12 Voice Message/Audio File; Recording/Playing A Voice Message; Recording A Voice Message - Kenwood TS-890S Instruction Manual

12 VOICE MESSAGE/AUDIO FILE

Recording/Playing a Voice Message

This transceiver comes with a function for recording, playing and
transmitting standard voice messages as well as a function for
recording and playing audio that is transmitted or received.
Voice messages can be recorded to a maximum of 6 channels.
Messages recorded with a microphone can also be transmitted.
• This is handy during DX-pedition or contest operation where
repeated calls need to be made over a long period of time or for
adjusting an antenna or transceiver by transmitting a test radio
wave. The maximum recording time is 100 seconds. In other
words, recording to all the channels is possible up to a duration
of 100 seconds in total.
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Recording a Voice Message

Follow the steps below to record a voice message to a voice
message channel (TX CH 1 to TX CH 6).
1 Press the mode key to select either SSB, FM or AM
mode.
2 Press F2 [TX MSG] to display the Voice Message
screen.
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3 Press and hold the function key (F2 [CH 1] to F7 [CH
6]) corresponding to the channel for storing the
voice message.
A message to confirm the start of voice message recording
appears.
• If F2 [CH 1] to F7 [CH 6] is not displayed, press F1
[MORE].
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4 Press F2 [REC IN].
• Pressing F2 [REC IN] each time switches the audio input
path.
Setting Value MIC (default)/ ACC 2/ USB/ LAN
• To adjust the recording level, turn the [MIC] control. Adjust
the recording level while monitoring the peak recording level
on the recording level meter such that the peak does not
show in the red zone.
• Pressing F7 [CANCEL] ends the recording.
5 Press and hold F4 [REC].
Recording continues and the recording time of the voice
message is displayed while F4 [REC] is pressed and held
down.
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6 Releasing F4 [REC] ends the recording and saves
the voice message.
Recording ends automatically when the total recording
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time of all channels exceeds 100 seconds even when
the F4 [REC] key is still pressed down.
This transceiver does not allow continuous voice
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message recording using multiple channels.
When a new message is recorded, the voice message
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that already exists on the channel will be overwritten.
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