Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PKT-23K Kenwood
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INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B62-2576-10 (K) UHF FM TRANSCEIVER PKT -23.
T erminal Descriptions 3.5 mm phone jack No. Name Description Impedance I/O 1 GND Ground Ground − 2 EXTPTT External PTT Detection 47 k I 3 MIC External MIC Input 1.8 k I 4 EXTSP Internal Audio Output 32 O 5 Not used − − − 6 Not used − − − 7 Not used − − − Micro USB jac k (B type) No.
i THANK YOU W e are grateful f or your purchase of this KENWOOD product and welcome y ou to the Business Radio Ser vice (BRS). Y our KENWOOD 2-w a y Business Radio is called a “transceiv er”, meaning “transmitter & receiv er”. We belie ve this easy-to-use transceiv er will provide y ou with dependable and reliable comm unications.
ii FCC LICENSE INFORMA TION Y our KENWOOD tr ansceiver oper ates on communications frequencies which are subject to FCC (F ederal Communications Commission) Rules & Regulations. FCC Rules require that all operators using Private Land Mobile radio frequencies obtain a radio license bef ore operating their equipment.
iii One or more of the follo wing statements may be applicable: FCC W ARNING This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy . Changes or modifi cations to this equipment may cause harmful interf erence unless the modifi cations are expressly appro ved in the instruction manual.
iv NOTICES TO THE USER ◆ Gov er nment law prohibits the operation of unlicensed radio transmitters within the territories under government control. ◆ Illegal operation is punishable b y fi ne and/or imprisonment. ◆ Refer service to qualifi ed technicians only .
v • Do not modify the transceiv er for an y reason. • Do not place the transceiv er on or near airbag equipment while the vehicle is running. When the airbag infl ates, the transceiv er may be ejected and strike the driver or passengers.
vi Information concerning the battery pac k: The batter y pack includes fl ammable objects such as organic solvent. Mishandling may cause the battery to rupture producing fl ames or e xtreme heat, deter iorate, or cause other f orms of damage to the batter y .
vii • Use only the specifi ed charger and observe charging requirements! If the battery is charged in unspecifi ed conditions (under high temperature ov er the regulated value, e xcessive high voltage or current ov er regulated value, or with a remodeled charger), it ma y ov ercharge or an abnor mal chemical reaction may occur .
viii • Do not touch a ruptured and leaking battery! If the electrolyte liquid from the battery gets into your eyes , wash your e yes with fresh water as soon as possible , without rubbing your e yes. Go to the hospital immediately . If left untreated, it may cause ey e problems.
1 CONTENTS UNP ACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT .......................... 1 PREP ARA TION .......................................................... 2 ORIENT A TION ........................................................... 7 BASIC OPERA TIONS ........
2 PREP ARA TION CHARGING THE BA TTERY P ACK The batter y pack is not charged at the f actor y; charge it before use. Av erage batter y pack lif e (calculated using 5% transmit time, 5% receiv e time, and 90% standby time) is 15 hours.
3 3 When charging is complete, the LED indicator turns off. • It tak es approximately 4 hours to charge the battery pack. ■ Charging with the KSC-44CR Charger 1 Plug the A C adapter cable into the jac k located on the bottom of the charger . 2 Plug the A C adapter into an A C outlet.
4 REPLACING THE BA TTERY P ACK Replace an e xpired batter y pack with a ne wly purchased KNB-71L batter y pack. ◆ Do not disassemble the battery pack. ◆ Be sure to follo w local laws concerning the disposal of batter y packs . 1 Pull bac k the batter y pack latch, then remov e the batter y cover from the transceiv er .
5 4 Insert the connector of the new batter y pack into the PCB terminal by pressing down on it. • Match the direction of the connector and inser t it vertically . 5 Pull bac k the batter y pack latch, then inser t the batter y pack into position. • F ailure to pull back the battery pack latch will cause the battery pack to be misaligned.
6 INST ALLING THE BEL T CLIP If necessar y , attach the belt clip using the two supplied M3 x 6 mm screws (with w ashers). Note: If the belt clip is not installed, its mounting location may get hot during continuous tr ansmission or when left sitting in a hot environment.
7 ORIENT A TION 3.5 mm phone jack Connect the earphone/ microphone plug to this jack. Micro USB jac k (B T ype) Connect a USB cable to this jac k to charge the transceiv er battery pack. PF-1 key Press or hold this ke y for 1 second to activate its programmab le functions.
8 LED indicator Ref er to the “LED INDICA TOR ST A TUS” table on page 10. PF-2 key Press this ke y to toggle the function of the Up/Down k eys between V olume Adjustment mode and Channel Select mode. Hold this key f or 1 second to activate its prog rammab le function.
9 BASIC OPERA TIONS POWER AND VOLUME 1 Hold the Po wer switch f or appro ximately 1 second to s witch the transceiv er pow er ON. • A beep sounds and the LED indicator b links blue a number of times as described in the “BA TTERY LEVEL GUIDE” table on page 10.
10 ◆ Even when setting the v olume to 0, the transceiver will continue to emit beep sounds and channel announcements. ◆ Continuously transmitting when the transceiv er becomes too hot will cause the output power to decrease and ma y ev entually stop transmission.
11 VOICE OPERA TED TRANSMISSION (VOX) V O X operation allows you to tr ansmit hands-free. V O X can only be used if you are using a supported clip microphone with ear phone/hanger .
12 CHANNEL SETUP MODE This transceiv er allows y ou to reprogram each of the channels with diff erent frequencies and QT (Quiet T alk)/ DQT (Digital Quiet T alk) settings . The table below lists the def ault channel settings. Channel Number T able Number Frequency QT/DQT Setting 1 2 464.
13 5 Press the PTT switch to sa ve the setting and s witch to the QT/ DQT setting. • A beep will sound and the transceiv er announces “QT”. 6 Press the Up/Down ke y to select QT or DQT , then press the PTT s witch to confi rm the selection. 7 Press the Up/Down ke y to increment/ decrement the QT/ DQT number , to select the new v alue.
14 T able Number Operating Frequency (MHz) T able Number Operating Frequency (MHz) 18 461.2625 59 462.4875 19 461.2875 60 462.5125 20 461.3125 61 467.1875 21 461.3375 62* 467.4625 22 461.3625 63 467.4875 23 462.7625 64 467.5125 24 462.7875 65 451.1875 25 462.
15 QUIET T ALK (QT)/ DIGIT AL QUIET T ALK (DQT) Quiet T alk (QT) and Digital Quiet T alk (DQT) are functions that reject undesired signals on your channel. Y ou will hear a call only when you receiv e a signal that contains a matching QT tone or DQT code.
16 DQT Channel Settings: DQT Number DQT Code DQT Number DQT Code DQT Number DQT Code DQT Number DQT Code 1 D023N 31 D223N 61 D503N 91 D047I 2 D025N 32 D226N 62 D506N 92 D051I 3 D026N 33 D243N 63 D516N.
17 DQT Number DQT Code DQT Number DQT Code DQT Number DQT Code DQT Number DQT Code 121 D261I 135 D411I 149 D546I 163 D731I 122 D263I 136 D412I 150 D565I 164 D732I 123 D265I 137 D413I 151 D606I 165 D73.
18 KEY ASSIGNMENT MODE This transceiv er allows y ou to reprogram the PF-1 ke y (press/ hold) and PF-2 ke y (hold only) with any of the functions listed in the table belo w . Explanations on the use of each function are provided under “PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS”, on page 19.
19 4 Press the PF-1 key or hold the PF-1 or PF-2 k ey to program the new function onto the desired k ey . • A tone sounds after pressing the PF-1 k ey , confi rming that the function has been stored to the PF-1 press operation.
20 ■ Squelch Off Press this ke y to hear background noise. Press the ke y again to return to nor mal operation. ■ Super Lock-C Press and hold this ke y for 4 seconds to lock the tr ansceiver ke ys. Super Lock-C loc ks the transceiv er ke ys to prev ent accidental operation.
21 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Problem Solution Cannot turn the transceiv er power ON. • The battery pack may be dead. Recharge or replace the batter y pack. • The battery pack may not be installed correctly . Remov e the batter y pack and install again.
22 ALL RESET MODE At some point in time, y ou ma y desire to reset the transceiv er settings to their def ault values . This function will reset all channels to their def ault frequencies and QT/DQT , the V O X function to its def ault status, and all k eys to their def ault functions.
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