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

CONTENTS

THANK YOU		i
FEATURES		i
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES		i
WRITING CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED		i
MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL		ii
MARKET CODES		ii
NOTICE TO USER		ii
PRECAUTIONS		iii
CONTENTS		iv
CHAPTER 1	INSTALLATION
ANTENNA CONNECTION		1
GROUND CONNECTION		1
LIGHTNING PROTECTION		1
DC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTION		2
UTILIZING THE BAIL (TS-2000 (X)ONLY)		2
REPLACING FUSES		2
ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS		3
FRONT PANEL		3
Headphones (PHONES)		3
Microphone (MIC)		3
REAR PANEL		3
External Speakers (EXT. SP1/ EXT. SP2)		3
Keys for CW (PADDLE and KEY)		3
CHAPTER 2	YOUR FIRST QSO (HF/ 50MHz band)
RECEIVING		4
TRANSMITTING		5
CHAPTER 3	YOUR FIRST QSO (VHF/ UHF band)
RECEIVING		6
TRANSMITTING		7
CHAPTER 4	GETTING ACQUAINTED
FRONT PANEL		8
REAR PANEL	........................................................	13
DISPLAY		14
MICROPHONE		17
CHAPTER 5	OPERATING BASICS
SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF		18
ADJUSTING VOLUME		18
AUDIO FREQUENCY (AF) GAIN		18
RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) GAIN		18
SELECTING VFO A OR VFO B		18
SELECTING A BAND		18
SELECTING A MODE		19
ADJUSTING SQUELCH		19
SELECTING A FREQUENCY		19
FRONT PANEL METER		19
TRANSMITTING		20
SELECTING TRANSMIT POWER		20
MICROPHONE GAIN		20
CHAPTER 6	MENU SETUP
WHAT IS A MENU?		21
MENU A/ MENU B		21
MENU ACCESS		21

QUICK MENU		21
PROGRAMMING THE QUICK MENU		21
USING THE QUICK MENU		21
MENU CONFIGURATION		22
ALPHABETICAL FUNCTION LIST		26
CHAPTER 7	BASIC COMMUNICATIONS
SSB TRANSMISSION		28
FM TRANSMISSION		28
AM TRANSMISSION		29
NARROW BANDWIDTH FOR FM		29
NARROW BANDWIDTH FOR AM		29
CW TRANSMISSION		30
AUTO ZERO-BEAT		30
TX SIDETONE/ RX PITCH FREQUENCY		30
CHAPTER 8	ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS
SPLIT-FREQUENCY OPERATION		31
TF-SET (TRANSMIT FREQUENCY SET)		31
FM REPEATER OPERATION		32
PROGRAMMING AN OFFSET		32
Selecting an Offset Direction		32
Selecting an Offset Frequency		32
TRANSMITTING A TONE		33
Activating the Tone Function		33
Selecting a Tone Frequency		33
Selecting Continuous or Burst		33
Transmitting a 1750 Hz Tone		33
AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET		34
REVERSE FUNCTION		34
AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK (ASC)		34
TONE FREQ. ID SCAN		34
FM CTCSS OPERATION		35
CTCSS FREQ. ID SCAN		35
FM DCS OPERATION		36
DCS CODE ID SCAN		36
CHAPTER 9	COMMUNICATING AIDS
RECEIVING	...........................................................	37
SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY		37
Direct Frequency Entry		37
Using 1 MHz Steps		37
Quick QSY		37
Fine Tuning		38
Equalizing VFO Frequencies (A=B)		38
RIT (RECEIVE INCREMENTAL TUNING)		38
AGC (AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL)		38
TRANSMITTING		39
VOX (VOICE-OPERATED TRANSMIT)		39
Microphone Input Level		39
Delay Time		39
SPEECH PROCESSOR		40
XIT (TRANSMIT INCREMENTAL TUNING)		40
CUSTOMIZING TRANSMIT SIGNAL
CHARACTERISTICS		41
TX Filter Bandwidth (SSB/AM)		41
TX Equalizer (SSB/FM/AM)		41
TRANSMIT INHIBIT		41
CHANGING FREQUENCY WHILE
TRANSMITTING		41

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