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Kenwood TM-D700 E Car Stereo System User Manual

1. 87 TROUBLESHOOTING 88 SPECIFICATIONS INDEX DISPLAY DIMMER 65 AUTO DIMMER CHANGE 65 DISPLAY CONTRAST ADJUST 65 POSITIVE NEGATIVE REVERSAL 65 BLANKING A BAND DISPLAY 66 AUTOMATIC BAND CHANGE A B C 66 TRANSCEIVER LOCK 67 ALL CONTROL LOCK 67 CHANGING MULTI FUNCTION BUTTON LABELS 67 S METER SQUELCH 68 Squelch Hang Time 68 CHANGING BEEP VOLUME 69 KEY BEEP ON OFF 69 SWITCHING FM AM MODE 69 ADVANCED INTERCEPT POINT AIP 69 TIME OUT TIMER TOT 70 AUTOMATIC POWER OFF APO 70 POWER ON MESSAGE 71 DISPLAY DEMONSTRATION 71 CHANGING SPEAKER CONFIGURATIONS 72 SPEAKER MUTE 72
2. 50 MEMORY SCAN 50 Locking Out a Memory Channel 51 GROUP SCAN 51 iv CHAPTER 16 WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL U S A CANADA ONLY PREPARATION 74 CONTROL OPERATION 75 CHAPTER 17 SKY COMMAND 2 2 2 2 2 U S A CANADA ONLY CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH THE HF TRANSCEIVER 77 PREPARATION FLOW 78 PROGRAMMING CALL SIGNS 79 PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY 79 CONTROL OPERATION 80 CHAPTER 18 REPEATER FUNCTION U S A CANADA ONLY CHAPTER 19 VS 3 VOICE SYNTHESIZER OPTIONAL CHAPTER 20 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES CHAPTER 21 INSTALLING OPTIONS INSTALLING THE VS 3 VOICE SYNTHESIZER UNIT 85 INSTALLING THE PG 4X EXTENSION CABLE KIT 85 CHAPTER 22 MAINTENANCE GENERAL INFORMATION 87 SERVICE 87 SERVICE NOTE 87 CLEANING
3. 21 Selecting Output Power 21 CHAPTER 5 MENU SET UP MENU ACCESS 22 MENU CONFIGURATION 23 CHAPTER 6 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS PROGRAMMING OFFSET 29 Selecting Offset Direction 29 Selecting Offset Frequency 29 Activating Tone Function 30 Selecting a Tone Frequency 30 AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET 31 TRANSMITTING A 1750 Hz TONE 32 REVERSE FUNCTION 33 AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK ASC 33 TONE FREQ ID 34 CHAPTER 7 MEMORY CHANNELS SIMPLEX amp REPEATER OR ODD SPLIT MEMORY CHANNEL 35 STORING SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES OR STANDARD REPEATER FREQUENCIES 36 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 1 CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL 1 CHAPTER 1 PREPARATION MOBILE INSTALLATION 2 Main Unit Installation 2 Front Panel Installation
4. 63 CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE 64 PROGRAMMABLE VFO 64 STORING ODD SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIES 36 RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL 37 CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL 37 NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL 38 CALL CHANNEL 39 Recalling the Call Channel 39 Reprogramming the Call Channel 39 MEMORY TO VFO TRANSFER 40 CHANNEL DISPLAY 40 PARTIAL OR FULL RESET 41 CHAPTER 8 PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY PM PROGRAMMABLE INFORMATION 42 APPLICATION EXAMPLES 43 STORING IN PM CHANNELS 44 RECALLING A PM CHANNEL 44 AUTO PM CHANNEL STORE 45 PM CHANNEL RESET 45 CHAPTER 9 SCAN VISUAL SCAN 47 Selecting the Number of Channels 47 Using Visual Scan 48 SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD 49 VFO SCAN
5. 67 Memory Channels Call Channel Changing 39 Call Channel Recalling 39 Clearing 37 Locking Out 51 Naming 38 Recalling 37 Storing Odd split 36 Storing Simplex 36 Transfer to VFO 40 Menu Access 22 Configuration 23 Microphone Control 73 Offset Automatic Repeater 31 Direction 29 Frequency 29 Power ON Message 71 Programmable Function PF Keys 62 Programmable Memory PM Auto Storing 45 Recalling 44 Resetting 45 Storing 44 Programmable VFO 64 Repeater Access 28 Repeater Function Cross band 82 Locked band 82 Reset Full Memory 41 Partial VFO 41 Programmable Memory PM 45 Reverse Function 33 Scan Call Memory 54 Call VFO 54 Carrier Operated Resume 49 Group 51 Memory 50
6. w ol sle n n a h c U r o L e h t r o F r e b m u n le n n a h c e h t d n a le n n a h C lla C lla c e R y c n e u q e rf e h t d n a lla C u n e M yln o y e k e cio V h ti w r e b m u m u n e M S S C T C q e rf e n o T e d o c S C D q e rf tc ele s S C D r o q e rf S S C T C q e rf e n o T t n e rr u C e d o c 84 20 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES MJ 88 Microphone Plug Adapter PG 2N DC Power Cable VS 3 Voice Synthesizer Unit VC H1 Interactive Visual Communicator SP 50B Communications Speaker PG 5A Data Cable PG 3B DC Line Noise Filter MJ 89 Modular Plug Microphone Switch MC 45 Multi function Microphone MC 53DM Multi function Microphone with DTMF MC 80 Desktop Microphone MJ 88 required PG 4X Extension Cable Kit PS 33 Regulated DC Power Supply 85 21 INSTALLING THE VS 3 VOICE SYNTHESIZER UNIT Always switch off the power and unplug the DC power cable first 1 Remove the 6 screws from the lower cover of the main unit 2 Hold the VS 3 unit with the component side facing upward and insert the VS 3 connector into the corresponding transceiver connector the component side must not face downward 3 Replace the lower cover 6 screws INSTALLING THE PG 4X EXTENSION CABLE KIT The PG 4X kit is available to
7. 22 PROGRAM SCAN 52 Setting Scan Limits 52 Using Program Scan 53 MHz SCAN 53 CALL VFO SCAN 54 CALL MEMORY SCAN 54 CHAPTER 10 CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM CTCSS USING CTCSS 55 CTCSS FREQ ID 56 CHAPTER 11 DIGITAL CODE SQUELCH DCS USING DCS 57 DCS CODE ID 58 CHAPTER 12 DUAL TONE MULTI FREQUENCY DTMF FUNCTIONS WITH MC 53DM ONLY MANUAL DIALING 59 DTMF Monitor 59 AUTOMATIC DIALER 60 Storing a DTMF Number in Memory 60 Transmitting a Stored DTMF Number 61 Selecting TX Speed 61 Selecting Pause Duration 61 CHAPTER 13 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION PF KEYS CHAPTER 14 AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY WITH MC 53DM ONLY
8. s s e r p F F O r e w o p r e vie c s n a rt h ti W dlo h d n a Y E K e h t N O n r u t n e h t g nis s e r p y b r e w o p r e vie c s n a rt R W P 2 1 PREPARATION 2 Position the transceiver then insert and tighten the supplied hexagon SEMS screws and flat washers There are 2 screws and 2 washers supplied for each side of the bracket Double check that all hardware is tightened to prevent vehicle vibration from loosening the bracket or transceiver Determine the appropriate angle of the main unit using the 3 screw holes on the rear edge of each bracket side MOBILE INSTALLATION This transceiver asks you to install the front panel and main unit at separate positions Select safe convenient locations inside your vehicle that minimize danger to your passengers and yourself while the vehicle is in motion Consider installing the units at appropriate positions so that knees or legs will not strike them during sudden braking of your vehicle Try to pick well ventilated locations that are shielded from direct sunlight Note Unlike the previous KENWOOD mobile transceivers this transceiver does not allow the front panel and main unit to be joined I Main Unit Installation 1 Install the mounting bracket in the vehicle using the supplied self tapping screws and flat washers There are 4 screws and 4 washers supplied The bra
9. After switching the power OFF you may press VFO POWER ON for Partial Reset or MR POWER ON for Full Reset This allows you to skip steps 1 to 5 You can also use the RESET button to perform Full Reset See page 12 Note When in All control Lock or Channel Display mode you cannot perform Partial Reset nor Full Reset r ete m a r a P A d n a B B d n a B q e rf O F V z H M 0 0 0 4 4 1 z H M 0 0 0 0 4 4 r o a d a n a C A S U z H M 0 0 0 0 3 4 p e ts q e r F A S U z H k 5 z H k 5 2 1 r o a d a n a C z H k 5 2 q e rf e n o T z H 5 8 8 z H 5 8 8 sle n n a h c y r o m e M s e m a n le n n a h c y r o m e M t u o k c olle n n a h c y r o m e M sle n n a h c lla C sle n n a h c n a c s m a r g o r P sle n n a h c M P sle n n a h c y r o m e m F M T D le n n a h c y r o m e m F M T D s e m a n 42 8 PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY PM Programmable Memory PM stores virtually all settings currently set on the transceiver This transceiver provides 5 PM channels to store 5 sets of transceiver configurations Later you can quickly recall one of these depending on the operations in your mind or the operating environment PROGRAMMABLE INFORMATION The following
10. B62 1228 20 K E M 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 KENWOOD CORPORATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL 144 440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER 144 430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TM D700A TM D700A 144 430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TM D700E THANK YOU We are grateful you decided to purchase this KENWOOD FM transceiver KENWOOD always provides Amateur Radio products which surprise and excite serious hobbyists This transceiver is no exception This time KENWOOD presents a mobile with a built in TNC to make data communications much more convenient than before KENWOOD believes that this product will satisfy your requirements on both voice and data communications MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL The models listed below are covered by this manual TM D700A 144 440 MHz FM Dual Bander U S A Canada TM D700E 144 430 MHz FM Dual Bander Europe TM D700A 144 430 MHz FM Dual Bander General market FEATURES This transceiver has the following main features Has a built in TNC which conforms to the AX 25 protocol With a portable computer allows you to enjoy Packet operation quite easily Includes a program for dealing with data formats supported by Automatic Packet Position Reporting System APRS Is capable of receiving packet data on one band while receiving audio on the other band Enhanced Programmable Memory PM channels store virtually entire current operating environments for your quick recall Contains a total of 200 memor
11. 2 Turn the Tuning control or press Mic UP DWN to select the operating frequency This frequency will also be used as the center frequency 3 Press F VISUAL to start Visual Scan To halt Scan press PAUSE PAUSE appears and blinks Press PAUSE again to resume 4 To change the operating frequency turn the Tuning control or press Mic UP DWN The displayed frequency changes and the cursor moves Press SET to use the changed operating frequency as the center frequency Press RESET to restore the previous operating frequency 5 To quit Visual Scan press ESC 49 9 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select AUX 1 9 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select SCAN RESUME 1 9 1 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select Time Operated default Carrier Operated or Seek 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MNU to exit Menu mode SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD The transceiver stops scanning at a frequency or memory channel on which a signal is detected It then continues scanning according to which resume mode you select You can choose one of the following modes The default is Time operated mode Time Operated mode Th
12. 3 FIXED STATION INSTALLATION 4 MODULAR PLUG CABLE CONNECTION 4 DC POWER CABLE CONNECTION 5 Mobile Operation 5 Fixed Station Operation 6 Replacing Fuses 7 ANTENNA CONNECTION 7 ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS 8 External Speakers 8 Microphone 8 CHAPTER 2 YOUR FIRST QSO CHAPTER 3 GETTING ACQUAINTED FRONT PANEL 10 MAIN UNIT FRONT 12 MAIN UNIT REAR 12 MICROPHONE 13 INDICATORS 14 BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES 15 BUTTON FUNCTION DISPLAY 16 BAND A amp B 17 TX BAND AND CONTROL BAND 17 MIC KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY MC 53DM ONLY 18 iii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
13. C e g a P fe R r e w o p t o n lli w r e vie c s n a rt e h T V 8 3 1 a g nitc e n n o c r e tf a p u g nis s e r p d n a ylp p u s r e w o p C D e h t R W P g nih t o N h cti w s y alp sid e h t n o s r a e p p a 1 d e tc e n n o c s a w elb a c r e w o p e h T s d r a w k c a b 1 elb a c r e w o p C D d eilp p u s e h t tc e n n o C yltc e rr o c d e R k c al B 6 5 2 s e s u f elb a c r e w o p e h t f o e r o m r o e n O n e p o e r a 2 r e tf A s e s u f n w olb e h t f o e s u a c e h t r o f k o o L lla ts ni s m elb o r p y n a g nitc e rr o c d n a g nitc e p s ni s g nit a r e m a s e h t h ti w s e s u f w e n a 7 3 t o n s a w elb a c g ulp r alu d o m e h T d e tc e n n o c yltc e rr o c 3 elb a c g ulp r alu d o m e h t tc e n n o c yltc e rr o C tin u nia m d n a le n a p t n o rf e h t n e e w t e b 4 n e v e m id o o t si y alp sid e h T h gih a d e tc ele s u o y h g u o h t le v el r e m m id w ol o o t si e g a tlo v ylp p u s e h T si t n e m
14. C nih ti W m p p 3 D x H x W s n ois n e m i D d e d ulc nit o n s n oitc ejo r p le n a p t n o r F 0 3 1 x 6 3 2 x 1 5 5 m m 3 3 x 0 6 x 0 4 1 tin u nia M 8 6 7 x 7 5 1 x 1 5 5 m m 5 9 1 x 0 4 x 0 4 1 t h gie W le n a p t n o r F z o 3 6 g 0 8 1 x o r p p A tin u nia M bl 6 2 g k 2 1 x o r p p A 91 Note Receiver specifications apply only when using the main VHF or UHF band They do not apply to the sub VHF or UHF band r etti m s n a r T d n a B F H V d n a B F H U t u p t u o r e w o P h gi H W 0 5 W 5 3 m uid e M W 0 1 x o r p p A w o L W 5 x o r p p A n oit alu d o M e c n a tc a e R s n ois si m e s u oir u p S s s el r o B d 0 6 n oit aiv e d y c n e u q e rf m u m ix a M z H k 5 n oit alu d o m 0 6 t a n oitr o tsid oid u A s s el r o 3 e c n a d e p m i e n o h p o r ci M 0 0 6 r e vie c e R d n a B F H V d n a B F H U y rtiu c ri C e n y d o r e t e h r e p u s n ois r e v n o c elb u o D d n 2 ts 1 y c n e u q e rf e t aid e m r e t n I z H k 0 5
15. CHANGING TX RX DEVIATION TM D700E ONLY 72 CHAPTER 15 MICROPHONE CONTROL WITH MC 53DM ONLY 1 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES A market area code K E or M4 can be found on the label attached to the package box 1 The screw set includes screws for attaching the microphone hanger page 8 2 See the separate manual SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS page 10 3 See page 4 CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL The writing conventions described below have been followed to simplify instructions and avoid unnecessary repetition yr o s s e c c A r e b m u N tr a P ytitn a u Q e n o h p o r ci M M D 3 5 C M K 5 4 C M 4 M E X X 5 1 6 0 1 9 T X X 6 9 3 0 1 9 T 1 1 elb a c r e w o p C D X X 1 1 1 2 0 3 E 1 A 5 1 e s u f r e vie c s n a r T X X 7 1 0 0 1 5 F 1 t e k c a r b g nit n u o m le n a p t n o r F ria p e n o X X 3 6 6 0 9 2 J X X 4 6 6 0 9 2 J 1 1 t e k c a r b g nit n u o m tin u nia M X X 8 2 6 0 9 2 J 1 yln o K r e g n a h e n o h p o r ci M X X 6 2 5 1 9 1 J 1 tin u nia m r o f t e s w e r c S K 1 4 M E X X 2 8 3 0 9 9 N X X 1 3 3 0 9 9 N 1 1 le n a
16. N O F F O 8 3 3 S R P A 1 n gis lla c y M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 7 1 2 r e vie c e r S P G 6 9 A E M N A E M N d e s u t o N d e s u t o N 0 1 3 t nio p y a W e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S F F O 5 1 4 n oitis o p y M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 9 1 5 ytiu gib m A n oitis o P F F O stigid 4 3 2 1 F F O 6 2 6 t n e m m o c n oitis o P e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S yt u D ff O 0 2 7 e c n a tsid n oitcirts e r n oit p e c e R f o s p e ts ni 0 0 5 2 0 1 F F O 0 1 F F O 6 2 8 n o ci n oit a t S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 8 1 9 tx e t s u t a t S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 1 2 27 5 1 U S A Canada Mile and F 1 le v e L 2 le v e L s n oitc ele S tlu afe D fe R e g a p 3 S R P A A e t a r ti m s n a rt tx e t s u t a t S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S F F O 5 2 B h t a p t e k c a P e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S E D I W Y A L E R 3 2 C d o h t e m ti m s n a rt t e k c a P
17. Repeater operation with a standard offset If an offset direction is stored Odd split channel allows Repeater operation with a non standard offset Note N Not only can you store data in memory channels but you can also overwrite existing data with new data N If you have recalled a memory channel on the non control band A or B you cannot select the same channel on the control band to program data The data listed below can be stored in each memory channel Yes Can be stored in memory N A Cannot be stored in memory r ete m a r a P amp x elp m i S r eta e p e R tilp s d d O y c n e u q e rf e vie c e R s e Y s e Y y c n e u q e rf ti m s n a r T s e Y y c n e u q e rf e n o T s e Y s e Y N O e n o T s e Y s e Y y c n e u q e rf S S C T C s e Y s e Y N O S S C T C s e Y s e Y e d o c S C D s e Y s e Y N O S C D s e Y s e Y n oitc e rid t e sff O s e Y A N y c n e u q e rf t e sff O s e Y A N N O e s r e v e R s e Y A N e zis p e ts y c n e u q e r F s e Y s e Y t u o k c olle n n a h c y r o m e M s e Y s e Y e m a n le n n a h c y r o m e M s e Y s e Y n oitc ele s e d o m M A M F s e Y s e Y 36 7 STORING ODD
18. T S I L N O M P N O C B G S M S O P Y E K s 1 F E N O T V E R W O L E T U M L R T C 3 e d o M Y E K T S I L N O M P N O C B G S M S O P Y E K F E N O T V E R W O L E T U M L R T C Y E K s 1 F L E S T T F I H S P E T S L A U S I V M I D 68 14 S METER SQUELCH S meter Squelch causes the squelch to open only when a signal with the same or greater strength than the S meter setting is received This function relieves you from constantly resetting the squelch when receiving weak stations that you have no interest in 1 Select the desired band 2 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 3 Select 1 3 2 S METER SQUELCH then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to switch the function ON or OFF 5 Press OK to complete the setting 6 Press MNU to exit Menu mode The S meter setting segments appear 7 To select the desired S meter setting turn the left band A or right band B SQL control depending on which band you selected I Squelch Hang Time When using S meter Squelch you may want to adjust the time interval between when the received signals drop and when the squelch closes Access Menu 1 3 3 SQUELCH HANG TIME and select from OFF default 125 250 and 500 msec 69 14 CHANGING BEEP VOLUM
19. Y d n a r e d n a m m o C e h t n o s n gis r e tr o p s n a r T 1 r e tr o p s n a r T d n a r e d n a m m o C e h t h t o b n O e h t m a r g o r p o t 2 4 d n a 1 4 u n e M s s e c c a s n gis lla c tc e rr o c 9 7 2 tc e rr o c e h t tc ele s t o n did u o Y F H e h t n o s r e t e m a r a p n oit a cin u m m o c r e vie c s n a rt 2 1 d n a s p b 0 0 6 9 tc ele s r e vie c s n a rt F H e h t n O n oitc n u f p u t e S u n e M e h t g nis u tib p o ts 8 7 3 d e e p s s n oit a cin u m m o c d e tc ele s u o Y 5 9 1 u n e M ni s p b 0 0 6 9 n a h t r e h t o T R O P M O C 3 s p b 0 0 6 9 tc ele s o t 5 9 1 u n e M s s e c c A 5 2 oid u a ti m s n a rt t o n n a c u o Y r e vie c n a rt F H e h t m o rf e n o t e m a s e h t tc ele s t o n did u o Y d n a r e d n a m m o C e h t n o y c n e u q e rf r e tr o p s n a r T r e tr o p s n a r T d n a r e d n a m m o C e h t h t o b n O e n o t e m a s e h t tc ele s o t 3 4 u n e M s s e c c a y c n e u q
20. e r c e d y c n e u q e rf t e sff o T I R T I X 1 z H k 1 z H 0 1 e d o m W C r o B S U B S L n I h cti w s h cti w s z H k 0 1 z H k 1 e d o m M A r o M F n I 2 N O y rt n e y c n e u q e rf e d o m O F V n I r e b m u n le n n a h c e d o m lla c e R y r o m e M n I N O y rt n e 81 17 When Mic 0 is pressed the Commander shows the current settings of the HF transceiver as below q HF frequency w VFO A VFO B MR 00 99 memory channel number e RIT XIT r OFF 9 99 9 99 t LSB USB CW FM or AM y SPLIT A VFO A is used for transmitting SPLIT B VFO B is used for transmitting SPLIT M A memory channel is used for transmitting u FS appears when Mic is pressed Note N After pressing MENU you can access only Menu 4 4 N The Transporter will transmit its call sign in Morse every 10 minutes using the 144 MHz band N The APO timer does not operate on the transceiver with Transporter ON q e y r u w t 82 18 REPEATER FUNCTION U S A CANADA ONLY This transceiver is capable of receiving signals on one band and retransmitting signals on the other band This function repeats signals originating from one band using the other band For example a signal received on band A VHF is retransmitted on band B UHF
21. o f n gis lla C r etr o p s n a r T n O 1 4 N G I S L L A C D M C r e d n a m m o C r o f n gis lla C 2 4 N G I S L L A C P R T r e tr o p s n a r T r o f n gis lla C a f o y rt n e sle c n a C n gis lla c t a tigid e h t s e t ele D si r o s r u c e h t h cih w g nik nilb r o s r u c e h t s e s u a C d r a w k c a b e v o m o t ylt n e rr u c e h t str e s n I r e tc a r a h c d e tc ele s ts rif e h t o t r o s r u c e h t s k c a b d n a stigid lla s r a el C tigid 80 17 1 FS appears when you select 1 kHz step LSB USB CW or 10 kHz step FM AM 2 After pressing Mic press Mic 0 to 9 to enter a frequency or memory channel number CONTROL OPERATION When in the Sky Command mode the Mic keys of the Commander will function as below First switch ON the HF transceiver and press Mic 0 on the Commander Each time you press the desired key the Commander will automatically enter transmit mode and send the corresponding control command to the Transporter F H e h t F F O N O h cti w s o T r e vie c s n a rt ci M s s e r P 1 r o y c n e u q e rf e h t e g n a h c o T F H e h t n o le n n a h c y r o m e m r e v
22. p t n o rf r o f t e s w e r c S X X 4 1 0 2 9 9 N 1 elb a c g ulp r alu d o M X X 1 9 3 3 0 3 E 1 0 1 1 m m 5 2 a h ti w elb a C g ulp r o tc u d n o c 3 2 X X 0 0 4 3 0 3 E 1 n oih s u C 3 X X 8 8 4 0 2 0 J 4 d r a c yt n a rr a W yln o e p o r u E a d a n a C A S U 1 la u n a m n oitc u rts n I nia M s n oit a cin u m m o C d e zilaic e p S X X 8 2 2 1 2 6 B X X 3 7 2 1 2 6 B 1 1 n oitc u rts nI o d ot ta h W s s e r P Y E K e s a ele r d n a s s e r P Y E K s s e r P s 1 Y E K dlo h d n a s s e r P Y E K r o d n o c e s 1 r o f r e g n ol s s e r P 1 Y E K 2 Y E K s s e r P 1 Y E K e s a ele r ylir a t n e m o m 1 Y E K s s e r p n e h t 2 Y E K s s e r P s 1 F Y E K dlo h d n a s s e r P F r o d n o c e s 1 r o f s s e r p n e h t r e g n ol Y E K s s e r P 2 Y E K 1 Y E K dlo h d n a s s e r P 1 Y E K s s e r p n e h t 2 Y E K s s e r P Y E K N O R E W O P
23. 0 5 7 0 0 5 0 5 2 0 0 1 c e s m 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 c e s m 0 0 5 1 6 6 C N T 1 d n a b a t a D e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S A d n a B 5 2 e s n e s D C D X R a t a D s d n a b B amp A d n a b X R a t a D d n a b 5 3 e m i T e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 2 1 4 e t a D e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 2 1 5 e n o z e m i T e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 3 1 7 R E T A E P E R 1 y c n e u q e rf t e sff O s p e ts ni z H M 5 9 9 2 0 0 0 z H k 0 5 f o e c n e r e f e r e e S e g a p 9 2 2 t e sff O r e t a e p e R cit a m o t u A F F O N O N O 1 3 3 n oitc n u F n o tt u B lla C X T z H 0 5 7 1 lla C lla C 2 3 4 dlo H X T F F O N O F F O 2 3 5 dlo H r e t a e p e R 1 F F O N O F F O 2 8 6 n oitc n u f r e t a e p e R 1 d n a b s s o r C d n a b d e k c o L F F O F F O 2 8 25 5 1 TM D700E 1750 Hz Tone 2 After changing the selection switch the transceiver OFF then ON 3 U S A Canada only 1 le v e L 2 le v e L 3 le v e L s n oitc e
24. 4 z H M 5 8 8 3 z H k 5 5 4 z H M 5 0 5 4 D A N I S B d 2 1 ytivitis n e S d n a b F H U r o F H V 6 1 0 s s el r o V d n a b F H U r o F H V b u S 5 2 0 s s el r o V B d 6 ytivitc ele S e r o m r o z H k 2 1 B d 0 4 ytivitc ele S s s el r o z H k 8 2 ytivitis n e s h cle u q S 1 0 s s el r o V n oitr o tsid 5 s m h o 8 t u p t u o oid u A r e h gih r o W 2 e c n a d e p m it u p t u o oid u A 8 92 INDEX Advanced Intercept Point AIP 69 Automatic Band Change A B C 66 Automatic Power Off APO 70 Automatic Simplex Check ASC 33 Autopatch 59 Channel Display 40 Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS Freq ID 56 Using 55 Digital Code Squelch DCS Code ID 58 Using 57 Display Blanking 66 Contrast 65 Demonstration 71 Dimmer Changing 65 Reversal 65 Dual Tone Multi F
25. 6 Turn the Tuning control or press Mic UP DWN to select the desired memory channel 7 Press M IN 37 7 CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL Use the following procedure to clear an individual memory channel Full Reset page 41 is a quick way to clear all memory channels 1 Recall the desired memory channel 2 Switch OFF the power to the transceiver 3 Press MHz Tuning control POWER ON A confirmation message appears To quit clearing the memory channel press ESC 4 Press OK Note N If you have recalled a memory channel on the non control band A or B you cannot select the same channel on the control band to clear N When in Channel Display mode you cannot clear any memory channel RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL 1 Select band A or B 2 Press MR to enter Memory Recall mode The memory channel used last is recalled 3 Turn the Tuning control or press Mic UP DWN to select the desired memory channel You cannot recall an empty memory channel To restore VFO mode press VFO If using a MC 53DM you can also use its keypad to recall a desired memory channel First program one of the Mic PF keys as the ENTER key page 62 In Memory Recall mode press ENTER then enter the channel number To recall channel 3 for example press ENTER 0 0 3 Note N When you recall an odd split memory channel appears on the display Press
26. F M T D n w o D 6 k c oln U d a p y e K F M T D p U 7 tc ele S B A d n a B 1 n a c S la u si V 9 t n e m ts ujd A h cle u q S 3 2 2 S C D S S C T C e n o T 0 e g n a h C r e w o P X T 3 e s r e v e R A r e t n E 4 e g n a h C p e t S z H M 1 B tc ele S d n a B lo rt n o C 5 r o tin o M C r e t a e p e R 6 t u o d a e R y c n e u q e r F s p e e B y b 1 D F y e k 7 e g n a h C e m ulo V 3 2 n w o D 4 8 e t u M r e k a e p S p U 4 MICROPHONE CONTROL WITH MC 53DM ONLY 1 The transceiver announces the displayed information if you have installed an optional VS 3 unit and selected English in Menu 1 2 4 VOICE page 83 2 After entering the selection mode press or to change the level or selection 3 Both Volume Change and Squelch Adjustment cannot be activated at the same time 4 Both Volume Change and Squelch Adjustment must be OFF to change the tone or frequency step using this key You can change numerous transceiver settings by operating the Mic DTMF keys To activate this function access Menu 1 8 5 MIC CONTROL and select ON The following table shows what function is switched ON and OFF or which setting is changed by pressing the DTMF keys 74 16 WIRELESS REMOT
27. M C A S U a d a n a C 1 n gis lla c r e d n a m m o C e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 9 7 2 n gis lla c r e tr o p s n a r T e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 9 7 3 y c n e u q e rf e n o T e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S z H 5 8 8 9 7 4 e d o m d n a m m o C y k S F F O r e tr o p s n a r T r e d n a m m o C F F O 8 7 28 6 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS Repeaters which are often installed and maintained by radio clubs are usually located on mountain tops or other elevated locations Generally they operate at higher ERP Effective Radiated Power than a typical station This combination of elevation and high ERP allows communications over much greater distances than communications without using repeaters Most repeaters use a receive and transmit frequency pair with a standard or non standard offset odd split In addition some repeaters must receive a tone from the transceiver to allow it to access For details consult your local repeater reference Offset Programming Flow If you store the above data in a memory channel you need not reprogram every time See MEMORY CHANNELS page 35 Select a band q w e r t y Select a receive frequency Select an offset direction Select an offset frequency Only when prog
28. MC 53DM 10 3 GETTING ACQUAINTED FRONT PANEL Note This section describes only the main functions of the front panel controls and buttons For the functions not described here you will find explanations in the appropriate sections of the manual q q q q q CALL button Recalls the Call channel page 39 Also starts or stops Call VFO Scan page 54 when in VFO mode or Call Memory Scan page 54 when in Memory Recall mode w w w w w VFO button Selects the VFO mode In this mode you can change the operating frequency using the Tuning control or Mic UP DWN Also provides VFO Scan start to scan the entire VFO range page 50 Program Scan start to scan a programmed range of frequencies page 52 e e e e e MR button Selects the Memory Recall mode page 37 In this mode you can change memory channels using the Tuning control or Mic UP DWN Also starts Memory Scan page 50 r r r r r Tuning control When turned selects Operating frequencies when in VFO mode page 20 Memory channels when in Memory Recall mode page 37 Menu Nos when in Menu mode page 22 This control is used for various other selections When an up arrow c and down arrow d are visible as button labels the Tuning control functions in exactly the same way as the up and down arrow keys t t t t t MHz button When pressed selects the MHz mode In this mode you can ch
29. Mic DWN Pressing and holding Mic UP DWN causes the frequency to step repeatedly To change frequencies in steps of 1 MHz press MHz Tuning control first Pressing MHz again cancels this function To change frequencies in steps of 10 MHz press F MHz first Pressing F cancels the 10 MHz function pressing MHz starts the 1 MHz function If using a MC 53DM you can also use its keypad to select frequencies See DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY WITH MC 53DM ONLY page 63 Noise Squelch opened The current squelch level is incorrect No speaker output Squelch closed Audio Squelch opened The current squelch level is correct 21 4 TRANSMITTING 1 To transmit press and hold Mic PTT and speak into the microphone in a normal tone of voice ON AIR and the RF power meter appear Speaking too close to the microphone or too loudly may increase distortion and reduce intelligibility of your signals at the receiving station The RF power meter shows the relative transmit output power 2 When you finish speaking release Mic PTT Time Out Timer Holding down Mic PTT for more than 10 minutes causes the transceiver to generate a beep and stop transmitting Release then press Mic PTT to resume transmitting You may change the time out time to 3 or 5 minutes page 70 I Selecting Output Power It s wise to select lower transmit power if co
30. O n a h ti w d e tc e n n o c r e k a e p s la n r e tx e 1 e d o M la n r e tx E la n r e tx E 2 e d o M la n r e tx E la n r e tx E k c aj 2 P S yln O n a h ti w d e tc e n n o c r e k a e p s la n r e tx e 1 e d o M la n r e tx E la n r e t n I 2 e d o M la n r e t n I la n r e tx E 2 P S d n a 1 P S h t o B d e tc e n n o c s k c aj la n r e tx e h ti w s r e k a e p s 1 e d o M 2 la n r e tx E 1 la n r e tx E 2 e d o M 1 la n r e tx E 2 la n r e tx E 73 15 You can also make the following settings by pressing D first ex D then 2 1 After entering the selection mode press or to change the level or selection Before pressing D 2 press 2 to activate the Tone CTCSS or DCS function Press OK on the front panel of the transceiver to complete the setting Note Audible DTMF tones from other transceivers near you may be picked up by your MC 53DM microphone If so this could prevent the function from working correctly 2 y c n e u q e r F S S C T C r o e n o T tc ele S e d o C S C D 1 8 tc ele S d n a b b u S 3 tc ele S n oitc e ri D t e sff O D e d o M n oitc n u f itlu M le c n a C 5 k c o L d a p y e K
31. ON the AIP also affects the VHF sub band on band B 70 14 TIME OUT TIMER TOT It is sometimes necessary or desirable to restrict a single transmission to a specific maximum time You may use this function to prevent repeater time outs when accessing repeaters or to conserve battery power When TOT times out the transceiver generates beeps and automatically returns to receive mode To resume transmitting release and then press Mic PTT again Access Menu 1 9 4 TOT and select 3 5 or 10 default minutes for the TOT time AUTOMATIC POWER OFF APO Automatic Power Off is a background function that monitors whether any buttons or keys have been pressed or whether the Tuning control has been turned After 3 hours pass with no operations APO turns OFF the power However 1 minute before the power turns OFF APO appears and blinks and a series of warning tones sound Access Menu 1 9 3 APO and select ON Note If any settings are changed during the 3 hour period while APO is ON the timer resets When you stop changing the settings the timer begins counting again from 0 71 14 POWER ON MESSAGE Each time you switch the transceiver ON HELLO appears and stays for approximately 2 seconds You can program your favorite message in place of the factory default 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Select Menu 1 1 1 POWER ON MSG then press OK The display for enter
32. Recall the transceiver automatically announces the new mode In order to use the installed VS 3 unit access Menu 1 2 4 VOICE and select English The default is OFF For APRS ONLY selectable in this menu number see the separate manual SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS page 28 The table below shows what the transceiver automatically announces when it enters a new mode 1 When pressed in Memory Recall mode the transceiver announces A or B the channel number channel the frequency and the TX power When in Call channel mode the transceiver announces A or B call the frequency and the TX power 2 When pressed in VFO or Memory Recall mode In order to change the volume of voice output access Menu 1 2 5 VOICE VOLUME and select from levels 1 to 7 The default is level 5 Note While using Transceiver Lock the transceiver makes an announcement only when pressing Mic 6 in Microphone Control mode or the PF key programmed with Voice When in All control Lock mode pressing these keys simply causes an error beep to sound the transceiver does not make an announcement in any case VS 3 VOICE SYNTHESIZER OPTIONAL You can also press Mic 6 in Microphone Control mode page 73 or the PF key programmed with Voice page 62 The transceiver announces the displayed information as follows depending on the current mode d e s s e r P y e K e d o M w e N tn e
33. SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIES Some repeaters use a receive and transmit frequency pair with a non standard offset If you store two separate frequencies in a memory channel you can operate on those repeaters without programming the offset frequency and direction 1 Select the desired receive frequency and related data by using steps 1 to 4 given for simplex or standard repeater frequencies 2 Press F 3 Turn the Tuning control or press Mic UP DWN to select the desired memory channel 4 Press M IN 1 s appears 5 Select the desired transmit frequency 6 Press M IN Note N When you recall an odd split memory channel appears on the display To confirm the transmit frequency press REV N Transmit Offset status and Reverse status are not stored in an odd split memory channel STORING SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES OR STANDARD REPEATER FREQUENCIES 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 3 Select the desired frequency 4 If storing a standard repeater frequency select the following data Offset direction page 29 Tone ON if necessary page 30 Tone frequency if necessary page 30 If storing a simplex frequency you may select other related data CTCSS ON CTCSS freq etc 5 Press F A memory channel number appears and blinks indicates the current channel is empty while indicates the channel contains data
34. You may return this product for service to the authorized KENWOOD dealer from whom you purchased it or any authorized KENWOOD service center Please do not send subassemblies or printed circuit boards Send the complete product A copy of the service report will be returned with the product SERVICE NOTE If you desire to correspond on a technical or operational problem please make your note legible short complete and to the point Help us help you by providing the following Model and serial number of equipment Question or problem you are having Other equipment in your station pertaining to the problem Do not pack the equipment in crushed newspapers for shipment Extensive damage may result during rough handling or shipping Note N Record the date of purchase serial number and dealer from whom this product was purchased N For your own information retain a written record of any maintenance performed on this product N When claiming warranty service please include a photocopy of the bill of sale or other proof of purchase showing the date of sale CLEANING To clean the case of this product use a neutral detergent no strong chemicals and a damp cloth 88 22 TROUBLESHOOTING The problems described in this table are commonly encountered operational malfunctions and are usually not caused by circuit failure m elb o r P e s u a C elb a b o r P n oitc A e vitc e rr o
35. be lower in frequency than the upper limit N The lower and upper frequency step sizes must be equal N The lower and upper limits must be selected on the same band PROGRAM SCAN Program Scan is identical with VFO Scan except that you select the frequency range of the scan I Setting Scan Limits You can store up to 10 scan ranges in memory channels L0 U0 to L9 U9 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 3 Select the desired frequency as the lower limit 4 Press F A memory channel number appears and blinks 5 Turn the Tuning control or press Mic UP DWN to select a channel in the range L0 to L9 1 s 53 9 I Using Program Scan 1 Select the appropriate band 2 Press VFO 3 Select a frequency equal to or between the programmed scan limits 4 Press VFO 1 s Scan starts at the frequency currently displayed The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press Mic UP DWN 5 To quit Program Scan press VFO again Note N If the step size of the current VFO frequency differs from that of the programmed frequencies VFO scan starts instead of Program Scan N If the step size differs between the lower limit and the upper limit VFO scan starts instead of Program Scan N If the current VFO frequency
36. c c c c d d d d d to select TX HOLD 1 7 4 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to switch the function ON or OFF 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MNU to exit Menu mode Note N All market versions allow the above selection in Menu 1 7 4 N While remaining in the transmit mode the transceiver does not continuously transmit a 1750 Hz tone 33 6 AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK ASC While using a repeater ASC periodically monitors the strength of a signal that you receive directly from the other station If the station s signal is strong enough to allow direct contact without a repeater the ASC indicator on the display begins blinking Press REV 1 s to switch the function ON The ASC indicator appears when the function is ON While direct contact is possible the ASC indicator blinks To quit the function press REV Note N Pressing Mic PTT causes the ASC indicator to quit blinking N ASC does not function if your transmit and receive frequencies are the same simplex operation N ASC does not function while scanning N Activating ASC while using Reverse switches Reverse OFF N If you recall a memory channel or the Call channel that contains Reverse ON status ASC is switched OFF N ASC causes receive audio to be momentarily intermitted every 3 seconds REVERSE FUNCTION The reverse function exchanges a s
37. e h t s e s u a C d r a w k c a b e v o m o t ylt n e rr u c e h t str e s n I r e tc a r a h c d e tc ele s D N A B tf el L E S d n a stigid lla s r a el C o t r o s r u c e h t s k c a b tigid ts rif e h t 72 14 SPEAKER MUTE While receiving or transmitting on the TX band you may not want to hear audio received on the other band Use this function to mute the speaker allocated to that band not TX band Press MUTE to switch the function ON or OFF MUTE appears when the function is ON CHANGING TX RX DEVIATION TM D700E ONLY This transceiver is capable of switching between wide and narrow deviations to receive or transmit After selecting the desired band access Menu 1 3 6 WIDE NARROW and switch between Wide default and Narrow When Narrow is selected N appears beside the frequency Note Do not select Narrow for the band configured as a data band The selection of Narrow is invalid on the data band CHANGING SPEAKER CONFIGURATIONS This transceiver has two speaker jacks You can enjoy a variety of speaker configurations by using one or two external speakers Access Menu 1 2 3 SPEAKER and select mode 1 default or 2 depending on how the internal and or external speakers should function n oitc e n n o C e d o M A d n a B B d n a B k c aj 1 P S yln
38. e rf 9 7 r e d n a m m o C e h t g nit a r e p O n a t u p t u o o t ti s e s u a c ylp m is w olla t o n s e o d d n a p e e b r o rr e F H e h t lo rt n o c o t u o y r e vie c s n a rt 1 e h t n e e w t e b e c n a tsid e g r al o o T r e tr o p s n a r T d n a r e d n a m m o C a t a d tc e rr o c st n e v e r p s n oit a cin u m m o c 1 e c n a tsid a nih ti w r e d n a m m o C e h t e t a r e p O a w o h s o t s r e vie c s n a rt o w t e h t s w olla t a h t g nid a e r r e t e m S ela c s llu f 2 t n e v e r p s n oitid n o c e v a w oid a r d a B g nie b m o rf s d n a m m o c lo rt n o c d e tti m s n a rt yltc e rr o c 2 s s e r P C N Y S s u t a ts e h t d a e r o t ylla n ois a c c o r e vie c s n a rt F H e h t f o 0 8 oid u a r a e h t o n n a c u o Y F H e h t y b d e vie c e r r e vie c s n a rt 4 4 1 e h t n o S S C T C e h t N O d e h cti w s u o Y r e d n a m m o C e h t f o d n a b z H M s s e r P E N O T S S C T C e h t F F O h cti w s o t 5 5 90 SPECIFICAT
39. install an efficient well tuned antenna The success of your installation will depend largely on the type of antenna and its correct installation The transceiver can give excellent results if the antenna system and its installation are given careful attention You should choose a 50 impedance antenna to match the transceiver input impedance Use low loss coaxial feed line that also has a characteristic impedance of 50 Coupling the antenna to the transceiver via feed lines having an impedance other than 50 reduces the efficiency of the antenna system and can cause interference to nearby broadcast television receivers radio receivers and other electronic equipment N Transmitting without first connecting an antenna or other matched load may damage the transceiver Always connect the antenna to the transceiver before transmitting N All fixed stations should be equipped with a lightning arrester to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and transceiver damage n oita c o L e s u F g nita R tn e rr u C e s u F r e vie c s n a r T A 5 1 y r o s s e c c A d eilp p u S elb a C r e w o P C D A 0 2 Feed line connector Antenna connector To antenna 8 1 ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS I External Speakers If you plan to use external speakers choose speakers with an impedance of 8 The external speaker jacks accept a 3 5 mm 1 8 mono 2 conductor plu
40. labels shown at the bottom of the display After pressing F or F 1 s pressing F OFF again restores the basic state Note N When selecting Programmable Memory PM mode you will see different labels See Programmable Memory PM mode page 15 N You can also select different combinations of buttons labels See CHANGING MULTI FUNCTION BUTTON LABELS page 67 The labels of the 5 buttons beside the display are shown at the left end or right end of the display These labels will change depending on the current mode Basic State Display Labels Labels after Pressing F Labels after Pressing F 1 s Basic State Display Labels Labels after Pressing F Labels after Pressing F 1 s 17 3 BAND A amp B In this manual the band recalled at the left on the display is referred to as band A and the band at the right is called band B In band A you can recall a 144 MHz band default or a 440 or 430 MHz sub band In band B you can recall a 440 or 430 MHz band default or a 144 MHz sub band On the U S A Canada version you can also recall a 118 MHz 220 MHz or 300 MHz sub band in band A and a 300 MHz or 1 2 GHz sub band in band B This transceiver is capable of simultaneously receiving on bands A and B Press the left or right BAND SEL to select band A or B To recall the sub band press F then the same BAND SEL The following diagram shows how the bands are switched on
41. long periods of direct sunlight nor place the transceiver close to heating appliances Do not place the transceiver in excessively dusty areas humid areas wet areas nor on unstable surfaces If an abnormal odor or smoke is detected coming from the transceiver turn OFF the power immediately Contact a KENWOOD service station or your dealer The transceiver is designed for a 13 8 V power source Never use a 24 V battery to power the transceiver NOTICES TO THE USER One or more of the following statements may be applicable FCC WARNING This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL DEVICE USER REQUIRED BY THE FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can generate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occ
42. m e c n u o n n A O F V O F V O F V R M lla c e R y r o m e M R M L L A C le n n a h C lla C lla C M P elb a m m a r g o r P y r o m e M M P U N M u n e M t n e rr u c d n a u n e M r e b m u n u n e m L E S D N A B lo rt n o C X T w e N d n a b t n e rr u c B r o A d n a y c n e u q e rf r e w o p X T t n e rr u c 1 y e k F P ci M r e t n E h ti w d e m m a r g o r p 2 6 e g a p 2 tc e ri D d a p y e K y rt n E d n a r e t n E s a s cir e m u n d e r e t n e O F V d n a b t n e rr u c e h t n o y c n e u q e rf O F V tigid z H M 0 0 1 e h t h ti w g nin nig e b t nio p t nio p la m ic e d z H M lla c e R y r o m e M e h t d n a le n n a h c r e b m u n le n n a h C y c n e u q e rf p u r o w ol sle n n a h c U r o L e h t r o F y c n e u q e rf e h t d n a r e b m u n le n n a h c e h t y alp si D le n n a h C le n n a h c d n a r e b m u n le n n a h C p u r o
43. m e h t ni d e r o ts s eic n e u q e r F sle n n a h c n a c S p u o r G y r o m e m e h t ni d e r o ts s eic n e u q e r F e h t o t g n ole b h cih w sle n n a h c p u o r g d eific e p s n a c S m a r g o r P e g n a r e h t ni s eic n e u q e rfll A d n a b e h t n o d e tc ele s n a c S z H M e g n a r z H M 1 a nih ti w s eic n e u q e rfll A n a c S O F V lla C O F V t n e rr u c e h t s ulp le n n a h c lla C y c n e u q e rf n a c S y r o m e M lla C d e tc ele s e h t s ulp le n n a h c lla C le n n a h c y r o m e m 47 9 VISUAL SCAN While you are receiving Visual Scan allows you to monitor frequencies near the current operating frequency Visual Scan graphically and simultaneously shows how all frequencies in the selected range are busy You will see up to 21 segments for each channel that represent 7 S meter levels 3 segments per level You will determine the scan range by selecting the center frequency and the number of channels The default number of channels is 61 I Selecting the Number of Channels 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select
44. o t u A T T P la u n a M la u n a M 5 2 D la v r e t ni ti m s n a rt t e k c a P 0 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 5 0 2 0 s e t u ni m 0 3 s e t u ni m 3 5 2 E e d o c p u o r G e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 1 0 1 K P A 2 2 F p e e B F F O ll A w e n ll A e ni M ll A 9 2 4 1 G e c n a tsid r o f tin U r e t e m oli K eli M r e t e m oli K 1 6 1 H e r u t a r e p m e t r o f tin U F C C 1 6 1 I d n a b a t a D e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S A d n a B 3 1 J e t a r r e fs n a rt t e k c a P s p b 0 0 6 9 0 0 2 1 s p b 0 0 2 1 3 1 K r e t a e pigi D F F O N O F F O 7 2 L h t a p g nit a e pigi D e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S Y A L E R 7 2 M ylp e R r e w s n A o t u A F F O N O F F O 3 3 N e g a s s e m ylp e R e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 3 3 O p u o r g nit ellu B e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 4 3 P p u o r g e g a s s e M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 4 3 4 Y K S D
45. press OK The current upper frequency limit blinks 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the desired upper frequency limit then press OK 5 Press MNU to exit Menu mode Note N You cannot program the 100 kHz and subsequent digits N The exact 100 kHz and subsequent digits of the upper limit depend on the frequency step size selected 65 14 DISPLAY DIMMER You can manually change the display illumination to suit the lighting conditions where you are operating 1 Press F DIM The current illumination level appears and blinks The default is level 1 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select from 5 levels including OFF 3 Press OK to complete the setting Note Selecting OFF automatically switches Auto Dimmer Change ON AUTO DIMMER CHANGE This function increases the display intensity one step brighter for approximately 5 seconds when you press a front panel button or Mic key or turn the Tuning control No change occurs if you have selected the brightest level Access Menu 1 1 4 AUTO DIMMER and select ON DISPLAY CONTRAST ADJUST The display visibility changes depending on ambient conditions for example between daytime and nighttime When you find the display is not clear use this function to select the optimum display contrast Access Menu 1 1 2 CONTRAST and select from levels 1 to 16 The default is level 8 Note The display con
46. 04 different codes listed in the table Not Received Received DCS code 125 DCS code 125 DCS code 205 58 11 4 Press OK to program the identified code in place of the currently set code The DCS function will be remained ON You may press TONE to switch the DCS function OFF Press ESC if you do not want to program the identified code Press SCAN while the identified code is blinking to resume scanning Note Received signals are audible while scanning is in progress DCS CODE ID This function scans through all DCS codes to identify the incoming DCS code on a received signal You may find it useful when you cannot recall the DCS code that the other persons in your group are using 1 Press TONE to switch ON the DCS function DCS appears when the DCS function is ON 2 Press F T SEL The current DCS code appears and blinks 3 Press SCAN to activate the DCS CODE ID DCS SCAN appears and blinks Scan starts when signals are received To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press Mic UP DWN To quit the function press ESC When the DCS code is identified the identified code appears and blinks 59 12 DUAL TONE MULTI FREQUENCY DTMF FUNCTIONS WITH MC 53DM ONLY The keys on the Mic keypad function as DTMF keys
47. 1 0 3 2 6 8 1 31 6 AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET This function automatically selects an offset direction according to the frequency that you select on the VHF band The transceiver is programmed for offset direction as shown below To obtain an up to date band plan for repeater offset direction contact your national Amateur Radio association U S A and Canada versions This complies with the standard ARRL band plan European versions Note Automatic Repeater Offset does not function when Reverse is ON However pressing REV after Automatic Repeater Offset has selected an offset split status exchanges the receive and transmit frequencies 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select REPEATER 1 7 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select AUTO OFFSET 1 7 2 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to switch the function ON default or OFF 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MNU to exit Menu mode S S S S 144 0 145 5 146 4 147 0 147 6 145 1 146 0 146 6 147 4 148 0 MHz S Simplex S S S Simplex 144 0 146 0 MHz 145 8 145 6 32 6 TRANSMITTING A 1750 Hz TONE Most of the repeaters in Europe require that a transceiver transmit a 1750 Hz ton
48. 1 e d o c t e r c e S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 0 0 0 4 7 2 t n e m e g d el w o n k c A F F O N O F F O 5 7 3 lo rt n o C e t o m e R F F O N O F F O 5 7 26 5 1 le v e L 2 le v e L s n oitc ele S tlu afe D fe R e g a p 2 V T S S 1 n gis lla c y M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 6 3 2 n gis lla c r o f r olo C d e R e ul B k c al B e tih W w olle Y n a y C n e e r G a t n e g a M e tih W 7 3 3 e g a s s e M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 6 3 4 e g a s s e m r o f r olo C d e R e ul B k c al B e tih W w olle Y n a y C n e e r G a t n e g a M e tih W 7 3 5 tr o p e r V S R e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 6 3 6 tr o p e r V S R r o f r olo C d e R e ul B k c al B e tih W w olle Y n a y C n e e r G a t n e g a M e tih W 7 3 7 e t u c e x E n oitis o p m ir e p u S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 7 3 8 e d o m V T S S e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 8 3 9 lo rt n o C 1 H C V F F O
49. 8 220 or 300 MHz band is 12 5 kHz and the default on the 1 2 GHz band is 25 kHz 1 Press the left or right BAND SEL to select band A or B If necessary press F then the same BAND SEL to recall the sub band 2 Press VFO 3 Press F STEP The current step size appears and blinks 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the desired step size The selectable step sizes are 5 6 25 10 12 5 15 20 25 30 50 and 100 kHz 5 Press OK to complete the setting Note Changing between step sizes may correct the displayed frequency For example if 144 995 MHz is displayed with a 5 kHz step size selected changing to a 12 5 kHz step size corrects the displayed frequency to 144 9875 MHz PROGRAMMABLE VFO If you always check frequencies within a certain range set upper and lower limits for frequencies that are selectable using the Tuning control or Mic UP DWN For example if you select 145 MHz for the lower limit and 146 MHz for the upper limit the tunable range will be from 145 000 MHz to 146 995 MHz 1 Press the left or right BAND SEL to select band A or B then press VFO If necessary press F then the same BAND SEL to recall the sub band 2 Press MNU select Menu 1 3 1 PROGRAMMABLE VFO then press OK The current lower frequency limit blinks 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the desired lower frequency limit then
50. AUX 1 9 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select VISUAL SCAN 1 9 2 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select 31 61 default 91 or 181 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MNU to exit Menu mode 7 123456 7 123456 S meter level Mode 1 31 ch Cursor Frequency channel Move the cursor to this position to receive this signal Mode 2 61 ch 48 9 Note N If you start Visual Scan in Memory Recall mode the memory channel frequencies will be scanned N If you start Visual Scan after recalling the Call channel the call channel frequency will be used as the center frequency N If the frequency range specified for Program Scan or Program VFO is narrower than the range specified for Visual Scan the range for Program Scan or VFO will be used for Visual Scan N Visual Scan stops while transmitting N Starting Visual Scan switches Automatic Band Change OFF N If you start Visual Scan in one of the following conditions you cannot receive in the current operating frequency To use this frequency press PAUSE to halt Scan Memory Recall or Call Channel mode A frequency in the 118 220 or 1200 MHz band was selected in VFO mode N Depending on conditions Visual Scan and the conventional S meter may indicate different signal strength levels I Using Visual Scan 1 Select the desired band
51. E The transceiver beeps each time you press a front panel button or Mic key or when it receives appropriate APRS or DX cluster data You can change the beep volume or turn it off Access Menu 1 2 1 BEEP VOLUME and select the volume from levels 1 to 7 and OFF The default is level 5 KEY BEEP ON OFF If you are distracted by beeps generated when pressing a front panel button or Mic key switch OFF the Key Beep The transceiver will beep only when it receives appropriate APRS or DX cluster data Access Menu 1 2 2 KEY BEEP and select OFF Note After selecting OFF you will still hear TOT and APO alarms SWITCHING FM AM MODE This transceiver is also capable of receiving not transmitting in AM on band A The default mode on the 118 MHz band is AM while the default on the 144 220 300 or 440 MHz band is FM After recalling the desired band on band A access Menu 1 3 4 FM AM MODE and switch between FM and AM The 1 MHz decimal becomes elongated when AM is selected Note You cannot switch between FM and AM to receive on band B ADVANCED INTERCEPT POINT AIP The VHF band is often crowded in urban areas AIP helps eliminate interference and reduce audio distortion caused by intermodulation You may use this function when operating on the VHF band Access Menu 1 3 5 VHF AIP and select ON Note N This transceiver does not allow you to use the AIP on the UHF band N Switching
52. E CONTROL U S A CANADA ONLY If you also have a compatible KENWOOD handy transceiver you may use it as a remote control for this mobile transceiver You will control one band on the mobile while sending DTMF tones to the other band from the handheld This function will be useful for example when you want to control the mobile from a location outside your vehicle Note N As a remote control you can also use a handy transceiver which does not have a remote control function but a DTMF function You however must manually send DTMF tones for control code strings Skip steps 1 and 3 in PREPARATION N The FCC rules permit you to send control codes only on the 440 MHz band PREPARATION Let us assume band A VHF of the mobile transceiver will be controlled On the handy transceiver 1 Program a 3 digit secret number For the programming method see the instruction manual for the handheld If using a TH D7A see WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL on its instruction manual 2 Select the transmit frequency on the UHF band 3 Make the handheld enter Remote Control mode For the method see the instruction manual for the handheld If not described consult your dealer On the mobile transceiver 4 Access Menu 1 A 1 CODE and select the same secret number as you selected in step 1 Turn the Tuning control to select each digit Press a a a a a or b b b b b to move the cur
53. ER LOCK Transceiver Lock is suitable for a typical mobile installation where you alter most functions with your microphone This Lock disables all functions excluding the following Press F MHz to switch the function ON or OFF LOCK appears when the function is ON ALL CONTROL LOCK All control Lock is ideal when you have no plans to transmit but you want to monitor a specific frequency This Lock disables all functions excluding power ON OFF and All control Lock ON OFF After switching Transceiver Lock ON switch OFF the transceiver then press MHz POWER ON to switch the function ON or OFF ALL LOCK appears when the function is ON CHANGING MULTI FUNCTION BUTTON LABELS The functions to be frequently used may differ among persons You can change the defaults of the 5 buttons located below the display Access Menu 1 1 5 KEY FUNC and select mode 1 default 2 or 3 R W P h cti w s F F z H M L Q S slo rt n o c L O V slo rt n o c s y e k ci M 1 e d o M Y E K E N O T V E R W O L E T U M L R T C Y E K F L E S T T F I H S P E T S L A U S I V M I D Y E K s 1 F T S I L N O M P N O C B G S M S O P 2 e d o M Y E K L E S T T F I H S P E T S L A U S I V M I D Y E K F
54. F F O 3 8 5 e m ulo v e cio V 1 x a m 7 ni m 1 le v e L 5 le v e L 3 8 3 X R X T 1 O F V elb a m m a r g o r P e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 4 6 2 h cle u q S r e t e m S F F O N O F F O 8 6 3 e m it g n a h h cle u q S F F O c e s m 0 0 5 0 5 2 5 2 1 F F O 8 6 4 e d o m M A M F M A M F e c n e r e f e r e e S e g a p 9 6 5 t nio P t p e c r e t n I d e c n a v d A F F O N O F F O 9 6 6 n oit aiv e d X R X T 2 w o rr a N e di W e di W 2 7 24 5 1 U S A Canada only 1 le v e L 2 le v e L 3 le v e L s n oitc ele S tlu afe D e g a p fe R 1 O I D A R 4 Y R O M E M 1 e r o t S le n n a h C M P o t u A F F O N O N O 5 4 2 y alp si D le n n a h C F F O N O F F O 0 4 3 t u o k c o L le n n a h C y r o m e M F F O N O F F O 1 5 4 e m a n le n n a h c y r o m e M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 8 3 5 F M T D 1 e r o t S r e b m u N e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 0 6 2 d e e p s X T w ol S ts a F ts a F 1 6 3 e s u a P 0 0 0 1
55. FO and CALL located on the face of the microphone These keys have the following default functions If you prefer you can change the defaults to the following key functions n oitc n u F y e K fe R e g a P n oitc n u F y e K fe R e g a P n oitc n u F y e K fe R e g a P B A 7 1 V E R 3 3 P E T S 4 6 R O T I N O M 9 1 W O L 1 2 L A U S I V 8 4 R E T N E 7 3 0 3 3 6 6 5 E T U M 2 7 M I D 5 6 E C I O V 3 8 L R T C 7 1 L E S D N A B B U S 7 1 0 5 7 1 2 3 N I M P 4 4 X D 6 M P 4 4 C B A 6 6 C N T 1 1 6 4 U N E M 2 2 MsV 0 4 T S I L 5 1 O F V 5 1 N I M 6 3 N O M P 6 2 R M 7 3 N I C 9 3 N O C B 2 3 5 2 L L A C 9 3 K C O L 7 6 G S M 2 3 0 3 z H M 0 2 L E S T 7 5 5 5 0 3 S O P 0 2 9 1 E N O T 7 5 5 5 0 3 T F I H S 9 2 R W P yln o 1 F P 9 1 63 14 If you press Mic VFO while entering a frequency the new data is accepted for the digits entered and the previous data remains unchanged for the digits not yet entered Note The 1 kHz and subsequent digits may be corrected depending on combinations of the previous frequency and the current frequency step size If you press
56. IONS Specifications are subject to change without notice due to advancements in technology 1Band A receive range 136 200 MHz 118 136 MHz sub 200 300 MHz sub 300 400 MHz sub 400 470 MHz sub Band B receive range 400 524 MHz 136 175 MHz sub 300 400 MHz sub 800 1300 MHz sub excluding specific frequency ranges la r e n e G d n a B F H V d n a B F H U e g n a r y c n e u q e r F a d a n a C A S U 1 z H M 8 4 1 4 4 1 z H M 0 5 4 8 3 4 e p o r u E z H M 6 4 1 4 4 1 z H M 0 4 4 0 3 4 t e k r a m la r e n e G z H M 6 4 1 4 4 1 z H M 0 4 4 0 3 4 e d o M K S F D 2 F K S M G D 1 F M F E 3 F e c n a d e p m i a n n e t n A 0 5 e g n a r e r u t a r e p m e t elb a s U 0 2 0 6 C 4 C 0 4 1 F F ylp p u s r e w o P C D V 8 3 1 V 8 5 1 7 1 1 5 1 d o h t e m g nid n u o r G d n u o r g e vit a g e N t n e rr u C x a m ti m s n a r T s s el r o A 5 1 1 s s el r o A 0 0 1 t u p t u o W 2 t a e vie c e R s s el r o A 0 1 0 1 ytilib a ts y c n e u q e r F 0 5 C
57. LAR PLUG CABLE CONNECTION Use the supplied modular plug cable to connect the front panel to the main unit Connect the 4 pin plug to the front panel and 6 pin plug to the main unit Note The 6 pin plug is wider than the 4 pin plug 4 pin plug 6 pin plug 5 1 2 After the cable is in place wind heat resistant tape around the fuse holder to protect it from moisture Tie down the full run of cable 3 To prevent the risk of short circuits disconnect other wiring from the negative battery terminal before connecting the transceiver 4 Confirm the correct polarity of the connections and attach the power cable to the battery terminals red connects to the positive terminal black connects to the negative terminal Use the full length of the cable without cutting off excess even if the cable is longer than required In particular never remove the fuse holders from the cable 5 Reconnect any wiring removed from the negative terminal 6 Connect the DC power cable to the transceiver s power supply connector Press the connectors firmly together until the locking tab clicks DC POWER CABLE CONNECTION I Mobile Operation The vehicle battery must have a nominal rating of 12 V Never connect the transceiver to a 24 V battery Be sure to use a 12 V vehicle battery that has sufficient current capacity If the current to the transceiver is insufficient the display may darken during transmissi
58. Mic ENTER while entering a frequency the new data is accepted for the digits entered and 0 is programmed for the digits not yet entered AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS Previous freq 145 350 MHz Previous freq 145 350 MHz DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY WITH MC 53DM ONLY If the desired operating frequency is far from the current frequency using the Mic keypad is the quickest way to change frequency First program one of the Mic PF keys as the ENTER key page 62 1 Press the left or right BAND SEL to select band A or B If necessary press F then the same BAND SEL to recall the sub band 2 Press VFO 3 Press Mic ENTER The display for Direct Frequency Entry appears 4 Press the numeric keys in sequence on the keypad Note N The 1 kHz and subsequent digits are corrected according to which key is pressed for the 1 kHz digit N Entering a digit that is outside the allowable range causes the nearest digit within range to be displayed N You cannot enter a frequency in a band which cannot be recalled on the current band 64 14 CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE Choosing the correct step size is essential in order to select your exact frequency using the Tuning control or Mic UP DWN The default step size on the 144 MHz band is 5 kHz U S A Canada or 12 5 kHz The default on the 440 430 MHz band is 25 kHz no matter which market version For the U S A Canada version the default on the 11
59. QD 1 to WD6BQD 15 You always have to put a dash between your call sign and SSID number 79 17 PROGRAMMING CALL SIGNS The built in TNCs of the Commander and Transporter communicate each other when you send a control command from the Commander So you must program different call signs 9 digits max on these transceivers as the IDs of the TNCs Use the following Menu Nos to program call signs 1 Press MENU to enter Menu mode 2 Select 4 1 CMD CALLSIGN or 4 2 TRP CALLSIGN then press OK The callsign entry field appears the first digit blinks 3 Turn the Tuning control to select a character You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z and 4 Press a a a a a The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 9 digits 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MENU to exit Menu mode The keypad on the MC 53DM also is available to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3 See page 18 PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY On receiving a tone from the Commander the Transporter causes the HF transceiver to enter Transmit mode On both the Commander and Transporter access Menu 4 3 TONE FREQUENCY and select the desired same tone frequency r e d n a m m o C n O 1 4 N G I S L L A C D M C r e d n a m m o C r o f n gis lla C 2 4 N G I S L L A C P R T r e tr o p s n a r T r
60. REV to display the transmit frequency N After recalling a memory channel you may program data such as Tone or CTCSS These settings however are cleared once you select another channel or the VFO mode To permanently store the data overwrite the channel contents page 36 38 7 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter up to 8 digits 9 Press OK to complete the setting 10 Press 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 N You can also name the Program Scan page 52 and DTMF page 60 channels but you cannot name the Call channel page 39 N You can assign names only to memory channels in which you have stored frequencies and related data N The stored names can be overwritten by repeating steps 1 to 10 N The stored names also are erased by clearing memory channels 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 1 Recall the desired memory channel 2 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select MEMORY 1 4 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select MEMO
61. RY NAME 1 4 4 then press OK The display for entering a memory name appears the first digit blinks 6 Turn the Tuning control to select the first digit You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters 7 Press a a a a a The cursor moves to the next digit cir e m u n a h pla f o st e s e h t g n o m a s e h cti w S yln o E 0 0 7 D M T s r e tt el d e t n e c c a s r e tc a r a h c s r e tc a r a h c II C S A laic e p s d n a n e e w t e b s e h cti w S la tip a c d n a lla m s s r e tt el y r o m e M sle c n a C y rt n E e m a N t a tigid e h t s e t ele D si r o s r u c e h t h cih w g nik nilb r o s r u c e h t s e s u a C d r a w k c a b e v o m o t ylt n e rr u c e h t str e s n I r e tc a r a h c d e tc ele s D N A B tf el L E S d n a stigid lla s r a el C o t r o s r u c e h t s k c a b tigid ts rif e h t 39 7 CALL CHANNEL The Call channel can always be selected quickly no matter what mode the transceiver is in For instance you may use the Call channel as an emergency channel within your group In this case the Call VFO scan page 54 will be useful The default frequency stored in the Call ch
62. Similarly a signal received on band B UHF is retransmitted on band A VHF Access Menu 1 7 6 REPEATER and select Locked band Repeater or Cross band Repeater The default is OFF PTT blinks when in the Locked band or Cross band Repeater mode Locked band Repeater The transceiver always uses the same band to receive or transmit a signal as a repeater Before accessing Menu 1 7 6 select one band as the TX band and the other band as the control band Cross band Repeater If receiving a signal on the TX band the transceiver switches the current RX only band to the TX band Before accessing Menu 1 7 6 select the same band as the TX and control bands If necessary you can cause this transceiver to remain in the transmit mode for 500 ms after signals drop Access Menu 1 7 5 REPEATER HOLD and select ON Note N You cannot activate the Repeater function after recalling the same frequency band VHF or UHF on band A and B or while blanking a band display N Activating the Repeater function switches OFF Automatic Band Change A B C or Automatic Simplex Check ASC N The Time Out Timer is locked at 3 minutes N After activating the Repeater function you cannot access Menu Nos other than 1 7 5 and 1 7 6 Cross band Repeater 83 19 Install the optional VS 3 unit to use this function page 85 Each time you change the transceiver mode such as VFO or Memory
63. a page 7 When making test transmissions connect a dummy load in place of the antenna The antenna system or load should have an impedance of 50 The TM D700E accepts a male N type connector and other versions accept a male PL 259 connector This transceiver has only one antenna connector because of a built in duplexer w w w w w Power Input 13 8 V DC cable Connect a 13 8 V DC power source Use the supplied DC power cable pages 5 and 6 e e e e e Speaker jacks If you wish connect an optional external speaker for clearer audio These jacks accept a 3 5 mm 1 8 mono 2 conductor plug See page 8 13 3 8 MIC LOCK ELECTRET CONDENSER MIC MADE IN JAPAN DWN UP VFO MR PF CALL 3 5 4 2 1 6 7 4 1 2 3 7 6 5 6 8 MICROPHONE q q q q q UP button w w w w w DWN button Raises or lowers the operating frequency the memory channel number the menu number etc Holding either button down causes the action to be repeated Also switches between values for functions with multiple choices e e e e e PTT Push to Talk switch Press and hold to transmit then release to receive r r r r r LOCK switch Locks all microphone keys except PTT and if equipped the DTMF keypad t t t t t CALL key y y y y y VFO key u u u u u MR key Identical to the front panel CALL VFO and MR buttons These keys can be reprogrammed if desired p
64. a tip a c d n a lla m s s r e tt el y r o m e M sle c n a C y rt n E e m a N t a tigid e h t s e t ele D si r o s r u c e h t h cih w g nik nilb r o s r u c e h t s e s u a C d r a w k c a b e v o m o t e h t str e s n I d e tc ele s ylt n e rr u c r e tc a r a h c D N A B tf el L E S stigid lla s r a el C e h t s k c a b d n a ts rif e h t o t r o s r u c tigid 61 12 I Selecting TX Speed Some repeaters may not respond correctly if a DTMF number is transmitted at fast speed If this happens change the DTMF number transmission speed from Fast default to Slow In Menu mode access Menu 1 5 2 TX SPEED and select Slow I Selecting Pause Duration You can also change pause duration stored in memory channels the default is 500 msec In Menu mode access Menu 1 5 3 PAUSE and select from 100 250 500 750 1000 1500 and 2000 msec I Transmitting a Stored DTMF Number 1 Press Mic PTT Mic PF 2 Release only Mic PF then press Mic UP DWN to select the desired DTMF memory channel 3 While still holding Mic PTT press 0 to 9 corresponding to the channel number The number stored in the channel scrolls across the display accompanied by DTMF tones from the speaker After transmission the frequency display
65. a TM D700E Note N You cannot recall a sub band in Memory Recall mode First press VFO to select VFO mode N You cannot recall the UHF sub band in band A and the VHF sub band in band B at the same time N The 118 MHz 220 MHz 300 MHz or 1 2 GHz sub band cannot be used for transmitting N For the range of each band see SPECIFICATIONS page 90 TX BAND AND CONTROL BAND What confuses you on this radio first could be the ideas of the TX band and Control band To avoid confusion please note the differences between the TX band and the Control band TX Band Press the left BAND SEL band A or the right BAND SEL band B to select PTT on the display shows which band A or B is currently selected as the transmit TX band You can use the TX band to transmit signals or to control the transceiver Control Band Press CTRL to select On the display Ctrl appears to show which band A or B is currently selected as the Control band Use this function when you want to control the band which is not currently set as the TX band After selecting the Control band you cannot control the TX band F left BAND SEL Right BAND SEL F right BAND SEL Left BAND SEL F right BAND SEL 18 3 MIC KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY MC 53DM ONLY The keypad on the MC 53DM allows you to make various entries depending on which mode the transceiver is in In VFO or Memory Recall mode use
66. age 62 i i i i i PF key Depending on which function you select in Menu 1 8 1 PF1 the function of this key differs Refer to PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION PF KEYS page 62 o o o o o DTMF keypad MC 53DM only The 16 key keypad is used for DTMF functions page 59 or to directly enter an operating frequency page 63 a memory channel number page 37 a tone frequency page 30 or a CTCSS frequency page 56 The keypad is also available to program a memory channel name pages 38 and 60 Power ON message page 71 or other character strings MC 53DM MC 45 14 3 r ota cid nI u o Y ta h W d etc ele S ot s s e r P u o Y ta h W le c n a C fe R e g a P t u o d e k c o L y r o m e m le n n a h c 3 4 1 u n e M e s U 1 5 d n a B o t u A e g n a h C F C B A 6 6 r e vie c s n a r T k c o L F z H M 7 6 k c o L lo rt n o c ll A R E W O P z H M N O n e h t F z H M 7 6 e t u M r e k a e p S E T U M 2 7 e d o m t e k c a P s 1 F C N T 4 e d o m S R P A s 1 F C N T s 1 F C N T 1 1 ti m s n a rt w o rr a N n oit aiv e d 1 6 3 1 u n
67. ange the operating frequency in 1 MHz steps or 10 MHz steps page 20 using the Tuning control or Mic UP DWN Also starts MHz Scan page 53 11 3 y y y y y F Function button Allows you to select the different functions that are available using the multifunction buttons u u u u u TONE button Activates the Tone page 30 CTCSS page 55 or DCS function page 57 i i i i i REV button Switches the transmit frequency and receive frequency when operating with an offset page 29 or an odd split memory channel page 36 o o o o o LOW button Selects High Medium or Low transmit output power page 21 0 0 0 0 0 MUTE button Mutes the speaker allocated to the control band page 72 1 1 1 1 1 CTRL button Selects the band that you can control using the front panel buttons or the microphone keys page 17 2 2 2 2 2 VOL controls BAND SEL buttons When turned adjusts the level of receive audio from the speaker page 19 Turn the left control band A or the right control band B depending on which band you want to operate When pressed these buttons select the desired TX band Press the left button band A or the right button band B depending on which band you want to select For band A and B see page 17 3 3 3 3 3 SQL control When turned adjusts the squelch level page 20 This allows you to mute speaker output while no signals are pre
68. annel is 144 000 MHz for the VHF band The default on the UHF band is 440 000 MHz or 430 000 MHz depending on the market versions The Call channel can be reprogrammed either as a simplex amp repeater or odd split channel Note Unlike channels 1 to 200 the call channel cannot be cleared I Recalling the Call Channel 1 Select the desired band 2 Press CALL to recall the Call channel CALL appears To restore the previous mode press CALL again I Reprogramming the Call Channel 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 3 Select the desired frequency and related data Tone CTCSS etc When you program the Call channel as an odd split channel select a receive frequency 4 Press F C IN The selected frequency and related data are stored in the Call channel The previous mode is restored When programming as an odd split channel press F C IN 1 s instead appears To also store a transmit frequency proceed to the next step 5 Select the desired transmit frequency 6 Press C IN The transmit frequency is stored in the Call channel and the previous mode is restored Note N Transmit Offset status and Reverse status are not stored in an odd split Call channel N To store data other than frequencies select the data in step 3 not step 5 40 7 MEMORY TO VFO TRANSFER You may sometimes want to search for other st
69. as the ENTER key page 62 In step 3 press ENTER then enter 01 to 38 shown in the table page 30 To select 79 7 Hz for example press ENTER 0 5 Note N You can select a separate tone frequency for the CTCSS and Tone functions N You cannot use the CTCSS with the Tone or DCS function N If you select a high tone frequency receiving audio or noise that contains the same frequency portions may cause CTCSS to function incorrectly To prevent noise from causing this problem select an appropriate noise squelch level page 20 CTCSS FREQ ID This function scans through all CTCSS frequencies to identify the incoming CTCSS frequency on a received signal You may find it useful when you cannot recall the CTCSS frequency that the other persons in your group are using 1 Press TONE to switch ON the CTCSS function CTCSS appears when the CTCSS function is ON 2 Press F T SEL The current CTCSS frequency appears and blinks 57 11 DIGITAL CODE SQUELCH DCS USING DCS 1 Press the left or right BAND SEL to select band A or B If necessary press F then the same BAND SEL to recall the sub band 2 Press TONE to activate the DCS function DCS appears when the DCS function is ON Each press of TONE changes the selection as Tone gt CTCSS gt DCS gt No selection 3 Press F T SEL The current DCS code appears and blink
70. ations or a clear frequency near the frequency stored in a memory channel or the Call channel In this case first transfer the contents of a memory channel or the Call channel to the VFO 1 Recall the desired memory channel or the Call channel 2 Press F Ms s s s sV The entire contents of the memory channel or the Call channel are copied to the VFO Note N A transmit frequency from an odd split memory channel or odd split Call channel is not transferred to the VFO To transfer a transmit frequency press REV then press F Ms s s s sV N Lockout status and memory names are not copied from a memory channel to the VFO N If you recall the Call channel in step 1 simply turning the Tuning Control or pressing Mic UP DWN also transfers the contents to the VFO The frequency however is changed by one step CHANNEL DISPLAY When in this mode the transceiver displays only memory channel numbers and memory names if stored instead of frequencies 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select MEMORY 1 4 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select CHANNEL DISPLAY 1 4 2 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to switch the function ON or OFF 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 P
71. cket must be installed so that the 3 screw holes on the edge of each bracket side are facing backward SEMS screw Self tapping screw 5 mm x 16 mm Flat washer 3 1 I Front Panel Installation 1 Assemble the mounting brackets using the supplied 2 hexagon SEMS screws and 2 flat washers Do not completely tighten the screws in this step 2 Peel off the paper backing from the rear of the bracket 3 Position the bracket in the vehicle then install it securely using the supplied 3 self tapping screws and 3 flat washers 4 Position the grooves on the front panel over the bracket tabs 5 Slide the front panel down until its locking tab clicks The tab on the front panel must be completely locked by the bracket otherwise vehicle vibration may cause the front panel to drop off the bracket 6 Determine the angle of the front panel then completely tighten the 2 SEMS screws on the bracket SEMS screw Self tapping screw 4 mm x 14 mm Flat washer Bracket tab Locking tab SEMS screw 4 1 FIXED STATION INSTALLATION When placing the main unit on such a surface as a desk top use the supplied cushions to prevent the surface from being scratched Attach the 4 pieces of cushions to the specified positions on the rear of the main unit Note Attach all the cushions to the flat surface on the main unit otherwise the installation will be unstable or the cushions may come off easily MODU
72. e M e s U 2 7 INDICATORS On the display you will see various indicators that show what you have selected 1 TM D700E only 1 TM D700E only For the shaded indicators see the separate manual SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS When you receive a signal BUSY appears when the squelch page 20 is open The S meter shows the strength of received signals r ota cid nI u o Y ta h W d etc ele S ot s s e r P u o Y ta h W le c n a C fe R e g a P n oitc n u f e n o T E N O T E N O T E N O T 0 3 S S C T C E N O T E N O T 5 5 S C D E N O T 7 5 t e sff o s ul P n oitc e rid F T F I H S F T F I H S e n o E 0 0 7 D M T e r o m F T F I H S 9 2 t e sff o s u ni M n oitc e rid F T F I H S e n o E 0 0 7 D M T e r o m F T F I H S 9 2 t e sff o s u ni M n oitc e rid z H M 6 7 1 F T F I H S 9 2 e s r e v e R V E R 3 3 cit a m o t u A k c e h C x elp m i S V E R 3 3 ti m s n a rt h gi H r e w o p tlu a f e D 1 2 m uid e M r e w o p ti m s n a rt W O L W O L
73. e On a TM D700E simply pressing Mic CALL causes it to transmit a 1750 Hz tone It is also possible to program CALL on the front panel as a button for transmitting a 1750 Hz tone 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select REPEATER 1 7 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select 1750 KEY 1 7 3 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select 1750 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MNU to exit Menu mode 1750 appears in place of CALL as the button label Note N All market versions allow the above selection in Menu 1 7 3 N All market versions allow any Mic PF key to be assigned the 1750 Hz Tone function page 62 N The transceiver continuously transmits a 1750 Hz tone until you release Mic CALL or CALL Some repeaters in Europe must receive continuous signals for a certain period of time following a 1750 Hz tone This transceiver is also capable of remaining in the transmit mode for 2 seconds after transmitting a 1750 Hz tone 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select REPEATER 1 7 then press OK 4 Press c
74. e riu q e r e g a tlo v ylp p u s e h T C D V 8 3 1 C D V 8 5 1 o t V 7 1 1 5 1 e g r a h c e r e g n a r sih t e dist u o si e g a tlo v t u p ni e h t fI ylp p u s r e w o p d e t alu g e r r u o y ts ujd a y r e tt a b r u o y s n oitc e n n o c elb a c r e w o p lla k c e h c r o d n a e b t o n n a c y c n e u q e rf e h T e h t g nin r u t y b d e tc ele s g n i n u T ci M g nis s e r p y b r o lo rt n o c P U N W D d e tc ele s s a w lla c e R y r o m e M s s e r P O F V 5 1 e h t d n a s y e k s n o tt u b ts o M g n i n u T t o n o d lo rt n o c n oitc n u f N O si s n oitc n u f k c o L e h t f o e n O s n oitc n u f k c o L e h t f o lla k c oln U 7 6 e b t o n n a c sle n n a h c y r o m e M e h t g nin r u t y b d e tc ele s g n i n u T ci M g nis s e r p y b r o lo rt n o c P U N W D y r o m e m y n a ni d e r o ts n e e b s a h a t a d o N sle n n a h c sle n n a h c y r o m e m e m o s ni a t a d e r o t S 6 3 89 22 m elb o
75. e PM channel RECALLING A PM CHANNEL 1 Press PM The PM channel numbers 1 to 5 appear at the bottom of the display 2 Press 1 to 5 corresponding to the desired PM channel The contents of the selected channel are recalled The current PM channel number appears at the upper right corner s before PM indicates that Auto PM Store mode page 45 has been selected To exit PM Recall mode press PM then press OFF Note You cannot recall a PM channel while transmitting 45 8 AUTO PM CHANNEL STORE After you recalled a PM channel this function automatically overwrites the current PM channel with the present operating environment when You recall another PM channel You press OFF You switch OFF the transceiver The factory default of this function is ON 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select MEMORY 1 4 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select AUTO PM STORE 1 4 1 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to switch the function ON default or OFF 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MNU to exit Menu mode PM CHANNEL RESET If you want to reprogram the PM channels from the beginning reset all the PM channels to the fac
76. e transceiver remains on a busy frequency or memory channel for approximately 5 seconds and then continues to scan even if the signal is still present Carrier Operated mode The transceiver remains on a busy frequency or memory channel until the signal drops out There is a 2 second delay between signal drop out and scan resumption Seek mode The transceiver remains on a busy frequency or memory channel even after the signal drops out and does not automatically resume scanning Note To temporarily stop scanning and monitor weak signals press the Mic PF key assigned the Monitor function page 62 Press the PF key again to resume scanning 50 9 MEMORY SCAN Use Memory Scan to monitor all memory channels programmed with frequency data 1 Select band A or B 2 Press MR 1 s Scan starts with the channel last recalled The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press Mic UP DWN 3 To quit Memory Scan press MR again Note N At least 2 or more memory channels must contain data and must not be locked out N The L0 to L9 and U0 to U9 memory channels are not scanned N You can also start Memory Scan when in Channel Display mode While Scan is being interrupted the channel number blinks VFO SCAN VFO Scan monitors all
77. emote Control mode CONTROL OPERATION When in Remote Control mode the DTMF keys of the handheld will function as shown in the table Each time you press the desired key the handheld will automatically enter transmit mode and send the corresponding command to the mobile Note If using a handheld without a remote control function manually send AXXX YA where XXX is a 3 digit secret number and Y is a single digit control command If you do not add A to the end you can skip sending AXXX next time however the mobile may be accidentally controlled by other stations 1 N O V E R 9 R M 2 N O E N O T 0 W O L 3 N O S S C T C A R E T N E 4 F F O V E R B L E S E N O T 5 F F O E N O T C N O R E T A E P E R 6 F F O S S C T C D F F O R E T A E P E R 7 L L A C N W O D 8 O F V P U 76 17 The Commander and Transporter transfer audio and commands as below SKY COMMAND 2 2 2 2 2 U S A CANADA ONLY The Sky Command 2 allows remote control of a TS 570D TS 570S or TS 870S HF transceiver Besides the HF transceiver this system requires two transceivers capable of working the Sky Command 2 This transceiver and TH D7A handhelds are currently available You will use one transceiver as a control station called Commander The transceiver connected with the HF transceiver is called Transpo
78. eparate receive and transmit frequency So while using a repeater you can manually check the strength of a signal that you receive directly from the other station If the station s signal is strong both stations should move to a simplex frequency and free up the repeater Press REV to switch the Reverse function ON or OFF R appears when the function is ON Note N If pressing REV places the transmit frequency outside the allowable range then pressing Mic PTT causes an error beep to sound transmission is inhibited N If pressing REV places the receive frequency outside the allowable range an error beep sounds and no reversal occurs N Automatic Repeater Offset does not function while Reverse is ON N You cannot switch Reverse ON or OFF while transmitting REV ON 144 725 MHz 145 325 MHz 144 725 MHz TX 144 725 MHz TX 144 725 MHz RX 145 325 MHz RX 145 325 MHz TX 144 725 MHz TX 145 325 MHz RX 145 325 MHz RX 144 725 MHz 34 6 4 Press OK to program the identified frequency in place of the currently set tone frequency The Tone function will be remained ON You may press TONE to switch the Tone function OFF Press ESC if you do not want to program the identified frequency Press SCAN while the identified frequency is blinking to resume scanning TONE FREQ ID This function scans through all tone frequencies to identify the incoming tone fr
79. equency on a received signal You may use the function to find which tone frequency is required by your local repeater 1 Press TONE to switch ON the Tone function T appears when the Tone function is ON 2 Press F T SEL The current tone frequency appears and blinks 3 Press SCAN to activate the Tone Freq ID T SCAN appears and blinks Scan starts when signals are received To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press Mic UP DWN To quit the function press ESC When the tone frequency is identified the identified frequency appears and blinks 35 7 MEMORY CHANNELS In memory channels you can store frequencies and related data that you often use Then you need not reprogram those data every time You can quickly recall a programmed channel by simple operation A total of 200 memory channels are available for bands A and B SIMPLEX amp REPEATER OR ODD SPLIT MEMORY CHANNEL You can use each memory channel as a simplex amp repeater channel or as an odd split channel Store only one frequency to use as a simplex amp repeater channel or two separate frequencies to use as an odd split channel Select either application for each channel depending on the operations you have in mind Simplex amp repeater channel allows Simplex frequency operation
80. extend the various connection cables For the cable connections see the next page With two sets of PG 4X kits you can extend the cables to the maximum length The PG 4X kit also includes noise filters modular plug adapter cushions and cable clamps The following diagrams illustrate how to install these accessories Component side Approx 3 cm Approx 3 cm From front panel From microphone Noise filter INSTALLING OPTIONS 86 21 Connections Using One Set of PG 4X Kit Connections Using Two Sets of PG 4X Kits 4 m 4 m 4 m 6 m For 6 pins For 8 pins Note Always connect the 4 pin plug on the modular plug cable supplied with the transceiver to the front panel For 6 pins For 6 pins For 8 pins For 8 pins 87 22 MAINTENANCE GENERAL INFORMATION This product has been factory aligned and tested to specification before shipment Attempting service or alignment without factory authorization can void the product warranty SERVICE When returning this product to your dealer or service center for repair pack it in its original box and packing material Include a full description of the problem s experienced Include your telephone number along with your name and address in case the service technician needs to call you if available include also your fax number and e mail address Don t return accessory items unless you feel they are directly related to the service problem
81. frequencies tunable on the band using the current frequency step size 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 1 s Scan starts at the frequency currently displayed The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press Mic UP DWN 3 To quit VFO Scan press VFO again 1 s 1 s 51 9 I Locking Out a Memory Channel Select memory channels that you prefer not to monitor while scanning 1 Recall the desired memory channel 2 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select MEMORY 1 4 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select LOCKOUT 1 4 3 then press OK 6 Press c c c c c d d d d d to switch Lockout ON or OFF 7 Press OK to complete the setting 8 Press MNU to exit Menu mode A star appears to indicate the channel has been locked out Note The L0 to L9 and U0 to U9 memory channels cannot be locked out GROUP SCAN For the purpose of Group Scan the 200 memory channels are divided into 10 groups with each group containing 20 channels Group Scan monitors only the 20 channels which belong to the specified group The channels are grou
82. g Recommended speakers include the SP 50B I Microphone To communicate in the voice modes connect a 600 microphone equipped with an 8 pin modular plug into the modular socket on the front of the main unit Press firmly on the plug until the locking tab clicks For the U S A Canada version a microphone hanger is supplied Attach the hanger to an appropriate position using the screws included in the screw set UP DC 8 V 200 mA max GND STBY PTT GND MIC MIC NC No connection DWN Microphone hanger Microphone hanger screw 3 mm x 10 mm 9 2 YOUR FIRST QSO If you tend to discard instruction manuals along with the packaging material please don t The 7 steps given here will get you on the air in your first QSO right away So you can enjoy the exhilaration that comes with opening a brand new transceiver After trying the rig for a while settle back in your most comfortable operating chair with this manual and your favorite drink for an hour or two The time spent will be worthwhile YOUR FIRST QSO Switch ON the DC power supply then press the PWR switch Turn the VOL and SQL controls to approximately 9 o clock Press BAND SEL to select the VHF or UHF band Turn the Tuning control to select a frequency Press and hold Mic PTT then speak in a normal tone of voice Release Mic PTT to receive Repeat steps and to continue communication q r w w e w w e t y
83. hem So this application may avoid having a feature rich transceiver but never using many useful features While operating mobile on the way to work every morning you prefer a silent transceiver that does not interrupt the morning calm In addition you feel that a bright display is a waste of electricity in sunlight At night when driving home you realize the Beep function truly serves a purpose and you feel it is nice to see a bright display after dark In two PM channels store the same operating data such as frequency offset tone etc and store different settings for the Display Dimmer and Beep functions Then you can quickly recall the best settings for day or night operating You cannot figure out how you can make the transceiver exit the current mode Simply recall PM channel 1 that contains an exact copy of the transceiver default environment You will not lose the contents of any memory channels 44 8 STORING IN PM CHANNELS 1 Confirm that the following conditions have been satisfied The transceiver is in the receive mode Scan is not being used Microphone Control is OFF 2 Configure the transceiver as you like For the items that can be stored see page 42 3 Press F P IN The PM channel numbers 1 to 5 appear and blink at the bottom of the display 4 Press 1 to 5 corresponding to the desired PM channel The settings listed in page 42 are stored in th
84. ie c s n a rt ci M s s e r P P U N W D F H n a n o oid u a ti m s n a rt o T y c n e u q e rf ci M dlo h d n a s s e r P T T P e h t o t ni k a e p s n e h t e n o h p o r ci m F H n a n o oid u a e vie c e r o T y c n e u q e rf ci M s s e r P 2 d n a b F H U e h t r o tin o m o T r e d n a m m o C e h t n o y e k F P ci M e h t s s e r P r o tin o M e h t d e n gis s a n oitc n u f y e K ci M n oitc n u F 1 F F O N O r e w o P 2 F F O N O e vie c e r y c n e u q e rf F H 3 h cti w s e d o m n oit alu d o M 4 F F O N O T I R 5 F F O N O T I X 6 r a elc t e sff o T I X r o t e sff o T I R 7 F F O N O y c n e u q e rf tilp S 8 O F V o t y r o m e M m o rf r e fs n a r T 9 h cti w s B O F V A O F V e d o m O F V n I e g n a h c o n e d o m lla c e R y r o m e M n I 0 F H m o rf e v eirt e r s g nitt e s t n e rr u C r e vie c s n a rt B h cti w s e d o m lla c e R y r o m e M O F V C e s a e r c ni y c n e u q e rf t e sff o T I R T I X D e s a
85. ing a message appears the first digit blinks 3 Turn the Tuning control to select a character You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters 4 Press a a a a a The cursor moves to the next digit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MNU to exit Menu mode The keypad on the MC 53DM also is available to enter alphanumeric characters in step 3 See page 18 DISPLAY DEMONSTRATION By initiating this function various preprogrammed displays appear You still can normally use the transceiver in this mode Pressing a front panel button or Mic key or turning the Tuning control restores the operating display immediately If there is no button key entry or Tuning control adjustment for approximately 10 seconds the transceiver reverts back to Demonstration mode Press F POWER ON to switch the function ON or OFF cir e m u n a h pla f o st e s e h t g n o m a s e h cti w S yln o E 0 0 7 D M T s r e tt el d e t n e c c a s r e tc a r a h c s r e tc a r a h c II C S A laic e p s d n a n e e w t e b s e h cti w S la tip a c d n a lla m s s r e tt el e g a s s e M sle c n a C y rt n E t a tigid e h t s e t ele D si r o s r u c e h t h cih w g nik nilb r o s r u c
86. is restored 62 13 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION PF KEYS 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select MIC 1 8 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select PF1 1 8 1 to PF4 1 8 4 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the desired function 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MNU to exit Menu mode After switching the power OFF you may press Mic PF POWER ON This allows you to skip steps 1 to 4 Press Mic MR VFO or CALL instead of PF as necessary Note N Without an optional VS 3 unit installed or with OFF selected in Menu 1 2 4 VOICE pressing the PF key programmed with Voice causes the transceiver to announce the current frequency using beeps of different frequencies N To restore the default functions perform Full Reset page 41 F P 1 F P tc ele S d n a B R M 2 F P lla c e R y r o m e M O F V 3 F P tc ele S O F V L L A C 4 F P tc ele S le n n a h C lla C X T e n o T z H 0 5 7 1 E 0 0 7 D M T For the shaded functions see the separate manual SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS The Programmable Function keys are PF MR V
87. is within more than one programmed scan range the range stored in the smallest channel number is used MHz SCAN MHz Scan monitors a 1 MHz segment of the band using the current frequency step size The current 1 MHz digit determines the limits of the scan For example if the current frequency is 145 400 MHz then the scan range would be from 145 000 MHz to 145 995 MHz The exact upper limit depends on the current frequency step size 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO to select VFO mode 3 Select a frequency within the desired 1 MHz segment 4 Press MHz Tuning control 1 s Scan starts at the frequency currently displayed The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press Mic UP DWN 5 To quit MHz Scan press MHz again 1 s 54 9 CALL VFO SCAN Use Call VFO Scan to monitor both the Call channel and the current VFO frequency on the selected band 1 Select the desired band 2 Press VFO 3 Select the desired frequency 4 Press CALL 1 s to start Call VFO Scan The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress 5 To quit Call VFO Scan press CALL again CALL MEMORY SCAN Use Call Memory Scan to monitor both the Call channel and the desired memory channel 1 Recall the desired memory channel 2 Pres
88. key again to cancel the Monitor function SELECTING A BAND Press the left BAND SEL to select band A or the right BAND SEL to select band B PTT moves to the selected band For band A and B see page 17 SWITCHING POWER ON OFF 1 Switch ON the DC power supply If operating mobile skip this step 2 Press the PWR switch to switch ON the transceiver 3 To switch OFF the transceiver press the PWR switch again 4 If operating as a fixed station switch OFF the DC power supply You may skip step 3 After switching ON the transceiver you can switch it OFF or ON using only the power switch on the DC power supply 20 4 ADJUSTING SQUELCH The purpose of the Squelch it to mute the speaker when no signals are present With the squelch level correctly set you will hear sound only when actually receiving signals The higher the squelch level selected the stronger the signals must be to receive The appropriate squelch level depends on ambient RF noise conditions Turn the SQL control when no signals are present Select the squelch level at which the background noise is just eliminated The current squelch level is incorrect The current squelch level is correct SELECTING A FREQUENCY 1 Press VFO to select VFO mode 2 To increase the frequency turn the Tuning control clockwise or press Mic UP To decrease the frequency turn the Tuning control counterclockwise or press
89. le S tlu afe D fe R e g a p 1 O I D A R 8 C I M 1 y e K F P ci M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S B A 2 6 2 y e K R M ci M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S R M 2 6 3 y e K O F V ci M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S O F V 2 6 4 y e K L L A C ci M e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S L L A C 1 2 6 5 lo rt n o C e n o h p o r ci M F F O N O F F O 3 7 6 r o tin o M F M T D F F O N O F F O 9 5 9 X U A 1 e m u s e R n a c S d e t a r e p O e m i T k e e S d e t a r e p O r eirr a C e m i T d e t a r e p O 9 4 2 r o f sle n n a h C f o r e b m u N n a c S la u si V 1 8 1 1 9 1 6 1 3 1 6 7 4 3 O P A ff O r e w o P cit a m o t u A F F O N O F F O 0 7 4 T O T r e m i T t u O e m i T s e t u ni m 0 1 5 3 s e t u ni m 0 1 0 7 5 tr o p M O C 2 0 0 4 8 3 0 0 2 9 1 0 0 6 9 s p b 0 0 6 7 5 s p b 0 0 6 9 4 6 tr o p a t a D s p b 0 0 6 9 0 0 2 1 s p b 0 0 2 1 5 7 t e s e R e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S 1 4 A E T O M E R N O C 3
90. mmunication is still reliable This lowers the risk of interfering with others on the band When operating from battery power you will enjoy more operating time before a charge is necessary Press LOW to select high H medium M or low L power The default is high You can program a different power for band A and B N Do not transmit at high output power for an extended period of time The transceiver could overheat and malfunction N Continuous transmission causes the heat sink to overheat Never touch the heat sink when it may be hot Note When the transceiver overheats because of ambient high temperature or continuous transmission the protective circuit may function to lower transmit output power 22 5 MENU SET UP The Menu system on this transceiver consists of 3 levels MENU ACCESS 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode The current level 1 No blinks 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the appropriate level 1 No 3 Press OK The current level 2 No blinks 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the appropriate level 2 No To move back to level 1 press BACK To exit Menu mode press ESC 5 Press OK 6 For Menu 1 1 to 1 9 and 1 A repeat steps 4 and 5 to select level 3 7 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select a parameter The procedure in this step differs depending on which menu i
91. o t tlu a f e d e h t tc ele s 1 2 ti m s n a rt w o L r e w o p W O L tc ele s o t tlu a f e d e h t 1 2 15 3 BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES This section introduces you to the basic modes you can select VFO mode Press VFO to select You can change the operating frequency using the Tuning control or Mic UP DWN Memory Recall mode Press MR to select You can change memory channels using the Tuning control or Mic UP DWN where you stored frequencies and related data Refer to MEMORY CHANNELS page 35 Programmable Memory PM mode Press PM to select You can select the transceiver environment by pressing 1 to 5 that you stored in PM channels Refer to PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY PM page 42 Menu mode Press MNU to select You can change Menu Nos using the Tuning control or c c c c c d d d d d Refer to MENU SET UP page 22 APRS mode Packet mode Press F 1 s TNC to select APRS mode Press F 1 s TNC again to select Packet mode In APRS mode you can receive and transmit APRS packets In Packet mode you can send commands to the built in TNC from a personal computer Refer to the separate manual SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS pages 4 and 11 1 2 1 2 APRS mode Packet mode 16 3 BUTTON FUNCTION DISPLAY The functions of the 6 buttons below the display can be identified through the
92. on or transmit output power may drop excessively 1 Route the DC power cable supplied with the transceiver directly to the vehicle s battery terminals using the shortest path from the transceiver If using a noise filter it should be installed with an insulator to prevent it from touching metal on the vehicle It is recommended not to use the cigarette lighter socket since some cigarette lighter sockets introduce an unacceptable voltage drop If the power cable must be routed through a hole in the vehicle chassis or body for example in the firewall at the front of the passenger compartment use a rubber grommet to protect the cable from abrasion Dismantle the fuse holder to pass the cable through the firewall The entire length of the cable must be dressed so it is isolated from heat moisture and the engine secondary high voltage ignition system cables Red Black Fuse holder Fuse holder 6 1 2 Connect the transceiver s DC power connector to the connector on the DC power cable Press the connectors firmly together until the locking tab clicks Note N For your transceiver to fully exhibit its performance capabilities the following optional power supply is recommended PS 33 20 5 A 25 duty cycle N Before connecting the DC power supply to the transceiver be sure to switch the transceiver and the DC power supply OFF N Do not plug the DC power supply into an AC ou
93. ped as below 1 Recall one of the memory channels in the desired group 2 Press MHz Tuning control 1 s Scan starts with the channel last recalled The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press Mic UP DWN 3 To quit Group Scan press MHz again Note N At least 2 or more memory channels in the specified group must contain data and must not be locked out N You can also start Group Scan when in Channel Display mode While Scan is being interrupted the channel number blinks 0 2 1 s o N 0 2 1 1 0 1 s o N 0 4 1 2 s o N 0 4 1 1 2 1 s o N 0 6 1 4 s o N 0 6 1 1 4 1 s o N 0 8 1 6 s o N 0 8 1 1 6 1 s o N 0 0 1 1 8 s o N 0 0 2 1 8 1 s o N 52 9 6 Press M IN The lower limit is stored in the channel 7 Select the desired frequency as the upper limit 8 Press F 9 Turn the Tuning control or press Mic UP DWN to select a matching channel in the range U0 to U9 If you have selected for example L3 in step 5 select U3 10 Press M IN The upper limit is stored in the channel To confirm the stored scan limits press MR then select the L and U channels Note N The lower limit must
94. r P e s u a C elb a b o r P n oitc A e vitc e rr o C e g a P fe R n e v e ti m s n a rt t o n n a c u o Y ci M s s e r p u o y h g u o h t T T P 1 t o n s a w g ulp e n o h p o r ci m e h T t n o rf e h t o t ni yle t elp m o c d e tr e s ni r o tc e n n o c le n a p 1 e h t tr e s ni n e h t r e w o p e h t F F O h cti w S ni s k cilc b a t g nik c ol e h t lit n u g ulp e n o h p o r ci m e c alp 8 2 t a h t t e sff o ti m s n a rt a d e tc ele s u o Y e dist u o y c n e u q e rf ti m s n a rt e h t s e c alp y c n e u q e rf ti m s n a rt elb a w olla e h t e g n a r 2 s s e r P F T F I H S r e h tie n o s yld e t a e p e r elbisiv si r o n 9 2 3 C N T la n r e tx e n a r o C N T ni tliu b e h T g nitti m s n a rt s a w d e tc e n n o c fi 3 ci M s s e r P T T P d e h sinif C N T e h t r e tf a n ois si m s n a rt o t slia f r e d n a m m o C e h T F H e h t f o s u t a ts e h t y alp sid r e vie c s n a rt 1 lla c m a r g o r p yltc e rr o c t o n did u o
95. ramming odd split repeater frequencies Activate the Tone function If necessary Select a tone frequency If necessary TX 144 725 MHz TX tone 88 5 Hz RX 145 325 MHz TX 144 725 MHz TX tone 88 5 Hz RX 145 325 MHz 29 6 PROGRAMMING OFFSET First select band A or B by pressing the left or right BAND SEL To recall the sub band next press F then the same BAND SEL I Selecting Offset Direction Select whether the transmit frequency will be higher or lower than the receive frequency Press F SHIFT to switch the offset direction or appears to indicate which offset direction is selected To program 7 6 MHz offset on the TM D700E UHF only repeatedly press F SHIFT until appears If the offset transmit frequency falls outside the allowable range transmitting is inhibited Use one of the following methods to bring the transmit frequency within the band limits Move the receive frequency further inside the band Change the offset direction Note While using an odd split memory channel or transmitting you cannot change the offset direction I Selecting Offset Frequency To access a repeater which requires an odd split frequency pair change the offset frequency from the default which is used by most repeaters The default offset frequency on the VHF band is 600 kHz no matter which market version the default on the UHF band i
96. ransporter automatically transmits its call sign in Morse at regular intervals because of legal requirements therefore transmit sidetone must be output from the HF transceiver On TS 570D or TS 570S do not select OFF in Menu 21 On TS 870S use the MONI control to adjust the sidetone volume N When the Transporter is too close to the HF transceiver unwanted feedback may cause malfunction N Do not share a regulated power supply between the Transporter and the HF transceiver Unwanted feedback may cause malfunction COM connector on TM D700A To 3 5 mm 1 8 speaker jack COM connector on HF transceiver MIC connector on HF transceiver MIC connector on TM D700A HF transceiver To EXT SP jack TM D700A UP 8 V DC GND STBY PTT GND MIC MIC NC DWN 78 17 PREPARATION FLOW The following steps should guide you to a good start of Sky Command operation First connect the Transporter to the HF transceiver page 77 y On the Commander and Transporter u On the Commander i On the Transporter Access Menu 4 3 and select the tone frequency page 79 Select the same tone frequency on both transceivers For the selectable frequencies see the table given on page 30 Access Menu 4 4 and select COMMANDER PUSH 0 KEY TO START COMMANDER appears Access Menu 4 4 and select TRANSPORTER Select the same VHF and UHF frequencies Access Menu 4 1
97. requency DTMF Functions Making Calls 59 Pause Duration 61 Storing Numbers 60 Transmitting Stored Numbers 61 TX Speed 61 MHz 53 Program 52 Time Operated Resume 49 VFO 50 Visual 47 Sky Command 2 76 Speaker Configurations changing 72 Mute 72 Squelch Adjusting 20 S meter 68 Switching FM AM 69 Time Out Timer TOT 70 Tone Activating 30 Freq ID 34 Selecting 30 Transmit Output Power 21 TX RX Deviation 72 Voice Synthesizer VS 3 83 Volume Audio 19 Beep 69 Wireless Remote Control 74 Frequencies Selecting Microphone UP DWN 20 Tuning Control 20 Frequency Step Size 64 Fuses Replacing 7 Keypad Direct Entry CTCSS Freq Number 56 Frequency 63 Memory Channel Number 37 Tone Freq Number 30 Lock All control Lock 67 Transceiver Lock
98. ress MNU to exit Menu mode Note You cannot switch this function ON unless you can recall any channel on both bands A and B When in Channel Display mode you cannot use the following functions tc ele S d n a b b u S tc ele S O F V n a c S O F V e r o t S y r o m e M e r o t S M P lla c e R M P O F V o t y r o m e M r e fs n a r T t e s e R M P llu F laitr a P e zi S p e t S y c n e u q e r F e g n a h C e g n a h C p e t S z H M 0 1 1 k c o L lo rt n o c ll A 41 7 PARTIAL OR FULL RESET If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning initializing the transceiver may resolve the problem Use Full Reset to initialize all settings that you have customized Partial VFO Reset does not initialize the following settings Some of the VFO factory defaults are listed below 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select AUX 1 9 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RESET 1 9 7 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select Partial VFO Reset PM Reset page 45 or Full Reset then press OK A confirmation message appears Press ESC to quit resetting 6 Press OK
99. rter It will function as an interface between the Commander and the HF transceiver This system allows you for example to watch for and hunt DX while washing your car or to operate the HF transceiver while relaxing in your car living room or patio instead of in your shack HF freq VHF freq UHF freq Your shack PF ATT PRE AMP VOX PROC SEND CH1 MIC CW FSK LSB USB FM AM AT TUNE POWER HF TRANSCEIVER TS 570D PHONES 1 CH2 2 CH3 3 ANT 4 REC 5 FINE 6 NB 7 AGC TONE 8 REV 9 CLR F LOCK 0 ENT MIC PWR KEY DELAY MENU 1MHz SPLIT M V DOWN UP MR TF SET A B SCAN M gt VFO M IN M IN FILTER CW TUNE B C N R A B CLEAR RIT XIT RIT XIT IF SHIFT SQL CH 4 6 0 10 2 8 AF RF L O W C U T HIGH DSP SLOPE LOW 4 6 0 10 2 8 VHF freq Commander Transporter Audio Audio UHF freq Audios Control commands tResponse Control commands tResponse 77 17 CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH THE HF TRANSCEIVER In order to connect the transporter to the HF transceiver you need to prepare three cables by yourself For the connection between the COM connectors on the two transceivers you may use a commercially available RS 232 C cross wired cable Note N Switch OFF both the Transporter and HF transceiver before making the connection N The T
100. s 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select a DCS code then press OK You will hear calls only when the selected code is received To answer the call press and hold Mic PTT then speak into the microphone Note You cannot use the DCS with the Tone or CTCSS function 3 2 0 5 6 0 2 3 1 5 0 2 5 5 2 1 3 3 3 1 4 5 6 4 2 1 6 1 3 7 5 2 0 1 7 0 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 6 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 6 6 4 4 2 6 2 3 7 6 2 0 2 7 0 3 4 1 3 2 2 3 6 2 3 4 3 1 3 4 3 0 5 7 2 6 4 3 7 1 3 0 3 7 0 5 4 1 5 2 2 5 6 2 6 4 3 2 3 4 6 0 5 1 3 6 3 4 7 2 3 0 4 7 0 2 5 1 6 2 2 6 6 2 1 5 3 5 4 4 6 1 5 2 3 6 4 5 7 6 3 0 4 1 1 5 5 1 3 4 2 1 7 2 6 5 3 6 4 4 3 2 5 4 5 6 3 4 0 5 1 1 6 5 1 4 4 2 4 7 2 4 6 3 2 5 4 6 2 5 2 6 6 7 4 0 6 1 1 2 6 1 5 4 2 6 0 3 5 6 3 4 5 4 2 3 5 4 6 6 1 5 0 2 2 1 5 6 1 6 4 2 1 1 3 1 7 3 5 5 4 6 4 5 3 0 7 3 5 0 5 2 1 2 7 1 1 5 2 5 1 3 1 1 4 2 6 4 5 6 5 2 1 7 4 5 0 1 3 1 4 7 1 2 5 2 5 2 3 2 1 4 4 6 4 6 0 6 3 2 7 Digital Code Squelch DCS is another application which allows you to ignore not hear unwanted calls It functions the same way as CTCSS The only differences are the encode decode method and the number of selectable codes For DCS you can select from 1
101. s CALL 1 s to start Call Memory Scan The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress The Call channel on the same band as of the selected memory channel is used for Scan 3 To quit Call Memory Scan press CALL again Note The memory channel last used is scanned even if it has been locked out 55 10 CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM CTCSS You may sometimes want to hear calls from only specific persons The Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS allows you to ignore not hear unwanted calls from other persons who are using the same frequency First select the same CTCSS tone as selected by the other persons in your group A CTCSS tone is subaudible and is selectable from among the 38 standard tone frequencies Note CTCSS does not cause your conversation to be private It only relieves you from listening to unwanted conversations USING CTCSS 1 Press the left or right BAND SEL to select band A or B If necessary press F then the same BAND SEL to recall the sub band 2 Press TONE to activate the CTCSS function CT appears when the CTCSS function is ON Each press of TONE changes the selection as Tone gt CTCSS gt DCS gt No selection 3 Press F T SEL The current CTCSS frequency appears and blinks 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select a CTCSS frequency The selectable frequencies are the same a
102. s 5 MHz TM D700A or 1 6 MHz TM D700E 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select RADIO 1 then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select REPEATER 1 7 then press OK 4 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select OFFSET FREQUENCY 1 7 1 then press OK 5 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the appropriate offset frequency The selectable range is from 0 00 MHz to 29 95 MHz in steps of 50 kHz 6 Press OK to complete the setting 7 Press MNU to exit Menu mode TM D700E Only If you have selected for the offset direction you cannot change the default 7 6 MHz Note After changing the offset frequency the new offset frequency will also be used by Automatic Repeater Offset 30 6 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select the appropriate tone frequency 4 Press OK to complete the setting If using a MC 53DM you can also use its keypad to select a tone frequency First program one of the Mic PF keys as the ENTER key page 62 In step 2 press ENTER then enter 01 to 38 shown in the table To select 79 7 Hz for example press ENTER 0 5 I Activating Tone Function Press TONE to activate the Tone function T appears when the Tone function is ON Each press of TONE changes the selection as Tone gt CTCSS gt DCS g
103. s for the tone frequency See the table given in Selecting a Tone Frequency page 30 5 Press OK to complete the setting You will hear calls only when the selected tone is received To answer the call press and hold Mic PTT then speak into the microphone Skip steps 3 to 5 if you have already programmed the appropriate CTCSS frequency CTCSS freq 82 5 Hz CTCSS freq 82 5 Hz CTCSS freq 100 Hz CTCSS OFF Received Not Received Not Received 56 10 3 Press SCAN to activate the CTCSS Freq ID CT SCAN appears and blinks Scan starts when signals are received To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press Mic UP DWN To quit the function press ESC When the CTCSS frequency is identified the identified frequency appears and blinks 4 Press OK to program the identified frequency in place of the currently set CTCSS frequency The CTCSS function will be remained ON You may press TONE to switch the CTCSS function OFF Press ESC if you do not want to program the identified frequency Press SCAN while the identified frequency is blinking to resume scanning Note Received signals are audible while scanning is in progress If using a MC 53DM you can also use its keypad to select a CTCSS frequency First program one of the Mic PF keys
104. sent 4 4 4 4 4 MNU button Selects the Menu mode page 22 5 5 5 5 5 PM button Selects the Programmable Memory PM mode page 44 6 6 6 6 6 PWR switch Switches the transceiver ON or OFF page 19 12 3 MAIN UNIT FRONT q q q q q COM connector Accepts a DB 9 female connector for connecting to a computer See the separate manual SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS page 2 w w w w w GPS jack Accepts a 2 5 mm 1 10 3 conductor plug for connecting to a GPS receiver See the separate manual SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS page 10 e e e e e DATA connector Accepts a 6 pin mini DIN plug for connecting to an external TNC or an optional VC H1 See the separate manual SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS pages 2 and 35 r r r r r PANEL connector Insert one end of the supplied modular plug cable for connecting the front panel page 4 t t t t t MIC connector Insert the modular plug on the microphone cable until the locking tab clicks page 8 y y y y y RESET button Press for 1 second or longer to perform Full Reset page 41 No confirmation message appears Use this switch when the microcomputer and or the memory chip malfunction because of ambient factors Note With the transceiver power ON do not connect cables to or remove from the front panel of the main unit MAIN UNIT REAR q q q q q Antenna connector Connect an external antenn
105. settings can be separately stored for band A and B The following settings are shared by both band A and B y c n e u q e rf O F V e d o m O F V e d o m lla c e R y r o m e M e d o m le n n a h C lla C n oitc e rid t e sff O y c n e u q e rf t e sff O N O e s r e v e R k c e h C x elp m i S cit a m o t u A N O e n o T y c n e u q e rf e n o T N O S S C T C y c n e u q e rf S S C T C N O S C D e d o c S C D ti m il y c n e u q e rf r e p p U O F V elb a m m a r g o r P r o f ti m il y c n e u q e rf r e w o L O F V elb a m m a r g o r P r o f e zis p e ts y c n e u q e r F e d o m M A M F n oit aiv e d X T w o rr a n e di W 1 1 TM D700E only 1 The menu items listed below will not be stored 1 4 1 Auto PM Channel Store 1 4 3 Memory Channel Lockout 1 4 4 Memory channel name 1 5 1 DTMF Number Store 1 6 3 Time 1 6 4 Date 1 7 6 Repeater function 1 9 5 COM port 1 9 7 Reset 1 A 3 Remote Control 2 8 SSTV mode 3 4 My position 3 9 Status text 4 4 Sky Command mode 2 U S A Canada only d n a b X T d n a b lo rt n o C r e w o p t u p
106. sor to the next or previous digit You can also press Mic 0 to 9 in sequence to enter 3 digits DTMF tones 75 16 To change the transmit receive frequency VFO ENTER 0 9 enter the necessary digits ENTER or VFO UP DOWN To recall a memory channel MR ENTER 0 9 enter the necessary digits ENTER or MR UP DOWN To change the tone or CTCSS frequency TONE SEL 0 9 enter 2 digits ex 0 5 TONE SEL Use Nos 01 to 38 shown in the table in page 30 First activate the Tone or CTCSS function You can select a separate tone frequency for the Tone and CTCSS functions Note When in Remote Control mode you can perform only the following operations on the mobile transceiver Transmit Answer Back ON OFF Secret Number Change Partial Full Reset with RESET button 5 Select the receive frequency on band B UHF Mate this frequency with the transmit frequency on the handheld 6 Select band A VHF as the TX band or Control band page 17 7 To cause the mobile to send a control acknowledgment to the handheld access Menu 1 A 2 ANSWER BACK and select ON DTMF tones which represent the secret number will be used as an acknowledgment 8 Access Menu 1 A 3 CONTROL and select ON REMOTE CON and LOCK appear when the mobile enters R
107. t No selection Note N You cannot use the Tone function with the CTCSS or DCS function N You need to activate the Tone function only when selecting one of the 38 standard frequencies The selection you make here will not affect transmission of a 1750 Hz tone I Selecting a Tone Frequency Note The procedures for transmitting a 1750 Hz tone are described on page 32 1 Press TONE to activate the Tone function T appears when the Tone function is ON 2 Press F T SEL The current tone frequency appears and blinks The default is 88 5 Hz o N q e r F z H o N q e r F z H o N q e r F z H o N q e r F z H 1 0 0 7 6 1 1 4 7 9 1 2 5 6 3 1 1 3 8 2 9 1 2 0 9 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 5 3 0 2 3 0 4 4 7 3 1 5 3 0 1 3 2 2 6 4 1 3 3 7 0 1 2 4 0 0 7 7 4 1 2 7 0 1 4 2 4 1 5 1 4 3 1 8 1 2 5 0 7 9 7 5 1 9 0 1 1 5 2 7 6 5 1 5 3 7 5 2 2 6 0 5 2 8 6 1 8 4 1 1 6 2 2 2 6 1 6 3 6 3 3 2 7 0 4 5 8 7 1 8 8 1 1 7 2 9 7 6 1 7 3 8 1 4 2 8 0 5 8 8 8 1 0 3 2 1 8 2 8 3 7 1 8 3 3 0 5 2 9 0 5 1 9 9 1 3 7 2 1 9 2 9 9 7 1 0 1 8 4 9 0 2 8 1 3
108. t u o ti m s n a r T e g n a h C d n a B o t u A r e m m i D y alp si D s n oitc ele s u n e m e h t f o y n a M 1 O I D A R r e d n u 1 s n oitc ele s u n e m e h t f o ts o M 2 V T S S r e d n u 1 s n oitc ele s u n e m e h t f o ts o M 3 S R P A r e d n u 1 s n oitc ele s u n e m e h t f o ts o M 4 D N A M M O C Y K S r e d n u 2 1 43 8 APPLICATION EXAMPLES The following are examples of how you might use Programmable Memory These examples may not represent applications useful to you but you will understand the flexibility of this function Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Situation 3 Situation 3 Situation 2 Situation 2 Situation 1 Situation 1 You share your transceiver with other members in your family or club However each individual has personal preferences for how they like to set various functions You have to keep changing many settings each time you use the transceiver Because 5 PM channels are available up to 5 persons can separately program the transceiver and store their customized environment Then each person can quickly change to his or her favorite settings simply by recalling a PM channel It is too much trouble to change back the settings after somebody else has reconfigured t
109. tem you selected See the appropriate sections in the manual 8 Press OK to complete the setting 9 Press MNU to exit Menu mode Menu 1 3 1 Level 1 1 Level 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 Level 3 23 5 MENU CONFIGURATION The shaded Menu Nos are described in the separate manual SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATIONS 1 Only with an optional VS 3 unit installed 2 TM D700E only 1 le v e L 2 le v e L 3 le v e L s n oitc ele S tlu afe D fe R e g a p 1 O I D A R 1 Y A L P S I D 1 e g a s s e M N O r e w o P e g a p e c n e r e f e r e e S O L L E H 1 7 2 ts a rt n o C x a m 6 1 ni m 1 le v e L 8 le v e L 5 6 3 e d o m e s r e v e R e vit a g e N e vitis o P e vitis o P 5 6 4 e g n a h C r e m m i D o t u A F F O N O F F O 5 6 5 n o tt u b n oitc n u f itlu M 3 2 1 e d o M 1 e d o M 7 6 2 O I D U A 1 e m ulo v p e e B x a m 7 ni m 1 le v e L F F O 5 le v e L 9 6 2 p e e B y e K F F O N O N O 9 6 3 n oit a r u gif n o c r e k a e p S 2 1 e d o M 1 e d o M 2 7 4 r e zis e h t n y S e cio V 1 yln o S R P A h silg n E F F O e s e n a p a J
110. the 12 keys found on a push button telephone plus 4 additional keys A B C D This transceiver provides 10 dedicated memory channels You can store a DTMF number 16 digits max with a memory name 8 digits max in each of the channels to recall later for a quick call Some repeaters in the U S A and Canada offer a service called Autopatch You can access the public telephone network via such a repeater by sending DTMF tones For further information consult your local repeater reference MANUAL DIALING Manual Dialing requires only two steps to send DTMF tones 1 Press and hold Mic PTT 2 Press the keys in sequence on the Mic keypad to send DTMF tones The corresponding DTMF tones are transmitted I DTMF Monitor When pressing the Mic DTMF keys you will not hear DTMF tones from the speaker You can also make the speaker output DTMF tones each time you press a DTMF key Access Menu 1 8 6 DTMF MONITOR and select ON z H q e r F 9 0 2 1 6 3 3 1 7 7 4 1 3 3 6 1 7 9 6 1 2 3 A 0 7 7 4 5 6 B 2 5 8 7 8 9 C 1 4 9 0 D 60 12 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter up to 8 digits 7 Press OK The cursor moves to the start of the next field 8 Press the keys in sequence on the Mic keypad to enter a DTMF number with up to 16 digits You may turn the Tuning control then a a a a a to select each digit Select a space if yo
111. the Mic keypad to select a frequency page 63 or memory channel number page 37 In Tone or CTCSS freq Select mode use the keypad to select a Tone frequency page 30 or CTCSS frequency page 56 First press the Mic PF key programmed as the ENTER key page 62 To manually send a DTMF number press and hold Mic PTT then press the DTMF keys on the Mic keypad page 59 in sequence You can also use the Mic keypad to program a memory channel name pages 38 and 60 Power ON message page 71 or other character strings Each press of a Mic key switches entry of characters as below You can always use Mic A as a a a a a B as b b b b b C as DEL and D as OK When programming call signs for the Sky Command 2 page 79 pressing Mic 0 selects only 0 and pressing Mic selects only 1 q z 1 Q Z 6 m n o 6 M N O 2 a b c 2 A B C 7 p r s 7 P R S 3 d e f 3 D E F 8 t u v 8 T U V 4 g h i 4 G H I 9 w x y 9 W X Y 5 j k l 5 J K L 0 e c a p S 0 amp lt gt 19 4 OPERATING BASICS ADJUSTING VOLUME Turn the VOL control clockwise to increase the audio level and counterclockwise to decrease the audio level If background noise is inaudible because of the Squelch function press the Mic PF key assigned the Monitor function page 62 then adjust the VOL control Press the PF
112. tlet until you make all connections I Fixed Station Operation In order to use this transceiver for fixed station operation you will need a separate 13 8 V DC power supply that must be purchased separately The recommended current capacity of your power supply is 12 A 1 Connect the DC power cable to the regulated DC power supply and check that polarities are correct Red positive Black negative DO NOT directly connect the transceiver to an AC outlet Use the supplied DC power cable to connect the transceiver to a regulated power supply Do not substitute a cable with smaller gauge wires Fuse holder Black Red To AC outlet Regulated DC power supply Fuse holder 7 1 I Replacing Fuses If the fuse blows determine the cause then correct the problem After the problem is resolved replace the fuse If newly installed fuses continue to blow disconnect the power cable and contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer or an authorized KENWOOD service center for assistance Only use fuses of the specified type and rating otherwise the transceiver could be damaged Note If you use the transceiver for a long period when the vehicle battery is not fully charged or when the engine is OFF the battery may become discharged and will not have sufficient reserves to start the vehicle Avoid using the transceiver under these conditions ANTENNA CONNECTION Before operating you must first
113. to program a call sign 9 digits max for the Commander page 79 You may enter your exact call sign ex WD6BQD Access Menu 4 1 to program the same call sign as you entered in step w page 79 Access Menu 4 2 to program the same call sign as you entered in step e page 79 q On the Commander and Transporter e On the Commander w On the Commander r On the Transporter t On the Transporter Access Menu 4 2 to program a call sign 9 digits max for the Transporter page 79 This call sign must be different from the one for the Commander So you may add SSID characters ex WD6BQD 1 Now the Commander and Transporter are in Sky Command mode For operations in this mode see CONTROL OPERATION on page 80 First switch ON the HF transceiver and press SYNC on the Commander To exit the Sky Command mode access Menu 4 4 and select OFF Note N Unless you program call signs you cannot select COMMANDER or TRANSPORTER using Menu 4 4 N On the HF transceiver select 9600 bps and 1 stop bit default using the Menu Set up function N Adjust the audio level on both the Transporter and HF transceiver while listening to audio output from the Commander An appropriate position of the AF control on the HF transceiver might be in the range 8 30 to 9 00 N To distinguish your various stations or nodes you can have up to 15 Secondary Station IDentifiers SSIDs ex WD6B
114. tory defaults 1 Press PM POWER ON A confirmation message appears Press ESC to quit resetting 2 Press OK You can also use Menu 1 9 7 RESET to reset the PM channels See page 41 46 9 SCAN This transceiver provides the following types of scans plus Visual Scan page 47 Visual Scan graphically and simultaneously shows how frequencies in a specific range are busy Note N Adjust the squelch level before using Scan Selecting a squelch level too low could cause Scan to stop immediately N While using CTCSS or DCS Scan stops for any signal received however you will hear audio only when the signal contains the same CTCSS tone or DCS code that you selected N When using S meter Squelch Scan stops when the received signal strength matches or exceeds the S meter setting Scan resumes 2 seconds after the signal level drops below the S meter setting N Pressing and holding Mic PTT causes Scan to temporarily stop if it is functioning on a non TX band N Starting Scan switches OFF the Automatic Simplex Check Scan is a useful feature for hands off monitoring of your favorite frequencies Becoming comfortable with all types of Scan will increase your operating efficiency 145 430 MHz Stop e p y T n a c S e g n a R n a c S n a c S O F V d n a b e h t n o elb a n u t s eic n e u q e rfll A n a c S y r o m e M y r o m e
115. trast may be affected by a change in temperature Adjust the contrast as necessary POSITIVE NEGATIVE REVERSAL You can change the display status between Negative and Positive default using Menu 1 1 3 REVERSE MODE 66 14 BLANKING A BAND DISPLAY If you have no plans to use band A or B quit frequency display on the unused band This saves power consumption and makes it simpler to read the information you need Press the left BAND SEL 1 s to blank band B or the right BAND SEL 1 s to blank band A To restore Dual band mode press the same BAND SEL 1 s Note You cannot operate the blanked band nor use this band to receive or transmit AUTOMATIC BAND CHANGE A B C A B C will temporarily switch the RX only band to the TX band immediately after a signal is received on the RX only band This function allows you to reply to a caller without manually selecting the correct band Press F A B C to switch the function ON or OFF A B C appears when the function is ON Pressing BAND SEL or Mic PTT also cancels A B C The original TX band is restored 2 seconds after signals drop out Note N You cannot use A B C when in Single band mode After activating A B C changing from Dual band mode to Single band mode switches OFF the A B C N After activating A B C starting Visual Scan deactivates A B C Canceling Visual Scan reactivates A B C 67 14 TRANSCEIV
116. u want to include a pause 9 Press OK to complete the programming 10 Press MNU to exit Menu mode You can confirm the stored DTMF number by using steps 1 to 3 The keypad on the MC 53DM also is available to enter alphanumeric characters in step 4 See page 18 AUTOMATIC DIALER If you use the 10 dedicated memory channels to store DTMF numbers you need not remember a long string of digits I Storing a DTMF Number in Memory Note Audible DTMF tones from other transceivers near you or from your own speaker may be picked up by your microphone If so you may fail to correctly program a DTMF number 1 Press MNU to enter Menu mode 2 Select Menu 1 5 1 STORE then press OK 3 Press c c c c c d d d d d to select from channels 0 to 9 then press OK The display for entering a memory name appears the first digit blinks To skip naming the channel press OK again You can jump to step 8 4 Turn the Tuning control to select a character You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters 5 Press a a a a a The cursor moves to the next digit cir e m u n a h pla f o st e s e h t g n o m a s e h cti w S yln o E 0 0 7 D M T s r e tt el d e t n e c c a s r e tc a r a h c s r e tc a r a h c II C S A laic e p s d n a n e e w t e b s e h cti w S l
117. ur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer for technical assistance When condensation occurs inside the transceiver Condensation may occur inside the transceiver in such a case where the room is warmed using a heater on cold days or where the transceiver is quickly moved from a cold room to a warm room When condensation occurs the microcomputer and or the transmit receive circuits may become unstable resulting in transceiver malfunction If this happens turn OFF the transceiver and just wait for a while When the condensed droplets disappear the transceiver will function normally ii CONTENTS CHAPTER 4 OPERATING BASICS SWITCHING POWER ON OFF 19 ADJUSTING VOLUME 19 SELECTING A BAND 19 SELECTING A FREQUENCY 20 ADJUSTING SQUELCH 20 TRANSMITTING
118. y channels to program frequencies and other various data Allows each memory channel to be named using up to 8 alphanumeric and special ASCII characters Visual Scan graphically and simultaneously shows the conditions of up to 181 frequency channels Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS or Digital Code Squelch DCS rejects unwanted calls from other stations The separate front panel can be mounted in a convenient different place from the main unit Equipped with an easy to read large LCD with alphanumeric display capability Enhances the functions of an optional VC H1 Interactive Visual Communicator designed for plug and play color slow scan television SSTV Utilizes Sky Command System 2 designed to control a KENWOOD HF transceiver at a remote location U S A Canada only i PRECAUTIONS Please observe the following precautions to prevent fire personal injury and transceiver damage When operating mobile do not attempt to configure your transceiver while driving because it is simply too dangerous Be aware of local laws pertaining to the use of headphones headsets while driving on public roads If in doubt do not wear headphones while mobiling Do not transmit with high output power for extended periods The transceiver may overheat Do not modify this transceiver unless instructed by this manual or by KENWOOD documentation Do not expose the transceiver to

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