Psk Message Memory; Registering Messages; Configuring Auto Tx/Rx For The Psk Message Memory - Kenwood TS-890S Instruction Manual

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PSK Message Memory

Fixed phrases that are often used in the PSK mode can be
registered in advance as a message in the message memory.
Adding the auto TX and auto RX functions to the fixed phrases
enables messages to be sent out via simple operation.
• Up to 8 types of messages can be registered.

Registering Messages

1 Press F3 [DECODE] to display the PSK
communication screen.
2 Press F5 [MEMORY] to display the PSK Message
screen.
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3 Press F3 [ ]/ F4 [
control to select the channel for registering the
message.
• If F3 [ ] and F4 [
press F2 [MORE] to toggle the key guide display.
4 Press F5 [MSG].
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5 Use the function keys, [MULTI/CH] control or USB
keyboard to enter a character string.
Key
F1 [SPACE]
F2 [–]/ F3 [+]
F4 [ ]/ F5 [ ]
F [BACK SPACE]
F [DEL]
F [CHAR]
• Pressing F7 [CANCEL] discards the content that is currently
being edited and exits the character string input mode.
6 Press F6 [SAVE] to save the edited message.
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] or turn the [MULTI/CH]
] are not displayed in the key guide,
Behavior
Inserts a space.
Selects a character.
Moves the cursor.
Deletes the character to the left of the
cursor.
Deletes the character to the right of the
cursor.
Switches the type of character to edit.
Pressing the key each time switches the
selection in the following sequence:
ABC (upper case) → abc (lower case)
→ !"# (symbols) → ABC (upper case)
Configuring Auto TX/RX for the PSK Message
Memory
The transmission and reception behavior can be configured when
a PSK message memory channel is selected.
• Auto TX places this transceiver in the TX mode before
transmitting a message when a message memory channel is
selected, and maintain the TX mode after all messages have
been sent out.
• For auto RX, pressing [F12] after selecting a message memory
channel for transmission places this transceiver in the TX mode.
When the message is sent out, this transceiver is automatically
restored to the RX mode.
• Combining auto TX and auto RX enables both transmission and
reception to be performed automatically.
1 Press F3 [DECODE] to display the PSK
communication screen.
2 Press F5 [MEMORY] to display the PSK Message
screen.
3 Press F3[
]/ F4[
control to select the channel containing the
message for auto TX/RX.
4 Press F6 [AUTO.TX] to set auto TX to ON.
<< >> is displayed to the right of the PSK message.
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• When auto TX is set to OFF, the <<
goes off, and the PSK message of the channel is temporarily
placed in the character string buffer but not transmitted
automatically.
5 Press F7 [AUTO.RX] to set auto RX to ON.
<< >> is displayed to the right of the PSK message.
• When auto RX is set to OFF, the <<
goes off, and this transceiver is not restored to the RX mode
after the PSK message for the channel has been sent out.
To sent a PSK message for which "AUTO TX" is set to
●
ON, select the channel in which the PSK message is
stored. Check to ensure that the character string (PSK
message) is forwarded to the character string buffer,
followed by pressing [F12] on the USB keyboard.
To switch this transceiver to the RX mode after
●
transmitting a PSK message for which "AUTO RX" is set
to OFF, press [F12] on the USB keyboard after the PSK
message has been sent out.
] or turn the [MULTI/CH]
>> display
>> display