Easy Updating Of Firmware; Pc Control - Kenwood TS-590SG Manual

5.17 Easy Updating of Firmware

The procedure of updating firmware is further simplified. There is no need for removing the cover.
You have only to connect a USB cable or an RS-232C cable and run the update program on the PC.
You can download the latest firmware from the following website.
http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/software_download.html.

5.18 PC Control

Recently, there is an increasing number of users who control transceivers remotely or create original PC applications to
ease its operation.
A radio control program (ARCP-590G) and a program for the host station (ARHP-590G) for exclusive use with the TS-590
SG are supplied for free, which allows remote operation to be established easily.
To create an original PC application, please refer to the "TS-590S/TS-590SG PC CONTROL COMMAND Reference Guide".
Based on the large amount of feedback received for the TS-590S, new features are added to and specifications are revised
on the new TS-590SG. Following these additions and changes, new commands are also added and existing ones revised.
The new design takes upward compatibility into consideration to enable the use of existing PC applications. With the addition
of new menu items, changes have been made to the parameters for specifying the menu numbers.
SOFTWARE: ENHANCING OPERATING PLEASURE 05
Figure 5-9 Sample Screen Shot of the Updater
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