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Installation and Setup

Connecting an Antenna

Before using the transceiver, you must correctly connect a properly tuned and installed 

antenna. To get the best results, be sure the antenna is tuned for the frequencies that 

you intend to use, and the antenna’s impedance is 50 ohms. 

Using an incorrect or 

improperly installed antenna could harm the transceiver. Never attempt to transmit 

without an antenna connected!

The transceiver is equipped with an SO-239 (UHF female) antenna connector. It will 

require an antenna cable with a PL-259 (UHF male) connector.

Optional Connections

12V Vehicle Power Adapter

The KG-XS20G includes a 12V vehicle power adapter for use as an alternative to the 

hardwire installation. 

Note: The KG-XS20G typically draws less than 4�5 amps of 

power when in use on high power� Confirm that your vehicle’s accessory port uses a 

minimum 10 amp fuse before attempting to use the 12V power adapter�

Summary of Contents for KG-XS20G

Page 1: ...Thank you for purchasing the Wouxun KG XS20G mobile GMRS radio Your feedback makes our products better Please share your thoughts feedback buytwowayradios com www buytwowayradios com...

Page 2: ...tion and Setup 15 What s Included 15 Transceiver Installation 16 Rear Panel 17 Connecting a Power Source 18 Replacing the Fuse 19 Connecting an Antenna 20 Optional Connections 20 Hand Microphone Insta...

Page 3: ...GMRS and the KG XS20G 27 Power On Off 28 Adjusting Volume 28 Your First Transmit 28 Dual Display Using Areas A and B 31 Channel and Frequency Modes 32 Channels and Privacy Codes 34 Using the Repeater...

Page 4: ...Keys 50 Programmable Function Keys 52 Menu Functions 54 01 SQL Squelch 54 02 TX POWER Output Power 54 03 W N Bandwidth 55 04 REPEATER Repeater 55 05 BRT ACTV Active Backlight 55 06 BRT STBY Standby Ba...

Page 5: ...DCS Code 58 13 BACK LT Backlight Timeout 58 14 SCANMODE Scan Mode 59 15 SCANGP A Scan Group A 59 16 SCANGP B Scan Group B 60 17 PRI SCAN Priority Scan 60 18 PRI CH Priority Channel 60 19 SCAN ADD Sca...

Page 6: ...utton Beeps 64 29 BUSYLOCK Busy Channel Lockout 65 30 PF1 SHRT Side Key PF1 Short Press Assignment 65 31 PF1 LONG Side Key PF1 Long Press Assignment 65 32 PF2 SHRT Side Key PF2 Short Press Assignment...

Page 7: ...el 69 40 CH DEL Delete Memory Channel 69 41 COMPAND Compander 70 42 SP MUTE Speaker Mute 70 43 ANI SW ANI SW 71 44 ANI EDIT ANI EDIT 71 45 SIDETONE Sidetone Setting 71 46 ALERT Tone Alert 72 47 PTT DL...

Page 8: ...SET Speaker Setting 75 55 RADIOMEM FM Radio Memory 75 56 RESET Factory Reset 76 Advanced Operation 77 DTMF Encoding 77 Setting Non Standard CTCSS or DCS 78 Troubleshooting 81 Technical Information 83...

Page 9: ...9 NOAA Weather Channels 89 Optional Accessories 90 Limited Warranty 91...

Page 10: ...ile radio is mounted in the trunk area Injury from radio frequency transmissions Do not operate your mobile radio when somebody is either standing near to or touching the antenna to avoid the possibil...

Page 11: ...nd in front of a directional antenna while you are transmitting into that antenna Do not install a directional antenna in any location where humans or pets may be walking in the main directional lobe...

Page 12: ...ver to the side of the road and put the vehicle in park before adjusting or programming the transceiver Notice These tips are important for safe operation of your KG XS20G mobile radio and its accesso...

Page 13: ...device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference rece...

Page 14: ...the radio with a damaged antenna or feed line FCC Licensing Information The Wouxun KG XS20G is FCC Part 95E type accepted for use on the GMRS The KG XS20G operates on General Mobile Radio Service GMR...

Page 15: ...s Included Carefully unpack the contents of the box and be sure that you have the items in the list below If any items are missing please contact your dealer Mobile Base Transceiver Hand Microphone Sc...

Page 16: ...the transceiver in an area with good ventilation and away from direct exposure to the sun 1 Use the supplied self tapping screws to install the support bracket in the vehicle 2 Set the transceiver in...

Page 17: ...ent angles and then retightened to hold the transceiver in place at that angle Rear Panel The connections needed for the installation programming and operation of the radio are located on the rear pan...

Page 18: ...If the power source exceeds 16V TX will be disabled but RX will operate as normal If the power source falls below 9 5V the transceiver will automatically shut off to prevent it from draining the batte...

Page 19: ...fuse If after installing the new fuse it blows again disconnect the power source imme diately and contact your authorized Wouxun dealer for assistance The specified fuse current is 15A The specified...

Page 20: ...er Never attempt to transmit without an antenna connected The transceiver is equipped with an SO 239 UHF female antenna connector It will require an antenna cable with a PL 259 UHF male connector Opti...

Page 21: ...20G has an RJ45 data port on the rear panel of the unit for use with an optional PC programming cable such as the Wouxun Mobile Radio USB Programming Cable PCO 003 To access the data port loosen the t...

Page 22: ...r Dual Channel Display High Low Power Selectable Wide Narrow Bandwidth Selectable Up to 999 Custom Channels Standard and Non Std CTCSS DCS Split CTCSS DCS Tone Support CTCSS DCS Tone Scan Channel Scan...

Page 23: ...TX Frequency Range 462 550 462 725MHz GMRS Channels 1 7 and 15 22 467 550 467 725MHz GMRS Repeater Channels 23 30 Single Tone Pulse Frequency DTMF Encode Decode Group Call All Call Select Call Incomi...

Page 24: ...and Microphone Port 6 PF1 Key Page 52 7 LCD Display 8 Exit Cancel Key 9 Menu Enter Key 10 On Off Button 11 TX LED Red 12 RX LED Green 13 Frequency Channel Knob 14 Up Down Keys 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12...

Page 25: ...N bandwidth Battery Save VOX QT Mute CTCSS DCS Wideband Current Channel TX Power Channel Number Keypad Lock Battery Voltage Primary Area Status FM Radio Last Active Area Weather Alert Weather Radio Re...

Page 26: ...Menu Enter key Squelch menu hotkey Repeater menu hotkey Active Backlight menu hotkey Power Save menu hotkey Weather Alert menu hotkey Transmit button PTT Exit Cancel key Wide Narrow Bandwidth menu hot...

Page 27: ...ake advantage of all that GMRS has to offer and more Right out of the box this radio is configured to allow you to transmit on the 15 high powered GMRS simplex channels as well as the 8 repeater chann...

Page 28: ...e the volume knob when the radio is powered on Turning the knob clockwise increases the volume counter clockwise decreases it Your First Transmit Selecting a Channel When you power on your KG XS20G fo...

Page 29: ...articularly concerning output power The GMRS channels on the KG XS20G consist of 4 groups with the following differences Transmitting on GMRS channels 1 7 is limited to 5 watts of output power These c...

Page 30: ...ater channels is 50 watts See page 35 for more information about using the KG XS20G with repeaters Transmitting and Receiving With a channel selected the radio is actively listening for an incoming si...

Page 31: ...rea will be the active area An arrow indicator will appear on the left side of the frequency or channel to indicate which area is primary When you perform an operation on the radio such as changing ch...

Page 32: ...e previously active area For example with Area A on and Area B off pressing BAND or MAIN would turn on Area B and turn off Area A Channel and Frequency Modes The KG XS20G supports tuning frequencies v...

Page 33: ...Frequency Knob or pressing an arrow key will tune to the next channel in the list Frequency mode also referred to as VFO mode allows you to tune directly to a specific frequency regardless of the freq...

Page 34: ...cting radios must be using the same channel and privacy CTCSS or DCS code The KG XS20G supports both standard and non standard CTCSS tones and DCS codes These tones and codes can be enabled and config...

Page 35: ...rease the range of two way radios Repeaters will receive a transmission on one frequency and simultaneously rebroadcast that transmission on a different frequency Repeaters are often set up in a fixed...

Page 36: ...times intended for private use or require permission to use Before connecting to a GMRS repeater be sure that you have permission or that the owner is fine with public use The description on the myGMR...

Page 37: ...7000 030 RPT 22 462 7250 467 7250 Accessing a Repeater in Frequency Mode The REPEATER menu option page 55 allows you to transmit to a repeater while in Frequency Mode If you are tuned to a GMRS recei...

Page 38: ...from low to high UP or high to low DOWN Press any other key to stop the scan Refer to the Scan Mode menu item page 59 for more information on the types of scans available The scan function can also be...

Page 39: ...ge 60 To activate the Priority Channel Scanning feature use the Priority Scan menu item page 60 Individual channels can be added or removed from the scan list using the Scan Add menu option page 61 Sc...

Page 40: ...g the standard CTCSS positive DCS and negative DCS tone list See the TONE SCAN menu item page 61 for more information Key Lock The buttons on the KG XS20G can be locked to prevent them from being acci...

Page 41: ...It can be enabled using the TIMER menu option page 74 Once enabled Press LOCK on the radio to activate the timer Press any key or turn the channel knob to stop the timer When stopped press LOCK to cle...

Page 42: ...be remembered each time you enter this mode The Weather Mode function can also be assigned to the PF1 or PF2 key from the menu pp 65 66 A list of supported NOAA frequencies is included in the Tech ni...

Page 43: ...ll first scan a regular channel then a weather channel then the priority channel in that order If the 1050Hz alert tone is detected the radio will stop scanning and produce an alert Press the PTT to a...

Page 44: ...is feature is useful when the repeater is nearly out of range is not operational or if you are in range of other stations and would prefer to contact them via simplex The Talk Around function can be a...

Page 45: ...Press the SCAN key on the active channel to activate or deactivate this feature When activated an R icon will appear above the channel name frequency or number The Reverse Frequency function can also...

Page 46: ...ed to the PF1 or PF2 key pp 65 66 Selective Call This function allows you to send a call to a specific calling group When Select Call is assigned to one of the programmable keys pressing the key will...

Page 47: ...nction FRQ2 PTT can be assigned to a long press of the PF1 or PF2 buttons from the menu pp 65 66 or through the programming software FM Radio The KG XS20G features a 76 02 108MHz commercial broadcast...

Page 48: ...y pp 65 66 Keypad Hotkeys The keypad on the hand speaker microphone features hotkeys for faster access to the first nine menu options When the radio is in MENU mode press the desired hotkey to go dire...

Page 49: ...unction page 56 7 W ALT Weather Alert menu function page 56 8 SAVE Battery Saver menu function page 57 9 CTCSS Receive CTCSS Tone menu function page 57 0 Note For instant access to any menu option whi...

Page 50: ...one The charts below list the keys at each location and what they do Front Panel Function Keys Key Function BAND Short Press Switches primary and secondary areas page 32 Long Press Weather Mode page 4...

Page 51: ...secondary areas page 31 Long Press Switches single and dual display page 31 MENU Enter menu select options and save to the radio SCAN Short Press Reverse Frequency page 45 Long Press Channel Frequenc...

Page 52: ...erform two different functions one activated with a short press and one with a long press These functions can be assigned to the PF1 or PF2 buttons from the menu pp 65 66 They can also be assigned via...

Page 53: ...ctivate Weather Mode page 41 X X MONI Monitor channel page 48 X X FM RADIO Activate FM Radio page 47 X X SOS Transmit SOS page 45 X X ALARM Transmit alarm page 46 X X SCAN Activate channel scan page 3...

Page 54: ...a stronger signal Selecting 0 will unmute the speaker at all times Squelch is set independently for each area Options 0 9 Default 5 02 TX POWER Output Power Function Sets the transmit power of the ra...

Page 55: ...s the offset frequency for a repeater channel When this option is activated the KG XS20G will transmit to the repeater input frequency when the radio is tuned to a frequency that has a valid GMRS repe...

Page 56: ...fault 8 06 BRT STBY Standby Backlight Function Sets the brightness of the LCD display backlight while the radio is in stand by There are 10 brightness levels from lowest 1 to highest 10 The back light...

Page 57: ...RX CTCSS Receive CTCSS Tone Function Sets the receiving CTCSS tone for the selected channel Use the arrow keys to select your preferred code and then MENU to confirm Options OFF 50 CTCSS Tones Default...

Page 58: ...tion Sets the transmitting DCS code for the selected channel Use the arrow keys to select your preferred code and then MENU to confirm Options OFF 105 DCS Codes 105 DCS Codes Default OFF 13 BACK LT Ba...

Page 59: ...currently selected channel CO When a signal is detected scanning stops and resumes immediately after the sig nal is lost Pressing PTT will transmit on the currently selected channel SE When a signal i...

Page 60: ...ber is selected only channels in that group will be scanned when the Scan feature is activated Options ALL 1 10 Default ALL 17 PRI SCAN Priority Scan Function Activates scanning of the Priority Channe...

Page 61: ...remove a channel to from the list of channels to scan Options ON OFF Default ON 20 TONESCAN CTCSS DCS Scanning Function Scans the incoming signal for CTCSS or DCS tones to identify or confirm the corr...

Page 62: ...fter a CTCSS DCS scan Options RX TX ALL Default RX RX Saves the scanned tone to the RX CTCSS DCS setting TX Saves the scanned tone to the TX CTCSS DCS setting ALL Saves the scanned tone to both 22 STE...

Page 63: ...Timer Function When the transmission time exceeds the time set by the Transmit Overtime Timer the unit will emit an error prompt and stop transmitting Options 15 900 seconds 15 second increments Defau...

Page 64: ...hout pressing the PTT key The VOX function will detect that you are speaking into the microphone and then automatically begin transmitting VOX gain levels of 1 10 are provided to allow you to adjust t...

Page 65: ...the transceiver from transmitting on a selected channel while another station or group is transmitting on it Options ON OFF Default OFF 30 PF1 SHRT Side Key PF1 Short Press Assignment Function Assigns...

Page 66: ...SHRT Side Key PF2 Short Press Assignment Function Assigns a function to the PF2 side key A function is assigned to a short button press Options UNDEF BRT DCS SCAN CTC SCAN REVERSE TALK A WEATH ER MON...

Page 67: ...ounds and noise from both sides simultaneously when the radio is in dual receive mode Options OFF TX RX TX RX Default OFF TX Mutes the speaker on the Secondary area when transmitting on the Master are...

Page 68: ...t to pressing the MODE button on the keypad Options CH NAME FREQ CH NUM CH FREQ Default CH NAME CH NAME Channel Mode Displays the channel name Example GMRS 01 FREQ Frequency Mode Allows directly tunin...

Page 69: ...d the first character will flash to indicate it is currently being edited Press the UP key to select the desired character then press the DOWN key to move to the next position When you finish editing...

Page 70: ...ons ON OFF Default OFF 42 SP MUTE Speaker Mute Function Speaker Mute settings Options QT QT DTMF QT DTMF Default QT QT All signals on the same CTCSS tone DCS code will activate the speaker QT DTMF Onl...

Page 71: ...n 44 Options ON OFF Default OFF 44 ANI EDIT ANI EDIT Function Sets the Caller ID The caller ID is composed of numbers 0 9 The first digit cannot be 0 ID numbers must be at least 3 digits and a maximum...

Page 72: ...ssions need a single tone pulse signal to activate Options 1750Hz 2100Hz 1000Hz 1450Hz Default 1750Hz Special Reminder When in transmit mode you can send the single tone pulse fre quency you ve select...

Page 73: ...ning of transmission EOT End of transmission BOTH Beginning and end of transmission 49 RING Ring Time Function Specifies the length of time to prompt when DTMF signals have been de coded Selectable OF...

Page 74: ...y the radio when the repeater is offline Options OFF ON Default OFF 52 TIMER Stopwatch Timer Function Activates the radio s stopwatch feature If ON activate the stopwatch by short pressing LOCK in sta...

Page 75: ...aker SPK2 Hand Microphone Speaker 55 RADIOMEM FM Radio Memory Function Save up to 20 FM radio stations into memory Options MEMORY RECALL Default RECALL Note To access the FM Radio Press PF2 on the sid...

Page 76: ...s the UP and DOWN keys to choose RECALL Use the channel knob or the UP and DOWN keys to select a memory channel to recall then press MENU to confirm 56 RESET Factory Reset Function Resets the transcei...

Page 77: ...XS20G features dual tone multi frequency DTMF encoding The number keypad on the radio corresponds to DTMF codes as follows Usage While pressing the PTT key to transmit press the key on the keypad tha...

Page 78: ...he desired CTCSS code via the keyboard and then press MENU to confirm For example to set the receiving CTCSS tone to 100 5Hz In standby press MENU 2 5 the screen will display RX CTC press MENU and inp...

Page 79: ...to select the Positive or Negative code and then press MENU to confirm Example 1 Set the receive DCS as D105N In standby press MENU 2 6 and the screen will display RX DCS Press MENU and input 1 0 5 t...

Page 80: ...80 Advanced Operation screen will display D105I Press MENU to confirm and then press EXIT to return to standby...

Page 81: ...will often solve issues Problem Solution Receive indicator is on but no sound is heard Check volume level Disable CTCSS DCS or be sure setting matches incoming transmission Check squelch settings Keyp...

Page 82: ...he scan group channel or Scan Add function is turned on Cannot power on Check that the radio is properly wired and ground ed to the vehicle Check that the vehicle ignition switch is on Transceiver aut...

Page 83: ...formation Specifications Entire Radio Frequency Range Memory Channels Work Mode Work Temperature Antenna Impedance Voltage Weight Size RX 400 470 MHz UHF RX 136 174 MHz VHF TX GMRS Frequencies 999 F2D...

Page 84: ...udio Power Sensitivity 70dB 16K F3E 60dB 1 3dB 0 3 3KHz 60dB 11K F3E 60dB 1 3dB 0 3 3KHz 5 500mW UHF VHF 0 25 V 12dB SINAD Inter modulation Adjacent Channel Power Spurious Audio Response Squelch Sensi...

Page 85: ...d CTCSS and DCS Tones The following is a list of the standard CTCSS and DCS tones supported by the KG XS20G Many FRS or GMRS radios display a number instead of a specific tone The number to the left o...

Page 86: ...D455N D261N D263N D265N D266N D271N D274N D306N D311N D315N D325N D331N D332N D343N D346N D351N D165N D172N D174N D205N D212N D223N D225N D226N D243N D244N D245N D246N D251N D252N D255N D023N D025N D...

Page 87: ...2 6875 5W 007 GMRS 07 462 7125 5W 008 GMRS 08 467 5625 RX Only 009 GMRS 09 467 5875 RX Only 010 GMRS 10 467 6125 RX Only 011 GMRS 11 467 6375 RX Only Ch Name Frequency Power 012 GMRS 12 467 6625 RX On...

Page 88: ...RPT 15 462 5500 467 5500 20 Watts 024 RPT 16 462 5750 467 5750 20 Watts 025 RPT 17 462 6000 467 6000 20 Watts 026 RPT 18 462 6250 467 6250 20 Watts 027 RPT 19 462 6500 467 6500 20 Watts 028 RPT 20 46...

Page 89: ...89 Technical Information Technical Information Ch Frequency Ch Frequency 1 162 4000 5 162 5000 2 162 4250 6 162 5250 3 162 4500 7 162 5500 4 162 4750 NOAA Weather Channels...

Page 90: ...xun Accessories www buytwowayradios com accessories by radio brand wouxun radio accessories html Switching Power Supply 30A USB Programming Cable Mobile Speaker Mic Omni antenna Omni antenna Direction...

Page 91: ...sused abused used with unapproved accessories subjected to unauthorized disassembly unauthorized repair replacement of unauthorized parts unavoidable conditions human destruction water damage or envi...

Page 92: ...SEMENT OR PAYMENT OF ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING INCIDENTAL OR CONSE QUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATED TO THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of damages so the above limitat...

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