Kenwood TS-480HX Marine Radio User Manual


 
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13 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES
CONTROLLING THE TS-480 FROM PC
If a PC and the TS-480HX/ SAT are connected using
a serial cable {page 76}, you can remotely control the
functions of the TS-480 from a PC. Download the
free ARCP-480 software from the following URL.
http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur.html
The detailed remote controlling instructions are
available in accompanied documents and help file.
REMOTE CONTROLLING THE TS-480 ON THE
NETWORK
In addition to the ARCP-480 program, the ARHP-10
program can also be downloaded from the above
site. This ARHP-10 program is a ARCP-480 host
program that allows a user who is connected in the
network to remote control the TS-480 transceiver
from a distant location. If you make interface cables
that transfer the audio between the TS-480
transceiver and PC on the host transceiver, you can
receive signals and transmit your voice over the
network. For detailed information, download the
ARHP-10 program and consult accompanied
documents.
VGS-1 VOICE GUIDE & STORAGE UNIT
(OPTIONAL)
The optional VGS-1 unit allows you to record a
maximum of 30-second voice message to 3 different
memory channels. After recording a message via
your transceiver microphone, you can then transmit
those recorded messages. It also announces the key
function and frequencies each time you press a key
(Voice announcement). Since the incoming reception
signal is processed in digital data in the transceiver,
the VGS-1 can be configured to store the incoming
audio signals constantly in the background. If you
wish, you can store the last 30-second of the
incoming signal to the VGS-1 for the later playback
(Constant recording).
For information on how to install the VGS-1 unit, refer
to “INSTALLING OPTIONS” {page 81}.
RECORDING MESSAGES
This section explains how to record a single
message.
1 Select SSB, FM, or AM mode {page 19}.
Select a mode that you wish to transmit.
2 If VOX is ON, press [VOX/ 8] to switch the
function OFF.
3 Press [CH1/ 1/ REC] (1 s) to record the message
for channel 1.
BT in Morse code sounds and “AP1 –”
appears.
•To quit recording your message, press
[MTR/ CLR].
4 Press and hold [CH1/ 1/ REC], then begin
speaking into your microphone.
Three channels are available for recording
messages. Press channel key [CH2/ 2/ REC]
or [CH3/ 3/ REC] in place of [CH1/ 1/ REC], in
step 3, to record the message on a different
channel.
While the Constant Recording is working, CH3
is unavailable for the message recording.
5 Release the key pressed in step 4 when you have
finished recording your message.
Also when the maximum recording time
passes, recording automatically stops.
The contents of the channel is overwritten with
the new message.
“FLASH WR” appears while the transceiver is
storing the message data to the VGS-1 flash
memory.
6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to record a message on
another channel.
Note:
Pressing
[ ]
(POWER) cancels recording in progress and
clears the memory channel.