== Getting Started with Kenwood Transceiver Control ==

 1. [[ConnectingKenwood|connect your Kenwood transceiver to your PC]]; if you use one of your PC's USB ports, [[PreventUSBPortPowerDown| configure Windows to not automatically power down this port]].

 1. run '''Commander''', and click the '''Config''' button on its '''Main window''' to open its '''Configuration window'''

 1. in Commander's Configuration window, select the '''General tab''' and then set the '''Radio''' panel's '''Model''' selector to '''Kenwood'''

  a. if your transceiver is a TS-480, TS-590, TS-590SG, TS-890S, or TS-990, the '''DTS transmission using ANI input''' option will appear; enable this option to transmit via the '''ANI''' or '''ACC2/USB''' input instead of via the '''MIC''' input

 1. in Commander's Configuration window select the '''Ports tab'''; in the '''Primary CAT Serial Port''' panel,

  a. designate the '''serial port''' that is connected to your radio interface

  a. select the '''baud rate''',''' parity''', '''word length''',''' '''and '''stop bits''' that match your radio's settings

    * if you're using a Kenwood TS-590S's com port interface, its baud rate is set by menu item 61; if the baud rate is set to 4800, 2 stop bits are required

    * if you're using a Kenwood TS-590S's USB interface, its baud rate is set by menu item 62

    * if you're using a Kenwood TS-590SG's com port interface, its baud rate is set by menu item 67; if the baud rate is set to 4800, 2 stop bits are required

    * if you're using a Kenwood TS-590SG's USB interface, its baud rate is set by menu item 68

    * if you're using a Kenwood TS-850, set the '''baud rate''' to ''4800'', the '''parity''' to ''none'', the '''word length''' to ''8'', and the '''stop bits''' to ''2''

    * if you're using a Kenwood TS-890's com port interface, its baud rate is set by menu item 7-00

    * if you're using a Kenwood TS-890's USB interface, its baud rate is set by menu item 7-01

    * if you're using a Kenwood TS-990S's com port interface, its baud rate is set by menu item 7-00

    * if you're using a Kenwood TS-990S's USB interface, its baud rate is set by menu item 7-01

  a. set the '''RTS''' selector to '''On''' unless you're using a Kenwood TS-890's USB interface, in which case the '''RTS''' selector should be set of '''Off'''

  a. if an external interface is being used and it derives its power from the serial port's '''DTR''' modem control signal, set the '''DTR''' selector to '''On'''

 1. in the '''Radio''' panel on the Configuration window's General tab,
  a. check the '''Interrogation''' box

  a. set the '''Command interval''' to 200 ms ('''note''': the microprocessors in modern Kenwood transceivers can handle command intervals much shorter than 200 ms, allowing Commander to more smoothly track frequency, mode, and meter changes; after everything is working correctly, try reducing the '''Command interval''' to 100 ms, and then to 50 ms; this is particularly important when [[https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/GettingStartedwithK1JTModes|interoperating with WSJT-X]])

 1. On Commander's Main window
  a. the '''VFO panel''' should reflect changes you make to your radio's frequency via its front panel

  a. the '''Mode panel''' should reflect changes you make to your radio's mode via its front panel

  a. Modifying the VFO panel's frequency display contents and striking the Enter key will radio's primary VFO to the specified frequency; see [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/ChangingFrequency.htm#Changing%20frequency%20via%20the%20VFO%20panel|Changing Frequency]] for information about the other ways you can change transceiver frequency from the VFO panel

  a. Clicking the Mode panel's buttons should change your transceiver's mode; see [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/Changing%20Mode.htm|Changing Mode]] for additional information

  a. Clicking the '''Bandspread''' button will display a Bandspread window; see [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/ChangingFrequency.htm#Changing%20frequency%20via%20the%20Bandspread%20window|Bandspread Window]] for additional information.
=== Additional Topics ===
 * [[TransceiverControl|Getting Started with Transceiver Control]]
 * [[TransceiverConnection|Connecting a Transceiver to a PC]]
 * [[FrequencyControl|Changing Frequency]]
 * [[ModeControl|Changing Mode]]
 * [[Memories|Using Memories]]
 * [[FrequencyDependentDevices|Using Frequency-dependent devices]]
 * [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/CommandSequences.htm|Using User-defined Command Sequences]]
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