Kenwood TK-2180- Manuals

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ii The RBRC Recycle seal found on KENWOODnickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery packs indicatesKENWOOD’s voluntary participation in an industryprogram to collect and recycle Ni-Cd batteries aftertheir operating life has expired. The RBRCprogram is an alternative to disposing Ni-Cdbatteries with your regular...

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iii CONTENTS UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ............................. 1 S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES ....................................................... 1 PREPARATION .............................................................. 2 B ATTERY P ACK P RECAUTIONS .......................................

Page 7 - UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT; UPPLIED; Universal connector

1 UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT Note: The following unpacking instructions are for use by yourKENWOOD dealer, an authorized KENWOOD service facility, or thefactory. Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend that youidentify the items listed in the following table before discardingthe packing...

Page 8 - PREPARATION; ATTERY; Never attempt to remove the casing from the battery pack.

2 PREPARATION 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 ...

Page 13 - C and

7 I NSTALLING / R EMOVING THE (O PTIONAL ) B ATTERY P ACK 1 Align the battery pack with theback of the transceiver, thenpress the battery pack andtransceiver firmly togetheruntil the release latch clicks,locking it in place. 2 Flip the safety catch into placeto prevent accidentallypressing the relea...

Page 16 - GETTING ACQUAINTED; * The transceiver is also available without the DTMF keypad (; Speaker

10 GETTING ACQUAINTED * The transceiver is also available without the DTMF keypad ( !3 ). S A B C 1 2 ABC 5 JKL 8 0 TUV 4 GHI 7 PQRS 3 DEF 6 MNO MIC 9 # WXYZ < > Speaker Microphone q o!0 !0!1 !1!2 !2 !3 !3 y !4 !4 u i r t w e

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13 D ISPLAY r o t a c i d n I n o i t p i r c s e D l e n n a h c d n a , D I p u o r g , e n o z e h t s y a l p s i D , e n o z m a r g o r p n a c r e l a e d r u o Y . s r e b m u n 2 1 o t p u h t i w s e m a n l e n n a h c d n a , D I p u o r g o s l A . s r e b m u n f o e c a l p n i , s r ...

Page 21 - PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS

15 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS The Auxiliary, Side 1, Side 2, S, A, <B, and C> keys{pages 10 to 12} can be programmed with the functions listedbelow. Please contact your dealer for further details on thesefunctions. Note: The selector can be programmed as either CH/GID Up/ Downor Zone Up/ Down (def...

Page 23 - OPERATING BASICS; VERVIEW; A beep sounds and the display momentarily lights up.; Press the S or; key to confirm the password.

17 OPERATING BASICS O VERVIEW Your dealer can program your transceiver with Trunking andConventional zones. The transceiver can handle up to 128zones with up to 250 channels/ group IDs in each zone and atotal combined maximum of 512 channels/ group IDs. Zones,channels/ group IDs, and their functions...

Page 24 - Press the S key to confirm the password.; ID; The default setting for the selector is Zone Up/ Down.

18 To enter the password without using the DTMF keypad: 1 Rotate the selector to select a digit. 2 Press the C> key to accept the entered digit and moveto the next digit. • Press the A key to delete an incorrect character. Pressand hold the A key to delete all entered characters. 3 Press the S ke...

Page 25 - TRUNKING ZONES; Press and hold the PTT switch.; Readjust the volume as necessary.

19 TRUNKING ZONES P LACING A D ISPATCH C ALL 1 Select the desired zone and group ID using the selectorand the Zone or CH/GID keys. 2 Press and hold the PTT switch. 3 If the “PTT Proceed” tone sounds, communication ispossible; start speaking into the microphone. Release thePTT switch to receive. • Fo...

Page 27 - CONVENTIONAL ZONES; If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free.

21 CONVENTIONAL ZONES T RANSMITTING 1 Select the desired zone and channel using the selectorand the Zone or CH/GID keys. 2 Press the key programmed as Monitor or Squelch Off tocheck whether or not the channel is free. • If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free. 3 Press the PTT switch and s...

Page 28 - ECEIVING; Select your desired zone and channel.; Press the PTT switch and begin your conversation.

22 these calls. Although it may seem like you have your ownprivate channel while using QT/ DQT, other parties can stillhear your calls if they set up their transceiver with the sametone or code. 2- TONE S IGNALING 2-tone Signaling is enabled or disabled by your dealer. Thisfunction opens the squelch...

Page 29 - To turn OST on or off, press the key programmed as OST.; ) appears on the display when; To change the preset encode/ decode tones:; The OST number and name appear on the display.; To set the VOX Gain level, perform the following steps:

23 O PERATOR S ELECTABLE T ONE (OST) You can change the preset encode and decode tones for theselected channel. Your dealer can program up to 40 tones onyour transceiver. To turn OST on or off, press the key programmed as OST. • The OST indicator ( ) appears on the display when this function is acti...

Page 30 - Press the key programmed as VOX.; The current VOX Gain level appears.; Press the S key to save the setting.; To activate the VOX function:

24 2 Press the key programmed as VOX. • The current VOX Gain level appears. 3 Press the <B and C> keys to increase or decrease theVOX Gain Level. • The VOX Gain can be adjusted from levels 1 to 10. 4 While adjusting the gain level, speak into the headsetmicrophone as you would while under norm...

Page 31 - SCAN; To activate Scan, press the key programmed as Scan.; The; To stop scanning, press the Scan key again.

25 SCAN If the Scan function is programmed, zones or channels can bescanned by pressing the key programmed as Scan. Scancan be used as either Single Scan, Multi Scan, or List Scan. • Single Scan monitors only the channels of the currently selectedzone, which have been added to the scanning sequence....

Page 32 - The zone add indicator (; CAN

26 A DD TO S CAN Press and hold the key programmed as Scan Delete/Add, toadd or remove each zone or group ID/ channel to or from thescan sequence. • The zone add indicator ( ) will appear on the display when the selected zone is added to the scan sequence. • The channel/ group ID add indicator ( ) w...

Page 33 - The indicator represents the Priority 1 channel.; ROUP

27 P RIORITY S CAN A Priority channel must be programmed in order for PriorityScan to function. The transceiver will automatically change to the Prioritychannel when a signal is received on it, even if a signal isbeing received on a normal channel. • The indicator represents the Priority 1 channel. ...

Page 34 - RANSMITTING; ALPHANUMERIC 2-WAY PAGING FUNCTION

28 FleetSync is an Alphanumeric 2-way Paging Function, and isa protocol owned by KENWOOD Corporation. FleetSyncenables a variety of paging functions on your transceiver,some of which depend on dealer programming. S ELCALL (S ELECTIVE C ALLING ) A Selcall is a voice call to a particular station or to...

Page 35 - Note: The ID range may be limited by programming.; icon lights when a message is stored in the stack memory.

29 ■ I DENTIFICATION C ODES An ID code is a combination of a 3-digit Fleet number anda 4-digit ID number. Each transceiver must have its ownFleet and ID number. • Enter a Fleet number (100 ~ 349) to make a group call. • Enter an ID number (1000 ~ 4999) to make an individual callin your fleet. • Ente...

Page 36 - Press the S key to enter Status Mode.; ” is displayed when the call has been

30 ■ T RANSMITTING 1 Select your desired zone and group (or zone andchannel). 2 Press the key programmed as Status to enter StatusMode or Selcall + Status to enter Selcall Mode. • When using the Status key to enter Status Mode, thetarget Fleet/ ID is fixed and cannot be selected. Skip tostep 5 to co...

Page 37 - Press any key to return to Normal Operation Mode.; Press the S key to return to Normal Operation Mode.; HORT; Short messages can contain a maximum of 48 characters.; ONG; Long messages can contain a maximum of 4096 characters.

31 ■ R ECEIVING The icon will flash and a calling ID or text message willappear when a Status call is received. Press any key to return to Normal Operation Mode. ■ R EVIEWING M ESSAGES IN THE S TACK M EMORY 1 Press and hold the key programmed as Selcall, Status,or Selcall + Status for 1 second to en...

Page 38 - Note: Keypad Auto PTT does not function in Trunking systems.; ETHOD

32 DTMF (DUAL TONE MULTI FREQUENCY) CALLS M ANUAL D IALING (K EYPAD M ODELS O NLY ) ■ M ETHOD 1 Press and hold the PTT switch, then enter the desireddigits using the front panel keypad. • If you release the PTT switch, transmit mode will end even ifthe complete number has not been sent. • If your de...

Page 39 - Press the key programmed as Autodial.; ” appears on the display.; Rotate the selector to select a digit.; You can enter up to 30 digits.; UTODIAL; TORING; DTMF N; UMBERS

33 S TORE AND S END Store and send allows you to make DTMF calls without theneed for a DTMF keypad. 1 Press the key programmed as Autodial. • “ ” appears on the display. 2 Rotate the selector to select a digit. • Alternatively, you can enter the digits by using the DTMFkeypad (keypad models only). 3...

Page 40 - key to store the entered name and; IALING

34 • Press the A or # key to delete an incorrect character.Press and hold the A or # key to delete all enteredcharacters. • “ ” appears on the display after confirming the entered name. 4 Enter the desired number using the DTMF keypad orthe selector. When using the DTMF keypad, simplyenter the desir...

Page 41 - The first entry in the Autodial list appears on the display.

35 ■ C LEARING S TORED DTMF N UMBERS 1 Press the key programmed as AutodialProgramming. 2 Rotate the selector, press the <B and C> keys, orpress the appropriate DTMF key (01 ~ 32) to selectyour desired Autodial list number. 3 Press the A or # key. • “ ” appears on the display after confirming ...

Page 42 - DTMF S; IGNALING; The LED indicator flashes orange.; TUN

36 DTMF S IGNALING DTMF Signaling is either enabled or disabled by your dealer.This function opens the squelch only when the transceiverreceives the DTMF code programmed in your transceiver.Each transceiver is normally programmed with a unique code.You will not hear calls from transceivers that are ...

Page 43 - EMERGENCY CALLS; Press and hold the key programmed as Emergency.

37 EMERGENCY CALLS If your transceiver has been programmed with the Emergencyfunction, you can make emergency calls. Note: Only the Auxiliary (orange) key and the PF1 (ProgrammableFunction) key of the optional KMC-25 speaker/ microphone can beprogrammed with the Emergency function. 1 Press and hold ...

Page 44 - ADVANCED OPERATIONS; ELECTING; The icon appears while using low transmit power.; ALK; The icon appears on the display while Talk Around is active.

38 ADVANCED OPERATIONS S ELECTING A T RANSMIT P OWER Each channel is programmed with either high or low transmitpower by your dealer. You can change the transmit power ofonly channels programmed as high. When you can reliably communicate with other parties withoutusing high transmit power, select lo...

Page 45 - Your dealer can program a key with one of 4 functions:; QUELCH; Press the key programmed as Squelch Level.

39 M ONITOR / S QUELCH O FF You can use the key programmed as Monitor/ Squelch Off tolisten to weak signals that you cannot hear during normaloperation and to adjust the volume when no signals arepresent on your selected channel. • The icon appears on the display while Monitor/ Squelch Off isactivat...

Page 46 - CRAMBLER; The icon appears on the display while the scrambler is active.; To deactivate the scrambler, press the Scrambler key again.

40 K EY L OCK This function is used to help prevent any accidental operationof the transceiver. To lock the transceiver keys, press and hold the keyprogrammed as Key Lock for 1 second. • “ ” appears on the display. • You can continue to use the following programmable functions (ifavailable): Emergen...

Page 47 - LOCK; Press the S key again, to return to the year setting.; ACKLIGHT

41 C LOCK If activated by your dealer, your transceiver can track the timeand date with its built-in clock. The time will displaymomentarily when the transceiver power is turned ON.Additionally, you can view the clock any time by pressing thekey programmed as Clock. Note: Removing the battery pack o...

Page 48 - BACKGROUND OPERATIONS

42 BACKGROUND OPERATIONS T IME - OUT T IMER (TOT) The purpose of the Time-out Timer is to prevent any callerfrom using a channel for an extended period of time. If you continuously transmit for a period of time that exceedsthe programmed time set by your dealer (default is 1 minutefor Conventional a...

Page 51 - OPTIONAL VOICE GUIDE & STORAGE UNIT; OICE; UTO; To record a voice memo, for later playback:; ” appears on the display while the recording is

45 VGS-1 OPTIONAL VOICE GUIDE & STORAGE UNIT When using the optional VGS-1 voice guide & storage unit,you gain access to the voice recorder and voiceannouncement functions. Ask your dealer for details. V OICE R ECORDER The voice recorder function allows you to record yourconversations and cr...