Kenwood TS-870S User Manual - Page 14

3 GETTING ACQUAINTED YOUR FIRST QSO Since you've now installed the TS-870S, why not try it? The instructions below are abbreviated. They are intended only to act as a quick introduction. If you encounter problems or there's something you don't understand, you can read about the subject in more detail later. RECEIVING w ANT ATT DOWN UP VOX FULL/SEMI AIP AT TUNE THRU/AUTO SEND AGC S 1 0 3579 20 10 25 50 FILTER ALC 40 100 60 dB W METER HF TRANSCEIVER PROC MONI KEY SPEED PROC 4 MONI 6 TS-870 1 CH 1 6 M.IN ON AIR 2 CH 2 7 M>VFO ENTER AGC USB PHONES MIC SLOW OFF CAR 4 2 0 2 FAST 0 DELAY MIC 6 4 8 2 10 0 8 3 CH 3 8 SCAN 10 PWR 6 8 10 4 CH 4 9 CLR 5 REC 0 F.LOCK QUICK MEMO M.IN MR FINE ye DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR AUTO NOTCH BEAT CANCEL N.R. TX EQ. LO/WIDTH FILTER HI/SHIFT AT TUNE TF-SET 1MHz MODE LSB /USB CW/- R FSK /- R FM/AM DOWN A=B MENU RX TX A B M.CH UP RIT XIT CLEAR NB RIT/XIT M.CH/VFO.CH AF 4 2 0 NB 4 2 0 RF 6 8 10 SQL 6 8 10 u t qr q q Note: Only those buttons and controls required to briefly try the transceiver are explained in this section. q Set the following as specified: • AF gain control: Fully counterclockwise • RF gain control: Fully clockwise • SQL control: Fully counterclockwise w Switch ON the DC power supply, then press and hold the [ ] (POWER) switch briefly. • The transceiver switches ON. Indicators and frequency digits should light on the Display. AGC USB e VFO A should already be selected for receive and transmit as shown by the lit indicators in the [RX A] button and the [TX A] button. If not, press the [RX A] button. r Increase the AF gain control slowly clockwise until you hear a suitable level of background noise. t Select an Amateur band by pressing the [UP] or [DOWN] button. • First pressing the [1MHz] button before pressing the [UP] or [DOWN] button lets you step up or down in 1 MHz increments instead of stepping between Amateur bands. y Select an operating mode by pressing the [LSB/USB] or [CW/-R] button. • Press the same button again to toggle to the second function on the button. For example, repeatedly pressing the [LSB/USB] button switches between LSB and USB modes. u Turn the Tuning control to tune in a station. If no stations are heard but you have an antenna connected, possibly the wrong antenna connector is selected. Pressing the [ANT] button toggles between the Antenna 1 and the Antenna 2 connectors. YOUR FIRST QSO 8