Kenwood TM-271 Instruction Manual

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276Note:◆ 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 containsa Reverse ON status, ASC is switched OFF.◆ ASC causes received audio to be momentarily intermitted every3 seconds.TONE FREQUENCY ID SCANThis function scans through all tone frequencies to identifythe incoming tone frequency on a received signal. Youcan use this function to determine which tone frequency isrequired by accessing your local repeater.1 Press [F], [MENU] and turn the Tuning control toselect Menu No. 2 (T).2 Press [MENU] (1s) to start the Tone Frequency IDScan.• When the transceiver receives a signal, scan starts.The decimal point blinks during scan.• While the transceiver is receiving a signal during ToneFrequency ID Scan, the signal is emitted from thespeaker.• To reverse the scan direction, turn the Tuning control.• To quit the function, press any key.• When the tone frequency is identified, a beep soundsand the identified frequency blinks.3 Press [MENU] to program the identified tonefrequency in place of the current tone frequency orpress any other key to exit the Tone Frequency IDScan.• Turn the Tuning control while the identified tonefrequency 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 thedownload signal. In this case, check the other station’s uplinksignal to detect the repeater access tone.◆ The transceiver continues to check the Weather Alert Channeland Priority Channel during Tone Frequency ID Scan.