Kenwood TS-870S instruction manual Erasing CW Messages, Inquiry Functions, Communicating

6 COMMUNICATING

■Erasing CW Messages

1 To erase a memory channelÕs message, press its associated button ([CH 1] or [CH 2] or [CH 3] or [CH 4]) until you hear a tone.

¥The keyer will send the letter ÒCÓ or ÒRÓ depending whether you are in Character or Real Time mode.

2Press the same memory channel button again.

¥The message in that memory is now erased.

■Inquiry Functions

Inquiry functions report the current state of the keyer. Information is played to the operator in Morse code with the monitor automatically enabled and keying output disabled.

To check an Inquiry function:

1 Press [CH 3]+[CH 4].

¥The keyer will send Ò?Ó.

2Send an Inquiry command from the table.

Inquiry	Command	Description
Command	Name
A	Inquire	The keyer responds by
	Auto-space	sending "ON" or "OFF"
		as appropriate.
C	Inquire	The keyer sends the
	Capacity	amount of free memory
		available for message
		storage.
F	Inquire	The keyer sends the
	Function	current function speed
	Speed	setting in wpm.
K	Inquire Keying	The keyer sends the
	Compensation	current compensation in
		milliseconds.
L	Inquire Load	The keyer responds by
	Mode	sending "C" if in
		Character mode or "R" if
		in Real Time mode.
N	Inquire	The keyer plays the
	Number	current contest serial
		number (but does not
		increment it).
Q	Inquire Queue	The keyer responds with
		"ON" or "OFF" as
		appropriate.
S	Inquire Speed	The keyer sends the
		current operating speed
		in wpm.
V	Inquire	The keyer sends the
	Emulation	current emulation. See
	Setting	"Emulation Options"
		{page 33}.
W	Inquire Weight	The current weight
		percentage is sent by the
		keyer as 2 digits.
Z	Inquire Zeros	The keyer responds with
	and Nines	the option number (0 ~ 9)
		currently in effect.
1, 2, 3,	Inquire	Message #1, #2, #3, or
or 4	Message #1,	#4 is played.
	#2, #3, or #4

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