Kenwood TK-7160E - Discontinued - Manual (Page 17)

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S
ELECTING A
Z
ONE AND
C
HANNEL
On TK-7160/ TK-8160 transceivers, select the desired zone using the keys
programmed as Zone Up and Zone Down.
Select the desired channel using the keys programmed as Channel Up and
Channel Down.
On TK-7160/ TK-8160 transceivers, names of up to 8 characters in length can be
programmed for channels. To toggle the display between the channel name and
the zone-channel number, press the key programmed as Display Character.
T
RANSMITTING
1 Select your desired zone and channel (above).
• In Voting, Voting with Signaling, and Free Channel Call zones, the channel is
selected automatically.
2 In Conventional zones, press the key programmed as Monitor or Squelch
Off to check whether or not the channel is free.
• If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free.
3 Press microphone PTT switch and speak into the microphone. Release the
PTT switch to receive.
• For best sound quality at the receiving station, hold the microphone approximately
1.5 inches (3 ~ 4 cm) from your mouth.
• In Voting and Voting with Signaling zones, the transceiver will search for the
closest repeater and transmit using that repeater’s frequency.
• In Free Channel Call zones, the transceiver will search for a free channel and will
begin transmitting on that channel.
R
ECEIVING
1 Select your desired zone and channel (above).
• Alternatively, in Conventional zones, you can activate the Scan function if desired.
• In Voting and Voting with Signaling zones, the transceiver will automatically search
for the strongest signal and receive on that frequency.
• In Free Channel Call zones, the transceiver will automatically search for any signal
and will receive on that channel.
2 When you hear a caller’s voice, readjust the volume as necessary.