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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