Kenwood TK-372G Service Manual page 4

TK-372G
4) Home Channel
Press this key once, the channel switches to the pre-
programmed home channel.
5) Key lock
When the KEY LOCK switch is held down for one second
or more, keys other than [PTT], [Side1], [Side2], [VOL],
[POWER], and KEY LOCK are locked.
When 12/16 KEY LOCK is set with the FPU, the DTMF
key is locked and when front-panel KEY LOCK is set, the
DTMF key and the [PF] key are locked.
6) Lamp
This key illuminates the LCD and keys on the front panel.
When the key is pressed, the LED lamp goes on.
When it is released, the lamp goes off after about five
seconds. If any key is pressed while the LED lamp is on,
the lamp is kept on for five seconds.
7) Monitor
Used to release signalling or squelch when operating in
conventional mode. It is also used to reset option signalling.
8) Operator Selectable Tone
This key switches the pre-set decode QT/DQT and encode
QT/DQT to OST (Operator Selectable Tone) tone pair.
Press this key, the transceiver enters OST mode. In this
mode, the display shows "OFF" and the operator can select
one of the OST tone pair using the tuning control. The display
shows "TONE ∗∗" and tone pair No. ∗∗ is selected.
Press OST key again, the transceiver exits from OST mode,
and returns to the group/channel mode.
16 tones pair for OST can be programmed by KPG-56D.
OST is useful to access the repeater with same radio
frequency and different tone (QT/DQT).
9) 2-Tone Encode Select
1 Press the key programmed as 2-tone Encode Select.
• A pre-programmed 2-tone code name appears on the
display.
2 Press the key programmed as Rotary encoder to select
you desired 2-tone code name.
3 Press PTT switch and 2-Tone Encode Select key to transmit
and release them to receive.
10) RF power low
Used to temporarily switch transmission output to low power.
Turning the function on enables:
Hi→Low, Low→Low
Key states are backed up, except in the PC mode when
they are reset.
11) Scan
Pressing this key starts scanning. Pressing this key again
stops scanning.
12) Scan Del/Add
This key switches the currently displayed channel between
"Delete" and "Add".
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OPERATING FEATURES
13) Talk Around
14) None
3. Display
4. Scan Operating
1) Scan types
that can be selected with the group selector.
The "Add" channel is contained in the scan sequence, the
"Delete" channel is not contained. In the scan mode, this key
switches the channel between delete or add, temporarily.
Press this key, the transceiver uses the receive frequency
and tone for transmission.
The operator can call the other party directly (without repeater).
Press this key again, the talk around function goes off.
An error operation beep sounds, and no action will occur.
Use this function when the transceiver is required to be
operated more simply.
Icon
Appears while using Smar Trunk.
Appears when the selected channel is
busy.
Appears when QT, DQT, DTMF, or 2-
Tone decoding is deactivated (by
pressing the Monitor key).
Appears when you receive a Code
Squelch, Selective Call, 2-Tone, or
DTMF Signallling call. Also appears
when you transmit using Code Squelch
or Selective Call.
Appears while scanning.
Appears when using low power on the
selected channel.
Appears when the selected channel is
included in the scanning sequence.
Displays the selected channel, the
squelch level, DTMF digits (when
entering digits, confirming digits, or
making a call), and messages received
via Selective Call.
Single Group Scan
You can scan all valid (ADD) channels in the displayed group
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