Kenwood TS-590S instruction manual 52352&6625567, $/677,1*6, 92567

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Problem	Probable Cause	Corrective Action	Page
A message cannot be	There is a communication	Confirm that the connector of the VGS-1 is	71,78
recorded/ played back	error between the transceiver	securely connected to the transceiver. Perform
or no announcement	and the VGS-1.	the Full reset. If the problem persists, contact a
can be heard.		Kenwood authorized service center for repairs
		(with the VGS-1 attached).
The transceiver	Most of the external RF	Apply a continuous single tone (1 kHz) to the	—
output power seems	power meters measure the	microphone audio input to measure the RF
to be low in SSB	average RF power. So, the	output power. The PEP will be the same as this
mode.	meter reading is low when	RF output level.
	you operate and talk in SSB
	mode. The LCD meter used
	in the TS-590S has relatively
	fast response time but it is not
	fast enough to measure the
	accurate PEP (Peak Envelope
	Power).
The PC and external	The input terminal is different	Confirm that the setting of Menu No. 63 matches	58
equipment is not	from the one specified (Menu	the input terminal for the external equipment.
modulating.	No. 63) for the external
	equipment.

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If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning, resetting the microprocessor to its default settings may resolve the problem. There are 2 levels

of resetting the microprocessor of the TS-590S transceiver: Partial Reset and Full Reset.

4Press [A/B (A=B)] to perform the VFO reset.

•A confirmation message appears when performing the VFO Reset. Press [A/B (A=B)] again to proceed. Otherwise, press any other key to cancel the VFO Reset and return to normal operation.

•The VFOs reset to the factory default values.

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For each VFO, the factory defaults for the operating frequency and mode are as follows:

•VFO A: 14.000.00 MHz/ USB

•VFO B: 14.000.00 MHz/ USB

The Memory channels and Quick Memory channels have no data stored.

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Perform a VFO Reset if a key or control does not function according to the instructions in this manual. The following data is NOT erased by performing a VFO Reset.

•Memory channel data

•Menu settings

•Antenna tuner preset data

•ANT 1/ ANT 2 selection data

•Frequency and mode data for the Auto Mode function

•Various adjustment setting values

1Turn the transceiver power OFF.

2Press [A/B (A=B)] + [] to switch the transceiver ON.

• A confirmation message appears on the display.

3Turn the MULTI/CH control and select “VFO RESET”.

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Perform a Full Reset if you want to erase all the data in all the memory channels. In addition, this function resets all the settings that you customized, to the factory defaults (i.e.- menu settings, antenna tuner preset data, etc.).

1Turn the transceiver power OFF.

2Press [A/B (A=B)] + [] to switch the transceiver ON.

• A confirmation message appears on the display.

3Turn the MULTI/CH control and select “FULL RESET”.

4Press [A/B (A=B)] to perform the Full reset.

•A confirmation message appears when performing the Full Reset. Press [A/B (A=B)] again to proceed. Otherwise, press any other key to cancel the Partial Reset and return to normal operation.

•All frequencies, modes, memory data, adjustment values, and AT preset data are set to the factory default values.

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