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Operation
RF Deck Front Panel Controls
The front panel switches and indicators are described below.
Figure 7. KPA1500 RF Deck Front Panel Controls and Indicators.
Switches with a legend above and below have two functions:
Tap (press briefly) to activate the function labeled above a switch.
Hold to activate the function labeled below the switch.
In the text, tap functions are shown like this:
M E N U
. An example of a hold function is
E D I T
.
BAND
select switches: Tap to manually select a band.
M E N U /
E D I T
switch: Tap to enter the KPA1500
MENU
system. Hold to
E D I T
the selected menu
parameter.
S TAT U S
switch: Tap to display Status pages showing amplifier Fault Messages (see page 34).
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Shows various menu items, status and error messages.
and : Use to scroll through the Status or Menu screens. Press and hold to scroll rapidly.
POWER
Output wattmeter bargraph with a “peak-hold” function. See Menu Items, page 29.
S W R
bargraph: The
SWR
LEDs are green from 1 to 1.5. The 1.5 to 2 LEDs are yellow and the LEDs
above 2 are red.
TX
LED: Lights whenever the amplifier is in operate mode (
OPER
) and the rear panel
KEY IN
signal
is pulled low (transmit enabled).
O N
pushbutton switch: Toggles the RF Deck power on or off.
