Tone frequency id scan – Kenwood TM-281A User Manual

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Note:

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Pressing

[PTT] causes the “

” icon to quit blinking.

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ASC can be activated while operating in Simplex Mode.

However, it does not change the Transmission/Reception
frequencies.

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ASC does not function while scanning.

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Activating ASC while using Reverse switches Reverse OFF.

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If you recall a Memory Channel or the Call Channel that contains

a Reverse ON status, ASC is switched OFF.

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ASC causes received audio to be momentarily intermitted every

3 seconds.

TONE FREQUENCY ID SCAN

This function scans through all tone frequencies to identify
the incoming tone frequency on a received signal. You
can use this function to determine which tone frequency is
required by accessing your local repeater.

1 Press

[F], [MENU] and turn the Tuning control to

select Menu No. 2 (T).

2 Press

[MENU] (1s) to start the Tone Frequency ID

Scan.

• When the transceiver receives a signal, scan starts.

The decimal point blinks during scan.

• While the transceiver is receiving a signal during Tone

Frequency ID Scan, the signal is emitted from the
speaker.

• To reverse the scan direction, turn the Tuning control.

• To quit the function, press any key.
• When the tone frequency is identified, a beep sounds and

the identified frequency blinks.

3 Press

[MENU] to program the identified tone

frequency in place of the current tone frequency or
press any other key to exit the Tone Frequency ID
Scan.

• Turn

the

Tuning control while the identified tone

frequency is blinking to resume scanning.

4 Press any key other than [MENU] to exit Menu Mode.

Note:

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Some repeaters do not re-transmit the access tone in the

download signal. In this case, check the other station’s uplink
signal to detect the repeater access tone.

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The transceiver continues to check the Weather Alert Channel

and Priority Channel during Tone Frequency ID Scan.

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