Kenwood TS-480HX Optional, Operator Conveniences Controlling the TS-480 from PC, Network

13 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES

CONTROLLING THE TS-480 FROM PC	VGS-1 VOICE GUIDE & STORAGE UNIT
If a PC and the TS-480HX/ SAT are connected using	(OPTIONAL)
a serial cable {page 76}, you can remotely control the
functions of the TS-480 from a PC. Download the	The optional VGS-1 unit allows you to record a
free ARCP-480 software from the following URL.	maximum of 30-second voice message to 3 different
http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur.html	memory channels. After recording a message via
	your transceiver microphone, you can then transmit
The detailed remote controlling instructions are	those recorded messages. It also announces the key
available in accompanied documents and help file.	function and frequencies each time you press a key
	(Voice announcement). Since the incoming reception
REMOTE CONTROLLING THE TS-480 ON THE	signal is processed in digital data in the transceiver,
	the VGS-1 can be configured to store the incoming
NETWORK
	audio signals constantly in the background. If you
In addition to the ARCP-480 program, the ARHP-10	wish, you can store the last 30-second of the
	incoming signal to the VGS-1 for the later playback
program can also be downloaded from the above
	(Constant recording).
site. This ARHP-10 program is a ARCP-480 host
	For information on how to install the VGS-1 unit, refer
program that allows a user who is connected in the
network to remote control the TS-480 transceiver	to ÒINSTALLING OPTIONSÓ {page 81}.
from a distant location. If you make interface cables	RECORDING MESSAGES
that transfer the audio between the TS-480
transceiver and PC on the host transceiver, you can	This section explains how to record a single
receive signals and transmit your voice over the
network. For detailed information, download the	message.
ARHP-10 program and consult accompanied	1 Select SSB, FM, or AM mode {page 19}.
documents.
	¥ Select a mode that you wish to transmit.
	2 If VOX is ON, press [VOX/ 8] to switch the
	function OFF.
	3 Press [CH1/ 1/ REC] (1 s) to record the message
	for channel 1.
	¥ BT in Morse code sounds and ÒAP1 ÐÓ
	appears.

¥ To quit recording your message, press [MTR/ CLR].

4 Press and hold [CH1/ 1/ REC], then begin speaking into your microphone.

¥ Three channels are available for recording messages. Press channel key [CH2/ 2/ REC] or [CH3/ 3/ REC] in place of [CH1/ 1/ REC], in step 3, to record the message on a different channel.

¥ While the Constant Recording is working, CH3 is unavailable for the message recording.

5 Release the key pressed in step 4 when you have finished recording your message.

¥ Also when the maximum recording time passes, recording automatically stops.

¥ The contents of the channel is overwritten with the new message.

¥ ÒFLASH WRÓ appears while the transceiver is storing the message data to the VGS-1 flash memory.

6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to record a message on another channel.

Note: Pressing [ ] (POWER) cancels recording in progress and clears the memory channel.

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