Thanks a bunh Jim.  I had read about those keys in the user manual but I
guess I just wasn't focused enough to see the logial layout.  I'm glad those
are there bedause I believe I'll probably re-map the PF keys on the
microphone and I'll need a way to move around in the menu.

Thank you very much,

Kent


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Shaffer
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TS-590S menus

Kent, you can use the keys to the right of the main tuning knob.  If you
have the front panel layout, they're in rows 3 through 5 on the keypad to
the right of the main tuning knob.  As you already know, you turn on memory
mode with the 5-3 key, row 5, column 3.  You can go down and up with keys
4-1 and 4-2.  Once you're at a menu, set the value with keys 3-2 and 5-2. 
So those 4 keys, 3-2 on top, 4-1 and 4-2 in the middle, and 5-2 on the
bottom form a logical sort of cursor layout.

Let's say you enter menu mode and the vgs-1 says "menu 04 4".  This means
you're at menu 04, and it's value is 4.  Now press 4-2 a couple of times to
get up to menu 6.  It might say something like "06 1".  Now press 3-2 to
increase the value, and you'll hear "2", and the speech will get louder. 
Press
5-2 to decrease the value.  I keep mine at 1, the lowest level.

My rotary control only moves by 1 value, so I can use it to move one menu at
a time, but you don't need to if you use the 4-1 button to go back one, and
4-2 to go forward by 1.

hth
--
Jim KE5AL

-----Original Message-----
From: Kent Plemmons
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 7:54 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TS-590S menus

Michael,

I cannot.  I am about 260 miles west on the NC TN border.

Thank you, Kent


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Michael Thurman
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TS-590S menus

can you reach any of the raleigh area repeaters? I  don=92t know enough = of
the geography to know where eyou are in relation to me.

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> mike.  When I use the mike buttons I can move forward or backward by a 
> single menu item and the VGS1 says 5,6,7 etc. telling me which menu I 
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> does, how do I make this happen?
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> Thank you all for your assistance!
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> Kent Plemmons
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> Clyde NC KK4FFF
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> Kent at reading products dot com
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