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Kenwood TH-D7A, TH-D7E SLOW-SCANTELEVISION (SSTV) WITH VC-H1

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SLOW-SCAN TELEVISION (SSTV) WITH VC-H1

Slow-scan Television (SSTV) is a popular application for transmitting still images over the air from one station to another. The VC-H1 is an optional portable unit which includes all requirements for SSTV; a slow-scan converter, a CCD camera, and a LCD monitor. You can transmit or receive full-color images just by connecting the VC-H1 to this transceiver. For further information on the VC-H1, see the instruction manual for the VC-H1.

From this transceiver you can enter and superimpose a message, an RSV report, and a call sign onto an image on the VC-H1 monitor. You can also select colors for those information.

Note: Use an optional PG-4V cable to connect the VC-H1 to this transceiver. For this cable, contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer. The cable that comes with the VC-H1 allows only image transfer from/ to other stations.

PG-4V

Use the following Menu Nos. to program information and select its color.

3–1	MY CALL	Call sign (8 digits max.)

3–2	MY CALL COL	Color for call sign

3–3	MESSAGE	Message (9 digits max.)

3–4	MESSAGE COL	Color for message

3–5	RSV	RSV report (10 digits max.)

3–6	RSV COLOR	Color for RSV report

In addition, you can use Menu 3–8 (TX MODE) to program a SSTV mode for the VC-H1. First connect the transceiver to the VC-H1 and switch ON both the transceiver and VC-H1. Press [MENU], [3], [8]. The SSTV mode currently set on the VC-H1 appears. Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select the desired mode, then press [OK] to change the setting on the VC-H1. The selectable SSTV modes are as follows:

•	Robot (color) 36	•	Robot (color) 72
•	AVT 90	•	AVT 94
•	Scottie S1	•	Scottie S2
•	Martin M1	•	Martin M2
•	Fast FM

Note:

◆Switch OFF both the transceiver and VC-H1 before making the connection.

◆When the VC-H1 is too close to the transceiver, transmitting at high power using the provided antenna may cause malfunction. This is caused by unwanted feedback.

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Contents

Page THANK YOU MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL TH-D7A: TH-D7E: FEATURES NOTICES TO THE USER PRECAUTIONS PREPARATION FIRST QSO OPERATING BASICS GETTING ACQUAINTED CHAPTER SCAN CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM (CTCSS) DUAL TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY(DTMF) FUNCTIONS VC-H1 SYSTEM® APRS® MESSAGE WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL (TH-D7AONLY) SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Accessory Part Number CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL Instruction PREPARATION Batteries VHF Band UHF Band INSTALLING THE ANTENNA INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP/ BELT HOOK INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY FIRST QSO OPERATING BASICS ADJUSTING SQUELCH ■ Selecting Output Power 1ORIENTATION GETTING ACQUAINTED INDICATORS CURSOR KEYS BAND A & B 7UP/ DWN keys DWN 14OK key BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES VFO mode Memory Recall mode [MR] Function Select mode Full Duplex mode [DUP] 10 Packet mode KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY [4] [DUAL] MENU SET-UP MENU CONFIGURATION Level Selections Default Ref Page Page OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS ■Selecting Offset Direction ■Selecting Offset Frequency 13■ Selecting a Tone Frequency AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET U.S.A. and Canada versions REVERSE FUNCTION [REV] AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK (ASC) [REV] (1 s) [REV] TONE FREQ. ID [2] (1 s) [OK] (1 s) [1] MEMORY CHANNELS 6SIMPLEX & REPEATER OR ODD-SPLITMEMORY STORING ODD-SPLITREPEATER FREQUENCIES RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL [3] CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL 3Press [MR]+ POWER ON NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL [A/B] [MN<->f] 9■ Recalling the Call Channel ■Reprogramming the Call Channel MEMORY-TO-VFOTRANSFER CHANNEL DISPLAY [A/B]+ POWER ON PARTIAL OR FULL RESET 1Press [F]+ POWER ON 12VHF Band Defaults Version VFO Freq SCAN SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD 5• Time-Operatedmode 9• Carrier-Operatedmode 14 • Seek mode VFO SCAN 2Press [VFO] (1 s) MEMORY SCAN 2Press [MR] (1 s) ■Locking Out a Memory Channel ■Setting Scan Limits ■Using Program Scan CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM (CTCSS) USING CTCSS CTCSS FREQ. ID [4] (1 s) DUAL TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY(DTMF) FUNCTIONS ■TX Hold 4■ Storing a DTMF Number in Memory ■Transmitting a Stored DTMF Number MICROPHONE CONTROL AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE PROGRAMMABLE VFO TONE ALERT BEEP ON/OFF ADJUSTING VOLUME BALANCE 1 Press [BAL] 17 LAMP FUNCTION [LAMP] ADJUSTING DISPLAY CONTRAST AUTOMATIC POWER OFF (APO) BATTERY SAVER POWER-ONMESSAGE TRANSCEIVER LOCK [F] (1 s) TX INHIBIT SWITCHING AM/FM MODE (TH-D7AONLY) ADVANCED INTERCEPT POINT (AIP) SWITCHING TX DEVIATION (TH-D7EONLY) PACKET OPERATION CONNECTING WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER OPERATING TNC •Command mode [Ctrl]+[C] •Converse mode Page SELECTING DATA BAND FULL DUPLEX DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR SLOW-SCANTELEVISION (SSTV) WITH VC-H1 ENTERING CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV Readability Video Signal Strength SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV VC-H1CONTROL AUTOMATIC PACKET/ POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM® [BCON] RECEIVING APRS DATA Indicator Meaning What is Included Selections ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA 41 Press [LIST] [A/B] (1 s) Page PROGRAMMING A CALL SIGN SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON ENTERING LATITUDE/ LONGITUDE DATA [POS] 11 Press [OK] SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT ENTERING STATUS TEXT PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE All calls: Special: Alternate net: [A] PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH Method 1 (Specific path): Method 2 (Generic path): Method 3 (WIDEN-Npath): Method 4 (SSID path): Number of SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT METHOD [BCON] again SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT INTERVAL RESTRICTING RECEPTION OF APRS DATA [B] APRS® MESSAGE RECEIVING A MESSAGE New ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES 31 Press [MSG] [MSG] qMessage Type wRX or TX ENTERING A MESSAGE [TNC] TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL (TH-D7AONLY) 7 Press [PTT]+[MR]+ POWER ON CONTROL OPERATION KENWOOD ➡[ENT]) or ([VFO] ➡ [UP]/ [DWN]) To recall a memory channel: [TONE SEL] SKY COMMAND 2 (TH-D7AONLY) CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH THE HF [SYNC] PROGRAMMING CALL SIGNS On Commander On Transporter PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY [POWER] Key Function UP/ DWN A/B [FAST] MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Probable Cause Corrective Action Press [A/B]+ POWER ON to exit Press [BAL], then [UP]/ [DWN] to Page Ref. Page OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES PG-3J PG-4W PG-4V PG-4R EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS SPECIFICATIONS Transmitter Receiver APPENDIX Page Page Page QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Page INDEX