Kenwood TS-2000 Operation Manual - Page 87

Monitor, Pf Key, Rise Time Of Cw, Lock Functions, Microphone Pf Keys, Operator Conveniences

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LOCK FUNCTIONS FREQUENCY LOCK FUNCTION Frequency Lock disables some keys and controls to prevent you from accidentally activating a function or changing the current settings. Press [FUNC], [ATT/ F LOCK] to toggle Frequency Lock ON or OFF. • " " appears when this function is ON. The following keys and controls are disabled by Frequency Lock: Tuning control A=B MULTI/ CH control CALL A/B CLR CW/ FSK DISP ENT FM/ AM MsVFO SATL LSB/ USB/AUTO QUICK MEMO [M.IN] SCAN/ SG.SEL M.IN QUICK MEMO [MR] SPLIT UP/ DOWN VFO/ M 1MHz/ SEL 1/ CH1/REC 2/ CH2/REC 3/ CH3/REC 9/ FINE/STEP +/ - Note: ◆ After activating Frequency Lock, the MULTI/ CH control and [+]/ [-] are still available in Menu mode. ◆ After activating Frequency Lock, you can still change the transmit frequency with the Tuning control while in TF-SET mode. ◆ After activating Frequency Lock, the MULTI/ CH control is still available for selections other than frequency and memory channel changes. ◆ After activating Frequency Lock, [CLR] may be available in some situations. LOCK ALL FUNCTION The Lock All function disables all the keys and controls on the TS-2000 transceiver, except [FUNC], [PRE/ LOCK A], Mic [PTT] and [FUNC], [ATT/ F LOCK]. Press [FUNC], [PRE/ LOCK A] to toggle between the Lock All function ON or OFF. • " " appears when this function is ON. To return to normal operation, press [FUNC], [PRE/ LOCK A]. MICROPHONE PF KEYS When using the optional MC-47 (or MC-52DM) microphone, you can customize the functions of the Microphone PF1 (CALL), PF2 (VFO), PF3 (MR), and PF4 (PF) keys. You can assign the following types of functions to these keys via Menu Nos. 51B ~ 51E: 15 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES • Directly select a Menu No. without pressing [MENU] and turning the MULTI/ CH control. • Activate the same function as one of the front panel keys. One of the following functions can be assigned to each PF key. Selecting OFF assigns no function to the PF key. A.N. ANT1/2 A=B A/B B.C. CALL CH1 CH2 CH3 CLR CTRL CW TUNE DSP MONI FINE M.IN M.IN(QUICK MEMO) MR (QUICK MEMO) MsVFO MENU Number NB N.R. OFF 1MHz RX MONI SCAN SPLIT TF-SET VFO/M VOICE1 VOICE2 MONITOR When you are receiving while the squelch function is ON, weak signals become intermittent. Or, if the CTCSS function is ON, you may want to disable the squelch function temporarily to monitor the current channel activities. In these cases, use the MONITOR function to disable the squelch function temporarily. To assign the MONITOR function to a [PF] key on the front panel: 1 Press [MENU] and turn the MULTI/ CH control to access Menu No. 51A. 2 Press [+]/ [-] to select RX MONI. 3 Press [MENU] to exit Menu mode. Note: You can also assign the MONITOR function to a programmable function key on an optional MC-47 microphone. PF KEY You can program the front panel [PF] key to assign a function that you frequently use. The default is Voice 1 for the optional Voice Synthesizer, VS-3 {page 91}. You can assign one of the functions in "MICROPHONE PF KEYS" to this PF key, accessing Menu No. 51A. RISE TIME OF CW The rise time of a CW signal is the time for the RF output to rise to its maximum power after the key is closed. The default setting, 6 ms, is fine for slow to medium keying speed and normal weighting (dot/ dash ratio). The 4, 2 or 1 ms settings are good for faster keying speeds. 1 Press [MENU], then turn the MULTI/ CH control to access Menu No. 32. 2 Press [+]/ [-] to select the desired rise time (default is 6 ms). 3 Press [MENU] to store the setting and exit Menu mode. 77

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OPERATOR CONVENIENCES
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When you are receiving while the squelch function is
ON, weak signals become intermittent.
Or, if the CTCSS function is ON, you may want to
disable the squelch function temporarily to monitor
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In these cases, use the MONITOR function to disable
the squelch function temporarily.
To assign the MONITOR function to a
[PF]
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Note:
You can also assign the MONITOR function to a
programmable function key on an optional MC-47 microphone.
PF KEY
You can program the front panel
[PF]
key to assign a
function that you frequently use.
The default is Voice
1 for the optional Voice Synthesizer, VS-3 {page 91}.
You can assign one of the functions in
“MICROPHONE PF KEYS” to this PF key, accessing
Menu No. 51A.
RISE TIME OF CW
The rise time of a CW signal is the time for the RF
output to rise to its maximum power after the key is
closed.
The default setting, 6 ms, is fine for slow to
medium keying speed and normal weighting (dot/
dash ratio).
The 4, 2 or 1 ms settings are good for
faster keying speeds.
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Press
[MENU]
, then turn the
MULTI/ CH
control to
access Menu No. 32.
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Press
[+]
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[–]
to select the desired rise time
(default is 6 ms).
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Press
[MENU]
to store the setting and exit Menu
mode.
LOCK FUNCTIONS
FREQUENCY LOCK FUNCTION
Frequency Lock disables some keys and controls to
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Press
[FUNC]
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[ATT/ F LOCK]
to toggle Frequency
Lock ON or OFF.
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After activating Frequency Lock, the
MULTI/ CH
control and
[+]
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are still available in Menu mode.
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After activating Frequency Lock, you can still change the transmit
frequency with the
Tuning
control while in TF-SET mode.
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After activating Frequency Lock, the
MULTI/ CH
control is still
available for selections other than frequency and memory
channel changes.
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After activating Frequency Lock,
[CLR]
may be available in some
situations.
LOCK ALL FUNCTION
The Lock All function disables all the keys and
controls on the TS-2000 transceiver, except
[FUNC]
,
[PRE/ LOCK A]
, Mic
[PTT]
and
[FUNC]
,
[ATT/ F LOCK]
.
Press
[FUNC]
,
[PRE/ LOCK A]
to toggle between the
Lock All function ON or OFF.
•
“
” appears when this function is ON.
To return to normal operation, press
[FUNC]
,
[PRE/ LOCK A]
.
MICROPHONE PF KEYS
When using the optional MC-47 (or MC-52DM)
microphone, you can customize the functions of the
Microphone PF1 (CALL), PF2 (VFO), PF3 (MR), and
PF4 (PF) keys.
You can assign the following types of
functions to these keys via Menu Nos. 51B ~ 51E: