Ten-Tec PARAGON - Page 11

CHAPTER 2
CONDENSED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2-1 INTRODUCTION Тһе following in-
structions will enable the operator to quickly
place the PARAGON into operation. Refer to
CHAPTER 3 of this manual for more detailed
descriptions of the controls and unique func-
tions of the PARAGON,
Refer to CHAPTER 1 for information on
connecting power supply, microphone, an-
tenna, and other accessories.
2-2 SELECTING FREQUENCY There
are two ways to select frequency, via the
keypad and using the main tuning knob. With
the keypad, the MHz portion of the frequency
is entered first followed by the decimal point.
If the frequency is less than 1 MHz, the deci-
mal point is entered first.
After the decimal point, the remaining
kHz portion of the frequency is entered and the
transceiver will change to the new frequency
by pressing the key. Zeros at the
end of the frequency, if no more numerals are
to follow, do not need to be entered. For whole
MHz frequencies, you can simply enter the
first one or two digits and then press
(ENTER |. The following are examples of
different frequencies and how to enter them. If
an error is made during the entry procedure,
press the key, and repeat the
entry.
Examples:
14.275 MHz:
wH CZJEZ3 CS ENTER |
21.0 MHz:
[2 ][ 1 ][ ENTER ]
950 kHz:
[IS ILS 1L ENTER |
2-3 INITIAL FRONT PANEL SETTINGS
Set the front panel controls as follows:
KEYPAD:
Select Mode, press CW,USB or LSB.
Select VFO A, press A/B until
annunciator in display
indicates “VFO А".
Select 2.4 kHz Bandwidth, press[ 2.4] .
AF ------------- Adjust to suitable audio level
TONE --------- Midway
FADE --------- Max counter-clockwise
BP ------------- Max counter-clockwise
PBT ------------ Midway
NOTCH ------- Max counter-clockwise
MIC ------- Max counter-clockwise
RF PWR ------ Max counter-clockwise
RF ------------- Max clockwise
SQL --------- -- Max counter-clockwise
METER ------- FWD
NB —----------- OFF
VOX/PTT ----PTT
QSK ----------- FAST
AGC ----------- ОМ & SLOW
ATIN --------- OFF
PROC --------- OFF