15 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES

Starting Sky Command II+ operation:

After you have completed the following setups, you can start Sky Command II+ operation. Without programming these parameters, you cannot perform Sky Command II+ operation.

On the TS-2000 (Transporter):

1

Select the desired HF frequency that you want to

 

be controlled on the main transceiver.

2

Select an open VHF frequency in FM mode for the

 

main transceiver and another open UHF

 

frequency in FM mode for the sub-receiver.

Mic Key

Function

 

 

1Power OFF

2HF frequency receive ON/ OFF

3Modulation mode switch

4RIT ON/ OFF

5XIT ON/ OFF

6RIT offset or XIT offset clear

7Split-frequency ON/ OFF

8Transfer from Memory to VFO

3 Press [MENU], then turn the MULTI/ CH control to

access Menu No. 62E.

9

In VFO mode: VFO A/ VFO B switch

In Memory Recall mode: no change

4

Select T-PORTER (Transporter).

5

Press [MENU] to enter the Transporter mode.

On the TM-D700A (Commander):

1Select the same VHF and UHF frequencies that you selected for the TS-2000 (Transporter).

2Access Menu 4–4 to select COMMANDER.

•“PRESS [0] KEY TO START COMMANDER!!” appears.

3Press [0] on the DTMF Mic of the TM-D700A to start the Sky Command II+ operation.

CONTROL OPERATION

After setting up both the TS-2000 (Transporter) and the TM-D700A (Commander) for Sky Command II+ operation, press Mic [0] on the Commander. While in Sky Command mode, the Mic keys of the Commander will function as described below.

Each time you press a key, the Commander will automatically enter transmit mode and send the corresponding control command to the Transporter.

To switch the HF

Press Mic [1].

transceiver OFF

 

 

 

To change the frequency

Press Mic [UP]/ [DWN].

or memory channel on

 

the HF transceiver

 

To transmit audio on an

Press and hold Mic

HF frequency

[PTT], then speak into the

 

microphone.

 

 

To receive audio on an

Press Mic [2].

HF frequency

 

 

 

To monitor the UHF band

Press the Mic PF key

on the Commander

assigned to the Monitor

 

function.

0Current settings retrieve (from HF transceiver)

BVFO/ Memory Recall mode switch

CXIT/ RIT offset frequency increase

DXIT/ RIT offset frequency decrease

In LSB, USB, or CW mode: 1 10 Hz/ 1 kHz switch

In FM or AM mode: 1 kHz/ 10 kHz switch

In VFO mode: frequency entry ON

# 2 In Memory Recall mode: channel number entry ON

1“FS” appears when you select 1 kHz step (LSB/ USB/ CW) or 10 kHz step (FM/ AM).

2After pressing Mic [#], press Mic [0] to [9] to enter a frequency or memory channel number.

When Mic [0] is pressed, the Commander shows the current settings of the HF transceiver:

w

qu

e r t y

qHF frequency w VFO: A, VFO: B,

MR: 00 ~ 99 (memory channel number) e RIT, XIT

r OFF, –9.99 ~ +9.99

t LSB, USB, CW, FM, or AM

y SPLIT–A: VFO A is used for transmitting. SPLIT–B: VFO B is used for transmitting.

SPLIT–M: A memory channel is used for transmitting.

u “FS” appears when Mic [ ] is pressed.

Note:

◆After pressing [MENU], you can access only Menu 4–4.

◆The Transporter will transmit its call sign in Morse code every 10 minutes, using the 144 MHz band.

◆The APO timer will not operate on the transceiver while the Transporter is ON.

◆You must set VHF frequency on the main transceiver and UHF frequency on the sub-receiver. Otherwise, the Sky Command II+ may not operate properly.

◆When the TS-2000(X) exits the Sky Command II+ operation, the operating frequency of VFO A will be set to the VHF frequency that the Sky Command II+ was operated.

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