Kenwood TK-7100- Manuals

Page 2 - The models listed below are covered by this manual:; INJURY FROM RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISSIONS; KENWOOD

T HANK Y OU ! We are grateful you chose KENWOOD for your personal mobile applications. We believe this easy-to-use transceiver will provide dependable communications to keep personnel operatingat peak efficiency. KENWOOD transceivers incorporate the latest in advanced technology. As a result, we fee...

Page 3 - One or more of the following statements may be applicable:; FCC WARNING

i One or more of the following statements may be applicable: FCC WARNING This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may causeharmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could losethe...

Page 4 - CONTENTS

ii CONTENTS UNPACKING AND CHECKINGEQUIPMENT ................................... 1 S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES .................. 1 PREPARATION ............................... 2 T OOLS R EQUIRED ........................... 2 P OWER C ABLE C ONNECTION ............ 2 I NSTALLING THE T RANSCEIVER ..............

Page 5 - UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT; DC power cable with fuses

1 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 that you identify the itemslisted in the following table before discarding the packing material. If any itemsare mis...

Page 6 - Note; The following tools are required for installing the transceiver:; • Circle cutters; OWER; • Locate the fuse as close to the battery as possible.; Coil and secure the surplus cable with a retaining band.; servicing while keeping the power applied.; PREPARATION

2 Various electronic equipment in your vehicle may malfunction if they are not properly protected fromthe radio frequency energy which is present while transmitting. Electronic fuel injection, anti-skidbraking, and cruise control systems are typical examples of equipment that may malfunction. If you...

Page 7 - will not interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle.

3 I NSTALLING THE T RANSCEIVER For passenger safety, install the transceiver securely, using the supplied mounting bracket, so thetransceiver will not break loose in the event of a collision. 1 Mark the position of the holes in the dash by using the mounting bracket as atemplate. Drill the holes, th...

Page 8 - ORIENTATION; RONT; Press to increase or decrease the volume level.; Display; Press to increase or decrease the channel number.; Microphone jack; Insert the microphone plug into this jack.; Speaker; Press this switch, then speak into the microphone to call a station.

4 ORIENTATION F RONT P ANEL q q q q q (Power) switch Press to switch the transceiver ON. Press and hold for approximately1 second to switch the transceiver OFF. w w w w w VOL / keys (left side) Press to increase or decrease the volume level. e e e e e Display Refer to page 5. r r r r r CH / keys (ri...

Page 10 - PROGRAMMABLE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS; The

6 PROGRAMMABLE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS The MON , SCN , ● , and O keys can be programmed with the functions listed below: • AUX Press to activate the auxiliary port. Press again to deactivate the auxiliaryport. Auxiliary is used with optional boards, allowing you to activate anddeactivate these optional ...

Page 11 - No function is programmed onto the key.; Scan; mode. This key will not function while

7 • Monitor Press momentarily to turn the transceiver signalling OFF. Press again toreturn to normal operation. Also, press and hold for 1 second to unmute thespeaker. Press again to return to normal operation. Refer to page 18 fordetails. • None No function is programmed onto the key. • Operator Se...

Page 12 - BASIC OPERATIONS; WITCHING; Press the; • A beep sounds and “; Radio Password; DJUSTING; VOL

8 BASIC OPERATIONS S WITCHING P OWER ON/ OFF Press the switch to switch the transceiver ON. • A beep sounds and “ ” appears momentarily. • If the Radio Password function is programmed, “ ” will appear on the display when the power is turned ON. Refer to “Radio Password”, below. Press and hold the sw...

Page 13 - • If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free.

9 S ELECTING A C HANNEL Press the CH key (right side) to increase the channel number. Press the key (right side) to decrease the channel number. S ELECTING A G ROUP If Group Up or Group Down has been programmed onto a key, press the Group Up or Group Down key to select your desired group. If a trunk...

Page 14 - SCAN; ” and the SCN icon appear.; ROUP; Group Up; RIORITY

10 SCAN Scan is useful for monitoring signals on the transceiver channels. Whilescanning, the transceiver checks for a signal on each channel and only stops ona channel if a signal is present. The transceiver will remain on a busy channel until the signal is no longerpresent. When the signal “drops ...

Page 16 - DTMF CALLS; Enter the desired digits on the microphone keypad.; • You can enter a maximum of 16 digits (; PTT; DTMF N; PTT

12 DTMF CALLS Note: To make DTMF calls, you must have an optional microphone with a DTMF keypad (KMC-32). S TORE & S END 1 Enter the desired digits on the microphone keypad. • You can enter a maximum of 16 digits ( 0 ~ 9 , A ~ D , , and # ). • The digits appear on the display as you enter them. ...

Page 17 - Press the microphone

13 D IALLING S TORED DTMF N UMBERS 1 Press the microphone key. • “ ” appears on the display. 2 Enter the desired memory location number (1 ~ 9). • The digits stored in the selected location number appear on the display. • To cancel, press any key other than the PTT switch. 3 Press the PTT switch. • ...

Page 18 - ECEIVING; Press and hold the; Use the transceiver the same as in a regular call press the; switch to; CALL

14 CODE SQUELCH (ID CODE) Code Squelch is enabled or disabled by your dealer. This function turns thetransceiver squelch OFF only when it receives the DTMF ID code that has beenset up in your transceiver. Transceivers that do not transmit the correct code willnot be heard. Consequently, you can comm...

Page 19 - SELECTIVE CALL

15 SELECTIVE CALL Selective Call is enabled or disabled by your dealer. This function is similar toCode Squelch (page 14). The differences from Code Squelch are: • You can send or receive Status codes containing up to 5 digits. • Selective Call opens the squelch only when the transceiver receives a ...

Page 20 - EMERGENCY OPERATION; Emergency Operation 1:; • The channel will switch to the pre-programmed emergency channel.; Emergency

16 EMERGENCY OPERATION There are two Emergency Operation modes: Emergency Operation 1: The transceiver is programmed to automatically transmit an emergency code to the base station. This code is repeatedlytransmitted until the base station acknowledges your emergency situation or youexit Emergency O...

Page 21 - ADVANCED OPERATIONS

17 ADVANCED OPERATIONS T IME - OUT T IMER (TOT) The purpose of the Time-out Timer is to prevent any caller from using a channelfor an extended period of time. If you continuously transmit for a period of timethat exceeds the programmed time, the transceiver will stop transmitting and analert tone wi...

Page 22 - ” or the OST number appears on the display.

18 M ONITOR Press the key programmed as Monitor to turn the transceiver signalling OFF. While signalling is OFF, you can hear all signals received on your currentchannel. With signalling ON, you can hear only signals that match the signallingprogrammed in your transceiver. Press the Monitor key agai...

Page 23 - Cancel the DTMF Number Display by pressing any key other than; ID S; A Beginning of Transmission ID Signal is sent when you press the; An End of Transmission ID Signal is sent when you release the

19 DTMF N UMBER D ISPLAY Note: This feature can only be activated when DTMF Signalling is turned OFF. When you receive a DTMF code containing at least 3 digits, it will appear on thedisplay. Each successive digit will continue to scroll across the display, as longas each digit is received within 1 s...