8
YOUR FIRST QSO
Are you ready to give your TS-480HX/ SAT a quick
try? Reading these two pages should get your voice
on the air in your first QSO on the HF/ 50 MHz band
shortly. The instructions below are intended only for
a quick guide. If you encounter problems or there is
something you don’t understand, read the detailed
explanations given later in this manual.
Note:
This section explains only keys and controls required to
briefly try the transceiver.
qSet the following as specified:
•AF control: Fully counterclockwise
•SQL control: Fully counterclockwise
Then, switch ON the DC power supply if you are
using the DC power supply. If you are operating the
transceiver with the car batteries, ensure that the DC
power source(s) are available at the DC connector(s).
wPress and hold [ ] (POWER) briefly to turn ON
the transceiver.
•Do not press the switch for more than
approximately 2 seconds; the transceiver will
be switched OFF.
•Upon power up, “HELLO” appears, followed by
the selected frequency and other indicators.
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eConfirm that VFO A has been selected for
communications; “
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A” should be visible on the
display. If it has not, press [A/B / M/V] to select
VFO A.
rTurn the AF control slowly clockwise until you hear
a suitable level of background noise.
tPress [ ]/ [ ] to select a desired HF/ 50 MHz
Amateur radio band.
yPress [MODE] to select the desired
communication mode.
•There are 4 mode pairs: USB/ LSB, CW/ CWR
(Reversed pitch), FSK/ FSR (Reverse shift)
and AM/ FM. Press [MODE] (1 s) to toggle the
mode within each pair: USB LSB,
CW CWR, FSK FSR, or AM FM.
•To select the alternate mode on each operating
mode, press and hold the key for 1 second.
For example, if USB is selected, press
[MODE] (1 s) to switch to LSB mode. The
following diagram illustrates how to access
each mode.
MODE
MODE
MODE
MODE
MODE
(1 s)
MODE
(1 s)
MODE
(1 s)
MODE
(1 s)
uIf you have selected FM, turn the SQL control
clockwise until the background noise is just
eliminated; the green LED (above the [MODE]
key) turns OFF.
•With LSB or USB selected, skip this step.
iTurn the Tuning control to tune in a station.
•If you do not hear any stations, you may have
the wrong antenna connector selected. In this
case, try selecting another antenna by pressing
and hold [ATT/PRE/ ANT1/2] (1 s).
NAR
1 REC 2 REC
5 RF.G
0 OFF
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3 REC
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4
7
TX MONI
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DELAY
HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480
CLR STEP SG.SEL
CW.T
F.LOCK
M/V
SPLIT
MVFO
M.IN
TF-SET
MULTI IF
SHIFT
AF SQL
PF
AT
CH1 CH2 CH3
PWR MIC KEY
VOX
PROC
AGC
ENT
A / B
A=B
MODE
MHz
QMI
QMR
MENU
MTR
NB/T
ANT 1/2
FINE SCAN
DNL
BC
NR FIL
RIT
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CL
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