Transmitting - Kenwood TS-2000 Instruction Manual

PF
F LOCK A
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q Turn the Tuning control to tune in a desired
station or to select an unused frequency.
w Press [AT/ ANT1/2] momentarily.
• "AT " appears.
e Press and hold [AT/ ANT1/2] to activate the built-
in antenna tuner.
• "AT " starts blinking and the MAIN band LED
above the [MIC/ CAR] key turns red.
• Tuning should be completed in under
20 seconds, then "AT
• If tuning is not completed within 20 seconds,
error beeps sound. Press [AT/ ANT1/2] to stop
the error beeps and quit tuning. Check your
antenna system before continuing. If you do
not press [AT/ ANT1/2], tuning will continue for
approximately 60 seconds.
Note: You will hear a lot of clicking sounds coming from the
transceiver while the antenna tuner is trying to tune the antenna.
This is simply the relay switches turning ON and OFF.
r With LSB, USB, or AM selected, press
[MIC/ CAR] to activate the Microphone Gain
Adjust.
• "MIC GAIN 50" appears.

TRANSMITTING

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MAIN
AUTO
CAR
LSB
USB
MIC
REV
TX MONI
CW
PWR
FSK
DELAY NAR
FM
KEY
AM
CLR
SEL
1MHz
DISP
" stops blinking.
2 YOUR FIRST QSO (HF/ 50 MHz band)
HF/VHF/UHF ALL MODE MULTI BANDER TS-2000
SUB
MENU
TF-
SET
MAIN SUB
SG.SEL
CTRL SCAN M.IN
M VFO
1
• With FM selected, skip this step.
t Press [SEND].
• The MAIN band LED turns red.
y Begin speaking into the microphone in your
normal tone of voice.
u LSB/ USB: While speaking into the microphone,
adjust the MULTI/ CH control so that the ALC
meter reflects according to your voice level.
AM: While speaking into the microphone, adjust
the MULTI/ CH control so that the calibrated
power meter slightly reflects to your voice level.
FM: Skip this step.
i When you finish speaking, press [SEND] to return
to receive mode.
o Press [MIC/ CAR] to quit the Microphone Gain
Adjustment.
Note: If desired, access Menu No. 41 {page 28} to try the
Microphone Gain Adjust for FM.
This completes your introduction to the
TS-2000(X), but there is a great deal more to know.
"OPERATING BASICS" {page 18} and the following
chapters explain all the functions of this transceiver,
starting with the most basic, commonly-used
functions.
9.6k STA CON
CW TUNE
RIT
RIT/SUB
ALT
XIT
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CLEAR
P.C.T
SET
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