Kenwood TS-870S - Manual (Page 28)

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FRONT PANEL METER
The multifunction meter measures the parameters in the
following table. Peak readings for the S-meter, ALC,
SWR, COMP, and PWR functions are held for
approximately 2.5 seconds if Menu No. 09 (P HOLD) is
ON.
Pressing the [METER] button cycles through the
functions as shown below:
Receive Mode:
Note: While receiving, the scales for the S-meter and the receive
pass band function are always visible.
Transmit Mode:
Note:
◆ While transmitting, the transmit power meter is always visible.
◆ The COMP meter functions only when the Speech Processor is
ON in SSB or AM mode.
4 OPERATING BASICS
S
RX
FILTER
PWR
ALC
SWR
COMP
Received signal strength
Width and shift of the
receive pass band
Transmit output power
Automatic level control
status
Antenna system
standing wave ratio
Speech compression
when using the Speech
Processor
Receive
Receive;
or Transmit plus
[METER] ON
Transmit
Transmit plus
[METER] ON
Transmit plus
[METER] ON
Transmit plus
SSB/AM plus
[PROC] ON plus
[METER] ON
Displays Scale
Functional
Condition
COMP
SWR \ ALC
d c
OFF b
Receive
pass band
SWR \ ALC
d c
b COMP
Note: After recalling memory channel 99 that has Start and End
frequencies stored {page 58}, the receive frequency can be changed
(like a VFO) by using the Tuning control.
DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY
Entering a frequency directly from the numeric keypad
can be the fastest method to change to a specific
frequency that is far removed from your current
frequency.
The following points will help you enter a frequency
correctly:
• Only the digits 0, 1, 2, or 3 can be entered for the
10 MHz digit (first digit). Pressing any digit 4 ~ 9 will
cause the digit to be entered in the 1 MHz position.
Therefore, to select a frequency of 3 MHz or lower,
enter 0 for the 10 MHz digit.
• When the 10 Hz digit (last digit) is entered, the digit 0
is entered automatically for the 1 Hz digit, and
frequency entry is completed. The 1 Hz digit is not
displayed.
• If [ENTER] is pressed after beginning to enter digits,
0 is entered automatically for the remaining
un-entered digits, and frequency entry is completed.
• Attempting to enter a frequency that is outside the
TS-870S frequency range causes an alarm to be
generated. The entered frequency is rejected.
• If an incorrect digit is pressed, restore the previous
frequency by pressing [CLEAR], or [SEND], or
Mic [PTT].
• When an entered frequency is accepted, RIT
{page 44} and XIT {page 45} are switched OFF, but
the RIT or XIT frequency is not changed.
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1 Press [ENTER].
• “– – . – – – . – –” appears.
2 Press the numeric buttons [0] ~ [9] to enter the
frequency you desire.
• The transceiver changes to the entered
frequency after the 10 Hz digit is pressed.
Note: After recalling memory channel 99 that has Start and End
frequencies stored {page 58}, the receive frequency can be changed
by using Direct Frequency Entry. When using the keypad to directly
enter a frequency, you can never enter a frequency outside the
frequency range programmed in memory channel 99.
5 0
4 9
3 8
2 7
1 6
OFF
CAR DELAY
AGC KEY SPEED
METER PROC MONI
0
2
4 6
8
1 0 0
2
4 6
8
1 0
MIC
ATT ANT DOWN UP
VOX FULL/SEMI
AT TUNE
SEND
THRU/AUTO
AIP
PHONES
PROC MONI
MIC PWR
M.IN
REC F.LOCK
CH 4 CLR
CH 3 SCAN
CH 2 M>VFO
CH 1 M.IN
ENTER TF-SET
FINE 1MHz
QUICK MEMO
MR
SLOW FAST
0
2
4 6
8
1 0
SWR
PWR S 9 7 5 3 1 10 25 50 FILTER ALC 3 10 2 1.5 1
0
20 40
100 60
W
dB
dB
20 COMP
M.CH
USB CW R FSK FM AM LSB AUTO
FULL VOX SEMI AIP AGC AUTO PROC MONI
HF TRANSCEIVER TS-870 ON AIR AT TUNE
5 0
4 9
3 8
2 7
1 6
REC F.LOCK
CH 4 CLR
CH 3 SCAN
CH 2 M>VFO
CH 1 M.IN
ENTER
USB
AGC AUTO