Other Operations; Power On Message; Display Illumination; Auto Display Brightness - Kenwood TM-D710A (K type) Instruction Manual

POWER ON MESSAGE

Each time you switch the transceiver ON, "HELLO"
(default) appears on the display for approximately 2
seconds. You can program your favorite message in
place of the default message.
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 500.
2 Enter your desired message.
• Press [CLR] to clear the entire message, if necessary.

DISPLAY ILLUMINATION

You can manually change the display illumination to suit
the lighting conditions where you are operating.
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 501.
2 Set your desired brightness level from 1 to 8, or OFF.

■ Auto Display Brightness

When Auto Brightness is activated, the display will light
up every time a key is pressed.
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 502.
2 Set the Auto Brightness function to ON or OFF.

■ Backlight Color

You can manually change the display illumination to
suit the lighting conditions where you are operating.
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 503.
2 Set the backlight color to AMBER or GREEN.

OTHER OPERATIONS

■ Display Contrast

The display visibility changes depending on the
ambient conditions, for example between daytime and
night. When you find the display is not clear, use this
function to select the optimum display contrast.
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 504.
2 Set your desired contrast level from 1 to16.
Note: The display contrast may be affected by a change in
temperature. Adjust the contrast as necessary.

■ Positive/ Negative Reversal

You can change the display status between Negative
and Positive (default).
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 505.
2 Set the backlight color to NEGATIVE or POSITIVE.

KEY LOCK

The Key Lock function ensures that your transceiver
settings will remain unchanged if you accidentally press a
key. When activated, the following functions can still be
used:
• [ ]
• [PTT]
To turn Key Lock ON or OFF, press [F] (1s).
• When Key Lock is activated, the
the display.

■ Microphone Key Lock

The Microphone Key Lock function will lock the
microphone PF (Programmable Function) keys.
1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 513.
2 Turn the Microphone Key Lock function ON or OFF.
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