Chapter 3 Getting Acquainted; Your First Qso; Receiving - Kenwood TS-870S Instruction Manual

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3 GETTING ACQUAINTED

YOUR FIRST QSO

Since you've now installed the TS-870S, why not try it? The instructions below are abbreviated. They are intended
only to act as a quick introduction. If you encounter problems or there's something you don't understand, you can
read about the subject in more detail later.
w
ATT
ANT
DOWN
VOX
FULL/SEMI
AIP
AT TUNE
THRU/AUTO
AGC
SEND
PHONES
SLOW
OFF
MIC
CAR
4
2
Only those buttons and controls required to briefly try the
Note:
transceiver are explained in this section.
q Set the following as specified:
AF gain control: Fully counterclockwise
RF gain control: Fully clockwise
SQL control:
w Switch ON the DC power supply, then press and
hold the [ ] (POWER) switch briefly.
The transceiver switches ON. Indicators and
frequency digits should light on the Display.
AGC
USB
8
7
9
S
50
FILTER
UP
HF TRANSCEIVER
TS-870
METER
PROC
MONI
1
CH 1
6
M.IN
KEY SPEED
PROC
MONI
ENTER
4
6
2
CH 2
7
M>VFO
8
3
CH 3
8
SCAN
2
FAST
4
CH 4
9
CLR
0
1 0
MIC
PWR
DELAY
6
4
6
5
REC
0
F.LOCK
8
8
QUICK MEMO
2
0
1 0
0
1 0
M.IN
MR
Fully counterclockwise

RECEIVING

e
y
AGC
USB
ON AIR
AT TUNE
MODE
A=B
TF-SET
LSB
/USB
RX
CW/— R
FSK
/— R
FM/AM
FINE
1MHz
DOWN
u
t
e VFO A should already be selected for receive and
transmit as shown by the lit indicators in the
[RX A] button and the [TX A] button. If not, press
the [RX A] button.
r Increase the AF gain control slowly clockwise until
you hear a suitable level of background noise.
t Select an Amateur band by pressing the [UP] or
[DOWN] button.
First pressing the [1MHz] button before
pressing the [UP] or [DOWN] button lets you
step up or down in 1 MHz increments instead
of stepping between Amateur bands.
y Select an operating mode by pressing the
[LSB/USB] or [CW/–R] button.
Press the same button again to toggle to the
second function on the button. For example,
repeatedly pressing the [LSB/USB] button
switches between LSB and USB modes.
u Turn the Tuning control to tune in a station. If no
stations are heard but you have an antenna
connected, possibly the wrong antenna connector
is selected. Pressing the [ANT] button toggles
between the Antenna 1 and the Antenna 2
connectors.
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR
AUTO
BEAT
NOTCH
CANCEL
N.R.
TX EQ.
LO/WIDTH
FILTER
HI/SHIFT
RIT
XIT
CLEAR
NB
MENU
RIT/XIT
AF
RF
4
6
TX
A
8
2
B
0
1 0
M.CH/VFO.CH
NB
SQL
4
6
M.CH
2
8
UP
0
1 0
q r
q
q

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