Kenwood TS-2000X Operation Manual - Page 14

YOUR FIRST QSO (HF/ 50 MHz band) Are you ready to give your TS-2000(X) a quick try? Reading these two pages should get your voice on the air in your first QSO on the HF/ 50 MHz band shortly. The instructions below are intended only for a quick guide. If you encounter problems or there is something you don't understand, read the detailed explanations given later in this manual. RECEIVING 2 6 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 8 Note: This section explains only keys and controls required to briefly try the transceiver. q Set the following as specified: • MAIN AF: Fully counterclockwise • MAIN RF GAIN: Fully clockwise • MAIN SQL: Fully counterclockwise w Switch ON the DC power supply, then press and hold [ ] (POWER) briefly on the transceiver. • Do not press the switch for more than approximately 2 seconds; the transceiver will be switched OFF. • Upon power up, "HELLO" appears, followed by the selected frequency and other indicators. 5 3 17 14 1 y Press [LSB/ USB/ AUTO] or [FM/ AM/ NAR] to select an operating mode. • To select the second mode on each key, press the same key again. For example, each press of [LSB/ USB/ AUTO] switches between LSB and USB modes. u If you have selected FM, turn the MAIN SQL control clockwise until the background noise is just eliminated; the MAIN band LED (above the [MIC/ CAR] key) turns off. • With LSB or USB selected, skip this step. i Turn the Tuning control to tune in a station. • If you do not hear any stations, you may have the wrong antenna connector selected. Press [FUNC], [AT/ ANT1/2] to switch between the antenna 1 and 2 connectors. S1 PWR ALC 35 10 79 20 25 50 FILTER 40 60dB 100W d e Confirm that VFO A has been selected for communications; "tA" should be visible on the display. If it has not, press [A/B] to select VFO A. r Turn the MAIN AF control slowly clockwise until you hear a suitable level of background noise. t Press [+]/ [-] to select an HF/ 50 MHz Amateur radio band. 4