Basic Specifications Inherited From Arcp-590; Hidpi Compatible; User Interfaces - Kenwood TS-590SG Manual

08 EXPANSIVE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
with the use of dedicated software for the respective transceiver functions. To control TS-590S, use ARCP-590.

8.3.1 Basic Specifications Inherited from ARCP-590

The basic specifications of the ARCP-590G are inherited from ARCP-590 for TS-590S. In addition, ARCP-590G is compatible
with the new functions of the TS-590SG.

8.3.2 HiDPI Compatible

ARCP-590G supports 120 DPI for HiDPI in addition to the standard 96 DPI for Windows. The layout will not disrupted even
when the font size is set to Medium - 125% (120 DPI) inside Display of Windows' Control Panel.
For ARCP-590, this is supported for Ver 2.00 or later.

8.3.3 User Interfaces

The ARCP-590G comes with a function to automatically connect to the TS-590SG when the software is launched. If you
habitually control the TS-590SG from a PC, the function saves the effort to establish a connection each time. To enable this
function, from the Tool pulldown menu, select Setup and in the Setup dialog box, click on the Connect automatically
at startup checkbox to activate.
The ARCP-590G has methods to change frequency as follows:
1. Frequency change with the main knob
2. Frequency change with Tune up and Tune down buttons
3. Frequency change with MULTI/CH up and MULTI/Ch down buttons
4. Frequency change with the direct input mode
5. Frequency change with the mouse wheel
6. Frequency change by clicking on the frequency display section
In method 1 and 2, you can select the tuning step from the Tuning step dropdown list.
Caution:
◆ In the event you are using KSN over a network or you have selected a setting other than Preset
dropdown list, the response may be slower. In such a case, select Preset . This is due to the difference in the way
TS-590SG is controlled in Preset and other settings.
In method 5, by turning the mouse wheel, you can change the step selected from the MULTI/CH Step dropdown list. By
turning the mouse wheel while pressing down the [Ctrl] key on the keyboard, you can change the step selected from the
Tuning Step dropdown list.
In ARCP-590G, a status bar is available at the bottom of the main window. You can check frequently-used items in a single
glance, such as modulation line, transmit output power, microphone gain, keying speed, connection destination, time in
UTC and local time.
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Figure 8-2 Status Bar
from the Tuning Step