Kenwood TS-B2000 Operating Basics, Switching Power ON/OFF, Adjusting Volume, Selecting a Band

OPERATING BASICS

SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF

1Switch the DC power supply ON.

2Press and hold [ ] (POWER) briefly to switch the transceiver ON.

•Do not press the switch for more than approximately 2 seconds; the transceiver will be switched OFF.

•Upon power up, “HELLO” appears, followed by the selected frequency and other indicators.

HF/VHE/UHF ALL MO

PF

		F LOCK A
		ATT	PRE
PF		LEVEL	LEVEL
		VOX
			PROC
		SEND	ANT1/2
F LOCK	A		AT					MAIN
		PHONES	LEVEL	CH1/REC	CH2/REC	CH3/REC			AUTO
ATT			N.	1	2	3		CAR	LSB	MEN
			R				C
	PRE		.	TONE/SEL
			LEVEL		METER	CTCSS/SEL	N	MIC	USB
LEVEL			A.	4	5	6	F	TX MONI	REV
	LEVEL		N	7	8				FSK
			B.			9
		MIC	.	NB/LEVEL	AGC/OFF FINE/STEP			PWR	CW
			MANUAL
VOX			C.	DCS/SEL	SHIFT/OFFSET			DELAY	NAR
	PROC			.				KEY	FM	M
			LO/		0	ENT			AM
	ANT1/2		WIDTH		HI/				SEL
					SHIFT			CLR
SEND	AT							DISP 1MHz		CTRL

3 To switch the transceiver OFF, press [ ] (POWER) again.

4Switch the DC power supply OFF.

•You may skip step 3. After switching the transceiver ON, you can switch it OFF or ON using only the power switch of the DC power supply. The transceiver stores the information of the POWER switch position when the DC power source is switched OFF.

ADJUSTING VOLUME

AUDIO FREQUENCY (AF) GAIN

Turn the MAIN AF control clockwise to increase the audio level and counterclockwise to decrease the level.

MAIN

	HF/VHE/UHF ALL MODE MULTI BANDER TS-2000					CW TUNE	9.6k STA CON
						RIT	RIT/SUB
						ALT
AF						XIT
						CLEAR _	+
						P.C.T
						SET
		SUB		NUAL	BC	MAIN	MULTI CH
				MA		RF GAIN
UTO			QUICK MEMO
SB	MENU	TF-	C MR	M.IN
SB		SET	CALL IN
			.
SQL				SATL
			M/S	REV
	MAIN	SUB	A/B	SPLIT	MAIN		SUB
				TRACE
			VFO/CH	A=B		AF
			VFO/M
SEL		SG.SEL	MG.SEL			SQL
1MHz	CTRL	SCAN	M VFO	M.IN

Note:

◆The position of the MAIN AF control does not affect the volume of beeps caused by pressing keys nor the CW transmit sidetone. The audio level for Packet operation is also independent of the MAIN AF control setting.

◆When the optional RC-2000 is installed, you can control the volume with the AF controls on both the transceiver and the RC-2000. However, when turning the transceiver on, the volume settings of the RC-2000 have priority.

RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) GAIN

Set the MAIN RF GAIN control fully clockwise. You may turn it counterclockwise slightly when you have trouble hearing the desired signal because of excessive atmospheric noise or interference from other stations. First take note of the peak S-meter reading of the desired signal. Then turn the MAIN RF GAIN control counterclockwise until the S-meter reads the peak value that you noted. Signals that are weaker than this level will be attenuated and reception of the station will become easier.

MANUAL	BC		MAIN	HF/VHE/UHF ALL MODE MULTI BANDER TS-2000					CW TUNE	9.6k STA CON
		RF	GAIN						RIT	RIT/SUB
									ALT
									XIT
									CLEAR _	+
									P.C.T
									SET
					SUB		NUAL	BC	MAIN	MULTI CH
									RF GAIN
							MA
			UTO			QUICK MEMO
			SB	MENU	TF-	C MR	M.IN
			SB		SET	CALL IN
						.
							SATL
						M/S	REV
				MAIN	SUB	A/B	SPLIT	MAIN		SUB
						VFO/CH	TRACE		AF
							A=B
						VFO/M
			SEL		SG.SEL	MG.SEL			SQL
			1MHz	CTRL	SCAN	M VFO	M.IN

Depending on the type and gain of your antenna, and the condition of the band, you may also prefer leaving the MAIN RF GAIN control turned counterclockwise by the same amount rather than turning it fully clockwise. When using FM mode, always set the MAIN RF GAIN control fully clockwise.

SELECTING VFO A OR VFO B

2 VFOs are available for controlling the frequency on the main transceiver. Each VFO, VFO A and VFO B, works independently so that a different frequency and mode can be selected. When SPLIT operation is activated, VFO A is used for reception and VFO B is used for transmission. The opposite combination is also possible.

Press [A/B] to toggle between VFO A and VFO B.

•“tA” or “tB” appears to indicate which VFO is selected.

	TL		HF/VHE/UHF ALL MODE MULTI BANDER TS-2000					CW TUNE	9.6k STA CON
								RIT	RIT/SUB
								ALT
	SA							XIT
	REV							CLEAR _	+
M/S								P.C.T
								SET
				SUB			L BC	MAIN	MULTI CH
	SPLIT	SB	MENU	TF-	C MR	MANUA		RF GAIN
		UTO			QUICK MEMO
A/B					CALL IN	M.IN
		SB		SET	.
	TRACE					SATL	MAIN		SUB
						SPLIT
					M/S	REV
VFO/CH
			MAIN SUB		VFO/CH			AF
					A/B	TRACE
	A=B				VFO/M	A=B
VFO/M		SEL		SG.SEL	MG.SEL			SQL
		1MHz	CTRL	SCAN	M VFO	M.IN

SELECTING A BAND

Press [+] or [–]to select your desired band.

•Holding down either key changes the bands continuously.

			HF/VHE/UHF ALL MODE MULTI BANDER TS-2000					CW TUNE	9.6k STA CON
								RIT	RIT/SUB
								ALT
								XIT
								CLEAR _	+
								P.C.T
								SET
				SUB		L	BC	MAIN	MULTI CH
MAIN	SUB	SB		SET	CALL IN	MANUA		RF GAIN
		UTO			QUICK MEMO
		SB	MENU	TF-	C MR	M.IN
					.
						SATL
					M/S	REV
			MAIN	SUB	A/B	SPLIT	MAIN		SUB
						TRACE
					VFO/CH			AF
						A=B
					VFO/M
		SEL		SG.SEL	MG.SEL			SQL
		1MHz	CTRL	SCAN	M VFO	M.IN

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