Kenwood TM-281A - Manual (Page 34)

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Note:
◆ Pressing [PTT] causes the “ ” icon to quit blinking.
◆ ASC can be activated while operating in Simplex Mode.
However, it does not change the Transmission/Reception
frequencies.
◆ ASC does not function while scanning.
◆ Activating ASC while using Reverse switches Reverse OFF.
◆ If you recall a Memory Channel or the Call Channel that contains
a Reverse ON status, ASC is switched OFF.
◆ 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:
◆ 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.
◆ The transceiver continues to check the Weather Alert Channel
and Priority Channel during Tone Frequency ID Scan.