Kenwood TH-78A, TH78E

This diagram will help you locate the keys, switches,

IN TERMINAL

and knobs you’ll need to perform necessary

operations. Please study these controls carefully. By ANTTENA

SPEAKER/HEADPHONE JACK

the time you reach the end of this manual, you will

CONNECT MICROPHONE JACK

have had to use each of them many times.

BUSY (GREEN)/ON AIR (RED)

INDICATOR FOR VHF BAND

BUSY (GREEN)/ON AIR (RED)

INDICATOR FOR UHF BAND

TUNING CONTROL/VOLUME CONTROL

FOR VHF BAND SQUELCH CONTROL FOR UHF BAND

SQUELCH CONTROL

FOR UHF BAND

DISPLAY PANEL

MICROPHONE

CONTROL PANEL

key

-PTT

key

All types except U.K and European version U.K and Europe version only

Contents

Main ACCESSORIES .................... BEFORE OPERATION .............. .........................35 OPERATION AS A REPEATER CONTENTS SCANNING . . . . . . . 10 REPEATER OPERATION ...............34 CTCSS OPERATION THE DUAL TONE SQUELCH SYSTEM (DTSS) PAGING MESSAGE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION ENHANCED RECEIVER FUNCTIONS 4 ACCESSORIES BEFORE OPERATION CAUT/ON Page Page Page Page RECEIVER OPERATION 1 Getting Started 2 Tuning Control and Volume Control Page 3 Selecting a Frequency Page 4 Step Size Selection 5 Programmable VFO Tuning Limits 6 Basic Receiving Functions TRANSMITTER WARNING: 1717 1 To transmit, follow these steps: OPERATIONOPERATION 3 TX. Stop Function 4 Time-Out-Timer USING THE MEMORY 1 Microprocessor Memory Backup 19 2 Initializing The Memory 3 Memory Channel 4 Memory Contents 5 Entering Memory Data Entering Normal Simplex/Repeater Channels Clearing a Memory Channel 6 Entering Split Channel Frequencies 7 Entering The Call Channel Frequency 8 Recalling Memory Channels 9 Memory Shift 10 Memory Channel Character Display 23 SCANNING 1 Hold/Resume Programming Hold/Resume Selection 2 Scan operation cancel 3 Scan Options 4 Scanning Memory Channels 5 Band scan 6 Programmable Band Scan 26 Initiating Programmable Band Scan Confirming Scan Limit 7 MHz Scan 8 VFO/Memory Scan 9 CALL/VFO Scan 10 CALL / Memory Scan 11 V/M/C(VFO/Memory/CALL) Scan 12 The Alert Function REPEATER OPERATION 1 Transmitter Offsets 29 2 Selecting the Offset Direction 3 Automatic Offset Selection 4 Manual Offset Selection 5 The Reverse Function 30 6 Tone Operation 7 Autopatch Operations 32 8 DTMF Memory 33 OPERATION AS A REPEATER CTCSS OPERATION THE DUAL TONE SQUELCH SYSTEM (DTSS) 1 36 DTSS Code 2 Using the DTSS Function 1 Paging Operation Overview 2 Paging Code Memory 1~6 39 3 Setting Paging Codes Page Page 5 Receiving Pages (Wait) 6 Canceling Signal Squelch 7 Locking Out Codes 8 Answer-Back MESSAGE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION 1 Message Transmission Modes n 2 Using the Message Memory. Page 3 Message Memory Check 4 Message Memory Transmission 5 Message Reception n 6 Receive Message Memory n ENHANCED RECEIVER FUNCTIONS Alert 48 The Tone 1 2 Monitor 3 BeepOff 4 Lamp 5 Key Lock 6 Volume adjustment when you use an earphone 7 Switching speaker output when a speaker-microphone is connected 50 8 Automatic Band Change Function 9 Simultaneous Receive Function of Two Signal in the Same Band 10 Single Band Operation 11 52 MHz Mode 12 Channelized Frequency Display POWER SAVER FEATURES 1 The Battery Saver Mode 53 2 Automatic Power Off (APO) CLOCK FUNCTION 1 Time Setting 2 Timer Function Page DUPLEX OPERATION POWER ON MESSAGE AND FUNCTION MESSAGE 1 57 Power On Message 2 Function Message Page MAINTENANCE 1 General Information 2 Service 3 Record Keeping 59 TROUBLESHOOTING ACCESSORIES Page 1 Installing the CTCSS Unit (TSU-7) 63 2 Memory Expansion Unit (ME-l) 64 3 Programming the SMC-33 Remote Control Speaker Microphone 65 Memory Control Functions Press the key below. 66 Press the F key, then the key below. Press the key below. Page SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL RECEIVER TRANSMITTER QUICK REFERENCE TO DO THIS PRESS PRESS PRESS