Kenwood TS-570D, TS-570S DRU-3A Digital Recording Unit, Optional, Message Playback

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DRU-3A DIGITAL RECORDING UNIT	6 To record a message in another channel, start with
(OPTIONAL)	step 3.
	Note:
The optional DRU-3A unit allows you to record a voice	◆ To erase a message, press and hold the desired channel button,
message on up to 3 channels. After recording a	and press [CLR].
message via your transceiver microphone, you can then	◆ Pressing the [POWER] switch cancels recording in progress and
send that message.	clears the memory channel.
The maximum recording time for each channel is as	MESSAGE PLAYBACK
follows:
Channel 1: Approx. 30 sec	You can play back the message in channel 1, 2, or 3 to
Channel 2: Approx. 15 sec
	check or to send. It is also possible to make a longer
Channel 3: Approx. 15 sec
	linked message, by consecutively playing back the
The DRU-3A is useful in many situations:	messages of more than one channel.
• DX chasing or contest operation where repeated	You can even send a longer linked message repeatedly
	by using the Repeat function. To switch this function
calls are necessary for extended periods of time
	ON, access Menu No. 23 and select ON. The default is
• Checking interference complaints to other equipment
	OFF.
(lets you be in two places at one time)	Note:

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•Checking or adjusting your transmit signal or your antenna(s) if it’s not convenient to be sitting in front of your microphone

•Helping a friend adjust his antenna or receive when he needs repeated test transmissions from you

For information on how to install the DRU-3A unit, refer to “INSTALLING OPTIONS” {page 57}.

◆Pressing the [POWER] switch cancels playback in progress.

◆The settings in Menu No. 23 and No. 24 are shared with CW Message Playback described in “CW MESSAGE MEMORY” {page 35}.

■Checking Messages

1Select SSB, FM, or AM.

•Use the same mode for transmitting and receiving.

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RECORDING MESSAGES

This section explains how to record a single message.

1Select SSB, FM, or AM.

•Use the same mode for transmitting and receiving.

2If VOX is ON, press [VOX] to switch the function OFF.

3Press [REC] to enter the Record Standby mode.

2If VOX is ON, press [VOX] to switch the function OFF.

3Press [CH 1], [CH 2], or [CH 3], depending on which channel you want to check.

•For example, “AP 1– –” appears while playing back the message in channel 1.

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• “AP –” appears.

	• To interrupt playback, press [CLR].
	4 To play back another message in sequence,
	press the corresponding [CH 1], [CH 2], or
• To exit the Record Standby mode and quit	[CH 3] while playing back the first message.
recording your message, press [CLR].	• Up to three channels can be queued at the
4 Press and hold down [CH 1], [CH 2], or [CH 3] and	same time.
begin speaking into your microphone.

•There are three channels for recording messages. Press the button that corresponds to the channel that you want to use.

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

•Also when the maximum recording time passes, recording stops.

•The content of the channel is overwritten with the new message.

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