Kenwood TS-480SAT Selecting a Band, Selecting a Mode, Adjusting Squelch, Selecting a Frequency

SELECTING A BAND

Press []/ [] to select your desired band.

•Holding down either key changes the bands continuously.

					HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480			CL
								XIT
PF								RIT
ANT 1/2
ATT/PRE
AT	1 REC	2 REC	3 REC				M.IN	TF-SET
	CH1	CH2	CH3	DNL		MODE	QMI
					NAR
AF	SQL 4 TX MONI	5 RF.G	6 DELAY				M VFO		IF
						F.LOCK		MULTI
	PWR	MIC	KEY	NR	FIL		QMR		SHIFT
	7	8	9	BC		MENU	M/V
	NB/T	VOX	PROC		CW.T		A / B
	CLR	0 OFF		STEP	SG.SEL	MHz	SPLIT
	MTR	AGC	ENT	FINE	SCAN		A=B

SELECTING A MODE

Press [MODE] to cycle through the 4 mode pairs: USB/ LSB, CW/ CWR, FSK/ FSR, and AM/ FM. Each time you press [MODE], the mode display cycles USB or LSB, CW or CWR, FSK or FSR, FM or AM. To select the other mode on each pair, press [MODE] (1 s). For example, to select “LSB” while “USB” is visible, press [MODE] (1 s). “USB” changes to “LSB”. Press [MODE] (1 s) again to go back to “LSB” from “USB”. The following illustration describes how to access each mode with the [MODE] key.

					HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480			CL
								XIT
PF								RIT
ANT 1/2
ATT/PRE
AT	1 REC	2 REC	3 REC				M.IN	TF-SET
	CH1	CH2	CH3	DNL		MODE	QMI
					NAR
AF	SQL 4 TX MONI	5 RF.G	6 DELAY				M VFO		IF
						F.LOCK		MULTI
	PWR	MIC	KEY	NR	FIL		QMR		SHIFT
	7	8	9	BC		MENU	M/V
	NB/T	VOX	PROC		CW.T		A / B
	CLR	0 OFF		STEP	SG.SEL	MHz	SPLIT
	MTR	AGC	ENT	FINE	SCAN		A=B

MODE (1 s)

MODE

MODE (1 s)

MODE

MODE (1 s)

MODE

MODE (1 s)

MODE

Access Menu No. 02 then press [] to select “on” to turn the Auto Mode selection ON. When it is ON, “AUTO” appears. As a default setting, if you change the frequency above or below 9.5 MHz, the transceiver automatically switches modes; LSB for frequencies under 9.5 MHz and USB for frequencies equal to or over 9.5 MHz. You can further add the frequency table data to change the mode automatically {page 61}.

4 OPERATING BASICS

ADJUSTING SQUELCH

The purpose of the Squelch is to mute the speaker when no signals are present. With the squelch level correctly set, you will hear sound only while actually receiving signals. The higher the selected squelch level, the stronger the signals must be to receive. The appropriate squelch level depends on the ambient RF noise conditions.

Turn the SQL control when there are no signals present to select the squelch level at which the background noise is just eliminated; the green LED will turn off. Many ham operators prefer leaving the SQL control fully counterclockwise unless operating on a full-carrier mode such as FM. The squelch level for the main transceiver is preset at the factory to approximately the 9 o’clock position for FM and 11 o’clock for SSB and AM.

					HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480			CL
								XIT
PF								RIT
ANT 1/2
ATT/PRE
AT	1 REC	2 REC	3 REC				M.IN	TF-SET
	CH1	CH2	CH3	DNL	NAR	MODE	QMI
AF	SQL 4 TX MONI	5 RF.G	6 DELAY				M VFO		IF
						F.LOCK		MULTI
	PWR	MIC	KEY	NR	FIL		QMR		SHIFT
	7	8	9	BC		MENU	M/V
	NB/T	VOX	PROC		CW.T		A / B
	CLR	0 OFF		STEP	SG.SEL	MHz	SPLIT
	MTR	AGC	ENT	FINE	SCAN		A=B

SELECTING A FREQUENCY

Turn the Tuning control clockwise or press Mic [UP] to increase the frequency. Turn the Tuning control counterclockwise or press Mic [DWN] to decrease the frequency.

					HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480			CL
								XIT
PF								RIT
ANT 1/2
ATT/PRE
AT	1 REC	2 REC	3 REC				M.IN	TF-SET
	CH1	CH2	CH3	DNL	NAR	MODE	QMI
AF	SQL 4 TX MONI	5 RF.G	6 DELAY				M VFO		IF
	PWR	MIC	KEY	NR	FIL	F.LOCK	QMR	MULTI	SHIFT
	7	8	9	BC		MENU	M/V
	NB/T	VOX	PROC		CW.T		A / B
	CLR	0 OFF		STEP	SG.SEL	MHz	SPLIT
	MTR	AGC	ENT	FINE	SCAN		A=B

You may prefer directly entering a frequency using the numeric keypad if the desired frequency is far from the current frequency. Press [ENT], then press the numeric keys as necessary. For details, refer to “Direct Frequency Entry” {page 34}.

1 REC	2 REC	3 REC
CH1	CH2	CH3						HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480			CL
4 TX MONI	5 RF.G	6 DELAY									XIT
			PF
	MIC	KEY									RIT
PWR			ANT 1/2
			ATT/PRE
7	8	9	AT	1 REC	2 REC	3 REC				M.IN	TF-SET
NB/T	VOX	PROC		CH1	CH2	CH3	DNL	NAR MODE		QMI
				PWR	MIC	KEY	NR			QMR	IF
								FIL
			AF SQL 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G			6 DELAY			F.LOCK	M VFO
											MULTI SHIFT
CLR	0 OFF			7	8	9	BC		MENU	M/V
				NB/T	VOX	PROC		CW.T		A / B
MTR	AGC	ENT		CLR	0 OFF		STEP	SG.SEL	MHz	SPLIT
				MTR	AGC	ENT	FINE	SCAN		A=B

This transceiver provides many other methods for quickly selecting a frequency. For further information, refer to “SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY”

{page 34}.

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