Power Saver Features; The Battery Saver Mode; Automatic Power Off (Apo) - Kenwood TH-78A Instruction Manual

1) Turn the POWER switch off
2) Press and hold down the 3 key, then press the POWER switch. Channel numbers are displayed on both bands.
3) The channel number can be changes with the tuning control.
4) To return to normal frequency display, preform steps 1 & 2 again.

POWER SAVER FEATURES

1) The Battery Saver Mode

This transceiver provides a battery saver mode to conserve on battery power. The battery saver circuit activates 10
seconds after the last key is pressed. The squelch must be closed. This function deactivates whenever a key is
pressed for the squelch opens.
The battery saver does not operate during scanning operations.
Press and hold the F key for longer than one second then press the MR key to activate or deactivate the battery
saver function.
Battery Saver Time Selection
You can change the OFF time when the battery save function is in effect.
Press and hold the 7 key and turn the power on.
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2 Select the OFF time with the Tuning control. You can select 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 (default setting), 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, or 3.0
seconds for the off-time.
3 To return to the normal frequency display, press any front panel key.
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Automatic Power Off (APO)

1 If no signal is received and if you have not performed any operations within 59 minutes, a 5-second audio tone
sounds.
2 The transceiver switches the power off 1 minute after this tone sounds.
Note
Even though the APO indicator appears on the display, it will not activate during scanning or Tone Alert
functions.
3 Press and hold the F key for longer than one second, then press the VFO key to turn off the APO function.
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