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3 GETTING ACQUAINTED
#1 VFO/ Memory channel buttons
Press to select VFO A, VFO B, or a memory channel for
receive or transmit. If a receive button is pressed, the
same VFO or memory channel is selected for transmit
and receive. However, pressing a transmit button
selects only that VFO or memory channel for transmit
{page 42}.
RX A button
Selects VFO A for receive and transmit
{page 19}.
TX A button
Selects VFO A for transmit {page 42}.
RX B button
Selects VFO B for receive and transmit
{page 19}.
TX B button
Selects VFO B for transmit {page 42}.
RX M.CH button
Selects memory channel mode for receive and
transmit {page 55}.
TX M.CH button
Selects memory channel mode for transmit
{page 42}.
#2 AUTO NOTCH button
In SSB mode, press to switch the Auto Notch function
ON or OFF. Auto Notch can automatically locate and
remove interfering signals from the receive IF pass
band {page 52}.
#3 BEAT CANCEL button
In SSB or AM mode, press to switch the Beat Cancel
function ON or OFF. Beat Cancel works at AF to
remove interfering signals {page 52}.
#4 N.R. button
In SSB, CW, FSK, or AM mode, press to switch the
Noise Reduction function ON or OFF. This function
offers a choice of digital filtering methods for reception
{page 53}.
#5 TX EQ. button
In SSB or AM mode, press to switch the Transmit
Equalizer function ON or OFF. This equalizer function
includes high boost, low boost, and comb filter functions
{page 47}.
#6 FILTER LO/WIDTH and HI/SHIFT controls
These controls allow total flexibility in all modes for
digitally changing the receive pass band characteristics
for optimum reception {pages 51, 52}.
#7 RIT button
Press to switch the Receive Incremental Tuning function
ON or OFF. The RIT function allows you to change your
receive frequency without affecting your transmit
frequency {page 44}.
#8 CLEAR button
Press to reset the RIT/XIT frequency offset to zero
{pages 44, 45}. Also erases entered digits at any time
the keypad is being used to enter data {page 22, 48}.
#9 XIT button
Press to switch the Transmit Incremental Tuning
function ON or OFF. The XIT function allows you to
change your transmit frequency without affecting your
receive frequency {page 45}.
$0 UP/DOWN buttons
Press to step through all Amateur bands consecutively
{page 20}. If the 1MHz Step function is ON, then
pressing these buttons steps the transceiver in 1 MHz
increments {page 20}. These buttons are also used to
make selections from the Menu {page 24}, and to check
Start and End frequencies for the Scan function
{page 60}.
Note:
Only Auto Notch
#2,
or Beat Cancel
#3,
or Noise Reduction
#4
can be used at one time. They cannot be activated at the same time.
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49
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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
HF TRANSCEIVER TS-870
ON AIR AT TUNE
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