Kenwood TH-42A - Manual (Page 25)

SELECTING OUTPUT POWER
TRANSMITTING
TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT)
It’s wise, and required by law, to select the lowest power
that allows reliable communication. This saves battery
power which extends battery life, and lowers the risk of
interfering with others on the band.
Press IF], [PIT].
• The default is High power (no indicator appears).
• Each time this key combination is pressed, the
transmit output power changes as below:
High ----- Low ("L") ----------------
Economic Low ("EL")
Batteries High
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"EL"
PB-30 1.8 W 0.5 W 0.05 W 1
PB-32/33 3.0 W 2 0.5 W 0.05 W 1
PB-34 5.0'W 0.5 W 0.05 W 1
Alkaline 1.5 W 0.5 W 0.05 W 1
Manganese 1.5 W 0.5 W 0.05 W 1
1 ТН-42АУАТ/Е: 0.03 W
2 ТН-42АУАТ/Е; 2.5 W
Note:
► The transmit output power cannot be changed while
transmitting.
The horizontal bars that appear on the display while
transmitting indicate the relative battery level.
It is sometimes necessary or desirable to restrict a single
transmission to a specific maximum time. This feature
can be useful when accessing repeaters to prevent
repeater time-outs, or when particularly trying to
conserve battery power. Select the most appropriate
timer value for your operating habits.
1 Press [CALL] + POWER ON to select Menu Set-up.
2 Turn the ENC/SQL control to select Menu No. 13.
• The current timer value appears.
• The default is "900".
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3 Press [CALL] repeatedly to cycle through the timer
values available.
• You can choose 30 s, 60 s, 90 s, 180 s, or 900 s.
4 Press any key other than [CALL], [LAMP], or [MONI]
to exit Menu Set-up.
When TOT times out, the transceiver automatically
returns to Receive. To resume transmitting, release and
then press [PTT] again.
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