Kenwood TS-590SG Manual page 52

05 SOFTWARE: ENHANCING OPERATING PLEASURE
Below are the newly-added as well as expanded and revised PC commands on the TS-590SG.
Command
AI The function for backing up Auto Information (AI) is added.
Enables and disables the antenna output when the Drive Out (DRV) terminal is used as the antenna output
AN
terminal.
CD0 Enables and disables the Morse code decoder function. (New command)
CD1 Controls the threshold level of the Morse code decoder. (New command)
CD2 Notifies the characters decoded by the Morse code decoder. (New command)
EQ Controls the TX and RX equalizer. (New command)
The menu number has been changed due to additional menu items.
EX
The setting range of the option is extended for some menu items.
ID The ID number for TS-590SG is "023".
KY The encoding for Japanese (one-byte katakana) Morse code is supported.
Voice message recording using audio input from the rear connector is supported.
LM
The message can be deleted.
MC Extended channels (E0 to E9) are available.
MK Controls the operation of the mode key. (New command)
ML The setting range of the transmission monitor level is extended (0 to 20).
MR The reading of the select of FILTER A/B which registered in the memory channel is supported. (Parameter P11)
MW The setting of the select of FILTER A/B which will register in the memory channel is supported. (Parameter P11)
RI The receive frequency and the mode can be read. (New command)
1750 Hz is added to the option for SHIFT frequency.
SH/SL The control of WIDTH/SHIFT in SSB mode is supported. (Menu setting required.)
The control of HI/LO in SSB-DATA mode is supported. (Menu setting required.)
SP Controls the split frequency setting. (New command)
SU "Group E" is added to the memory scan group due to the extended channels (E0 to E9). (Parameter P13)
TP Controls the transmit power of the TX tuning. (New command)
VR The function for reading the installation status of VGS-1 is added.
● The following introduces ways of using some PC commands from the PC Command Reference
Guide.
• Changing the Frequency
To change the frequency for VFO A AND VFO B, use the FA command and FB command respectively to specify the
frequency to change to. The FA and FB commands can also be used to read the current VFO frequencies.
To change the RIT/ XIT frequency, use the RU/ RD/ RC command. To read the RIT/ XIT frequency, use the IF command.
• Acquiring Frequency Information of TS-590S/SG in Real Time
If the AI (Auto Information) function is enabled using the AI command, the PC will be notified immediately if there is any
status change in TS-590S/SG. For example, if the frequency of VFO A changes, the FA command will notify the PC of the
new VFO A frequency automatically. Similarly, the FB command will notify the PC of the new VFO B frequency automatically
if the frequency of VFO B changes. The application end will not need to read the status of TS-590S/SG regularly.
Besides the frequency information, the PC will be notified immediately of the status change in most functions such as mode
and filter statuses, transmit power status by the corresponding commands. The application end will sort out commands that
are required from these commands.
Also note that the AI function transfers many commands to the PC at a time; do make sure that there is enough capacity in
the data buffer when programming the application.
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