Kenwood TM-281A Marine Radio User Manual


 
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GETTING ACQUAINTED
FRONT PANEL
Note:
This section describes only the main functions of the front
panel controls. Explanations for functions not described here are
provided in the appropriate sections of this instruction manual.
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(Power) switch/ Volume control
Press to switch the transceiver power ON or OFF
{page 14}.
Turn to adjust the level of the receive audio from the
speaker {page 14}.
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MENU button/ Tuning control
Press to enter MHz Mode {page 16}. In this mode,
you can change the operating frequency in 1 MHz
steps using the
Tuning
control or Mic
[UP]
/
[DWN]
.
Press and hold for 1 second while in VFO Mode to
begin MHz Scan {page 41} or while in MR Mode to
begin Group Scan {page 42}.
Press
[F]
then press
[MENU]
to enter Menu Mode
{page 18}.
Turn to select:
Operating frequencies when in VFO Mode {page 15}.
Memory Channels when in Memory Recall Mode
{page 30}.
Menu Nos. when in Menu Mode {page 18}.
Scan direction while scanning {pages 27, 39, 47, 49}.
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CALL key
Press to recall the Call Channel {page 35}. Press and
hold for 1 second while in VFO Mode to begin Call/
VFO Scan {page 43}. Press and hold for
1 second while in Memory Recall Mode to begin Call/
Memory Scan {page 43}.
Press
[F]
then press
[CALL]
to activate the Tone {page
24}, CTCSS {page 46}, or DCS {page 48} function.
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VFO key
Press to enter VFO Mode {page 15}. In this mode,
you can change the operating frequency using the
Tuning
control or Mic
[UP]
/
[DWN]
. Press and hold for
1 second while in VFO Mode to begin Band Scan {page
40}. Press and hold for 1 second while in VFO Mode
after programming a scan range to begin Program
Scan {page 40}.