Nes click the'Connect to connect to your radio. Make sure No other options are selected on the lower portion of the setup screen.

The CTS and RTS options will automatically be checked Select'Auto Detect'from the speed (baud rate) dropdown (if not known) Select'Auto Detect'from the dropdown (If not known) Select the radio (TS-590, 590S, 590SG) from the radio dropdown. Once the menu items in the radio are set, You should now be able to run HRD and make the radio connection. Please open and set the following menu items as shown below. If you are not sure how to do this procedure, be sure to read your radios owner manual to learn and understand how to make menu changes in the radio. Once the drivers are installed, we need to set some menu options in the radio itself. These instructions must be followed so that the Windows automatic driver installation function does NOT install the 'generic' Silicon Labs driver. Please click on the following link to read the instructions for installing and obtaining the proper driver for the TS -590 series. To prepare the radio for use with HRD and the computer, first, download and install the proper driver for the radio from the Kenwood website. A driver is required to be downloaded from the Kenwood Website which creates the virtual USB Com Port and also sets up the radio's internal USB Audio Codec for use with the digital modes. The Kenwood TS-590 series of radios can be connected to the computer using ONLY a single USB cable.

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