Kenwood TS-2000 Quick guide for blind operators Gary Lee kb9zuv@arrl.net
Modified by Patrick Tice, wa0tda@arrl.net for conversion to DAISY book format and for inclusion on www.handiham.org.
In this quick guide for the Kenwood TS-2000, I will begin by making a few assumptions.
1. You have installed the vs-3 speech synthesizer upgrade. 2. You do not have the 23cm (1240-1300 mhz) option installed. 3. You have the instruction manual and front panel guide from http://www.icanworkthisthing.com
If these three assumptions are not true, take heart. The front panel chart, tone list, and menu list are included as appendices at the back of this guide. Introduction and basic description
For purposes of this introduction, I will assume that you have the rig in front of you, and positioned for operation. This means that the front panel is facing you, and the bail is flipped down, so as to raise the front of the radio approximately 1.5 inches from the table.
I will begin by describing the rear panel connections. For purposes of these descriptions, you are assumed to have the TS-2000 in the position described above. The positions of the various connectors will be described as if you are reaching over the top of the rig from in front working from left to right.
At the far left is the rectangular power connector. The supplied cable from Kenwood plugs into this connector, and snaps into place. You cannot get the polarity of this plug wrong, so be not afraid. Remember, this is a 12 volt, (really 13.8), connection, so you must have the appropriate power supply.
Next comes the first so239 connector. This is for the 2m, (144-148 mhz), antenna.
directly beneath the 2m antenna connector is an rca jack. This is for an HF receive-only antenna.
Next to and slightly below the 144 MHz antenna connector is an "n" connector. This is for the 70cm (420-450 mhz) antenna.
Above the 70cm antenna connector is a rectangular 6-pin connector. This is for an external antenna tuner.
Directly right of the 70cm antenna is a 1/4 inch stereo jack. This is the paddle connector for iambic keying.
Right of the paddle connector is a 1/8 inch mono jack for a straight key.
To the right of the straight key is the ground screw. Please be sure to ground your radio appropriately.
Running from directly below the "n" connector to just under the streight key jack is a row of three rectangular loops which look like small handles. That is indeed what they are. They are small round plastic caps which cover three din connectors. These are round multi-pin connectors.
On the left is the "cont" connector. This is for an HF amplifier.
The middle connector is the "acc2" connector used for connecting a TNC or other digital device such as a computer interface.
The right connector is for a vHF or uHF amplifier.
To the right of these are two 1/8 inch jacks. These are for external speakers. They may be set so as to provide the audio from the main receiver to one, and the sub receiver to the other.
To the right of these speaker connectors is the connector for the optional remote front panel. This is used primarily in mobile installations.
In the lower right of the rear panel, to the right of the front panel connector is the rs232 jack. This is a standard db9 male connector. This is used for computer control, or optionally data transfer between two radios.
Finally in the upper right of the rear panel are two more so239 connectors. These are ant1 and ant2 left to right respectively. These are for HF or 6m (50 MHz) antennas.
This completes the rear panel of the radio.
Front Panel
I will dispense with a complete description of the front panel, as this is well covered in the guide at www.icanworkthisthing.com or in appendix a at the back of this guide. However, a few major control descriptions are in order. I will proceed from left to right as above.
At the upper left of the front are 8 buttons arranged in 2 columns. The upper left (round) button is the pf key. This is a programmable function key which is particularly useful with the vs3.
Next to the pf key is the rectangular power on/off button. Warning: When turning on the rig, do not hold the button for very long. This will cause the rig to come on then immediately power off.
The next row of buttons are the attenuator and pre-amp respectively. The attenuator reduces the signal level from all of the antenna connectors. THis can be useful in reducing noise and interference. The pre-amp does just the opposite. It inserts another stage of rf amplification into the signal path. You will use this feature most for weak signal work on the vHF and uHF bands.
The third row of buttons is the vox/level, and processor/level respectively. Vox/level activates the vox or cw break-in feature, depending on mode. Func + vox/level adjustes vox sensitivity. Processor/level activates the speech processor, while func + processor/level adjusts the amount of speech compression.
The fourth row of buttons are shaped like half circles with the flat side pointing up. The left button is the transmit / receive switch. This is analogous to the ptt control on the microphone.
The right button controls the internal antenna tuner and switches from ant1 to ant2 for HF and 6m operation.
Directly below these buttons is the 1/4 inch stereo headphone jack.
Finally in the lower left-hand corner of the front panel is the 8-pin round microphone connector. This connector is keyed to fit a small notch in the microphone plug.
To the right of the phones jack and mic connector are three thin buttons oriented diagonally. These are for noise reduction, and beat cancellation.
To the right of these controls, in a small inset in the front of the rig is the keypad. This is a traditional calculator style pad, with 1, 2, 3 at the top, and decimal, 0, and enter at the bottom. This is used for frequency entry, DTMF dialing, and many other functions.
Right of the keypad, and back out at the main level of the panel, are two columns of three buttons each, with another column of two buttons centered below them. In the first column, I will only describe the center button for now. This is the power control selector. To change power level, press this button until a high pitched beep is heard. At this point, you turn the multi-ch control, (center knob, far right-hand column) to adjust power. By default, power is adjusted from 5 to 100 watts 160 through 2 meters cw, ssb, and fm. A beep will sound at the top and bottom of the scale.
The second column of buttons is concerned with operating mode selection. The top button selects upper or lower sideband, denoted by an "u" or "l" in cw sent through the speaker.
The second button selects CW or RTTY, announced as "c" or "r" in cw. The third button chooses am or fm, signified by "a" or "f" in CW.
To the right of these buttons, and in the center of the TS-2000 is the large tuning knob. This has a finger dimple, and is fitted with a rubber ring for easy gripping. At the lower left of this knob right at the back, is a very small lever. This is the tension adjustment.
At approximately 1:30 from the tuning knob is a rectangular button oriented horizontally. This is the "menu" button; used, as its name suggests, to take you in and out of the rig's copious menus.
Below and slightly to the right of the menu key is a diamond shaped cluster of keys. These are "band up", "band down", main, and sub; up, down, left, and right of the diamond respectively. the up and down keys move you up or down by band, or in the menus, up and down by menu. The main (left) button moves up through the menu tree, and the sub (right) key moves into a submenu.
Skipping the rest of the buttons for now, we move to the square-shaped cluster of knobs, with one extra off to the upper right.
Top left of the square are two concentric knobs. The inner or central knob has to do with the beat cancel function. The outer ring, (at the back of the knob) is the RF gain.
Lower left of the square, the inner knob is volume, and the outer ring is squelch for the main receiver.
Upper right corner of the square is the multi-ch control mentioned above. This knob has no concentric ring, and is detented. It is used for large tuning excursions, or to select menus, menu items, or control levels.
Lower right of the square, is the concentric pair of volume and squelch for the sub receiver. This follows the pattern for the main reciver, inner being volume and ring being squelch. In addition to these functions, the knob may be pressed to turn the sub receiver on or off.
Getting on the Air
Now that we have had a basic orientation to the rig, it's time for your first QSO.
At this point, the first order of business is to install the rig into your shack. First hook up the power cable to your rig and power supply. Kenwood states that the TS-2000 requires a maximum of 25 amps at 13.8 volts. The power cable has the rectangular connector at one end, with two lengths of zip cord type wire extending through what appear to be butt splices at the transition to single wire, then in-line rubber coated fuse holders, and finally stripped ends. The first time you connect to your power supply, you should have sighted assistance to insure correct polarity. At that point, you can mark the wires appropriately. I tied a knot in the negative or ground wire creating a pneumonic of "knot not hot".
Next plug the rectangular connector into the back of the rig with the tab pointing toward the outside edge.
Next connect your antenna to the appropriate connector. For purposes of this guide I will assume a 2 meter antenna. This is the so239 connector slightly above and to the right of the power cable.
Finally, connect your earth ground to the screw just right of center next to the paddle and key jacks. The paddle jack is a 1/4 inch stereo jack, to the right of that is the 1/8 inch key jack, and right of that is the ground. This is a Phillips screw.
Now that power is connected, connect your microphone to the 8-pin connector at the lower left of the front of the radio. Remember, this connector is keyed, so you can't get it wrong. Plug in the mic and tighten the ring snugly.
Now you're ready to go. Switch on your power supply, then press the power button, (rectangular button next to the round pf key) at the upper left of the radio. The internal fan will start up, and if the vs3 voice synthesizer is installed, "VFO 14.000" will be spoken. By default, when the rig arrives, both VFO's are set to 14.000 MHz.
Enter the frequency you wish to use as follows. Press enter (bottom right of the keypad) and "enter will be spoken". Next, key in your frequency. For example, the most active repeater in Muncie Indiana is 146.730 MHz. Remember that the numbers are arranged just like a telephone keypad and the decimal point is left of zero. Finally, press enter again. The radio responds with "VFO" and the frequency you just entered. now use the third button down in the column immediately left of the tuning knob to select fm mode. Press this button until an "f" (dididadit) is heard. Key the mic, and give your call. The TS-2000 has auto repeater offset on by default. This is set up according to the ARRL band plan for u.s. repeaters. With luck, you'll hear the repeater give a courtesy beep, or at least you'll hear the squelch tail.
Congratulations! You're on the air.
An HF SSB QSO
Ok, now that you've mastered 2 meter repeaters, let's do an HF QSO.
This may be started in two ways.
1. Use the up and down arrows, (located in the diamond shaped cluster to the right of the tuning knob immediately under the round concave tf-set key. These move you up or down by band respectively. When changing bands, you will hear a relay click, and the announcement "VFO freq" where freq is the frequency to which the VFO is set on the particular band selected. Once you have picked the band of interest, rotate the tuning knob to find your desired frequency. Remember, you can press <enter> twice to announce your current frequency.
2. If you know which frequency you desire, i.e. the HF pack calling frequency on 17 meters, enter it as follows: <enter> 17.1575 <enter>. When entering frequencies, the decimal will be announced as "megahertz".
Once the desired frequency is entered, select the desired mode of operation. This is done with the column of keys directly left of the main tuning knob. The top key selects upper or lower sideband, (announced in cw as "u" or "l"), the center key in the column selects cw or rtty (announced in cw as "c" or "r"), and the third key in the column selects am or fm (announced as "a" or "f" in CW).
For our example, upper sideband is used on 17 meters. Press the sideband selection key (top of the column left of the tuning knob), until you here the "u" announced in CW. If you don't know the code yet, u is dididah.
Now you must tune up your antenna system. The TS-2000 includes an internal automatic antenna tuner. To activate this feature, press and hold the ant1/2 button located at the bottom of the right-hand column of buttons at the top left of the transceiver. Hold this button until you hear the relays of the tuner begin clicking. At the end of its attempt to match your antenna, the radio will announce either an a, or the letters SWR in CW. If you don't know the code well, just listen for one or three characters. If a is announced, an acceptable swr has been reached. If however, you hear swr, do not transmit. Transmitting into an unmatched antenna could burn out the final amplifier of the radio. If you cannot achieve an acceptable match to your antenna, either change frequencies, antennas, or connect an external antenna tuner and use it to create a match that the TS-2000's internal tuner can handle.
Now that you're all tuned up, press ptt and call CQ. Congratulations again! You're on HF phone.
Your First CW QSO
Setting up for CW is nearly as easy as phone. First you must enter CW operating mode. This is accomplished with the center button in the right-hand column of buttons immediately to the left of the main tuning knob. Pressing this button will announce either a "c" or a "r" in CW. This stands for CW or RTTY mode. Press until you here a "c" (dadidadit) from the speaker.
Now you must tune up your antenna system. The TS-2000 includes an internal automatic antenna tuner. To activate this feature, press and hold the ant1/2 button located at the bottom of the right-hand column of buttons at the top left of the transceiver. Hold this button until you hear the relays of the tuner begin clicking. At the end of its attempt to match your antenna, the radio will announce either an a, or the letters SWR in CW. If you don't know the code well, just listen for one or three characters. If a is announced, an acceptable SWR has been reached. If however, you hear swr, do not transmit. Transmitting into an unmatched antenna could burn out the final amplifier of the radio. If you cannnot achieve an acceptable match to your antenna, either change frequencies, antennas, or connect an external antenna tuner and use it to create a match that the TS-2000's internal tuner can handle.
Next you must decide whether you want to use break-in mode, or use the send/receive switch when operating CW. Break-in means that transmission begins immediately upon key or paddle closure. This is the most common configuration. However, if you would rather switch from send to receive manually, that is ok as well. Unfortunately, changing this setting must be done by trial and error, as the button presses do not follow Kenwood's usual convention of using a higher pitched beep to indicate on and a lower one to indicate off. To set break-in mode, follow these steps.
1. Set the operating mode to CW as described above.
2. Select a frequency for operation, just as described in "your first VHF QSO" above. Remember that you can either enter the frequency directly with the keypad, or use the up and down buttons to select the band of interest, then rotate the main tuning knob until you find your desired frequency.
3. Press your paddle or straight key, and observe the behavior of the receiver. If you have not connected a paddle or key to your rig, skip ahead to "connecting the keying device" below. If the receiver mutes during key or paddle closure, you are in break-in mode. If it does not, you are in manual send/receive mode. If the setting is to your liking, you are finished. If not, press the VOX level button, far left-hand edge of the receiver, third button down), and press the key or paddle again. The behavior of the receiver should change and you are done.
Connecting the Keying Device
Now a word about keys and paddles. Your TS-2000 will accommodate either keying device. For use with paddles a built-in keyer is provided. This keyer supports either bug or iambic mode b. In bug mode, the dots are created automatically, but the dashes are formed by the operator. In iambic mode, dots are formed automatically upon closure of one paddle, and the dashes by closure of the other. This is the most popular type of keying. However, if you're like me, an old dinosaur who hasn't mastered iambic paddles, you can also use a straight key.
Fortunately for us, Kenwood saw fit to allow the connection of either or both types of keying devices to the TS-2000. This is far more convenient than the usual practice of providing a single connection, and then a menu setting to select the type of key.
Looking at the rig from the operating position, the paddle jack is a 1/4 inch jack located directly to the right of the n type UHF antenna connector. Directly to the right of this is a 1/8 inch jack which is the one used for a straight key, or real bug. plug your key or paddle into the appropriate jack. Note that an adapter may be necessary to provide the appropriate size of plug. Also note that the connector for the paddle is a three-conductor or stereo plug, but that for the straight key is two-conductor or mono.
Adjusting keyer speed
If you are one of those fortunate souls who are comfortable with iambic keying, you will want to adjust the speed of the TS-2000's keyer to your particular operating preference. To adjust the keyer speed, press the keyer/delay button located in the left-hand of the two columns to the right of the numeric keypad; third button down. This button gives either a high or low pitched short beep. As with most of the buttons the high pitch indicates that the mode or adjustment is selected, and the low pitch means normal operation. Upon hearing the higher pitched beep, turn the multi-ch control, (center knob along the right edge of the rig), to adjust keying speed. The default is 20 words per minute and ranges from 10 to 60 wpm in steps of 1 wpm. To complete the setting press keyer/delay again. You should hear a lower pitched beep.
Here is a great feature of the multi-ch control. First, note that it is detented, or gives a series of gentle clicks as it is turned. Second, when making an adjustment, a short very low pitched beep will sound when you reach either end of the adjustment range, and continue to sound if you keep turning in the same direction. This will allow you to move to one end of the range or the other and then count clicks.
Having the QSO
Now that your keying device is connected, the keyer speed is set to your liking, (if necessary), and the break-in mode is set, its time to get on the air. Select the frequency you wish to use, listen for a couple of minutes to insure that it is clear, and begin calling cq. Ding ding ding ding!! Your operating cw with your new rig. There are many other features that make operating cw a pleasant experience with this radio, and I urge you to take a good look at the owner's manual on www.icanworkthisthing.com.
Setting a Sub audible Tone
To set a sub audible tone on transmit, do the following:
1. Be sure you are in VFO mode by pressing the m/VFO key until the vs3 says "VFO freq" where freq is your tuned frequency.
2. Press func + 4 on the keypad. This will give either a high or low pitched beep to indicate tone select status. Remember, a high pitch means on and a low pitch means off.
3. Once you hear the high pitched beep, rotate the multi-ch control, located in the center of the far right-hand column of knobs on the radio, counterclockwise until a beep is heard. This indicates that you are at the lower end of the tone selections, 67 Hz.
4. Now, using the tone chart in this guide, count the detents, gentle clicks, as you turn the control clockwise until you reach your desired tone frequency.
5. Press func + 4 again to exit tone selection mode. you will hear a low pitched beep to indicate that tone selection is off.
Turning on sub audible tones
Unfortunately this is one of those situations where Kenwood didn't follow their own conventions with pitch indicating the status of a selection. To turn sub audible tones on, press the 4 key, then press send or ptt to send a brief transmission. If the repeater you are trying to activate comes up, tones are enabled. If not, press 4 and try again.
Setting up Tone Squelch
To set up sub audible tone squelch on receive, do the following:
1. Be sure you are in VFO mode by pressing the m/VFO key until the vs3 says "VFO freq" where freq is your tuned frequency.
2. Press func + 6 on the keypad. This will give either a high or low pitched beep to indicate tone select status. Remember, a high pitch means on and a low pitch means off.
3. Once you hear the high pitched beep, rotate the multi-ch control, located in the center of the far right-hand column of knobs on the radio, counterclockwise until a beep is heard. This indicates that you are at the lower end of the tone selections, 67 Hz.
4. Now, using the tone chart in this guide, count the detents, gentle clicks, as you turn the control clockwise until you reach your desired tone frequency.
5. Press func + 6 again to exit tone selection mode. You will hear a low pitched beep to indicate that tone select is off.
Turning on tone Squelch
Unfortunately this is one of those situations where Kenwood didn't follow their own conventions with pitch indicating the status of a selection. However, there is an easy work around.
1. Make sure your rig is in the VFO mode as described in "Setting up Tone Squelch" above.
2. Now select your desired tone as described above.
3. Now open the squelch by rotating the squelch control, inner ring of the bottom left-hand knob of the square on the lower right side of the front panel, counterclockwise until it stops. This will produce a loud hissing sound in the speaker.
4. Press the 6 key on the keypad, until the noise stops. Tone squelch is now activated. My thanks to Kevin Nathan for this hint.
Memories
Your TS-2000 comes with 300 memories which can be programmed. The first 290 of these are general purpose memories, and the last 10 can also be used to program band edges.
Programming a Standard Memory
Memories
Your TS-2000 comes with 300 memories which can be programmed. The first 290 of these are general purpose memories, and the last 10 can also be used to program band edges.
Programming a Standard Memory
Programming a memory on the TS-2000 is a very simple and friendly operation. First, use the VFO/m key, second key in the left-hand column below the oval satellite key, to insure that you are in the VFO mode. When you press this key, the vs3 will say either "mr xxx freq" where xxx is the memory location and freq is the frequency it contains, or "VFO freq" to indicate VFO mode and the frequency to which you are tuned.
Next set the desired frequency using whichever means is most comfortable. Set any other options and/or modes you desire such as ctcss tone, am/fm, etc. For information on setting ctcss tones etc., see the appropriate section of this guide or your owner's manual.
Now you're ready to program your memory. Press the m/in key, located at the bottom of the right-hand column of keys directly below the large oval satellite key. The vs3 will respond with "mr channel xxx freq/open". Where xxx is the memory channel number, freq is the frequency if it exists, or open indicates that the channel has not been programmed.
If this is the channel you wish to program, press m/in again and the operation is complete. upon completion of programming you will hear a long beep and be returned to VFO mode. Alternatively, you may either scroll through the memory channels with the multi-ch control, or enter the desired channel with the keypad. Note that when using the keypad for this purpose, enter all three digits including leading and/or trailing zeros. The use of the enter key either before or after is not required. Once you have selected the desired channel, press m/in to complete the operation. upon completion of programming you will hear a long beep and be returned to VFO mode. To abort a programming operation, press the clear key located directly below the double column of keys to the left of the main tuning knob.
Conclusion
By now you should be pretty well acquainted with the major features of your new TS-2000. You also have enough information to begin figuring out other features on your own. Please give all the features of this great rig a try.
Also, if you have any suggestions for improving this guide, please feel free to contact me at kb9zuv@arrl.net.
Finally, let's all write to Kenwood praising them for the accessibility of this radio, and suggesting that they carry those good features through its entire operation, and throughout their entire product line.
Thank you for reading, and I hope to catch you on the bands some day. Appendix a
Key Chart for TS-2000 Compiled by: Steve Pollo, K8SP and Bob Tinney, K8LR Edited for this guide by Gary Lee NOTE: Writing conventions in this chart are simple. Originally, the key groups were set up in tables; but we felt some people may access this in a text file, where the conversion wouldn't be honored.
In general, each group has the columns: Key Name. Key Location. Main operation. Operation Within each group: the beginning of a row is denoted by an asterisk, and moving to the next column is delimited by a period-space combination which most synthesizers should interpret as a slight pause. If you see an n/a, it means that particular key doesn't have an alternative function operation.
Now, on to the chart:
Most keys have a second function if the function button located to the right of the 3 and 6 keys, is tapped before you press the other key.
Group #1: Group of eight keys in the upper left of the front panel:
KEY NAME. KEY LOCATION. MAIN OPERATION. OPERATION WITH FUNCTION
*PF. Upper left. Programmable Function- read VFO Freq. Function modifiable in Menu 51A for example, #64 reads S-meter. *Power. Upper right of group. Turn on/off. func+power N/A. *ATT/F.Lock. Second from top on left. Attenuator. func+F.lock prevents frequency entry. *Pre/A.Lock. Right-hand second row. Preamplifier on/off. func+Pre/A.Lock. locks all xcvr functions. *VOX Level. Left, third row. Vox or break-in CW on/off. func+VOX level. Adjust vox sensitivity (level). *Processor/Level. Right-hand third row:. Speech Processor on/off. func+Processor/Level. Adjust processing level. *Send. Left-hand bottom. Send manual transmit. func+Send. N/A. *ATT/Ant1-2. Right-hand bottom row. ATT (hold to activate) momentary tap turns autotuner on/off. func+ATT/Ant1-2. Switches from ant-1 to ant-2. 160 thru 6M only.
Below this group are the Headphone and Microphone jack respectively.
grouping of three buttons nearly vertical just left of keypad:
*Upper Slash Key. Level N/R has three modes. In each DSP Noise Reduction mode, can adjust threshold. func+Upper Slash Key. n/a. *Second slash button. Level AN auto. notch. func+Second slash button. AutoNotch adjustment. *Third Slash. Manual BC. Manual notch adjusted with BC knob. func+Third Slash. n/a. Alphanumeric 12-button Keypad: This pad is laid out like a telephone dialing pad. *1. 1. Play Channel 1. func+1. Record channel 1 message for keyer or optional voice-recorder. *2. 2. Play Channel 2. func+2. Record message for Channel #2. *3. 3. Play channel 3. func+3. Record Channel #3. *4. 4. CTS Tone. func+4. Tone select. *5. 5. Meter scale. func+5. N/a. *6. 6. CTCSS tone encoded squelch. func+6. Select tone. *7. 7. Noise Blanker on/off. func+7. NB Level adjust. *8. 8. A.G.C. Level adjust. func+8. AGC on/off. *9. 9. Fine tuning. func+9. Select step size. **. Decimal point in freq entry. DCS. func+*. DCS Select. *0. 0. Shift. func+0. Offset selection. *#. Enter Key. Press to enter numeric frequency. func+#. N/A. The vertical button to the right of the 3 and 6 keys is the Function Button.
Below the pad are two knobs: these are DSP slope adjustments: left one is low and right one is high pass.
To the right of the numpad there are two columns of buttons; the left column are slightly smaller than the right column.
KEY NAME. LOCATION. OPERATION. OPERATION WITH FUNCTION. *CAR/MIKE. Top left button. Mike Level adjustment. func+CAR/MIKE. Carrier Level Adjustment; (AM, CW, RTTY). *POWER/TX-MONI. Second left button. Power Adjustment. func+POWER/TX-MONI. Transmit Monitor Level adjustment. *Keyer/Delay. Third left button. Keyer Speed adjustment. func+Keyer/Delay. Vox/CW Breakin Delay adjustment. *LSB/USB. Top Right Button. Select USB or LSB. func+LSB/USB. Turn auto USB/LSB on/off. *CW/RTTY. Second right button. CW or RTTY mode. func+CW/RTTY. Reverses CW position. *FM/AM. Third right button. Select F.M. or A.M. mode. func+FM/AM. Select Narrow/Wide mode.
centered below these columns are two buttons,
the top button clear bottom button display The small button to the bottom left of main tuning dial is MHz/5KHz step toggle. When activated, the multi-channel knob changes frequency in your choice of three larger increments instead of 5KHz chunks. When this button is used with function button, you can adjust the size of the frequency movement between 100KHz, 500KHz or 1MHz. The slider below the tuning knob adjusts knob turning friction.
The next group are the keys to the right of the tuning knob. The first group are those above and below the diamond-shaped cursor-type keys.
KEY NAME. KEY LOCATION. MAIN OPERATION. OPERATION WITH FUNCTION. *Menu-Key. Horizontal key to upper right of tuning knob. Toggle between Menu and VFO mode.
func+Menu-Key. N/A. *TF-Set. Round concave button to right of menu key. TF. Set, which, when held in as tuning dial is rotated, changes transmit freq when in split mode. func+TF-Set. N/A. *Up-Arrow. Upper button of cursor pad. Changes band up to next ham band. OR, Selects ON or next option when in menu mode. func+Up-Arrow. N/A. *DOWN-ARROW. Bottom button in cursor pad. Changes band to lower ham band. OR, Selects off or previous option item in menu mode. func+DOWN-ARROW. N/A. *LEFT-ARROW. Left button n cursor pad. Main transceiver. Transfers transmit freq to main. OR, goes out of a submenu. func+LEFT-ARROW. N/A. *RIGHT-ARROW. Right button in cursor pad. Transfers operating freq to sub transceiver. OR, Select a submenu when applicable in Menu Mode. func+RIGHT-ARROW. N/A. *CONTROL BUTTON. Round button bottom right of main tuning dial. Toggles operating control between main transceiver and sub receiver. *SCAN-GROUP. Key below down arrow. Select Scan. func+SCAN-GROUP. selects scan group. *CALL-C.IN. Vertical button to upper right of cursor keys. Call. C . IN. func+CALL-C.IN. N/A.
The next group is immediately to the right of the cursor keys: The top two of this group are quick memo buttons: *MR. Left top Button. Memory Recall. *M.IN. Right top button. Write data to memory. *SAT. oval button. Activates satellite mode.
Below the satellite button are six buttons whose primary use is to affect frequency control; and with the function button pressed first are used for satellite mode:
KEY NAME. KEY LOCATION. MAIN OPERATION. OPERATION WITH FUNCTION. *A/B-M/S. Upper left button below SAT button. Select between either VFO A or B OR in Menu Mode, select between Menu A and Menu B. func+A/B-M/S. In sat mode, tuning knob controls main or sub frequency. *Split/Rev. Right upper button. Split frequency operation toggle. func+Split/Rev. Toggle trace reverse function in sat mode. *VFO/M-VFO/CHN. Middle left button. Switch between VFO and Memory. In Sat Mode VFO/CH switches between VFO and mem channel. func+VFO/M-VFO/CHN. *A=B-TRACE. Right middle button. Sets both VFOs to same freq. Toggles Trace on/off in sat mode. func+A=B-TRACE. *M>VFO/MG-SEL. Left bottom button. Writes data from mem channel to VFO. func+M>VFO/MG-SEL. Selects Memory group. *MRIGHT-ARROW. Right bottom button. Writes data into memory. func+MRIGHT-ARROW. N/A.
The next group are the four buttons with the knob on the upper right of the panel. These are the RIT Controls.
KEY NAME. KEY LOCATION. MAIN OPERATION. OPERATION WITH FUNCTION. *RIT/CW TUNE. Top button. Receive Incremental Tuning on/off. func+RIT/CW TUNE. CW Tune auto zero-beat function in CW mode. *XIT/ALT. Second button from top. Transmit incremental tuning on/off. func+XIT/ALT. Switches auto-lock tuning in 1.2GHz mode. *CLEAR. Third button from top. Clears XIT/RIT by setting offset to zero. func+CLEAR. N/A. *SET/PCT. Fourth Button. Sets received data packet cluster tuning to transceiver. func+SET/PCT. Toggles packet cluster tune mode on/off. *RIT/XIT. Top knob on right. Adjust RIT/XIT freq. If RIT/XIT off, adjusts fre Qof sub receiver. *Below RIT is Multi-Channel knob which is de-tented. In VFO mode, it adjusts VFO freq in 5KHz steps. In Menu Mode, it selects menu numbers. It also is used to adjust levels of many front panel functions. *To the left of the Multi-channel knob is a dual-knob: The knob is Manual BC control to adjust notch frequency when manual DSP is selected. The ring is Main RF gain. *Below these two knobs are two dual knobs; the left one is for the main Transceiver and the righthand is for the subreceiver. The knob is Audio Gain; the ring is Squelch level.
This concludes the key descriptions for the TS-2000. We hope this has been helpful in orienting yourself to the versatility of this rig.
. Appendix B Sub audible tone chart
Taken from the TS-2000 manual, and edited by Gary Lee and Keith Reedy.
Note: In the following table, columns follow each other in this order. Tone #: frequency (in Hz)
#01: 67.0 #02: 71.9 #03: 74.4 #04: 77.0 #05: 79.7 #06: 82.5 #07: 85.4 #08: 88.5 #09: 91.5 #10: 94.8 #11: 97.4 #12: 100.0 #13: 103.5 #14: 107.2 #15: 110.9 #16: 114.8 #17: 118.8 #18: 123.0 #19: 127.3 #20: 131.8 #21: 136.5 #22: 141.3 #23: 146.2 #24: 151.4 #25: 156.7 #26: 162.2 #27: 167.9 #28: 173.8 #29: 179.9 #30: 186.2 #31: 192.8 #32: 203.5 #33: 210.7 #34: 218.1 #35: 225.7 #36: 233.6 #37: 241.8 #38: 250.3 #39: 1750
Note: Use Nos. 01 to 39 shown in the table above when selecting tone frequencies via Wireless Remote Control {page 82}.
You can select a tone frequency independent of a CTCSS frequency.
. Appendix C
Menu functions list by menu number
Taken from the TS-2000 manual, and edited by Gary Lee and Keith Reedy.
Note: in this table, columns follow each other in this order. menu#: function: settings: default: manual page.
00: Display brightness: OFF,1-4: 3: p. 75. 01: key illumination: on/off: on: p. 75.
Tuning Control
02: tuning control change per revolution: 500/1000: 1000: p. 38. 03: tuning with MULTI/CH control: on/off: on: p. 37. 04: Rounds off VFO frequencies changed by using the MULTI/CH control: on/off: on: p. 37. 05: 9kHz frequency step size for the MULTI/CH control in AM mode on the AM broadcast band: on/off. default=see reference page: p. 37. Memory channel 06: memory channel: sub-menu: none: none. 06A: memory-VFO split operation: on/off: off: p. 60. 06B: tunable (ON) or fixed (OFF) memory channel frequencies: on/off: off: p. 60. Scan Operation 07: program scan partially slowed: on/off: on: p. 67. 08: slow down frequency range for the Program scan: 100/200/300/400/500 Hz: 300 Hz: p. 67. 09: program scan hold: on/off: off: p. 68. #10: scan resume method: TO (time-operated)/CO (carrier-operated): TO: p. 68. 11: visual scan range: 31/61/91/181 channels: 61 chanels: p. 70.
Monitor Sound 12: beep output level: off/1-9: 4: p. 74. 13: sidetone volume: 1-9: 5: p. 44. 14: DRU-3A playback volume: OFF/1-9: 4: p. 89. 15: VS-3 playback volume: oFF/1-9: 4: p. 91.
Speaker Output #16: audio output configuration for EXT.SP2 or headphone: 0=SP1 (L):main/sub mix 0=SP2 (R):main/sub mix 1=SP1 (L): main 1=SP2 (R): sub. 2=SP1 (L): main+1/4 sub mix 2=SP2 (R): sub+1/4 sub mix. selections=0/1/2. default=0. page 78. 17: reverses the EXT.SP1 and EXT.SP2 (the headphone jack L/R channels) audio outputs. selections=on/off. default=off. ref. page=78.
RX Antenna 18: enable HF RX ANT: on/off: off: p. 76.
S-meter Squelch 19: S-meter squelch: sub-menu: none: p. 78. 19A: enable S-meter squelch: on/off: OFF: p. 78. 19B: hang time for S-meter squelch: Off/125/250/500 ms: off: p. 78.
DSD Equalizer 20: DSP Equalizer: off/H/f/b/C/u: off: p. 78, 104. 21: DSP TX equalizer: off/H/f/b/C/u: off: p. 41, 104
DSP Filter 22: DSP TX filter bandwidth for SSB or AM: 2.0/2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8/3.0 kHz: 2.4 kHz: p. 41.
Fine Tuning 23: fine transmit power tuning: on/off: off: P. 38.
TOT 24: time-out timer: OFF/3/5/10/20/30 minutes: off: P. 78.
Transverter 25: transverter frequency display: off/on: off: P. 79.
Antenna Tuner 26: TX hold when AT completes the tuning: off/on: off: P. 73. 27: in-line AT while receiving: off/on: off: P. 73.
Linear Amplifier 28: linear amplifier control: sub-menu: none. 28A: linear amplifier control delay for HF band: off/1/2: off: P. 76. 28B: linear amplifier control delay for 50 MHz band: off/1/2: off: P. 76. 28C: linear amplifier control delay for 144 MHz band: off/1/2: off: P. 76. 28D: linear amplifier control delay for 430 MHz band: off/1/2: off: P. 76. 28E: linear amplifier control delay for 1.2 GHz band: off/1/2: P. 76.
Message Playback 29: voice & CW message playback: sub-menu: none. 29A: repeat the playback: off/on: off: Pp. 44, 90. 29B: interval time for repeating the playback: 0-60 seconds (in steps of 1 second) 10 sec: Pp. 44, 90.
CW 30: keying priority over playback: off/on: off: P. 44. 31: CW RX pitch/TX sidetone frequency: 400-1000 Hz (in steps of 50 Hz): 800 Hz: P. 30. 32: CW rise time: 1/2/4/6 ms: 6 ms: P. 77 33: CW keying dot, dash weight ratio: auto/2.5-4.0 (in steps of 0.1): auto: P. 42. 34: reverse CW keying auto weight ratio. =off/on: off: P. 42. 35: bug key mode: off/on: off: P. 43. 36: auto CW TX in SSB mode: off/on: off: P. 44. 37: frequency correction in changing SSB to CW: off/on: off: P. 44.
FSK 38: FSK shift: 170/200/425/850 Hz.: 170: P51. 39: FSK keying polarity: normal/invers: normal: P51. 40: FSK tone frequency: 1275/2125 Hz.: 2125 Hz.: P51.
FM 41: mic gain for FM: low/mid/high: low: P20. 42: sub-tone mode for FM: burst/cont.: see reference page): p33. 43: auto repeater offset: off/on: on: P34. 44: TX hold: 1750 Hz tone: off/on: off: P33.
DTMF 45: DTMF functions: sub-menu: N/a: n/a. 45A: DTMF number memory select: sub-menu: n/a: n/a. 45B: TX speed for stored DTMF number: slow/fast: fast: P76. 45C: pause duration for stored DTMF number: 100/250/500/750/1000/1500/2000 ms: 500 ms: P76. 45D enable Mic remote control: off/on: off: P81.
TNC 46: active band for internal TNC: main/sub: sub: P50. 47: data transfer speed internal TNC: 1200/9600 bps: 1200 bps: P50 48: DCD sensing band: TNC band/main & sub. TNC band: p50. 49: P.C.T. (Packet Cluster Tune) mode: sub-menu: n/a: n/a. 49A: packet cluster tune mode: manual/auto: manual: P53. 49B: packet cluster RX confirmation tone: off/morse/voice: morse: P53. 50: packet configuration: sub-menu: n/a: n/a. 50A: packet filter bandwidth: off/on: off: P50. 50B: AF input level for packet: 0-9: 4: P50. 50C: main band AF output level for packet operation: 0-9: 4: P50. 50D: sub band AF output level for packet operation: 0-9: 4: P50. 50E: main/sub band external TNC: main/sub: main: P50. 50F: data transfer speed external TNC: 1200/9600 bps: 1200 bps: P50.
PF keys 51: PF key assignment: sub-menu: n/a: n/a. 51A: front panel PF key: off/A.N./B.C./N.R./NB/ANT 1/2/1MHz/CTRL/CALL/CLR/ FINE/CH3/CH2/CH1/ CW TUNE/M.IN/M>VFO/SCAN/A=B/VFO/M/A/B/TF-SET/SPLIT/ Q.M.IN/Q.MR/DSP MONI/RX MONI/VOICE2/VOICE1/MENU00-62: voice 1: P77. 51B: microphone PF1 (PF) key: same as 51A: a/b: P77. 51C: microphone PF2 (MR) key: same as 51A: split: P77. 51D: microphone PF3 (VFO) key: same as 51A: VFO/M: P77 #51E: microphone PF4 (call) key: same as 51A: RX Moni: P77.
MasteR/ Slave operation 52: split frequency transfer in master/slave operation: off/on. off: P80. 53: permit to write the transferred split frequencies to the target VFOs: off/on: off: P80.
TX Inhibit 54: TX inhibit: off/on: off: P41.
Packet 55: packet communication mode: off/on: off: P49. 56: COM port speed: 4800/9600/19200/38400/57600 bps: 9600 bps: P93.
APO 57: APO (auto power on) function: off/60/120/180 minutes: off: P72.
RC-2000 Configuration 58: RC-2000 font in easy operation mode: Font1/font2: font1: P98. 59: RC-2000 panel/TS-2000(x) dot-matrix display contrast: 1-16: 8: P75. 60: display mode for RC-2000: negative/positive: positive: P98.
TS-2000 Repeater Functions (K-type Only) 61: repeater function: sub-menu: n/a: n/a. 61A: Repeater mode select: off/locked/cross: off: P88. 61B: repeater TX hold: off/on: off: P88 61C: remote control ID code: 000-999: 000: P82. 61D: acknowledgement signal in external remote control mode: off/on: off: P82. 61E: external remote control: off/on: off: P82.
Sky Command II+ (K-type Only) 62C: sky command II + configuration: sub-menu: n/a: n/a.
62A: commander callsign for Sky Command II +: input a callsign for the commander. no call: P83. 62B: transporter callsign for Sky Command II +: input a callsign for the transporter: no call: P83. 62C: Sky Command II + tone frequency: 38 CTCSS tones: 88.5Hz: P83. 62D: Sky Command II + communication speed: 1200/9600 bps.: 1200 bps.: P83. 62E: Sky Command II + mode: Off/client/command/T-porter: off: P83.
Appendix D Alphabetical function list of Menu Items
Taken from the TS-2000 manual, and edited by Gary Lee and Keith Reedy.
Amplifier: Linear amplifier control delay for HF band; 28A Linear amplifier control delay for 50 MHz band; 28B Linear amplifier control delay for 144 MHz band; 28C Linear amplifier control delay for 430(440) MHz band; 28D Linear amplifier control relay for 1.2 GHz band; 28E
Antenna: Enable an input from the HF RX ANT connector; 18
Antenna Tuner: In-line AT while receiving; 27 TX hold when AT completes the tuning; 26
Beep Function: Beep output level; 12.
CW: Auto CW TX in SSB mode; 36 Bug key mode; 35 CW keying dot, dash weight ratio; 33 CW rise time; 32 CW RX pitch/TX sidetone frequency; 31 Frequency correction for changing SSB to CW; 37 Keying priority over playback; 30 Reverse CW keying auto weight ratio; 34
Data Transfer: Permit to write the transferred Split frequencies to the target VFOs; 53 Split frequency transfer in master/ slave operation; 52
DSP Filter: DSP RX equalizer; 20 DSP TX equalizer; 21 DSP TX filter bandwidth for SSB or AM; 22
DTMF: DTMF number memory select; 45A Pause duration for stored DTMF number; 45C TX speed for stored DTMF number; 45B
FM Auto repeater offset; 43 Enable S-meter squelch for FM mode; 19A Hang time for S-meter squelch; 19B Mic gain for FM; 41 Sub-tone mode for FM; 42 TX hold: 1750 Hz tone; 44
FSK: FSK keying polarity; 39 FSK shift; 38 FSK tone frequency; 40
LCD: Display brightness; 00 Key illumination; 01 RC-2000 panel/TS-2000(X) dot-matrix display contrast; 59
Memory Function Memory-VFO split operation; 06A Tunable (ON) or fixed (OFF) memory channel frequencies; 06B
Message playback: Interval time for repeating the playback; 29B Repeat the playback; 29A
PF Keys: Front panel PF key; 51A Microphone PF1 (PF) key; 51B Microphone PF2 (MR) key; 51C Microphone PF3 (VFO) key; 51D Microphone PF4 (CALL) key; 51E
Power Control Fine transmit power tuning; 23
Power on/off: APO (Auto Power Off) function; 57
Remote Control: Enable Mic remote control; 45D Display mode for RC-2000; 60 RC-2000 font in easy operation mode; 58 RC-2000 panel/TS-2000(X) dot-matrix display contrast; 59
Repeater: Acknowledgement signal in external remote control mode; 61D External remote control; 61E Remote control ID code; 61C Repeater mode select; 61A Repeater TX hold; 61B
Scan; Program scan hold; 09 Program scan partially slowed; 07 Slow down frequency range for the Program scan; 08 Scan resume method; 10 Visual scan range; 11
Sky Command II+: Commander callsign for Sky Command II+; 62A Sky Command II+ communication speed; 62D Sky Command II+ mode; 62E Sky Command II+ tone frequency; 62C Transporter callsign for Sky Command II+; 62B
Speaker: Audio output configuration for EXT.SP2 or headphone; 16 Reverses the EXT.SP1 and EXT.SP2 (the headphone jack L/R channels) audio outputs; 17
TNC: AF input level for Packet; 50B COM port communication speed; 56 Data transfer speed: External TNC; 50F Data transfer speed: Internal TNC; 47 DCD sensing band; 48 Main band AF output level for packet operation; 50C MAIN/SUB band: External TNC; 50C MAIN/SUB band: Internal TNC; 46 Packet communication mode; 55 Packet filter bandwidth; 50A Packet Cluster RX confirmation tone; 49B Packet Cluster Tune mode; 49A Sub band AF output level for packet operation; 50D
Transmission Control: Time-out Timer; 24 TX inhibit; 54
Transverter: Transverter frequency display; 25
Tuning Control: Frequency correction for changing SSB to CW; 37 9 kHz frequency step size for the MULTI/CH control in AM mode on the AM broadcast band; 05 Rounds off VFO frequencies changed by using the MULTI/CH control; 04 Tuning control change per revolution; 02 Tuning with MULTI/CH control; 03
Volume Control: Beep output level; 12 DRU-3A playback volume; 14 TX side tone volume; 13 VS-3 playback volume; 15
Update 03/09/2004 kp
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