YOUR FIRST QSO
8
RECEIVING
3 GETTING ACQUAINTED
Note:
Only those buttons and controls required to briefly try the
transceiver are explained in this section.
q Set the following as specified:
•AF gain control: Fully counterclockwise
•RF gain control: Fully clockwise
•SQL control: Fully counterclockwise
w Switch ON the DC power supply, then press and
hold the [ ] (POWER) switch briefly.
•The transceiver switches ON. Indicators and
frequency digits should light on the Display.
e VFO A should already be selected for receive and
transmit as shown by the lit indicators in the
[RX A] button and the [TX A] button. If not, press
the [RX A] button.
r Increase the AF gain control slowly clockwise until
you hear a suitable level of background noise.
t Select an Amateur band by pressing the [UP] or
[DOWN] button.
•First pressing the [1MHz] button before
pressing the [UP] or [DOWN] button lets you
step up or down in 1 MHz increments instead
of stepping between Amateur bands.
y Select an operating mode by pressing the
[LSB/USB] or [CW/–R] button.
•Press the same button again to toggle to the
second function on the button. For example,
repeatedly pressing the [LSB/USB] button
switches between LSB and USB modes.
u Turn the Tuning control to tune in a station. If no
stations are heard but you have an antenna
connected, possibly the wrong antenna connector
is selected. Pressing the [ANT] button toggles
between the Antenna 1 and the Antenna 2
connectors.
YOUR FIRST QSO
Since you’ve now installed the TS-870S, why not try it? The instructions below are abbreviated. They are intended
only to act as a quick introduction. If you encounter problems or there’s something you don’t understand, you can
read about the subject in more detail later.
AGC
USB
50
49
38
27
16
RX TX
OFF
CAR DELAY
AGC KEY SPEED
METER PROC MONI
0
2
46
8
100
2
46
8
10
AUTO
NOTCH
BEAT
CANCEL N.R. TX EQ.
LO/WIDTH
FILTER
HI/SHIFT
MIC
ATT
ANT DOWN UP
VOX FULL/SEMI
AT TUNE
SEND
THRU/AUTO
AIP
PHONES
PROC MONI
MIC PWR
AF RF
NB SQL
M.IN
REC F.LOCK
CH 4 CLR
CH 3 SCAN
CH 2 M>VFO
CH 1 M.IN
ENTER TF-SET
MODE
LSB
/USB
FSK
/— R
CW/— R
FM/AM
FINE 1MHz DOWN UP
A=B MENU
RIT
RIT/XIT
M.CH/VFO.CH
XIT CLEAR NB
A
B
M.CH
QUICK MEMO
MR
SLOW FAST
0
2
46
8
10
0
2
46
8
10
0
2
46
8
10
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR
S
9
7
5
3
1
10
25
50
FILTER
ALC
0
20
40
100
60
W
dB
USB
AGC
HF TRANSCEIVER TS-870
ON AIR AT TUNE
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