TH-F6A Menu MENU SETUP WHAT IS A MENU? Many functions on this transceiver are selected or configured via a software- controlled Menu, rather than through the physical controls of the transceiver. Once familiar with the Menu system, you will appreciate the versatility it offers. You can customize the various timings, settings, and programming functions on this transceiver to meet your needs without using many controls and switches. MENU ACCESS 1 Press [MNU]. * The Menu No. and setting appear on the display, along with a brief explanation of the Menu No. 2 Turn the Tuning control or press [U]/[D] to select your desired Menu No. * As you change the Menu No., a brief explanation of each Menu No. appears. 3 Press [>] or [MNU] to configure the parameter of the currently selected Menu No. 4 Turn the Tuning control or press [U]/[D] to select your desired parameter. 5 Press [>] or [MNU] to store the setting. Otherwise, press [<] or [PTT] to cancel. SELECTING A MENU LANGUAGE You can select either English or Japanese (katakana) for the menu description. To switch the language: 1 Press [MNU]. 2 Turn the Tuning control or press [U]/[D] to select Menu No. 27. 3 Turn the Tuning control or press [U]/[D] to select either "ENGLISH" or "JAPANESE". 4 Press [>] or [MNU] to store the setting. Otherwise, press [<] or [PTT] to cancel. * When you select "JAPANESE" in step 3 and press [>] or [MNU], all Menu explanations are displayed in Japanese (katakana). To return to English mode, repeat step 1 and 2 {above} to access Menu No. 27, then select "ENGLISH". Press [>] or [MNU] to display the Menu mode in English. Note: The menu language selection does not affect any other modes, such as memory name (page 17) or DTMF name (page 31). MENU FUNCTION LIST ON the Display Menu No. Function Selections Default Ref. Page in manual ************** SCAN RESUME 1 Scan resume method TIME: Time-Operated mode CARRIER: Carrier-Operated mode SEEK: Seek and stop mode TIME/CARRIER/SEEK TIME 27 ************** M.GRP LINK 2 Memory Group Link configuration 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 No Links 24 ************************* MR METHOD 3 Memory Recall condition ALL BANDS/ CURRENT BAND ALL BANDS 16 ************************** PROG VFO 4 Programmable VFO frequency range (A-band only) - See Reference Page 39 ************** AUTO OFFSET 5 Auto Repeater Offset function ON/OFF ON 13 ***************** OFFSET 6 Repeater offset frequency 0.00 ~ 59.95 Mhz in steps of 0.05 MHz See Reference Page 12 *************** TUNE ENABLE 7 Permit use of the Tuning control when the keys are locked ON/OFF OFF 38 **************** TX INHIBIT 8 Inhibit the transmission ON/OFF OFF 40 ***************** SP/MIC JACK 9 Select the SP/MIC jack function SP/MIC/TNC/PC SP/MIC 45 46 ********************* DTMF STORE 10 Store DTMF numbers in DTMF memories - No Data 31 ************ DTMF SPD 11 DTMF tone transmission speed FAST/SLOW FAST 32 ************ DTMF HOLD 12 Hold the transmission for 2 seconds between DTMF key entries ON/OFF OFF 31 *********** DTMF PAUSE 13 The pause duration while transmitting DTMF tones 100/250/500/750/1000/1500/2000 ms 500 ms 32 ************* DTMF LOCK 14 Disable DTMF transmission with keys ON/OFF OFF 32 *********** PWR-ON MSG 15 Power-on message 8 characters HELLO!! 39 ************ CONTRAST 16 LCD display contrast 1:minimum ~ 16:maximum 1~16 8 37 ************ BAT SAVER 17 Battery saver receiver shut-off period OFF/0.2/0.4/0.6/0.8/1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0/5.0 sec. 1.0 sec 37 ************** APO 18 Automatic Power Off function OFF/3O/60 min. 30 min. 36 ****************** KEY BEEP 19 Beep function ON/OFF ON 37 ************** VOXonBUSY 20 Allow VOX transmission when the receiver is busy ON/OFF OFF 42 ************* VOX GAIN 21 Set the VOX gain sensitivity 0: least sensitive ~ 9: most sensitive 4 41 **************** VOX DELAY 22 Adjust the VOX delay time 100/200/300/500/1000/1500/2000/3000 ms 500 ms 41 ********************* CALL KEY 23 Select a function for the CALL key CALL/1750 Hz CALL (TH-F6A) 1750 Hz (TH-F7E) 19 **************** 1750 HOLD 24 Hold the TX status when a 1750 tone is transmitted ON/OFF OFF 13 ************** BEAT SHIFT 25 Shift the internal CPU clock frequency ON/OFF OFF 37 *********** BAR ANT 26 Enable an internal bar antenna below 10.1 MHz ENABLED/DISABLED ENABLED 34 ************** LANGUAGE 27 Select the menu language ENGLISH/JAPANESE ENGLISH 9 *************** PACKET 28 Select an external TNC packet speed 1200/9600 bps 1200 bps 45 ************** FM NARROW 29 FM narrow band operation ON/OFF OFF 39 ************ RESET? 30 Select a reset mode NO/ VFO RESET/VFO/MENU RESET/FULL RESET NO 50 *************************** *************************** ALPHABETICAL FUNCTION LIST *************************** APO 18 OFF/30/60 minutes 30 min. 36 *********** AUTO OFFSET 5 OFF/ON ON 13 ********** BAR ANT 26 ENABLED/DISABLED ENABLED 34 *********** BAT SAVER 17 OFF/0.2/0.4/0.6/0.8/1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0/5.0 sec. 1.0 sec. 37 ************* BEAT SHIFT 25 OFF/ON OFF 37 ************ CALL KEY 23 CALL/1750 HZ CALL (TH-F6A)/1750 Hz (TH-F7E) 19 ******************** CONTRAST 16 1~16 8 37 ********** DTMF HOLD 12 ON/OFF OFF 32 *********** DTMF LOCK 14 ON/OFF OFF 32 *********** DTMF PAUSE 13 100/200/500/750/1000/1500/2000 ms 500 ms 32 ************ DTMF SPD 11 FAST/SLOW FAST 32 ********** DTMF STORE 10 _ No data 31 *********** FM NARROW 29 ON/OFF OFF 39 ********* KEY BEEP 19 ON/OFF ON 37 ************* LANGUAGE 27 ENGLISH/JAPANESE ENGLISH 9 ********** MR METHOD 3 ALL BANDS/ CURRENT BAND ALL BANDS **************** M. GRP LINK 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No Link *********** OFFSET 6 0.00 ~ 59.95 MHz in steps of 0.05 MHz 0.60 Mhz/1.6 Mhz (TH-F6A) ************* PACKET 28 1200/9600 bps 1200 bps ************* PROG VFO 4 Maxium receiver coverage _ ************** PWR-ON MSG 15 8 alpha-numeric characters HELLO!! ************* RESET? 30 NO/VFO /MENU RESET/ FULL RESET NO ************ SCAN RESUME 1 TIME/CARRIER/SEEK TIME 27 ************* SP/MIC JACK 9 SP/MIC/TNC/PC SP/MIC 45, 46 *********** TUNE ENABLE 7 OFF/ON OFF 38 ************ TX INHIBIT 8 OFF/ON OFF 40 *********** VOX DELAY 22 100/200/300/500/1000/1500/2000/3000 ms 500 ms 41 ********* VOX GAIN 21 0~9 4 41 ********* VOXonBUSY 20 ON/OFF OFF 42 ********** 1750 HOLD 24 ON/OFF OFF 13 11