Kenwood RC-D710 Manual de usuario

CONTENTS-1OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS <RC-D710 + TM-V71> ...REPEATER-REPEATER ACCESS ...

MEMORY CH-3NAMINg A MEMORY CHANNELYou can name Memory channels using up to 8 characters. When you recall a named Memory channel, its name appears on

MEMORY CH-4Key Name [KEY] [F], [KEY] [KEY] (1s) While Transmitting[KEY] + Power ONPower ON/OFF Power ON/OFF Power ON/OFF Power ON/OFF XPM– – – – –TNC–

PM-1PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY (PM)Programmable Memory (PM) stores virtually all settings currently set on the transceiver <RC-D710 + TM-V71> or RC-D71

PM-2AutO PM chAnnEL stOREAfter you recall a PM channel, this function automatically overwrites the current PM channel with the present operating envir

SCAN <RC-D710 + TM-V71>Scan is a useful feature for hands-off monitoring of your favorite frequencies. Becoming comfortable with all types of S

SCAN-2MEMORY SCANUse Memory Scan to monitor all Memory channels programmed with frequency data.1 Select your desired band.2 Press [MR] (1s).v Scan

SCAN-3PROGRAM SCANProgram Scan is identical to VFO Scan except that you select a frequency range for the scan.n Setting Scan Limits You can store u

SCAN-4VISUAL SCANWhile you are receiving, Visual Scan allows you to monitor frequencies near the current operating frequency. Visual Scan graphically

CTCSS-1CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM (CTCSS) <RC-D710 + TM-V71>You may sometimes want to hear calls only from specific persons. The Cont

CTCSS-2CTCSS FREQUENCY IDThis function scans through all CTCSS frequencies to identify the incoming CTCSS frequency on a received signal. You may fin

CONTENTS-2EchoLink® <RC-D710 + TM-V71> ... EchoLink-WHAT IS EchoLink? ...

DIGITAL CODED SQUELCH (DCS) <RC-D710 + TM-V71>Digital Code Squelch (DCS) is another application which allows you to ignore (not hear) unwanted c

DUAL TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY (DTMF) <RC-D710 + TM-V71>The keys on the microphone keypad function as DTMF keys; the 12 keys found on a push-button t

DTMF-2n Transmitting Stored DTMF Codes1 Press and hold the microphone [PTT].2 While transmitting, press the Tuning control.• The last called DTMF

EchoLink® <RC-D710 + TM-V71>WHAT IS EchoLink?EchoLink allows you to communicate with other amateur radio stations over the internet, using VoIP

EchoLink-2SETTING UP EchoLink Sysop MODEConnect the TM-V71 to a personal computer to use the system as a node station for EchoLink relaying.When conne

OTHER OPERATIONSPOWER ON MESSAGEEach time you switch the transceiver ON, “HELLO” (default) appears on the display for approximately 2 seconds. You ca

OTHER OP-2KEY BEEPYou can turn the transceiver beep function ON or OFF as desired.1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 000.2 Turn the beep function ON

OTHER OP-3CHANGING THE FREQUENCY STEP SIZEChoosing the correct frequency step size is essential in selecting your exact frequency. The default step s

OTHER OP-4AUTOMATIC POWER OFF (APO)Automatic Power Off is a background function that monitors whether or not any operations have been performed (keys

OTHER OP-5SPEAKER MUTEWhile receiving or transmitting on the TX band, you may not want to hear audio received on the other band. Use this function to

CONTENTS-3APRS® ... APRS-APRS DATA COMMUN

OTHER OP-6MASKING A BANDIf you have no plans to use band A or B, you can hide the frequency display on the unused band. This saves power consumption

PACKET OPERATIONConnect this transceiver to your personal computer via a Terminal Node Controller (TNC). You can send messages or commands to far away

PACKET-2COM PORT SPEEDYou can adjust the speed at which the computer and transceiver exchange information, when the transceiver is connected to your c

PACKET-3TNC COMMANDS LISTThe commands supported by the built-in TNC are listed below. You must enter a space between a command name (or short-form) an

PACKET-4Command Name Short Description Parameter DefaultDISPLAY DISPCauses the TNC to display the current status of all the commands. You can also spe

PACKET-5Command Name Short Description Parameter DefaultKISS KISSWhen ON, entering a RESTART command causes the TNC to enter (or exit) KISS mode. ON/

PACKET-6Command Name Short Description Parameter DefaultNPATH NPATHSpecifies digipeater call signs to be added when the UISSID parameter in a received

PACKET-7Command Name Short Description Parameter DefaultTRFLOW TRFWhen ON, causes the TNC to respond to software flow control from the computer in Tra

APRS-1APRS®APRS DATA COMMUNICATION (APRS BEACON)u This function uses the APRS format for data communications including your station position, message

ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CLOCKThis transceiver has a clock to manage information on when APRS packets are received. Use Menu Set-up to correct the curre

CONTENTS-4RESET ... RESET-KEY OPERATION ...

APRS-3RECEIVING APRS DATAEach time a new APRS packet is received, the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below:Position comment (

APRS-4DISPLAY EXAMPLEPage 1 q: Station iconw: Status texte: Call signr: Time (packet received)t: Datey: Situationu: Direction of stationi: Distance fr

APRS-5SORT FUNCTIONThis function allows you to sort the station list according to the call sign, date time, or distance.1 Display the station list.2

APRS-6RECEIVING A MESSAGEEach time a proper message is received, the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below:q: Indicatorw: Call

APRS-7 [ALLCLR]: Clears all digits and backs the cursor to the first digit.6 Rotate the Tuning control to select the first digit.• You can enter

APRS-8BASIC SETTINGSEnter Menu mode and access Menu 600.n My Call Sign <MY CALLSIGN> Program your call sign using a maximum of 9 alphanumeric

APRS-9SETTING GPS PORTEnter Menu mode and access Menu 602n Baud Rate <BAUD RATE> Set the communication speed of the external GPS or other equ

APRS-10PROGRAMMING POSITION DATAEnter Menu mode and access Menu 605.n Select Position channel This transceiver has 5 memory channels for storing po

APRS-11n QSY Function <RC-D710 + TM-V71> This function imbeds the frequency of the audio channel to the first character of the status text me

APRS-12SETTING BEACON TX ALGORITHMEnter Menu mode and access Menu 611.n Packet Transmit Method <METHOD> Select the operation method for trans

REPEATER-1REPEATER ACCESSMost repeaters use a receive and transmit frequency pair with a standard or non-standard offset (odd-split). In addition, s

APRS-13PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATHEnter Menu mode and access Menu 612. Select the packet path type from [New-N PARADIGM], [RELAY PARADIGM], [STATE/SECTI

APRS-14NETWORKEnter Menu mode and access Menu 613.Set APRS data communications UNPROTOCOL. UNPROTOCOL is the method in which packet data is transmitte

APRS-15SETTING AS A DIGIPEATERn DIGIPEAT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 616. When using the RC-D710 as a digipeater, set whether or not your cal

APRS-16n UITRACE When using the RC-D710 as a digipeater, set whether or not UITRACE digipeat runs. When the received UI Frame character string ma

APRS-17SETTING SOUNDEnter Menu mode and access Menu 624.<RC-D710 + TM-V71><RC-D710 + PG-5J>n RX Beep Type <RX BEEP> This transcei

APRS-18SELECTING A NAVITRA GROUPEnter Menu mode and access Menu 628.n Group Mode <GROUP MODE> Select to Group mode ON or OFF.n Enter Group C

APRS-19PACKET MONITOR DISPLAYThis transceiver presents Terminal Window mode to display raw data of received APRS packets. It displays up to 155 charac

RESETThere are 4 types of reset available:VFO Reset <RC-D710 + TM-V71> Use to initialize the VFO and accompanying settings.PARTIAL (Partial) Res

VGS-1 (OPTIONAL) OPERATION <RC-D710 + TM-V71>When using the optional VGS-1 voice guide & storage unit, you gain access to the voice recorder

VGS-2AUTO: Announcements are made automatically when changing a mode/frequency/setting.Operation AnnouncementPress [LOCK] (to turn the Lock function O

REPEATER-2n Selecting a Tone Frequency To select the tone frequency required to access your desired repeater:1 Turn the Tone function ON.2 Press

VGS-3 Continuous Recording Received signals on the control band are continuously recorded, with the memory retaining the last 30 seconds of record

CROSS-BAND/ LOCKED-BAND OPERATION <WITH TM-V71(A) K TYPE ONLY>This transceiver is capable of receiving signals on one band and retransmitting si

WIRELESS OPERATION <WITH TM-V71(A) K TYPE ONLY>If you also have a compatible Kenwood handy transceiver, you may use it as a remote control for t

WEATHER ALERT <WITH TM-V71(A) K TYPE ONLY>The Weather Alert is available only in the USA and Canada. When activated, this function will check f

SKY COMMAND II <WITH TM-V71(A) K TYPE ONLY>The Sky Command II allows remote control of a TS-2000, TS-2000X, TS-B2000, TS-480HX, TS-480SAT, TS-57

SKY CMD-2PREPARATION FLOWThe following steps should guide you to a good start of Sky Command operation. First connect the Transporter to the HF transc

SKY CMD-3PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCYOn receiving a tone from the Commander, the Transporter causes the HF transceiver to enter Transmit mode. On both

REPEATER-3REVERSE FUNCTIONAfter setting a separate receive and transmit frequency, you can exchange these frequencies using the Reverse function. Thi

MEMORY CH-1MEMORY CHANNELS <RC-D710 + TM-V71>In Memory channels, you can store frequencies and related data that you often use. Then you need n

MEMORY CH-2STORINg ODD-SPLIT REPEATER FREquENCIESSome repeaters use a receive and transmit frequency pair with a non-standard offset. To access those