Kenwood TK-880- Manual

Page 2 - INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VHF FM TRANSCEIVER/UHF FM TRANSCEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION TK-780/ TK-880

Page 3 - We are grateful you chose; for your personal mobile applications.; KENWOOD; transceivers incorporate the latest in advanced technology. As a; MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL; PRECAUTIONS; KENWOOD; NOTICES TO THE USER; common to the operation of any transceiver.

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

Page 4 - ii; CONTENTS

ii CONTENTS UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ............................................ 1 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES .................................................................. 1 PREPARATION ........................................................................................... 2 TOOLS REQUIR...

Page 5 - UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

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 6 - TOOLS REQUIRED; The following tools are required for installing the transceiver:; POWER CABLE CONNECTION; Coil and secure the surplus cable with a retaining band.; PREPARATION

2 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 MALFUNCTION. IFYOUR ...

Page 7 - INSTALLING THE TRANSCEIVER

3 Hex-headed screw DC power cable Mountingbracket 5 x 16 mm self-tapping screw Spring washer Flat washer Antennaconnector Power input connector FOR PASSENGER SAFETY, INSTALL THE TRANSCEIVER SECURELY, USING THE SUPPLIEDMOUNTING BRACKET, SO THE TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT BREAK LOOSE IN THE EVENT OF ACOLLISI...

Page 8 - ORIENTATION; FRONT PANEL; Display; See page 5 for more information.; Microphone jack; Insert the microphone plug into this connector.

4 ORIENTATION FRONT PANEL q q q q q (Power) switch Press to switch the transceiver ON (or OFF). w w w w w / keys Press these keys to activate their programmable auxiliary functions{page 6}. e e e e e Display See page 5 for more information. r r r r r / keys Press these keys to activate their program...

Page 10 - PROGRAMMABLE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS

6 PROGRAMMABLE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS Keys w , r , and y {page 4} can be programmed with the auxiliary functions listed in the following table. The keys can only be programmed with functions,depending on whether you are using a DTMF/2-Tone/DMS model or a 5-Tonemodel. Please contact your dealer for furt...

Page 12 - BASIC OPERATIONS

8 BASIC OPERATIONS OPERATION OVERVIEW Your dealer can program your transceiver for DTMF/2-Tone/DMS signalling or5-Tone signalling. This transceiver can handle up to 250 groups with 250 channels in each group.Groups, channels, and their functions are programmed by your dealer. SWITCHING POWER ON/ OFF...

Page 13 - PTT; HORN ALERT

9 TIME-OUT TIMER (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 time that exceeds the programmedtime, the transceiver will stop transmitting and an alert tone will sound. To stopthe ton...

Page 14 - ADVANCED OPERATIONS; SCAN; Scan; switch and speak into the microphone to respond to the; switch is released and no further signal is received.; Priority Scan; The; Monitor; will cancel the connection.

10 ADVANCED OPERATIONS SCAN If the Scan function is programmed, groups or channels can be scanned bypressing the key programmed as Scan . When the Scan key is pressed, the SCN indicator and “-SCAN-” or the revert group/ channel number appear on thedisplay. Scanning starts. Scan can be used as either...

Page 15 - Corporation. DMS enables a variety of; KEY FUNCTIONS; Selcall Mode

11 DMS: ALPHANUMERIC 2-WAY PAGING FUNCTION DMS (Digital Message System) is an Alphanumeric 2-way Paging Function, andis a protocol owned by KENWOOD Corporation. DMS enables a variety of paging functions on your transceiver, some of which depend on dealerprogramming. KEY FUNCTIONS • Press Selcall Ent...

Page 17 - STATUS MESSAGE; Transmitting

13 STATUS MESSAGE You can send and receive 2-digit Status messages (10 ~ 79) which may bedecided in your talk group. Messages can contain up to 16 alphanumericcharacters. A maximum of 15 received messages can be stored in the queue memory ofyour transceiver. These saved messages can be reviewed afte...

Page 18 - Reviewing Messages in the Queue Memory; Queue; Automatic Status Response; SHORT MESSAGES FEATURE

14 ■ Reviewing Messages in the Queue Memory 1 Press the key programmed as Queue to enter Queue Mode. • The last received message is displayed with the message number. 2 Use the / keys (right side keys only) to select the message you want to view, if more than one message is stored in the queue memor...

Page 19 - MAKING A DTMF CALL; There are two methods of making DTMF calls:; Enter the desired digits using the microphone keypad.; After entering the complete number, press the; DTMF SIGNALLING

15 DTMF (DUAL TONE MULTI FREQUENCY) CALLS MAKING A DTMF CALL Note: To make a DTMF call, you must have an optional microphone with a DTMF keypad. Ask your dealer for more information. There are two methods of making DTMF calls: Manual dialing: 1 Press and hold the PTT switch. 2 Enter the desired digi...

Page 20 - AUDIBLE USER FEEDBACK TONES

16 AUDIBLE USER FEEDBACK TONES The transceiver emits various tones to indicate the transceiver’s operating status.Contact your dealer for further information on these tones: • Alert • DMS Signalling Decode Alert Tone • Group Call • Individual Call • Key Input Error • Key Press [A] • Key Press [B] • ...

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