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58 23 TRANSMITTING 2 YOUR FIRST QSO (HF/ 50 MHz band) 49 PF F LOCK A ATT LEVEL VOX PRE LEVEL PROC SEND ANT1/2 AT PHONES LEVEL LEVEL MIC MANUAL N.R. LO/ WIDTH B.C. A.N. 1 2 3 CH1/REC CH2/REC CH3/REC 4 5 6 TONE/SEL METER CTCSS/SEL 7 8 9 NB/LEVEL AGC/OFF FINE/STEP . 0 DCS/SEL SHIFT/OFFSET ENT HI/ SHIFT FUNC MAIN CAR MIC TX MONI PWR DELAY KEY AUTO LSB USB REV CW FSK NAR FM AM CLR DISP SEL 1MHz HF/VHF/UHF ALL MODE MULTI BANDER TS-2000 CW TUNE RIT ALT XIT 9.6k STA CON RIT/SUB SUB MENU TFSET _ CLEAR P.C.T SET QUICK MEMO MANUAL BC MAIN RF GAIN MR M.IN + MULTI CH C.IN CALL MAIN SUB CTRL SG.SEL SCAN SATL M/S REV A/B SPLIT VFO/CH TRACE VFO/M A=B MG.SEL M VFO M.IN MAIN AF SUB SQL 1 7 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. S1 PWR ALC 35 10 79 20 25 50 FILTER 40 60dB 100W e Press and hold [AT/ ANT1/2] to activate the builtin antenna tuner. • "AT " starts blinking and the MAIN band LED above the [MIC/ CAR] key turns red. S1 PWR ALC 35 10 79 20 25 50 FILTER 40 60dB 100W • 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. S1 PAWLRC 35 10 79 20 25 50 FILTER 40 60dB 100W 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. 5

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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.
FUNC
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
MANUAL
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
SATL
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.
F
I
L
T
E
R
S
1
3
5
7
9
2
0
4
0
6
0
d
B
P
W
R
1
0
2
5
5
0
1
0
0
W
A
L
C
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.
F
I
L
T
E
R
S
1
3
5
7
9
2
0
4
0
6
0
d
B
P
W
R
1
0
2
5
5
0
1
0
0
W
A
L
C
•
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.
P
W
R
1
0
2
5
5
0
1
0
0
W
F
I
L
T
E
R
S
1
3
5
7
9
2
0
4
0
6
0
d
B
A
L
C
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.