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Programming Instructions for: 

Kenwood TK-880, 980, 981 

W/ KCT-19 Option Connector 

For use with: 

Pyramid Communications 

Model 2012/2016/Merlin 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Revision D 

November 21, 2000 

Summary of Contents for TK-880 series

Page 1: ...1 Programming Instructions for Kenwood TK 880 980 981 W KCT 19 Option Connector For use with Pyramid Communications Model 2012 2016 Merlin Revision D November 21 2000 ...

Page 2: ... Programming the Logic Signalling 6 Programming the Talk Group information for a 2012 Merlin MDT 6 Defining a Talk Group for Data Use 7 Programming the Talk Group information for a 2016 Base 8 Connecting the Pyramid to the Kenwood TK x80 10 Connecting the 2012 Merlin MDT to the TK x80 radio 10 Jumper Settings in the 2012 Merlin 10 Connecting the 2016 base to the TK x80 radio 10 ...

Page 3: ... by following the instructions in the 2012 Merlin service manual Start running the Pyramid 2012 Merlin programming software on your PC From the Data pull down menu under the System Data screen program the unit as shown the figure below Vehicle 100 000 999 Base 1 1 4 PTT Delay 0 5 S 1 2 5 Retries 3 0 9 Trunking mobile Yes Sequential Status No ANI on mobile PTT No Enable Time Stamp No COR Polarity H...

Page 4: ...enu Modem Parameters PTT Delay Trunking COR Polarity Active Hi On Air Polarity Active Hi Console 1 Speed 1200 See the Pyramid 2016 service manual for further Pyramid Console software information The figure below shows how a typical RasTrac I O processor will be set up when connected to a 2016 and TK x80 series radio To access the I O configuration select the Edit pull down menu from the RasTrac I ...

Page 5: ...al interface you must program Com 2 Internal Port as AUX Hook PTT This enables the external PTT from the data terminal See the figure below for more information Optional Features System Name Text Size Off T O T Dispatch 60 s Power On Tone Yes T O T TEL 180 s Control Tone Yes TX Inhibit Time 5 0 s Warning Tone Yes Transpond Delay Time 3 s Minimum Volume 8 System Search None Tone Volume Continuous C...

Page 6: ...ion for a 2012 Merlin MDT When using the TK x80 series radio in mobile operation along with a Pyramid 2012 Merlin it is desirable to use a separate talk group for data aside from voice communication In order to do this it is necessary to add a talk group for data to the system The figure below depicts a typical talk group configuration System No 1 Trunking Mode Grp Option Grp EncID DecID Grp Name ...

Page 7: ...EL Search No TA Busy Ch LOut No Wide Narrow Fix ID 1st 2nd ID Call Indicator Horn Alert Opt Signalling Block ID s Start Stop Telephone TX Inhibit Decode Data System Group 1 2 Data Delay Time 15 ms Second you must define the talk group as data in the group information screen To access the group information screen select the data talk group with your cursor and press the F10 key The figure below sho...

Page 8: ...all Pwr Transpond LOut Signal TA 1 151 151 Data Chan No Hi No No None No 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 In programming the 2012 Merlin mobile data terminal it was required that you define the talk group as a data talk group When programming for a 2016 base unit data definition should be turned off in both the F9 and F10 System and Group Information screens Use your cursor to select the talk group and press th...

Page 9: ...ical configuration of the F10 Group Information screen Group Data 1 Encode ID 151 Decode ID 151 Group Name Data Chan TX Power High Call Indicator No Horn Alert No Option Signalling None Group Lockout No Transpond No Talk Around No Compander Home Group PTT ID Off Data No Data should be set to No ...

Page 10: ...ed Switched B KCT 19 Pin 7 Yellow Rx Audio In KCT 19 Pin 4 Violet COR KCT 19 Pin 11 Grey Mic Mute Channel Select N C Brown Audio Mute Out N C Jumper Settings in the 2012 Merlin J1 Out Tx audio level J2 Out Local PTT Loop Connecting the 2016 base to the TK x80 radio The following are the pin outs for the KCT 19 option connector of the TK x80 series radios These connections must be made to the corre...

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