIC", "ACC
2", "USB" and "LAN".
3 Press F4 [
]/ F5 [
4 Press F6 [–]/ F7 [+] or turn the [MULTI/CH] control
to select the delay time.
Input signal from the audio source selected in step 2, and adjust
the delay time before returning to the receiving state after audio
input has ended.
Setting Value 0 to 10 (default) to 20 (1 step)
• When "MIC" is selected, adjust the delay time while
speaking into the microphone.
• The delay time for "MIC" can also be adjusted by turning the
[DELAY] control.
5 Press and hold [VOX] or press [ESC] to end the
process.

VOX Voice Delay

When the VOX function is ON, there may be a time lag before
transmission begins after voice input has started. For this reason,
the beginning part of the audio may be clipped off. To prevent this
phenomenon from occurring wherever possible, a VOX voice
delay time can be configured between the timing when
transmission is activated and before audio signals are sent out.
When using a microphone as the audio source input
for transmission:
Configure in Menu [6-13] "VOX Voice Delay
(Microphone)"
When using devices other than a microphone as the
audio source input for transmission:
Configure in Menu [6-14] "VOX Voice Delay (Except
Microphone)"
Setting Value Off/ Short/ Middle (default)/ Long
] to select the audio source
] to select the "VOX DELAY".
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TX Monitor

TX audio can be monitored while transmission is in progress. This
is a convenient tool for checking the effect of the speech processor
or TX equalizer. In the FSK and PSK modes, FSK and PSK signals
transmitted by this transceiver can be monitored.
Press [MONI] to turn the TX monitor ON or OFF
The [MONI] LED lights up in green when the TX monitor is
turned on.
• The ON/OFF status of the TX monitor and monitor level are
stored in the memory for each of the mode groups below.
During split operation, the mode at the transmitting end will
be monitored.
• SSB/ FM/ AM
• SSB-DATA/ FM-DATA/ AM-DATA
• FSK/ PSK
• Each time there is a change in the mode, the transceiver
switches back to the TX monitor ON/OFF status stored in
each group. TX monitor is always OFF in the CW mode.

Adjusting the TX Monitor Level

The volume level when monitoring the TX audio can be adjusted.
1 Press and hold [MONI] to display the TX Monitor
Level configuration screen.
.
2 Press F4 [–]/ F5 [+] or turn the [MULTI/CH] control
to select the TX monitor level.
Setting Value 0 to 10 (default) to 20 (1 step)
3 Press and hold [MONI] or press [ESC] to end the
process.
Feedback may occur when a speaker is used in the SSB,
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AM or FM mode. Make use of a headphone instead.
Transmission of CW messages cannot be monitored
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using the TX monitor. To monitor CW messages, make
use of CW sidetone.
In the FM, FSK and PSK modes, the audio of the TX
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monitor may differ from the audio of the signal that is
actually transmitted.
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