I use the key to the right of the 0 key.  I hit it twice,it says 
enter then the frequency, I didn't know the menu key did that also.
You learn something every day!
KD2CDU
MikeAt 12:33 PM 9/11/2013, you wrote:
>Jim,
>
>If you want s meter, you would need to set the pf key (menu 48) to 62.
>    Then you would have to do a kind of backhanded way to get freq, such
>as hitting menu key twice to get in and out of menu mode and have it
>read freq as it goes back to vfo mode.  There may be other keys that
>will also do this, but I use the menu key.
>
>73, glad it works, Steve KW3A
>
>
>On 9/11/2013 12:25 PM, Jim Gammon wrote:
> > Thanks again Steve, I'll try Menu 62 because I'd like to be able
> > and retrieve s meter readings by just hitting a key twice.  Jim
> > WA6EKS
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date sent: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:34:57 -0400
> > Subject: Re: Help with my TS-480
> >
> > Oops,  meant to say set menu 48 to either 61 or 62.  61 will read
> > vfo,
> > 62 will read s meter.   Setting menu 48 to anything from 000 to
> > 60 will
> >    cause the radio to jump to that menu when you press the f key.
> > This
> > is probably how you got "locked" into menu 60.
> >
> > I keep mine set at 62 for s meter and hit the menu key twice
> > quickly to
> > get frequency.
> >
> > 73, Steve KW3A
> >
> > On 9/11/2013 9:10 AM, Steve Forst wrote:
> >   Jim,
> >
> >   Since you seem to know where you are, I assume the speech is
> > working  .
> >     I don't think menu 60 has sub menus, so if you are there, just
> > use the
> >   knob to go to menu 48and  try  setting to  60 or 61 and see  if
> > you get
> >   the readout you want.
> >
> >   You should get the Kenwood software and keep a back up of
> > settings that
> >   can be restored later.
> >
> >   A partial reset will leave menu and memory  settings in place.
> > I think
> >   you need to do a full reset to reset menus, but I don't think
> > you are
> >   there at this point.
> >
> >
> >   73, Steve KW3A
> >
> >   On 9/11/2013 12:57 AM, Jim Gammon wrote:
> >   Help! From anyone who has a TS-480, I have mine stuck in menu 60
> >   where I can't get any VFO announcements.  I think it may require
> >   a QSO on the phone from some expert out there who can possibly
> >   talk me through resetting the menus hopefully without resitting
> >   the entire radio so I don't lose the stuff I have in memories.
> >   73, Jim WA6EKS
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]
> >   To: [log in to unmask]
> >   Date sent: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:32:53 -0500
> >   Subject: CQ CQ CQ
> >
> >   Just wondered if there is any life out there?  Its been quiet
> >   lately.
> >
> >   Howard #3
> >
> >
> >