Kenwood TM-281A Marine Radio User Manual


 
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ACTIVATING THE TONE FUNCTION
To activate Tone, press
[F]
,
[CALL]
.
As you press
[F]
,
[CALL]
, the selection cycles as follows:
“OFF”
“TONE”
“CTCSS”
“DCS”
“OFF”.
“T” appears on the upper part of the display, indicating that
the Tone function is activated.
Note:
You cannot use the Tone function and CTCSS/ DCS functions
simultaneously. Switching the Tone function ON after having
activated the CTCSS/ DCS functions deactivates the CTCSS/ DCS
functions.
E market version only:
When you access repeaters that require a
1750 Hz tone, you do not need to activate the Tone function. Simply
press
[CALL]
without pressing Mic
[PTT]
to transmit a 1750 Hz tone
(default setting).
SELECTING A TONE FREQUENCY
1
Press
[F]
,
[MENU]
and turn the
Tuning
control to
select Menu No. 2 (T).
2
Press
[MENU]
and turn the
Tuning
control to select
the desired tone frequency (default is 88.5 Hz).
3
Press
[MENU]
to store the setting or any other key to
cancel.
4
Press any key other than
[MENU]
to exit Menu Mode.
Available Tone Frequencies
0.764.582.7015.6318.3711.812
3.965.889.0113.1419.9717.522
9.175.198.4112.6412.6811.922
4.478.498.8114.1518.2916.332
0.774.790.3217.6515.3028.142
7.970.0013.7212.2615.6023.052
5.285.3018.1319.7617.0121.452
42 Tone Frequencies (Hz)
Note:
42 different tones are available for the transceiver. These
42 tones includes 37 EIA standard tones and 5 non-standard tones.
E market version only:
To transmit a 1750 Hz tone, simply press
[CALL]
without
pressing Mic
[PTT]
(default setting). Release
[CALL]
to quit
transmitting. You can also make the transceiver remain in the
transmit mode for 2 seconds after releasing
[CALL]
; a 1750 Hz
tone is not continuously transmitted. Access Menu No. 20 (HLD)
and select “ON”.
To use
[CALL]
for recalling the Call Channel in place of
transmitting a 1750 Hz tone, access Menu No. 19 (CK) and
select “CALL”.