Kenwood 2 Way Manual

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PREPARATION
INSTALLING/ REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK
◆  Do not short the battery terminals or dispose of the battery by fire.
◆   Never attempt to remove the casing from the battery pack.
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...

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Charging slot Indicator
1   Plug the AC adapter cable into 
the jack located on the rear of the 
charger.
2   Plug the AC adapter into an AC 
outlet.
3   Slide a battery pack or 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 terminals.
•  The indicator lights red and charging  begins.
4  When charging is completed, the 
indicator lights green. Remove the 
battery pack or the...

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INSTALLING THE CAP OVER THE SPEAKER/ 
MICROPHONE JACKS
Install the cap over the speaker/ microphone jacks when not 
using an optional speaker/ microphone.
Note: To keep the transceiver water resistant, you must cover the 
speaker/ microphone jacks with the supplied cap.
INSTALLING THE ANTENNA
Screw the antenna into the connector 
on the top of the transceiver by 
holding the antenna at its base and 
turning it clockwise until secure.
Note:   The antenna is neither a handle, 
a key ring retainer, nor a...

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1  Place the cap over the jacks so 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 
3 mm or smaller flat blade screwdriver under the 
bottom of the cap.  Slowly slide the screwdriver 
in until its tip touches the tab inside the cap, then 
gently pry the cap up (handle of...

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ORIENTATION
 Channel selector
  Rotate to change the operating channel.
•  Channel Annunciation:   When changing channels, the 
transceiver will announce the newly selected channel number.  
(This can be deactivated by your dealer.)
  LED indicator
  For the LED indicator status, refer to page 10.
  Power switch/ Volume control
  Turn clockwise to switch ON the transceiver. To switch OFF  the transceiver, turn counterclockwise until a click sounds.  
Rotate to adjust the volume level.
 PTT (Push to...

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PROGRAMMABLE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
Your dealer can program the Side 1 and Side 2  keys each with 
one of the following functions. 
Note:  The duration of pressing a key to activate a function is 
dependent on your dealer setting. Your dealer may have set 
some keys to be held down for a short duration instead of being 
momentarily pressed. Ask your dealer for details on which keys 
need to be held down to activate their functions.
■  None
No function has been programmed.
■  2-Tone
Press this key to...

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■  Key Lock with Status Memory
This operates the same as Key Lock except that when the 
transceiver power is turned OFF and then ON again, the 
keys remain locked. Without Status Memory, when the 
transceiver power is turned OFF and then ON again, the 
Key Lock function will be cancelled.
■   Low Transmit Power
Each channel is programmed with either high or low 
transmit power. On high transmit power channels, press 
this key to change the transmit power to low power (you 
cannot change low transmit...

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■ Scan
Press this key to start scanning the transceiver channels.
■   Scan  Temporary Delete
Press this key to start scanning the transceiver channels. 
When Scan pauses at an undesired channel, you can 
remove that channel from the scanning sequence by 
holding down this key for 3 seconds.
■  Scrambler
The Scrambler function allows you to hold a conversation 
in complete privacy. When activated, any other party 
listening in on your channel will be unable to understand 
your conversation. Press this...

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BASIC OPERATIONS
1 Turn the  Power switch/ Volume  control clockwise to switch 
the transceiver power ON.
•  A beep sounds if enabled by your dealer.
2   Press the key programmed with the  [Monitor] or [Squelch 
Off]  function to hear background noise, then rotate the 
Power  switch/ Volume  control to adjust the volume.
3  Rotate the  Channel 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...

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VOICE OPERATED TRANSMISSION (VOX)
VOX can be activated or deactivated by your dealer.  VOX 
operation allows you to transmit hands-free.
To activate VOX and set the VOX Gain level:
1  With the transceiver power OFF, press and hold the  Side 1 
key while turning the transceiver power ON.
2   Continue to hold the  Side 1 key until a beep sounds.
•  The LED indicator lights orange.
• When the  Side 1 key is released, the transceiver announces the 
VOX Gain level.
3  Press the  Side 1 key to increase the...