Kenwood TM-D700 E instruction manual VS-3 Voice Synthesizer Optional, Band SEL

VS-3 VOICE SYNTHESIZER (OPTIONAL)

Install the optional VS-3 unit to use this function

{page 85}. Each time you change the transceiver mode, such as VFO or Memory Recall, the transceiver automatically announces the new mode. In order to use the installed VS-3 unit, access Menu 1–2–4 (VOICE) and select “English”. The default is OFF. For “APRS ONLY” selectable in this menu number, see the separate manual, “SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS” {page 28}.

The table below shows what the transceiver automatically announces when it enters a new mode.

Key Pressed	New Mode	Announcement
[VFO]	VFO	“VFO”
[MR]	Memory Recall	“MR”
[CALL]	Call Channel	“Call”
[PM]	Programmable	“PM”
	Memory
[MNU]	Menu	“Menu” and current
		menu number
[BAND SEL]	New TX/ Control	“A” or “B”, current
		frequency, and
	band
		current TX power 1
Mic PF key	Keypad Direct	“Enter” (and
programmed with Enter		numerics as
	Entry
{page 62} 2		entered)

1When pressed in Memory Recall mode, the transceiver announces “A” or “B”, the channel number, “channel”, the frequency, and the TX power. When in Call channel mode, the transceiver announces “A” or “B”, “call”, the frequency, and the TX power..

2When pressed in VFO or Memory Recall mode.

You can also press Mic [6] in Microphone Control mode {page 73} or the PF key programmed with Voice {page 62}. The transceiver announces the displayed information as follows depending on the current mode.

	VFO frequency on the current band
VFO	beginning with the 100 MHz digit
	(MHz decimal point: “point”)
	Channel number, “channel”, and the
Memory Recall	frequency
	For the L or U channels, “low” or “up”,
	the channel number, and the frequency
	Channel number and “channel”.
Channel Display	For the L or U channels, “low” or “up”
	and the channel number
Call Channel	“Call” and the frequency
Recall
Menu	Menu mumber (with Voice key only)
Tone freq., CTCSS	Current Tone freq., CTCSS freq, or DCS
freq, DCS code	code
select

In order to change the volume of voice output, access Menu 1–2–5 (VOICE VOLUME) and select from levels 1 to 7. The default is level 5.

Note: While using Transceiver Lock, the transceiver makes an 19

announcement only when pressing Mic [6] in Microphone Control mode or the PF key programmed with Voice. When in All-control Lock mode, pressing these keys simply causes an error beep to sound; the transceiver does not make an announcement in any case.

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