Transmitting - Kenwood TS-2000 Instruction Manual

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F LOCK A
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q Turn the Tuning control to tune in a desired
station or to select an unused frequency.
w Press [AT/ ANT 1/2] momentarily.
• "AT" appears.
e Press and hold [AT/ ANT 1/2] to activate the
built-in antenna tuner.
• "AT" starts blinking and the MAIN band LED
above the [MIC/ CAR] key turns red.
• Tuning should be completed in under
20 seconds, then "AT" stops blinking.
• If tuning is not completed within 20 seconds,
error beeps sound. Press [AT/ ANT 1/2] to
stop the error beeps and quit tuning. Check
your antenna system before continuing. If you
do not press [AT/ ANT 1/2], tuning will continue
for approximately 60 seconds.
Note: You will hear a lot of clicking sounds coming from the
transceiver while the antenna tuner is trying to tune the
antenna. This is simply the relay switches turning ON and OFF.
r With LSB, USB, or AM selected, press
[MIC/ CAR] to activate the Microphone Gain
Adjust.
• "MIC GAIN 50" appears.

TRANSMITTING

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HF/VHF/UHF ALL MODE MULTI BANDER TS-2000
MAIN
AUTO
CAR MENU
LSB
USB
MIC
REV
TX MONI
CW
PWR
FSK
DELAY
NAR
FM
KEY
AM
CLR
SEL
DISP 1MHz
CTRL
1
• With FM selected, skip this step.
t Press [SEND].
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y Begin speaking into the microphone in your
normal tone of voice.
u LSB/ USB: While speaking into the
microphone, adjust the MULTI/ CH control so
that the ALC meter reflects according to your
voice level.
AM: While speaking into the microphone,
adjust the MULTI/ CH control so that the
calibrated power meter slightly reflects to your
voice level.
FM: Skip this step.
i When you finish speaking, press [SEND] to
return to receive mode.
o Press [MIC/ CAR] to quit the Microphone Gain
Adjustment.
Note: If desired, access Menu No. 41 {page 28} to try the
Microphone Gain Adjust for FM.
This completes your introduction to the
TS-2000(X), but there is a great deal more to
know. "OPERATING BASICS" {page 18} and the
following chapters explain all the functions of this
transceiver, starting with the most basic,
commonly-used functions.
2 YOUR FIRST QSO (HF/ 50 MHz band)
CW TUNE
RIT
ALT
XIT
CLEAR
P.C.T
SET
SUB
TF-
SET
MAIN SUB
SG.SEL
SCAN M.IN
M VFO
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The MAIN band LED turns red.
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