Kenwood TM-D710E User Manual 3 - Page 13

NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL You can name Memory channels using up to 8 characters. When you recall a named Memory channel, its name appears on the display. Names can be callsigns, repeater names, cities, people, etc. CHANNEL DISPLAY FUNCTION Use this function when you want to use only Memory channels. When this function is switched ON, the transceiver displays only a Memory channel number instead of a frequency. 1 Turn the transceiver power OFF. 2 Press [LOW] + Power ON to turn the channel display ON or OFF. 1 Press [MR] to enter Memory Recall mode. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired Memory channel. 3 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 200. 4 Enter your desired name for the channel. Note: You can overwrite a Memory channel name by performing the steps above. You can also clear a Memory channel name by clearing the Memory channel. MEMORY-TO-VFO TRANSFER Transferring the contents of a Memory channel or the Call channel to the VFO can be useful if you want to search for other stations or a clear frequency, near the selected Memory channel or Call channel frequency. 1 Press [MR] or [CALL] to enter Memory Recall mode or select the Call channel. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired channel. (This step is not necessary when selecting the Call channel.) 3 Press [F], [M>V]. • The entire contents of the Memory channel or Call channel are copied to the VFO, and VFO mode is selected after the transfer is complete. • When copying a transmit frequency from an odd-split Memory or Call channel, you must first turn the Reverse function ON before pressing [F], [M>V]. Note: ◆ If no Memory channels have saved data in them, channel display will not function. ◆ When using Channel Display, you cannot reset the transceiver. While in Channel Display mode, the transceiver keys function as shown next page: MEMORY CH-3