Quick Reference Owner manual

Control Panel Reference

All KX3 controls are described briefly here. For full details, refer to subsequent sections.

To Turn Power ON/OFF: Hold both the B A N D - and ATU TUNE switches for 2 seconds. (See ON/OFF label on left side.)

Tap Functions: Tap a switch or knob briefly to activate the function labeled on or above it, e.g. BAND+ .

Hold Functions: Hold the control for about 1/2 second to activate the function labeled below, e.g. MENU .

Numeric Keypad: Switches and knobs at lower-left form a keypad (0-9/decimal/enter). Used with F R EQ E N T , etc.

Band Selection Display Operating Mode and VFO Setup

B A N D + / B A N D - Band up/down MO D E Basic mode; A L T Alternate mode (e.g. LSB/USB)

R C L / S T O R E Frequency memories; D A TA Data submode; T EX T Text decode setup

per-band: tap 1-4; general purpose (00-99): use VFO A A / B VFO A/B swap; R E V VFO or repeater reverse

FR E Q E N T Direct freq. entry (use # keys, then ) A B Copy VFO A to B; S P L I T Split RX/TX

S C A N Scan from VFO A to VFO B R IT / X I T RX/TX offset; P F 1 / P F 2 Prog. function

Transmit / ATU Control Transmit Settings Offset / VFO B and Misc.

MS G / R E C Message play/record

K E YE R / MI C WPM; mic gain

O F S/ V FO B RIT/XIT or VFO B

A TU T U N E Start auto. antenna tune P W R Set power level C LR Clear RIT/XIT offset

A N T Select ANT. 1/2 (KXAT100 opt.) C MP Speech compression * R A TE Select 1 / 10 Hz VFO A/B steps

X MI T Enter transmit mode (PTT) PI T C H CW sidetone; FM tone * K H Z Select coarse VFO A/B steps

TU N E Transmit CW carrier at PWR level D LY CW QSK delay; VOX delay * D IS P Show voltage etc. on VFO B *

(or MENU:TUN PWR level, if lower) V O X VOX/PTT (CW/voice separate) ME N U Use VFO B to select, A to edit

Receive Settings VFO A

A F / R F - S Q L Receiver gain control

P B T I / I I Passband tuning (I=WIDTH/LO, II=SHIFT/HI) Transmit LED

MO N Monitor level (CW/voice separate) * N O R M Filter passband normalization (per-mode) Delta-F LED

P R E Preamp; A T T N Attenuator A P F Audio peaking filter; S P O T CW spot tone

N R Noise reduction * N TC H Autonotch (SSB) or manual notch (CW) *

N B Noise blanking * C WT CW/DATA tuning aid (uses upper portion of S-meter)

* To adjust the parameter for this function, use the knob immediately above the switch.

ON /

OFF

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Control Panel Reference All KX3 controls are described briefly here. For full details, refer to subsequent sections. To Turn Power ON/OFF: Hold both the B A N D - and A T U T U N E switches for 2 seconds. (See ON/OFF label on left side.) Tap Functions: Tap a switch or knob briefly to activate the function labeled on or above it, e.g. BAND+ . Hold Functions: Hold the control for about 1/2 second to activate the function labeled below, e.g. MENU .
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Display (LCD) Bar graph, receive mode: Normally acts as an S-meter. If C W T is turned on, the right half of the S-meter becomes a tuning aid. VFO Icons: Shows that a VFO is locked. The TX icon points to the transmit VFO: A Bar graph, transmit mode: Normally shows SW R and R F output. In voice and data modes, the bar graph shows C MP (compression) and A LC whenever mic gain or compression are adjusted.