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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VHF P25 TRANSCEIVER

TK-5710 series

UHF P25 TRANSCEIVER

TK-5810 series

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Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF P25 TRANSCEIVER TK 5710 series UHF P25 TRANSCEIVER TK 5810 series B62 1938 00 K K2 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 ...

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Page 3: ...runk area INJURY FROM RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISSIONS Do not operate your transceiver when somebody is either standing near to or touching the antenna to avoid the possibility of radio frequency burns or related physical injury DYNAMITE BLASTING CAPS Operating the transceiver within 500 feet 150 m of dynamite blasting caps may cause them to explode Turn OFF your transceiver when in an area where bla...

Page 4: ...e by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer for technical assistance Precautions Observe the following precautions to prevent fire personal injury and transceiver damage Do not ...

Page 5: ...play 7 Mid Power Model Rear Panel 8 High Power Model Rear Panel 8 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS 9 BASIC OPERATIONS 11 Switching Power ON OFF 11 Adjusting the Volume 11 Selecting a Zone and Channel 12 Transmitting 12 Receiving 14 Scan 15 Temporary Channel Lockout 15 Priority Scan 16 Scan Revert 16 Scan Programming 17 FleetSync alphanumeric 2 way paging FUNCTION 19 Key Functions 19 Selcall Selective Callin...

Page 6: ...mbler Code FM 26 Selecting the Encryption Key P25 26 Deleting the Encryption Key 27 Password Protection 27 Signaling 28 Quiet Talk QT Digital Quiet Talk DQT 28 Option Signaling 29 Clock 30 Clock Adjustment 30 Advanced Operations 31 Background Operations 35 Time out Timer TOT 35 Signal Strength Indicator 35 Compander 35 Busy Channel Lockout BCL 36 Out of Range 36 Site Trunking 36 Control Channel Hu...

Page 7: ...hat you identify the items listed in the following table before discarding the packing material If any items are missing or have been damaged during shipment file a claim with the carrier immediately Supplied Accessories Item Part Number Quantity Short plug E37 0733 XX 1 Hex headed screw with washer N99 2051 XX 1 Sheet G11 4379 XX 1 Instruction manual B62 1938 XX 1 Short plug Hex headed screw with...

Page 8: ...or larger electric drill 5 32 inch 4 2 mm drill bit for the self tapping screws used to mount the optional mounting bracket Circle cutters Power Cable Connection The transceiver operates in 12 V negative ground systems only Check the battery polarity and voltage of the vehicle before installing the transceiver Use only a KENWOOD optional DC power cable Do not cut and or remove the fuse holder on t...

Page 9: ...and power cable to the transceiver 3 Slide the transceiver into the mounting bracket and secure it using hex headed screws 4 Mount a microphone hanger in a location where it will be within easy reach of the user yet not interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle When replacing the fuse in the DC power cable be sure to replace it with a fuse of the same value Never replace a fuse with a fuse ...

Page 10: ...d while transmitting The BUSY indicator lights green while receiving u Microphone jack Insert the microphone plug into this jack i VOL Volume control Rotate clockwise to increase the volume level Rotate counterclockwise to decrease the volume level o CH Channel control Rotate clockwise to increase the channel number Rotate counterclockwise to decrease the channel number Your dealer can also enable...

Page 11: ...is activated Appears when the Scrambler or Encryption function is activated Appears when the AUX A function has been activated Appears when the AUX B function has been activated Appears when using the Operator Selectable Tone function Appears when there is a message stored in the transceiver memory Flashes when a new message has arrived Appears when the selected zone is added to the scanning seque...

Page 12: ... u Programmable Function keys Press to activate their programmable functions page 9 i TX and BUSY indicators The TX indicator lights red while transmitting The BUSY indicator lights green while receiving o Microphone jack Insert the microphone plug into this jack 0 VOL Volume control Rotate clockwise to increase the volume level Rotate counterclockwise to decrease the volume level 1 CH Channel con...

Page 13: ...e using Scan mode SP Appears when the external speaker function is activated OPT Appears when the Scrambler or Encryption function is activated A Appears when the AUX A function has been activated B Appears when the AUX B function has been activated C Appears when the AUX C function has been activated OST Appears when using the Operator Selectable Tone function Appears when the selected zone is ad...

Page 14: ...ry connector D sub 25 pin Power input connector Antenna connector External accessory connector 9 pin High Power Model Rear Panel External accessory connector D sub 25 pin Power input connector Antenna connector External accessory connector 9 pin ...

Page 15: ...unk P25 Channels set up for Trunking P25 Operation Available Mix Mixed Mode Con FM and Con P25 only N A Not Available Programmable Function Con FM Con P25 Trunk P25 2 tone Mix N A Auto Reply Message 1 N A N A Autodial N A AUX A AUX B AUX C Channel Down Channel Recall Channel Select 2 Channel Up Clock Direct Channel 1 5 Display Character Emergency 3 External Speaker Function GPS Position Display Ho...

Page 16: ...r 1 2 Mute Squelch Level Mix N A Status 4 Mix System Search N A N A Tactical Group N A Talk Around Talkgroup Mix N A Tone Zeroize Zone Down Zone Select 2 Zone Up 1 Auto Reply Message and Playback are available only if the VGS 1 optional board has been installed 2 Channel Select and Zone Select can be programmed only on the CH control 3 Emergency can be programmed only on the PF 5 key 4 Selcall Sel...

Page 17: ...n contain a maximum of 6 digits Press the PF 3 key to delete an incorrectly entered character Press and hold the PF 3 key to delete all characters 4 Press the PF 2 key to confirm the password If you enter an incorrect password an error tone sounds and the transceiver remains locked To enter the password using a DTMF keypad 1 Press the DTMF keys corresponding to the password digits The password can...

Page 18: ...aler sets the zone name to 4 digits the following display will appear KCH 14 12 digit display KENW CHANNEL KCH 15 14 digit display KENW CHANNEL1 Transmitting For Trunking channels refer to Making Group Calls and Making Individual Calls on the following page 1 Select the desired zone and channel using the GRP and keys and the CH control 2 Press or press and hold the key programmed as Monitor to che...

Page 19: ...nsceiver The target group ID name appears on the display 3 Press the PF 1 key to accept the group ID name 4 Press and hold the microphone PTT switch to make the call Speak into the transceiver as you would during a normal transmission Making Individual Calls P25 If a key has been programmed with Individual you can make calls to specified persons 1 Press the key programmed as Individual 2 Press the...

Page 20: ... When you receive a group call on a Trunking channel the transceiver automatically switches to the traffic channel to receive the call Readjust the volume as necessary Receiving Individual Calls P25 When you receive an individual call on a Conventional channel a ringing tone will sound and the display will show the caller s ID To respond to the call press and hold the microphone PTT switch and spe...

Page 21: ...delay time the transceiver will remain on the same channel To stop scanning press the Scan key again Note If the currently selected channel is not added to the scanning sequence Scan will not function when pressing the key programmed as Scan Be sure that the selected channel is added to the scanning sequence before operating Scan In order for Scan to function there must be at least 2 channels adde...

Page 22: ...witch to transmit during Scan Your dealer can program one of the following Scan Revert channels Selected The last zone and channel selected are assigned as the new revert zone and channel Selected Talkback If the zone and channel have been changed during Scan the newly selected zone and channel are assigned as the new revert zone and channel The transceiver talks back on the current receive channe...

Page 23: ... KCH 14 KCH 15 channel add indicator KCH 14 KCH 15 will appear on the display when the selected channel is added to the scan sequence 4 Press the PF 1 key to exit scan programming If the Priority channel has been set as Operator Selectable by your dealer you are able to reprogram the Priority mode as well 1 Press the key programmed as Scan Program The KCH 14 or SCAN KCH 15 icon appears on the disp...

Page 24: ... 14 or SCAN KCH 15 icon appears on the display and blinks 2 Press the GRP and keys or rotate the CH control to select the zone and channel you will set or unset as Priority Press the PF 2 key to toggle between Zone Select and Channel Select 3 Press the PF 4 key to toggle the selected channel between Priority and Normal P1 P2 or PP appears on the sub display when Priority mode is selected 4 Press t...

Page 25: ...anually press to delete a character or press and hold to delete all characters PF 2 or DTMF key Press to exit Selcall or Status mode Press and hold to toggle between list selection and manual entry if enabled In Stack mode press to toggle the display between ID message receive channel and time stamp or to delete the selection PF 1 key Press to exit Selcall or Status mode 1 Depending on how your de...

Page 26: ...ach transceiver must have its own Fleet and ID number Enter a Fleet number 100 349 to make a group call Enter an ID number 1000 4999 to make an individual call in your fleet Enter a Fleet number make a call to all units in the selected fleet Fleet call Enter an ID number to make a call to the selected ID in all fleets Supervisor call Select ALL Fleet and ALL ID to make a call to all units Broadcas...

Page 27: ...rophone PTT switch or the PF 4 key to initiate the Status call COMPLETE is displayed when the call has been successfully transmitted Receiving The KCH 14 or KCH 15 icon will flash and a calling ID or text message will appear when a Status call is received Press any key to return to normal operation Reviewing Messages in the Stack Memory 1 Press and hold the key programmed as Selcall Status or Selc...

Page 28: ...hort messages can be stored in the stack memory Long Messages To send and receive long messages you must connect the transceiver to a PC Ask your dealer for details Long messages can contain a maximum of 4096 characters GPS Report To send your location data you must first install a GPS unit NMEA 0183 onto the transceiver GPS data can be transmitted using 1 of 5 methods auto transmission upon reque...

Page 29: ...n enter up to 31 digits before transmitting 2 After entering the complete number press the microphone PTT switch to transmit Note If you switch the power OFF before transmitting the number the number will be cleared Autodial Autodial allows you to quickly call DTMF numbers that have been programmed onto your transceiver 1 Press the key programmed as Autodial CODE or the first entry in the Autodial...

Page 30: ... The last called unit appears on the display Press the PF 2 key to switch the display between the unit name and the list number 2 Rotate the CH control to select your desired list number 3 Press the PTT switch to make the call Alternatively you can press the PF 4 key to page the selected unit rather than making a call Receiving a Telephone Call 1 When a call is received a ringing tone will sound a...

Page 31: ...Emergency channel and begin transmitting based on how the transceiver is set up by your dealer Transmit periods are also set by your dealer 2 To exit Emergency mode press and hold the Emergency key again If the Emergency mode completes the preset number of cycles Emergency mode will automatically end and the transceiver will return to the channel that was in use before Emergency mode was entered N...

Page 32: ...e key programmed as Scrambler Encryption for 1 second to enter Code Selection mode 2 Press the GRP and keys or rotate the CH control to increase or decrease the Scrambler code There are 16 available Scrambler codes 1 16 Each group member must use the same code in order for the transceivers to descramble the received signals 3 Press the PF 1 PF 2 or PF 3 key to exit Code Selection mode Selecting th...

Page 33: ...4 Press the PF 1 or PF 2 key to exit Encryption Key Delete mode Note To delete all Encryption keys when more than one key has been set up select ALL Password Protection If the transceiver is password protected entering an incorrect password successively 15 times will automatically delete all the Encryption keys Turning the transceiver power OFF and the ON again will not reset the number of attempt...

Page 34: ...seem like you have your own private channel while using QT DQT other parties can still hear your calls if they set up their transceiver with the same tone or code Operator Selectable Tone OST If a key has been programmed with Operator Selectable Tone you can reprogram the QT tone or DQT code on each of your channels 1 Select your desired zone and channel 2 Press and hold the key programmed as Oper...

Page 35: ...ignaling opens the squelch only when your transceiver receives a call containing matching 2 tones DTMF Signaling DTMF Signaling opens the squelch only when the transceiver receives a call containing a matching DTMF code Refer to DTMF DUAL TONE MULTI FREQUENCY CALLS on page 23 FleetSync Signaling Refer to Selcall Selective Calling on page 20 ...

Page 36: ...FF press and hold the PF 4 key while turning the transceiver power ON The current time setting appears 2 Rotate the CH control or press the GRP and keys to increase or decrease the year setting 3 Press the PF 2 key to set the year The transceiver cycles to the month setting 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the month day hour and minute 5 Press the PF 2 key to return to the year setting after setting ...

Page 37: ...t on the transceiver When activated the KCH 14 or B KCH 15 icon appears on the display AUX C Press this key to activate the Auxiliary C port on the transceiver When activated the KCH 14 or C KCH 15 icon appears on the display Channel Down Press this key to decrease the channel number page 12 Channel Recall Press this key during Scan to return to the last called zone and channel Channel Select Usin...

Page 38: ...le horn or some other external alert to sound Individual Refer to Making Individual Calls P25 on page 13 Intercom Press this key to toggle the Intercom function ON and OFF INTERCOM appears on the display when Intercom is activated To use the Intercom function your dealer must first install a dual head microphone and speaker system When making a call your voice will be transmitted over the speaker ...

Page 39: ...his function causes all audio input via the microphone to be amplified and output from the external speaker Regroup Request Press this key to send a request to the dispatcher to join the talkgroup set up by the dispatcher While using the dynamic group Dyn Regroup appears on the display Scan Refer to SCAN on page 15 Scan Delete Refer to Temporary Channel Lockout on page 15 Scan Program Refer to Sca...

Page 40: ...ey again to enter Search mode SEARCH appears on the display and the transceiver begins searching for a new site When a site is found searching ends and the transceivver switches to the new site Tactical Group Press and hold this key for 1 second to register the selected channel as a Tactical Group channel Press and hold this key for 3 seconds to register all channels within the current zone as Tac...

Page 41: ...If you press the microphone PTT switch before the timer has been reset an alert tone will sound and the transceiver will not enter transmit mode Signal Strength Indicator The signal strength indicator displays the strength of received signals Strong signal Sufficient signal Weak signal Very weak signal On Trunking channels the antenna indicator flashes while searching for a control channel Compand...

Page 42: ... out of range tone sounds and OUT OF RANGE appears on the display Site Trunking On Trunking channels if set up by your dealer the transceiver will indicate a network condition on the registered site When the transceiver receives a network disabled message SITE TRUNK appears on the display Control Channel Hunt On Trunking channels the transceiver must search for a control channel While searching fo...

Page 43: ... and erased leaving only the last 30 seconds of recording in memory The auto recording indicator KCH 14 KCH 15 appears when this function is activated Voice Memos To record a voice memo for later playback 1 Press and hold the key programmed as Playback for 1 second The duration of recording memory will appear on the display and begin counting down 2 Speak into the microphone to record your voice m...

Page 44: ...ey programmed as Playback to enter Playback mode If the last action on your transceiver was to auto record your conversation STORE will appear on the display otherwise a memory channel with the time of the recording will appear To store the conversation record in the next available memory channel press the PF 4 key To skip to the stored memory channels press the PF 2 or DTMF key To skip back 5 sec...

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