Tom,

It's quite simple; just press the AGC Off button and wait for a few seconds 
while the radio tunes itself.  That's it.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 12:29
Subject: Auto Zero Beat With Ts590


> Hi, again. All.
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> So, here is what the TS590 manual says about activating the auto =
> zero-beat
> function.  I=92m usually pretty good at figuring out these things, but =
> the
> instructions are a bit unclear to me.
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> If anyone can help decode them, I=92d appreciate that.
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> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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> AUTO ZERO-BEAT
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> Use Auto Zero-beat before transmitting to tune in a CW station. Auto
> Zero-beat
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> automatically and exactly matches your transmit frequency with the =
> station
> you
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> are receiving. Neglecting to do this will reduce your chances of being =
> heard
> by
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> the other station.
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> 1 Tune to the CW signal using the Tuning control.
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> 2 Press [CW T. (AGC OFF)] to start Auto Zero-beat while CW is selected =
> for
> the
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> operating mode.
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> =95  "CW TUNE" appears.
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> =95 Your reception frequency automatically changes so that the pitch =
> (tone) of
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> the received signal exactly matches the TX sidetone/ RX pitch frequency =
> that
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> you have selected. Refer to "TX SIDETONE/ RX PITCH FREQUENCY" {below}.
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> =95 When matching is completed, "CW TUNE" disappears.
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> =95 If matching is unsuccessful, the previous frequency is restored.
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> 3 To quit Auto Zero-beat, press [CW T. (AGC OFF)] or [CLR].
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> Note:
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> ? When using Auto Zero-beat, the matching error is normally within =B15 =
> Hz.
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