Kenwood TM-271A - Manual (Page 16)

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GETTING ACQUAINTED
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 w
e r t y u
TM-271 MENU
q q q q 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 w w w 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 41} or while in MR Mode to
begin Group Scan {page 42}.
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, 39, 47, 49}.
e e e e 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 43}. Press and hold for
1 second while in Memory Recall Mode to begin Call/
Memory Scan {page 43}.
Press [F] then press [CALL] to activate the Tone
{page 24}, CTCSS {page 46}, or DCS {page 48}
function.
r r r r 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 40}. Press and hold for 1 second while in VFO
Mode after programming a scan range to begin
Program Scan {page 40}.