Kenwood Th-d7a/e Dual Bander Instruction Manual

							INSTRUCTION MANUAL144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER
144/430 MHz FM DUAL BANDERTH-D7E TH-D7A
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KENWOOD CORPORATIONã B62-1004-00 (K,E) (A)
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							THANK YOU!We are grateful you decided to purchase this
KENWOOD FM Dual Bander.  KENWOOD always
provides Amateur Radio products which surprise and
excite serious hobbyists.  This transceiver is no
exception.  This time KENWOOD presents a handheld
with a built-in TNC to make data communications much
more convenient than before.  KENWOOD believes that
this product will satisfy your requests on both voice and
data communications.MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUALThe models listed below are covered by this manual.
TH-D7A:144/440 MHz FM Dual Bander
(U.S.A./ Canada)
TH-D7E:144/430 MHz FM Dual Bander
(Europe)
FEATURESThis transceiver has the following main features.
¥ Has a built-in TNC which conforms to the AX.25
protocol.  With a portable computer, allows you to
enjoy Packet operation quite easily.
¥ Includes a program for dealing with data formats
supported by Automatic Packet/ Position Reporting
System (APRS
Ò) .
¥ Is capable of receiving packet data on one band while
receiving audio on another band.
¥ Contains a total of 200 memory channels to program
frequencies and other various data.  Allows each
memory channel to be named using up to 8
alphanumeric and special ASCII characters.
¥ If programmed, the built-in Continuous Tone Coded
Squelch System (CTCSS) rejects unwanted calls from
other stations.
¥ Equipped with an easy-to-read large LCD with
alphanumeric display capability.
¥ Employs a 4-way cursor key so that you can program
most of the functions with only one hand.
¥ Enhances the functions of an optional VC-H1
Interactive Visual Communicator designed for
plug-and-play color slow-scan television (SSTV).
¥ Utilizes Sky Command System 2 designed to control
a KENWOOD HF transceiver at a remote location
(TH-D7A only).
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NOTICES TO THE USEROne or more of the following statements may be
applicable:
ATTENTION (U.S.A. Only)
Nickel-Cadmium batteries must be replaced or
disposed of properly.
State laws may vary regarding the handling and
disposal of Nickel-Cadmium batteries.
Please contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer for
more information.
FCC WARNING
This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy.  Changes or
modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless
the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual.  The
user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an
unauthorized change or modification is made.
INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL DEVICE USER REQUIRED BY THE
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can generate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.  However,
there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular
installation.  If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio
or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:¥
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
¥
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
¥
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
¥
Consult the dealer for technical assistance.
PRECAUTIONS
Please observe the following precautions to prevent
fire, personal injury, or transceiver damage:
¥ Do not transmit with high output power for
extended periods.  The transceiver may overheat.
¥ Do not modify this transceiver unless instructed by
this manual or by KENWOOD documentation.
¥ When using a regulated power supply, connect the
specified DC cable (option) to the DC IN jack on
the transceiver.  The supply voltage must be
between 5.5 V and 16 V to prevent damaging the
transceiver.
¥ When connecting the transceiver to a cigarette
lighter socket in a vehicle, use the specified
cigarette lighter cable (option).
¥ Do not expose the transceiver to long periods of
direct sunlight nor place the transceiver close to
heating appliances.
¥ Do not place the transceiver in excessively dusty
areas, humid areas, wet areas, nor on unstable
surfaces.
¥ If an abnormal odor or smoke is detected coming
from the transceiver, turn OFF the power
immediately and remove the battery case or the
battery pack from the transceiver.  Contact your
authorized KENWOOD dealer, customer service,
or service station.
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CONTENTS
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES...................................... 1
CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL....... 1
CHAPTER
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PREPARATION
INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK.................. 2
CHARGING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK................... 2
INSTALLING THE ANTENNA.................................... 3
INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP/ BELT HOOK......... 3
INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES........................ 4
CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER
SUPPLY.................................................................... 5
CONNECTING WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER
SOCKET.................................................................... 5
CHAPTER
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FIRST QSO
CHAPTER
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OPERATING BASICS
SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF................................. 7
ADJUSTING VOLUME.............................................. 7
SELECTING A  BAND................................................ 7
SELECTING A  FREQUENCY.................................... 7
ADJUSTING SQUELCH............................................ 8
TRANSMITTING........................................................ 9
Selecting Output Power........................................ 9
CHAPTER
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GETTING ACQUAINTED
ORIENTATION......................................................... 10
INDICATORS........................................................... 11
CURSOR KEYS...................................................... 12
BAND A & B............................................................. 12
BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES.............................. 13
KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRY....................................... 15CHAPTER
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MENU SET-UP
MENU ACCESS...................................................... 16
MENU CONFIGURATION....................................... 17
CHAPTER
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OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS
PROGRAMMING OFFSET...................................... 21
Selecting Offset Direction.................................... 21
Selecting Offset Frequency................................. 21
Activating Tone Function..................................... 22
Selecting a Tone Frequency................................ 22
AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET......................... 23
REVERSE FUNCTION............................................ 24
AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK (ASC).................... 24
TONE FREQ. ID...................................................... 25
CHAPTER
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MEMORY CHANNELS
SIMPLEX & REPEATER OR
ODD-SPLIT MEMORY CHANNEL?......................... 26
STORING SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES OR
STANDARD REPEATER FREQUENCIES............... 27
STORING ODD-SPLIT REPEATER
FREQUENCIES....................................................... 27
RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL....................... 28
CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNEL......................... 28
NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL............................. 29
CALL CHANNEL (TH-D7A ONLY)............................ 30
Recalling the Call Channel.................................. 30
Reprogramming the Call Channel....................... 30
MEMORY-TO-VFO TRANSFER.............................. 31
CHANNEL DISPLAY................................................ 31
PARTIAL OR FULL RESET?.................................... 32
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AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY............................... 45
CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE................... 46
PROGRAMMABLE VFO.......................................... 46
TONE ALERT.......................................................... 47
BEEP ON/OFF........................................................ 47
ADJUSTING VOLUME BALANCE........................... 48
LAMP FUNCTION................................................... 48
ADJUSTING DISPLAY CONTRAST........................ 48
BLANKING A BAND DISPLAY................................. 48
AUTOMATIC POWER OFF (APO)........................... 49
BATTERY SAVER.................................................... 49
POWER-ON MESSAGE.......................................... 50
TRANSCEIVER LOCK............................................ 50
TX INHIBIT.............................................................. 51
SWITCHING AM/FM MODE (TH-D7A ONLY).......... 51
ADVANCED INTERCEPT POINT (AIP)................... 51
SWITCHING TX DEVIATION (TH-D7E ONLY)......... 51
CHAPTER
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PACKET OPERATION
CONNECTING WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER .. 53
OPERATING TNC................................................... 53
PREPARATION FLOW............................................ 54
SELECTING DATA BAND........................................ 55
FULL DUPLEX......................................................... 55
CHAPTER
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DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITOR CHAPTER
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SCAN
SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD................. 34
VFO SCAN.............................................................. 35
MEMORY SCAN...................................................... 35
Locking Out a Memory Channel.......................... 36
MHz SCAN.............................................................. 36
PROGRAM SCAN................................................... 37
Setting Scan Limits............................................. 37
Using Program Scan........................................... 38
CALL/VFO SCAN (TH-D7A ONLY).......................... 38
CALL/MEMORY SCAN (TH-D7A ONLY).................. 38
CHAPTER
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CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH
SYSTEM (CTCSS)
SELECTING A CTCSS FREQUENCY..................... 39
USING CTCSS........................................................ 40
CTCSS FREQ. ID.................................................... 40
CHAPTER
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DUAL TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY (DTMF)
FUNCTIONS
MANUAL DIALING.................................................. 41
TX Hold.............................................................. 41
AUTOMATIC DIALER.............................................. 42
Storing a DTMF Number in Memory.................... 42
Transmitting a Stored DTMF Number.................. 43
CHAPTER
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MICROPHONE CONTROL
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SLOW-SCAN TELEVISION (SSTV) WITH
VC-H1
ENTERING CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV.............. 58
SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/
MESSAGE/ RSV..................................................... 59
EXECUTING SUPERIMPOSITION.......................... 59
VC-H1 CONTROL................................................... 60
CHAPTER
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AUTOMATIC PACKET/ POSITION REPORTING
SYSTEM
¨
OPERATION FLOW................................................ 62
RECEIVING APRS  DATA......................................... 63
ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA.................... 64
PROGRAMMING A CALL SIGN............................... 66
SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON........................ 67
ENTERING LATITUDE/ LONGITUDE DATA............ 68
SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT.................... 69
ENTERING STATUS TEXT...................................... 70
PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODE......................... 71
PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH......................... 72
SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT METHOD......... 74
SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT INTERVAL........ 75
RESTRICTING RECEPTION OF APRS DATA......... 75
CHAPTER
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APRS
¨ MESSAGE
OPERATION FLOW................................................ 76
RECEIVING A  MESSAGE....................................... 77
ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES......... 78
ENTERING A  MESSAGE......................................... 79
TRANSMITTING A  MESSAGE................................ 80CHAPTER
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WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL
(TH-D7A ONLY)
PREPARATION....................................................... 81
CONTROL OPERATION.......................................... 82
CHAPTER
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SKY COMMAND 
2 22 2
2 (TH-D7A ONLY)
CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH
THE HF TRANSCEIVER......................................... 84
PREPARATION FLOW............................................ 85
PROGRAMMING CALL SIGNS............................... 86
PROGRAMMING A TONE  FREQUENCY................ 86
CONTROL OPERATION.......................................... 87
CHAPTER
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MAINTENANCE
GENERAL INFORMATION...................................... 89
SERVICE................................................................. 89
SERVICE NOTE...................................................... 89
CLEANING.............................................................. 89
TROUBLESHOOTING............................................. 90
CHAPTER
21
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
CHAPTER
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EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING EQUIPMENT FOR
REMOTE CONTROL............................................... 96
CONNECTING OTHER EXTERNAL
EQUIPMENT........................................................... 96
CHAPTER
23
SPECIFICATIONS
APPENDIX
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
INDEX
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL
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1PB-39 (9.6 V, 600 mAh)2PB-38 (6 V, 650 mAh)3Use this accessory to modify the cable end of your GPS
receiver {page 61}.
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INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK1Position the two grooves on the inside bottom corners
of the battery pack over the corresponding guides on
the back of the transceiver.
2Slide the battery pack along the back of the
transceiver until the release latch on the base of the
transceiver locks the battery pack in place.
3To remove the battery pack, push up the release
latch, then slide the battery pack back.
Release latch
CHARGING THE NiCd BATTERY PACKAfter installing the NiCd battery pack, charge the battery
pack.  The battery pack is provided uncharged.
1Confirm that the transceiver power is OFF.
¥ While charging the battery pack, leave the transceiver
power OFF.
2Insert the DC plug from the charger into the DC IN
jack on the transceiver.
3Insert the charger AC plug into an AC wall outlet.
¥ Charging starts and will take approximately 16 hours for
PB-38 or 15 hours for PB-39.
4After 16 hours (PB-38) or 15 hours (PB-39), remove
the charger DC plug from the transceiver DC IN jack.
5Remove the charger AC plug from the AC wall outlet.
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the NiCd battery pack.
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PB-38 or PB-39 NiCd battery pack.  Charging other models
of battery packs will damage the charger and battery pack.
DC IN jack
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The following table shows the approximate battery life
(hours) relative to the transmit output power.Note:u
Charge the NiCd battery pack within an ambient temperature of
between 5
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°C (41
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range may not fully charge the pack.
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Repeatedly recharging a fully charged NiCd battery pack, or almost
fully charged pack, shortens its operating time.  To resolve this
problem, use the pack until it is completely discharged.  Then
recharge the pack to full capacity.
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If the operating time of a fully charged NiCd battery pack is much
shorter than before, the battery life is over.  Replace the pack.
INSTALLING THE ANTENNAHold the provided antenna at its base, and screw the
antenna into the connector on the top panel of the
transceiver until it is snug.
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INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP/ BELT HOOKIf desired, attach the provided hand strap and/ or belt
hook.
To remove the belt hook, pull the belt hook downward
while pushing its tabs from both sides.
To lock the cable of an optional speaker microphone,
first position the cable over the left groove on the
transceiver.  Then install the belt hook.  Last, position the
cable over the right groove.
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INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIESWith an optional BT-11 battery case, you can use
commercially available alkaline batteries in such
occasions as camping or emergency operations.
1To open the battery case cover, push on the locking
tab, then pull the cover.
2Insert four AA (LR6) alkaline batteries.
¥ Be sure to match the battery polarities with those
marked on the bottom of the battery case.
3Align the two tabs on the battery case cover, then
close the cover until the locking tab clicks.4To install the battery case onto (or remove from) the
transceiver, follow steps 1 to 3 for INSTALLING THE
NiCd BATTERY PACK {page 2}.
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Do not install the batteries in a hazardous environment where
sparks could cause an explosion.
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Never discard old batteries in fire because extremely high
temperatures can cause batteries to explode.
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It is recommended to use high quality alkaline batteries rather than
manganese batteries to enjoy longer periods of battery life.  Do not
use commercially available NiCd batteries.
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If you will not use the transceiver for a long period, remove the
batteries from the battery case.
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Do not use different kinds of batteries together.
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When the battery voltage is low, replace all four old batteries with
new ones.
The following table shows the approximate battery life
(hours) relative to the transmit output power.
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