Software: Enhancing Operating Pleasure; Extended Data-Mode Related Functions - Kenwood TS-590SG Manual

05 SOFTWARE: ENHANCING OPERATING PLEASURE

In addition to the features we have explained thus far, the TS-590S/SG comes with extensive functions to make your
operation more pleasant. We will guide you through some of them.

5.1 Extended Data-mode Related Functions

We have modified data-mode related settings to meet many different needs.
In SSB-DATA, AM-DATA and FM-DATA modes, the On/Off settings of the speech processor and the settings of DSP filters
are stored independently of the normal SSB, AM and FM modes. Hence, you can conveniently switch between the data
mode operation and the normal mode operation with a single touch of a button.
Also, now that USB audio functions*
more convenient. The audio output of the TS-590S/SG can be easily delivered to a PC simply by connecting the transceiver
and the PC using a single USB cable. If you select USB in Audio input line selection for data communications of Menu
69, you can transmit using an audio source from a PC.
Setting the "DATA VOX" function to ON in Menu 76 enables transmission automatically according to the audio input from
the PC.
To transmit via key operation, assign DATA SEND to the PF key in menu mode. It is also possible to transmit using the
PKS signal in the ACC2 connector as before.
The PC command TX1; is used for transmitting the external input audio using the PC controller.
Furthermore, TS-590SG can transmit the external input audio according to the SEND/PTT or SS signal during DATA mode.
Setting the SOURCE OF SEND/PTT TRANSMISSION in Menu 70 to REAR (input connector on the rear panel) switches
the transmission source in conjunction with enabling or disabling the DATA mode. When DATA mode is enabled, audio is
transmitted from the PC; and when Data Mode is disabled, the microphone input audio is transmitted.
*1 The USB audio interface has latency (signal delay) due to a limitation resulting from the specifications. So use it for
communications where time lag is not an issue.
Figure 5-1 Front Panel of the TS-590S/SG
accept external audio input/output, operations in combination with a PC have become
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