Kenwood ProTalk NX-P500, User Manual

Page 1: ...B5A 2558 00 00 K UHF DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER USER MANUAL NX P500 ...

Page 2: ... THE VOLUME 13 SELECT A CHANNEL 13 MAKE A CALL 14 RECEIVE VOICE 14 CONTINUE CALLING 14 SWITCHING POWER OFF 14 CHANNEL SETUP MODE 15 CHANNEL TYPE 16 TRANSMIT MODE 16 TRANSMIT POWER 17 PRIVACY TALK 17 PTT ID Analog FleetSync SELCALL ON PTT Digital NXDN 19 COMPANDER 19 MONITOR 20 SQUELCH OFF 21 SIGNALING 22 QUIET TALK DIGITAL QUIET TALK Analog 22 RAN RADIO ACCESS NUMBER 24 FleetSync ALPHANUMERIC 2 WA...

Page 3: ...TION 43 BUTTON ASSIGNMENT 44 CALLING ALERT TONE 46 HOME CHANNEL 46 SECOND CHANNEL 47 SECOND CHANNEL OPERATION 48 TRANSMIT TONE LEVEL 49 PTT ID SIDETONE 49 CALLER ID DISPLAY 50 PTT HOLD 50 MODE RESET TIMER 51 TIME OUT TIMER 51 BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT 52 INCORRECT SIGNALING NOTIFICATION 52 DISPLAY BACKLIGHT 53 BATTERY SAVER 54 BEEP TONE 55 SQUELCH LEVEL 55 MICROPHONE SENSE 56 EXTERNAL MICROPHONE SENSE ...

Page 4: ...MIT INHIBIT WHILE RECEIVING 60 VOX PROCEED TONE 61 EARPHONE MODE 62 SELECTABLE POWER ON LED 63 SELECTABLE POWER ON TONE 64 BACKGROUND OPERATIONS 65 BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR 65 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER 65 OPTIONS 66 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 67 SPECIFICATIONS 67 ...

Page 5: ...r Battery pack Label 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery cover Pay attention to the position of notch of the battery pack Insert the battery pack with the model name label facing up Be careful not to drop the battery pack Battery Cover a b 2 Align the battery cover with the groove on the back of the transceiver Lock Lever 3 Slide the Lock lever both side to lock it There will be feedback in...

Page 6: ...erage times are calculated using 5 transmit time 5 receive time and 90 standby time 1 Plug the AC adapter cable into the jack located on the bottom of the charger DC plug 2 Plug the AC adapter into an AC outlet To AC outlet 3 Slide a transceiver equipped with a battery pack into the charging slot of the charger Make sure the metal contacts of the battery pack mate securely with the charger metal t...

Page 7: ... of the charger It takes approximately 4 5 hours to charge the battery pack When the charger will not be used for a long time unplug the AC adapter from the AC outlet Note The ambient temperature should be between 41 F and 104 F 5 C and 40 C while charging is in progress Charging outside this range may not fully charge the battery The battery pack life is over when its operating time decreases eve...

Page 8: ...holster Insert the transceiver until sound is heard click 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 please pull out with holding both sides ...

Page 9: ... with a nut firmly to maintain waterproof protection for the transceiver SP MIC Jack Cover Plug Nut Note When using an optional speaker microphone clip mic with earphone or headset to keep the transceiver dust and water protection insert the plug to the transceiver s SP MIC jack and tighten the option s nut securely with no gap When not using an optional speaker microphone clip mic with earphone o...

Page 10: ...he operating channel to select a menu in Setting mode and to perform other functions d Down button Press to change the operating channel to select a menu in Setting mode and to perform other functions e Menu button Press to perform various functions Press and hold while switching the power ON to enter Setting mode f Side button Press before making a call to alert the other party members or press t...

Page 11: ...t to Digital Appears when the channel is set up with a DQTcode Appears when the Scan is in progress Blinks when the scan is paused Appears when the Compander is activated PRIVACY Appears when the Encryption Digital or Scrambler Analog function is activated Appears when the VOX is in progress Appears when the Button lock function is activated Appears when the Earphone mode is activated Appears when...

Page 12: ...Font Pattern Because the display is segmented alphabets and numbers are displayed as shown below X and Z are 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 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 13: ... be color coded when grouping is necessary Once you have decided on the color of group you can discovered which group immediately after turning on the power p 63 ADJUST THE VOLUME Set your desired volume level by rotating the Power switch Volume control Clockwise increases the volume and counterclockwise decreases the volume Note To adjust the volume using background noise as a reference in Analog...

Page 14: ... other party sends 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 send SWITCHING POWER OFF After use turn off the power To switch the transceiver power OFF turn the Power switch Volume control fully counterclockwise until a click sounds LED INDICATOR STATUS Indicator Color Meaning Lights red ...

Page 15: ...setup mode Setting item LIST Display Name Analog Digital Settings Default Ref Pg Channel Type Analog Digital Mixed Digital 16 Transmit mode Analog Digital Digital 16 QT DQT Analog 1 OFF QT01 45 DQT001 174 QT01 22 RAN Digital 2 OFF 1 63 1 24 Transmit Power Low High High 17 Scrambler Analog 1 OFF ON OFF 17 Encryption Digital 2 OFF ON OFF 18 PTT ID Analog 1 OFF BOT List 1 99 OFF 19 Selcall on PTT Dig...

Page 16: ... Analog and Digital Transmission on the channel set to Mixed is transmitted in Analog or Digital set in Transmit Mode 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode TRANSMIT MODE When Channel type is Mixed set whether to transmit by Analog or Digital 1 Enter the Channel setup mode p 15 2 Press the or button to select 3 ...

Page 17: ...TT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode PRIVACY TALK Scrambler Analog When the Channel Type is Analog whereas the QT and DQT functions allow you to ignore unwanted calls Privacy Talk allows you to hold a conversation in complete privacy When this function is activated any other party that is listening to your channel will be unable to understand your conversation 1 Enter the C...

Page 18: ...ter the Channel setup mode p 15 5 Press the or button to select Digital 6 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF The Encryption Digital function is deactivate ON The Encryption Digital function is activate The PRIVACY icon appears on the display when ON is selected 7 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button...

Page 19: ... 99 Send selected list ID number PTT ID at the beginning and end of transmission Reserved Group You can select a Reserved Group and talk It can be selected when Channel type is Digital or Mixed and Transmit mode is Digital 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode Note Transceiver s individual ID number is not avai...

Page 20: ...ou can set up the transceiver Side button or Menu button to perform MONITOR functions Monitor Press this button to allows you to turn the transceiver signaling off to listen to all calls that are received on the channel Monitor Momentary Press and hold this button to momentarily turn the transceiver signaling off Releasing this key turns the transceiver signaling back on While signaling is off you...

Page 21: ...lch OFF Press to hear background noise Press this key again to return to normal operation Squelch OFF Momentary Continuously hold down this key to hear background noise Release this key to return to normal operation To set up the SQUELCH OFF button 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select Side or Menu 3 Press the Menu button then press or button to select Squelch off function ...

Page 22: ... 4 Hz 19 127 3 Hz 31 192 8 Hz 43 67 0 Hz 8 88 5 Hz 20 131 8 Hz 32 203 5 Hz 44 67 0 Hz 9 91 5 Hz 21 136 5 Hz 33 210 7 Hz 45 67 0 Hz 10 94 8 Hz 22 141 3 Hz 34 218 1 Hz oFF OFF 11 97 4 Hz 23 146 2 Hz 35 225 7 Hz 12 100 0 Hz 24 151 4 Hz 36 233 6 Hz DQT No DQT Code DQT No DQT Code DQT No DQT Code DQT No DQT Code DQT No DQT Code 1 D023N 21 D134N 41 D306N 61 D503N 81 D734N 2 D025N 22 D143N 42 D311N 62 D5...

Page 23: ...31I 154 D627I 169 D023N 110 D162I 125 D306I 140 D432I 155 D631I 170 D023N 111 D165I 126 D311I 141 D445I 156 D632I 171 D023N 112 D172I 127 D315I 142 D464I 157 D654I 172 D023N 113 D174I 128 D331I 143 D465I 158 D662I 173 D023N 114 D205I 129 D343I 144 D466I 159 D664I 174 D023N 115 D223I 130 D346I 145 D503I 160 D703I oFF OFF 1 Enter the Channel setup mode p 15 2 Press the or button to select QTDQT 3 Pr...

Page 24: ...ame channel you are using you will not hear the call This allows you to ignore not hear calls from another parties who are using the same channel 1 Enter the Channel setup mode p 15 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF RAN is not set 1 63 You can set 1 to 63 RAN 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press ...

Page 25: ...es not allow you to make a Selcall Use the following procedures to set up your transceiver to allow Selcalls Step 1 Activate the FleetSync Optional Signaling 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF The Selcall function by FleetSync is deactivate FleetSync The Selcall function by FleetSync is act...

Page 26: ...th the same own ID 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection 5 Press the PTT switch or the Side button to exit ID List Setting mode MAKING A SELCALL Following are details on how to make individual group and broadcast calls Refer to the diagram below for the examples provided herein 15 ALL 12 GRP 05 IND List 7 Group List 15 ALL Group 7 Group 12 List 7 Group List 15 ALL List 12 Group List 15 ...

Page 27: ... ID When a call is received appears on the display along with the caller s ID number Transceiver D E F INDIVIDUAL CALLS For example transceiver A is calling transceiver E 1 Press and hold the Side button or press the button programmed as ID List The ID List you called last is displayed Transceiver A 2 Press the or button to select an Individual ID number 05 IND in this example Individual Call repr...

Page 28: ...l represents a group of stations Transceiver A 3 Press the PTT switch to transmit the selected ID When a call is received appears on the display along with the caller s ID number Transceiver B F RECEIVING A SELCALL When a selcall is received or appears on the display along with the caller s ID number Press the PTT switch and speak into the speaker area to respond to the call then continue the call...

Page 29: ...tting mode is permitted on the FPU 2 Press the or button to select a list ID number 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select List ID type List ID type has the following settings represents an Individual Call ID represents a Group Call ID represents a ALL Group Call ID represents your own ID number The default own ID setting is List 01 When setting up your own ID make sure that ea...

Page 30: ...n List 21 Group Group 25 Group 21 To operation the Group Call 1 Press and hold the Side button or press the button programmed as ID List The ID List you called last is displayed Transceiver A 2 Press the or button to select an group ID number 21 GRP in this example group call represents a group of stations Transceiver A 3 Press the PTT switch to transmit the selected ID When a call is received app...

Page 31: ... 3 None Can not receive To operation the Individual Call 1 Press and hold the Side button or press the button programmed as ID List The ID List you called last is displayed Transceiver A 2 Press the or button to select an individual ID number 03 IND in this example individual call represents a single station Transceiver A 3 Press the PTT switch to transmit the selected ID When a call is received a...

Page 32: ...ed as ID List The ID List you called last is displayed Transceiver A 2 Press the or button to select an ALL Group ID number ALL Group Call represents a group of stations Transceiver A 3 Press the PTT switch to transmit the selected ID When a call is received appears on the display along with the caller s ID number Transceiver B E Group 25 Group 21 ...

Page 33: ...d to the SP MIC jack of the transceiver 3 Enter the Channel setup mode p 15 4 Press the or button to select 5 Press the Menu button then press or to select VOX function activate 6 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode 7 To transmit speak into the headset You do not need to press the PTT switch the transceiver aut...

Page 34: ...rt scanning the transceiver channels Scan Delete Add Adds or removes the selected Channel to or from the scan sequence To set up the SCAN button 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select Side or Menu 3 Press the Menu button then press or button to select SCAN OPERATION To begin scanning 1 To begin scanning press the button set for scan The indicator appears on the display The c...

Page 35: ... scan your revert channel is channel 1 During scan pressing the PTT switch will 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...

Page 36: ...he super lock setting 1 With the transceiver power OFF press and hold the PTT switch and the Side button while turning the transceiver power ON 2 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value The Super Lock function is deactivate With this setting the following operations are still available even during Super Lock Power switch Volume control PTT switch Calling Alert M...

Page 37: ...me Analog Digital Settings Default Ref Pg Channel 1 Channel 6 Frequency Setting OFF Frequency 1 Frequency 99 39 Channel 7 Channel 16 Frequency Setting OFF Frequency 1 Frequency 99 39 Profile Number 0 9 0 40 Optional Signaling Analog OFF FS FleetSync OFF 25 Individual Selcall Alert tone Analog OFF 1 8 3 40 Group Selcall Alert tone Analog OFF 1 8 4 41 Individual Selcall Alert LED color OFF Yellow Pu...

Page 38: ...Any ON Active 53 Battery Saver OFF Short Medium Long OFF 54 Beep Tone OFF 1 31 Volume Volume 55 Squelch Level 0 1 2 3 2 55 Microphone Sense 20 dB 6 dB 0 dB 56 External Microphone Sense 20 dB 6 dB 0 dB 56 Mic Type OFF 1 6 1 57 RX Audio Equalizer Low Boost Flat High Boost Flat 58 TX Audio Equalizer Low Boost Flat High Boost Flat 58 Encryption key data 1 32767 1 59 VOX Gain Level 1 10 5 59 VOX Delay ...

Page 39: ... 467 8750 31 464 5125 56 469 5625 81 468 2125 7 467 9000 32 464 5375 57 462 1875 82 468 2625 8 467 9250 33 464 5625 58 462 4625 83 468 3125 9 461 0375 34 466 0375 59 462 4875 84 468 3625 10 461 0625 35 466 0625 60 462 5125 85 468 4125 11 461 0875 36 466 0875 61 467 1875 86 468 4625 12 461 1125 37 466 1125 62 467 4625 87 468 5125 13 461 1375 38 466 1375 63 467 4875 88 468 5625 14 461 1625 39 466 16...

Page 40: ...Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode INDIVIDUAL CALL ALERT TONE Sets the alert tone when called with Individual Call 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF Does not output alert tone 1 8 Select from 8 type tones The Al...

Page 41: ...tting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF Even if the received with individual call the LED does not blinking up Yellow When the received with individual call the LED will blinking yellow Purple When the received with individual call the LED will blinking purple Blue When the received with individual call the L...

Page 42: ...Purple When transmitting and receiving with the group call the LED will blinking purple Blue When transmitting and receiving with the group call the LED will blinking blue Light Blue When transmitting and receiving with the group call the LED will blinking light blue Red When transmitting and receiving with the group call the LED will blinking red Green When transmitting and receiving with the gro...

Page 43: ...finished the transceiver will wait for 10 seconds before resetting If you receive a new call within those 10 seconds the tone will not sound If no call is received within 10 seconds Incoming Call Notification will reset so that the next time a call is received the tone will sound again To turn Incoming Call Notification on or off 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Pres...

Page 44: ... transceiver buttons Refer to p 36 Channel Up Increases the Channel number in steps of 1 Hold down this button to continuously increase the Channel number CW Message Press to transmit the preset Morse code message on your current channel It can not operate in the initial state None Fixed Volume Switches various Tone levels of the transceiver among the settings for High Low or Off It can not operat...

Page 45: ...utton to turn the transceiver signaling back on While signaling is off you can listen to all calls that are received on the channel Refer to p 20 None Scan Press this button to start scanning the transceiver channels Refer to p 34 Adds or removes the selected Channel to or from the scan sequence Scan Delete Add Adds or removes the selected Channel to or from the scan sequence None Second PTT Apart...

Page 46: ...ress or to select a call alert tone the new tone sounds 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode HOME CHANNEL A specific channel can be Main Channel HOME BUTTON SETUP You can set up the transceiver Side button or Menu button to perform Home channel functions To set up the HOME button 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 ...

Page 47: ...e second 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 fu...

Page 48: ...con is displayed and scanning starts When receiving the Second channel the icon blinks and a beep sounds 5 Press the button for the Second PTT function moves to the second channel and transmits on it 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 to set different QT or DQT RAN for Dig...

Page 49: ... to return to the operation mode PTT ID SIDETONE When press the PTT switch to send it it is a function to notify you that it is ready to talk It is used to prevent the head of a call from being cut off This function is activate when Channel type is Analog To turn the PTT ID Sidetone on or off 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or bu...

Page 50: ...to operate handsfree without using the VOX function Normally you keep pushing the PTT switch when transmitting but if you set this function to ON if you press the PTT switch once the transmission will continue even if you release the PTT switch To stop sending press the PTT switch again 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button t...

Page 51: ...om using a channel for a extended durations This function is useful for example when you accidentally keep the PTT switch pressed Additionally by limiting the amount of time you can continuously transmit this feature helps you save on battery power consumption If you continuously transmit for 1 minutes default value the transceiver will stop transmitting and a tone will sound To stop the tone rele...

Page 52: ...is activate 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode INCORRECT SIGNALING NOTIFICATION When signaling such as QT DQT or RAN is set it informs the signaling mismatch state by beep sound and LED 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select yo...

Page 53: ...s the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF The backlight does not light up Active The Button operation lights the backlight It does not light with the following button operation PTT switch Calling Alert CW Message Monitor Monitor Momentary Squelch Off Squelch Off Momentary Any When the speaker is muted when the signal is received the backlight will light ON The bac...

Page 54: ...to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF The Battery Saver function is deactivate Short The Battery Saver function activated and checks the presence or absence of the signal at 200 ms intervals Medium The Battery Saver function activated and checks the presence or absence of the signal at 400 ms intervals Long The Battery Saver function activated ...

Page 55: ...irection 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode SQUELCH LEVEL You can adjust the default squelch level of the transceiver 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value 0 3 If you want to receive weak carriers decrease S...

Page 56: ...irm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode EXTERNAL MICROPHONE SENSE You can adjust the sensitivity level of the external microphone It can be changed every in 2 dB steps To select the External Microphone Sense 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired val...

Page 57: ... Enter the Setting mode p 37 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 S...

Page 58: ...tton to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode AUDIO EQUALIZER TX AUDIO RESPONSE This setting item is function for Digital communications Transmission sound quality changes due to the characteristics of the environment using the transceiver voice quality microphone and external connection equipment By using this function you can adjust th...

Page 59: ...omatic switching between transmission and reception we recommend you set the VOX gain level such that it will not activate when in an area with excessive ambient noise 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button 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 d...

Page 60: ...d time 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode TRANSMIT INHIBIT WHILE RECEIVING While using VOX you can set the transceiver to detect when the channel is in use in place of using the Monitor function With this function turned on VOX will not allow you to transmit while the channel is being used You can transmit o...

Page 61: ...he audio to be transmitted 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value OFF VOX proceed tone is not output ON VOX proceed tone is output 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode ...

Page 62: ...alue 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 return to the operation mode Operation of each part by Earphone mode Connection with SP MIC jack YES NO Earphone mo...

Page 63: ...ect your desired value OFF Even if the power is turned on the LED does not light up Yellow When the power is on the LED will light yellow for about 2 seconds Purple When the power is on the LED will light purple for about 2 seconds Blue When the power is on the LED will light blue for about 2 seconds Light Blue When the power is on the LED will light light blue for about 2 seconds Red When the pow...

Page 64: ...r on tone type 1 Enter the Setting mode p 37 2 Press the or button to select 3 Press the Menu button then press the or button to select your desired value 1 4 Select from 4 type tones 4 Press the Menu button to confirm the selection then press the PTT switch or the Side button to return to the operation mode ...

Page 65: ...ower Medium battery power Low battery power Recharge the battery pack RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER At some point in time you may desire to reset the transceiver settings to their default values The default values are listed in the Channel menu mode and 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 re...

Page 66: ...e KBH 14 Belt Clip KBH 20 Belt Clip KBH 21 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 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...

Page 67: ...within range of the other transceivers Other voices besides group mem bers are present on the channel Change the QT DQT or RAN settings Make sure all group members change the settings on their transceivers to match the new QT DQT or RAN setting You cannot make a selcall Verify and set your transceiver ID Own Group All You cannot receive calls except selcalls You cannot transmit even by press ing t...

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