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    © B62-1866-10 (M) 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 TK-90 HF TRANSCEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL TRANSCEPTOR HF MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES 短波对讲机 使用说明书[...]

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    HF TRANSCEIVER TK-90 INSTRUCTION MANUAL ENGLISH[...]

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    i THANK YOU Thank you for choosing KENWOOD for your radio telecommunication applications. W e believe this easy-to-use transceiver will provide dependable communications to keep vehicles and personnel operating at peak efficiency . KENWOOD transceivers incorporate the latest in advanced technology . As a result, we feel strongly that you will be pl[...]

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    ii CONTENTS PREP ARA TION / INST ALLA TION ............................. 1 UNP ACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ...... 1 S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES ......................................... 1 BASE ST A TION INST ALLA TION .......................... 1 F OOT P ADS ......................................................... 1 A NTENNA C ONNECTION .............[...]

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    1 UNP ACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT Note: The following unpacking instructions are for use by your KENWOOD dealer , an authorized KENWOOD service facility , or the factory . Carefully unpack the transceiver . We recommend that you identify the items listed in the following table before discarding the packing material. If any items are missing or ha[...]

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    2 DC P OWER S UPPL Y C ONNECTION In order to use this transceiver as a base station, you will need a separate 13.6 V DC power supply with a current capacity of 20.5 A or higher (purchased separately). ◆ Do not directly connect the transceiver to an AC outlet. ◆ Do not substitute the supplied DC power cable with a cable with smaller gauge wires.[...]

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    3 G ROUND C ONNECTION •A high-quality ground installation significantly improves the performance of a mobile antenna. Securely connect a low-resistance ground strap (or large gauge copper wire if unavailable) from the transceiver GND terminal to the vehicle chassis. Clean paint or dirt from the vehicle connection point to expose bare metal before[...]

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    4 FRONT P ANEL q q q q q (Power) switch Press to switch the transceiver power ON. Press again to switch the power OFF . w w w w w T ransmit/ Busy/ Call indicator Lights red while transmitting and green while receiving a signal. Flashes orange during selcall. e e e e e VOL / keys Press the key to increase the volume and the key to decrease the volum[...]

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    5 DISPLA Y q q q q q AT connector Attach an optional KA T -1 external Antenna Tuner here. w w w w w GND terminal Connect a heavy gauge wire or copper strap between this ground terminal and the nearest earth ground. e e e e e EXT SP jack Connect an external 4 ~ 8 Ω speaker to this jack. Mates with a 3.5 mm (1/8") diameter , 2-conductor (mono)[...]

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    6 MICROPHONE (OPTIONAL) q q w q q w q q q q q PTT (Push-to-T alk) switch Press and hold this switch, then speak into the microphone to make a call. w w w w w Keypad Press these keys to enter a frequency {page 8}. Press the key to cancel the frequency entry and the # key to complete the frequency entry . Press the A , B , C , D , # , and keys to act[...]

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    7 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS The , S , A , <B , C> , ■ , and optional microphone A , B , C , and D keys can be programmed with the functions listed below . The microphone # and keys can be programmed only with the Channel Up/Down and V olume Up/Down functions. Please contact your dealer for further details on these functions. • Antenna T uner[...]

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    8 SWITCHING POWER ON/ OFF Press and hold the switch to switch the transceiver ON. •A beep sounds and the power-on message momentarily appears. BASIC OPERA TIONS 2 Enter your desired frequency using a microphone keypad (0 ~ 9). • Direct entry only allows you to enter down to the 10’ s value; 0 is automatically selected for the 1’s value. USB[...]

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    9 TRANSMITTING Note: Y ou cannot transmit on channels that have only a receive frequency stored. 1 Select the desired channel or frequency . 2 Press microphone PTT switch and speak into the microphone. Release the PTT switch to receive. • For best sound quality at the receiving station, hold the microphone approximately 3 ~ 4 cm (1.5 inches) from[...]

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    10 SQUELCH/ MONITOR The purpose of squelch is to silence audio output from the speaker when no signals are present. Setting the squelch threshold too high causes the squelch to remain closed while a weak signal is present. Setting the threshold too low allows noise to be heard between transmissions from other stations. S QUELCH L EVEL Adjust the sq[...]

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    11 MENU CONFIGURA TION Following is a list of “Direct Access” keys that can be programmed for each of the Menus. Many functions of this transceiver are selected or configured via a software-controlled Menu rather than using physical controls on the transceiver . Once familiar with the Menu system, you will appreciate the versatility it of fers.[...]

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    12 Scan allows each of the channels that has a receive frequency stored to be automatically monitored for activity . Channels must be added to the scanning sequence in order to be scanned. To activate Scan, press the key programmed as Scan . • The icon appears on the display . • The channel add indicator ( ) will appear on the display when the [...]

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    13 SELECTIVE CALLS A Selective Call, or Selcall, is a voice call to a particular station or group of stations. ACTIV A TING SELCALL MODE To activate Selcall Mode, access Menu No. 10 (Call T ype) {page 1 1} and set the call type to Selcall. MANUAL SELCALLS If your dealer has programmed your transceiver with a list of stations, you can manually selec[...]

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    14 2 Press the CH and keys to select CODE A to CODE D. • Press the D> key to view the character message of the selected code, and the <C key to return to the code selection. MANUAL ST A TUS CALLS Y ou can send and receive 2-digit Status codes which may be decided in your talk group. Codes can contain up to 12 alphanumeric character messages[...]

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    15 RECEIVING A ST A TUS CALL A maximum of 5 received messages can be stored in the stack memory of your transceiver . These saved messages can be reviewed after reception. When the stack memory is full, either the oldest message will be erased when a new message is received or the new message will not be stored in the stack memory . 1 The icon will[...]

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    16 SEND THE GPS DA T A If a GPS unit has been installed and is set up by your dealer , your transceiver may automatically transmit your GPS data. M ANUALL Y S ENDING THE GPS D ATA 1 While in Selcall Mode, press the key programmed as Selcall to view the Selcall list. 2 Press the CH and keys to select the ID of the station you want to call. 3 Press t[...]

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    17 ADV ANCED OPERA TIONS DIRECT CHANNEL Y our dealer can program up to 4 keys to allow you to quickly and easily jump to a frequently used channel. Press the keys programmed as Direct CH 1 to Direct CH 4 to select the memory channels they have been programmed to access. SCRAMBLER If your dealer has installed an optional scrambler board, you can mak[...]

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    18 2 Within 20 seconds, tuning will complete. •A tone sounds, the transmit indicator turns off, and the icon stops blinking and remains on the display . • If tuning does not complete within 20 seconds, the tuning action will stop, an error tone will sound, and the antenna will not be tuned to the selected channel. If set up by your dealer , eac[...]

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    19 POWER-ON TEXT Y our dealer may have programmed your transceiver to display a text message when the transceiver is turned on. This message will appear on the display momentarily before reverting to your regular channel/ frequency operation display . Pre-amp On Pre-amp/ ATT Off ATT On PRE-AMPLIFIER/ A TTENUA TOR The pre-amplifier allows you to boo[...]

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    20 VGS-1 OPTIONAL VOICE GUIDE & STORAGE UNIT When using the optional VGS-1 voice guide & storage unit, you gain access to the transceiver ’s voice recorder and voice announcement functions. Ask your dealer for details. VOICE MEMOS R ECORDING A V OICE M EMO Y ou can record up to 4 voice memos, each with a duration of up to 15 seconds. T o [...]

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    21 3 Press the key to end the playback at any time. T RANSMITTING A V OICE M ESSAGE To transmit a recorded voice message: 1 Select the channel on which you want to transmit your recording. 2 Press the key programmed as Playback 1 to 4 to play back and transmit the specified voice message. 3 Press the key to end the transmission at any time. D ELETI[...]

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    22 APPENDIX KEY FUNCTIONS r e v i e c s n a r T y e K n o i t a r e p O l a m r o N p u t e S u n e M n o i t a r e p O n o i t a r e p O l l a c l e S y b d n a t S l l a c l e S e d o M n o i t c e l e S n o i t a t S e d o M n o i t c e l e S s u t a t S e d o M l l a C g n i r u D n o i t c e n n o C 1 e m u l o v e h t t s u j d Ae m u l o v e[...]