TS-440S

ADJUSTMENT

Item

Condition

 

Operation chec k

1 . Reset

1) FUNCTION SW : A

FREQ : 14,000 .OkH z

check

POWER SW : OFF

 

MODE: US B

 

 

Set the POWER SW ON

VFO A: Light s

 

while depressing the IA = B

The "Beeper" sound simul -

 

key . Then release the IA = B

taneously with POWER ON .

 

key .

 

 

 

 

 

21 FUNCTION SW : B

FREQ . 14,000 .OkH z

 

 

 

 

MODE: US B

 

 

 

 

 

VFO B : Light s

 

31 LVFO/M

SW: ON

The frequency display disap -

 

M .CH SW : Change the chan -

pears . M .CH display light s

 

nels in 00 through 99 order .

and displays

00–99 order.

 

 

 

 

Split display lights when

 

 

 

 

turning VFO dial 90–99 .

2. Band

1) [VFO/M]

SW: OFF

FREQ : 1 8

, 0 00 .0kHz

 

1MHz STEP SW : OF F

The "Beeper" sounds simul -

 

Depress the "BAND

: UP "

taneously .

 

 

key once .

 

 

 

 

 

Press repeatedly .

 

The MHz display ~ q ,

 

 

 

 

counts up . The "Beeper "

 

 

 

 

soudns simultaneously .

 

2) Hold the "BAND

: UP "

FREQ :

 

 

on

 

 

 

ir

 

 

 

 

14, 000 .0

 

 

 

 

18, 000 . 0

 

 

 

 

10,000 .0

21,000 . 0

 

 

 

 

7,000 .0

24,500 . 0

 

 

 

 

3,500.0

28,500 . 0

 

 

 

 

tI

 

 

 

 

 

1,500 .0

29, 500 . 0

 

 

 

 

1

 

Item

3 . Dial

4 . MOD E functio n (LSB ,

USB, CW, AF, FM, FSK)

ENT 1

KEY

6 Memory

write

100 CH

Condition

Operation chec k

1)FREQ : 0,000 .0kHz Check to see if the dis -

play does not change b y turning the VFO contro l counterclockwise . And adjus t the index by turning it in the same way .

Turn the VFO contro l slowly clockwise .

Change MODE (ex : depres s CW "C" morse code- -

CW once)

 

 

 

EX : LSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CW - - -

 

 

 

 

 

 

A M

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM ---

 

 

 

 

 

 

FSK -- -

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED lights when depressin g

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE SW .

1)

Depress the IENT

Ionce .

The frequency display dis -

 

 

 

 

 

 

appears

 

 

 

MODE/KEY --

Seven bar' s segment an d

C7a:r H'

III

two decimal point displayed .

 

 

 

 

Ir ;,

 

 

 

r– PG

''—1

r—'0 S2 ~

 

 

 

 

L IP

i 1 I 2

1

1 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l1

 

 

 

21 Depress MODE/KEY

 

FREQ 1 6 .

1

6

7

LEN T

:The"B e eper" sounds simul -

 

 

 

 

 

 

taneousl y

 

1 )

FR EQ : 14 .0000MHz

 

The frequency displays dis -

MODE: USB

 

 

appears .

 

[VFO/M

SW : ON

 

 

M CH

~--two decimal

The "'Beeper" sounds at

memory

1

point onl y

3)Depress the "BAND : DOWN" key once .

Repeat the operation .

4)Hold the "BAND : DOWN " key on .

5)1MHz STEP SW : O N Hold the "UP " key on .

Hold the "DOWN" key on .

each Key-press .

FRED: J LI , LI 00 .0kH z Displays 1MHz lower frequ - ency than that previousl y displayed in 2) .

The "Beeper" sounds .

The frequency display step s down 1MHz at each key-press .

The "Beeper" sounds .

The frequency display in 2 ) steps down . The "Beeper " sounds at each key-press .

1MHz LED (green) lights . FREQ : LI q ,000 .OkH z The MHz display LI q

advances 1MHz at each key-press .

The display steps dow n

1 MHz at each key-press .

00–89 :

NORMAL

91 -99 .

SPLIT CH

2)Repeat VFO/M SW : ON

31 I M .IN–ISW: ON

41I M .IN I SW: ON again

51VFO/M SW: ON

M .CH display lights and dis - plays 00 in order .

FREQ : 14 .0000MH z

The "Beeper" sounds simul - taneously .

The frequency display dis - appears .

M .CH display lights and dis -

plays 00 in order . M .SCR LED light .

FREQ : 14 .0000MH z (Memory is written already )

FREQ 14 .0000 MH z

M .CH display lights and dis - plays 00 in order .

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