Kenwood TS-990S manual

TS-990S KENWOOD NETWORK COMMAND SYSTEM Setting Manual © March/29/2013[...]

1 CONTENTS 1. Relevant Models .......................................................................................................... 2 2. Objectives of this document ........................................................................................ 3 3. Outline ..............................................................................[...]

2 1. Relevant Models This operations guide is for the TS - 990S. Using the TS - 990S and the KENWOO D NE TWORK COMMAND SY S TEM (hereinafter called "KNS") enables transcei ver ope rations by remot e c ontrol using a home LAN or t he internet. KNS is a system c onf igured using PCs, net work environments, ARCP - 990 (a Radio Control Progra[...]

3 2. Objectives of this document T o supply informat ion to configure a r e mote control s ystem via a home LAN or int ernet using the TS - 990S, ARCP - 990, ARHP - 990 and V oIP Program. Programs and Fun c tions Functions Location ARCP - 990 Operates transc ei v er remotely Remote S tat i on ARHP - 990 Receives the display data from the transceive[...]

4 3. Outline 3.1. Overall Configur ation 図： 3.1.1 家庭内 LAN の構成例 （この図ではモデム、ブロードバンド・ルーター、ハブ等は省略してあります。） Fig. Example of a hom e LA N c onfiguration (In this diagr a m, the modem, r out er , and hub have b ee n omitted. ) As shown in the diagram, t he configurat[...]

5 Fig. Example of a K NS configuration via the i nt ernet The host station and remote station can be installed in any loc ation with a home LA N connection or int ernet connection.[...]

6 3.2. Outline of Hos t S tation (T ransmit ter) Operations The host station is configured usi ng a transceiver and a P C c onnected to the network. Data signals that control the t rans ceiver are conne c ted to the PC using eit her LAN, USB or RS - 232C. The PC uses its sound function t o i nput and output audio t rans mitted and received by the t[...]

7 PC S pecificat ions CPU and memory: Minimum values rec ommended by the operat i ng system. HDD: T o install both the ARHP - 990 and the V oIP Program, a minimum of approx. 100 MB of f ree dis k s pace is required. If you are saving connec t ion logs, additi onal m emory space is required. Sound function T o exchange audio trans missions, a sound [...]

8 Firewall T o implement K NS operations via the int ernet , firewall environments configured us ing in - house com pany networks cannot be us ed. Use a home LAN envir onment. Internet environment Provider T o implement K NS operations via the int ernet : ・ A high - speed wired bro ad band environm ent using xDSL, FTTH, or CA TV network is requir[...]

9 3.4. Outline of Rem ote S tation (Operator) Operatio ns The remote station is configured us ing a PC connect ed to the network, and a m icrophone and speaker connec ted to the PC sound f unc tion. The audio transmiss i ons for the host station transceiver are input and output using t he microphone and speaker connected to the sound functi on of t[...]

10 Run - time Same as host station. ARCP - 990 This software remotely cont rol s the transceivers . Refer to the software help for the sett i ngs and operation methods . Download the software f rom t he K ENWOOD website, and install it onto the PC. http://www .kenwood. com/i/products/inf o/amateur/software _download.htm l V oIP Program Same as host[...]

11 4. Settings 4.1. Connecting a Comm unications Cable Connect the host stat ion PC and TS - 990S using a USB c able or RS - 232C cable. There is also a way to connect both t he t ransceiver and PC t o the home LAN. This method makes high - speed data communic at ion with the transcei ver via USB or RS - 232 C cable. Note: The LAN cable, RS - 232C [...]

12 Connect the PC sound f unc tions and audio cabl e with reference t o the following diagra m. Reference: If th e TS - 990S is connected to the P C usi ng a US B cable, audio transm i s sion input and output are poss i bl e using the USB audio f unction, but the many s ignal conversions c ause inherently unavoid able delays. F urt hermore, during [...]

13 4.3. T ransceiver Sett ings Perform the require d s ettings to implement K NS operations using trans c eivers. ● Set the trans mitting audio input path settings With KNS operations , normally trans mitted audio is i nput from an ACC2 connect or . Input is als o possibl e using USB audio f unctions from a USB connec tor , but as the delays are [...]

14 ● Audio I/O l evel settings Use the following m enu t o adjust audio trans m i ssion input levels f rom the PC, and receive audio out put levels to the P C. Menu No. Function Setting range (Default) 7- 06 Input level from t he ACC2 connec tor 0 ～ 100 (50) 7-1 0 Output level (Main Band) from the ACC2 connector 0 ～ 100 (50) 7- 11 Output leve[...]

15 ● T imeout timer set tings During KNS operat ions, control data signals are t ra nsmitted us ing the network. Consequently , if normal network oper ations are disabl ed f or any reason, c ont rol of the transceiver will al so be disabled. Us e t he following menu to s et the functions to st op transmitti ng automatically after a fixe d period [...]

16 4.4. Setting T ransmission Methods for Audio I nput to the ACC2 Connector The PTT of the microphone connected t o t he TS - 990S, and the [SEND] key on the TS - 990S control panel, are the method s for transmitting audi o i nput from the mic rophone connected to the TS - 990S . When TXing by these met hods , audio input as audio s ignals from th[...]

17 ● T ransmittin g using the PF keys alloca ted to the DA T A SEN D funct i on If the DA T A SEND function has been alloc ated to a PF key , operating the PF key enables audio input f rom the ACC2 connector to be t ransmitted. For details, refer to "All ocat i ng DA T A SEND Function to PF Keys".[...]

18 4.5. Setting a Broadb and Route r When implementi ng KNS operations vi a t he internet, it is neces sary to set the broadba nd router connec ted to the host station. Perform the set t ings to transmit c ont rol data signals and audio transmis sions via the internet from the broadb and router to the hos t station PC. This setting depends on t he [...]

19 4.6. Software Installation and Sett i ngs Install the software required for KNS operat ions on the host station PC and the remote station PC, then perform the requi r ed settings . ● Host station PC Download and ins tall the ARHP - 990 onto the PC from the K ENWOOD website: http://www .kenwood. com/i/products/inf o/amateur/software_dow nload.h[...]

20 ● Remote station PC Download and ins tall the ARCP - 990 onto the PC from the K ENWOOD website: http://www .kenwood. com/i/products/inf o/amateur/software_dow nload.html Aft er starting the ARCP - 990, sel ect "Settings" in t he "T ool" menu, and set "KNS (KENWOOD NETW ORK COMMAND SYST E M) (ARHP - 990)" in "[...]

21 4.7. Windows F i rewall Settings With the host station PC, recei vi ng c onnections f rom networks and the inter net using the ARHP - 990 and A RV P - 10 are blocked by the Wi ndows firewall. When blocked, KNS operations are dis abled, so remove the bl ock. Reference: Add the ARHP - 990 and A RVP - 10H to "exceptions" using the W i ndo[...]

22 5. Limitations Caution! 5.1. PC Environment Li m itations Check that the ARCP - 99 0, ARHP - 990 and ARVP - 10 operati ons use Windows XP SP3 or later , Windows Vista SP1 or later , or Windows 7 RTM or later . Earlier versions, and ot her operating syst ems, cannot be used. Use t he operating syst ems des cribed above for both the host and remot[...]

23 5.3. Program Lim itations CW operations are pos sible, but keying us ing normal e - keys i s not possible. S t rings entered using the k eyboard are collate d for transmit operations . 5.4. Limitations if Usi ng US B Audio Functions If the PC and TS -9 90S are connected via a USB c able, audio trans missions can be transmitted us ing the USB aud[...]

24 6. Frequently Ask ed Quest ions This section introduc es questions that have been ask ed t o date, and subjects verified by JVC KENW OOD Corporation. Question Answer Installation When using a network c onnection via the internet, is KNS disabled unless I obtain a global IP address? When using a network c onnection via the internet, a global I P [...]

25 Question Answer Installation I want to use a USB heads et or Bluetooth heads et on the remote station PC. Will there be any problems? Y ou can use them, but in princ iple, a USB headset or B luetooth headset has unavoidable del a ys, so entering standby will take considerable time. If the delays are a proble m, it is better to avoid us i ng them[...]

26 Question Answer Internet Cannot operate t he t ransceiver via the internet. Cannot connect t o the host station. Check that connect ions to websites and your internet mail server are s till possible. Check the host statio n I P address, ID, and password. If there are no problems, check the following. ・ Check that the port us ed for transceiver[...]

27 Question Answer Operations Why can't I use the ARCP - 480 or ARCP - 590? The ARCP - 480 is f or the TS - 480 only . The ARCP - 590 is f or the TS - 590 only . Use the ARCP - 990 wit h the TS - 990S. Why can't I use the ARHP - 10 or ARHP - 590? The ARHP - 10 is f or the TS - 480 only . The ARHP - 590 is f or the TS - 590 only . Use the [...]

28 Question Answer O perations Cannot hear the rec ei ved transceiver audi o f rom the speaker of the PC at the remote station. Audio output l evel f rom the TS - 990S may be too low . Refer to "Audio I/O level settings" i n "4.3. T ransceiver Settings " of this document, and adjust eac h output level. On the ARHP - 990, c hec k[...]

29 Question Answer Operations If there is a connection re quest from the remote station while the hos t station is not being used, a message is displ ayed and connections t o the host station are disabled. Is the Windows energ y save mo de operating, and has the power supply to the host station HDD been dis abled? When the HDD power suppl y i s tur[...]

30 Question Answer Operations The audio transmi ssion keeps varying in volume and i s not constant. Has the AGC been turned ON us ing the V oIP software input audio settings? For details, refer to the V oIP software user manual, and c heck the settings . The final part of the audio transmitted f rom the host station transceiver is m is s ing. If yo[...]

31 Question Answer Other After implementing KNS oper ations on the PC used as the hos t station, the sound has vanis hed from the PC during audio and vid e o playback on the P C. It is possible t hat the device connect ed to t he TS - 990S has been sel ected as the default device us ing the Windows sound settings . Use the Windows sound settings to[...]

32 (Supplement): F AQ: E xplaining the Internet "Ca nn ot operate trans c eiver" Modem Broadband Router Internet Fig. 1 As shown in Fig. 1, even t houg h only one broadban d router (BBR) is vis ible on the network, in reality there are t wo. (Duplex router phenomenon. ) There are multipl e m ode ms with built - in BBR functions, so when c[...]

33 Caution: Change any sett i ngs such as open BBR ports at your own risk. If you do not have confide nce in the setti ngs , we recommend you stop us ing the system.[...]