Kenwood TS-2000X, TS-B2000 instruction manual Transmitting

2 YOUR FIRST QSO (HF/ 50 MHz band)

TRANSMITTING

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PF
F LOCK	A
ATT	PRE
LEVEL
	LEVEL
VOX
	PROC
SEND	ANT1/2
	AT
PHONES	LEVEL
	N
	.
	R
	.
	LEVEL
	A
	.
	N
	.
MIC	MANUAL
	B
	.
	C
	.
	LO/
	WIDTH

CH1/REC	CH2/REC	CH3/REC
1	2
		3
TONE/SEL
	METER
		CTCSS/SEL
4
	5
		6
NB/LEVEL
	AGC/OFF
7	8	FINE/STEP
		9
.
DCS/SEL	SHIFT/OFFSET
	0	ENT
	HI/
	SHIFT

C N U F

MAIN
	AUTO
CAR	LSB
MIC	USB

TX MONI	REV
	CW
PWR
	FSK
DELAY	NAR
KEY	FM
	AM
CLR		SEL
DISP		1MHz

CW TUNE

HF/VHF/UHF ALL MODE MULTI BANDER TS-2000

RIT

ALT

							XIT
								_
							CLEAR
							P.C.T
							SET
		SUB			UAL	BC		MAIN
								GAIN
					MAN		RF
				QUICK MEMO
MENU		TF-		MR	M.IN
			CALL	C
		SET		IN
				.
					TL
					SA
				M/S	REV
						MAIN
	MAIN	SUB		A/B	SPLIT
					TRACE
				VFO/CH				AF
					A=B
				VFO/M
CTRL		SG.SEL		MG.SEL	M.IN			SQL
	SCAN		M VFO

9.6k STA CON

RIT/SUB

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MULTI	CH
SUB

qTurn the Tuning control to tune in a desired station or to select an unused frequency.

wPress [AT/ ANT1/2] momentarily.

• “AT” appears.

S	1	3	5	7	9	20	40	6	0dB
		10		25	50		100W
PWR
ALC
					FILTER

e Press and hold [AT/ ANT1/2] to activate the built- in antenna tuner.

• “AT” starts blinking and the MAIN band LED above the [MIC/ CAR] key turns red.

S	1	3	5	7	9	20	40	6	0dB
		10		25		50	100W
PWR

• Tuning should be completed in under 20 seconds, then “AT” stops blinking.

• If tuning is not completed within 20 seconds, error beeps sound. Press [AT/ ANT1/2] to stop the error beeps and quit tuning. Check your antenna system before continuing. If you do not press [AT/ ANT1/2], tuning will continue for approximately 60 seconds.

Note: You will hear a lot of clicking sounds coming from the transceiver while the antenna tuner is trying to tune the antenna. This is simply the relay switches turning ON and OFF.

rWith LSB, USB, or AM selected, press [MIC/ CAR] to activate the Microphone Gain Adjust.

•“MIC GAIN 50” appears.

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•With FM selected, skip this step.

tPress [SEND].

• The MAIN band LED turns red.

yBegin speaking into the microphone in your normal tone of voice.

uLSB/ USB: While speaking into the microphone, adjust the MULTI/ CH control so that the ALC meter reflects according to your voice level.

	1	3	5	7	9	20	40	60
S									dB
		10		25	5	0	10	0W
R
PW
C
AL
					FILTER

AM: While speaking into the microphone, adjust the MULTI/ CH control so that the calibrated power meter slightly reflects to your voice level.

FM: Skip this step.

iWhen you finish speaking, press [SEND] to return to receive mode.

oPress [MIC/ CAR] to quit the Microphone Gain Adjustment.

Note: If desired, access Menu No. 41 {page 28} to try the Microphone Gain Adjust for FM.

This completes your introduction to the TS-2000(X), but there is a great deal more to know. “OPERATING BASICS” {page 18} and the following chapters explain all the functions of this transceiver, starting with the most basic, commonly-used functions.

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