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BASIC OPERATION

POWER ON

Switch the transceiver power ON by turning the

Power switch/ Volume control knob clockwise.

• A confirmation tone sounds, the LCD lights up

momentarily, then the current zone and channel

number are displayed.

Zone number

Channel number

Power ON / Volume UP

Power OFF

/ Volume DOWN

ADJUST THE VOLUME

Set your desired volume level by rotating the Power switch/ Volume control knob.

• Clockwise increases the volume and counterclockwise decreases the volume.

Note:

◆

To adjust the volume using background noise as a reference in Analogue mode, use the

Squelch off Function.

SELECT A ZONE

Press and hold the Side button for 1 second to change Zone 1,

Zone 2, and Zone 3.

Press and hold

Side button

Summary of Contents for ProTalk TK-3601D

Page 1: ...B5A 2559 00 00 E UHF DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER USER MANUAL TK 3601D ...

Page 2: ...TALK SCRAMBLER 15 VOICE OPERATED TRANSMISSION VOX 17 FRONT PANEL PROGRAMMING MODE 18 FUNCTION SETTING MODE 20 SETTING TARGET 21 BATTERY SAVER 22 AUDIO EQUALIZER RX AUDIO RESPONSE 23 AUDIO EQUALIZER TX AUDIO RESPONSE 24 SQUELCH LEVEL 25 MICROPHONE SENSE 26 EXTERNAL MICROPHONE SENSE 27 MICROPHONE TYPE 28 EARPHONE MODE 29 VOX SETUP 30 BUTTON ASSIGNMENT MODE 33 BUTTON LOCK 35 CALLING ALERT ANALOGUE 35...

Page 3: ...COND CHANNEL 40 VOLUME ATTENUATION 42 ZONE 42 BACKGROUND OPERATIONS 43 BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR 43 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER 44 OPTIONS 45 INSTALLING REMOVING THE KBH 22 46 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 47 SPECIFICATIONS 48 ...

Page 4: ...il click sound to switch transceiver OFF b LED indicator For the LED indicator status p 9 c Up Down buttons Press to change channel select menu in setting mode or to perform other functions d Menu button Press to activate its programmable function Default Function Reference Page Press Channel Menu 10 Press and hold Button Lock 35 For function descriptions and details on how to change the function ...

Page 5: ...ction Press and hold Zone 8 For function descriptions and details on how to change the function of the Side button Refer to BUTTON ASSIGNMENT MODE p 33 f PTT Push to Talk switch Press and hold then speak into the microphone to transmit g SP MIC jack Insert the speaker microphone or headset plug into this jack ...

Page 6: ...s configured with a DQT code Appears when the Scan is activated Blinks when the scan is paused Appears when the Compander is activated PRIVACY Appears when the Scrambler function is activated Appears when the VOX is activated Appears when the Button lock is activated Appears when the Earphone mode is activated Appears when the Second Scan is activated Blinks when Second Scan function is paused and...

Page 7: ...7 Font Display Because the display is segmented letters and numbers are displayed as shown below X is not used in this transceiver A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 8: ...l number Power ON Volume UP Power OFF Volume DOWN ADJUST THE VOLUME Set your desired volume level by rotating the Power switch Volume control knob Clockwise increases the volume and counterclockwise decreases the volume Note To adjust the volume using background noise as a reference in Analogue mode use the Squelch off Function SELECT A ZONE Press and hold the Side button for 1 second to change Zo...

Page 9: ...d the LED lights in green When the other party transmits it you hear the voice of the other party CONTINUE CALLING It alternately transmits and receives After the other party s call is over press PTT switch and transmit POWER OFF After use turn off the power To switch the transceiver power OFF turn the Power switch Volume control knob fully counterclockwise until a click sounds LED INDICATOR STATU...

Page 10: ...hen press the or button to select your desired value for the setting 4 Press the Menu button to exit the selection 5 Press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit Channel Menu mode Setting item list Display Name Settings Default Reference page QT DQT 1 OFF 01 38 11 Common ID 2 1 255 12 Scrambler 1 OFF ON OFF 15 Compander 1 OFF ON OFF 16 VOX OFF ON OFF 17 1 It can be set when Channel type is Anal...

Page 11: ... You can select a tone or code for each channel After changing the QT DQT setting confirm that the other members in your group have selected the same tone or code The table below lists the default channel settings Channel Number Zone 1 Frequency MHz Table No QT DQT 1 446 006250 10 94 8 Hz 2 446 093750 8 88 5 Hz 3 446 031250 13 103 5 Hz 4 446 068750 5 79 7 Hz 5 446 043750 17 118 8 Hz 6 446 018750 1...

Page 12: ... 8 88 5 18 123 0 28 D155N 38 D723N 9 91 5 19 127 3 29 D134N 10 94 8 20 131 8 30 D243N To change the QT DQT settings 1 Enter the Channel Menu mode p 10 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired QT DQT table number for the channel The values range from 1 to 26 for QT tones then proceed to 27 to 38 for DQT codes When selecting a DQT code t...

Page 13: ...e channel The table below lists the default channel settings Channel Number Zone 2 Zone 3 Frequency MHz Common ID Frequency MHz Common ID 1 446 103125 1 446 003125 1 2 446 109375 2 446 009375 2 3 446 115625 3 446 015625 3 4 446 121875 4 446 021875 4 5 446 128125 5 446 028125 5 6 446 134375 6 446 034375 6 7 446 140625 7 446 040625 7 8 446 146875 8 446 046875 8 9 446 153125 9 446 053125 9 10 446 159...

Page 14: ...3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired Common ID The values range from 1 to 255 If you set Common ID to 255 you can call to all Common ID transceivers 4 Press the Menu button to exit the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit the Channel Menu mode ...

Page 15: ...your channel will be unable to understand your conversation 1 Enter the Channel Menu mode p 10 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF The Scrambler function is deactivated ON The Scrambler function is activated The PRIVACY icon appears on the display when ON is selected 4 Press the Menu button to exit the selection then pre...

Page 16: ...ctivated when Channel type is Analogue 1 Enter the Channel Menu mode p 10 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF The Compander function is deactivated ON The Compander function is activated The icon appears on the display when ON is selected 4 Press the Menu button to exit the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side...

Page 17: ...ress or to select VOX function activate OFF The VOX function is deactivated ON The VOX function activated 5 To transmit speak into the headset You do not need to press the PTT switch the transceiver automatically detects your voice and begins transmitting The LED lights red You can set the VOX Type VOX Gain Level and VOX Delay Time Refer to VOX SETUP p 30 6 Press the Menu button to exit the select...

Page 18: ...04 446 121875 D20 446 021875 A05 446 056250 D05 446 128125 D21 446 028125 A06 446 068750 D06 446 134375 D22 446 034375 A07 446 081250 D07 446 140625 D23 446 040625 A08 446 093750 D08 446 146875 D24 446 046875 A09 446 106250 D09 446 153125 D25 446 053125 A10 446 118750 D10 446 159375 D26 446 059375 A11 446 131250 D11 446 165625 D27 446 065625 A12 446 143750 D12 446 171875 D28 446 071875 A13 446 156...

Page 19: ...der 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select the frequency table number or OFF skip channel for the channel 4 Press the Menu button to exit the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit the Front Panel Programming mode Note You can mix analogue and digital table numbers in the same zone You cannot set all channels Zone 1 Channel 1 to Zone 3 Channel 16 to OFF ...

Page 20: ...on to exit the Function Setting mode Setting Menu LIST Display Name Analogue Digital Settings Default Ref Page Button Assignment Side Refer to the Functions list Zone 33 Button Assignment Menu Refer to the Functions list Channel Menu 33 Second Channel Zone 1 OFF 1 16 OFF 40 Second Channel Zone 2 OFF 1 16 OFF 40 Second Channel Zone 3 OFF 1 16 OFF 40 Setting Target CH ALL CH 21 Battery Saver OFF Sho...

Page 21: ... channel menu settings for the current channel or all channels 1 Enter the Function Setting mode p 20 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value CH Set to current channel ALL Set to all channels 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit the Function Setting mode Note Setti...

Page 22: ...ion Setting mode p 20 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF The Battery Saver function is deactivated Short The Battery Saver function is activated and checks the presence or absence of the signal at 240 ms intervals Medium The Battery Saver function is activated and checks the presence or absence of the signal at 560 ms i...

Page 23: ...s 1 Enter the Function Setting mode p 20 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value Low Boost It suppresses the high range of voice enriching the low range It will be calm and natural sound quality Flat It becomes standard sound quality High Boost It emphasize the high range of the voice It is a clear quality sound quality that emp...

Page 24: ...nces 1 Enter the Function Setting mode p 20 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value Low Boost It suppresses the high range of voice enriching the low range It will be calm and natural sound quality Flat It becomes standard sound quality High Boost It emphasize the high range of the voice It is a clear sound quality that emphasiz...

Page 25: ... button then press the or button to select your desired value 0 3 If you want to receive weak signal decrease Squelch Level and if unnecessary signal exist increase Squelch Level Note In digital operation Squelch Level is fixed at level 1 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit the Function Setting mode ...

Page 26: ...utton to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value 20dB low sensitivity 0dB normal 6dB high sensitivity The sensitivity decreases as the number increases 0 dB is the standard sensitivity The sensitivity increases as the number increases 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit the Function Setti...

Page 27: ... the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value 20dB low sensitivity 0dB normal 6dB high sensitivity The sensitivity decreases as the number of increases 0 dB is the standard sensitivity The sensitivity increases as the number increases 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit the Fu...

Page 28: ...n Setting mode p 20 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF It does not correct audio characteristics 1 Set for EMC 13 connection 2 Set for EMC 14 connection 3 Reserve 4 Set for KMC 55 connection 5 Set for KHS 37 connection 6 Reserve 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side butto...

Page 29: ...ed value OFF When using a dedicated optional earphone microphone headset speaker microphone ON When using the recommended monaural earphone The icon appears on the display when ON is selected 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit the Function Setting mode Operation of each part by Earphone mode Connection with SP MIC jack YES NO Earph...

Page 30: ...X Transmission is started by pressing PTT switch and transmission continues even after PTT switch is released 1 Enter the Function Setting mode p 20 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value NORMAL The VOX type is normal VOX operation SEMI The VOX type is semi VOX operation 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then pre...

Page 31: ...to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value 1 10 Adjust so that the VOX function works reliably when talking into the microphone If it does not work even when you speak gradually increase the level While adjusting the VOX Gain level speak into the microphone When an appropriate level is reached the LED lights yellow but no signal is transmitted at this t...

Page 32: ...lows your entire message to be transmitted 1 Enter the Function Setting mode p 20 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value 0 1 0 3 0 5 1 0 1 5 3 0 Delay time can be selected from 0 1 second to 3 seconds 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit the Function Setting mode ...

Page 33: ... Continuously increase the Channel number 8 Fixed Volume Switches various Tone levels of the transceiver among the settings for High Low or Off None Home Channel Immediately select your Home Channel To set the current channel as the Home Channel 35 Maintenance Enter Maintenance Display Mode None 36 Monitor Turns the transceiver signaling off to listen to all calls that are received on the channel ...

Page 34: ... the channel you normally select you can configure another channel as the main channel with a dedicated PTT switch None 40 Volume Attenuation Volume Attenuation None 42 Squelch Off Press to hear background noise Press this button again to return to normal operation None 37 Squelch Off Momentary Press to hear background noise Release this button to return to normal operation None 37 Zone None Chang...

Page 35: ...er can set up your transceiver with 1 of 16 calling alert tones If each party member uses a different tone it is easy to know who is calling To make a call press and hold the PTT switch then press the key programmed as Calling Alert HOME CHANNEL Press this button to jump to your Home Channel in the current zone If activated you can set your own Home Channel by selecting your desired channel using ...

Page 36: ...ANCE DISPLAY Displays the currently received signal strength numerically Display example When the signal strength is 80 dBm or more When the signal strength is 96 dBm When the signal strength is less than 120 dBm ...

Page 37: ...Monitor MON M Monitor operation type is Monitor Momentary SQUELCH OFF ANALOGUE When no signals are present the squelch on the transceiver automatically mutes the speaker so you will not hear background noise Using the SQUELCH OFF button you can open the squelch to unmute the speaker This allows you to Confirm the channel activity so you don t make a call while another party is using the same chann...

Page 38: ...te Add Press this button to add or remove each channel in the scan sequence SCAN OPERATION To begin scanning 1 To begin scanning press the button programmed as Scan The indicator appears on the display The channels are scanned 2 When the signal is detected and the QT DQT Common ID matches the channel number is displayed on the display and the SCAN icon blinks 3 When the signal is no longer present...

Page 39: ... automatically select the transceiver s revert channel in the above example channel 1 and you will begin transmitting However if you are currently paused on another channel after having received a signal for example channel 2 pressing the PTT switch will allow you to transmit on that channel rather than returning to the revert channel Scanning will resume after 3 seconds unless a signal is present...

Page 40: ...econd channel with the channel you normally select If there is a received signal you can stay on that channel and hear the sound Scanning with second PTT function ON Standby status of normal selected channel It alternately scans Receiving start Receiving stops icon is light up icon is off icon is blinks PTT SETUP You can set up the transceiver Side button or Menu button to perform Second PTT funct...

Page 41: ...ond PTT function is activated icon is displayed and scanning starts When receiving the Second channel the icon blinks and a beep sounds 5 Press the button programmed as Second PTT moves to the second channel and transmits in that channel 6 When the normal selected channel is in the reception state the icon disappears To transmit on a normal selected channel press PTT switch Note It is recommended ...

Page 42: ...r down the volume level on transceiver itself and external speaker Use this feature in the quiet environment As an applied operation it is usual to leave Attenuation in active and to cancel Attenuation at important communication such as emergency ZONE Press and hold this button for 1 second to change the Zone 1 Zone 2 or Zone 3 ...

Page 43: ...remaining When turned OFF the battery level indicator will not be displayed When the battery voltage becomes too low while transmitting the transceiver stops transmitting a tone sounds and the LED blinks red until you release the PTT switch Recharge or replace the battery pack High battery power Medium battery power Low battery power Recharge the battery pack ...

Page 44: ...on Setting mode tables To reset the transceiver 1 With the transceiver power OFF press and hold the and buttons while turning the transceiver power ON reset will appear on the display 2 Release the or buttons The confirmation message sure will appear on the display 3 Press the PTT switch to reset the transceiver Press any other button to cancel the reset Note Reset will function even if Super Lock...

Page 45: ... Belt Clip KMC 55 Speaker Microphone EMC 13 Clip Microphone with Earphone EMC 14 Clip Microphone with Earphone KHS 37 Headset KHS 10 OH SD Headset KHS 22 OH SD Headset KHS 7A SD Headset KPG 197D Programming Software KPG 186U Programming Cable Note Optional accessories for use with this transceiver may change post production New options may become available and or current options may be discontinue...

Page 46: ...Insert the transceiver until click sound is heard 2 Push the upper part of the holster to the rear side remove the lock and pull out the transceiver Belt Clip Holster Note When pulling the transceiver out of the holster do not hold the antenna Pull holding the transceiver on both sides ...

Page 47: ... Make sure you are using the same frequency and QT DQT or Common ID setting as the other group members Other group members may be using Privacy Talk Turn on your transceiver s Privacy Talk Other group members may be too far away Make sure you are within range of the other transceivers Other voices besides group members are present on the channel Change the QT DQT or Common ID settings Make sure al...

Page 48: ...IONS RF output power 0 5 W e r p Audio output power Approx 750 mW Frequency stability Within 1 0 ppm Operating voltage DC 3 8 0 4 V Dimensions W x H x D projections not included 50 94 27 mm Weight with KNB 81L 160 g ...

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