Microphone; Up And Dwn Buttons; Pit Button; Programmable Function Keys - Kenwood TS-50S Instruction Manual

8 OPERATION USING ACCESSORIES
3 When tuning is finished, AT TUNE and ON AIR
go off, and the previous modulation mode is
restored.
If tuning is not finished within 30 seconds, an
alarm beep sounds. Press the AT TUNE button to
end the tuning operation.
Note:
If an alarm sounds, the antenna system
may
have
failed. Check the antenna system first.
4
Confirm that the antenna system functions
normally, and press the AT TUNE button again.
Note:
Pressing the AT TUNE button for more than
1.5
seconds
will disconnect the antenna tuner. To restore the AUTO
mode,
press
the AT TUNE button. The tuner first retunes,
and then the AUTO mode is restored. You can change
AUTO to THRU, but not THRU to AUTO outSide the
amateur bands. Return to the amateur bands, and then
press the A T TUNE button.
2 The antenna tuner functions only when the transceiver
can transmit on the selected frequency.
3 After tuning up once with the AT-50, you need not press
the A T TUNE button each time you turn the transceiver on.
The tuner settings used last will be reused.
4 If either the AT-50 or AT-300 antenna tuner
IS
connected
to
the transceiver, pressing the AT TUNE button while
scanning
halts
scan.
With
no tuner connected,
scan is
not affected.
MICROPHONE
Use the following buttons and keys on the MC-47
microphone to control the transceiver:
UP AND DWN BUTTONS
Press the UP Or OWN button in the VFO mode to
raise or lower the operating frequency. Press either
button in the Memory Channel mode to select any
channel. In the Menu Set-up mode, use the buttons to
switch through all selections of the displayed menu
item. Hold down either button to continuously change
the frequency, memory channel or menu item
selection.
The 100 memory channels are divided into ten groups
of ten channels each. While scanning channels using
Group Scan in Memory Channel mode, pressing either
the microphone UP or OWN button shifts scan to the
adjacent channel group. Group scan resumes
automatically within the new group.
The transceiver frequency step can be changed from
the microphone. Refer to Menu Set-up (Menu A, No.
16 and No. 17). 10 kHz is the default. It is also
possible to switch between 9 kHz and 10 kHz tuning
steps for the AM Broadcast band when in AM mode.
49
If 10 kHz steps are selected via Menu
e,
No. 61 then
additional tuning flexibility in the Broadcast Band is
available by using Menu A, No. 17 to reduce the step
size further. Refer to Menu Set-up on page 46.
PTT BUTTON
Hold down the PTT button to transmit. Press this
button once while scanning to stop scan. Disable the
PTT button by changing Menu
e,
No. 65. Refer to
Menu Set-up on page 47.
PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION KEYS
(MICROPHONE PFl TO PF4 KEYS)
Use the PF keys for Menu Set-up changes, and for
button and special functions listed on page 50.
To assign functions to PF keys, use the following
information:
Menu B No.
67
Programmable
Key No.
PF1
PF2
- - - - _ .
. . . .
-.
69 PF3
Factory Defaults
Menu A mode
select
(Menu No. 83)
Transmit power
level switch
(Menu No.
00)
TF-SET
(Menu No. 36)
--r---------
PF4
Momtor
(Menu No. 82)