Kenwood TK 3100- Manuals

CONTENTS UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplied Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PREPARATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT w Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend that you identify the items listed in the following table before discarding the packing material. If any items have been damaged during shipment, file a claim with the carrier immediately. Supplied Accessories Item Par...

PREPARATION ■ Installing/ Removing the NiCd Battery Pack The battery pack is not charged at the factory; charge it before use {page 19}. Average battery pack life: • KNB-14 (supplied): 8 hours (ProTaik™ VHF/UHF) • KNB-15A (optional): 10 hours (ProTalk^^ VFIF/ UFIF) Average times are calculated using...

Installing the Antenna Screw the antenna into the connector on the top of the transceiver by holding the antenna at its base and turning it clockwise until secure. Note: The antenna is neither a handle, a key ring retainer, nor a speaker/ microphone attachment point. Using the antenna in these ways ...

Installing the Cover over the Speaker/ Microphone Jacks If you are not using a speaker/ microphone, install the cover over the speaker/ microphone jacks using the supplied 3x6 mm screw. Note: To keep the transceiver water resistant you must cover the speaker/ microphone jacks with the supplied cover...

GEniNG ACQUAINTED Speaker/ microphone jacks Press this switch, then speak into the microphone to call a station. Release the switch to receive. d) Monitor key Press and hold this key to turn the squelch OFF. You will hear background noise. Release the key to turn the squelch back ON. (D Channel swit...

OPERATING BASICS 1 Switch ON the transceiver by turning the Power switch/ Volume control clockwise. • A beep sounds. 2 Adjust the volume by pressing and holding the Monitor key, then rotating the Power switch/ Volume control. 3 Use the Channel switch (2 channel model only) to choose your desired cha...

CHANNEL FREQUENCY SELECTION You can change the frequency on each channel. The transceiver will exit the setup mode if no operation is performed within 5 seconds. 1 Press and hold the PTT switch and Monitor key, then turn the power ON. • Continue to hold the PTT switch and Monitor key until the LED l...

ProTalk^M VHP: Action Frequency Beep pattern No. Value (MHz) Color Press PTT 1 time 1 151.6250 Red • Press PTT 2 times 2 151.9550 Purple • • Press PTT 3 times 3 154.5700 Blue • • • Press PTT 4 times 4 154.6000 Green «• •« Note: Pressing the PTT switch more than 4 times will cause an error tone to so...

6 Press the Monitor key to complete the setting. • The red LED blinks twice. 7 Press the Monitor key again to confirm the beep pattern of the selected frequency number. 8 On the 2 channel model, repeat steps 3 to 7 to set up the other channel. Example of setting a channel to frequency no. 3: 1 After...

QT Tone Setup Note: ♦ Refer to the signalling codes listed in the table on page 11. ♦ When selecting a single digit number (0 ~ 9). always use 2 digits (00 ~ 09). ♦ When you are confirming the selected signalling number, there Is a short pause between the 10s digit and the 1'$ digit. The transceiver...

4 Press the PTT switch to select the 10’s digit of the signalling number • Each time you press the PTT switch, a beep sounds and the 10's digit of the signalling number changes. There are a total of 4 different numbers (0 3). Action Vaiua Beep pattern Press and hold PTT for 2 seconds Ox 1 second ton...

--------------------------------------------------------------- ^--------------- Action I Value Beep pattern Press and hold PTT for 2 seconds j x 0 1 second tone -------------------------------------------------------------- n Press PTT 1 time x 1 • Press PTT 2 times ! x 2 1 • • Press PTT 3 times x ...

9 Press the Monitor key again to confirm the beep pattern of the selected signalling number. 10 On the 2 channel modeL repeat steps 3 to 9 to set up the other channel. Example of setting up a channel with QT tone no. 01: 1 After entering QT setup mode, select channel 1. 2 Press and hold the PTT swit...

CHANNEL SETTING CONFIRMATION You can confirm the channel settings of your transceiver Note: Añer confirming a setting, you must turn the power OFF and then ON again so the transceiver can operate normally. ■ Frequency Confirmation 1 Select the channel you want to confirm. 2 Press and hold the PTT sw...

Confirmation Beep Patterns Number Beep pattern Number Beep pattern 0 1 second tone 5 • • • • • 1 • 6 — • 2 • • 7 — • • 3 • • • 8 ; - • • • 4 • « • • 9 ~ • Reference Tables Factory Default Channel Settings: Channel ProTalk™ VHF ProTalk™ UHF 1 Blue {154.5700 MHz)/ Quiet Talk; 01 {67,0 Hz) Yellow (464....

TRANSCEIVER FUNCTIONS Time-out Timer (TOT) The purpose of the Time-out Timer is to prevent any single person from using a channel for an extended period of time. If you continuously transmit for 3 minutes, the transceiver will stop transmitting and a tone will sound. To stop the tone, release the PT...

CHARGING THE NiCd BAHERY PACK Initially charging the battery pack after purchase or extended storage (greater than 2 months) will not bring the battery pack to its normal operating capacity. After repeating the charge/discharge cycle two or three times, the operating capacity will increase to normal...

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES You can use the following accessories with your transceiver; • KNB-14; Standard Battery (7.2 V/ 600 mAh) • KNB-15A: Long Life Battery (7.2 V/1100 mAh) • KSC-15: Regular Battery Charger • KSC-16; Rapid Battery Charger • KSC-21R: Refreshable Rapid Battery Charger • KHS-1: Head Set...

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Problem I Solution No power. : • The battery pack may be dead. Recharge or replace the battery pack. • The battery pack may not be installed correctly. Remove the battery pack and install it again. Battery power dies shortly after charging. The battery pack life is finished. Re...