Page 3 - The listed ranges are based on field testing and may vary with
i s n o i t a c o l n e p O ) s n o i t c u r t s b o o n ( s e li m 6 o t p U ) m k 6 . 9 y l e t a m i x o r p p a ( s a e r a l a i t n e d i s e R ) s g n i d li u b r a e n ( s e li m 5 . 1 o t p U ) m k 4 . 2 y l e t a m i x o r p p a ( d e c r o f n i e r e t e r c n o c / l e e t s n I s g n...
Page 4 - FCC L; ICENSE; KENWOOD; HANNEL
ii FCC L ICENSE I NFORMATION Your KENWOOD transceiver operates on communications frequencies which are subject to FCC (FederalCommunications Commission) Rules & Regulations. FCCRules require that all operators using Private Land Mobileradio frequencies obtain a radio license before operating the...
Page 5 - iii; RECAUTIONS; OTICES; Illegal operation is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment.; It is important that the operator is aware of, and
iii P RECAUTIONS • Refer service to qualified technicians only. Do not modifyor attempt to adjust this 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, humid,o...
Page 6 - iv; One or more of the following statements may be; FCC WARNING
iv 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 cause harmful interferenceunless the modifications are expressly approved in the instructionmanual. The user could lose th...
Page 8 - CONTENTS; VOX G
vi CONTENTS UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ................................... 1 S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES ......................................................... 1 ORIENTATION .................................................................... 3PREPARATION ...........................................
Page 9 - UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT; UPPLIED
1 UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend you identifythe items listed in the following table before discarding thepacking material. If any items are missing or have beendamaged during shipment, file a claim with the carrierimmediately. S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES ...
Page 11 - ORIENTATION; The
3 ORIENTATION Antenna (optional) LED indicator Indicates the transceiver status. Lights red whiletransmitting, green whilereceiving, and flashes red while the batterypower is low whiletransmitting. PTT (Push to Talk) switch Press and hold, then speak into the microphone to transmit. Lock key Press a...
Page 12 - PREPARATION; HARGING; The ambient temperature should be between 41
4 PREPARATION C HARGING THE Ni-MH B ATTERY P ACK 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/discharge cycle 2 or 3 times, the operatingcapacity should in...
Page 13 - Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet.
5 1 3 4 2 Plug the AC adaptor cable into the adaptor jack located at the rear of the charger. Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet. Slide the Ni-MH battery pack or transceiver with a Ni-MH battery pack into the charger. Make sure the battery pack terminals are in contact with the charger terminals ...
Page 14 - Do not short the battery terminals.
6 I NSTALLING / R EMOVING THE B ATTERY P ACK The battery pack is not charged at the factory; charge itbefore use (pages 5 and 6).Average battery pack life (calculated using 5% transmit time,5% receive time, and 90% standby time) is 18 hours whenusing the dealer set Battery Save function, and 14 hour...
Page 16 - To keep the transceiver
8 I NSTALLING THE C OVER OVER THE S PEAKER / M ICROPHONE J ACKS I NSTALLING THE O PTIONAL S PEAKER / M ICROPHONE ( OR H EADSET ) If you are not using a speaker/ microphone, install the cover over the speaker/ microphone jacks using the supplied 3 x 6 mm screw. Note: To keep the transceiver water res...
Page 17 - GETTING STARTED; Power
9 GETTING STARTED 1 2 1 1 3 Turn the Power switch/ Volume control clockwise to switch the transceiver power ON. A beep sounds. Rotate the Channel selector to select your desired channel. When you receive an appropriate signal, you will hear audio from the speaker. Adjust the volume as necessary. To ...
Page 18 - AIN; To activate VOX and set the VOX Gain level:; Press and hold the; key while; Lock
10 VOICE OPERATED TRANSMISSION (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 operating conditions, we recommendyou use an optional headset wit...
Page 19 - PTT
11 Note: ◆ VOX Gain level 1 is the least sensitive and VOX Gain level 10 isthe most sensitive. ◆ If a speaker/ microphone is connected to the transceiver whilethe VOX function is switched ON and the VOX Gain level isconfigured to a higher, more sensitive level, louder receivedsignals may cause the t...
Page 20 - VOX O; PERATION; To transmit, simply speak into the headset microphone.; You do not need to press the; switch the transceiver
12 VOX O PERATION Note: ◆ While transmitting via VOX, all keys other than power OFF aredisabled. ◆ When you operate the VOX function, you must use an optionalKHS-1 or KHS-22 accessory. ◆ VOX will not operate when the battery level becomes too low.(The LED will flash red in this state.) 2 3 4 1 Set u...
Page 21 - KEY FUNCTIONS; OCK; When the LED lights orange, release the; confirmation tone will sound.; CAN; Scan; You can only use Scan if there are at least 2 channels
13 KEY FUNCTIONS L OCK K EY The default function of the Lock key is Super Lock. Super Lock is designed to prevent accidental functionchanges on your transceiver, during operation.Press and hold the Lock key for 4 seconds to lock the transceiver keys. The following keys/ functions can still beused wh...
Page 22 - To start scanning, press the; To end Scan, press the; Temporary Delete; key for
14 To start scanning, press the Scan key. • The LED indicator flashes green and scanning starts from thecurrent channel and ascends through the channel numbers. • When a signal is detected on a channel and the QT/ DQTmatches, scan pauses at that channel and the LED indicatorlights green. • When the ...
Page 23 - BACKGROUND OPERATIONS; switch. You can press the; switch again to resume transmitting.
15 BACKGROUND OPERATIONS T IME - OUT T IMER (TOT) The purpose of the Time-out Timer is to prevent you fromusing a channel for an extended period of time. This functionis useful, for example, when you accidentally keep the PTT switch pressed. Additionally, by limiting the amount of timeyou can contin...
Page 25 - CHANNEL SETUP MODE; If you do not select an operating frequency for a channel, you
17 CHANNEL SETUP MODE This transceiver allows you to reprogram each of the channelswith different frequencies and Quiet Talk/ Digital Quiet Talksettings. The table below lists the default channelfrequencies. All channels are set with a 67.0 Hz QT tone bydefault. l e n n a h C r e b m u N e l b a T r...
Page 27 - Press the; switch within 5 seconds; no action is performed for 5 seconds.
19 0 0 2 2 - K T r e b m u N e l b a T g n i t a r e p O ) z H M ( y c n e u q e r F 0 0 2 2 - K T r e b m u N e l b a T g n i t a r e p O ) z H M ( y c n e u q e r F 0 F F O 4 1 0 5 4 7 . 1 5 1 1 0 5 2 6 . 1 5 1 5 1 0 5 7 7 . 1 5 1 2 0 5 5 9 . 1 5 1 6 1 0 5 6 8 . 1 5 1 3 0 0 7 5 . 4 5 1 7 1 0 5 9 8...
Page 29 - ” or
21 Q UIET T ALK (QT)/ D IGITAL Q UIET T ALK (DQT) S ETTINGS To change the QT/ DQT settings of a channel: 2 4 1 1 3 1 With the transceiver power OFF, press and hold the PTT switch and Lock key while turning the transceiver power ON. Continue to hold the PTT switch and Lock key until the LED flashes o...
Page 30 - or; key to
22 6 7 1 5 Press the PTT switch within 5 seconds to save the setting, otherwise the operation will cancel. A beep will sound and the transceiver will announce the new Tone number.Repeat steps 3 to 6 to set up another channel. Turn the transceiver power OFF and then ON again to activate the new setti...
Page 32 - DQT Channel Settings:
24 T Q D r e b m u N T Q D e d o C T Q D r e b m u N T Q D e d o C T Q D r e b m u N T Q D e d o C 1 N 3 2 0 D 9 2 N 4 7 1 D 7 5 N 5 4 4 D 2 N 5 2 0 D 0 3 N 5 0 2 D 8 5 N 4 6 4 D 3 N 6 2 0 D 1 3 N 3 2 2 D 9 5 N 5 6 4 D 4 N 1 3 0 D 2 3 N 6 2 2 D 0 6 N 6 6 4 D 5 N 2 3 0 D 3 3 N 3 4 2 D 1 6 N 3 0 5 D 6...
Page 33 - KEY ASSIGNMENT MODE; This transceiver allows you to reprogram the; and; il
25 KEY ASSIGNMENT MODE This transceiver allows you to reprogram the Lock and Scan keys with any of the functions listed in the table below.Explanations on the use of each function are provided on thefollowing pages. r e b m u N e l b a T e m a N n o i t c n u F 0 ) n o i t c n u f o n ( e n o N 1 t ...
Page 34 - To change the functions of the; Call; Monitor
26 To change the functions of the Call and Monitor keys: 2 3 1 1 4 With the transceiver power OFF, press and hold the Lock and Scan keys while turning the transceiver power ON. Continue to hold the Lock and Scan keys until the LED flashes orange one time and the transceiver announces “ Setup ” . Rel...
Page 36 - Calling Alert; Key Lock
28 C ALLING A LERT Calling alert tones are used to identify yourself to your partymembers and inform them that you are about to make a call.Your dealer can set up your transceiver with 1 of severaldifferent calling alert tones. If each party member uses adifferent calling alert tone, it is easy to k...
Page 37 - You can use the key programmed as; Squelch Off; Squelch Off Momentary:
29 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 signaling, and to adjust thevolume when no signals are present on your selectedchannel. • Monitor: Momentarily press to de...
Page 38 - for 1 second or
30 To start scanning, momentarily press the key programmed aseither Scan or Scan + Temporary Delete . • The LED indicator flashes green and scanning starts from thecurrent channel and ascends through the channel numbers. • When a signal is detected on a channel and the QT/ DQTmatches, scan pauses at...
Page 39 - CRAMBLER; To deactivate the Scrambler, press the; Scrambler
31 S CRAMBLER Whereas the Quiet Talk and Digital Quiet Talk functions{page 16} allows you to ignore unwanted calls, Scramblerallows you to hold a conversation in complete privacy. Whenactivated, any other party listening in on your channel will beunable to understand your conversation. The transceiv...
Page 40 - ALL RESET MODE; and the; key while turning the
32 ALL RESET MODE At some point in time, you may desire to reset the transceiversettings to their default values. This function will reset allchannels to their default frequencies, the VOX function to itsdefault status, and all keys to their default functions.To reset the transceiver: 2 1 1 With the...
Page 41 - OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
33 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES KMC-17 (Speaker/ microphone) KMC-21 (Speaker/ microphone) KHS-1 (Headset) KHS-22 (Headset) KWR-1 (Water resistant bag) P T T S E N S . V O X P T T
Page 42 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE; ll
34 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE m e l b o r P n o i t u l o S n r u t t o n n a C r e v i e c s n a r t e h t . N O r e w o p • • . d a e d e b y a m k c a p y r e t t a b e h T . 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 d e ll a t s n i e b t o n y a m k c a p y r e t t a b e h T k c ...
