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ATT/PRE
PF
ANT 1/2
AT
A=B
SPLIT
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CL
HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480
XIT
RIT
1 REC 2 REC 3 REC
TF-SET
CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL
MODE
NAR
IF
46 TX MONI 5 RF.G DELAY
AF SQL
MULTI SHIFT
F.LOCK
QMR
NR FIL
PWR MIC KEY
M/V
MENU
7 8 9
BC
CW.T A / B
NB/T VOX PROC
STEP SG.SEL
CLR 0 OFF
MHz
MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN
HF/ 50 MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER
TS-480HX
TS-480SAT
© B62-1735-20 (K, E)
09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02
M VFO
QMI
M.IN
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NOTICE TO THE USER BEFORE STARTING One or more of the following statements may be Amateur radio regulations vary from country to applicable for this equipment. country. Confirm your local amateur radio regulations and requirements before operating the transceiver. FCC WARNING Depending on the size and type of vehicle, the This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy. maximum transmission output power for the mobile Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful operatio
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THANK YOU THANK YOU SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Thank you for choosing this KENWOOD TS-480HX/ After carefully unpacking the transceiver, identify the SAT transceiver. It has been developed by a team of items listed in the table below. We recommend you engineers determined to continue the tradition of keep the box and packing materials in case you need excellence and innovation in KENWOOD to repack the transceiver in the future. transceivers. Quantity This transceiver features a Digital Signal Process
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THANK YOU MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL The models listed below are covered by this manual. TS-480HX : HF/ 50 MHz All mode Transceiver ✽1 (200 watts output power: SSB, CW, ✽2 FSK, FM/ 50 watts output power: AM) ✽1 50 MHz: 100 watts ✽2 50 MHz: 25 watts TS-480SAT: HF/ 50 MHz All mode Transceiver with Automatic Antenna Tuner (100 watts output power: SSB, CW, FSK, FM/ 25 watts output power: AM) MARKET CODES K-type : The Americas E-type : Europe/ General The market code is shown on the carton bo
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PRECAUTIONS Please observe the following precautions to prevent • Locate the transceiver away from heat sources fire, personal injury, and transceiver damage: such as a radiator, stove, amplifier or other devices that produce substantial amounts of heat. • Connect the transceiver only to a power source described in this manual or as marked on the • Do not use volatile solvents such as alcohol, paint transceiver itself. thinner, gasoline or benzene to clean the cabinet of the transceiver. Use a
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CONTENTS NOTICE TO USER MULTI-FUNCTION METER ................................... 20 BEFORE STARTING TRANSMITTING .................................................... 20 THANK YOU............................................................. i SELECTING TRANSMISSION POWER ............ 20 FEATURES............................................................... i MICROPHONE GAIN ........................................ 21 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ..................................... i CHAPTER 5 MENU SET
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CONTENTS TX Filter Bandwidth (SSB/ AM) ..................... 38 STORING DATA IN MEMORY ........................... 50 TX Equalizer (SSB/ FM/ AM) ......................... 38 Simplex Channels ......................................... 50 TRANSMIT INHIBIT ........................................... 38 Split-Frequency Channels ............................. 51 BUSY LOCKOUT .............................................. 38 MEMORY RECALL AND SCROLL .................... 51 CHANGING FREQUENCY WHILE Memor
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CONTENTS TIME-OUT TIMER ................................................. 65 YF-107C/ CN/ SN IF FILTERS AND SO-3 TCXO ........................................................... 81 TRANSVERTER .................................................... 65 REFERENCE FREQUENCY CALIBRATION ..... 82 FREQUENCY DISPLAY .................................... 65 TRANSMISSION OUTPUT POWER.................. 65 CHAPTER 16 TROUBLESHOOTING TX MONITOR ........................................................ 65 GENERAL
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PADDLE KEY MIC PANEL EXT.SP DATA REMOTE COM INSTALLATION MOBILE INSTALLATION When you use this transceiver for mobile operation, do not attempt to perform any kind of configuration or menu setup configuration while driving your car; it is simply too dangeous. Stop the car and then perform transceiver configuration. In addition, do not wear headphones while driving. You should install the transceiver in a safe and convenient position inside your vehicle so as not to subject yourself to danger w
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1 INSTALLATION DC POWER CABLE CONNECTION Place the DC cable the wall of the engine compartment securely. Avoid applying excessive heat, vapor and water to the cable. Connect the DC power cable directly to the vehicle’s Engine compartment Red (+) battery terminals using the shortest route. Do not use the cigarette lighter socket! The current rating of the Passenger Compartment cigarette lighter socket is too small to operate the Black (—) transceiver. Ensure to use a 12 V vehicle battery
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1 INSTALLATION FIXED STATION INSTALLATION When you use the transceiver at a fixed location, the transceiver requires 13.8 V DC power supply (The TS-480HX requires 2 DC power supplies). REMOTE CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION 1 Attach the oval-shaped base to the front panel mounting bracket using two SEMS screws (M4 x 10 mm) as shown below. 2 Slide the Remote Control panel along the mounting bracket rails until secure. SEMS screw (M4 x 10 mm) Panel holder SEMS screw Base stand (M4 x 10 mm) DC POWER SU
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1 INSTALLATION ANTENNA CONNECTION An antenna system consists of an antenna, feed line, and ground. The transceiver can give excellent results if the antenna system and its installation are given careful attention. Use a properly adjusted 50 Ω antenna of good quality, a high-quality 50 Ω coaxial cable, and first-quality connectors. All connections must be clean and tight. After making the connections, match the impedance of the coaxial cable and antenna so that the SWR is 1.5:1 or less. High
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1 INSTALLATION PORTABLE BRACKET (E-TYPE ONLY) Using the supplied Portable Bracket, you can carry the Remote Control panel and TX/ RX unit together. Two TX/ RX unit positions are available. If you do not use the EXT.SP, REMOTE and DATA connectors, place the TX/ RX unit in front position. If you use the EXT.SP, REMOTE or DATA connector, place the TX/ RX unit to the back position. You can also attach the handle as shown if necessary. Use the supplied short cable (RJ11/ 20 cm) to connect the Re
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PANEL EXT.SP DATA REMOTE PADDLE KEY PADDLE KEY MIC PANEL MIC PANEL EXT.SP DATA REMOTE COM EXT.SP DATA REMOTE COM 1 INSTALLATION PANEL AND MICROPHONE CONNECTION Plug the microphone plug to the MIC jack (8-wire/ RJ45), then connect the Remote Control panel to the TX/ RX unit with the supplied cable (2 m/ 6-wire/ RJ11). Microphone To MIC To PANEL Line filter PANEL AND MICROPHONE CONNECTION USING PG-4Z (OPTION) Use the cables and connectors to connect the Remote Control panel and TX/ RX unit with t
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PADDLE KEY MIC PANEL EXT.SP DATA REMOTE COM 1 INSTALLATION ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS TX/ RX UNIT ■ Microphone (MIC) Connect a microphone having an impedance between 250 and 600 Ω. As for the supplied 123 4 microphone, fully insert the modular connector into the MIC jack until the locking tab clicks. You can External speaker (Opt.) still utilize 8-pin metal type plug microphones, Microphone w/ 8-pin metal plug such as MC-43S, MC-47, and MC-60A with the (Opt.) optional MJ-88 adaptor (optional) if n
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ATT/PRE PF ANT 1/2 AT A=B SPLIT YOUR FIRST QSO RECEPTION w HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 CL XIT RIT t 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC r TF-SET CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL MODE NAR IF 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY AF SQL MULTI SHIFT F.LOCK NR FIL QMR PWR MIC KEY MENU M/V 7 8 9 BC A / B CW.T NB/T VOX PROC qu STEP SG.SEL CLR 0 OFF MHz MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN qr y i e Are you ready to give your TS-480HX/ SAT a quick t Press [ ]/ [ ] to select a desired HF/ 50 MHz try? Reading these two pages should get your voice Amateur
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ATT/PRE PF ANT 1/2 AT A=B SPLIT 2 YOUR FIRST QSO TRANSMISSION ti CL HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 XIT RIT 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC we TF-SET CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL MODE NAR IF 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY AF SQL MULTI SHIFT F.LOCK QMR NR FIL PWR MIC KEY M/V MENU 7 8 9 BC A / B CW.T NB/T VOX PROC STEP SG.SEL CLR 0 OFF MHz MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN ro t q u q Turn the Tuning control to tune in a desired t Press Mic [PTT]. station or to select an unused frequency. • The LED lights red. • If you are operating t
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ATT/PRE PF ANT 1/2 AT A=B SPLIT GETTING ACQUAINTED REMOTE CONTROL PANEL q u io !0 CL HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 XIT w RIT e 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC r TF-SET CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL MODE NAR IF 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY AF SQL MULTI SHIFT F.LOCK NR FIL QMR PWR MIC KEY M/V MENU 7 8 9 BC CW.T A / B NB/T VOX PROC STEP SG.SEL t CLR 0 OFF MHz MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN y !1 !2 !3 q [ ] (POWER) switch o MIC/ 5/ RF.G key Press and hold briefly to switch the transceiver power Press to adjust the microphone
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ATT/PRE PF ANT 1/2 AT A=B SPLIT 3 GETTING ACQUAINTED !9@0@1@2 @3 HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 CL XIT RIT 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC TF-SET CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL MODE NAR IF 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY AF SQL MULTI SHIFT F.LOCK NR FIL QMR PWR MIC KEY M/V 7 8 9 MENU BC A / B CW.T NB/T VOX PROC STEP SG.SEL CLR 0 OFF MHz MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN !4 !5 !6 !7 !8@4@5@6 @7 @8 !4 MTR/ CLR key @2 BC/ CW.T key Press to select the meter scales {page 20} or exit Press to select the DSP Beat Cancel funtion, BC1 from, a
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ATT/PRE PF ANT 1/2 AT A=B SPLIT 3 GETTING ACQUAINTED #8#7#6 HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480 CL XIT #9 RIT #5 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC TF-SET CH1 CH2 CH3 DNL MODE NAR IF 4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY AF SQL MULTI SHIFT F.LOCK NR FIL QMR PWR MIC KEY M/V 7 8 9 MENU BC A / B CW.T NB/T VOX PROC #4 STEP SG.SEL CLR 0 OFF MHz MTR AGC ENT FINE SCAN @9#0#1 #2 #3 @9 QMI/ M.IN key #6 CL key Press to store data to the Quick Memory. Press and Press to clear the RIT/ XIT frequency to zero hold to store the curren
