Erasing Cw Messages; Inquiry Functions - Kenwood TS-870S Instruction Manual

■ Erasing CW Messages

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