Kenwood TS-480SAT Marine Radio User Manual


 
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3 GETTING ACQUAINTED
q METER
While receiving, serves as an S-meter to measure
and display the received signal strength. While
transmitting, serves as a power meter plus an ALC
meter, an SWR meter, or a Speech Processor
compression meter. The Peak Hold function holds
each reading for approximately half a second.
w R
t
AT
s
T
Appears while the internal antenna tuner {page 60} or
an external antenna tuner is in-line for the operation.
e 1
t
ANT
s
2
Either “1
t
ANT” or “ANT
s
2” appears, depending on
which antenna connector is selected for the operation
{page 60}.
r ATT
Appears when the receiver’s attenuator (approx.
12 dB) is ON {pages 49, 61}.
t PRE
Appears when the receiver pre-amplifier (approx.
6 dB) is ON {page 49}.
y VOX
Appears when the VOX (Voice Operated
Transmission) function is ON or the Break-in function
is ON for the CW mode {pages 36, 39}.
u PROC
Appears when the Speech Processor function is ON
{page 37}.
i MENU
Appears when configuring 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!9i !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 IF filter is selected
for the operating mode. If 2 optional IF filters are
installed and the transceiver selects the secondary IF
filter, “NAR 2” appears {page 45}.
!4 MHz
Appears when the MHz Up/ Down mode using the
MULTI control is ON {page 34}. It also appears when
the Quick Menu function is ON {page 22}.
!5 FINE
Appears when the Fine function is ON {page 35}.
!6
Appears when the selected Menu No. is in the Quick
Menu list. It also appears when the transceiver is
scanning the frequencies between the slow down
frequency points {page 57}.
!7
Appears when the split-frequency operation is ON
{page 30}.
!8
Appears when the Tuning control Lock function is ON
{page 63}.
!9
Appears when the Frequency Lock function is ON
{page 63}.
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