Kenwood TH-F7E, TH-F6A Single Band Operation, Tone Alert, TIME-OUT Timer, TX Inhibit

11 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES

•The current programmable frequency range for the band appears.

6Press [] or [MNU].

7Turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to select the lower limit frequency in MHz.

8Press [] or [MNU] to store the lower limit frequency. To cancel, press [] or [PTT].

•The cursor moves to the right and the upper limit frequency blinks.

9Turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to select the upper limit frequency in MHz.

10Press [] or [MNU] to store the upper limit frequency. To cancel, press [] or [PTT].

Note:

◆Programmable VFO is available only for A-band.

◆You cannot program the 100 kHz or lower digits.

◆The upper limit frequency cannot be selected lower than the selected lower limit frequency.

SINGLE BAND OPERATION

If you do not want to use the A and B-band receivers at the same time, you can turn the A or B-band receiver OFF.

1Press [A/B] to select the band you want to operate.

2Press [F], [A/B].

•The frequency of the selected band appears in large font and the other band receiver is turned OFF and muted.

•You can also press [A/B] to alternate the A and B-band.

TONE ALERT

Tone Alert provides an audible alarm when signals are received on the frequency you are monitoring. In addition, it shows the number of hours and minutes elapsed after signals have been received. If you use Tone Alert with CTCSS or DCS, it sounds only when a received CTCSS tone or DCS code matches the tone or code you selected.

1Select your desired frequency or memory channel.

2Press [F], [ENT].

• “” icon appears.

•When a signal is received, an alarm sounds for 10 seconds and “” icon starts blinking.

•Press [PTT] while “” icon is blinking to turn the Tone Alert function OFF.

•When 99 hours and 59 minutes pass after a signal has been received, counting stops.

•Each time a new signal is received, the elapsed time resets to 00:00.

Note:

◆While Tone Alert is ON, there is no speaker output when a signal is received. To monitor the signal, press and hold [MONI].

◆When Tone Alert is ON, APO does not turn the power OFF.

◆If you switch the transceiver OFF while “” icon is blinking, the transceiver does not back the elapsed time.

◆When Tone Alert is ON, you can use only the following functions:

[LAMP], [MONI], [SQL], [A/B], [F] then [LAMP], and [F] then [ENT].

3To return to normal dual-band operation, press [F], [A/B] again.

TIME-OUT TIMER

The Time-out Timer limits the time of each transmission. The built-in time-out timer limits each transmission time to a maximum of 10 minutes. Just before the transceiver stops the transmission, a warning beep sounds. It is necessary to protect the transceiver from thermal damage. You cannot turn this function OFF.

Note: A warning beep sounds even if you select Menu No. 19 (KEY BEEP) OFF.

TX INHIBIT

You can inhibit the transmission to prevent unauthorized individuals from transmitting, or to eliminate accidental transmissions while carrying the transceiver.

1Press [MNU].

2Turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to select Menu No. 8 (TX INHIBIT).

3Press [] or [MNU].

4Turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to select “ON”.

5Press [] or [MNU] to store the setting. Otherwise, press [] or [PTT] to cancel.

•“TX INHIBIT!” appears and an error beep sounds if you press [PTT] while TX Inhibit is activated.

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