Kenwood TM-255A Instruction Manual page 33

5_ MEMORY FEATURES
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The Call channel can be used to store any frequency
within your transceiver operating range. The Call
channel always can be selected quickly. You may
wish to dedicate the Call channel on a group-wide
basis as an emergency channel only to be used for
urgent communications. Regardless, it's always best
to move to a different frequency after establishing
contact to free-up the Call channel.
Store your desired frequency for the Call channel with
this procedure.
1 Select a frequency, modulation mode, and other
data (as required).
2 Press [M.IN].
* The last memory channel number selected
appears.
3 Select the Call channel using the
Alternate Tuning control or microphone
[UP]/[DWN].
* The Call channel is selected as shown below:
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98 01
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4 Press [M.IN] again.
¢ The data selected in Step 1 is stored in the Call
channel, and the transceiver returns to VFO
mode.
Note: Pressing [M.IN] overwrites new data on any previous data
in that channel.
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MEMORY CHANNEL RECALL
Recall a memory channel with the following
procedure:
1 Press [MR] in VFO mode.
* The last memory channel selected appears.
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2 Select a memory channel using the
Alternate Tuning control or microphone
[UP]/[DWN].
* Pressing [MHz] allows you to select only
memory channels that contain data. Pressing
[MHz] again cancels this function.
+ If the Call channel was recalled, press [CLR] to
exit Memory Scroll before the next step.
3 To return to VFO mode, press either [A/B], or
[M>V] if you wish to transfer the selected memory
data to the VFO last selected.
a result of RIT alters the memory channel frequency only
TEMPORARY FREQUENCY CHANGE
Itis possible to change the operating frequency by
using the Main Tuning control without affecting the
contents of the recalled memory channel. Select this
operation via Menu B, No.55 {page 14}.