Kenwood TH-D7E User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER144/430 MHz FM DUAL BANDERTH-D7ETH-D7ASTACONPACKET96BCONDUP975KENWOOD CORPORATION B62-1004-00 (K,E) (A)09

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123456789101112131415161718192021222394OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESSMC-32SpeakerMicrophoneSMC-33Remote ControlSpeaker MicrophoneSMC-34Remote Control Speaker M

123456789101112131415161718192021222395PG-4WConnection Cable to Computer(With a memory store program 1and a separate manual(document file) 2)VC-H1Inte

123456789101112131415161718192021222396EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONSCONNECTING EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE CONTROLMake connections as shown when remotely controlling

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99APPENDIXTNC COMMANDS LISTThe commands supported by the built-in TNC are listed below. You must enter a space between a command name (orshort-form)

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12345678910111213141516171819202122235CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLYTo connect the transceiver with an appropriate regulatedpower supply, us

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53INDEXDTMFMaking Calls ...41Storing Numbers ...42Transmitting Stored Numbers...43TX Hold..

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123456789101112131415161718192021222365Press and hold thePTT switch, then speakinto the microphone ina normal tone of voice.6432Press the POWERswitch

12345678910111213141516171819202122237OPERATING BASICSSWITCHING POWER ON/OFF1 Press the POWER switch (1 s) to switch ON thetransceiver.• A double beep

12345678910111213141516171819202122238ADJUSTING SQUELCHSelecting the correct squelch level relieves you fromlistening to background noise output from

12345678910111213141516171819202122239STACONPACKET96BCONDUP975◆The recommended duty cycle is 1 minute of transmission and3 minutes of reception. Exte

123456789101112131415161718192021222310GETTING ACQUAINTEDORIENTATIONPTT switchLAMP keyMONI keyAntennaTuning controlVOL controlDisplayPOWERswitchSpeake

123456789101112131415161718192021222311INDICATORSOn the upper section of the display you will see variousindicators that show what you have selected.9

123456789101112131415161718192021222312CURSOR KEYSThis transceiver employs 4 cursor keys so that you canprogram most of the functions with only one ha

123456789101112131415161718192021222313STACONPACKET96BCONDUP975STACONPACKET96BCONDUP975BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODESThis section introduces you to the basic

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123456789101112131415161718192021222314Full Duplex modePress [DUP] to select. In this mode the transceiver iscapable of simultaneously transmitting a

123456789101112131415161718192021222315?!’.,–/&#()<>;:"@KEYPAD DIRECT ENTRYThe keypad allows you to make various entriesdepending on wh

123456789101112131415161718192021222316MENU SET-UPThe Menu system on this transceiver consists of 3levels.MENU ACCESS1 Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode

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123456789101112131415161718192021222320OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERSRepeaters, which are often installed and maintained byradio clubs, are usually locat

123456789101112131415161718192021222321PROGRAMMING OFFSETFirst select band A or B by pressing [A/B]. Then, ifnecessary, press [F], [A/B] to recall th

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123456789101112131415161718192021222323AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSETThis function automatically selects an offset direction,according to the frequency tha

iNOTICES TO THE USEROne or more of the following statements may beapplicable:ATTENTION (U.S.A. Only)Nickel-Cadmium batteries must be replaced ordispos

123456789101112131415161718192021222324REVERSE FUNCTIONThe reverse function exchanges a separate receive andtransmit frequency. So, while using a rep

123456789101112131415161718192021222325STACONPACKET96BCONDUP975TONE FREQ. IDThis function scans through all tone frequencies toidentify the incoming t

123456789101112131415161718192021222326MEMORY CHANNELSIn memory channels, you can store frequencies andrelated data that you often use. Then you need

123456789101112131415161718192021222327STORING ODD-SPLIT REPEATER FREQUENCIESSome repeaters use a receive and transmit frequencypair with a non-standa

123456789101112131415161718192021222328CLEARING A MEMORY CHANNELUse the following procedure to clear an individualmemory channel. Full Reset {page 32

123456789101112131415161718192021222329NAMING A MEMORY CHANNELYou can name memory channels using up to 8alphanumeric characters. When you recall a na

123456789101112131415161718192021222330CALL CHANNEL (TH-D7A ONLY)The Call channel can always be selected quickly nomatter what mode the transceiver is

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1234567891011121314151617181920212223321 Press [F]+ POWER ON.• “RESET?” appears.• You can also use Menu 1–5–7 (TH-D7A) or Menu 1–5–9(TH-D7E).2 Press [

123456789101112131415161718192021222333SCANThis transceiver provides the following types of scans:1TH-D7A onlyepyTnacS egnaRnacSnacSOFVehtnoelbanutsei

iiCONTENTSSUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ... 1CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL... 1CHAPTER 1 PREPARATIONINSTALLING THE

1234567891011121314151617181920212223341 Press [MENU] to enter Menu mode.2 Press [1], [5], [2] to select “1–5–2 (SCANRESUME)”.3 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to s

123456789101112131415161718192021222335MEMORY SCANUse Memory Scan to monitor all memory channelsprogrammed with frequency data.1 Select the desired ba

123456789101112131415161718192021222336 Locking Out a Memory ChannelSelect memory channels that you prefer not tomonitor while scanning.1 Recall the

1234567891011121314151617181920212223376 Press [OK].• The lower limit is stored in the channel.7 Select the desired frequency as the upper limit.8 Pre

123456789101112131415161718192021222338 Using Program Scan1 Select the appropriate band.2 Press [VFO] .3 Select a frequency equal to or between thepr

123456789101112131415161718192021222339CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM (CTCSS)You may sometimes want to hear calls from only specificpersons. Th

123456789101112131415161718192021222340USING CTCSS1 Press [A/B] to select band A or B.• If necessary, press [F], [A/B] to recall the sub-band.2 Press

123456789101112131415161718192021222341DUAL TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY (DTMF) FUNCTIONSThe keys on the keypad also function as DTMF keys; the12 keys found o

1234567891011121314151617181920212223427 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter up to 8 digits.• Pressing [OK] after selecting the 8th digit causes thecursor t

123456789101112131415161718192021222343This transceiver allows you to switch the DTMFnumber transmission speed between Fast (default)and Slow. If a r

iii1234567891011121314151617181920212223CHAPTER 12 AUXILIARY FUNCTIONSDIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY ... 45CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP

123456789101112131415161718192021222344MICROPHONE CONTROLThe key functions you can assign are shown below:Press [F] first.1TH-D7A onlyNote:◆Turn OFF t

123456789101112131415161718192021222345AUXILIARY FUNCTIONSPrevious freq.:145.350 MHzPrevious freq.:145.350 MHzPrevious freq.:145.350 MHzPrevious freq.

123456789101112131415161718192021222346PROGRAMMABLE VFOIf you always check frequencies within a certain range,set upper and lower limits for frequenci

123456789101112131415161718192021222347TONE ALERTTone Alert provides an audible alarm when signals arereceived on the frequency you are monitoring. I

123456789101112131415161718192021222348ADJUSTING VOLUME BALANCEWhile simultaneously receiving on 2 bands, you maysometimes feel that audio output on e

123456789101112131415161718192021222349BATTERY SAVERBattery Saver repeats switching the receive circuit ONand OFF at a certain interval when no signal

123456789101112131415161718192021222350POWER-ON MESSAGEEach time you switch the transceiver ON, “HELLO !!”appears and stays for approximately 1 second

123456789101112131415161718192021222351TX INHIBITYou can disable the transmit function to preventunauthorized individuals from transmitting, or toelim

123456789101112131415161718192021222352PACKET OPERATIONPacket is a unit of data transmitted as a whole from onecomputer to another on a network. Pack

123456789101112131415161718192021222353OPERATING TNCThis transceiver has a built-in TNC which conforms tothe AX.25 protocol. This protocol is used fo

ivCHAPTER 15 SLOW-SCAN TELEVISION (SSTV) WITHVC-H1ENTERING CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV ... 58SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/MESSAGE/ RSV ...

123456789101112131415161718192021222354PREPARATION FLOWThe following steps should guide you to a good start ofpacket operation. The shaded steps indi

123456789101112131415161718192021222355FULL DUPLEXThis transceiver is also capable of simultaneouslytransmitting and receiving signals. So, it is pos

123456789101112131415161718192021222356DX PACKETCLUSTERS MONITORSTACON96BCONDUP975DX PacketClusters are networks which consist of nodesand stations wh

123456789101112131415161718192021222357SLOW-SCAN TELEVISION (SSTV) WITH VC-H1Slow-scan Television (SSTV) is a popular application fortransmitting stil

1234567891011121314151617181920212223585 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter up to 8 digits (callsign), 9 digits (message), or 10 digits (RSV report).• Pres

123456789101112131415161718192021222359SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSVYou can select white (default), black, blue, red, magenta,green, cya

123456789101112131415161718192021222360VC-H1 CONTROLIf you have another transceiver that has the Tonefunction, you can use it as a remote control for

123456789101112131415161718192021222361AUTOMATIC PACKET/ POSITION REPORTING SYSTEMThe Automatic Packet/ Position Reporting System(APRS) is a softwar

123456789101112131415161718192021222362OPERATION FLOWThe following steps should guide you to a good start ofAPRS operation.q Press [TNC] to switch ON

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1SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUALThe writing conventions described below have beenfollowed to simplify instructions and avoid

1234567891011121314151617181920212223644 Press [OK] repeatedly until you can access thedesired information.• You may press [ESC] to restore the previo

123456789101112131415161718192021222365STACON96BCONDUP975This transceiver is capable of displaying the following 18icons as station IDs. When icon da

123456789101112131415161718192021222366You can also use the keypad to enter alphanumericcharacters in step 3. For example, each press of [TNC]switche

123456789101112131415161718192021222367STACON96BCONDUP975SELECTING YOUR STATION ICONSelect an icon which will be displayed on the monitors ofother sta

1234567891011121314151617181920212223688 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to switch between west longitude(default) and east longitude.9 Press [OK].• The degree digi

123456789101112131415161718192021222369STACON96BCONDUP975STACON96BCONDUP975SELECTING A POSITION COMMENTThe APRS data which you transmit always include

123456789101112131415161718192021222370ENTERING STATUS TEXTYou can also transmit any comment (status text) with thelatitude/ longitude data. If you w

123456789101112131415161718192021222371PROGRAMMING A GROUP CODEUsing a group code relieves you from receivingunwanted packets. The APRS on this trans

123456789101112131415161718192021222372PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATHA packet path specifies how APRS data should betransferred via one or more repeaters.

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12345678910111213141516171819202122232PREPARATIONGuideINSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK1 Position the two grooves on the inside bottom cornersof the ba

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123456789101112131415161718192021222375SELECTING BEACON TRANSMIT INTERVALSelect an interval for automatically transmitting APRSdata. The default is 5

123456789101112131415161718192021222376q Press [TNC] to switch ON the TNC.•“ ” appears.w Access Menu 1–4–1 to select band A or B as thedata band {page

123456789101112131415161718192021222377When a duplicate message from the same station isreceived, an error beep sounds. In addition, “dM” and acall s

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123456789101112131415161718192021222379STACON96BCONDUP975ENTERING A MESSAGEYou can enter a message or bulletin using up to 45alphanumeric characters.

123456789101112131415161718192021222380TRANSMITTING A MESSAGEWhen entry of a message (or bulletin) is completed, thistransceiver automatically transmi

123456789101112131415161718192021222381WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL (TH-D7A ONLY)If you also have a KENWOOD multi-band mobiletransceiver, you can control o

123456789101112131415161718192021222382CONTROL OPERATIONWhen in Remote Control mode, the keys of the handytransceiver will function as below. Each ti

123456789101112131415161718192021222383Both the Commander and Transporter use Full Duplexfunction to transfer audio and commands as below:SKY COMMAND

12345678910111213141516171819202122233The following table shows the approximate battery life(hours) relative to the transmit output power.Note:◆Charge

123456789101112131415161718192021222384CONNECTING THE TRANSPORTER WITH THE HFTRANSCEIVERYou can use the optional cables (PG-4R) to connect theTranspor

123456789101112131415161718192021222385PREPARATION FLOWThe following steps should guide you to a good start ofSky Command operation. First connect th

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123456789101112131415161718192021222388When [SYNC] is pressed, the Commander shows thecurrent settings of the HF transceiver as below:q HF frequencyw

123456789101112131415161718192021222389MAINTENANCEGENERAL INFORMATIONThis product has been factory aligned and tested tospecification before shipment.

123456789101112131415161718192021222390Problem Probable Cause Corrective Action Ref. PageNothing appears on thedisplay when thetransceiver is switched

123456789101112131415161718192021222391Problem Probable Cause Corrective Action Ref. PageYou cannot transmit bypressing the PTTswitch.1 You selected a

123456789101112131415161718192021222392TH-D7 E 89 Maintenance 98.12.4, 0:14 PM92

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