Kenwood TS-480HX Operation Manual - Page 27

SELECTING A BAND Press [ ]/ [ ] to select your desired band. • Holding down either key changes the bands continuously. HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 PF ANT 1/2 ATT/PRE AT 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC CH1 CH2 CH3 AF SQL 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY PWR MIC KEY 7 8 9 NB/T VOX PROC CLR 0 OFF MTR AGC ENT DNL NAR NR FIL BC CW.T STEP SG.SEL FINE SCAN MODE F.LOCK MENU MHz CL XIT RIT M.IN QMI M VFO QMR M/V A / B SPLIT A=B TF-SET MULTI IF SHIFT SELECTING A MODE Press [MODE] to cycle through the 4 mode pairs: USB/ LSB, CW/ CWR, FSK/ FSR, and AM/ FM. Each time you press [MODE], the mode display cycles USB or LSB, CW or CWR, FSK or FSR, FM or AM. To select the other mode on each pair, press [MODE] (1 s). For example, to select "LSB" while "USB" is visible, press [MODE] (1 s). "USB" changes to "LSB". Press [MODE] (1 s) again to go back to "LSB" from "USB". The following illustration describes how to access each mode with the [MODE] key. HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 PF ANT 1/2 ATT/PRE AT AF SQL 1 REC 2 REC CH1 CH2 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G PWR MIC 7 8 NB/T VOX CLR 0 OFF MTR AGC 3 REC CH3 6 DELAY KEY 9 PROC ENT DNL NAR NR FIL BC CW.T STEP SG.SEL FINE SCAN MODE F.LOCK MENU MHz CL XIT RIT M.IN QMI M VFO QMR M/V A / B SPLIT A=B TF-SET MULTI IF SHIFT MODE (1 s) MODE MODE (1 s) MODE MODE (1 s) MODE MODE (1 s) MODE Access Menu No. 02 then press [ ] to select "on" to turn the Auto Mode selection ON. When it is ON, "AUTO" appears. As a default setting, if you change the frequency above or below 9.5 MHz, the transceiver automatically switches modes; LSB for frequencies under 9.5 MHz and USB for frequencies equal to or over 9.5 MHz. You can further add the frequency table data to change the mode automatically {page 61}. 4 OPERATING BASICS ADJUSTING SQUELCH The purpose of the Squelch is to mute the speaker when no signals are present. With the squelch level correctly set, you will hear sound only while actually receiving signals. The higher the selected squelch level, the stronger the signals must be to receive. The appropriate squelch level depends on the ambient RF noise conditions. Turn the SQL control when there are no signals present to select the squelch level at which the background noise is just eliminated; the green LED will turn off. Many ham operators prefer leaving the SQL control fully counterclockwise unless operating on a full-carrier mode such as FM. The squelch level for the main transceiver is preset at the factory to approximately the 9 o'clock position for FM and 11 o'clock for SSB and AM. HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 PF ANT 1/2 ATT/PRE AT AF SQL 1 REC 2 REC CH1 CH2 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G PWR MIC 7 8 NB/T VOX CLR 0 OFF MTR AGC 3 REC CH3 6 DELAY KEY 9 PROC ENT DNL NAR NR FIL BC CW.T STEP SG.SEL FINE SCAN MODE F.LOCK MENU MHz CL XIT RIT M.IN QMI M VFO QMR M/V A / B SPLIT A=B TF-SET MULTI IF SHIFT SELECTING A FREQUENCY Turn the Tuning control clockwise or press Mic [UP] to increase the frequency. Turn the Tuning control counterclockwise or press Mic [DWN] to decrease the frequency. HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 PF ANT 1/2 ATT/PRE AT AF SQL 1 REC 2 REC CH1 CH2 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G PWR MIC 7 8 NB/T VOX CLR 0 OFF MTR AGC 3 REC CH3 6 DELAY KEY 9 PROC ENT DNL NAR NR FIL BC CW.T STEP SG.SEL FINE SCAN MODE F.LOCK MENU MHz CL XIT RIT M.IN QMI M VFO QMR M/V A / B SPLIT A=B TF-SET MULTI IF SHIFT You may prefer directly entering a frequency using the numeric keypad if the desired frequency is far from the current frequency. Press [ENT], then press the numeric keys as necessary. For details, refer to "Direct Frequency Entry" {page 34}. 1 REC 2 REC CH1 CH2 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G PWR MIC 7 8 NB/T VOX CLR 0 OFF MTR AGC 3 REC CH3 6 DELAY KEY 9 PROC ENT HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 PF ANT 1/2 ATT/PRE AT 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL NAR MODE AF SQL 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY PWR MIC KEY NR FIL F.LOCK 7 8 9 NB/T VOX PROC MENU BC CW.T CLR 0 OFF STEP SG.SEL MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN MHz CL XIT RIT M.IN QMI M VFO QMR M/V A / B SPLIT A=B TF-SET MULTI IF SHIFT This transceiver provides many other methods for quickly selecting a frequency. For further information, refer to "SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY" {page 34}. 19