General Operations; Power Switch (1); Af Gain Control (1); Rf Gain Control (2) - Ten-Tec Argonaut VI 539 User Manual

Argonaut VI

2.3. General Operations

This section of your Argonaut VI Manual will
discuss the button operation and adjustments
common to all modes on the Argonaut VI. It
is important to read this general operations
section prior to operating the Argonaut VI
because the BW Pot (3) and the state of the
"TMB" three position switch (5) change the
function of the four push buttons (7, 8, 9, 10).
AF Gain Control And Power Switch (1)
The inner knob (1) of the AF/RF knob
provides two functions: Power control for the
rig and the AF Gain control.

Power Switch (1)

To turn on the Argonaut VI, rotate the AF
Gain control (1) clockwise. The LCD screen
will display the current firmware version and
unit serial number for three seconds. The
LCD screen will then display the last band,
frequency, and mode used. To turn off the
Argonaut VI, rotate the AF Gain control (1)
counter clockwise until power is removed and
the LCD display turns off. To place the
Argonaut VI in any of the special power up
modes, see the section on "Power Up
Modes" for more information.

AF Gain Control (1)

This control adjusts the volume of the internal
speaker, and also for the headphones if one is
plugged into the rear jack. Rotating the AF
Gain control clockwise will increase the
volume to a maximum of 100% at full
clockwise rotation.
539 / Argonaut VI Users manual
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Figure 2-1 539 Front Panel- (with indexes)
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RF Gain Control (2)

The outer ring (2) of the AF/RF knob
provides the RF Gain feature. Adjusting the
outer ring RF Gain control clockwise
increases RF Gain action up to 100% at the
full clockwise rotation. Adjusting the outer
ring RF Gain control counter clockwise
decreases RF Gain action down to 0% at the
full counter clockwise rotation. Depending on
signal strength you may find a more pleasing
signal to noise ratio by turning the RF gain
control down to a comfortable listening level.
AF/RF Gain Control Usage Tips
One way to make a noisy band easier to listen
to and pull out weaker signals is to decrease
the RF Gain to the point where the audio is
difficult to hear, then increase the AF Gain.
Balancing these two controls in a TenTec
transceiver helps one pull out signals, and
helps decrease the band background noise to a
level that is much more enjoyable and reduces
contest fatigue.
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