Kenwood TK-2406M User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL© B62-2481-00 (M)09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00VHF FM TRANSCEIVERTK-2406UHF FM TRANSCEIVERTK-3406

4CHARGING THE BATTERY PACKThe battery pack is not charged at the factory; charge it before use.ATTENTION: Always switch OFF a transceiver equipped wi

55 When charging is completed, the indicator lights green. Remove the battery pack or the transceiver from the charging slot of the charger.• It tak

6INSTALLING THE OPTIONAL SPEAKER/ MICROPHONE (OR HEADSET)Note: The transceiver is not fully water resistant when using a speaker/ microphone or headse

7ORIENTATION Channel selector Rotate to change the operating channel.• Channel Annunciation: When changing channels, the transceiver will announce

8PROGRAMMABLE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONSYour dealer can program the Side 1 and Side 2 keys each with one of the following functions. Note: The duration of pr

9 Key Lock with Status MemoryThis operates the same as Key Lock except that when the transceiver power is turned OFF and then ON again, the keys rem

10 ScanPress this key to start scanning the transceiver channels. Scan + Temporary DeleteScan pauses at an undesired channel, you can remove that c

11BASIC OPERATIONS1 Turn the Power switch/ Volume control clockwise to switch the transceiver power ON.• A beep sounds if enabled by your dealer.2 P

12VOICE OPERATED TRANSMISSION (VOX)VOX operation allows you to transmit hands-free. This feature must first be activated by your dealer, and can only

13BACKGROUND OPERATIONSTIME-OUT TIMER (TOT)The Time-out Timer prevents callers from using a channel for an extended duration. If you continuously tran

THANK YOUWe are grateful you have chosen KENWOOD for your land mobile radio applications. NOTICES TO THE USER◆ Government law prohibits the operation

14SIGNALING QT/ DQTThe Encoder/Decoder function uses QT/ DQT to segregate talk groups, so users only hear calls from their own group. DTMF A DTMF PT

ADDENDUM: Transceiver PasswordIf your transceiver is password protected, the LED will light blue when you turn the transceiver ON. Enter the password

iTurn the transceiver power off in the following locations:• In explosive atmospheres (inflammable gas, dust particles, metallic powders, grain powde

iiInformation concerning the battery pack:The battery pack includes flammable objects such as organic solvent. Mishandling may cause the battery to r

iii• Use only the specified charger and observe charging requirements! If the battery is charged in unspecified conditions (under high temperature o

iv• Do not touch a ruptured and leaking battery! If the electrolyte liquid from the battery gets into your eyes, wash your eyes with fresh water as

1CONTENTSUNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ...1PREPARATION ...2ORIENTATION

2PREPARATIONINSTALLING THE CHANNEL STOPPERFor transceivers with less than 16 channels, insert a Channel stopper.1 Set the Channel selector to channel

3INSTALLING/ REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK◆ Do not short the battery terminals or dispose of the battery by fire.◆ Never attempt to remove the casing fr