Kenwood TS-2000 Operation Manual - Page 97
Operator Conveniences, Using Another Ts-2000 As A Commander, Ts-2000x Transporter Setup
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USING ANOTHER TS-2000 AS A COMMANDER To use another TS-2000(X) transceiver as a "Commander" (an external remote control unit), follow the steps below. Basically, it is the same as using a TM-D700A as a "Commander" (described on pages 83 and 84). TS-2000(X) (Transporter) Setup: 1 Press [MENU], then turn the MULTI/ CH control to access Menu No. 62A. 2 Enter your callsign (ex: WD6DJY) as a "Commander" callsign, using [+]/ [-] or the MULTI/ CH control. To move the cursor, press [MAIN] or [SUB]. Press [M.IN] to store the callsign to Menu No. 62A. 3 Press [MENU], then turn the MULTI/ CH control to access Menu No. 62B. 4 Enter your alias callsign (ex: WD6DJY-1) as a "Transporter" callsign, using [+]/ [-] or the MULTI/ CH control. To move the cursor, press [MAIN] or [SUB]. Press [M.IN] to store the callsign to Menu No. 62B. Note: You can use alpha-numeric characters, A to Z, 0 to 9 and "-". The callsign must be no more than 9 characters long including "-". Also, the following callsign formats cannot be entered: • WD6DJYZ If you use only letters and numbers for the callsign, the maximum length is 6 characters. • WD6-DJY-1 You cannot use more than 1 "-" within a callsign. • -WD6DJY You cannot use a "-" as the first callsign character. • WD6DJY-19 An SSID must be within the range of 1 to 15. 5 Access Menu No. 62C, then turn the MULTI/ CH control to select a CTCSS tone frequency for Sky Command II+ (default is 88.5 Hz). 6 Access Menu No. 62D and select the communication speed for Sky Command II+. • Select 1200 bps or 9600 bps. 7 Access Menu No. 46 and select SUB. 8 Select a 144 MHz band frequency in FM mode on the main transceiver and 440 MHz band frequency in FM mode for the sub-receiver for Sky Command II+ operation. TS-2000 (Commander) Setup: 1 Access Menu No. 62A and 62B to enter the same callsign that you entered for the TS-2000 (Transporter). 2 Access Menu No. 62C to select the same CTCSS tone frequency that you selected for the TS-2000 (Transporter). 3 Access Menu No. 62D and select the same communication speed that you selected for the TS-2000 (Transporter). 4 Access Menu No. 46 and select SUB. 15 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES 5 Set the same frequencies that you selected for the "Transporter" for the main transceiver and subreceiver. Starting Sky Command ll+ operation: 1 On the Transporter, access Menu No. 62E. 2 Select T-PORTER (Transporter). 3 On the Commander, access Menu No. 62E. 4 Select COMMANDER (Commander). 5 Press [MAIN] on the Commander to start the operation. Control Function MAIN control MULTI/ CH control [MAIN] [SUB] [+]/ [-] [VFO/ M] [ENT] [MsVFO] Turn to control the operating frequency. Turn to control the operating frequency rapidly. Press to monitor the current receiving frequency. Press to re-syncronize all the information between the transporter and commander. Press to move up or down the operating band (HF/ 50 MHz amateur radio bands). Press to toggle between VFO mode and Memory Recall mode. Press to enter a desired frequency using the numeric keypad or a memory channel number in Memory Recall mode. Press to transfer the memory channel information to VFO. [A/B] Press to select VFO A or B. [SPLIT] Press to toggle SPLIT operation ON and OFF. [LSB/ USB] Press to select LSB or USB. [CW/ FSK] Press to select CW. FSK cannot be selected. [FM/ AM] Press to select FM or AM. [RIT]/ [XIT] Press to activate the RIT and/or XIT function. [CLEAR] Press to clear the offset frequency for RIT and/or XIT. [PROC] Press to switch the Speech Processor Function ON. [A.N.] Press to toggle the Auto Notch function ON and OFF. [B.C.] Press to toggle the Beat Cancel function ON and OFF. [N.R.] Press to select Noise Reduction 1, Noise Reduction 2, or OFF. [FUNC], [AT] Press to toggle between ANT1 and ANT2 for HF/ 50 MHz band. [FUNC], Press to toggle the Noise Blanker [7/ NB/ LEVEL] function ON or OFF. [FUNC], [ ] Switch the Transporter power OFF. 87