Kenwood TH-F6A Portable Radio User Manual


 
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11 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES
The following keys cannot be locked:
[LAMP], [MONI], [SQL], [PTT], [F] (1 s),
[ ] (POWER) and [F] then [LAMP].
2 Press [F] (1 s) to unlock the keys.
Note:
The Tuning control is also locked. To unlock the Tuning control
while the Lock function is ON, access Menu No. 7 (TUNE
ENABLE) and select “ON”.
You cannot perform the Microprocessor reset {page 50} while the
Lock function is ON.
Microphone PF keys {below} work even if the Lock function is
ON.
TUNE ENABLE
Even if the Lock function is ON, you sometimes may
want to turn the Tuning control to change the
frequency. In this case, turn the Tune Enable
function ON.
1 Press [MNU].
2 Turn the Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ] to select
Menu No. 7 (TUNE ENABLE).
3 Press [ ] or [MNU].
4 Turn the Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ] to select
“ON”.
5 Press [ ] or [MNU] to store the setting.
Otherwise, press [ ] or [PTT] to cancel.
MICROPHONE PF KEYS (OPTIONAL)
If you have an optional SMC-33 or SMC-34 speaker
microphone, you can access many transceiver
settings without using transceiver keys or controls.
The 1, 2, and 3 keys located on the top of the
microphone are programmable with the transceiver
key (or key combination) functions. The default
assignments are as follows.
Mic [1]: A/B
Mic [2]: VFO/ MR
Mic [3]: CALL (TH-F6A)/ 1750 Hz (TH-F7E)
Note:
Turn the transceiver OFF before connecting the optional speaker
microphone.
If the LOCK switch on the rear of the microphone is ON, you
must move the switch to the OFF position to program the keys.
1 Press one of the following key combinations to re-
program the keys on the speaker microphone.
Press Mic [1]+[ ] (POWER) to re-program Mic [1]
Press Mic [2]+[
] (POWER) to re-program Mic [2]
Press Mic [3]+[
] (POWER) to re-program Mic [3]
2 Press a key or key combination you want to
assign to the function key.
The default step size for the amateur radio bands are
as follows.
dnaB
oidaRruetamA
dnaB
A6F-HT E7F-HT
dnab-A
m2zHk5zHk5.21
m52.1zHk02—
mc07zHk52zHk52
dnab-B
m2zHk5zHk5.21
m52.1zHk02zHk5.21
mc07zHk52zHk52
mc32zHk52zHk52
For the B-band, refer to pages 33 and 34 for the
default frequency step size in the various frequency
bands. The transceiver stores the frequency step
size parameter for each band independently. You can
also further fine tune the frequency in LSB, USB, AM,
and CW modes on the B-band {page 34}.
To change the frequency step size:
1 Press [F], [FINE].
The current frequency step size appears.
2 Turn the Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ] to select
your desired frequency step size.
3 Press [ ] or [MNU] to store the setting.
Otherwise, press [ ] or [PTT] to cancel.
Note: If you change to a frequency step size that does not match the
current operating frequency, the transceiver automatically adjusts the
frequency to match the new frequency step size.
LAMP
To illuminate the transceiver:
Press [LAMP].
Approximately 5 seconds after releasing [LAMP],
the light goes OFF if no other key is pressed.
Pressing any key, including [PTT] other than
[LAMP] while the display is lit, restarts the
5-second timer.
Pressing [LAMP] turns the light OFF immediately.
To keep the light ON continuously:
Press [F], [LAMP].
The light remains ON until you press [F], [LAMP]
again.
LOCK FUNCTION
The lock function disables most of the keys to prevent
you from accidentally activating a function.
1 Press [F] (1 s).
•“ ” appears when this function is ON.