Programmable Vfo; Memory Channel Lockout; Erasing Memory Channels; Memory Channel Name - Kenwood TS-480HX Instruction Manual

11 MEMORY FEATURES
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Programmable VFO

Using the start and end frequencies that you
stored in channels 90 to 99, Programmable VFO
restricts the frequency range that you can tune
with the Tuning control. One application of this
function is to help you operate within the
authorized frequency limits of your license.
1 Press [A/B / M/V] (1 s) to enter Memory Recall
mode.
2 Turn the MULTI control, or press Mic [UP]/
[DWN] to select a memory channel from 90 to
99.
• You can also select a channel by entering a
2-digit number. Press [ENT], [9], [0] for
example.
Now you can only tune from the start frequency to
the end frequency, using the Tuning control.
Pressing Mic /
Note: [UP]
changies the memory channel number while in Programmable
VFO mode.

MEMORY CHANNEL LOCKOUT

You can lock out memory channels that you prefer
not to monitor during Memory Scan. Memory Scan is
described in the next chapter {page 58}.
1 Press [A/B / M/V] (1 s) to enter Memory Recall
mode.
2 Turn the MULTI control, or press Mic [UP]/ [DWN]
to select the desired memory channel.
• You can also select a channel by entering a
2-digit number. Press [ENT], [3], [4] for
example.
3 Press [ENT] (1 s).
• A dot appears beside the right-most digit of the
memory channel number to indicate the
channel has been locked out.
• Pressing [ENT] (1 s) toggles between adding
and removing the channel from the scan list.
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or turning the control
[DWN] MULTI

ERASING MEMORY CHANNELS

If there are memory channels that you will not recall
in the future, you may prefer erasing the contents of
those channels.
1 Press [A/B / M/V] to enter Memory Recall mode.
2 Turn the MULTI control, or press Mic [UP]/ [DWN]
to select the desired memory channel.
• You can also select a channel by entering a
2-digit number. Press [ENT], [3], [4] for
example.
3 Press [MTR/ CLR] (1 s).
• A long beep sounds to confirm that the channel
data has been erased.

MEMORY CHANNEL NAME

You can assign a name to each memory channel. A
maximum of 8 alpha-numeric characters can be
stored.
1 Press [A/B / M/V] (1 s) to enter Memory Recall
mode.
2 Turn the MULTI control, or press Mic [UP]/ [DWN]
to select a memory channel.
3 Press [QMR/ Ms s s s s VFO].
4 Turn the MULTI control to select the desired
alpha-numeric character. You can move the
cursor to the left by pressing [ ], or to the right by
pressing [ ]. Press [CL] to erase the character
at the cursor.
You cannot name the Quick Memory channels.
Note:
5 After selecting all the necessary characters for the
memory channel name, press [QMR/ Ms s s s s VFO] to
store the name.
6 When you recall a memory channel with a name,
the name is displayed on the sub-display along
with the memory channel number {page 51}.
Available alpha-numeric characters
A B C D E F G H
O P Q R S T U V W X Y
+ – / 0 1 2
"SP" represents a space character.
I J K L M N
Z
S P
3 4 5 6 7 8 9