NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL

You can name memory channels using up to 8 alphanumeric characters. When you recall a named memory channel, its name appears above the frequency. Names can be call signs, repeater names, cities, names of people, etc.

1Recall the desired memory channel.

2Press [MNU] to enter Menu mode.

73 Press [c]/ [d] to select “RADIO (1–)”, then press [OK].

4Press [c]/ [d] to select “MEMORY (1–4–)”, then press [OK].

5Press [c]/ [d] to select “MEMORY NAME (1–4–4)”, then press [OK].

The display for entering a memory name appears; the first digit blinks.

6Turn the Tuning control to select the first digit.

You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters.

7Press [a].

The cursor moves to the next digit.

8Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter up to 8 digits.

Switches among the sets of alphanumeric characters, accented letters (TM-D700E only), and special ASCII characters.

Switches between

Cancels Memory

small and capital

Name Entry.

letters.

 

Deletes the digit at

Causes the cursor

which the cursor is

to move backward.

blinking.

 

Inserts the currently

 

 

 

 

 

Clears all digits and

 

 

 

selected character. (left

 

BAND backs the cursor to

 

SEL)

the first digit.

9Press [OK] to complete the setting.

10Press [MNU] to exit Menu mode.

The keypad on the MC-53DM also is available to enter alphanumeric characters in step 6. See page 18.

Note:

You can also name the Program Scan {page 52} and DTMF {page 60} channels, but you cannot name the Call channel {page 39}.

You can assign names only to memory channels in which you have stored frequencies and related data.

The stored names can be overwritten by repeating steps 1 to 10.

The stored names also are erased by clearing memory channels.

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Kenwood TM-D700A, TM-D700E Naming a Memory Channel, Turn the Tuning control to select the first digit, Press a