Kenwood TS-570S, TS-570D Your First QSO, Set the following as specified AF control

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Since you’ve now installed the TS-570, 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

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PF	POWER
					HF TRANSCEIVER TS-570D
ATT	PRE-AMP
VOX	PROC
SEND	AT TUNE
		CH1	CH2	CH3	MIC	LSB
PHONES		1	2	3
						USB
		ANT	REC	FINE	PWR	CW
		4	5	6
						FSK

UP

DOWN

			DSP SLOPE
		N.R.	HIGH	LOW
		B.C.	T	I
			U	H
				G
			C	H
			W	C
		CW TUNE	O
			L	TU
		FILTER
		RIT/XIT	AF	RF
			4	6
MR
M.IN	–	+	2	8
			0	10

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MIC	NB	AGC/TONE REV		KEY
	7	8	9	FM
				AM
		F.LOCK		DELAY MENU 1MHz

CLR 0 ENT

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Note: Only those buttons and controls required to briefly try the transceiver are explained in this section.

qSet the following as specified:

•	AF control:	Fully counterclockwise
•	RF control:	Fully clockwise

•DSP SLOPE (HIGH) control: Fully clockwise

•DSP SLOPE (LOW) control:

Fully counterclockwise

•IF SHIFT control: Center

• SQL control: Fully counterclockwise

wSwitch ON the DC power supply, then press and hold the [POWER] switch briefly.

•The transceiver switches ON. Indicators and frequency digits should appear on the display.

SPLIT	TF-SET	A/B	RIT	IF SHIFT	SQL
			CH
				4	6
M/V	A=B	CLEAR	XIT			q
				2	8
SCAN	M>VFO		M.IN			q
				0	10

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eVFO A should already be selected for receiving and transmitting, and you should see “tA” on the display. If not, press the [A/B] button.

rIncrease the AF control slowly clockwise until you hear a suitable level of background noise.

tSelect an Amateur band by pressing the [UP] or [DOWN] button.

ySelect an operating mode by pressing the [LSB/USB] or [CW/FSK] 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.

uTurn 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

•Note that pressing [POWER] for more than approximately 2 seconds switches the transceiver power OFF.

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