Chapter 3 Getting Acquainted; Remote Control Panel - Kenwood TS-480HX Instruction Manual

GETTING ACQUAINTED

REMOTE CONTROL PANEL

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q [
] (POWER) switch
Press and hold briefly to switch the transceiver power
ON. Press again to switch the power OFF {page 18}.
w PF key
You can assign a function to this Programmable
Function key. The default function is VOICE1.
To use the Voice Guide and Storage functions, the
optional VGS-1 is required {page 64}.
e ATT/PRE/ ANT1/2 key
Press to cycle between receiver attenuator ON, pre-
amplifier ON and OFF {pages 49, 61}.
Press and hold for 1 second, then release it to select
either ANT 1 or ANT 2 {page 60}.
r AT
Press to activate the internal antenna tuner {page 60}
or an external antenna tuner. Press and hold to start
tuning the automatic antenna tuner.
t SQL control
Used for muting ("squelching") the speaker, the head
phones and the AF output on DATA (8-pin mini DIN
connector) when no receive signal is present on the
transceiver {page 19}.
y AF control
Turn to adjust the audio volume on the transceiver
{page 18}.
u CH1/ 1/ REC, CH2/ 2/ REC, CH3/ 3/ REC key
Press to play back the CW or voice messages (the
VGS-1 is required) {page 40}. Press and hold to
record the voice messages (the VGS-1 is required)
{page 68} or CW messages that are associated with
the internal electronic keyer {page 40}.
i PWR/ 4/ TX MONI key
Press to adjust the transmission output power.
Press and hold to adjust the volume of the
transmission signal monitor function {page 65}.
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1 REC 2 REC 3 REC
CH1 CH2 CH3
DNL
4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY
AF SQL
NR
PWR MIC KEY
7 8 9
BC
NB/T PROC
VOX
STEP
CLR 0 OFF
MTR AGC ENT FINE
y !1 !2 !3
HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480
MODE
NAR
F.LOCK
FIL
MENU
CW.T
SG.SEL
MHz
SCAN
o MIC/ 5/ RF.G key
Press to adjust the microphone gain {page 27}.
While the Speech Processor function is ON, press to
adjust the Speech Processor output level {page 37}.
Press and hold to adjust the receiver RF gain
{page 18}.
!0 KEY/ 6/ DELAY key
Press to adjust the internal electronic keyer speed.
Press and hold to adjust the VOX delay time {page
36} or Break-in time (Full Break-in/ Semi Break-in
time) for CW mode {page 39}.
!1 NB/T/ 7 key
Press to switch the Noise Blanker ON or OFF. Press
and hold to adjust the Noise Blanker level {page 47}.
In FM mode, press to turn the Tone function ON or
OFF {page 32}. Press and hold to select a sub-audible
tone for the Tone funtion {page 32}.
!2 VOX/ 8 key
In voice mode, press to turn the VOX (Voice-
Operated Transmit) function ON or OFF {page 36}.
In CW mode, press to turn the Break-in function ON
or OFF {page 39}. Press and hold to adjust the
microphone input gain for VOX operation. The VOX
icon appears when the VOX (Voice)/ Break-in (CW)
function is active.
!3 PROC/ 9 key
Press to turn the Speech Processor ON or OFF
{page 37}. Press and hold to adjust the Speech
Processor input level. The PROC icon appears when
the Speech Processor function is ON.
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RIT
TF-SET
IF
MULTI SHIFT
QMR
M/V
A / B