Kenwood TS-2000X, TS-B2000 instruction manual Rear Panel

4 GETTING ACQUAINTED

REAR PANEL

1			2		3	4	6	5	8
2	1						AT		ANT 1.2G
							ANT
							144
ANT 2	ANT 1			KEY	PADDLE	ANT
			GND
						430
		EXT. SP2	EXT. SP1						DC
COM	PANEL								13.8V
		8Ω	8Ω	EXT. CONT	ACC2	REMOTE

						HF
						RX ANT
9	10	11	12	13	14	15

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qANT 1 and ANT 2 connectors

Connect your primary HF/ 50 MHz antenna to ANT1. If you are using 2 antennas for the HF/ 50 MHz band, connect the secondary antenna to the ANT2 connector.

wGND post

Connect a heavy gauge wire or copper strap between the ground post and the nearest earth ground {page 1}.

eKEY and PADDLE jacks

The PADDLE jack mates with a 6.3 mm (1/4")

3-conductor plug for connecting a keyer paddle to the internal electronic keyer. The KEY jack mates with a

3.5mm (1/8") 2-conductor plug for connecting an external key for CW operation. Read “Keys for CW (PANEL and KEY)” {page 3} before using these jacks.

rAT connector

Mates with the connector on the cable supplied with the external antenna tuner. Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the tuner for more information.

tANT 144

Connect your 144 MHz band antenna to this connector.

yANT 430

Connect your 430 (440) MHz band antenna to this connector.

uANT 1.2G (TS-2000/ TS-B2000 Optional) Connect your 1.2 GHz band antenna to this connector.

iDC 13.8V power input connector

Connect a 13.8 V DC power source to this connector {page 2}. Use the cable supplied with the regulated DC power supply.

oCOM connector

Mates with a 9-pin female RS-232C connector for connecting a computer via one of its serial communication ports {page 93}. Also used with the Quick Data Transfer function {page 93}.

!0PANEL connector

Connect a cable from the optional separate remote panel (RC-2000) to this connector.

!1EXT.SP1 and EXT.SP2 jacks

Mate with a 3.5 mm (1/8"), 2-conductor (mono) plugs for connecting external speakers {pages 3, 78}.

!2EXT.CONT connector

Connect your 50 MHz, 144 MHz, 430 (440) MHz or

1.2GHz linear amplifier control cable to this connector {page 76}.

!3ACC2 connector

Mates with a 13-pin male DIN connector for connecting various accessory equipment, such as an external TNC/ MCP or a RTTY terminal {page 94}.

!4REMOTE connector

Mates with a 7-pin male DIN connector for connecting an HF linear amplifier {page 76}. Do not connect

50 MHz, 144 MHz, 430 (440) MHz, or 1.2 GHz linear amplifier controls to this connector; use the EXT.CONT connector instead.

!5HF RX ANT connector

Connect a separate receive-only antenna for HF low bands to this jack (RCA connector) {page 76}.

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