Kenwood TS-890S Operation Manual - Page 7

CONTENTS CONTENTS BEFORE USING CONTENTS 1 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Installation 1-1 Antenna Installation and Connection 1-1 Ground Connection 1-1 Installation of Lightning Arrestors 1-1 Connection of Regulated DC Power Supply 1-1 Using the Auxiliary Support 1-1 Torque Adjustment with Tuning Control 1-2 Connection of Accessories (Front Panel 1-2 Connection of Accessories (Rear Panel 1-3 PC Connection for Data Communication 1-4 Virtual COM Port 1-5 Terminal Descriptions 1-6 2 NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS Front Panel 2-1 Panel Key Behavior 2-1 List of Function Key Behaviors (Standard Mode Screen 2-4 Rear Panel 2-7 Microphone (Optional 2-8 Screen 2-9 3 MENU Menu Operation 3-1 Calling Up a Menu 3-1 Calling Up a Sub-Menu 3-1 Advanced Menu 3-1 Common Menu Screen Operations 3-2 Exiting the Menu 3-2 Switching between the CONFIG A and CONFIG B Operating Environments 3-2 Menu Items 3-3 4 BASIC OPERATIONS Turning ON/OFF the Power 4-1 Screen Display Settings 4-1 Changing the Background Color 4-1 Changing the Type of Function Key Display 4-1 Changing the Frequency Display Font Type 4-1 Dimmer 4-2 Switching the Brightness Level 4-2 Adjusting the Dimmer Level 4-2 Adjusting AF Gain 4-2 Adjusting RF Gain 4-2 Adjusting the Squelch Level 4-2 Selecting VFO A/ B 4-3 Selecting an Operating Band 4-3 Changing the Number of Band Memories 4-3 Selecting an Operating Mode 4-4 SSB (LSB-USB) Mode 4-4 CW/ CW-R Mode 4-4 FSK/ FSK-R/ PSK/ PSK-R Mode 4-4 FM/ AM Mode 4-4 DATA Mode 4-4 Auto Mode 4-4 Turning ON/OFF Auto Mode 4-4 Configuring Auto Mode Frequency Points 4-5 Adjustment of Frequencies 4-5 Adjustment Using the Tuning Control 4-5 Adjustment Using the Microphone Key 4-5 FINE Tuning 4-5 Configuring the Number of Steps per Revolution of the Tuning Control ...4-5 Configuring the Fast Forward Rate of the Tuning Control 4-5 Configuring the Sensitivity for Starting the Fast Forward Operation ....... 4-5 Frequency Adjustment Using the [MULTI/CH] Control 4-6 Rounding the Frequency 4-6 Configuring the Frequency Step Size of the [MULTI/CH] Control ..... 4-6 Switching the AM Broadcast Frequency in 9 kHz Steps 4-6 Adjusting Frequency in MHz Steps 4-6 Configuring the Frequency Step Size in MHz 4-6 Direct Input of Frequency Value 4-6 Frequency Input History 4-7 Frequency Lock 4-7 Selecting the Frequency Lock Function Behavior 4-7 Transmission 4-8 Audio Transmission 4-8 CW Transmission 4-8 Adjusting Microphone Gain 4-8 Adjusting TX Output Power 4-8 Fine Adjustment of TX Output Power 4-8 TX Output Power Limiter 4-9 Turning ON/OFF TX Output Power Limiter 4-9 Configuring the TX Output Power Limiter 4-9 Meter 4-9 Changing the Meter Type 4-9 Changing the Meter Type from the Menu 4-9 Changing the Meter Type via Touchscreen Operation 4-9 Switching between TX Meters 4-9 FM Mode S-meter Sensitivity 4-10 Analog Meter Response 4-10 Meter with Peak Hold 4-10 S Meter Scale 4-10 TX Meter (Digital 4-10 Switching the Antenna 4-10 RX Antenna 4-10 Drive Output (DRV 4-11 Turning ON/OFF Drive Output 4-11 Adjusting the Drive Output Level 4-11 Built-in Antenna Tuner 4-11 Impedance Matching with the Antenna 4-11 Preset 4-12 Holding Transmission at the End of Antenna Tuning 4-12 Switching Antenna Tuner Behavior during Reception 4-12 Configuring the Built-in Antenna Tuner Behavior for Each Band ... 4-12 Connecting the External Antenna Tuner AT-300 4-12 5 COMMUNICATING AIDS Split Operation 5-1 Direct Input of Frequency Difference Specified by DX Station ........ 5-1 Turning the Tuning Control to Search for a TX Frequency 5-1 ⊿F Display 5-1 Changing the split frequency using the [RIT/XIT] control 5-1 Configuring the Band Direct Key during Split Operation 5-2 TF-SET (Setting the TX Frequency 5-2 AGC ...5-2 Switching the AGC Time Constant 5-3 Adjusting the AGC Time Constant Preset Value 5-3 AGC OFF 5-3 AGC Quick Recovery 5-3 RX Equalizer 5-4 Turning ON/OFF RX Equalizer 5-4 Selecting an RX Equalizer Characteristic 5-4 Adjusting the Equalizer Characteristics 5-4 Copying Equalizer Data 5-5 Saving Equalizer Data 5-5 Reading Equalizer Data 5-5 v