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Basic Operation
This section covers the fundamentals of K3 receive
and
t
r
ans
mi
t
oper
a
t
i
on.
I
t
’
l
l
al
s
o
get
you
s
t
ar
t
ed
using each of the major operating modes.
Once
you’
r
e
f
ami
l
i
a
r
wi
t
h
t
he
K3,
pl
eas
e
go
on
t
o
Advance d Ope rating Fe atures
(pg. 33).
Using Tap/Hold Switches
Most K3 switches have two functions.
Tapping
(pressing for less than 1/2 second) activates the
function labeled on the switch.
Holding
(pressing
for more than 1/2 sec.) activates the function
labeled beneath the switch.
Initial Power-Up
Connect a power supply (pg. 8); antenna or
dummy load; key, if used (pg. 16); mic, if used,
and station ground (pg. 16).
T ap
P OW E R
to turn the K3 on. The LCD
should illuminate and show VFO A/B
frequencies. (Tapping
P O W ER
again turns
power off.)
The VFO B display can show a variety of
useful parameters in addition to the normal
frequency display. To see these, tap
DI S P
(left
of the display), then rotate the VFO B knob.
The VFO B display will cycle through
time
,
date
,
RIT/XIT offset, supply voltage
,
current
drain
, etc. (pg. 36). You can use these displays
to make sure the supply voltage is in range (11-
15 V), and that current drain is about 1 amp
(higher with sub receiver installed and turned
on). T ap
DI S P
to return to the normal VFO B
frequency display.
Using the Menus
There are two menus:
M AI N
and
CO NFI G
. Most
entries in the CONFIG menu are used for test,
configuration, and alignment, and are used
infrequently.
Nearly all menu entries appear in alphanumeric
order. In the few exceptions to this, adjacent entries
are still closely related.
MAIN Me nu
T ap
ME NU
to access the main menu. (Tapping
ME N U
again exits the menu.)
Use VFO B to scroll through the menu entries,
referring to the list on pg. 51 for details.
Change the value (or
param eter
) of any menu
entry using VFO A.
CONFIG Menu
Hold
C O NF I G
(
hold
function of the
ME NU
switch) to access the CONFIG menu.
Use VFO B to scroll through the CONFIG
menu entries, referring to the list on pg. 52.
Menu Help
T ap
D I S P
to show help information about the
present menu entry. For most entries, the default
parameter value is shown in parentheses at the start
of the help text.
Programmable Functions
Menu entr
i
es
t
ha
t
you’
d
l
i
ke
qui
ck
acces
s
t
o
ca
n
be
assigned to any of the 10 programmable function
switches,
P F 1
,
P F 2
, and
M1
–
M4
(tap or hold).
Func ti on
menu entries can
only
be used via such
a switch assignment. (Examples, from the CONFIG
menu:
VFO B->A
and
TTY LTR
.)
To set up a programmable function switch, first use
ME N U
or
C ON FI G
to locate the target menu entry.
Next, hold
P F 1
or
P F 2
;
or,
tap or hold
M1
–
M4
.
For example, if you tap
M2
,
you’
l
l
s
ee
M2 T S E T
(T for tap)
,
while holding
M2
would show
M 2 H
S E T
(H for hold). The assigned switch can then be
used as a shortcut to access that entry.
M1
–
M4
can
each be assigned a tap and/or hold programmable
function.
Any
M1
–
M4
switch that is used as a
programmable function switch will not be available
for message play. To cancel a programmable switch
assignment and restore a previously-saved message,
tap
R EC
,
t
hen
t
ap
t
he
buf
f
er
you’
d
l
i
ke
t
o
r
es
t
or
e
(
M1
–
M4
), then tap
R E C
again.
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