Selecting A Band; Selecting A Mode; Adjusting Squelch; Selecting A Frequency - Kenwood TS-480HX Instruction Manual

SELECTING A BAND

Press [ ]/ [ ] to select your desired band.
• Holding down either key changes the bands
continuously.
AF

SELECTING A MODE

Press [MODE] to cycle through the 4 mode pairs:
USB/ LSB, CW/ CWR, FSK/ FSR, and AM/ FM. Each
time you press [MODE], the mode display cycles
USB or LSB, CW or CWR, FSK or FSR, FM or AM.
To select the other mode on each pair, press [MODE]
(1 s). For example, to select "LSB" while "USB" is
visible, press [MODE] (1 s). "USB" changes to
"LSB". Press [MODE] (1 s) again to go back to
"LSB" from "USB". The following illustration
describes how to access each mode with the [MODE]
key.
AF
MODE
MODE
MODE
MODE
Access Menu No. 02 then press [ ] to select "on" to
turn the Auto Mode selection ON. When it is ON,
"AUTO" appears. As a default setting, if you change
the frequency above or below 9.5 MHz, the
transceiver automatically switches modes; LSB for
frequencies under 9.5 MHz and USB for frequencies
equal to or over 9.5 MHz. You can further add the
frequency table data to change the mode
automatically {page 61}.
CL
HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480
XIT
RIT
1 REC 2 REC 3 REC
CH1 CH2 CH3
DNL
MODE
NAR
4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY
SQL
F.LOCK
NR FIL QMR
PWR MIC KEY
MENU M/V
7 8 9
BC
A / B
VOX PROC CW.T
NB/T
STEP SG.SEL
CLR 0 OFF
MHz
MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN
CL
HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480
XIT
RIT
1 REC 2 REC 3 REC
CH1 CH2 CH3
DNL
MODE
NAR
4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY
SQL
F.LOCK
NR FIL QMR
PWR MIC KEY
MENU M/V
7 8 9
BC
A / B
VOX PROC CW.T
NB/T
STEP SG.SEL
CLR 0 OFF
MHz
MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN
(1 s)
MODE
(1 s)
MODE
(1 s)
MODE
(1 s)
MODE

ADJUSTING SQUELCH

The purpose of the Squelch is to mute the speaker
when no signals are present. With the squelch level
correctly set, you will hear sound only while actually
receiving signals. The higher the selected squelch
level, the stronger the signals must be to receive.
The appropriate squelch level depends on the
ambient RF noise conditions.
Turn the SQL control when there are no signals
TF-SET
IF present to select the squelch level at which the
MULTI SHIFT
background noise is just eliminated; the green LED
will turn off. Many ham operators prefer leaving the
SQL control fully counterclockwise unless operating
on a full-carrier mode such as FM. The squelch
level for the main transceiver is preset at the factory
to approximately the 9 o'clock position for FM and 11
o'clock for SSB and AM.

SELECTING A FREQUENCY

Turn the Tuning control clockwise or press Mic [UP]
to increase the frequency. Turn the Tuning control
counterclockwise or press Mic [DWN] to decrease the
TF-SET
IF frequency.
MULTI SHIFT
You may prefer directly entering a frequency using
the numeric keypad if the desired frequency is far
from the current frequency. Press [ENT], then press
the numeric keys as necessary. For details, refer to
"Direct Frequency Entry" {page 34}.
1 REC 2 REC
CH1 CH2
4 TX MONI 5 RF.G
PWR MIC
7
8
NB/T VOX
CLR
0 OFF
MTR AGC
This transceiver provides many other methods for
quickly selecting a frequency. For further information,
refer to "SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY"
{page 34}.
4 OPERATING BASICS
HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480
1 REC 2 REC 3 REC
CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL
MODE
NAR
4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY
AF SQL
NR FIL F.LOCK
PWR MIC KEY
MENU
7 8 9
BC
CW.T
NB/T VOX PROC
STEP SG.SEL
CLR 0 OFF
MHz
MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN
HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480
1 REC 2 REC 3 REC
CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL
MODE
NAR
4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY
AF SQL
F.LOCK
PWR MIC KEY NR FIL
MENU
7 8 9
BC
CW.T
NB/T VOX PROC
STEP SG.SEL
CLR 0 OFF
MHz
MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN
3 REC
CH3
HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480
6 DELAY
KEY
9
1 REC 2 REC 3 REC
CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL
MODE
NAR
PROC
4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY
AF SQL
F.LOCK
MIC KEY NR FIL
PWR
MENU
7 8 9
BC
CW.T
NB/T VOX PROC
STEP SG.SEL
CLR 0 OFF
ENT MHz
MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN
CL
XIT
RIT
TF-SET
IF
MULTI SHIFT
QMR
M/V
A / B
CL
XIT
RIT
TF-SET
IF
MULTI SHIFT
QMR
M/V
A / B
CL
XIT
RIT
TF-SET
IF
MULTI SHIFT
QMR
M/V
A / B
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