Kenwood TS-480HX, TS-480SAT Microphone PF Keys, Pf Key, RX DSP Equalizer, RX Monitor

13 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES

MICROPHONE PF KEYS

When using the optional MC-47 microphone with the MJ-88 plug adaptor, you can customize the functions of the Microphone PF1 (CALL), PF2 (VFO), PF3 (MR), and PF4 (PF) keys. You can assign the following types of functions to these keys via Menu Nos. 49 ~ 52:

¥Directly select a Menu No. without pressing [MENU/ F.LOCK] and turning the MULTI control.

¥Activate the same function as one of the Remote Control panel keys.

One of the following functions can be assigned to each PF key. Selecting Ò99Ó assigns no function to the PF key.

PF KEY

You can program the Remote Control panel [PF] key to assign a function that you frequently use. The default is VOICE1 for the optional Voice Guide and Storage unit, VGS-1 {page 68}. You can assign one of the functions in ÒMICROPHONE PF KEYSÓ {above} to this PF key, accessing Menu No. 48.

Number	Function		Number	Function
0 ~ 60	Menu No. 00 ~ 60		80	M.IN
61	VOICE1		81	CW.T
62	VOICE2		82	CH1
63	RX Monitor		83	CH2
64	DSP RX		84	CH3
	Monitor
65	Freq. Lock		85	FINE
66	Send (TX)		86	CLR
67	TX tune		87	MTR
68	LSB	USB	88	MHz
69	CW	FSK	89	ANT1/2
70	FM	AM	90	NB
71	TF-SET		91	NR
72	QMR		92	BC
73	QMI		93	DNL
74	SPLIT		94	Ð
75	A/B		95	Ð
76	M/V		96	Ð
77	A=B		97	Ð
78	SCAN		98	Ð
79	MsVFO		99	No function

RX DSP EQUALIZER

EQUALIZING RECEIVING AUDIO

Use Menu No. 18 to change the receiver frequency responses of the target signal. You can select one from 8 different receiver profiles including the default flat response. Selecting any of the following items from the Menu causes ÒRtEQÓ to appear on the display.

•Off (oFF):

The flat frequency response (default).

•High boost 1 (hb1):

Emphasizes higher audio frequencies.

•High boost 2 (hb2):

Emphasizes higher audio frequencies but lower audio frequency attenuation is less than High boost1 (hb1).

•Formant pass (FP):

Improves clarity by suppressing audio frequencies outside the normal voice frequency range.

•Bass boost 1 (bb1):

Emphasizes lower audio frequencies.

•Bass boost 2 (bb2):

Emphasizes lower audio frequencies but higher audio frequency attenuation is less than Bass boost1 (bb1).

•Conventional (c):

Attenuates 2 kHz or more audio frequency slightly.

•User (U):

Reserved for the ARCP software. Off (flat) is programmed at the factory as a default.

RX MONITOR

RX monitor disables the squelch function temporarily to monitor the current frequency activities.

To use the RX Monitor function, first assign the function to the PF key on the Remote Control panel (or Mic PF keys).

1Press [MENU/ F.LOCK] and turn the MULTI control to select Menu No. 48.

2Press []/ [] to select Ò63Ó.

3Press [MENU/ F.LOCK] to store the setting and exit the Menu mode.

4Press [PF].

¥ While [PF] is pressed, the speaker unmutes.

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