Key Beep; Programmable Vfo; Changing The Frequency Step Size; Programmable Function Keys - Kenwood TH-D72A Instruction Manual

KEY BEEP

You can turn the transceiver beep function "Off", "RADIO
& GPS", "RADIO Only" or "GPS Only as desired.
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 121.
2 Set the beep function to "Off", "RADIO & GPS",
"RADIO Only" or "GPS Only".
• Even with the beep function turned off, the transceiver will
emit a beep tone under the following conditions:
1) When Auto Power off is activated, the transceiver will
beep 1 minute before the power turns off.
2) After transmitting for the maximum time duration
according to the Time-out Timer, the transceiver will
beep.
Note: The APRS-related beeps comply with the settings of the APRS
menu, rather than from this setting.

PROGRAMMABLE VFO

If you always check frequencies within a certain range,
you can set upper and lower limits for frequencies that are
selectable. For example, if you select 144 MHz for the
lower limit and 145 MHz for the upper limit, the tunable
range will be from 144.000 MHz to 145.995 MHz.
1 Select your desired VFO frequency.
2 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 130.
3 Press [ OK].
• The lower frequency limit blinks.
4 Press [ ]/[ ] or rotate the Tuning control to select
your desired lower frequency limit, then press [ OK]
to set the selected value.
• The upper frequency limit blinks.
5 Press [ ]/[ ] or rotate the Tuning control to select
your desired upper frequency limit, then press [ OK]
to set the selected value.
6 Press [ESC ] to exit Menu mode.
Note: You cannot program the 100 kHz and subsequent digits. The
exact 100 kHz and subsequent digits of the upper limit depend on the
frequency step size you are using.

CHANGING THE FREQUENCY STEP SIZE

Choosing the correct frequency step size is essential in
selecting your exact frequency. The default step size on
the 144 MHz band is 5 kHz (TH-D72A) or 12.5 kHz (TH-
D72E). The default on the 430/440 MHz band is 25 kHz.
Each band can have a separate selectable step
frequency.
1 Press [A/B] to select band A or B, then press [VFO].
2 Press [F], [ENT].
3 Set the step size to 5.0, 6.25, 8.33, 10.0, 12.5, 15.0,
20.0, 25.0, 30.0, 50.0, or 100.0 kHz.
Note:
Each band can have a separate selectable step frequency.
Changing between step sizes may correct the displayed
frequency. For example, if 144.995 MHz is displayed with a 5
kHz step size selected, changing to a 12.5 kHz step size corrects
the displayed frequency to 144.9875 MHz.

PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION KEYS

Transceiver PF Key

This is [PF] (Programmable Function) key on the
transceiver front panel. You can assign your own
desired functions to this key.
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 190.
2 Set your desired function for the key.
Programmable functions available are:
WX (Weather Channel)/ GROUP UP (Memory
group up)/ MR.Name <>FREQ (Memory name <>
Frequency)/ VOX/ MR GRP NAME (Memory group
name)/ BAL (Balance)/ GPS/ LOG/ SQL/ SHIFT/
DUP (Full duplex)/ BAND/ STEP/ LOW/ LOCK
M>V (Memory to VFO Copy)/ M.IN/ C.IN/ T.SEL/
NEW/ VA/ DX/ WXI
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