Kenwood ProTalk Digital TK-3401DE, User Manual

Page 1: ...UHF DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER USER MANUAL TK 3401D B5A 0037 30 E T ...

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Page 3: ...gth weakens with distance analog reception becomes increasingly noisy and intermittent dPMR s low BER improves reception in fringe areas thereby effectively increasing coverage as much as twenty percent over analog NOTICES TO THE USER Refer service to qualified technicians only Safety It is important that the operator is aware of and understands hazards common to the operation of any transceiver F...

Page 4: ...Do not use options not specified by KENWOOD If the die cast chassis or other transceiver part is damaged do not touch the damaged parts If a headset or headphone is connected to the transceiver reduce the transceiver volume Pay attention to the volume level when turning the squelch off Do not place the microphone cable around your neck while near machinery that may catch the cable Do not place the...

Page 5: ...not expose the transceiver to extremely hot or cold conditions Do not carry the battery pack or battery case with metal objects as they may short the battery terminals Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced replace only with the same type When attaching a commercial strap to the transceiver ensure that the strap is durable In addition do not swing the transceiver around by the ...

Page 6: ... also cause metal objects to heat up Do not incinerate or apply heat to the battery If the insulator is melted the gas release vent or safety function is damaged or the electrolyte is ignited the battery may generate heat or smoke rupture or burst into flame Do not leave the battery near fire stoves or other heat generators areas reaching over 80 C 176 F If the polymer separator is melted due to h...

Page 7: ...battery may generate heat or smoke rupture or burst into flame Do not use the battery pack if it is damaged in any way The battery may generate heat or smoke rupture or burst into flame Do not solder directly onto the battery If the insulator is melted or the gas release vent or safety function is damaged the battery may generate heat or smoke rupture or burst into flame Do not reverse the battery...

Page 8: ... the battery pack into a microwave or high pressure container The battery may generate heat or smoke rupture or burst into flame Keep ruptured and leaking battery packs away from fire If the battery pack is leaking or the battery emits a bad odor immediately remove it from flammable areas Electrolyte leaking from battery can easily catch on fire and may cause the battery to generate smoke or burst...

Page 9: ...OUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 27 UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT Carefully unpack the transceiver If any of the items listed below are missing or damaged file a claim with the carrier immediately SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Battery charger AC adapter KSC 35S 1 Li ion Battery pack KNB 45L 1 Cap 1 Locking bracket 1 Belt clip KBH 10 1 Screw M3 x 8 mm 2 User guide 1 Note Refer to PREPARATION page 2 for accessory inst...

Page 10: ...ntacts and the transceiver terminals 1 Align the battery pack with the back of the transceiver then press the battery pack and transceiver firmly together until the release latch on the base of the transceiver locks 2 To remove the battery pack lift the safety catch on the base of the transceiver then press the release latch underneath the safety catch 3 While pressing the release latch pull the b...

Page 11: ...h those of the charger Alternates Flashing Green and Orange The battery pack has not satisfied the charging start temperature Remove the battery pack from the charger and wait until it reaches a normal temperature before charging it again The ambient temperature should be between 5 C and 40 C while charging is in progress Charging outside this range may not fully charge the battery CHARGING THE BA...

Page 12: ... The battery pack life is over when its operating time decreases even though it is fully and correctly charged Replace the battery pack While operating the transceiver using a Li ion battery pack in areas of an ambient temperature of 10 C and lower operating time may be shortened BATTERY LIFE The operating times listed in the table below are measured under the following cyclic conditions Calculate...

Page 13: ...that the locking tabs insert into the transceiver grooves 2 While holding the cap in place push it towards the bottom of the transceiver until the tabs on the cap click into place To remove the cap hold the top of the cap in place with your finger while inserting a 2 mm or smaller flat blade screwdriver under the bottom of the cap Slowly slide the screwdriver in until its tip touches the tab insid...

Page 14: ...phone jacks of the transceiver 2 Place the locking bracket over the speaker microphone or headset plugs so that the locking tabs insert into the transceiver grooves Push down on the locking bracket to slide it into place 3 While holding the locking bracket in place push it towards the bottom of the transceiver until the tabs on the bracket click into place To remove the locking bracket push the br...

Page 15: ...ld the PTT switch and Side 2 key while turning the transceiver power ON 3 Continue to hold the PTT switch and Side 2 key until a beep sounds Repeat steps 1 to 3 to switch the audio output When the audio output is switched to earphone you will hear the beep from the earphone and a beep will sound from the speaker when the audio output is switched to built in speaker ...

Page 16: ...ing channels the transceiver will announce the newly selected channel number LED indicator Refer to the LED indicator status page 9 Power switch Volume control Turn clockwise to switch the transceiver ON To switch the transceiver OFF turn counterclockwise until a click sounds Rotate to adjust the volume level PTT Push to Talk switch Press and hold then speak into the microphone to transmit Antenna...

Page 17: ... Momentary For function descriptions and details on how to change the function of the Side 2 key refer to KEY ASSIGNMENT MODE page 20 Speaker microphone jacks Insert the Speaker microphone or Headset plug into this jack LED Indicator Status Indicator Color Meaning Flashes blue Digital mode Flashes orange Analog mode Lights red Transmitting Lights green Receiving a call Blinks red Battery power is ...

Page 18: ...ntrol to adjust the volume 3 Rotate the Selector to select your desired channel When you receive an appropriate signal you will hear audio from the speaker 4 To make a call press and hold the PTT switch then speak into the microphone using your normal speaking voice Hold the microphone approximately 3 to 4 cm 1 5 inches from your lips 5 Release the PTT switch to receive Note When the battery pack ...

Page 19: ...t channel settings Zone type Digital Channel Number Frequency Common ID 1 446 103125 MHz 1 2 446 109375 MHz 2 3 446 115625 MHz 3 4 446 121875 MHz 4 5 446 128125 MHz 5 6 446 134375 MHz 6 7 446 140625 MHz 7 8 446 146875 MHz 8 9 446 153125 MHz 9 10 446 159375 MHz 10 11 446 165625 MHz 11 12 446 171875 MHz 12 13 446 178125 MHz 13 14 446 184375 MHz 14 15 446 190625 MHz 15 16 446 196875 MHz 16 ...

Page 20: ... Hz 7 446 08125 MHz 127 3 Hz 8 446 05625 MHz 85 4 Hz 9 446 00625 MHz 107 2 Hz 10 446 09375 MHz 110 9 Hz 11 446 03125 MHz 114 8 Hz 12 446 06875 MHz 82 5 Hz 13 446 04375 MHz D132N 14 446 01875 MHz D155N 15 446 05625 MHz D134N 16 446 08125 MHz D243N Note You must first select an operating frequency for a channel before you can select a Common ID Digital QT DQT Analog setting for that same channel ...

Page 21: ... you of the currently selected zone type Digital Analog 5 Press the Side 1 or Side 2 key to select the zone type A voice announcement will inform you of the currently selected zone type Proceed to the next step if you are not changing the zone type 6 Press the PTT switch to save the setting A beep will sound if there is no change in the zone type The transceiver will move to the Frequency Setting ...

Page 22: ... Side 2 key to increment decrement the Table number to select the new channel frequency Table numbers and their corresponding operating frequencies are provided in the table page 15 A voice announcement will inform you of the currently selected Table number 5 Press the PTT switch to save the setting A beep will sound Repeat steps 2 to 5 to set up another channel 6 Turn the transceiver power OFF an...

Page 23: ...053125 MHz 10 446 159375 MHz 26 446 059375 MHz 11 446 165625 MHz 27 446 065625 MHz 12 446 171875 MHz 28 446 071875 MHz 13 446 178125 MHz 29 446 078125 MHz 14 446 184375 MHz 30 446 084375 MHz 15 446 190625 MHz 31 446 090625 MHz 16 446 196875 MHz 32 446 096875 MHz Analog Table Number Operating Frequency Table Number Operating Frequency 1 446 00625 MHz 9 446 10625 MHz 2 446 01875 MHz 10 446 11875 MHz...

Page 24: ...ll sound and the transceiver announces Common ID number 1 255 5 Press the Side 1 or Side 2 key to set the channel and select the Common ID The transceiver announces Common ID number Press and hold the Side 1 or Side 2 key to increment decrement the Common ID number by 10 at a time A voice announcement will inform you of the currently selected Common ID number 6 Press the PTT switch to save the set...

Page 25: ...To change the QT DQT settings of a channel of Analog 1 Follow the operating steps in Zone Selection to select the zone type analog 2 Rotate the Selector to select the channel to change The transceiver announces Channel number 3 Press the Side 1 or Side 2 key to select the QT DQT setup The transceiver announces QT DQT and Channel alternately with each press of the Side 1 or Side 2 key 4 Press and r...

Page 26: ...T Number QT DQT Setting QT DQT Number QT DQT Setting 1 67 0 Hz 14 107 2 Hz 27 D132N 2 71 9 Hz 15 110 9 Hz 28 D155N 3 74 4 Hz 16 114 8 Hz 29 D134N 4 77 0 Hz 17 118 8 Hz 30 D243N 5 79 7 Hz 18 123 0 Hz 31 D311N 6 82 5 Hz 19 127 3 Hz 32 D346N 7 85 4 Hz 20 131 8 Hz 33 D315N 8 88 5 Hz 21 136 5 Hz 34 D351N 9 91 5 Hz 22 141 3 Hz 35 D423N 10 94 8 Hz 23 146 2 Hz 36 D664N 11 97 4 Hz 24 151 4 Hz 37 D431N 12 1...

Page 27: ...sceiver announces Confirm 2 Release the PTT switch The transceiver announces the channel table number and Tone number of the selected channel 3 Rotate the Selector to your desired channel within 5 seconds otherwise the operation will cancel The transceiver announces the channel table number and Tone number of the current channel Note The transceiver will automatically return to normal operation if...

Page 28: ... 3 Monitor 4 Monitor Momentary 5 Scan Scan Temporary Delete 1 6 Scrambler N A 7 Squelch Off N A 8 Squelch Off Momentary N A 9 Zone Available N A Not Available 1 Press and hold this key for 2 seconds will activate the Scan Temporary Delete function To change the functions of the Side 1 and Side 2 keys 1 With the transceiver power OFF press and hold the Side 1 and Side 2 keys while turning the trans...

Page 29: ...ement the number to select the new key function Table numbers and their corresponding functions are provided in the table page 20 A voice announcement will inform you of the currently selected Table number 6 Press the PTT switch to save the setting A beep will sound and the transceiver will announce the new Table number 7 Turn the transceiver power OFF and then ON again to activate the new setting...

Page 30: ...ck Monitor Monitor Momentary PTT Squelch Off Squelch Off Momentary and Volume Monitor On digital mode momentarily press this key to deactivate Common ID signaling Press the key again to return to normal operation Squelch will open with any dPMR446 signals received regardless of the Common ID setting On analog mode momentarily press this key to deactivate QT or DQT signaling Press the key again to ...

Page 31: ...rary Delete When Scan pauses at an undesired channel you can remove that channel from the scanning sequence by pressing and holding this key for 2 seconds Scrambler The Scrambler function allows you to hold a conversation in complete privacy When the Scrambler function is activated any other party that is listening to your channel will be unable to understand your conversation Squelch Off Momentar...

Page 32: ...ation is performed Battery Saver turns off Note Battery Saver is disabled during a call on digital mode While the Battery Saver is operating the LED may flash green when receiving a QT DQT signal which does not match the QT DQT tone code set up in your transceiver LOW BATTERY WARNING While operating the transceiver the Low Battery Warning sounds an alert tone every 30 seconds and the LED indicator...

Page 33: ...l 4 Press the Side 1 key to set the VOX Gain level from 1 least sensitive to 10 most sensitive Press the Side 2 key to enable or disable the VOX function for the current channel you can change this setting for each channel by selecting a channel with the Selector When turned ON a beep sounds When turned OFF a double beep sounds 5 Press the PTT switch to save the setting A beep will sound The trans...

Page 34: ...efault status and all keys to their default functions To reset the transceiver 1 With the transceiver power OFF press and hold the PTT switch the Side 1 key and the Side 2 key while turning the transceiver power ON Continue to hold the keys for 2 seconds until the LED lights orange 2 Release the keys The transceiver beep sounds and returns to normal operation If the keys are released before the LE...

Page 35: ... are using the same frequency and Common ID Digital QT DQT Analog settings as the other members in your group 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 Common ID Digital QT DQT Analog settings Make sure all group members change the settings on their transceivers to match ...

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