Kenwood TS-2000 - Manual (Page 13)

5
2 YOUR FIRST QSO (HF/ 50 MHz band)
TRANSMITTING
PF
F LOCK A
1
CH1/REC
2
CH2/REC
3
CH3/REC
4
TONE/SEL
5
METER
6
CTCSS/SEL
7
NB/LEVEL
8
AGC/OFF
9
FINE/STEP
. DCS/SEL
0
SHIFT/OFFSET
ENT
SEND
PHONES
MIC
AT
ANT1/2
PROC
LEVEL
VOX
ATT PRE
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
MANUAL
LO/
WIDTH HI/
SHIFT
N.R.
A.N.
B.C.
F U
N
C
CALL C.IN
CLR
MAIN
AUTO
CAR
TX MONI
DELAY NAR
REV
MIC
PWR
KEY
LSB
USB
CW
FSK
FM
AM
SUB
DISP
SEL
1MHz CTRL
MR
MG.SEL
M.IN
QUICK MEMO
M/S
REV
TRACE
MAIN
MANUA L
RF
AF
SQL
SUB
CH MULTI BC MAIN
GAIN
VFO/CH
MENU TF-
SET
MAIN SUB
SG.SEL
SCAN M VFO M.IN
RIT
CW TUNE 9.6k STA
RIT/SUB
CON
XIT
ALT
SET
CLEAR
P.C.T
_ +
HF/VHF/UHF ALL MODE MULTI BANDER TS-2000
SA TL
A/B
VFO/M
SPLIT
A=B
4 9
7 1
8 5
3 2
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.
FILTER
S 1 3 5 7 9 20 40 60dB
PWR
10 25 50 100W
ALC
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.
FILTER
S 1 3 5 7 9 20 40 60dB
PWR
10 25 50 100W
ALC
• Tuning should be completed in under
20 seconds, then “AT
” stops blinking.
• 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.
• 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.
PWR
10 25 50
100W
FILTER
S 1 3 5 7 9 20 40
60dB
ALC
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.