Kenwood TK-690 User Manual - Free PDF Download

Page 2 - MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL

THANK YOU! We are grateful you chose KENWOOD for your land mobile applications. We believe this easy-to-use transceiver will provide dependable communications tokeep personnel operating at peak efficiency. KENWOOD transceivers incorporate the latest in advanced technology. As a result, we feel stron...

Page 3 - One or more of the following statements may be applicable:; common to the operation of any transceiver.; NOTICES TO THE USER

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 thisequipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in theinstruction manual. The user could lose the...

Page 4 - ii; CONTENTS

ii CONTENTS UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ............................................... 1 Supplied Accessories .............................................................................. 1 PREPARATION ..............................................................................................

Page 5 - UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT; Supplied Accessories; The microphone cable can also be ordered separately as E30-3313-X8.; Item

1 UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT 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 pack...

Page 7 - Tools Required; The following tools are required for installing the transceiver:; Drill bits (sizes listed below) and circle cutters; Power Cable Connection; Locate the fuse as close to the battery as possible.; PREPARATION

3 WARNING! ◆ VARIOUS ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN YOUR VEHICLE MAY MALFUNCTION IF THEY ARENOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY WHICH IS PRESENTWHILE TRANSMITTING. ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION, ANTI-SKID BRAKING, AND CRUISECONTROL SYSTEMS ARE TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF EQUIPMENT THAT MAY MALFUNCTI...

Page 8 - Installing the Transceiver

4 ■ Installing the Transceiver WARNING! FOR PASSENGER SAFETY, INSTALL THE TRANSCEIVER SECURELY, USING THE SUPPLIED MOUNTING BRACKET, SO THE TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT BREAK LOOSE IN THEEVENT OF A COLLISION. 1 Mark the position of the holes in the dash by using the mounting bracketas a template. Drill the ...

Page 9 - GETTING ACQUAINTED

5 GETTING ACQUAINTED ■ Basic Front Panel (KCH-10) q q q q q POWER switch Press to switch the power ON (or OFF). w w w w w GRP (Group) keys Press GRP Up to increase the group selection by one step. Press GRP Down to decrease the group selection by one step. (See page 11 for other programmable functio...

Page 10 - Basic Panel Display; y u

6 q q q q q e h t , r e b m u n l e n n a h C / p u o r G g n i t a r e p o e h t s y a l p s i D . s u t a t s r e v i e c s n a r t e h t d n a , e m a n l e n n a h C / p u o r G w w w w w . r e b m u n l e n n a h c r o p u o r g g n i t a r e p o e h t s y a l p s i D : s u t a t s l e n n a h ...

Page 12 - CH; key

8 !2 !2 !2 !2 !2 CH (Channel) control Turn clockwise to increase the channel selection (default setting), andcounterclockwise to decrease it. (Alternatively, this control can beprogrammed with group up/down.) !3 !3 !3 !3 !3 PF1 key !4 !4 !4 !4 !4 PF2 key !5 !5 !5 !5 !5 PF3 key !6 !6 !6 !6 !6 PF4 key...

Page 13 - Full-featured Panel Display; ll

9 ■ Full-featured Panel Display q q q q q e h t , r e b m u n l e n n a h C / p u o r G g n i t a r e p o e h t s y a l p s i D . s u t a t s r e v i e c s n a r t e h t d n a , e m a n l e n n a h C / p u o r G w w w w w . r e b m u n l e n n a h c r o p u o r g g n i t a r e p o e h t s y a l p s ...

Page 14 - Rear Panel; PTT; Press and hold to transmit, then speak into; Antenna connector

10 9 pin connector (for accessories) Power input connector ■ Rear Panel ■ Microphone PTT (Push To Talk) switch Press and hold to transmit, then speak into the microphone. Release to receive. 25 pin connector(for accessories) Antenna connector

Page 15 - PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS; The following functions can be programmed onto the

11 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS The following functions can be programmed onto the GRP Up , GRP Down , MON , SCN , and PF1 ~ PF9 keys. If desired, you do not need to have a function programmed onto a key (No Function). Please contact your dealer for more information on these functions. (Channel Up/ Group ...

Page 19 - BASIC OPERATIONS

15 ■ Switching Power ON/ OFF Press the POWER switch to switch the transceiver ON (or OFF) • The display backlight illuminates when the power is switched ON. ■ Adjusting the Volume Turn the VOL control clockwise to increase the volume, and counterclockwise to decrease it. ■ Selecting a Group Press th...

Page 20 - DTMF CALLS; Manual Dialing; If Keypad Auto PTT is enable, you do not need to press the; consult your dealer for enabling this function).; Redialing; An “A” will appear on the display.; Auto Dialing; A “D” will appear on the display.

16 DTMF CALLS You can make DTMF calls using the optional KMC-28 DTMF microphone. ■ Manual Dialing To dial a number manually: 1 Press and hold the PTT switch. • If Keypad Auto PTT is enable, you do not need to press the PTT switch (please consult your dealer for enabling this function). 2 Press the d...

Page 22 - OTHER TRANSCEIVER FUNCTIONS; Operator Selectable Priority Channel

18 OTHER TRANSCEIVER FUNCTIONS The following functions can be set up by your dealer. ■ Time-out Timer (TOT) The TOT is used to automatically inhibit transmission after a specified timeelapses. If the PTT switch is held down for longer than the programmed time, the transceiver will stop transmitting ...

Page 23 - Timed Power OFF

19 ■ Roll Over/ Dead End If roll over is enabled and you are pressing the GRP Up / Down keys, or rotating the CH control , when you reach the maximum or minimum number, the number will roll over to the minimum or maximum number. For example,when turning the CH control clockwise, the channel number i...