Kenwood TK-2202 - Manuals

1 UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend that youidentify the items listed in the following table before discardingthe packing material. If any items are missing or have beendamaged during shipment, file a claim with the carrierimmediately. S UPPLIED A CCESSO...

3 C HARGING THE Ni-MH B ATTERY P ACK The battery pack is not charged at the factory; charge itbefore use.The initial charging of the battery pack after purchase orextended storage (greater than 2 months) will not bring thebattery pack to its normal operating capacity. After repeatingthe charge/disch...

6 I NSTALLING THE A NTENNA Screw the antenna into the connectoron the top of the transceiver byholding the antenna at its base andturning it clockwise until secure. Note: The antenna is neither a handle, a key ring retainer, nor a speaker/microphone attachment point. Using theantenna in these ways m...

7 If you are not using a speaker/microphone, install the cover over thespeaker/ microphone jacks using thesupplied 3 x 6 mm screw. Note: To keep the transceiver water resistant, you must cover the speaker/microphone jacks with the suppliedcover. I NSTALLING THE C OVER OVER THE S PEAKER / M ICROPHONE...

8 GETTING ACQUAINTED Speaker Speaker/microphonejacks Microphone Antenna PTT (Push-To-Talk) switch Press, thenspeak into themicrophone tocall a station.Release toreceive. Side 1 key Press to activateits programmablefunction (page 9). LED indicator Lights red whiletransmitting. Lightsgreen while recei...

9 PROGRAMMABLE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS Your dealer can program each of the Side 1 and Side 2 keys with one of the following auxiliary functions. Refer to theirdescriptions, starting on page 11.• Autodial • Key Lock • Key Lock (with Backup) • Monitor • Monitor Momentary • None (No function) (default sett...

10 BASIC OPERATIONS 1 Turn the Power switch/ Volume control clockwise to switch thetransceiver power ON.• A beep sounds if enabled byyour dealer. 2 Press the key programmed withthe Monitor or Squelch Off function to hear backgroundnoise, then rotate the Power switch/ Volume control to adjust the vol...

11 ADVANCED OPERATIONS The following functions are programmable by your dealer, asdescribed on page 9. A UTODIAL Press and hold the PTT switch, then press the key programmed as Autodial to transmit the stored DTMF code. Release the Autodial key, then speak into the microphone while still pressing th...

12 M ONITOR / S QUELCH O FF You can use the key programmed as Monitor or Squelch Off to listen to weak signals that you cannot hear during normaloperation, to deactivate channel signalling, and to adjust thevolume when no signals are present on your selectedchannel.• Squelch Off: Momentarily press t...

13 S CAN Scan is useful for monitoring signals on the transceiverchannels. When scanning, the transceiver checks for a signalon each channel and only stops if a signal is present.The transceiver will remain on a busy channel until the signalis no longer present. Your dealer programs the delay timebe...

14 ■ Temporary Delete If a key is programmed with the Temporary Delete orScan + Temporary Delete function, you can temporarilyremove specific channels from the scanning sequenceduring Scan. When Scan stops at a channel, you canremove that channel from the scanning sequence bypressing and holding the...

15 S CRAMBLER Scrambler allows you to hold a conversation in completeprivacy. When activated, any other party listening in on yourchannel will be unable to understand your conversation. Thetransceiver scrambles your voice so that anybody listening toyour conversation will not be able to understand w...

16 VOICE OPERATED TRANSMISSION (VOX) VOX operation allows you to transmit hands-free. Thisfeature must first be activated by your dealer, and can only beused if you are using a supported headset.When operating VOX, you must set a VOX Gain level. Thissetting allows the transceiver to recognize sound ...

18 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 minute),the transceiver w...

19 L OW B ATTERY W ARNING Low Battery Warning alerts you when the battery needs to berecharged or replaced.While operating the transceiver, if the battery power becomeslow, an alert tone will sound every 30 seconds and the LEDindicator will blink red. Replace or recharge the battery pack. C HANNEL A...

20 S TUN When the transceiver receives a call containing a stun code,either transmit mode will be disabled, or both receive modeand transmit mode will be disabled. (This function is usedwhen a transceiver is stolen or lost, for example.) Stun iscancelled when the transceiver receives a call with a s...