Kenwood Operator Conveniences Using TH-D7A AS a Commander, TS-2000X Transporter Setup

15 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES

USING TH-D7A AS A COMMANDER

To use a TH-D7A transceiver as a “Commander” (an external remote control unit), follow the steps below. Basically, it is the same as using a TM-D700A as a “Commander” (described on the previous page).

TS-2000(X) (Transporter) Setup:

1Press [MENU], then turn the MULTI/ CH control to access Menu No. 62A.

2Enter your callsign (ex: WD6DJY) as a “Commander” callsign, using [+]/[–]or the MULTI/ CH control. To move the cursor, press [MAIN] or [SUB]. Press [M.IN] to store the callsign to Menu No. 62A.

3Press [MENU], then turn the MULTI/ CH control to access Menu No. 62B.

4Enter your alias callsign (ex: WD6DJY-1) as a “Transporter” callsign, using [+]/[–]or the MULTI/ CH control. To move the cursor, press [MAIN] or [SUB]. Press [M.IN] to store the callsign to Menu No. 62B.

Note: You can use alpha-numeric characters, A to Z, 0 to 9 and “-”. The callsign must be no more than 9 characters long including “-”. Also, the following callsign formats cannot be entered:

•WD6DJYZ

If you use only letters and numbers for the callsign, the maximum length is 6 characters.

•WD6-DJY-1

You cannot use more than 1 “-” within a callsign.

•-WD6DJY

You cannot use a “-” as the first callsign character.

•WD6DJY-19

An SSID must be within the range of 1 to 15.

5Access Menu No. 62C, then turn the MULTI/ CH control to select a CTCSS tone frequency for Sky Commander II+ (default is 88.5 Hz).

6Access Menu No. 62D and select the communication speed for Sky Command II+. Select 1200 bps for TH-D7A (9600 bps can be used only when you use another TS-2000 as a “Commander”).

7Assign the TNC band to the sub-band by accessing Menu No. 46 and select SUB.

8Select a 144 MHz band frequency in FM mode on the main transceiver and 440 MHz band frequency in FM mode for the sub-receiver for Sky Command operation.

TH-D7A (Commander) Setup:

1Access Menu 4–1 to enter the same callsign that you entered for the Commander (ex: WD6DJY).

2Access Menu 4–2 to enter the same callsign that you entered for the Transporter (ex: WD6DJY-1).

3Access Menu 4–3 to select the same CTCSS tone frequency that you selected for the TS-2000(X) (Transporter).

4Set the same frequencies that you selected for the “Transporter” for the VHF and UHF bands.

Note: Refer to Chapter 19, Sky Command II, of the TH-D7A instruction manual for details on how to enter the callsign and CTCSS tone frequency.

CONTROL OPERATION

First, switch the TS-2000 transceiver ON and select T-PORTER (Transporter) from Menu 62E.

Then, access Menu 4–4 on the TH-D7A and select “COMMANDER”. “PUSH [0] KEY TO START COMMANDER!!” appears.

Press [0] on the TH-D7A to start Sky Command mode.

When in Sky Command mode, the keys of the TH-D7A (Commander) will function as described below. Only [LAMP], [MONI], and the VOL control functions will not change.

Each time you press the desired key, the Commander will automatically enter transmit mode and send the corresponding control command to the TS-2000 (Transporter).

To switch the HF	Press [POWER].
transceiver OFF
To transmit audio on a	Press and hold the PTT
	switch, then speak into
HF frequency
	the microphone.
To receive audio on an	Press [RX].
HF frequency
To monitor the UHF band	Press and hold [MONI].
on the Commander

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