KENWOOD TM-V7A OPERATING MANUAL
Transceiver Tour
Starting at top left and proceeding around transceiver counter
clockwise
On left
Call
VFO
MR - Memory
Bottom
Tuning on bottom. Press top for 1 MHz steps, press and
hold for 10 MHz steps
Four buttons the left is F or function
Two sets of Volume, center and squelch at base. Left is
VFO and right is UHF. Push either for band select
Right bottom to top
MNU - Menu
PM - Programmable Memory
On/Off
Microphone Tour
With buttons facing you and PTT on the left
Up and Down on top with Down on left and Up on the right
Top,ost buttons above the standard 16 button keypad are
as
follows left to right - Call, VFO, MR and PF . I have yet
to figure
out what PF does as the default.
Lock switch is on the back and I do not know the lock position.
Reset Partial - resets all rig functions but leaves Memories
intact.
Turn rig off
Hold VFO and turn rig on
There is a visual message asking yes or no, press VFO to
reset,
any other key to exit
Reset Full - resets rig and resets Memories
Same as above but use MR instead of VFO
Microphone Control
The rig can be set to enable many control functions from
the
microphone. Method to set is outlined below and involves changing
a
Menu setting that is better done with sighted help. Manual
states that
nearby touch tones may interfere with rig performance.
Functions that can be controlled are:
Keypad 1 Visual scan
Keypad 2 Tone/CTCss
3 Reverse
4 1 Mhx step
5 Monitor
6 Frequency readout memory channel ??
7 Volume change * down # up
8 Dual band receive
9 Squelch * down # up
0 Transmit power change
A Enter
* Star - Frequency down
# Pound - Frequency up
To Activate Microphone Control
Press MNU second button on right under the On/Off
switch to enter the Menus
Use tuning knob to go to Menu 16, Microphone is on the
display
On the display there is a right facing arrow above the third
of the four buttons under the display. Press until display
says Mic Control. If you go too far there is a left facing
arrow under the second button to go back
Press Set, the right of the four buttons to toggle the
function On. Display says On
Press MNU to exit the Menu mode.
Frequency Entry - Direct
Ensure Microphone Control is enabled, see above
Select band and VFO
Press A on the microphone
The initial 1 for VHF or 4 for UHF is already entered. Enter
the
remaining 5 digits. Last digits must be 0 ot 5 for VHF or
00, 25,
50 or 75 for UHF.
If you leave more than 10 seconds between any actions you
get
to start over.
Memory Storing
Enter desired frequency and settings in the desired band
in VFO
mode
Press F the left button of the four under the display
Use Tuning to select the desired Memory Channel
Press MR. The VFO frequency and settings are entered in
the
selected Memory and any previous data in that Memory is
overwritten.
Do not leave pauses of mor than 10 seconds or you get to
start
over.
Wait 10 seconds for the rig to reset itself. There is probably
a
button that will reset it immediately.
Call Channel Loading
Load frequency and settings in the VFO mode
Press F the left button of the four under the display
Press Call, any previous data is overwritten
Menu Defaults
The following lists the defaults available under the Menu
System. These
features can be changed but sighted help is required. The
speech
synthesizer does not provide sufficient audio information
to allow changes
without the ability to read the display.
The following table shows the Menu Number, the itm number
within each
menu with multiple items, the descriptionand options, the
default setting and
the page number in the original manual.
1 - Transceiver Guide N/A 15
2 1 Number of channels for visual 49 41
scan 25/49/73/147
2 2 Power on message KENWOOD 69
2 3 Multi function buttons F/TONE/REVLOW 66
3 1 Display Reverse Negative 71
Positive/negative
3 2 Display contrast 1 min to 16 8 71
3 3 Display dimmer 1 man to 4, Off 1 70
3 4 Aito dimmer change On/Off Off 70
4 1 Memory channel lockout On/Off Off 45
4 2 VHF/UHF Memory Radio 90/90 29
90/90.110/70, 130/50, 140/140
4 3 Memory channel names None 32
4 4 Auto PM Channel storing On/Off Off 39
5 1 Auto repeater offset On/Off On 26
5 2 Offset freq. 0 to 30 MHz steps Standard offsets 24
5 3 Europe version only N/A for Canada and US
6 - Limit the frequency range over Full range 64
The rig will operate
7 - DTMF number storing Empty 59
8 - Scan resume time or carrier Timer operated 43
9 - Intermodulation reduction On/Off Off 62
10 - Auto power off On/Off Off 61
11 - Time out timer 2/5/10 minutes 10 min 61
12 1 DTSS/Pager code transmit delay 350 ms 52
350/550 ms 56
12 2 Auto Page cancel auto/manual Manual 57
12 3 Page answer back On/Off Off 57
13 1 S Meter squelch On/Off Off 68
13 2 S meter squelch time Off 68
125, 250, 500 ms and Off
14 1 Beep volume 1 min to 7 and Off 5 66
14 2 External speaker operation. See the manual 76
14 3 Voice synthesiaer language/Off English 82
15 1 Data transfer 1200/9600 bps 1200 bps 79
15 2 Data TX/RX band On/Off Off 79
16 1 Microphone control On/Off Off 77
16 2-5 Programmable Function Keys F/TONE/REVLOW 73
different functions
16 6 DTMF monitor On/Off Off 58
17 - Hold TX 500 ms after releasing On 81
PTT On/Off
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