Kenwood TS-B2000 Starting Sky Command II+ operation, On the TS-2000 Transporter, Mic Key Function

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):

1Select the desired HF frequency that you want to be controlled on the main transceiver.

2Select an open VHF frequency in FM mode for the main transceiver and another open UHF frequency in FM mode for the sub-receiver.

3Press [MENU], then turn the MULTI/ CH control to access Menu No. 62E.

4Select T-PORTER (Transporter).

5Press [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.

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

9	In VFO mode: VFO A/ VFO B switch
	In Memory Recall mode: no change

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
# 2	In VFO mode: frequency entry ON
	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

q u

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 frequencies will be returned to their original frequencies (the frequencies before entering the Sky Command II+ operation).

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