Kenwood ProTalk XLS TK-3130- Manuals

iii CONTENTS UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ......................... 1 S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES .......................................................... 1 ORIENTATION .......................................................................... 2 D ISPLAY ...............................................

iv C ALLING A LERT T ONES ......................................................... 29 I NCOMING C ALL N OTIFICATION T YPE ........................................ 30 B USY C HANNEL L OCKOUT ...................................................... 32 T RANSCEIVER B EEP ...................................

1 UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend you identify theitems listed in the following table before discarding the packingmaterial. If any items are missing or have been damaged duringshipment, file a claim with the carrier immediately. S U P P L I E D A C C ...

2 ORIENTATION Antenna Power switch/Volume control Turn clockwise toswitch the powerON and counter-clockwise toswitch the powerOFF. Rotate toadjust the volume. MENU key Press to perform variousfunctions. Press andhold while switching thepower ON to enterSetting Mode. CAL key Press beforemaking a call...

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4 PREPARATION I N S TA L L I N G / R E M O V I N G T H E B AT T E RY P A C K The battery pack is not charged at the factory; charge it beforeuse (pages 6 and 7). Average battery pack life using low power: 12 hoursAverage battery pack life using high power: 10 hours • Average times are calculated usi...

5 I N S TA L L I N G / R E M O V I N G B AT T E R I E S In place of the battery pack, you can use 3 AA batteries. Usehigh quality alkaline batteries to enjoy longer periods ofbattery life. Average battery life using low power: 8 hours Average battery life using high power: 4 hours • Average times ar...

9 GETTING STARTED q q q q q Switch the Power ON. Switch the transceiver power ON by turningthe Power switch/ Volume control clockwise. • A confirmation tone sounds. To switch the transceiver power OFF, turn the Power switch/ Volume control fully counterclockwise, until a click sounds. w w w w w Adju...

11 r r r r r Make a Call. 1 Press the MON key to make sure the channel is not in use (refer to page 17). 2 Press and release the CAL key to alert the other parties that you are making acall. • A calling alert tone will sound on the otherparty’s transceiver. 3 Press and hold the PTT switch, then spea...

12 QUIET TALK/ DIGITAL QUIET TALK QT (Quiet Talk) and DQT (Digital Quiet Talk) are functions thatreject signals from undesired parties that are using the samechannel as you. You will hear audio from the speaker onlywhen you receive a signal that contains a tone or codematching the one set up on the ...

13 1 Press the MENU key. • The current setting blinks. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ key to select your desired value. • The values range from 01 to 38 for QT tones,then proceed to 01 to 83 for DQT codes.When you use a DQT code, the icon appears on the display. • “ ” means you have turned off both QT and DQT. ...

14 SCANNING THE CHANNELS You can scan both channels of the transceiver to search for asignal. When the transceiver verifies a signal on a channel, itproceeds to check whether or not its QT/ DQT settingmatches that which is set up on your transceiver, if you haveset a channel with QT/ DQT. If the QT/...

15 5 Press the PTT , MON , or CAL key to exit Setting Mode. To begin scanning: 1 Press and hold the ▲ key for 1 second. • “ ” appears on the display. 2 When a signal is detected and the QT/ DQTmatches, the channel number appears on thedisplay and blinks. 3 When the signal is no longer present, thetr...

16 R E V E R T C H A N N E L The revert channel is the channel from which you startscanning. So, for example, if you are on channel 1 when youbegin to scan, your revert channel is channel 1. During scan, pressing the PTT switch will automatically select the transceiver’s revert channel (in the above...

17 MONITORING A CHANNEL When no signals are present, the squelch on the transceiverautomatically mutes the speaker so you will not hearbackground noise. Using the MON key, you can disable the squelch to unmute the speaker at any time. This feature isuseful for a variety of reasons: • It allows you t...

18 VOICE ACTIVATED CONTROL (VOX) Using the VOX feature, you can operate the transceiverhands-free. In order to use this feature, however, you mustuse an optional headset; VOX will not function with the built-inmicrophone. For best operation conditions, we recommendyou use an optional headset with bo...

19 4 Press the MENU key to select “ ” (VOX function is off) or “ ” (VOX gain level 1) to “ ” (VOX gain level 3). • While adjusting the VOX Gain, the LED lightsorange. Note: Setting the VOX gain to OFF deactivates VOX. In order to transmit with VOX turned off, you must usethe PTT switch. 5 Press the ...

20 4 Press the MENU key to select “ ” (delay for 100 ms), “ ” (300 ms), “ ” (500 ms), “ ” (1 second), “ ” (1.5 seconds), or “ ” (3 seconds). 5 Press the PTT , MON , or CAL key to exit Setting Mode. VOX O P E R AT I O N 1 Set up a VOX gain level from 1 to 3 (page 18). 2 To transmit, simply speak into...

21 VOX B U S Y L O C K O U T While using VOX, you can set the transceiver to detect whenthe channel is busy (in use). With this function turned on,VOX will not allow you to transmit while the channel is beingused. You can transmit only when the channel is free. 1 Turn the transceiver power OFF. 2 Pr...

22 PRIVACY TALK Whereas the Quiet Talk and Digital Quiet Talk functions(page 12) allow you to ignore unwanted calls, Privacy Talkallows you to hold a conversation in complete privacy. Whenactivated, any other party listening in on your channel will beunable to understand your conversation. The trans...

23 OPERATING FEATURES T R A N S M I S S I O N P O W E R You can adjust the transmission power on all channels.Selecting low power will allow longer use of the battery pack(refer to pages 4 and 5). Selecting high power will allow youto transmit farther, in case the other party is too far away forlow ...

29 5 Press the PTT , MON , or CAL key to exit Setting Mode. 1 Turn the transceiver power OFF. 2 Press and hold the MENU key while turning the transceiver power ON (for 1 second). 3 Press the ▲ or ▼ key to select “ ”. 4 Press the MENU key to select “ ” (calling alert tone 1) to “ ” (calling alert ton...

30 5 Press the PTT , MON , or CAL key to exit Setting Mode. I N C O M I N G C A L L N O T I F I C AT I O N T Y P E Note: To use Incoming Call Notification, you must set up a QT tone or a DQT code (page 12). Incoming Call Notification is used to inform you of when a callis being received. You can set...

34 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER At some point in time, you may desire to reset the transceiversettings to their default values. The default values of all themenus and channel settings can be found on page 41. To reset the transceiver: 1 Turn the transceiver power OFF. 2 Press and hold the ▲ , ▼ , and M...

35 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES KNB-27N (Ni-MH battery pack) KSC-28 (Battery charger) KMC-21 (Speaker-microphone) EMC-3 (Clip mic with earphone) KHS-1 (Headset) KHS-21 (Headset) P T T S E N S . V O X P T T

36 NOTICES TO THE USER This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation issubject to the following two conditions:(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and(2) this device must accept any interference received, includinginterference that may cause undesired operation. One o...

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