[Elecraft] K2 RF ALC or Power level problem?

[Jon]

Hello all...

Long time no mailing list...    I have a K2, with many addons,  SSB, 
etc,   have not done much ham radio the past several years,  but have 
dusted things off and am working a few out there again.

Something I've noticed,  is that when I use the tune button, to auto 
tune the antenna tuner,  I see about 5W output,  no matter what the 
setting is.  If I touch the power knob,  it instantly jumps to the set 
power level.   If I have the display set to read  volts  and amps,  I 
get the set power level when I tune.

Is this normal behavior,  or do I have some kind of ALC level issue?  
Would this affect my output on SSB,  (or any mode) leaving me at 5W 
despite my power knob setting?  If this is a problem,  was there a solution?

As I type this,  I almost feel I remember something about this, perhaps 
a tune only power reduction in the SW,  to protect things? Not sure...

I don't even remember what my FW version is,   will look later.

TIA...

Jon,  KA6MOK