Kenwood TK-8180 User Manual

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You may occasionally experience an interruption in service (due to a power
failure, etc.).  During such an occurrence, you can continue communication by
using the Talk Around feature.  Talk Around allows you to communicate directly
with other transceivers, without the use of a repeater.  However, if the station you
want to contact is too far away, or there are geographical obstacles in the way,
you may not be able to contact the station.

To toggle Talk Around between On and Off, press the key programmed as Talk
Around.

• The   icon appears on the display while Talk Around is active.

• When using Talk Around, the receive frequency is used for both transmitting and

recieving, and the decode signaling is used for both encoding and decoding.

You can use the key programmed as Monitor/ Squelch Off to listen to weak
signals that you cannot hear during normal operation and to adjust the volume
when no signals are present on your selected channel.

• The   icon appears on the display while Monitor/ Squelch Off is activated.

Note:  Squelch Off can be used only in Conventional operating mode.

Your dealer can program a key with one of 4 functions:

• Monitor:  Momentarily press to deactivate QT, DQT, DTMF, 2-tone, or FleetSync

Signaling.  Press the key again to return to normal operation.

• Monitor Momentary:  Press and hold to deactivate QT, DQT, DTMF, 2-tone, or

FleetSync Signaling.  Release the key to return to normal operation.

• Squelch Off:  Momentarily press to hear background noise.  Press the key again to

return to normal operation.

• Squelch Off Momentary:  Press and hold to hear background noise.  Release the key

to return to normal operation.

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To adjust the squelch level in Conventional operating mode:

1 Press the key programmed as Squelch Level.

2 Press the   or <B key to decrease the squelch level (open) and the   or

C> key to increase the squelch level (tighten).

3 Press the S key to store the new setting and exit the squelch level

adjustment.