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VGS-1 (OPTIONAL) OPERATION

When using the optional VGS-1 voice guide & storage unit, you gain access to the voice recorder and voice
announcement functions. <The VGS-1 is sold depending upon area.>

VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

When changing modes, frequencies, settings, etc., an audio
voice will announce the new information.

• Voice announcements are output from the PTT band side.

Enter Menu mode and access Menu 003.

Set the announcement function to MANUAL, AUTO, or

OFF.

• Refer to the tables below for announcements based on

settings.

MANUAL:

A microphone PF key must be programmed as

[VOICE]

use MANUAL voice announcement.

Operation

Announcement

While in VFO
mode

Press

[VOICE]

Operating band frequency

While in MR mode

Press

[VOICE]

“Channel” + Channel
operating band frequency

While in Call
mode

Press

[VOICE]

“Call channel” + operating band
frequency

While in Menu
mode

Press

[VOICE]

Menu number or setting value
(some selections have no voice
announcement)

Tone frequency
setup

Press

[VOICE]

“Tone frequency” + frequency value

CTCSS frequency
setup

Press

[VOICE]

“CTCSS frequency” + frequency value

DCS code setup

Press

[VOICE]

“DCS” + code value

AUTO:

Announcements are made automatically when changing a
mode/frequency/setting.

Operation

Announcement

Press [VFO]

“VFO”

Press [MR]

“MR”

Press [CALL]

“Call”

Press [MENU]

“Menu” + menu number

Press [F]

“Function”

Press [PM]

“PM”

Press [ENT]

“Enter”

Change the
operating band/
turn the power ON

“A”/“B” + “Channel” (for MR only) +
“Call”/channel “Channel”
(for CALL only) + operating band
fre output power level

Change the
frequency band

New receive frequency

Setting up the PM

Channel number/“Off”

Frequency direct
entry

Entered key number

Memory Direct
Entry mode

Channel number

Press [F], rotate
Tuning control

On stored channel
“Memory in” + channel
frequency

Press [F], [M.IN] in
VFO mode

On blank channel
“Memory in” + channel
“Blank”

Press [A/B] in
VFO mode

“A”/“B” + fre output power
level

Press [F] and then
the Tuning control
in VFO mode

“Menu” + “Mode” + The main Menu
number corresponds to the first digit.
(For example, “5” is Menu No. 5xx.)

Select Menu
number in
category

“Menu” + menu number

Select setting
value in Menu
mode

Setting value

Clearing a
memory channel

“ channel “Clear”

Perform a Full
Reset

“Full reset?”

Perform a Partial
Reset

“Partial reset?”

Perform a VFO
Reset

“VFO reset?”

Perform a PM
Reset

“PM reset?”

VGS-1

Summary of Contents for TM-D710A

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL 144 440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TM D710A K type 144 430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER TM D710A M4 type TM D710E E type Version 2 11 ...

Page 2: ... Channel Memory Simplex 1 STORING ODD SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIES 2 Call Channel Memory Odd Split 2 RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL 2 Memory Recall Method 2 CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL 2 NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL 3 MEMORY TO VFO TRANSFER 3 CHANNEL DISPLAY FUNCTION 3 PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY PM PM APPLICATION EXAMPLES 1 STORING DATA IN PM CHANNELS 2 RECALLING PM CHANNELS 2 AUTO PM CHANNEL STORE 2 PM CHANNEL RESET...

Page 3: ...lecting a Pause Duration 2 DTMF KEY LOCK 2 EchoLink EchoLink STORING EchoLink MEMORY 1 Transmitting EchoLink Memory 1 Selecting a Transmit Speed 2 SETTING UP EchoLink Sysop MODE 2 OTHER OPERATIONS OTHER OP POWER ON MESSAGE 1 DISPLAY ILLUMINATION 1 Auto Display Brightness 1 Backlight Color 1 Display Contrast 1 Positive Negative Reversal 1 KEY LOCK 1 Microphone Key Lock 1 KEY BEEP 2 Beep Volume 2 EX...

Page 4: ... WEATHER STATION 2 ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK 2 Setting Date 2 Setting Time 2 Setting UTC Offset 2 RECEIVING APRS DATA 3 ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA 4 CURSOR CONTROL 4 DISPLAY EXAMPLE 5 SORT FUNCTION 6 DISPLAY FILTER FUNCTION 6 RECEIVING A MESSAGE 7 ENTERING A MESSAGE 7 ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES 8 TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE 8 BASIC SETTINGS 9 My Callsign MY CALLSIGN 9 Beacon Type BEACON TYPE...

Page 5: ...it POSITION LIMIT 12 Packet Filter Type TYPE 12 SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON 13 SETTING BEACON TX ALGORITHM 14 Packet Transmit Method METHOD 14 TX Interval Time TX INTERVAL 14 Decay Algorithm DECAY ALGORITHM 14 Proportional Pathing PROPORTIONAL PATHING 14 PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH 15 NETWORK 16 VOICE ALERT 16 WEATHER STATION DATA OUTPUT 16 Transmit TX 16 Transmit Interval Time TX INTERVAL 16 SETTIN...

Page 6: ...1 SETTING SmartBeaconingTM 21 Low speed LOW SPEED 21 High speed HIGH SPEED 21 Slow rate SLOW RATE 21 Fast rate FAST RATE 21 Turn angle TURN ANGLE 21 Turn slope TURN SLOPE 21 Turn time TURN TIME 21 PACKET MONITOR DISPLAY 21 DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR 21 Connecting TM D710 with the HF Transceiver 21 TRANSCEIVER RESET RESET KEY OPERATION 1 MENU MODE 1 VGS 1 OPTIONAL OPERATION VGS VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS 1...

Page 7: ...LS ONLY WIRELESS OP REPARATION 1 CONTROL OPERATION 1 WEATHER ALERT K TYPE MODELS ONLY WX WEATHER ALERT ON OFF 1 Weather Channel 1 SKY COMMAND SYSTEM II K AND E TYPES MODELS ONLY SKY CMD CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH THE HF TRANSCEIVER 1 PREPARATION FLOW 2 PROGRAMMING CALLSIGNS 3 PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY 3 CONTROL OPERATION 3 ...

Page 8: ...lt offset frequency on the 144 MHz band is 600 kHz for all type versions The default on the 430 440 MHz band is 5 MHz 1 Select your desired band A or B 2 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 400 3 Set the appropriate offset frequency value The selectable range is from 00 00 MHz to 29 95 MHz in steps of 50 kHz Note After changing the offset frequency the new offset frequency will also be used by Automat...

Page 9: ... Only This function automatically selects an offset direction and activates the Tone function according to the frequency that you have selected To obtain an up to date band plan for repeater offset direction contact your national Amateur Radio association 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 401 2 Set the ARO to ON 3 Press BAND SEL A to select the A band 4 Press VFO to select VFO mode 5 Rotate the Tu...

Page 10: ...not switch Reverse ON or OFF while transmitting AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECKER ASC While using a repeater ASC periodically monitors the strength of signals you receive directly from the other stations If the station s signal is strong enough to allow direct contact without a repeater the icon blinks Press REV 1s to turn the ASC ON When the ASC is ON the icon will appear on the display While direct cont...

Page 11: ...Yes Yes Memory channel name Yes Yes Modulation Demodulation mode Yes Yes STORING SIMPLEX AND STANDARD REPEATER FREQUENCIES 1 Press VFO to enter VFO mode 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired frequency Additionally you can press the microphone UP DWN keys to select a frequency 3 Set up any additional data desired for the frequency Offset direction Tone ON OFF Tone frequency CTCSS ON OF...

Page 12: ...ds You cannot set a different frequency step size for the transmission and reception frequencies You cannot store the transmit offset status and Reverse status in an odd split Call channel RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL 1 Press MR to enter Memory Recall mode 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired Memory channel Additionally you can press the microphone UP DWN keys to select a channel or yo...

Page 13: ...ess MR or CALL to enter Memory Recall mode or select the Call channel 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired channel This step is not necessary when selecting the Call channel 3 Press F M V The entire contents of the Memory channel or Call channel are copied to the VFO and VFO mode is selected after the transfer is complete When copying a transmit frequency from an odd split Memory or ...

Page 14: ...Call mode Call Scan VFO MR MR mode Memory Scan KEY F Function mode Exit Function mode Key Lock Reset TONE REV Reverse ON OFF LOW MUTE Change output power Mute Change output power Change channel display PF1 Select the Weather channel K type PF2 Change control band default Tuning control Group Scan BAND SEL A A band Change Single Dual BAND SEL B B band Change Single Dual ...

Page 15: ...r each individual has personal preferences for how they like to set various functions You have to keep changing many settings each time you use the transceiver Solution Because 5 PM channels are available up to 5 persons can separately program the transceiver and store their customized environment Then each person can quickly change to his or her favorite settings simply by recalling a PM channel ...

Page 16: ... the bottom of the display 4 Enter a channel number 1 to 5 corresponding to your desired PM channel The settings are stored in the PM channel RECALLING PM CHANNELS 1 Press PM PM channel numbers 1 to 5 and OFF appear on the bottom of the display 2 Enter a channel number 1 to 5 corresponding to your desired PM channel The settings stored in the PM channel are recalled The selected channel number app...

Page 17: ...s the Automatic Simplex Checker OFF SELECTING A SCAN RESUME METHOD The transceiver stops scanning at a frequency or Memory channel on which a signal is detected It then continues scanning according to which resume mode you have selected You can choose one of the following modes The default is Time operated mode Time Operated mode The transceiver remains on a busy frequency or Memory channel for ap...

Page 18: ...499 9 900 999 1 Press MR then rotate the Tuning control to select a channel in your desired group 2 Press the Tuning control 1s Scan starts at the current channel The 1 MHz decimal blinks while scanning is in progress To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press microphone UP DWN 3 To quit Group Scan press the Tuni...

Page 19: ...can You can also press microphone UP DWN 5 To quit Program Scan press VFO again Note If the step size differs between the lower limit and upper limit VFO scan will begin instead of Program Scan If the current VFO frequency is within more than one Program Scan range the range stored in the smallest channel number is used MHz SCAN MHz Scan monitors a 1 MHz segment of the band using the current frequ...

Page 20: ...hanged operating frequency as the center frequency Press RESET to restore the previous operating frequency 5 To exit Visual Scan press ESC Note You cannot use the Visual Scan Function under the following circumstances When the APRS NAVITRA or Packet mode is turned ON When only 1 channel has been stored in the memory channels When using Weather Alert K models only If you start Visual Scan in Memory...

Page 21: ...han the Tuning control and ESC to complete the setting 6 When you are called The transceiver squelch opens only when the selected CTCSS tone is received When you make a call Press and hold PTT then speak into the microphone To cancel CTCSS press TONE until CT no longer appears on the display You can also select a CTCSS frequency by using the microphone 1 Select your desired band 2 Press TONE 2 tim...

Page 22: ...N appears on the display Scan starts when a signal is received To reverse the scan direction turn the Tuning control clockwise upward scan or counterclockwise downward scan You can also press microphone UP DWN To quit the scan press ESC When a CTCSS frequency is identified the identified frequency appears on the display and blinks 3 Press the Tuning control to program the identified frequency in p...

Page 23: ...5 Enter your desired DCS code using the microphone keypad Refer to the table below for DCS codes DCS Code 023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047 051 053 054 065 071 072 073 074 114 115 116 122 125 131 132 134 143 145 152 155 156 162 165 172 174 205 212 223 225 226 243 244 245 246 251 252 255 261 263 265 266 271 274 306 311 315 325 331 332 343 346 351 356 364 365 371 411 412 413 423 431 432 445 446 452 45...

Page 24: ...nd the first key pressing additional keys will keep the transceiver in transmit mode for 2 seconds Frequency Hz 1209 1336 1447 1633 697 1 2 3 A 770 4 5 6 B 852 7 8 9 C 941 0 D DTMF Hold Activate this function to remain in transmit mode after beginning to press keys when making a call 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 300 2 Set DTMF Hold to ON to continue transmitting when pressing keys Set this me...

Page 25: ...re code has scrolled across the display If no DTMF code is stored in the selected channel the frequency display is restored Selecting a Transmit Speed Some repeaters may not respond correctly if a DTMF code is transmitted at fast speed If this happens change the DTMF code transmission speed from FAST default to SLOW 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 302 2 Set the speed to FAST or SLOW Selecting a ...

Page 26: ...n and conference which are connected via EchoLink or the DTMF code of the control command etc are entered into the EchoLink code Transmitting EchoLink Memory 1 Press and hold the microphone PTT 2 While transmitting press the Tuning control The last called EchoLink DTMF Memory channel name and number appears on the display 3 While still transmitting rotate the Tuning control to select your desired ...

Page 27: ...output setting Menu No 520 to SQL 2 When unnecessary noise signals etc are sent from the link station to the internet while CTCSS and DCS are active use can verify the usage condition of the operating frequency by setting EchoLink RX Monitor Edit Menu Transmit Receive via the MCP 2A to Busy Only Because of this when EchoLink Sysop mode is ON all received signals on the DATA band are output from th...

Page 28: ...acklight color to AMBER or GREEN Display Contrast The display visibility changes depending on the ambient conditions for example between daytime and night When you find the display is not clear use this function to select the optimum display contrast 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 504 2 Set your desired contrast level from 1 to16 Note The display contrast may be affected by a change in temperat...

Page 29: ...ion 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 002 2 Set the speaker mode to MODE 1 or MODE 2 Refer to the table below for configurations based on the mode selected Mode Speaker Setup Band Output Internal Speaker External SP1 External SP2 MODE 1 None A B SP1 only x A B SP2 only A B SP1 SP2 x A B MODE 2 None A B SP1 only x A B SP2 only B A SP1 SP2 x B A PROGRAMMABLE VFO If you always check frequencies withi...

Page 30: ...one PF Programmable Function keys PF PF1 MR PF2 VF0 PF3 and CALL PF4 You can assign your own desired functions to these 4 keys 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 509 MIC PF1 and or Menu 510 MIC PF2 and or Menu 511 MIC PF3 and or Menu 512 MIC PF4 2 Set your desired function for the key Programmable functions available are WX CH Weather Channel FRQ BAND Frequency bands CTRL Control MONITOR Monitor VG...

Page 31: ...cannot switch between FM and AM to receive on band B ADVANCED INTERCEPT POINT AIP The VHF UHF band is often crowded in urban areas AIP helps eliminate interference and reduce audio distortion caused by inter modulation You can use this function only while operating on the VHF UHF band 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 103 VHF AIP and or Menu 104 UHF AIP 2 Set the AIP to ON or OFF S METER SQUELCH S...

Page 32: ...is lowers the risk of interfering with others on the band When operating from battery power you will enjoy more operating time before a recharge is necessary Press LOW to select high H K E types only medium M or low L power You can program different power settings for bands A and B Note When the transceiver overheats because of ambient high temperature or continuous transmission the protective cir...

Page 33: ... You cannot operate the masked band nor use it to receive or transmit DISPLAY PARTITION BAR The partition bar that appears between bands A and B can be removed if desired 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 527 2 Set the partition bar display to ON or OFF POWER ON PASSWORD If power on password is activated you cannot operate the transceiver without first entering your password after turning the tran...

Page 34: ...LIST Press TNC 2 times to enter PACKET mode The following indicators appear on the transceiver display to show the current TNC status Indicator Status PACKET The TNC is in Packet mode STA Packets to be transmitted still remain in the buffer CON The TNC is in connection with the target station MBOD The mailbox in the TNC is being accessed or connected by the other station MAIL The mailbox in the TN...

Page 35: ...200 bps Transmit data input PKD sensitivity is 40 mVp p and input impedance is 10 kΩ 9600 bps Transmit data input PKD sensitivity is 2 Vp p and input impedance is 10 kΩ 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 518 2 Set the data speed to 1200 or 9600 bps PC Port Speed 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 519 2 Set the PC port speed to 9600 19200 38400 or 57600 bps Turning the power ON OFF will change the po...

Page 36: ...H Specifies the interval from signal drop out until execution of disconnection The unit of the parameter is 10 seconds 0 250 30 CONMODE CONM With NOMODE set to OFF causes the TNC to automatically enter Converse or Transparent mode when connection is completed C T C CONNECT C Sends a connect request Call1 is the callsign of the station to be connected to Call2 to call9 are callsigns of stations to ...

Page 37: ... FLOVER FL Specifies the time deday from when the TNC buffer becomes full until the TNC buffer is cleared The unit of the parameter is 1 minute 0 120 0 FLOW F When ON starting key entry causes the computer to stop displaying received packets ON OFF ON FRACK FR Specifies the interval from one transmission until retry of transmission The unit of the parameter is 1 second 0 15 3 FULLDUP FU When ON al...

Page 38: ...d 0 250 0 MAIL MAI When ON and the TNC mailbox holds a message addressed to you outputs Low to the MAILLED terminal ON OFF OFF MAXFRAME MAX Specifies the maximum number of packets to be transmitted at one time 1 7 4 MBOD MB When ON allows the TNC mailbox to be used ON OFF OFF MCOM MCOM When ON causes the TNC to also monitor control packets When OFF causes it to monitor only information packets ON ...

Page 39: ...the commands RESPTIME RES Specifies the acknowledgment packet transmission delay The unit of the parameter is 100 milliseconds 0 250 5 RESTART RESTART Causes the TNC to function as if it is switched OFF then ON RETRY RE Specifies the number of transmission retries 0 15 10 ROUTE ROU When ON and receiving a packet forwarded by a PBBS leaves the included route information ON OFF ON SENDPAC SE Specifi...

Page 40: ...nter WIDE or TRACE before ID NOID or FIRST ex WIDE FIRST With ID selected deletes the relayed digipeaters and adds the MYCALL parameter With NOID merely decrements N N ex 4 3 to 4 2 With FIRST adds the MYCALL parameter only when serving as the first digipeater ID NOID FIRST ID UISSID UIS When ON causes the TNC to process received UI packets depending on included destination SSIDs ON OFF OFF UITRAC...

Page 41: ...e website for SSID http aprs org aprs11 SSIDs txt as of April 2013 GPS RECEIVER SETTINGS When the GPS receiver is not connected to the TM D710 fixed station set the GPS receiver Menu No 602 GPS PORT INPUT to OFF default value If you do not connect the GPS receiver when you set up GPS your station position location will not be correct and the distance and direction of other stations will not be dis...

Page 42: ... GPS jack on this transceiver accepts a 2 5 mm 1 10 3 conductor plug If necessary use the supplied cable to modify the cable end of your GPS receiver or Weather Station Use a GPS receiver which conforms to the NMEA 0183 format and is compatible with RS 232C signal polarity output at the below mentioned levels Low level 15 0V 0 5 V High level 3 0V 15 0V You cannot use GPS receivers with USB type co...

Page 43: ...MESSAGE will appear You can change the interrupt screen display setting through Menu No 625 DISPLAY AREA When set to OFF the frequency display is not interrupted An indicator such as dP appears depending on the type of data Refer to the table for details Indicator Meaning dP Duplicate position comment nP New position data oP Other station position data Navitra beacon P Beyond position limit F Beyo...

Page 44: ...s the Tuning Control to clear all 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired station using the cursor 3 Press the Tuning control The information of the selected station appears BACK Restores the list of stations MSG Allows message entry to the current station Displays the previous page Displays the next page TUNE Set the QSY frequency APRS only CLR Deletes the entire information of the curr...

Page 45: ...able of displaying the following icons as station IDs APRS NAVITRA Some icons may appear with overlay characters as below if the received icon data includes them APRS only Example The following icons show the directions of stations relative to your position North Up Heading Up example When pressing F N H while the target point distance traveling direction is displayed the North Up display displays...

Page 46: ...on list 2 Press FILTER The filter type list appears on the display 3 Select a filter type 4 Press the Tuning control FILTERING appears on the display and filtering begins DIGIPEATER Only Digipeater Stations are displayed WEATHER Only Weather Stations are displayed MOBILE Only Mobile Stations are displayed OBJECT Only Object Stations are displayed KENWOOD Only KENWOOD TH D7 TH D72 TM D700 TM D710 a...

Page 47: ...expectedly deleted If the oldest message has not been accessed using the List function when memory is full a new message does not replace the oldest message This transceiver will return a reject command and display rM This transceiver beeps each time it receives any type of APRS packet You may access Menu 624 SOUND RX BEEP to change this setting The default is ALL ENTERING A MESSAGE To transmit a ...

Page 48: ...te and time from the GPS receiver to the internal clock CLR Deletes the current message If you select one of your outgoing messages the following display appears BACK Restores the list of messages NEW Create a new message EDIT Allows you to edit the transmitted message SEND All messages which can be transmitted will be sent 1 time RE TX When pressed for a message assigned a period resets the retry...

Page 49: ...ndependent of the selection for Packet mode Select band A or B as the data band for receiving or transmitting APRS packets The default is band A indicates the current data band Note In Menu 601 the selection switches among A BAND B BAND TX A BAND RX B BAND and RX A BAND TX B BAND Select TX A BAND RX B BAND or RX A BAND TX B BAND if APRS networks which use two separate frequencies become available ...

Page 50: ...ion verification model as of April 2013 ULTIMETER 2100 Packet mode Output Type OUTPUT WAYPOINT Waypoint information is forwarded The callsign and positioning data received from another station can be displayed as the waypoint data through the device connected to your GPS receiver or on the GPS receiver display DGPS Differential GPS information is forwarded The differential information which is rec...

Page 51: ...ult The table shows how the digits are cleared OFF 1 DIGIT 2 DIGIT 3 DIGIT 4 DIGIT 33 50 43 33 50 4 33 50 33 5 33 118 13 72 118 13 7 118 13 118 1 118 When the beacon type is NAVITRA this information will not appear on the display SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 607 The APRS data which you transmit always includes one of the 15 predetermined position comments Select an ...

Page 52: ...requency of 79 7 Hz Encoding tOFF A lower case t indicates Narrow Tone OFF Without any tone Encoding or Decoding C079 An upper case C indicates Wide CTCSS frequency of 79 7 Hz Encoding Decoding c079 A lower case c indicates Narrow CTCSS frequency of 79 7 Hz Encoding Decoding D023 An upper case D indicates Wide DCS code of 023 Encoding Decoding d023 A lower case d indicates Narrow DCS code of 023 E...

Page 53: ... Big Question Mark Motorcycle IRLP EchoLink 0 REILROAD ENGIN APRStt A Car BBS B Canoe C APRS supports approximately 200 icons It allows users to select each icon by specifying a combination of two ASCII codes for example and One is a symbol code and the other is a table identification code either or If you select OTHERS use the following procedures 1 Rotate the Tuning control to select a symbol co...

Page 54: ...be immediately transmitted After that APRS packets are transmitted at intervals of the selected period While signals are present an APRS packet is not transmitted after the interval after signals drop transmitting is executed Decay Algorithm DECAY ALGORITHM This function continuously extends the packet transmission interval in the case that there is no change of position information When the posit...

Page 55: ...ter of the RELAY type Fill in type with the RELAY PARADIGM When set to ON 1 packet path in addition to RELAY can be used as per the TOTAL HOPS setting 3 Select the relay step number for the TOTAL HOPS setting You can confirm the setting contents in PATH IS VIA STATE SECTION REGION Use this method when the packet is being relayed within only a limited area Packet paths are specified using ABBR abbr...

Page 56: ... can set Voice Alert to OFF ON or RX ONLY When using this function you can also change the tone frequency press F T SEL The default is 100Hz OFF Voice Alert is disabled ON A tone frequency is added to the transmitted packet VA appears above the displayed frequency RX ONLY A tone frequency is not added to the transmitted packet VAR appears above the displayed frequency Note When the built in data b...

Page 57: ...allsign you set up in MY CALLSIGN and the relay will begin processing For example WIDE 1 1 JA1YKX 1 etc 1 Rotate the Tuning control to switch the function ON then press the Tuning control 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select ALIASES then press the Tuning control The display for entering a path appears the first digit blinks You can enter 0 to 9 A to Z comma and UIFLOOD When using the TM D710 as a...

Page 58: ...age that has been set up for each key If the user messages PASTE1 PASTE2 PASTE3 and PASTE4 are not set up they cannot be used STORING AUTO MESSAGE REPLY Enter Menu mode and access Menu 622 Auto Answer Reply REPLY While you are driving for example you cannot immediately answer to received messages On this transceiver you can program the message to be automatically returned when a message is receive...

Page 59: ...TING SOUND Enter Menu mode and access Menu 624 RX Beep Type RX BEEP This transceiver beeps each time it receives any type of APRS packets Selection Operation OFF The APRS beep tone does not sound MESSAGE ONLY Beep sounds only when a message is received at your station address MINE Beep sounds when a message is received at your station address and your transmitted data is received by a digipeater A...

Page 60: ...ected and My station address message is received the backlight turns on 2 step Change Color CHANGE COLOR When ON is selected and My station address message is received the backlight color changes Interrupt Time INTERRUPT TIME Set the duration to display an indication for when new data is received If you select Infinite the indication cannot be canceled The Interrupt time can be set to 3 5 10 secon...

Page 61: ...dditional value setting 1 255 10degrees speed Turn time TURN TIME Minimum time delay between each beacon transmission by change of direction 5 180 seconds Note When Menu No 602 is set to a value other than GPS it operates at the SLOW RATE Adjust the Setting values to match the actual driving status SmartBeaconing Operation Speed Transmission Interval Corner Pegging Above the HIGH SPEED FAST RATE O...

Page 62: ...nnot send DX information to a node using the function Node Node Node Station 1 Access Menu 601 INTERNAL TNC DATA BAND to select band A or B If the common transfer rate in your local PacketCluster network is 9600 bps access Menu 601 INTERNAL TNC PACKET SPEED and select 9600 bps 2 Tune to the frequency of the target PacketCluster node 3 Press TNC to enter APRS mode APRS should appear 4 Press F DX Ea...

Page 63: ...desired reset type VFO RESET PARTIAL RESET PM RESET or FULL RESET 4 Press the Tuning control to set the reset type A confirmation message appears on the display Press BACK to return to the previous display or ESC to cancel the reset 5 Press the Tuning control again to perform the reset Note When in Remote Control or Repeater mode you cannot reset the transceiver using the Key Operation method MENU...

Page 64: ...ency frequency value DCS code setup Press VOICE DCS code value AUTO Announcements are made automatically when changing a mode frequency setting Operation Announcement Press VFO VFO Press MR MR Press CALL Call Press MENU Menu menu number Press F Function Press PM PM Press ENT Enter Change the operating band turn the power ON A B Channel for MR only Call channel number Channel for CALL only operatin...

Page 65: ...s normal speed VOICE RECORDER The voice recorder provides you with 3 VGS channels for recording voice memos along with a single VGS channel for continuous recording You can also prepare automated message responses to received calls Each recording can last for up to 30 seconds Voice Memos To record a voice memo for later playback 1 Press the PF key programmed as VGS 2 Press and hold the key for the...

Page 66: ...hen preparing to transmit press the PTT switch before pressing the channel number 1 3 key 2 Press the key for the VGS channel number you want to playback 1 2 3 or 4 when the Continuous Recording is ON The recording saved in the channel you selected is played back To end playback at any time press CLR Playback signals are output from the PTT band side Use the BAND SEL VOL of the PTT band to adjust ...

Page 67: ...mode is ON and the and icons blink on the display You are unable to perform any transceiver functions while in Repeater mode To return to normal operation turn the transceiver power OFF then press TONE Power ON Note You cannot activate the Repeater function while in single band operating mode or Weather Channel mode Activating the Repeater function switches OFF the Automatic Simplex Checker ASC Th...

Page 68: ...the handheld enter Menu 523 and set it to ON DTMF tones which represent the secret number will be used as an acknowledgment 9 Turn the transceiver power OFF 10 Press REV Power ON to enter Remote Control mode The and icons appear on the display To exit Remote Control operation turn the transceiver power OFF then press REV Power ON again CONTROL OPERATION While in Remote Control mode the DTMF keys o...

Page 69: ...received the icon blinks Weather Channel Whether or not the Weather Alert is activated you can still access the weather channels The Weather Alert simply notifies you of activity on the weather channels 1 Press the key programmed with the WX function 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired channel Channel No Frequency MHz Memory Name Location A1 162 550 WX 1 NOAA Canada A2 162 400 WX 2 ...

Page 70: ...able RS 232 C cross wired cable A D SUB female male conversion adapter is required Note Operation of SKY COMMAND SYSTEM II may not been permitted in certain countries Check your local laws before operating Switch OFF both the Transporter and HF transceiver before making the connection The Transporter automatically transmits its callsign in Morse at regular intervals because of legal requirements t...

Page 71: ...ed in step 3 The same callsign as you entered in step 2 6 On the Commander and Transporter Access Menu 702 and select the tone frequency Select the same tone frequency on both transceivers 7 On the Commander Access Menu 703 and select COMMANDER Push 0 key to start Commander appears 8 On the Transporter Access Menu 703 and select TRANSPORTER Now the Commander and Transporter are in Sky Command mode...

Page 72: ...the frequency or memory channel on the HF transceiver rotate the Tuning control PROGRAMMING CALLSIGNS The built in TNCs of the Commander and Transporter communicate each other when you send a control command from the Commander So you must program different callsigns 9 digits max on these transceivers as the IDs of the TNCs Use the following Menu Nos to program callsigns On Commander 700 COMMANDER ...

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