[TenTec] Orion v2.056 PSK question

[Gary Tuck]

Brand new (one day) to this mode--or in fact any digital mode but  
CW.  Using PSK31 Deluxe and a SignaLink SL-1+.  Am receiving signals  
fine it seems.  Have sound card output (HP laptop) at about 70%.  Aux  
Input Gain at 80 in SSB menu.  I'm really puzzled about the TX EQ  
setting though.  The Orion manual suggests a setting of -14db.  This  
setting alone changes the output more than anything else.  If I move  
it to a setting of "0"  power drops to 5w output.  (PWR is set at  
100) As I adjust the setting to -14db, the power increases to 35w and  
will rise to 75w if I move it  further.  If I look at the manual,  
this seems rather counter intuitive.

Thoughts or guidance pse??

Gary W7TEA