Table Of Contents - Kenwood TS-2000 Instruction Manual

CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS
CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION
ANTENNA CONNECTION ....................................... 1
GROUND CONNECTION ........................................ 2
LIGHTNING PROTECTION ..................................... 2
DC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTION ...................... 2
UTILIZING THE BAIL ............................................... 2
REPLACING FUSES ............................................... 2
ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS ............................... 3
FRONT PANEL .................................................... 3
Headphones (PHONES) ................................. 3
Microphone (MIC) ........................................... 3
REAR PANEL ...................................................... 3
External Speakers (EXT. SP1/ EXT. SP2) ....... 3
Keys for CW (PADDLE and KEY) ................... 3
CHAPTER 2 YOUR FIRST QSO (HF/ 50MHZ)
RECEIVING ............................................................. 4
TRANSMITTING ...................................................... 5
CHAPTER 3 YOUR FIRST QSO (VHF/ UHF)
RECEIVING ............................................................. 6
TRANSMITTING ...................................................... 7
CHAPTER 4 GETTING ACQUAINTED
FRONT PANEL ........................................................ 8
REAR PANEL ........................................................ 13
DISPLAY ............................................................... 14
MICROPHONE ...................................................... 17
CHAPTER 5 OPERATING BASICS
SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF ............................. 18
ADJUSTING VOLUME .......................................... 18
AUDIO FREQUENCY (AF) GAIN ....................... 18
RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) GAIN ...................... 18
SELECTING VFO A OR VFO B ............................. 18
SELECTING A BAND ............................................ 18
SELECTING A MODE ............................................ 19
ADJUSTING SQUELCH ........................................ 19
SELECTING A FREQUENCY ................................ 19
FRONT PANEL METER......................................... 19
TRANSMITTING .................................................... 20
SELECTING TRANSMIT POWER ..................... 20
MICROPHONE GAIN ........................................ 20
CHAPTER 6 MENU SETUP
WHAT IS A MENU? ................................................ 21
MENU A/ MENU B ................................................. 21
MENU ACCESS .................................................... 21
QUICK MENU........................................................ 21
PROGRAMMING THE QUICK MENU ............... 21
USING THE QUICK MENU ............................... 21
MENU CONFIGURATION ..................................... 22
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ALPHABETICAL FUNCTION LIST ......................... 26
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CHAPTER 7 BASIC COMMUNICATIONS
SSB TRANSMISSION ........................................... 28
FM TRANSMISSION ............................................. 28
TX DEVIATION SELECTION ............................. 29
AM TRANSMISSION ............................................. 29
CW TRANSMISSION ............................................ 30
AUTO ZERO-BEAT ........................................... 30
TX SIDETONE/ RX PITCH FREQUENCY ......... 30
CHAPTER 8 ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS
SPLIT-FREQUENCY OPERATION ........................ 31
TF-SET (TRANSMIT FREQUENCY SET) .......... 31
FM REPEATER OPERATION ................................ 32
PROGRAMMING AN OFFSET .......................... 32
Selecting Offset Direction .............................. 32
Selecting an Offset Frequency ...................... 32
TRANSMITTING A TONE .................................. 33
Activating Tone Function ............................... 33
Selecting a Tone Frequency .......................... 33
Selecting Continuous or Burst ....................... 33
Transmitting a 1750 Hz Tone ........................ 33
AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET ................... 34
REVERSE FUNCTION ...................................... 34
AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK (ASC) .............. 34
TONE FREQ. ID SCAN ..................................... 35
FM CTCSS OPERATION ....................................... 35
CTCSS FREQ. ID SCAN ................................... 35
FM DCS OPERATION............................................. 36
DCS CODE ID SCAN ........................................ 36
CHAPTER 9 COMMUNICATING AIDS
RECEIVING ........................................................... 37
SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY .................... 37
Direct Frequency Entry ................................. 37
Using 1 MHz Steps ....................................... 37
Quick QSY .................................................... 37
Fine Tuning ................................................... 37
Equalizing VFO Frequencies (A=B) .............. 38
RIT (RECEIVE INCREMENTAL TUNING) .......... 38
AGC (AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL) ............... 38
TRANSMITTING .................................................... 39
VOX (VOICE-OPERATED TRANSMIT) ............. 39
Microphone Input Level ................................. 39
Delay Time ................................................... 39
SPEECH PROCESSOR .................................... 40
XIT (TRANSMIT INCREMENTAL TUNING) ....... 40
CUSTOMIZING TRANSMIT SIGNAL
CHARACTERISTICS ......................................... 41
Changing Transmit
Bandwidth (SSB/AM) .................................... 41
Equalizing Transmit Audio (SSB/FM/AM) ...... 41
TRANSMIT INHIBIT ........................................... 41
CHANGING FREQUENCY WHILE
TRANSMITTING ................................................ 41
CW BREAK-IN ....................................................... 42
USING SEMI BREAK-IN OR
FULL BREAK-IN ................................................ 42
ELECTRONIC KEYER .......................................... 42