Basic Operations; Switching The Power On/ Off; Adjusting The Internal Clock; Adjusting The Volume - Kenwood TH-D74A User Manual

5 BASIC OPERATIONS

SWITCHING THE POWER ON/ OFF

Switching the Power ON
Press [ ] (1s).
The power on message momentarily appears, and frequency
screen appears.
Switching the Power OFF
Press [ ] (1s).

ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK

When the built-in GPS function is turned ON, the year, month,
day, and time are automatically set from the GPS satellite
information. The default setting of the built-in GPS function
is [On]. If the GPS information cannot be received, you can
manually enter the date and time.
1 Access Menu No. 950.
Date & Time screen appears by pressing [MENU], [PF1],
[LIST], [MARK].
2 Set the date, time, and time zone with [
control.
3 Press [A/B].
The date, time, and time zone are set.
4 Press [MENU] to return to the frequency screen.

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

Rotate the VOL control to increase the volume and
counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
When no sound is heard (the squelch is closed), you can
adjust the noise level by rotating the VOL control while
pressing the [MONI].

VOLUME BALANCE (BAND A/B)

This function adjusts the volume balance when using the
transceiver with dual bands.
1 Access Menu No. 910.
Volume balance screen appears by pressing [MENU],
[PF1], [VFO], [MARK].
2 Change the balance with [
• Band A and B are set to the same volume level (MAX)
as a default setting. Pressing [MODE] returns to the
previous screen without changing the setting.
When you select [Operation Band Only], the sound of the
operation band is outputted with priority.
Setting examples
When used in combination with APRS:
When using band A for voice calls, use the transceiver with
the sound of band B set to a low volume level or muted.
When simultaneously scanning two waves:
If [Operation Band Only] is set, a voice is output only for
the operation band when the operation and non-operation
band become busy at the same time.
3 Press [ENT] to set the volume balance.
4 Press [MENU] to return to the frequency screen.
SELECTING DUAL BAND MODE/ SINGLE BAND
MODE
You can switch the transceiver between dual band operation
and single band operation.
1 Press [F], [A/B].
• Each time you press [F], [A/B], the transceiver switches
between Single band and Dual band mode.
]/[ ] or [ENC]

SELECTING AN OPERATION BAND

You can select a band A or B as an operation band for
changing the frequency or setting various operations, etc.
1 Press [A/B] to select operating band A or B.
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]/[ ] or [ENC] control.
Dual Band mode Single Band mode
Dual Band A
Single Band A
Dual Band B
Single Band B