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Contents

Main B62-1735-20 (K, E) 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 HF/ 50 MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480HX TS-480SAT INSTRUCTION MANUAL ATT/PRE A=B NOTICE TO THE USER BEFORE STARTING THANK YOU THANK YOU FEATURES SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES THANK YOU MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL MARKET CODES WRITING CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED PRECAUTIONS CONTENTS Page CONTENTS INSTALLATION MOBILE INSTALLATION INSTALLATION EXAMPLE REMOTE CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION ANTENNA CONNECTION GROUND CONNECTION IGNITION NOISE DC POWER CABLE CONNECTION FIXED STATION INSTALLATION REMOTE CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION DC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTION ANTENNA CONNECTION GROUND CONNECTION LIGHTNING PROTECTION PORTABLE BRACKET (E-TYPE ONLY) FUSES 6 PANEL AND MICROPHONE CONNECTION To PANEL Microphone To MIC Line filter ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS TX/ RX UNIT REMOTE CONTROL PANEL YOUR FIRST QSO RECEPTION e i r qu qr y w t 2 YOUR FIRST QSO TRANSMISSION we ro tu q GETTING ACQUAINTED REMOTE CONTROL PANEL io w e r t y q !0u !9 @0 @1 @4!4 !5 !6 !7 !8 @5@6 @7 @2 @8 @9 #0 #3 #6 #1 #2 #9 LCD DISPLAY q w e r t y u o!0 !1 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8!9i !2 !3 #1#2#3 #6 #5 #4 #0@9@8@7@5 @3@4 TX/ RX UNIT i qw ert y u er w y t q q REMOTE CONTROL PANEL (REAR) MICROPHONE 18 OPERATING BASICS t A or t AF SELECTING A BAND NB/T MTR ENT 6 MULTI-FUNCTION METER Multi-function meter The COMP meter functions only when the Speech Processor is ON for SSB, FM, or AM mode. Peak Hold readings cannot be deactivated. The S-meter responds differently in FM mode, compared to other modes. This is not a malfunction. MICROPHONE GAIN MENU SETUP WHAT IS A MENU? MENU A/ MENU B MENU ACCESS QUICK MENU MENU CONFIGURATION Page Page ALPHABETICAL FUNCTION LIST BASIC COMMUNICATIONS SSB TRANSMISSION FM TRANSMISSION 6 BASIC COMMUNICATIONS AM TRANSMISSION NARROW BANDWIDTH FOR FM NARROW BANDWIDTH FOR AM 6 BASIC COMMUNICATIONS CW TRANSMISSION AUTO ZERO-BEAT TX SIDETONE/ RX PITCH FREQUENCY ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS SPLIT-FREQUENCY OPERATION TF-SET (TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY SET) FM REPEATER OPERATION TRANSMITTING A TONE TONE FREQ. ID SCAN FM CTCSS OPERATION CTCSS FREQ. ID SCAN COMMUNICATING AIDS RECEPTION SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY Configuring the Tuning Control as MULTI control (FM) Fine Tuning RIT (RECEIVE INCREMENTAL TUNING) AGC (AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL) TRANSMISSION VOX (VOICE-OPERATED TRANSMIT) SPEECH PROCESSOR XIT (TRANSMIT INCREMENTAL TUNING) CUSTOMIZING TRANSMISSION SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS Frequency Response Curves TRANSMIT INHIBIT BUSY LOCKOUT CHANGING FREQUENCY WHILE TRANSMITTING CW BREAK-IN USING SEMI BREAK-IN OR FULL BREAK-IN ELECTRONIC KEYER CHANGING KEYING SPEED AUTO WEIGHTING BUG KEY FUNCTION CW MESSAGE MEMORY FREQUENCY CORRECTION FOR CW AUTO CW TX IN SSB MODE MIC UP/ DWN KEY PADDLE MODE SWAP DOT AND DASH PADDLE POSITION SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS RADIO TELETYPE (RTTY) 9 SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS AMTOR/ PacTOR/ CLOVER/ G-TOR/ PSK31 PACKET RADIO 9 SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS SLOW SCAN TV/ FACSIMILE REJECTING INTERFERENCE IF SHIFT (SSB/ CW/ FSK) zH072/ edoM IF FILTER DSP FILTERS CHANGING THE DSP FILTER BANDWIDTH BEAT CANCEL (SSB/ FM/ AM) NOISE REDUCTION (ALL MODES) NOISE BLANKER DIGITAL NOISE LIMITER (DNL) DSP FILTER FOR DATA COMMUNICATION (SSB/ FM) DSP RX MONITOR PRE-AMPLIFIER ATTENUATOR CW REVERSE (RECEPTION) MEMORY FEATURES MEMORY CHANNELS STORING DATA IN MEMORY MEMORY RECALL AND SCROLL MEMORY TRANSFER STORING FREQUENCY RANGES MEMORY CHANNEL LOCKOUT ERASING MEMORY CHANNELS MEMORY CHANNEL NAME Available alpha-numeric characters QUICK MEMORY dnaycneuqerfAOFV edomgnitarepo lecnaCtaeBPSD 2/1/FFO retimiLesioNlatigiD 3~1/FFO snoitcnufXR/XT STORING INTO QUICK MEMORY RECALLING QUICK MEMORY CHANNELS SCAN NORMAL SCAN VFO SCAN PROGRAM SCAN PROGRAM SCAN PARTIALLY SLOWED SCAN HOLD MEMORY SCAN SCAN RESUME METHOD ALL-CHANNEL SCAN GROUP SCAN Memory Group yromeM lennahC puorGyromeM yromeM lennahC OPERATOR CONVENIENCES ANTENNAS APO (Auto Power OFF) AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER ATTENUATOR AUTO MODE BEEP FUNCTION DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS KEY ILLUMINATION LINEAR AMPLIFIER CONTROL LOCK FUNCTIONS MICROPHONE PF KEYS PF KEY RX DSP EQUALIZER EQUALIZING RECEIVING AUDIO RX MONITOR TX MONITOR TX POWER TS-480SAT TS-480HX TIME-OUT TIMER TX TUNE QUICK DATA TRANSFER SETTING UP USING QUICK TRANSFER COMPUTER CONTROL SETTING UP COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS CONTROLLING THE TS-480 FROM PC REMOTE CONTROLLING THE TS-480 ON THE NETWORK VGS-1 VOICE GUIDE & STORAGE UNIT (OPTIONAL) RECORDING MESSAGES MESSAGE PLAYBACK CONSTANT RECORDING VOICE GUIDE Voice Guide Announcement Volume Voice Guide Announcement Speed CROSSBAND REPTEATER Operation DX PACKETCLUSTER TUNE SKY COMMAND II (K-TYPE ONLY) SKY COMMAND II DIAGRAM PREPARATION Starting Sky Command II operation: TS-480 + TH-D7A/ TM-D700A (Transporter) Setup: USING TH-D7A AS A COMMANDER TS-480 + TH-D7A/ TM-D700A (Transporter) Setup: TH-D7A (Commander) Setup: CONTROL OPERATION 75 FHehthctiwsoT FFOreviecsnart sserP ]REWOP[ . nanooiduatimsnartoT ycneuqerfFH When [0/ SYNC] is pressed, the Commander shows the current settings of the TS-480 transceiver: CONNECTING PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT COMPUTER COMPATIBLE TRANSCEIVER RTTY OPERATION HF/ 50 MHz LINEAR AMPLIFIER REMOTE terminal pin assignment (8-pin mini DIN) ANTENNA TUNER MCP AND TNC DATA connector pin assignment (6-pin mini DIN) DX PACKETCLUSTER TUNE CROSSBAND REPEATER 80 SKY COMMAND II (K-TYPE ONLY) TM-D700A INSTALLING OPTIONS REMOVING THE TOP COVER VGS-1 VOICE GUIDE & STORAGE UNIT YF-107C/ CN/ SN IF FILTERS AND SO-3 TCXO 15 INSTALLING OPTIONS REFERENCE FREQUENCY CALIBRATION TROUBLESHOOTING CLEANING BACKUP BATTERY GENERAL INFORMATION SERVICE TROUBLESHOOTING Page Page Page DEMONSTRATION MODE MICROPROCESSOR RESET INITIAL SETTINGS PARTIAL RESET FULL RESET OPERATION NOTICES DC POWER SUPPLY FAN NOISES INTERNAL BEATS AGC OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES SPECIFICATIONS 20 SPECIFICATIONS INDEX 19 INDEX