Kenwood TS-670 User manual

KENWOOD

TS-670

INSTRUCITON

MANUAL

Thank

you

for

buying

the

TS-670

amateur

band

transceiver.

This

equipment

has

been

carefully

engineered

and

manufactured

rigid

quality

stan-

dards

and

should

provide

satisfactory

and

depen-

dable

operation

for

many

years.

MISTANDARD

ACCESSORIES

The

following

parts

are

supplied

with

TS-670

stan-

dard

accessories.

power

cord

(E30-1648-05)

Fuse

(FO5-4022-05).............00.

Instruction

manual

(B50-41

15-00)

Warranty

card

(for

USA)

Microphone

(option

for

USA)

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TROUBLESHOOTING.........

ACCESSORIES

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INTERNAL

VIEWS

.............

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DIAGRAM.............

SPECIFICATIONS....

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SFEATURES

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PREPARATION

BEFORE

USE........

CONTROLS,

INDICATORS

AND

CONNECTORS

OPERATION

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After

unpacking

Shipping

container

Save

the

box and

packing

the

event

your

unit

needs

transported

for

remote

operation,

maintenance,

service.

The

following

explicit

definitions

apply

this

manual:

disregarded,

inconvenience

only,

risk

equipment

damage

personal

injury.

Equipment

damage

may

occur,

but

not

personal

injury.

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FEATURES

Built-in

bands,

MHz-50

MHz:

Three

bands,

MHz,

MHz

and

one

VHF

band,

MHz

are

provided.

Band

selection

ac-

complished

the

UP/DOWN

switch.

Each

band

covers

MHz.

Operating

frequency

can

con-

tinuously

varied

the

main

tuning

control.

All

mode

operation

Applicable

SSB,

CW,

(option)

and

(AM

filter

optional)

modes.

The

transceiver

capable

operating

SSB,

CW,

(option)

and

(optional

filter).

500

kHz-30

MHz

general

coverage

receiver:

With

the

optional

GC-10,

the

TS-670

works

general

coverage

receiver

(except

for

the

frequencies

near

8.83

MHz).

Various

frequency

control

functions:

Selectable

tuning

rate,

steps

100

steps

for

AM,

SSB

and

CW,

kHz

and

100

for

FM.

Two

different

VFO’s

are

built

into

the

set

allowing

cross-band

operation.

channel

memory

for

band-mode

information.

Pushbutton

frequency

entry

also

possible

using

the

O~9

keys.

Provided

with

two

kinds

scanning

function.

Memory

channels

are

selectable

with

the

main

tun-

ing

control.

10.

11.

Lithium

battery

memory

backup.

Built-in

all

mode

squelch

circuit.

shift

circuit

provided

allow

shifting

the

passband,

aid

reducing

adjacent

channel

in-

terference.

Filter:

wide/narrow

selectable.

Built-in

peak

power

meter.

Continuously

variable

power.

semi

break

circuit

2-color

fluorescent

display

tube.

==2.

PREPARATION

BEFORE

USE

2-1

PRECAUTIONS

INSTALLATION

2-2

PREPARATION

BEFORE

OPERATION

Before

operating

the

equipment,

the

following

preparation

required.

Before

connecting

the

power

supply,

carry

out

the

following.

(1)

First,

familiarize

yourself

with

the

operation

this

Nex

equipment,

read

the

instruction

manual

thoroughly.

SSS

you

are

using

the

transceiver

for

the

first

time,

practice

Avoid

direct

sunlight,

and

select

dry,

well

ventilated

loca-

while

reading

the

manual,

actually

operating

each

tion.

switch

and

control

with

the

power

switch

OFF.

After

you

have

mastered

the

transmit

procedure,

you

may

begin

actual

operation.

NOTE:

Grounding

Making

good

earth

connection

important

for

preven-

Since

the

heat

sink

the

rear

panel,

avoid

placing

the

ting

dangers

such

electric

shock

and

for

emitting

equipment

with

the

bottom

and

rear

sides

wall

high

quality

signal

with

minimum

spurious

radiation.

desk.

Bury

commercially

available

ground

rod

copper

plate

under

the

ground

and

connect

the

GND

terminal

TS-670.

thick

wire

cut

short

possible,

should

used

for

the

connection.

city

water

pipe

cannot

used

good

earth

some

cases.

Never

use

gas

pipe

electrical

conduit

pipe.

When

installing

the

equipment

automobile,

ensure

adequate

ventilation.

Install

the

equipment

location

where

the

rear

does

not

make

direct

contact

with

the

seat,

and

not

directly

exposed

vibration.

CAUTION:

Power

supply

The

standard

operating

voltage

TS-670

13.8

and

the

current

not

use

power

supply

(both

fixed

and

mobile)

that

provides

over

with

the

power

switch

TS-670

turned

off.

Operation

under

such

condition

will

void

the

warranty.

Also,

not

use

power

supply

that

does

not

supply

{

\ t J

least

transmit

receive.

Use

such

supply

may

cause

the

performance

the

TS-670

suffer.

Avoid

installing

the

equipment

front

the

car

heater

air

outlet.

The

standard

operating

voltage

the

equipment

13.8

not

operate

below

over

CONTROLS,

INDICATORS

AND

CONNECTORS

Meter

switch

final

stage

power

transmission.

ampli

tion.

During

SSB

operation,

adjust

the

MIC

control

that

the

meter

within

the

ALC

zone.

Similarly,

adjust

the

CAR

control

for

opera-

During

transmission,

the

meter

switch

deter-

mines

meter

function.

The

switch

selects

bet-

ween:

Meter

;

RF:

this

position,

the

meter

monitors

the

Works

S-meter

receive,

in-

output

the

transceiver.

dicating

the

signal

strength,

and_in-

ALC:

The

meter

monitors

the

output

the

dicates

the

power

ALC

level

SPLIT

indicator

transmit.

These

two

modes

are

selected

Lights

when

the

SPLIT

switch

ON.

the

meter

switch.

ifier

during

[

VFO

indicator

Indicates

VFO

B).

POWER

switch

Turns

the

TS-670

(.™)

[

MCH

(Memory

Channel)

display

——

Indicates

memory

channels

(1-79)

and

off

(ML).

Set

thi

short

duration

pulse

noise.

program

scan

(P).

loise

Blanker)

switch

elimi

inate

VOICE

switch

Audible

announcement

frequency

when

the

VS-1

installed.

ATT

(Attenuator)

switch

Set

this

switch

at-

tenuate

the

input

approx-

imately

dB.

STANDBY

switch

REC:

Indicates

recep-

tion

mode.

SEND:

Indicates

trans-

mission

mode.

NAR/WIDE

filter

selector

Selects

the

passband

width

when

optional

filters

are

install-

ed.

Connect

this

terminal.

MIC

(Microphone)

connector

the

microphone

[

PHONES

jack

Connect

the

headphone

this

jack.

MODE

switch

Selects

LSB,

USB,

CW,

and

(option)

modes.

Numeric

keypad

Used

input

numeric

data

for

frequency

etc.

See

page

for

additional

information.

Scan/memory

keyboard

Indicators

Used

select

memory

scan,

pro-

ONAIR

gram

scan,

VFO

memory

opera-

F.LOCK

tion

and

for

memory

input.

See

page

for

additional

data.

F.STEP

requency

display

\dicates

the

operating

frequency

the

[

PWR

(RF

Power)

control

Varies

the

transmit

power

SSB,

and

modes.

RIT

display

Indicates

the

RIT

frequency

with

the

earest

100

Hz.

ON.

This

MIC

(Microphone

Gain)

control

Adjust

the

microphone

gain

SSB

and

modes.

Turn

clockwise

increase

the

gain.

SQUELCH

control

This

squelch

adjusting

control.

Turn

clockwise

increase

squelch.

This

control

can

used

all

modes.

(RF

Gain)

control

This

used

adjust

the

gain

amplifier

stages

the

receiver.

Normally

this

control

set

for

maximum

gain,

full

clockwise.

(Audio

Gain)

control

This

used

adjust

the

audio

volume.

Set

this

control

the

desired

position.

‘—IF

shift

control

effective

for

eliminating

in-

terference

from

the

near-by

stations

for

adjusting

the

receive

tone

quality.

RIT

control

(mum

BAND

TMHz

[

RIT

switch

This

the

ON/OFF

switch

the

RIT

circuit.

This

allows

shifting

the

receive

frequency

only,

about

+1.2

kHz.

MHz

nected.

This

used

vary

the

frequency

MHz

steps.

This

switch

does

not

work

unless

the

GC-10

(option)

con-

step

switch

BAND

switch

/FO

control

his

used

select

the

frequency.

lower

frequency.

This

the

band

selector.

Press

the

button

switch

higher

frequency,

and

the

DOWN

button

his

also

used

for

memory

channel

election.

VFO

keyboard

A/B

__:

Selects

the

VFO

B).

SPLIT

A=B

jhts

transmit.

jhts

when

the

LOCK

VEO:

vitch

pressed.

LOCK

hts

when

the

STEP

STEP:

Press

this

switch

change

the

VFO

step.

Jitch

pressed.

For

split

frequency

operations

A-R,

B-T

B-R,

A-T.

During

VFO

operation,

press

this

switch

equalize

the

frequency

and

mode

the

idle

VFO

that

the

active

Press

this

switch

lock

the

VFO

and

BAND

switches.

ANT

(Antenna)

switch

Used

select

either

the

7-50

MHz

the

MHz

connector.

7-50

MHz

antenna

connector

KEY

jack

Connect

key

this

jack

when

operating

mode.

For

connecting

single

7-50

MHz

antenna.

May

also

used

for

7-28

MHz

antenna

with

the

proper

set-

ting

the

ANT

switch.

Used

for

connection

seperate

MHz

antenna.

EXT

(External

Speaker)

jack

——

external

speaker

terminal.

Use

the

MHz

antenna

oro»

supplied

plug

when

connecting

ex-

ternal

speaker.

GND

terminal

REMOTE

connector

power

connector

The

TS-670

should

grounded

through

this

terminal

avoid

the

possibility

TVI

and

BCI.

Use

this

connector

when

the

TS-670

operated

conjunction

with

exter-

nal

device.

This

connector

internally

connected

shown

the

illustration.

For

connection

use

the

supplied

DIN

plug.

Connect

power

supply

this

con-

nector

using

the

supplied

power

cord.

The

standard

voltage

13.8

Pay

at-

tention

polarities.

Rear

view

GND

External

control

(+12

Saget

max.

10mA

GND

S—

yey”

terminal

appears

transmis-

sion.)

‘Standby

terminal

(For

transmission,

this

ter-

minal

should

ground-

ed.)

External

ALC

input

Speaker

output

+8Vvpc

GND

OPERATION

4-1

Connection

Make

connection

TS-670

shown

below.

Headphones

Use

headphones

162

impedance.

Stereo-type

headphones

can

also

used.

Voice

controller

VOX-4

REMOTE

commectot

Connect

the

VOX-4

output

cable

the

External

accessories

can

connected

the

MIC

connector

TS-670,

desired.

TS-670

through

the

REMOTE

connector.

The

PTT

terminal

can

used

for

remote

control

send/receive

operations.

GND

terminal

External

speaker

recommended

that

ground

lead

con-

Key

Besides

the

built-in

speaker,

external

nected

the

GND

terminal

the

rear

the

For

operation,

connect

your

key

the

speaker

can

also

used.

Connect

the

rear

set

prevent

the

possibility

electric

KEY

jack

the

rear.

Use

shielded

cable.

EXT

jack

using

the

supplied

plug.

shock,

TVI

and

BCI.

Use

short

and

heavy

lead

possible.

4-2

CONNECTION

ANTENNA

AND

POWER

SUPPLY

FOR

FIXED

STATION

When

the

7-50

MHz

common

antenna

used,

set

the

switch

the

7-50

position

and

use

the

upper

connector.

When

separate

antennas

are

used,

MHz

band

set

the

switch

the

50/7-28

position

and

connect

the

MHz

antenna

the

lower

connector

and

the

7-28

MHz

antenna

the

upper

connector.

PS-20

Regulated

power

supply

728

mes

Wall

outlet

Black

Red

M-type

connector

—_>

—

M-type

connector

power

terminal

4-3

CONNECTION

MOBILE

ANTENNA

AND

POWER

SUPPLY

ANT

When

7-50

MHz

common

antenna

used,

set

the

switch

the

7-50

somo

position

and

use

the

upper

connector.

When

separate

antennas

are

used,

728

7-50

set

the

switch

the

50/7-28

position

and

connect

the

MHz

antenna

the

lower

connector

and

the

7-28

MHz

antenna

the

upper

connector.

M-type

connector

—,,>

—ZJ>

M-type

conector

Take

power

directly

from

the

battery

terminal.

Battery

(12

Mobile

operation

NOTE:

Before

connecting

and

disconnecting

the

power

connec-

tor,

sure

turn

off

the

power

switches

the

TS-670

and

the

PS-20.

4-4

RECEPTION

Power

switch

OFF

(1)

Turn

the

SQUELCH

ntrol

fully

counter-

clockwise.

Turn

the

control

fully

clockwise.

Turn

the

control

ful-

counterclockwise.

REC

RIT

switch

OFF

(2)

(3)

MODE

switch

BAND

switch

(4)

(5)

90000

oooo0

———

VFO

control

First

connect

the

antenna,

microphone

and

key.

Preset

the

controls

shown

the

left.

Turn

the

POWER

switch

on.

(First

turn

the

power

switch

PS-20

and

then,

the

POWER

switch

TS-670

when

operating

fixed

station.)

The

meter

and

digital

display

will

illuminate,

indicating

the

transceiver

operation.

Select

the

desired

band

with

the

BAND

switch

(UP

DOWN).

Select

the

desired

mode.

(In

SSB,

LSB

for

MHz

lower

and

USB

for

over

MHz

commonly

used

international

convention.)

(6)

Adjust

the

control

obtain

the

desired

volume.

(7)

Turn

the

VFO

control

slowly

the

desired

signal

can

heard

clearly.

NOTES:

weak

beat

will

heard

53.9999

MHz.

This

normal

and

not

indication

trouble.

mode

without

the

YK-88A

filter

(option),

the

passband

the

same

SSB

mode.

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