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] to enter Memory Channel mode.
2  Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired Memory channel. 
						

							
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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 microphone [PTT] switch and speak into the microphone to 
transmit.
•  The  icon and the RF power meter appear on the display for the selected transmit band.  The RF power meter shows the relative transmit output po\
wer.
•  The 
/ /  icon(s) appear on the display, depending on what output power you have selected.
3  When you finish speaking, release the [PTT] switch. 
						

							
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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 display.
4  Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired Menu.
5  Press the Tuning control to set up the current Menu.
6  Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired value for the selected Menu.
7  Press the Tuning control to set the selected value.
8  Repeat steps 2 to 7 to set up additional Menus.
•  Press [ESC] at any time to exit Menu mode.
•
 
Press 
[BACK] at any time to cancel the Menu setup and return to the Menu selection. 
						

							
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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 speedSPEED 0 ~ SPEED 4SPEED 1
007 1PLAYBACK REPEATRecording playback repeatOFF/ ONOFF
008 1PLAYBACK INTERVALPlayback repeat interval time0 ~ 60 s10 s
009 1CONTINUOUS RECORDINGContinuous recordingOFF/ ONOFF
AUDIO 
Menu 
No.DisplayDescriptionSetting 
Values
Default 
Setting
000KEY BEEPBeep soundOFF/ ONON
001BEEP VOLUMEBeep volume levelLEVEL 1 ~  LEVEL 3LEVEL 2 
						

							
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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 TIMEMute hang up time setupOFF/ 125/ 250/ 500/ 750/ 1000 msOFF
108BEAT SHIFTBeat shiftOFF/ ONOFF
109TOTTime-out timer3/ 5/ 10 min10 min
110 2WEATHER ALERTWeather alertOFF/ ONOFF
MEMORY 
Menu 
No.DisplayDescriptionSetting 
Values
Default 
Setting
200 MEMORY NAMEMemory name setupUp to 8 characters–
201RECALL METHODMemory channel recall methodALL BANDS/ CURRENTALL BANDS
202 LOCKOUTMemory channel lockoutOFF/ ONOFF
203GROUP LINKMemory group link registrationUp to 10 digits (0 ~ 9)–
204EchoLink MEMORYEchoLink memory setting
Up to 8 characters for EchoLink  memory name
Up to 8 digits for DTMF code
–
205EchoLink SPEEDEchoLink memory transmission speedFAST/ SLOWFAST 
						

							
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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 explanation –
401 3AUTO REPEATER OFFSETAuto Repeater OffsetOFF/ ONON
4021750 TX HOLDTransmission hold when transmitting a 1750 Hz toneOFF/ ONOFF
403 2REPEATER MODERepeater mode
CROSS BAND/ LOCKED TX:A-BAND/ LOCKED TX:B-BAND
CROSS BAND
404 2REPEATER TX HOLDRepeater transmission holdON/ OFFOFF
405 2REPEATER IDRepeater ID registrationUp to 12 characters–
406 2REPEATER ID TXRepeater ID transmissionOFF/ MORSE/ VOICEOFF 
						

							
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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)
FRQ.BAND (E/ M4 types)
508PANEL PF2PF2 key programmable function valueSee explanationCTRL
509MIC PF1(PF)Microphone PF1 key programmable function value
See explanationA/B
510MIC PF2(MR)Microphone PF2 key programmable function value
See explanationMR
511MIC PF3(VFO)Microphone PF3 key programmable function value
See explanationVFO
512MIC PF4(CALL)Microphone PF4 key programmable function value
See explanation
CALL  (K/ M4 types)
1750  (E type)
513MIC KEY LOCKMicrophone key lockOFF/ ONOFF
514SCAN RESUMEScan resume methodTIME/ CARRIER/ SEEKTIME
515VISUAL SCANNumber of Channels for Visual Scan 
MODE 1: 31ch/ MODE 2 : 61ch/ MODE 3 : 91ch/ MODE 4 : 181ch
MODE 2 : 61ch
516APOAuto Power Off timeOFF/ 30/ 60/ 90/ 120/ 180 (minutes)OFF