Chapter 3 Getting Acquainted; Front Panel - Kenwood TM-481A Instruction Manual

FRONT PANEL

Note: This section describes only the main functions of the front
panel controls. Explanations for functions not described here are
provided in the appropriate sections of this instruction manual.
q
(Power) switch/ Volume control
Press to switch the transceiver power ON or OFF
{page 14}.
Turn to adjust the level of the receive audio from the
speaker {page 14}.
w MENU button/ Tuning control
Press to enter MHz Mode {page 16}. In this mode,
you can change the operating frequency in 1 MHz
steps using the Tuning control or Mic [UP]/[DWN].
Press and hold for 1 second while in VFO Mode to
begin MHz Scan {page 39} or while in MR Mode to
begin Group Scan {page 40}.
GETTING ACQUAINTED
Press [F] then press [MENU] to enter Menu Mode
{page 18}.
Turn to select:
• Operating frequencies when in VFO Mode {page 15}.
• Memory Channels when in Memory Recall Mode
{page 30}.
• Menu Nos. when in Menu Mode {page 18}.
• Scan direction while scanning {pages 27, 37, 45, 47}.
e CALL key
Press to recall the Call Channel {page 35}. Press and
hold for 1 second while in VFO Mode to begin Call/
VFO Scan {page 41}. Press and hold for
1 second while in Memory Recall Mode to begin Call/
Memory Scan {page 41}.
Press [F] then press [CALL] to activate the Tone {page
24}, CTCSS {page 44}, or DCS {page 46} function.
r VFO key
Press to enter VFO Mode {page 15}. In this mode,
you can change the operating frequency using the
Tuning control or Mic [UP]/[DWN]. Press and hold for
1 second while in VFO Mode to begin Band Scan {page
38}. Press and hold for 1 second while in VFO Mode
after programming a scan range to begin Program
Scan {page 38}.
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