User manual KENWOOD TM-V708A

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL 144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TM-V708A TM-V708 KENWOOD CORPORATION © B62-1834-00 (K) 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 THANK YOU! We are grateful you decided to purchase this KENWOOD FM transceiver. KENWOOD always provides Amateur Radio products which surprise and excite serious hobbyists. This transceiver is no exception. Control Head Replacement This model has a separate remote control head. We suggest you remove the control head from your automobile when unattended. [. . . ] The stored names also are erased by clearing memory channels. 5 Turn the Tuning control to select the first digit. · You can enter alphanumeric characters and special ASCII characters. 6 Press [a]. a · The cursor moves to the next digit. 36 CALL CHANNEL The Call channel can always be selected quickly no matter what mode the transceiver is in. For instance, you may use the Call channel as an emergency channel within your group. In this case, the Call/VFO scan {page 52} will be useful. The default frequency stored in the Call channel is 144. 000 MHz for the VHF band and 440. 000 MHz for the UHF band. The Call channel can be reprogrammed either as a simplex & repeater or odd-split channel. Note: Unlike channels 1 to 200 the Call channel cannot be cleared. Reprogramming the Call Channel 1 Select your desired band. 3 Select the desired frequency and related data (Tone, CTCSS, etc. ). · When you program the Call channel as an odd-split channel, select a receive frequency. 4 Press [F], [C. IN]. · The selected frequency and related data are stored in the Call channel. · When programming as an odd-split channel, press [F], [C. IN] (1 s) instead; "±" appears. 7 Recalling the Call Channel 1 Select your desired band. 2 Press [CALL] to recall the Call channel. · "CALL" appears. To also store a transmit frequency, proceed to the next step: 5 Select the desired transmit frequency. 6 Press [C. IN]. · The transmit frequency is stored in the Call channel and the previous mode is restored. Note: Transmit Offset status and Reverse status are not stored in an odd-split Call channel. To store data other than frequencies, select the data in step 3, not step 5. · To restore the previous mode, press [CALL] again. 37 MEMORY-TO-VFO TRANSFER You may sometimes want to search for other stations or a clear frequency near the frequency stored in a memory channel or the Call channel. In this case first transfer the contents of a memory channel or the Call channel to the VFO. 1 Recall your desired memory channel or the Call channel. s 7 · The entire contents of the memory channel or the Call channel are copied to the VFO. Note: A transmit frequency from an odd-split memory channel or oddsplit Call channel is not transferred to the VFO. To transfer a transmit frequency, press [REV], then press [F], [MsV]. s Lockout status and memory names are not copied from a memory channel to the VFO. If you recall the Call channel in step 1, simply turning the Tuning Control or pressing Mic [UP]/ [DWN] also transfers the contents to the VFO. The frequency, however, is changed by one step. CHANNEL DISPLAY When in this mode, the transceiver displays only memory channel numbers (and memory names if stored) instead of frequencies. cd 2 Press [c]/ [d] to select "MEMORY (1­4­)", then press [OK]. cd 3 Press [c]/ [d] to select "CHANNEL DISPLAY (1­4­2)", then press [OK]. cd 4 Press [c]/ [d] to switch this function ON (or OFF). 6 Press [MNU] to exit Menu mode. Note: You cannot switch this function ON unless you can recall any channel on both bands A and B. When in Channel Display mode, you cannot use the following functions: Sub-band Select Memory Store Memory-to-VFO Transfer VFO Scan PM Recall F Partial/ Full/ PM Reset Crequency Step Size hange VFO Select PM Store 1/ 10 MHz Step Change All-control Lock 38 PARTIAL OR FULL RESET? If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning, initializing the transceiver may resolve the problem. Use Full Reset to initialize all settings that you have customized. [. . . ] 65 Memory Channels Call Channel, Changing . . . . 37 Clearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Menu Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Offset Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]