Sending A Voice Message; Deleting A Voice Message; Configuring The Time Interval For Repeated Transmission; Recording/Playing Voice Communication - Kenwood TS-890S Instruction Manual

Sending a Voice Message

A recorded voice message can be transmitted while it is being
played back.
1 Press F2 [TX MSG] to display the Voice Message
screen.
2 Press and hold the function key (F2 [CH 1] to F7 [CH
6]) corresponding to the channel that contains the
voice message to be transmitted.
• A voice message playback screen is displayed, and the
voice message is transmitted.
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• Turning the [MIC/PITCH] control while transmission of a
voice message is in progress enables the gain level of the
microphone used exclusively for the voice message to be
adjusted.
• The following operations are possible while a voice
message is being transmitted.
Operation
Plays back and transmits the voice message
repeatedly. Pressing F5 [REPEAT] again ends
repeat playback and transmission, and returns
this transceiver to the RX mode.
Press F5
[REPEAT]. • <<
in progress.
• The time interval for repeating the
transmission can be configured.
Press F4 [ Stops transmission of the voice message and
STOP]. closes the voice message transmission screen.
Closes the Voice Message screen and ends
Press [ESC].
transmission of the voice message.

Deleting a Voice Message

Follow the steps below to delete a recorded voice message.
1 Select a channel that contains the voice message
to be deleted.
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2 Press and hold F7 [(DELETE)] to delete the selected
voice message.
Configuring the Time Interval for Repeated
Transmission
The time interval for repeating playback of a voice message can
be configured.
Configure in Menu [5-16] "CW/Voice Message
Retransmit Interval Time"
Setting Value 0 to 10 (default) to 60 [s] (1 step)
Configuring to a larger value lengthens the playback interval.
Behavior
>> lights up while repeat playback is
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Recording/Playing Voice Communication

This transceiver can be used to record voice communication or
play back the recordings.
Recording functions that can be used on this transceiver are as
follows.

Manual Recording

• Voice recordings up to 9 hours per file can be stored in the built-
in memory of this transceiver. As the built-in memory is also
used by other functions, the maximum recording time varies
depending on the remaining space available.
• Voice data up to 18 hours per file can be recorded when a USB
flash drive is used. If recording continues for a duration longer
than 18 hours per file, a new file will be created upon reaching
18 hours and recording will continue.
Full-time Recording
This recording function records the most recent voice data up to
the last 30 seconds to an audio file.
Timer Recording (USB Flash Drive Only)
This function records audio based on the preconfigured duration
and conditions. For more details on the timer recording operation,
please refer to "Timer" (14-4).
If DC power is turned off during recording, the saving of
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the file recorded at that time is not guaranteed. To turn
off the power during recording, do so using [
front panel.
Manual Recording
The [ ] and [ ] keys can be used to start or stop recording of
communication using this transceiver.
1 Press [ ] to start recording.
• " REC" appears on the screen and the [REC] LED lights
up.
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2 Press [
] to end the recording.
• " REC" disappears from the screen and the [REC] LED
light goes off.
When the remaining memory at the destination for
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storing the file runs out while recording is in progress, a
"recording end" tone is output and the recording ends
automatically.
] on the
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