Kenwood D710 Manual

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BASIC OPERATIONS (RC-D710 + TM-V71)SElECTINg A BAND
Press the left [BAND SEL] control to select band A and the right [BAND SEL] 
control to select band B.
• The  icon appears at the top of the band on which you are operating and the \
 icon appears at the top of the band on which you are currently set to tr\
ansmit.
  Band A (left [BAND SEL] control):
 Band B (right [BAND SEL] control): 

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Pressing [PF2] allows you to switch the operating band between bands A and B, 
while maintaining the original band as the transmit band.
 Band A is the transmit band and band B is the operating band:
 Band A is both the transmit and operating band:
SElECTINg DuAl BAND MODE/ SINglE BAND MODE
You can switch the transceiver between dual band operation and single ba\
nd 
operation by pressing [BAND SEL] (1s) of your selected band.
  Dual band mode: 

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 Single band mode (band A only):
Note:  You can also turn the center partition bar display off {Menu No. \
527}.
SElECTINg A FREQuENCy BAND
You can change the default frequency bands for bands A and B.
1  Select band A or B by pressing the [BAND SEL] control or [PF2].
2  Press [F], [BAND SEL] of your selected band.
•  Each time you press [F], [BAND SEL], you cycle to the next frequency band. 

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SElECTINg AN OPERATINg MODE
There are 3 operating modes available to choose from: VFO mode, Memory 
Channel mode, and Call Channel mode.
■ VFO Mode
  VFO mode allows you to manually change the operating frequency.
1  Press [VFO] to enter VFO mode.
2  Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired operating frequency.
■ Memory Channel Mode
  Memory Channel mode allows you to quickly select a frequently used 
frequency and related data which you have saved in the transceiver memor\
y.
1  Press [MR]...

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■ Call Channel Mode
  Call Channel mode allows you to quickly select a preset channel to allow\
 
immediate calls on that frequency.  The Call channel can be conveniently\
 used 
as an emergency channel within your group.
1  Select your desired band (A or B).
2  Press [CALL] to enter Call Channel mode.
•  The  icon appears on the display.
3  Press [CALL] again to return to your previous operating frequency.
TRANSMITTINg
1  Select your desired band and frequency/channel.
2  Press and hold the...

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MENU MODE
Many functions on this RC-D710 are selected or configured through the Me\
nu 
instead of physical controls.  Once you become familiar with the Menu sy\
stem, 
you will appreciate the versatility it offers.
MENU  Acc E ss
1  Press [F], Tuning control to access the Menu.
•  The setup category name appears on the display.


2  Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired setup category.
3  Press the Tuning control to set up the current category.
•  The Menu name and number appears on the...

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MENU MODEMENU   cON fig U r A ti ON
AUDIO 
Menu 
No.DisplayDescriptionSetting 
Values
Default 
Setting
000KEY BEEPBeep soundOFF/ ONON
001BEEP VOLUMEBeep volume levelLEVEL 1 ~  LEVEL 7LEVEL 5
002EXT.SPEAKERExternal speaker output modeMODE 1/  MODE 2MODE 1
003 1ANNOUNCEVoice announcement modeOFF/ AUTO/ MANUALAUTO
004 1ANNOUNCE LANGUAGEVoice announcement languageENGLISH/ JAPANESEENGLISH
005 1ANNOUNCE VOLUMEVoice announcement volumeLEVEL 1 ~  LEVEL 7LEVEL 5
006 1ANNOUNCE SPEEDVoice announcement...

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TX/RX 
Menu 
No.DisplayDescriptionSetting 
Values
Default 
Setting
100PROGRAMMABLE VFOProgrammable VFO setupVaries with the selected frequency band–
101STEPStep frequencyVaries with the selected frequency band–
102MODULATIONModulation/demodulation mode
Varies with the selected frequency band–
103VHF AIPVHF band AIPOFF/ ONOFF
104UHF AIPUHF band AIPOFF/ ONOFF
105S-METER SQUELCHS-meter squelchOFF/ ONOFF
106S-METER SQL HANGUP TIMES-meter squelch hang up timeOFF/ 125/ 250/ 500 msOFF
107MUTE HANGUP...

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DTMF 
Menu 
No.DisplayDescriptionSetting 
Values
Default 
Setting
300DTMF HOLDDTMF transmission holdOFF/ ONOFF
301DTMF MEMORYDTMF memory
Up to 8 characters for DTMF memory name
Up to 16 digits for DTMF code
–
302DTMF SPEEDDTMF memory transmission speedFAST/ SLOWFAST
303DTMF PAUSEDTMF pause code time100/ 250/ 500/ 750/ 1000/ 1500/ 2000 ms500 ms
304DTMF KEY LOCKDTMF key lockOFF/ ONOFF
REPEATER 
Menu 
No.DisplayDescriptionSetting 
Values
Default 
Setting
400OFFSET FREQUENCYOffset frequencySee...

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AUX 
Menu 
No.DisplayDescriptionSetting 
Values
Default 
Setting
500POWER ON MESSAGEPower on message setupUp to 8 charactersHELLO !!
501BRIGHTNESSDisplay brightnessOFF/ LEVEL 1 ~  LEVEL 8LEVEL 8
502AUTO BRIGHTNESSDisplay auto brightnessOFF/ ONOFF
503BACKLIGHT COLORBacklight colorAMBER/ GREENAMBER
504CONTRASTDisplay contrastLEVEL 1 ~  LEVEL 16LEVEL 8
505DISPLAY REVERSE 
MODEDisplay reverse modePOSITIVE/ NEGATIVEPOSITIVE
507PANEL PF1PF1 key programmable function valueSee explanation
WX CH (K type)...