Kenwood NXR-1700, Instruction Manual

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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
Front
① ② ③ ④ ⑤
⑥ ⑦ ⑨ ⑧
Rear
TX RX
CONTROL I/O
⑫ ⑬ ⑪ ⑩ ⑭
① Display
Displays the channel information, MENU, or status of the
repeater.
②
POWER indicator
Lights green while power is supplied within the operating range
to the DC 13.2V jack and the power of the repeater is turned
on.
Turns off when the power supply voltage is outside of the
operating range or the power of the repeater is turned off.
③ POWER switch/selector
The following two methods using the KPG-D7 settings turn the
power on or off:
• When DC power is supplied to the repeater, the power
is automatically turned on. When power is no longer
supplied to the repeater, the power will be turned off.
• Pressing while the power is turned off turns the
power on. When the power is on, you can turn it off by
operating the MENU.
The selector is used to select and set the MENU items.
④ LAN jack
Connect to the Ethernet. Use a shielded category 5e or higher
standard LAN cable shorter than 3 meters.
⑤ USB port (Type-A)
Connect the USB audio accessories (headsets, microphones,
speakers, etc.) directly, or connect the audio accessories via
the USB audio adapter.
The USB audio equipment to connect must support either the
standard Linux USB audio driver or the standard Windows USB
audio driver.
⑥
TX1/ TX2 indicator
During DMR transmission, the TX1 indicator lights red when
communicating with the radio in Timeslot 1, and the TX2
indicator lights red when communicating with the radio in
Timeslot 2.
For anything other than DMR, both TX1 and TX2 are lit during
transmission.
⑦ RX1/ RX2 indicator
On the DMR standby channel, the RX1 indicator lights green
while receiving a receivable CC matching signal in Timeslot 1.
The RX2 indicator lights green while receiving a receivable CC
matching signal in Timeslot 2.
For anything other than DMR, both RX1 and RX2 are lit while
receiving a signal with matching signaling and only RX1 is lit
while receiving a signal that does not match signaling.
⑧ STATUS indicator
Indicates the status of the repeater. Blinks red while the status
is abnormal.
⑨ Ventilation slots
⑩ Fan
⑪ DC jack
Connect a 13.2 V DC power supply to this jack.
Note: After inserting the connector of the attached DC cable into
the DC jack, tighten the screws on both sides of the connector
firmly to avoid the falling out of the connector.
⑫ TX OUT jack
Connect a TX antenna or a duplexer to this N receptacle .
⑬
CONTROL I/O jack
Connect a repeater controller or a remote panel to this
DB-25 interface.
⑭
RX IN jack
Connect an RX antenna or a duplexer to this BNC receptacle.
REPEATER OPERATION
Note: Please consult your dealer for programming the repeater.
The RX1/ RX2 indicator lights green while receiving a signal and
the TX1/ TX2 indicator lights red while transmitting.
TRANSCEIVER OPERATION
Note: Connect the audio accessory to the USB port. Consult
your dealer for other methods for transmission and reception by
using the application (Test Console), microphone, and speaker
on a PC connected via a LAN.
Receive
Adjust the volume to your desired level by MENU operation. You
may need to readjust the volume if you are having interference
while receiving a message from your dispatcher or another
member in your fleet. The RX1/ RX2 indicator lights green while a
signal is being received.
Transmit
1 Listen to the channel before transmitting to make sure it is not
being used.
2 Change the Test PTT Control to ”On” by MENU operation,
then speak in your normal speaking voice. The TX1/ TX2
indicator lights red while transmitting.
3 When you finish speaking, change the Test PTT Control to
"Off" by MENU operation.