Kenwood TS-480HX Operation Manual - Page 42

COMMUNICATING AIDS RECEPTION SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY In addition to turning the Tuning control or pressing Mic [UP]/ [DWN], there are several other ways to select your frequency. This section describes additional methods of frequency selection that may save you time and effort. ■ Direct Frequency Entry When the desired frequency is far removed from the current frequency, directly entering a frequency from the numeric keypad is usually the fastest method. 1 Press [ENT appears. 2 Press the numeric keys ([0] to [9]) to enter your desired frequency. • Pressing [ENT] at any time fills the remaining digits (the digits you did not enter) with 0 and completes the entry. To select 1.85 MHz for example, press [ENT], [0], [1], [8], [5], then press [ENT] to complete the input (6 key strokes). • Pressing [MTR/ CLR] before pressing [ENT] cancels the entry and restores the current VFO frequency. Note: ◆ You can enter a frequency in the range of 30.00 kHz to 59.999.99 MHz. Refer to the specifications for the available frequency range. ◆ Attempting to enter a frequency that is outside the selectable frequency range causes an alarm to sound. The entered frequency is rejected. ◆ When the entered frequency does not meet the current VFO frequency step size requirement, the nearest available frequency is automatically selected after the entered frequency is changed. ◆ When the 10 Hz digit (last displayed digit) is entered, the digit 0 is automatically entered for the 1 Hz digit, and frequency entry is completed. The 1 Hz digit is not displayed. ◆ When an entered frequency is accepted, RIT or XIT will be switched OFF, but the RIT or XIT offset frequency is not cleared. ■ Using the MHz key Pressing [ ]/ [ ] on the Remote Control panel changes Amateur bands. You can also use the MULTI control to change the operating frequency in steps of 1 MHz. 1 Press [MHz]. • "MHz" appears. 2 Turn the MULTI control. • Clockwise increases the frequency and counter-clockwise decreases the frequency. 3 Press [MHz] again to exit. • "MHz" disappears. If you prefer to change the frequency in steps of 100 kHz or 500 kHz rather than 1 MHz, press [MHz] (1 s), then turn the MULTI control to select 100 kHz, 500 kHz, or 1 MHz. Note: Even if 100 kHz or 500 kHz is assigned for the [MHz] key, "MHz" appears on the display. ■ Quick QSY To move up or down the frequency quickly, use the MULTI control. Turning this control changes the operating frequency in steps of 5 kHz for SSB/ CW/ AM/ FSK and 10 kHz for FM. • If you want to change the default frequency step size, press [FINE/ STEP] (1 s). Turn the MULTI control to select 5 kHz, 6.25 kHz, 10 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 15 kHz, 20 kHz, 25 kHz, 30 kHz, 50 kHz or 100 kHz for FM/ AM, and 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz, or 10 kHz for the other modes. The default frequency step size is 5 kHz for SSB/ CW/ FSK/ AM and 10 kHz for FM. • When changing the operating frequency by using the MULTI control, frequencies are rounded such that new frequencies are multiples of the frequency step size. To disable this function, access Menu No. 05 and select "oFF" (default is ON). • Within the AM broadcast band, the step size automatically defaults to the frequency step value in Menu No. 06. This frequency step size can be switched between 9 kHz (all Etypes: "on") and 5 kHz (K-type: "oFF") via Menu No. 06. Note: The programmed frequency step size for the MULTI control is stored independently for the HF and 50 MHz bands. You can also set a different frequency step size for SSB/ CW/ FSK, AM and FM modes. ■ Configuring the Tuning Control as MULTI control (FM) In FM mode, you can configure the Tuning control to change the frequency as same as the MULTI control. Access Menu No. 04 and select "on" (default is OFF). As you turn the Tuning control, the frequency changes as same as turning the MULTI control. 34