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Page 1: ...W T AF SQL AT CH1 CH2 CH3 PWR MIC KEY VOX PROC AGC ENT MTR NB T ANT 1 2 FINE SCAN DNL NR FIL ATT PRE NOTIFICATION This equipment complies with the essential requirements of Directive 1999 5 EC The use of the warning symbol means the equipment is subject to restrictions of use in certain countries This equipment requires a licence and is intended for use in the countries as below T A E B K D I F R ...

Page 2: ... However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separ...

Page 3: ...5 watts output power AM for the TS 480SAT SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES After carefully unpacking the transceiver identify the items listed in the table below We recommend you keep the box and packing materials in case you need to repack the transceiver in the future y r o s s e c c A r e b m u N t r a P y t i t n a u Q T A S 0 8 4 S T X H 0 8 4 S T K E K E e n o h p o r c i M X X 8 3 6 0 1 9 T 1 1 1 1 e l...

Page 4: ...ow have been followed to simplify instructions and avoid unnecessary repetition n o i t c u r t s n I o D o t t a h W s s e r P Y E K e s a e l e r d n a s s e r P Y E K s s e r P 1 Y E K 2 Y E K s s e r P 1 Y E K e s a e l e r y l i r a t n e m o m 1 Y E K s s e r p n e h t 2 Y E K s s e r P Y E K s 1 d l o h d n a s s e r P Y E K a r o f n w o d e s a e l e r n e h t d n a d n o c e s Y E K s s ...

Page 5: ...he transceiver and the wall or operating desk shelf Do not use the transceiver near water or sources of moisture For example avoid use near a bathtub sink swimming pool or in a damp basement or attic The presence of an unusual odor or smoke is often a sign of trouble Immediately turn the power OFF and remove the power cable Contact a KENWOOD service station or your dealer for advice Locate the tra...

Page 6: ...nput Level 36 Delay Time 36 Anti VOX Adjustment 36 VOX Source 36 SPEECH PROCESSOR 37 XIT TRANSMIT INCREMENTAL TUNING 37 CUSTOMIZING TRANSMISSION SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS 38 NOTICE TO USER BEFORE STARTING THANK YOU i FEATURES i SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES i MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL ii MARKET CODES ii WRITING CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED ii PRECAUTIONS iii CONTENTS iv CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION MOBILE INSTALLATION ...

Page 7: ...SP EQUALIZER 64 EQUALIZING RECEIVING AUDIO 64 RX MONITOR 64 TX Filter Bandwidth SSB AM 38 TX Equalizer SSB FM AM 38 TRANSMIT INHIBIT 38 BUSY LOCKOUT 38 CHANGING FREQUENCY WHILE TRANSMITTING 38 CW BREAK IN 39 USING SEMI BREAK IN OR FULL BREAK IN 39 ELECTRONIC KEYER 39 CHANGING KEYING SPEED 39 AUTO WEIGHTING 39 Reverse Keying Weight Ratio 39 BUG KEY FUNCTION 40 CW MESSAGE MEMORY 40 Storing CW Messag...

Page 8: ...MAND II K TYPE ONLY 73 SKY COMMAND II DIAGRAM 73 PREPARATION 73 CONTROL OPERATION 73 USING THE TH D7AAS A COMMANDER 74 CONTROL OPERATION 74 CHAPTER 14 CONNECTING PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT COMPUTER 76 COMPATIBLE TRANSCEIVER 76 RTTY OPERATION 77 HF 50 MHz LINEAR AMPLIFIER 77 ANTENNA TUNER 78 MCP AND TNC 78 DX PACKETCLUSTER TUNE 79 CROSSBAND REPEATER 79 SKY COMMAND II K TYPE ONLY 80 CHAPTER 15 INSTALLING ...

Page 9: ...end you consult your car dealer for the transceiver installation to ensure safety INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 1 Attach the 2 L brackets using the 6 supplied SEMS screws M4 x 10 mm as shown below 2 Position the transceiver in the mounting bracket and tighten the 4 supplied tapping screws 5 mm x 16 mm to fix the transceiver in place Do not install the TX RX unit in non ventilated areas Air must flow throug...

Page 10: ...se holder for any reason DC DC 13 8V 13 8V 1 DC 2 13 8V AT GND GND GND 2 2 1 12 V battery DC IN Red Black Passenger Compartment Engine compartment Place the DC cable the wall of the engine compartment securely Avoid applying excessive heat vapor and water to the cable Use a rubber or plastic grommet so that the cable does not directly touch the vehicle chassis Body DC DC 13 8V 13 8V 1 DC 2 13 8V A...

Page 11: ... the TS 480HX the red lead to the positive terminal and the black lead to the negative terminal When using a single 13 8 V 41 A DC power supply connect 2 DC cables to the positive and negative terminals as shown on page 2 2 Connect the DC power cable to the transceiver s DC power connector Press the connectors firmly until the locking tab clicks Attach the line filter s to the DC cable s as shown ...

Page 12: ... to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and transceiver damage The transceiver s protection circuit will activate when the SWR is greater than 2 5 1 however do not rely on protection to compensate for a poorly functioning antenna system GROUND CONNECTION At the minimum a good DC ground is required to prevent such dangers as electric shock For superior communications results a good RF ground is ...

Page 13: ...oblem Only after the problem has been resolved replace the blown fuse with a new one with the specified ratings If newly installed fuses continue to blow disconnect the power plug and contact a KENWOOD service center or your dealer for assistance n o i t a c o L e s u F g n i t a R t n e r r u C e s u F T A S X H 0 8 4 S T t i n u X R X T A 4 r e n u t a n n e t n a l a n r e t x e n a r o F r e w...

Page 14: ...wn below PADDLE KEY EXT SP DATA REMOTE COM MIC PANEL To MIC To EXT SP To external speaker External speaker extension cable from the PG 4Z cable kit when the external speaker is used Extension adaptor RJ11 from the PG 4Z cable kit Extension cable RJ11 from the PG 4Z cable kit Extension adaptor RJ45 from the PG 4Z cable kit Line filter large from the PG 4Z cable kit Extension cable RJ45 from the PG ...

Page 15: ...s jack The high audio output of this jack could damage your hearing Keys for CW PADDLE and KEY For CW operation using the internal electronic keyer connect a keyer paddle to the PADDLE jack For CW operation without using the internal electronic keyer connect a straight key semi automatic key bug electronic keyer or the CW keying output from a Multi mode Communications Processor MCP to the KEY jack...

Page 16: ...l slowly clockwise until you hear a suitable level of background noise t Press to select a desired HF 50 MHz Amateur radio band y Press MODE to select the desired communication mode There are 4 mode pairs USB LSB CW CWR Reversed pitch FSK FSR Reverse shift and AM FM Press MODE 1 s to toggle the mode within each pair USB LSB CW CWR FSK FSR or AM FM To select the alternate mode on each operating mod...

Page 17: ...watts r With LSB USB or AM selected press MIC 5 RF G to adjust the Microphone Gain MIC 50 appears With FM selected skip this step t Press Mic PTT The LED lights red y Begin speaking into the microphone in your normal tone of voice u LSB USB While speaking into the microphone adjust the MULTI control so that the ALC meter reflects according to your voice level AM While speaking into the microphone ...

Page 18: ... 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 ...

Page 19: ...ey Press to select the DSP Beat Cancel funtion BC1 Beat Cancel 1 BC2 Beat Cancel 2 or OFF page 47 In CW mode press to start the Auto Zero beat in CW mode page 29 3 LED Lights red when the transceiver is transmitting lights green when the transceiver is receiving signals and turns OFF when the transceiver mutes with the squelch function 4 MODE key Press to change the operating mode pair There are 4...

Page 20: ...r frequency of the IF passband either lower or higher to remove interference page 45 5 key Normally press to step through all the Amateur radio bands consecutively page 19 Also used to make selections from the Menu page 22 and to check the Start and End frequencies of the Scan function page 53 When both the split frequency and the frequency lock function are actived press and hold to perform the T...

Page 21: ...ing the parameters in the Menu mode page 22 o Reserved for future updates q w e r t y u o 0 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 i 2 3 0 Appears while the Constant Recording function is working page 69 1 NB Appears when the Noise Blanker is ON page 47 2 AGC OFF AGC F fast or AGC slow appears when the AGC Automatic Gain Control function is ON AGC OFF appears when the AGC is OFF page 35 3 NAR 2 NAR appears when the narrow...

Page 22: ...UTO Appears when Auto Mode function is ON page 61 9 The transceiver operating frequency display In Menu mode it displays the parameters 0 In the normal operating mode it displays the transceiver status and Menu item descriptions when necessary While the RIT XIT or SPLIT function is turned ON it is used to display the frequency information for these functions pages 35 37 1 tAs tA or As appears whil...

Page 23: ...page 77 y COM connector Mates with a DB 9 female connector for connecting a computer via one of its serial communication COM ports page 67 Also used with the Quick Data Transfer function pages 66 76 and DX PacketCluster Tune function pages 72 79 u PADDLE and KEY jacks The PADDLE jack mates with a 6 3 mm 1 4 3 conductor plug for connecting a keyer paddle to the internal electronic keyer The KEY jac...

Page 24: ...AT connector Mates with the connecter from the cable supplied with the AT 300 external antenna tuner Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the tuner for more information t DC 1 13 8 V DC power input connector Connect a primary 13 8 V DC power source to this connector pages 2 3 Use the DC cable supplied with the transceiver y DC 2 13 8 V DC power input connector TS 480HX only You must conne...

Page 25: ...apping screws to mount the panel securely to the angle or mount The tapping screws are not supplied q REMOTE CONTROL PANEL REAR MICROPHONE PTT DWN UP w q q PTT Push to Talk switch The transceiver is placed in Transmission mode when this non locking switch is held down Releasing the switch returns the transceiver to Reception mode w UP DWN keys Use these keys to step the VFO frequency Memory Channe...

Page 26: ...ing RF RADIO FREQUENCY GAIN The RF gain is normally configured to the maximum level regardless of the operating modes The transceiver has been configured to the maximum level at the factory However you may decrease the RF gain slightly when you have trouble hearing the desired signal because of excessive atmospheric noise or interference from other stations First take note of the peak S meter read...

Page 27: ...eceive The appropriate squelch level depends on the ambient RF noise conditions Turn the SQL control when there are no signals present to select the squelch level at which the background noise is just eliminated the green LED will turn off Many ham operators prefer leaving the SQL control fully counterclockwise unless operating on a full carrier mode such as FM The squelch level for the main trans...

Page 28: ... 7 15 then select CW using MODE page 19 NAR 1 REC 2 REC 5 RF G 0 OFF 8 3 REC 9 4 7 TX MONI 6 DELAY HF 50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS 480 CLR STEP SG SEL CW T F LOCK M V SPLIT M VFO M IN TF SET MULTI IF SHIFT AF SQL PF AT CH1 CH2 CH3 PWR MIC KEY VOX PROC AGC ENT A B A B MODE MHz QMI QMR MENU MTR NB T ANT 1 2 FINE SCAN DNL BC NR FIL RIT XIT CL ATT PRE For a detailed explanation on transmitting refer ...

Page 29: ...voice level but does not exceed the ALC limit AM While speaking into the microphone adjust the MULTI control so that the power meter slightly reflects your voice level FM Access Menu No 44 and select 1 Normal 2 Medium or 3 High for the microphone gain if necessary page 27 NAR 1 REC 2 REC 5 RF G 0 OFF 8 3 REC 9 4 7 TX MONI 6 DELAY HF 50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS 480 CLR STEP SG SEL CW T F LOCK M V...

Page 30: ...B appears indicating which Menu is selected 3 Turn the MULTI control to select the desired Menu No Each time you change the Menu No a different scrolling message appears on the sub display describing the Menu No 4 Press or Mic UP DWN to select a parameter 5 Press MENU F LOCK to exit Menu mode QUICK MENU Because the number of functions this transceiver provides is extraordinary there are numerous i...

Page 31: ...g o r P n o F F o n o 7 5 9 0 m a r g o r P e h t r o f e g n a r y c n e u q e r f n w o d w o l S n a c s 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 z H 0 0 5 0 0 3 7 5 0 1 d l o h n a c s m a r g o r P n o F F o F F o 7 5 1 1 d o h t e m e m u s e r n a c S o t d e t a r e p O e m i T o c d e t a r e p O r e i r r a C o t 8 5 r o t i n o M d n u o S 2 1 l e v e l t u p t u o p e e B m u m i x a m 9 m u m i n i m ...

Page 32: ... o c r e i f i l p m a r a e n i L 3 2 1 F F o F F o 3 6 9 2 d n a b z H M 0 5 r o f y a l e d l o r t n o c r e i f i l p m a r a e n i L 3 2 1 F F o F F o 3 6 e g a s s e M k c a b y a l P 0 3 g n i d r o c e r t n a t s n o C n o F F o F F o 9 6 1 3 k c a b y a l p e h t t a e p e R n o F F o F F o 1 4 9 6 2 3 k c a b y a l p e h t g n i t a e p e r r o f e m i t l a v r e t n I s d n o c e s 0...

Page 33: ... 6 7 V M 4 6 2 5 y e k 4 F P e n o h p o r c i M 9 9 d n a 3 9 o t 0 0 3 6 I N O M X R 4 6 a t a D k c i u Q r e f s n a r T 3 5 e v a l s r e t s a m n i r e f s n a r t y c n e u q e r f t i l p S n o i t a r e p o n o F F o F F o 6 6 4 5 s e i c n e u q e r f t i l p S d e r r e f s n a r t e h t e t i r w o t t i m r e P s O F V t e g r a t e h t o t n o F F o F F o 6 6 t i b i h n I X T 5 5 t...

Page 34: ...e i f i l p m a r a e n i L 8 2 d n a b z H M 0 5 r o f y a l e d l o r t n o c r e i f i l p m a r a e n i L 9 2 M F r o f n i a g c i M 4 4 y e k 1 F P e n o h p o r c i M 9 4 y e k 2 F P e n o h p o r c i M 0 5 y e k 3 F P e n o h p o r c i M 1 5 y e k 4 F P e n o h p o r c i M 2 5 r e t r e v s n a r T r o f t n e m t s u j d a r e w o p t u p t u O 4 2 t i l p S d e r r e f s n a r t e h t e ...

Page 35: ... to COMMUNICATING AIDS beginning on page 34 for information on additional useful operation functions FM TRANSMISSION FM is a common mode for communicating on VHF or UHF frequencies As for HF and the 6 m band 29 MHz and 51 54 MHz bands are commonly used for FM operation You can also utilize 10 m 6 m band repeaters to reach your friends when they are outside or skipped over from your coverage Althou...

Page 36: ...een or turns off depending on the SQL control position 7 Press MIC 5 RF G to exit the Microphone gain adjustment mode Refer to COMMUNICATING AIDS beginning on page 34 for information on additional useful operation functions Note When the TX power meter reading exceeds the value that you specified in TX Power setting page 65 decrease the microphone gain or adjust your tone and level of voice NARROW...

Page 37: ... is selected for the operating mode CW TUNE appears Your reception frequency automatically changes so that the pitch tone of the received signal exactly matches the TX sidetone RX pitch frequency that you have selected Refer to TX SIDETONE RX PITCH FREQUENCY below When matching is completed CW TUNE disappears If matching is unsuccessful the previous frequency is restored 3 To quit Auto Zero beat p...

Page 38: ...quit split frequency operation press A B SPLIT 1 s again disappears TF SET TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY SET TF SET allows you to temporarily switch your transmission frequency and reception frequency Canceling this function immediately restores the original transmission and reception frequencies By activating TF SET you can listen on your transmission frequency and change it while listening This allows ...

Page 39: ...rophone can cause your signal to talk off break up through the repeater 1 Press A B M V to select VFO A or VFO B tA or tB appears to show which VFO is selected 2 Turn the Tuning control or MULTI control to select the reception frequency 3 Press MODE to select FM mode page 19 4 Press A B SPLIT to duplicate the frequencies and other data to the other VFO 5 Turn the Tuning control or MULTI control to...

Page 40: ...o N q e r F z H o N q e r F z H o N q e r F z H o N q e r F z H 0 0 0 7 6 1 1 4 7 9 2 2 3 1 4 1 3 3 5 6 0 2 1 0 3 9 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 6 4 1 4 3 7 0 1 2 2 0 9 1 7 3 1 5 3 0 1 4 2 4 1 5 1 5 3 1 8 1 2 3 0 4 4 7 4 1 2 7 0 1 5 2 7 6 5 1 6 3 7 5 2 2 4 0 0 7 7 5 1 9 0 1 1 6 2 2 2 6 1 7 3 1 9 2 2 5 0 7 9 7 6 1 8 4 1 1 7 2 9 7 6 1 8 3 6 3 3 2 6 0 5 2 8 7 1 8 8 1 1 8 2 8 3 7 1 9 3 8 1 4 2 7 0 4 5 8 8 1 0 ...

Page 41: ... 2 2 0 9 1 7 3 1 5 3 0 1 4 2 4 1 5 1 5 3 1 8 1 2 3 0 4 4 7 4 1 2 7 0 1 5 2 7 6 5 1 6 3 7 5 2 2 4 0 0 7 7 5 1 9 0 1 1 6 2 2 2 6 1 7 3 1 9 2 2 5 0 7 9 7 6 1 8 4 1 1 7 2 9 7 6 1 8 3 6 3 3 2 6 0 5 2 8 7 1 8 8 1 1 8 2 8 3 7 1 9 3 8 1 4 2 7 0 4 5 8 8 1 0 3 2 1 9 2 9 9 7 1 0 4 3 0 5 2 8 0 5 8 8 9 1 3 7 2 1 0 3 2 6 8 1 1 4 1 4 5 2 9 0 5 1 9 0 2 8 1 3 1 1 3 8 2 9 1 0 1 8 4 9 1 2 5 6 3 1 2 3 5 3 0 2 You wil...

Page 42: ...to change the operating frequency in steps of 1 MHz 1 Press MHz MHz appears 2 Turn the MULTI control Clockwise increases the frequency and counter clockwise decreases the frequency 3 Press MHz again to exit MHz disappears If you prefer to change the frequency in steps of 100 kHz or 500 kHz rather than 1 MHz press MHz 1 s then turn the MULTI control to select 100 kHz 500 kHz or 1 MHz Note Even if 1...

Page 43: ...FO RIT RECEIVE INCREMENTAL TUNING RIT provides the ability to change your reception frequency by 9 99 kHz in steps of 10 Hz without changing your transmission frequency If the Fine Tuning FINE STEP function is ON the frequency step size becomes 1 Hz RIT works equally well with all modulation modes and while using VFO or Memory Recall mode 1 Press RIT RIT and the RIT offset appear 2 If required pre...

Page 44: ...er returns to reception mode too quickly after you stop speaking your final word may not be transmitted To avoid this select an appropriate delay time that allows all of your words to be transmitted without an overly long delay after you stop speaking 1 Select USB LSB FM or AM mode 2 Press VOX 8 to switch the VOX function ON VOX appears 3 Press KEY DELAY 1 s The current setting appears on the sub ...

Page 45: ...nter the Speech Processor output level adjustment mode As you speak into the microphone turn the MULTI control so that the ALC meter reflects according to your voice level but does not exceed the ALC limit Press MIC 5 RF G to exit when you finish the adjustment mode XIT TRANSMIT INCREMENTAL TUNING Similar to RIT XIT provides the ability to change your transmission frequency by 9 99 kHz in steps of...

Page 46: ...asizes by 3 dB frequencies at 600 Hz and higher User U Reserved for the optional ARCP software Off oFF is programmed at the factory as a default Frequency Response Curves TRANSMIT INHIBIT Transmit Inhibit prevents the transceiver from being placed in transmission mode No signal can be transmitted when this function is ON even if Mic PTT is pressed TX Inhibit OFF Transmission is allowed TX Inhibit ...

Page 47: ...PEED The keying speed of the electronic keyer is fully adjustable Selecting the appropriate speed is important in order to send error free CW that other operators can copy solidly Selecting a speed that is beyond your keying ability will only result in mistakes You will obtain the best results by selecting a speed that is close to the speed used by the other station 1 Press MODE until you select C...

Page 48: ... CW or CWR appears 2 If VOX is ON press VOX 8 VOX disappears page 39 3 Press CH1 1 REC 1 s CH2 2 REC 1 s or CH3 3 REC 1 s to select a memory channel to be recorded If the Constant Recording is ON Menu No 30 you cannot store a message to CH3 page 69 4 Begin sending using the keyer paddle The message you send is stored in memory 5 To complete the message storage press MTR CLR to stop When the memory...

Page 49: ... receiving CW signal when changing the mode from SSB USB or LSB to CW switch this function ON The transceiver shifts the reception frequency when changing the mode from SSB to CW so you can still hear the target signal and instantly transmit the signal in CW without adjusting the frequency 1 Press MENU F LOCK then turn the MULTI control to access Menu No 40 2 Press to select on 3 Press MENU F LOCK...

Page 50: ...appropriate audio output level for your MCP The audio output level of ANO REMOTE connector pin 5 changes page 78 The AF control cannot be used to adjust the audio level for your MCP 6 Some stations may be operating in Reverse shift In this case press MODE 1 s to reverse the shift the upper sideband is used FSR appears Traditionally the lower sideband is used for FSK operation Press MODE 1 s again ...

Page 51: ...Hz These are also good starting places when searching for PacTOR CLOVER G TOR or PSK31 stations The TS 480 transceiver has special DSP filters for these digital modes Refer to page 48 for details Note When using SSB mode for digital operation use a fast AGC setting and switch your Speech Processor OFF PACKET RADIO Packet is a unit of data transmitted as a whole from one computer to another on a ne...

Page 52: ...requencies measured in kHz commonly used for SSTV operation are listed below a d a n a C A S U 1 n o i g e R U R A a c i r f A e p o r u E 7 5 8 3 5 4 8 3 0 4 7 3 0 3 7 3 1 7 1 7 5 4 0 7 5 3 0 7 3 3 2 4 1 0 3 2 4 1 5 3 2 4 1 5 2 2 4 1 0 4 3 1 2 5 4 3 1 2 5 3 3 1 2 0 8 6 8 2 5 8 6 8 2 5 7 6 8 2 0 0 5 5 4 1 Fax facsimile is one of the original image transmission modes Using this mode allows you to e...

Page 53: ...ering AF described on pages 46 and 47 CHANGING THE IF FILTER BANDWIDTH When adjacent frequency interference is present at both sides of the desired signal narrowing IF filter bandwidth may be the best way to remove the interference Changing the filter bandwidth will not effect the current reception frequency You can install 2 optional IF filters for SSB CW and FSK modes After installing the option...

Page 54: ...F SHIFT f f t s u j d A e d o M z H s n o i t c e l e S y c n e u q e r F I H B S S M F 0 0 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 t l u a f e d M A 0 0 0 4 t l u a f e d 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 5 O L B S S M F 0 0 2 t l u a f e d 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 8 M A 0 0 5 0 0 2 t l u a f e d 0 0 1 0 No...

Page 55: ...is ON press NR 1 s then turn the MULTI control to select the correlation time from 2 ms to 20 ms The default is 20 ms Note Using Noise Reduction 2 in SSB mode may lower the clarity of signals or induce pulse noise depending on the conditions NOISE BLANKER Noise Blanker was designed to reduce pulse noise such as that generated by automobile ignitions Noise Blanker does not function in FM mode Press...

Page 56: ...operation and 2210 Hz is used for the RTTY operation r e t n e C z H q e r F z H h t d i w d n a b r e t l i F 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 5 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 2 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 4 2 Note While Menu No 45 is ON the DSP filter bandwidth page 46 cannot be changed DSP RX MONITOR The DSP RX Monitor function tempo...

Page 57: ...function When it is ON the signal is attenuated approximately 12 dB ATT appears when the function is ON The ON OFF setting will be automatically stored in the current band Each time you select the same frequency band the attenuator setting will be automatically recalled The frequency range of each band is shown below s d n a B y c n e u q e r F z H M r e i f i l p m a e r P t l u a f e D r o t a u...

Page 58: ...n y r o m e M s e Y s e Y t u o k c o L l e n n a h C y r o m e M F F O N O s e Y 1 s e Y 1 1 Changing the data after recalling a memory channel overwrites the contents of the channel STORING DATA IN MEMORY There are 2 methods used for storing transmission reception frequencies and associated data in memory channels 00 to 89 Use either method depending on the relationship of the reception and tran...

Page 59: ...ich allow you to retrieve frequencies and associated data that you stored in a memory channel Memory Recall and Memory Scroll Memory Recall In this mode the transceiver receives and transmits using a frequency that you retrieve You can temporarily change the frequency and associated data without overwriting the contents of the memory channel when Menu No 07 is ON default is OFF Memory Scroll Use t...

Page 60: ...es and associated data from Memory Recall mode you can copy the data to the VFO This function is useful for example when the frequency you want to monitor is near the frequency stored in a memory channel 1 Recall the desired memory channel page 51 2 Press QMR Ms s s s sVFO 1 s When a simplex channel is recalled the data is copied to VFO A or VFO B depending on which VFO was used to recall the chan...

Page 61: ... o L When copying a memory channel 90 99 a channel 90 99 Memory Channel Lockout status changes to OFF regardless of the original channel settings The tables above illustrate how data is transferred between memory channels STORING FREQUENCY RANGES Memory channels 90 to 99 allow you to store frequency ranges for VFO tuning and Program Scan Program Scan is described in the next chapter To tune or sca...

Page 62: ... locked out Pressing ENT 1 s toggles between adding and removing the channel from the scan list ERASING MEMORY CHANNELS If there are memory channels that you will not recall in the future you may prefer erasing the contents of those channels 1 Press A B M V to enter Memory Recall mode 2 Turn the MULTI control or press Mic UP DWN to select the desired memory channel You can also select a channel by...

Page 63: ... Memory 3 14 235 Memory 4 14 250 Memory 5 18 111 Memory 6 50 015 Memory 7 7 082 Memory 8 29 610 Memory 9 New data New data New data You can store data in the Quick Memory only when you operate the transceiver in VFO mode 1 Select the frequency mode etc on the transceiver VFO 2 Press QMI M IN Each time QMI M IN is pressed the current VFO data is written to the Quick Memory Note When RIT or XIT is O...

Page 64: ...l numbers 90 99 have alias names VGROUP VGROUP 0 represents channel 90 VGROUP 1 represents channel 91 VGROUP 2 represents channel 92 and so on up to VGROUP 9 which represents channel 99 If one or more Program Scan frequency ranges are programmed in VGROUP 0 to 9 Memory channel numbers 90 99 in other words 1 Press SCAN SG SEL 1 s in VFO mode VGROUP n where n represents a VGROUP number from 0 to 9 a...

Page 65: ...hes OFF the RIT and XIT functions While in FM mode the Program Scan monitors rounded off frequencies regardless of the Menu No 05 setting PROGRAM SCAN PARTIALLY SLOWED You can specify a maximum of 5 frequency points for each memory channel from 90 to 99 so that the Program Scan slows down the scanning speed To specify the slow down frequency points first program the start and end frequencies into ...

Page 66: ...ting and exit Menu mode You can lock out the memory channels that you prefer not to monitor while scanning To do this refer to Memory Channel Lockout page 54 ALL CHANNEL SCAN Use the following procedure to scan all the memory channels that contain frequency data in sequence ignoring the Memory Group number 1 Select Time operated or Carrier operated mode via Menu No 11 2 Press A B M V 1 s to enter ...

Page 67: ... selected Group to be scanned press to select oFF 5 Press SCAN SG SEL to exit the Scan Group Select mode Performing Group Scan Group Scan starts with the smallest group number and repeats the sequence For example if you selected on for MGROUP 3 MGROUP 5 and MGROUP 7 the transceiver scans the channels in MGROUP 3 MGROUP 5 MGROUP 7 MGROUP 3 and so on 1 Select Time operated or Carrier Operated mode v...

Page 68: ...an one segment the internal antenna tuner may not re tune This happens because of an SWR calculation algorithm tolerance If tuning does not finish even though the SWR meter indicates smaller than 3 1 adjust the antenna system to lower the SWR then attempt to tune again Tuning may not reach an SWR of 1 1 depending on the transceiver conditions ANTENNAS Two antenna connectors are available for the H...

Page 69: ...ignals exist nearby your receiving frequency the AGC function may be erroneously controlled by the strong signals rather than by the target receiving signal If this happens the target receiving signal can be masked and buried by the strong signals In this case turn the Attenuator function ON When it is ON the signal is attenuated approximately 12 dB 1 Press ATT PRE ANT1 2 until the ATT icon appear...

Page 70: ... i t c n u f f f O r e w o P o t u A r e v i e c s n a r t e h t s e h c t i w s t i u c r i c n o i t c e t o r p A F F O s i e g a t l o v d i l a v n I N O s i d e t c e t e d e d o c e s r o M n i T B W C a r o f g n i t i a W d e d r o c e r e b o t e g a s s e m e d o c e s r o M n i R A e g a s s e m t n e r r u c e h T l l u f s i y r o m e m The table below is an example of how to add the...

Page 71: ... b a n E d e l b a n E s m 0 1 3 V 2 1 t u p t u o C D y a l e R y a l e d X T d e l b a n E d e l b a n E s m 5 2 Note If CW Full Break in is enabled 10 ms transmission delay is applied regardless of the settings in Menu Nos 28 and 29 LOCK FUNCTIONS FREQUENCY LOCK FUNCTION Frequency Lock disables some keys and controls to prevent you from accidentally activating a function or changing the current...

Page 72: ...4 9 5 7 B A 5 9 6 7 V M 6 9 7 7 B A 7 9 8 7 N A C S 8 9 9 7 Ms O F V 9 9 n o i t c n u f o N RX DSP EQUALIZER EQUALIZING RECEIVING AUDIO Use Menu No 18 to change the receiver frequency responses of the target signal You can select one from 8 different receiver profiles including the default flat response Selecting any of the following items from the Menu causes Rt t t t tEQ to appear on the displa...

Page 73: ...tput power settings are stored independently for HF and 50 MHz As shown in the table above you can also store different output power settings for AM and other modes for HF bands and the 50 MHz band If the TS 480HX transceiver is connected to the AT 300 external antenna tuner the TX power is automatically reduced to 100 W AM mode 25 W TIME OUT TIMER The Time out Timer limits the time of each transm...

Page 74: ...ansfer a frequency over to the running main station SETTING UP Equipment Needed In addition to a compatible transceiver the following equipment is required Transfer to TS 480HX SAT TS 2000 TS 570 or TS 870S One cross wired cable This cable must have a DB 9 female connector at both ends Connections For diagrams on how to connect the 2 transceivers refer to CONNECTING PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT page 76 US...

Page 75: ...e connecting this transceiver to the computer switch OFF the power to both the transceiver and the computer COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS In order to control the transceiver by computer you must first choose the communication parameters 1 On the computer configure your transceiver control application for 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity 2 On the transceiver select the same transfer rate via Menu No...

Page 76: ...announcement Since the incoming reception signal is processed in digital data in the transceiver the VGS 1 can be configured to store the incoming audio signals constantly in the background If you wish you can store the last 30 second of the incoming signal to the VGS 1 for the later playback Constant recording For information on how to install the VGS 1 unit refer to INSTALLING OPTIONS page 81 RE...

Page 77: ... channel number 2 To erase the recorded message press and hold the same key as in step 1 CH1 1 REC CH2 2 REC or CH3 3 REC while simultaneously pressing MTR CLR A beep sounds and the message is erased Changing Inter message Interval Time For repetitive message playback you can change the interval between each series of messages Use Menu No 32 and select the time in the range of 0 to 60 seconds Chan...

Page 78: ...M S 1 B A y c n e u q e r F 1 S is anounced when the transceiver is operating in Split frequency mode 2 The PF key assignment parameter is announced as the number shown below r e b m u n u n e M 1 6 1 E C I O V 2 6 2 E C I O V 3 6 I N O M X R 4 6 X R P S D I N O M 5 6 Q E R F K C O L 6 6 T T P D N E S 7 6 E N U T X T 8 6 B S L B S U 9 6 K S F W C 0 7 M A M F 1 7 T E S F T 2 7 R M Q 3 7 I M Q 4 7 T...

Page 79: ... a cable that has mini DIN 6 pin male connector at both ends Note For the repeater function to operate the squelch levels of both transceivers TS 480 and TM D700 must be adjusted properly so that no background noise can be heard Because the transmission is controlled by monitoring the squelch status only Operation The crossband repeater function uses 2 frequency bands to receive and transmit signa...

Page 80: ...TM D700 transceiver Every time the DX station s information is reported to the DX PacketCluster node the TM D700 stores and list the report to the memory 6 Select a desired DX station data with c c c c c d d d d d on the TM D700 transceiver 7 Press MHz on the TM D700 to transfer the frequency data to the TS 480 transceiver If the transferred frequency data is available on the TS 480 transceiver th...

Page 81: ...ransporter Setup 1 Configure the TH D7A or TM D700A as a Transporter and connect all the necessary cables to the TS 480 transceiver 2 Select a frequency HF 50 MHz band on the TS 480 transceiver 3 On the TS 480 press MENU F LOCK then turn the MULTI control to access Menu No 56 then select the desired communication speed 4 Select the same communication parameters to match the TH D7A or TM D700A tran...

Page 82: ...Transporter is ON USING TH D7A AS A COMMANDER To use a TH D7A transceiver as a Commander an external remote control unit follow the steps below Basically it is the same as using a TM D700A as a Commander described on the previous page TS 480 TH D7A TM D700A Transporter Setup 1 Configure the TH D7A or TM D700A as a Transporter and connect all the necessary cables to the TS 480 transceiver 2 Select ...

Page 83: ... a r T T S A F e d o m W C r o B S U B S L n I h c t i w s z H k 1 z H 0 1 h c t i w s z H k 0 1 z H k 1 e d o m M A r o M F n I C N Y S 1 e v e i r t e r s g n i t t e s t n e r r u C r e v i e c s n a r t F H m o r f T N E N O y r t n e y c n e u q e r F e d o m O F V n I l e n n a h C e d o m l l a c e R y r o m e M n I N O y r t n e r e b m u n V M h c t i w s e d o m l l a c e R y r o m e M O...

Page 84: ...computer and the transceiver PADELE KEY EXT SP DATA REMOTE COM MIC PANEL To COM connector DB 9 female PC To COM port Straight wired Cable COMPATIBLE TRANSCEIVER When transferring data to or from another TS 480 TS 2000 TS 570 or TS 870S directly connect the 2 transceivers using the COM connectors TS 480HX SAT TS 480 TS 2000 870S 570 Cross wired cable DB 9 connector wiring Cross wired DB 9 female DB...

Page 85: ...ode when the control terminal is grounded For those amplifiers connect pin 2 of the REMOTE connector to the GND terminal of the amplifier and connect pin 4 of the connector to the control terminal of the amplifier The mini DIN connectors DATA and REMOTE connectors look alike Confirm the number of pins before plugging into the transceiver connectors The REMOTE connector is an 8 pin mini DIN connect...

Page 86: ...munication mode when you operate the MCP TNC Note Do not share a single power supply between the transceiver and the TNC or MCP Keep as wide a separation as possible between the transceiver and the computer to reduce noise pickup by the transceiver The mini DIN connectors REMOTE and DATA connectors look alike Confirm the number of pins before plugging into the transceiver connectors The DATA conne...

Page 87: ...ed frequency data is available on the TS 480 transceiver the frequency data will be overwritten to the current operating frequency Otherwise the operating frequency of the TS 480 transceiver remains unchanged For more detailed operation on the DX PacketCluster operation of the TM D700 transceiver refer to page 6 of the TM D700 instruction manual Specialized Communications Note The firmware of the ...

Page 88: ...ly transmits its call sign in Morse code at regular intervals because of legal requirements therefore transmit sidetone must be output from the TS 480 transceiver When the TM D700A transceiver is too close to the TS 480 transceiver unwanted feedback may cause malfunction Do not share a regulated power supply between the TM D700A transceiver and the TS 480 transceiver Unwanted feedback may cause ma...

Page 89: ...EL TCXO OPTION OPTION FILTER2 OPTION FILTER1 5 Replace the shield cover and tighten the 4 screws 6 Replace the top case 8 screws Note After the installation you can adjust the VGS 1 playback volume by selecting Menu Nos 14 and 15 YF 107C CN SN IF FILTERS AND SO 3 TCXO SWITCH OFF THE POWER AND UNPLUG THE DC POWER CABLE BEFORE BEGINNING INSTALLATION Three different types of IF filters YF 107C YF 107...

Page 90: ...ak in function VOX OFF 2 Remove the top case 8 screws from the transceiver 3 Tune in a standard frequency station such as WWV or WWVH at for example 10 000 00 or 15 000 00 MHz Adjust the Tuning control so that the display reads the exact frequency of the station You should hear a beat tone of approximately 800 Hz For 800 Hz faf fdisplay 15 600 x freference 800 Hz where freference is the shift from...

Page 91: ...t requiring further realignment The information in this section gives some general service procedures requiring little or no test equipment SERVICE If it is ever necessary to return the equipment to your dealer or service center for repair pack the transceiver in its original box and packing material Include a full description of the problems experienced Include both your telephone number and fax ...

Page 92: ... i l p p u s r e w o p C D h c a e m r i f n o c o s l A t i m s n a r t t n e r r u c r e h g i h r o A 5 0 2 a s a h y l p p u s s a h t a h t y l p p u s r e w o p C D a f I g n i t a r e m a s o w t y t i c a p a c t n e r r u c e r o m A 1 4 d e s u e b t s u m s e l b a c C D f o e p y t 3 3 s e o d r e v i e c s n a r t e h T y l t c e r r o c d n o p s e r t o n y e k g n i s s e r p r e t...

Page 93: ...i w n a c S y r o m e M e h t f o e n o n a c s t o n e h t s l e n n a h c d e r o t s s i l e n n a h c d e r i s e d t u o d e k c o l T O N l e n n a h c e h t d e t c e l e s n a c S p u o r G h t i W p u o r g t n e r e f f i d a n i s i n a c s o t t n a w u o y s n i a t n o c t a h t p u o r G y r o m e M e h t t c e l e S n a c s o t t n a w u o y l e n n a h c y r o m e m e h t 9 5 l l ...

Page 94: ...c o l e R o t t i n u X R X T e h t h g u o r h t w o l f y l i s a e d e l o o c t i n u e h t p e e k 9 8 9 8 s s e c c a t o n n a c u o Y s r e t a e p e r e s u d n a 1 2 r o e n o t b u s a e r i u q e r s r e t a e p e r y n a M s s e c c a o t e n o t z H 0 5 7 1 n o i t p e c e r r o d n a n o i s s i m s n a r T g n o r w s i y c n e u q e r f 1 2 N O I T A R E P O R E T A E P E R M F w ...

Page 95: ... e n n o c 2 C D d n a 1 C D n a h t r e t a e r g s e m o c e b r e v i e c s n a r t C D V 0 1 r e w o p C D e h t f o e g a t l o v e h T h g i h o o t s i s y l p p u s e r a s e l b a c C D f o e p y t t n e r e f f i d o w T d e s u 1 2 3 f o e g a t l o v C D t u p t u o e h t t a h t m r i f n o C C D V 8 3 1 s i s e i l p p u s r e w o p C D h t o b V 0 1 n i h t i w e b t s u m e c n e r...

Page 96: ...rating frequency and mode are as follows VFO A 14 000 00 MHz USB VFO B 14 000 00 MHz USB The Memory channels and Quick Memory channels have no data stored PARTIAL RESET Perform a Partial Reset if a key or control does not function according to the instructions in this manual The following data is NOT erased by performing a Partial Reset Memory channel data Menu settings Antenna tuner preset data A...

Page 97: ...annot receive any signals This is inevitable when you use superheterodyne receivers You may notice the signals on the following spots of the frequency 15 600 00 MHz 31 200 00 MHz 46 800 00 MHz AGC When you turn the AGC function OFF page 35 the receiving audio signals can be distorted In this case decrease the RF gain turn the pre amplifier OFF or turn the attenuator ON In general the RF gain must ...

Page 98: ... 480 ARHP 10 Remote control software YF 107CN 270 Hz IF filter YF 107C 500 Hz IF filter YF 107SN 1 8 kHz IF filter PG 20 DC cable 7 m 23 ft SO 3 TCXO unit MC 60A Desk top Microphone MJ 88 Plug adaptor 8 pin metal to RJ45 SP 23 External Speaker VGS 1 Voice Guide and Storage unit MJ 88 is required MJ 88 is required HS 5 Delux Headphones MC 43S Microphone LF 30A Low pass Filter MJ 88 is required TS 4...

Page 99: ... 0 1 x 6 1 5 1 l e n a p l o r t n o C e t o m e R 7 m m 8 6 x 8 7 x 3 8 1 6 1 3 2 x 3 x 8 5 t h g i e W t i n u X R X T s b l 7 g k 2 3 x o r p p A l e n a p l o r t n o C e t o m e R z o 2 b l 1 g k 5 0 x o r p p A r e t t i m s n a r T T A S 0 8 4 S T X H 0 8 4 S T e g n a r y c n e u q e r F d n a b m 0 6 1 e p y t E z H M 0 2 1 8 1 e p y t K z H M 0 2 8 1 d n a b m 0 8 e p y t E z H M 8 3 5 3...

Page 100: ...5 0 7 1 5 0 µ s s e l r o V 2 0 z H M 5 4 2 5 0 7 1 µ s s e l r o V 3 1 0 z H M 0 0 3 5 4 2 µ s s e l r o V 3 1 0 z H M 0 4 5 0 0 5 µ s s e l r o V M A B d 0 1 N S 6 1 3 z H M 5 0 7 1 5 0 µ s s e l r o V 0 2 z H M 5 4 2 5 0 7 1 µ s s e l r o V 3 1 z H M 0 0 3 5 4 2 µ s s e l r o V 3 1 z H M 0 4 5 0 0 5 µ s s e l r o V M F D A N I S B d 2 1 2 2 0 z H M 0 0 3 0 8 2 µ s s e l r o V 2 2 0 z H M 0 4 5 ...

Page 101: ...ow Bandwidth for 28 Repeater Operation 31 Tone Function 32 Transmission 27 TX Deviation 28 Frequency Correction for CW 41 Direct Entry 34 Fine Tuning 35 Lock 63 Rounding Selecting your 34 Step Size 34 FSK see RTTY Full Break in 39 Full Reset 88 Fuses Replacing 5 Gain AF 18 RF 18 G TOR 43 Headphones PHONES 7 IF Filter Bandwidth Change 45 Shift 45 Internal Beats 89 Key Jack PADDLE KEY 7 Keyer Electr...

Page 102: ...SET 30 Time Operated Mode 58 Time out Timer 65 Tone Activating the Function 32 Frequency ID Scan 32 Selecting a Frequency 32 Transmitting a 32 1750 Hz 32 Tuning control Adjustment Rate 35 Transmit Inhibit 38 Transmission 20 27 29 36 Transverter 65 Troubleshooting 84 TX Equalizer 38 TX Filter Bandwidth 38 TX Monitor 65 TX Power 20 65 TX RX Unit 15 16 TX Tune 66 USB see SSB VFO Equalizing A B 35 Pro...

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Page 105: ...ionner on activée Pege 79 Après avoir connecté les 2 émetteurs récepteurs au moyen du câble accédez au numéro 57 Polarité DTS et 58 Blocage si occupé TX du menu sur le TS 480 pour sélectionner on activé Remarque Sur le TM D700 utilisez la bande de transmission TX pour les fréquences de transmission et de réception Page 91 FICHE TECHNIQUE La plage de transmission de la bande 7 MHz est étendue à 7 0...

Page 106: ... des Menüs Nr 57 und 58 7 Drücken Sie um on Ein auszuwählen Seite 79 Nach dem Verbinden der beiden Transceiver mit dem Kabel gehen Sie am Transceiver TS 480 in das Menü Nr 57 DTS Polarität und 58 Sperre bei Singnalempfang Senden und wählen Sie on Ein Hinweis Verwenden Sie beim TM D700 das Übertragungsband TX für die Sende und Empfangsfrequenz Seite 91 TECHNISCHE DATEN Bei den Modellen TS 480HX E u...

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