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User Manual Kenwood TK-2140

Summary

Page 2 - SAFETY

i WARNING: EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES (GASES, DUST, FUMES, etc.) Turn off your transceiver while taking on fuel, or while parked ingasoline service stations. ◆ Government law prohibits the operation of unlicensed radiotransmitters within the territories under government control. ◆ Illegal operation is pu...

Page 3 - ii; KENWOOD

ii One or more of the following statements may beapplicable: ATTENTION (U.S.A. Only): The RBRC Recycle seal found on KENWOOD nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery packs indicates KENWOOD ’s voluntary participation in an industry program to collect and recycle Ni-Cd batteries aftertheir operating life has e...

Page 4 - iii; CONTENTS

iii CONTENTS UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ................... 1 S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES ......................................... 1 PREPARATION .................................................. 2 B ATTERY P ACK P RECAUTIONS .................................... 2 I NSTALLING / R EMOVING THE (O PT...

Page 5 - iv

iv CONVENTIONAL OPERATION (Trunking Format) ........... 20 T RANSMITTING ................................................. 20 R ECEIVING .................................................... 20 SYSTEM SCAN (Trunking Format) ........................... 21 S CANNING T RUNKED S YSTEMS .....................

Page 6 - UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT; UPPLIED; il; Belt clip

1 UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT Note: The following unpacking instructions are for use by your KENWOOD dealer, an authorized KENWOOD service facility, or the factory. Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend thatyou identify the items listed in the following table beforediscarding the packi...

Page 7 - Do not disassemble or reconstruct battery!; PREPARATION

2 B ATTERY P ACK P RECAUTIONS ◆ Do not recharge the battery pack if it is already fully charged.Doing so may cause the life of the battery pack to shorten or thebattery pack may be damaged. ◆ After recharging the battery pack, disconnect it from the charger.If the charger power is reset (turned ON a...

Page 10 - Using the Li-ion Battery Pack; Charge the battery pack before using it.

5 • Do not charge the battery for longer than the specified time! If the battery pack has not finished charging even after theregulated time has passed, stop it. The battery may generateheat or smoke, rupture, or burst into flame. • Do not place the battery pack into a microwave or highpressure cont...

Page 16 - GETTING ACQUAINTED; Antenna connector

11 GETTING ACQUAINTED q q q q q Antenna connector Connect an (optional) antenna here. w w w w w Rotary encoder Rotate this encoder to activate its programmablefunction. (System or Group Up/ Down in TrunkingFormat, and Group or Channel Up/ Down inConventional Format.) For further details, contactyour...

Page 18 - ISPLAY

13 D ISPLAY r o t a c i d n I n o i t p i r c s e D n i r e b m u n p u o r g r o l e n n a h c e h t s y a l p s i D p u o r g r o m e t s y s e h t d n a t a m r o f l a n o i t n e v n o c . t a m r o f g n i k n u r t n i r e b m u n . n a c S y t i r o i r P g n i m r o f r e p n e h w s r a e ...

Page 19 - PROGRAMMABLE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS; Keys

14 PROGRAMMABLE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS Keys w , t , o and !0 {pages 11 and 12} can be programmed with the auxiliary functions listed in thefollowing table. The keys can only be programmed withfunctions, depending on whether you are usingConventional Format or Trunking Format. Pleasecontact your dealer ...

Page 20 - Auxiliary; This function can be programmed only on key

15 n o i t c n u F l a n o i t n e v n o C t a m r o F g n i k n u r T t a m r o F y r a t n e m o M r o t i n o M s e Y s e Y e l g g o T r o t i n o M s e Y s e Y e n o N s e Y s e Y e n o T e l b a t c e l e S r o t a r e p O s e Y o N l a i d e R s e Y s e Y w o L r e w o P F R s e Y s e Y n a c...

Page 21 - OPERATION OVERVIEW; RUNKING

16 OPERATION OVERVIEW Your dealer can program your transceiver for eitherTrunking Format or Conventional Format. T RUNKING F ORMAT This format can handle up to 32 systems with up to 250groups in each system. The transceiver can be used inboth trunked mode and conventional mode. Systems,groups, and t...

Page 22 - OPERATING BASICS

17 OPERATING BASICS S WITCHING P OWER ON/ OFF Turn the Power switch/ Volume control clockwise to switch the transceiver ON. Turn the Power switch/ Volume control counterclock- wise to switch the transceiver OFF. A DJUSTING THE V OLUME Rotate the Power switch/ Volume control to adjust the volume. Clo...

Page 23 - PTT

18 T IME - OUT T IMER (TOT) The purpose of the Time-out Timer is to prevent anycaller from using a channel for an extended period oftime. If you continuously transmit for a period of time thatexceeds the programmed time, the transceiver will stoptransmitting and an alert tone will sound. To stop the...

Page 25 - RANSMITTING; If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free.; ECEIVING

20 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION (Trunking Format) T RANSMITTING 1 Select the desired system and group using theencoder and the System or Group keys. 2 Press the key programmed as Monitor to check whether or not the channel is free. • If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free. 3 Press the PTT swit...

Page 26 - When the; Scan; key is pressed, the SCN indicator and; switch and; switch is released and no further

21 SYSTEM SCAN (Trunking Format) If the Scan function is programmed, systems can bescanned by pressing the key programmed as Scan . When the Scan key is pressed, the SCN indicator and “-SCAN-” or the revert system/ group number, appear onthe display and scanning starts. The systems not lockedout of ...

Page 27 - If a programmable auxiliary key is programmed with; CAN; System; or; Group

22 S CAN L OCKOUT If a programmable auxiliary key is programmed with Scan Del/Add , each system can be locked out of the scan sequence manually. The delete indicator ( s ) will appear on the display when the selected system islocked out. S CAN R EVERT You can select revert systems and groups using t...

Page 28 - switch to respond to the call.

23 GROUP SCAN (Trunking Format) Group Scan is available for both trunked andconventional systems. This feature is useful when morethan one group is programmed in a system. GroupScan is set by your dealer on request. It scans therevert groups as well as groups that are allowed to bescanned. When a ca...

Page 29 - CONVENTIONAL OPERATION (Conventional Format)

24 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION (Conventional Format) T RANSMITTING 1 Select the desired group and channel using theencoder and the Group or Channel keys. 2 Press the key programmed as Monitor to check whether or not the channel is free. • If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free. 3 Press the PT...

Page 30 - . Scan can be used as either Single Scan or Multi; key is pressed, the SCN; switch is released, and no further; RIORITY

25 SCAN (Conventional Format) If the Scan function is programmed, groups or channelscan be scanned by pressing the key programmed as Scan . Scan can be used as either Single Scan or Multi Scan. Single Scan monitors only the channels of asingle group. Multi Scan monitors all channels of everygroup. W...

Page 31 - Monitor; will

26 2-TONE SIGNALLING (Conventional Format) 2-Tone Signalling is either activated or deactivated byyour dealer. 2-Tone Signalling only opens the squelch when thetransceiver receives two tones corresponding to thoseset up in the transceiver. When the squelch opens, youwill be able to hear the caller w...

Page 32 - EY; ALPHANUMERIC 2-WAY PAGING FUNCTION

27 FleetSync™ is an Alphanumeric 2-way Paging Function,and is a protocol owned by KENWOOD Corporation. FleetSync™ enables a variety of paging functions on yourtransceiver, some of which depend on dealer programming. K EY F UNCTIONS FleetSync™: ALPHANUMERIC 2-WAY PAGING FUNCTION Selcall Mode * Status...

Page 33 - Transmitting; Receiving

28 S ELCALL (S ELECTIVE C ALLING ) A Selcall is a voice call to a particular station or to agroup of stations. ■ Transmitting 1 Select your desired system and group (or groupand channel). 2 Press the A key to enter Selcall Mode. 3 Press the t t t t t B key or C s s s s s key to select the ID of the ...

Page 37 - Automatic Status Response; PTIONAL

32 ■ Automatic Status Response If you pre-select a status number and then leave thetransceier in Status Mode, the transceiver willautomatically respond with that status number whena request from the base station is received. (Thebase station request function is optional.) O PTIONAL S HORT M ESSAGES ...

Page 38 - AUDIBLE USER FEEDBACK TONES; ll

33 AUDIBLE USER FEEDBACK TONES The transceiver emits various tones to indicate thetransceiver’s operating status. Contact your dealer forfur ther information on these tones. e n o T l a n o i t n e v n o C t a m r o F g n i k n u r T t a m r o F t r e l A s e Y s e Y y s u B s e Y s e Y y a l e D o ...