Car Stereo System User Manual

13 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES

DX PACKETCLUSTER TUNE

If you have the TM-D700 transceiver, you can

connect the TM-D700 to the TS-480HX/ SAT

transceiver to use the DX PacketCluster Tune

function. Connect the 2 transceivers with a cross-

wired DB-9 cable as shown on page 79.

1 Press [MENU/ F.LOCK] and turn MULTI control to

select Menu No. 56 on the TS-480 transceiver.

2 Press [ ]/ [ ] to select the same communication

baud rate that the TM-D700 transceiver is

configured.

3 Tune to the DX PacketCluster node frequency on

the TM-D700 transceiver.

4 Press [F] (1 s), [TNC] on the TM-D700

transceiver.

• “TNC APRS” appears on the TM-D700 display.

5 Press [F] (1 s), [DX] on the TM-D700 transceiver.

• Every time the DX station’s information is

reported to the DX PacketCluster node, the

TM-D700 stores and list the report to the

memory.

6 Select a desired DX station data with [

c]/ [

d] on

the TM-D700 transceiver.

7 Press [MHz] on the TM-D700 to transfer the

frequency data to the TS-480 transceiver.

• If the transferred frequency data is available on

the TS-480 transceiver, the frequency data will

be overwritten to the current operating

frequency. Otherwise, the operating frequency

of the TS-480 transceiver remains unchanged.

For more detailed operation on the DX PacketCluster

operation of the TM-D700 transceiver, refer to page 6

of the TM-D700 instruction manual (Specialized

Communications).

Note:

The firmware of the TM-D700 transceiver must be version

G2.0 or later to use the DX PacketCluster Tune function.