Also, for what it's worth, the radio and software will work fine with a 
usb to serial adapter.    The usb and serial ports on the radio are 
independent of each other, so it is possible to run 2 software packages 
at the same time, if that ever suits your needs.    Maybe a logger on 
one connection and control program on the other.

73, Steve KW3A

On 1/13/2015 6:45 AM, Steve Forst wrote:
> I use the USB connection all the time, although it has been quite a
> while since I set it up.  Baud rates in the radio and software have to
> agree.
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> Menu 62 in the radio is for uSB connection baud rate.    If you ever
> change this  setting, the radio must be powered off and turned back on
> again for this setting to take effect.   Other menu settings don't
> behave this way, but comm settings do.
>
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> If you change baud rate in the software, the settings  don't take effect
> at once.    I think you need to do a new connection from the   main
> window of the software.
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> 73, Steve  KW3A
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> On 1/12/2015 11:00 PM, Mike Keithley wrote:
>> Hello list,
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>> I'm learning how to use the Kenwood control software to configure my TS590. I'm using this on an HP laptop with 32-bit Windows 7. The release notes with the Kenwood software say I need .net framework 3.5, but I have 4.5. (My thinking is that 4.5 is OK, it's just newer.)
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>> I decided to try using the USB cable, so I got the Kenwood virtual Comm port software, which is part of the Network Command package. I installed this software without connecting the USB cable to the radio (the release notes said to do it this way). After the driver was installed, I connected the USB cable to the radio, and another driver installed successfully, and the default sound card was taken over by the radio, and I lost speech from Jaws. I got that back by disconnecting the radio and setting the sound card in Jaws to be "speakers."
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>> When I tried the Control software, it seemed to be accessible, but I find that I can't communicate with the radio. I made sure the right port is being used (the virtual port used Comm3).
>>
>> So my question is: has anyone here used the USB cable to connect the Ts590 to the computer? Do you have to fiddle with the baud rate?
>>
>> Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
>>
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