Kenwood TS-570D User Manual - Page 10

YOUR FIRST QSO LOW CUT 2 YOUR FIRST QSO Since you've now installed the TS-570, why not try it? The instructions below are abbreviated. They are intended only to act as a quick introduction. If you encounter problems or there's something you don't understand, you can read about the subject in more detail later. RECEIVING w PF ATT PRE-AMP VOX PROC SEND AT TUNE HF TRANSCEIVER TS-570D PHONES MIC CH1 CH2 CH3 123 ANT REC FINE 456 NB AGC/TONE REV 789 F.LOCK CLR 0 ENT MIC LSB USB PWR CW FSK KEY FM AM DELAY MENU 1MHz t UP DOWN MR M.IN - SPLIT TF-SET A/B RIT M/V A=B CLEAR XIT SCAN M>VFO M.IN N.R. DSP SLOPE HIGH LOW B.C. CW TUNE FILTER RIT/XIT AF RF 4 6 + 2 0 CH IF SHIFT 4 8 10 SQL 6 2 0 8 10 q q qr q q q y u e Note: Only those buttons and controls required to briefly try the transceiver are explained in this section. q Set the following as specified: • AF control: Fully counterclockwise • RF control: Fully clockwise • DSP SLOPE (HIGH) control: Fully clockwise • DSP SLOPE (LOW) control: Fully counterclockwise • IF SHIFT control: Center • SQL control: Fully counterclockwise w Switch ON the DC power supply, then press and hold the [ ] (POWER) switch briefly. • The transceiver switches ON. Indicators and frequency digits should appear on the display. e VFO A should already be selected for receiving and transmitting, and you should see "tA" on the display. If not, press the [A/B] button. r Increase the AF control slowly clockwise until you hear a suitable level of background noise. t Select an Amateur band by pressing the [UP] or [DOWN] button. y Select an operating mode by pressing the [LSB/USB] or [CW/FSK] button. • Press the same button again to toggle to the second function on the button. For example, repeatedly pressing the [LSB/USB] button switches between LSB and USB modes. u Turn the Tuning control to tune in a station. • If no stations are heard but you have an antenna connected, possibly the wrong antenna connector is selected. Pressing the [ANT] button toggles between the Antenna 1 and the Antenna 2 connectors. • Note that pressing [ ] (POWER) for more than approximately 2 seconds switches the transceiver power OFF. 4