Kenwood TS-870S User Manual - Page 4

CONTENTS APPLICABLE MODEL Inside Front Cover WRITING CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED Inside Front Cover NOTICE TO THE USER Inside Front Cover PRECAUTIONS i CONTENTS ii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 THANK YOU 1 DSP - MAXIMUM SIGNAL/ MINIMUM NOISE ....... 1 FEATURES 1 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 1 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION 2 ANTENNA CONNECTION 2 GROUND CONNECTION 3 LIGHTNING PROTECTION 3 DC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTION 3 REPLACING FUSES 3 ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS 4 FRONT PANEL 4 Headphones (PHONES 4 Microphone (MIC 4 REAR PANEL 4 External Speaker (EXT SP 4 Keys and Keyboards for CW Operation (PADDLE and KEY 4 Computer Interface (COM 5 RTTY Equipment (RTTY and ACC 2 5 Linear Amplifier (REMOTE 5 Antenna Tuner (AT 6 SM-230 Station Monitor (IF OUT 1 6 Accessory Equipment (ACC 2 6 CHAPTER 3 GETTING ACQUAINTED 8 YOUR FIRST QSO 8 RECEIVING 8 TRANSMITTING 9 FRONT PANEL 10 MICROPHONE 14 REAR PANEL 15 DISPLAY 16 CHAPTER 4 OPERATING BASICS 19 SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF 19 ADJUSTING VOLUME 19 AUDIO FREQUENCY (AF) GAIN 19 RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) GAIN 19 ADJUSTING SQUELCH 19 DUAL DIGITAL VFOs 19 SELECTING VFOS ([RX A], [RX B 19 EQUALIZING VFO FREQUENCIES ([A=B]) ...... 20 SELECTING MODE 20 SELECTING FREQUENCY 20 CHANGING BANDS 20 USING 1 MHz STEPS 20 QUICK CHANGES 21 Changing Step Sizes 21 FINE TUNING 21 DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY 22 FRONT PANEL METER 22 TRANSMITTING 23 SELECTING TRANSMIT POWER 23 TRANSMIT CARRIER LEVEL 23 MICROPHONE GAIN 23 CHAPTER 5 MENU SETUP 24 WHAT IS A MENU 24 MENU ACCESS 24 MENU A/ MENU B 24 QUICK MENU FUNCTION 24 Programming the Quick Menu 24 Using the Quick Menu 24 TEMPORARY MENU RESETTING 24 MENU CONFIGURATION 25 CROSS REFERENCE FOR MENU FUNCTIONS 28 CHAPTER 6 COMMUNICATING 29 SSB TRANSMISSION 29 SLOW SCAN TV/ FACSIMILE 29 CW TRANSMISSION 30 TX SIDETONE/ RX PITCH FREQUENCY ......... 30 ZERO-BEATING 30 SWITCHING TX/RX MANUALLY 30 SEMI BREAK-IN 31 Setting Delay Time 31 FULL BREAK-IN 31 CW REVERSE (RECEIVE 31 RISE/DECAY TIMES 31 ELECTRONIC KEYER 32 Learning Outline 32 Multiple-Button Functions 33 Emulation Options 33 Storing CW Messages 34 CW Message Playback 34 Erasing CW Messages 35 Inquiry Functions 35 Function Commands 36 Embedded Functions 37 Serial Number Options 37 ii