Kenwood NX-720GE - Manual (Page 10)

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BASIC OPERATIONS
SWITCHING POWER ON/ OFF
Press to switch the transceiver ON.
• A beep sounds and the display illuminates.
• If the Transceiver Password function is programmed, “PASSWORD” will appear on the
display.
Press again to switch the transceiver OFF.
■ Transceiver Password
To enter the password:
1 Press
the / key to select a digit.
• When using a microphone DTMF keypad, simply enter the password digits and
proceed to step 4.
2 Press the S or key to accept the entry and move to the next digit.
• Press the A or # key to delete an incorrect digit.
• Press the C> key to delete all.
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the entire password.
• The password can contain a maximum of 6 digits.
4 Press the S or key to confirm the entered password.
• If you enter an incorrect password, an error tone sounds and the transceiver
remains locked.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
Press the [Volume Up] key to increase the volume. Press the [Volume Down] key to
decrease the volume.
If Squelch Off has been programmed onto a key, you can use that function to listen to
background noise while adjusting the volume level.
SELECTING A ZONE AND CHANNEL/GROUP ID
Select the desired zone and channel/group ID using the keys programmed as [Zone Up]/
[Zone Down] and [CH/GID Up]/ [CH/GID Down].
• You can program names for zones and channels/group IDs with up to 10 characters.
• If the Voice Announce function has been set up by your dealer, an audio voice will
announce the new zone, channel and group number when changing the zone, channel,
and/or group.
TRANSMITTING
1 Select the desired zone and channel/group ID.
2 Press the key programmed as [Monitor] or [Squelch Off] to check whether or not the
channel is free.