Kenwood TK-3131- Manuals

Page 2 - KENWOOD

T H A N K Y O U We are grateful for your purchase of this KENWOOD product and welcome you to the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS). Your KENWOOD 2-way radio is called a “transceiver”, meaning “transmitter & receiver”. We believe this easy-to-use transceiver willprovide you with dependable and ...

Page 3 - FCC L; I C E N S E

i FCC L I C E N S E I N F O R M AT I O N Your KENWOOD radio operates on communications frequencies which are subject to FCC (FederalCommunications Commission) Rules & Regulations. FCCRules require that all operators using Personal Radio Servicefrequencies obtain a radio license before operating ...

Page 4 - ii; It is important that the operator is aware of and

ii P R E C A U T I O N S • Refer service to qualified technicians only. Do not modify orattempt to adjust the transceiver for any reason. • Do not expose the transceiver to long periods of directsunlight, nor place it close to heating appliances. • Do not place the transceiver in excessively dusty, ...

Page 5 - iii; CONTENTS

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

Page 6 - iv

iv C ALLING A LERT T ONES ......................................................... 28 I NCOMING C ALL N OTIFICATION T YPE ........................................ 29 B USY C HANNEL L OCKOUT ...................................................... 31 T RANSCEIVER B EEP ...................................

Page 7 - UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT; U P P L I E D

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 ...

Page 8 - ORIENTATION

Page 9 - I S P L AY; il

3 D I S P L AY n o c I n o i t p i r c s e D . d e t a v i t c a s i X O V n e h w s r a e p p A n o i s s i m s n a r t w o l g n i s u n e h w s r a e p p A . r e w o p a h t i w p u t e s s i l e n n a h c e h t n e h w s r a e p p A . e d o c T Q D . d e t a v i t c a s i k l a T y c a v i r P n...

Page 10 - PREPARATION; N S TA L L I N G

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...

Page 11 - Install or remove 3 AA batteries.

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...

Page 15 - GETTING STARTED; To switch the transceiver power OFF, turn the

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. When usingsimplex operation, a single tone sounds.When using semi-duplex operation, two tonessound. Refer to page 32 for details onsele...

Page 16 - MON; PTT

10 e e e e e Select a Channel. Select a channel from 1 to 15 by pressing the ▲ or ▼ key. • A confirmation tone sounds each time youpress the ▲ or ▼ key. • When you receive a call on your selectedchannel, you will hear audio from the speakerand the LED will light green. • To use a signalling code, re...

Page 17 - QUIET TALK/ DIGITAL QUIET TALK

11 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 ...

Page 18 - MENU

12 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. ...

Page 19 - SCANNING THE CHANNELS

13 SCANNING THE CHANNELS You can scan all the channels of the transceiver to search fora signal. When the transceiver verifies a signal on a channel,it proceeds 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 ...

Page 20 - Press the; key to exit

14 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...

Page 21 - During scan, pressing the; switch will automatically select; switch will

15 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...

Page 22 - MONITORING A CHANNEL; key, you can disable the; To return to normal operation, simply release the

16 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...

Page 23 - A I N

17 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...

Page 24 - VOX D; E L AY

18 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 ...

Page 25 - key to select “; VOX O; P E R AT I O N; To transmit, simply speak into the headset microphone.

19 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 17). 2 To transmit, simply speak into...

Page 26 - VOX B; U S Y

20 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...

Page 27 - PRIVACY TALK

21 PRIVACY TALK Whereas the Quiet Talk and Digital Quiet Talk functions(page 11) 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...

Page 28 - OPERATING FEATURES; R A N S M I S S I O N; E Y

22 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 ...

Page 38 - I M P L E X

32 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 “ ” (beep on) or “ ” (beep off). 5 Press the PTT , MON , or CAL key to exit Setting Mode. S I M P L E X / S E...

Page 40 - RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER

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 can be found on page 43. To reset the transceiver: 1 Turn the transceiver power OFF. 2 Press and hold the ▲ , ▼ , and MON keys while turning...

Page 41 - OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

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

Page 42 - NOTICES TO THE USER; FCC WARNING

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...

Page 46 - SPECIFICATIONS

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Page 47 - Use the emergency channel only

41 C H A N N E L F R E Q U E N C Y C H A R T : S I M P L E X O P E R AT I O N (F R E Q U E N C Y B A N K A) r e b m u N l e n n a h C y c n e u q e r F e v i e c e R y c n e u q e r F t i m s n a r T 1 z H M 5 2 6 5 . 2 6 4 z H M 5 2 6 5 . 2 6 4 2 z H M 5 7 8 5 . 2 6 4 z H M 5 7 8 5 . 2 6 4 3 z H M ...

Page 49 - MENUS

43 . o N y a l p s i D e m a N e m a N l l u F s g n i t t e S t l u a f e D g n i t t e S . f e R e g a P 1 k n a B y c n e u q e r F n o i t c e l e S / ) x e l p m i s ( A k n a B - i m e s ( B k n a B ) x e l p u d A k n a B 2 3 2 ll a C g n i m o c n I e p y T n o i t a c i f i t o N / ) e n o ...

Page 50 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

44 m e l b o r P n o i t u l o S e h t n r u t t o n n a C r e w o p r e v i e c s n a r t . N O • • e b y a m k c a p y r e t t a b r o s e i r e t t a b e h T r o s e i r e t t a b e h t e c a l p e R . d a e d . k c a p y r e t t a b e h t e c a l p e r r o e g r a h c e r e b t o n y a m k c a p...