Kenwood TS-480HX, TS-480SAT Memory Channel Lockout, Memory Channel Name, Programmable VFO

11 MEMORY FEATURES

■ Programmable VFO ERASING MEMORY CHANNELS

Using the start and end frequencies that you stored in channels 90 to 99, Programmable VFO restricts the frequency range that you can tune with the Tuning control. One application of this function is to help you operate within the authorized frequency limits of your license.

1Press [A/B / M/V] (1 s) to enter Memory Recall mode.

2Turn the MULTI control, or press Mic [UP]/ [DWN] to select a memory channel from 90 to 99.

•You can also select a channel by entering a 2-digit number. Press [ENT], [9], [0] for example.

If there are memory channels that you will not recall in the future, you may prefer erasing the contents of those channels.

1Press [A/B / M/V] to enter Memory Recall mode.

2Turn the MULTI control, or press Mic [UP]/ [DWN] to select the desired memory channel.

•You can also select a channel by entering a 2-digit number. Press [ENT], [3], [4] for example.

3Press [MTR/ CLR] (1 s).

•A long beep sounds to confirm that the channel data has been erased.

Now you can only tune from the start frequency to the end frequency, using the Tuning control.

Note: Pressing Mic [UP]/ [DWN] or turning the MULTI control changies the memory channel number while in Programmable VFO mode.

MEMORY CHANNEL LOCKOUT

You can lock out memory channels that you prefer not to monitor during Memory Scan. Memory Scan is described in the next chapter {page 58}.

1Press [A/B / M/V] (1 s) to enter Memory Recall mode.

2Turn the MULTI control, or press Mic [UP]/ [DWN] to select the desired memory channel.

•You can also select a channel by entering a 2-digit number. Press [ENT], [3], [4] for example.

3Press [ENT] (1 s).

•A dot appears beside the right-most digit of the memory channel number to indicate the channel has been locked out.

•Pressing [ENT] (1 s) toggles between adding and removing the channel from the scan list.

MEMORY CHANNEL NAME

You can assign a name to each memory channel. A maximum of 8 alpha-numeric characters can be stored.

1Press [A/B / M/V] (1 s) to enter Memory Recall mode.

2Turn the MULTI control, or press Mic [UP]/ [DWN] to select a memory channel.

3Press [QMR/ MsVFO].

4Turn the MULTI control to select the desired alpha-numeric character. You can move the cursor to the left by pressing [], or to the right by pressing []. Press [CL] to erase the character at the cursor.

Note: You cannot name the Quick Memory channels.

5After selecting all the necessary characters for the memory channel name, press [QMR/ MsVFO] to store the name.

6When you recall a memory channel with a name, the name is displayed on the sub-display along with the memory channel number {page 51}.

Available alpha-numeric characters

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

SP

+

–

/

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

“SP” represents a space character.

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