Hi,
The Steps to upgrade are not difficult, but you must follow them
exactly, or you will have trouble. For those of us using an internal
sound card, you'll need to go in to your screen reader program and pick
that sound card and do not use the default sound card as the minute you
hook up the 590 using the USB cable, Windows changes the 590 to be your
new default sound card and you'll lose speech.
You should go to the Kenwood site
http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/software_download.html
and download the TS590 Com port ddriver, the ARCP590 2.0 control
program, and the Firmware update program version 2.0
These files download as zip files and you'll have to unzip them.
First, you need to install the Kenwood com port driver if it isn't
already installed. Disconnect the 590 from its power supply or turn off
the supply and Hook up the USB cable between the 590 and your windows
computer. Reconnect the 12 volt power to the rig and you will
immediately hear the USB connect noise coming from your computer even
though you haven't turned on the 590 yet.
After the 590 is recognized by your computer, check to see what com port
was assigned to the silicon lab driver that Kenwood uses.
Then install and run the ARCP590 program and backup your rig's menu and
memory settings using that program. If you want to start from the
factory default, you can skip this step.
Then install and run the update 2.0 program. The program wants you to
sellect the com port to use, and You can find that in your device
manager. After you hit ok, the update program will give you
instructions to follow. Basically, Turn the 590 off, Hold the
memory-in key while you press the power button, and hit the A=B key and
click ok on your computer, and the update will start. After the computer
says that the update is complete, You have to hit the A=B key one more
time to reset the rig, and your done.
If you saved your memory and menu settings, now you can restore them and
your finished.
Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
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