Kenwood TK-3131 User Manual

© B62-1590-20 (K)09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02UHF FM TRANSCEIVERTK-3131INSTRUCTION MANUAL

4PREPARATIONINSTALLING/ REMOVING THE BATTERY PACKThe battery pack is not charged at the factory; charge it beforeuse (pages 6 and 7).Average battery p

5INSTALLING/ REMOVING BATTERIESIn place of the battery pack, you can use 3 AA batteries. Usehigh quality alkaline batteries to enjoy longer periods o

6CHARGING THE BATTERY PACKInitially charging the battery pack after purchase or extendedstorage (greater than 2 months) will not bring the battery pac

71 Plug the AC adapter cable intothe adapter jack located on therear of the charger.2 Plug the AC adapter into an ACoutlet.3 Slide a battery pack usin

8INSTALLING/ REMOVING THE BELT HOOKIf desired, attach the belt hookto the rear of the transceiverusing the 2 supplied screws.INSTALLING/ REMOVING OPTI

9GETTING STARTEDqqqqq Switch the Power ON.Switch the transceiver power ON by turningthe Power switch/ Volume control clockwise.•A confirmation tone so

10eeeee Select a Channel.Select a channel from 1 to 15 by pressing the▲ or ▼ key.•A confirmation tone sounds each time youpress the ▲ or ▼ key.• When

11QUIET TALK/ DIGITAL QUIET TALKQT (Quiet Talk) and DQT (Digital Quiet Talk) are functions thatreject signals from undesired parties that are using th

121 Press the MENU key.• The current setting blinks.2 Press the ▲ or ▼ key to select your desiredvalue.• The values range from 01 to 38 for QT tones,t

13SCANNING THE CHANNELSYou can scan all the channels of the transceiver to search fora signal. When the transceiver verifies a signal on a channel,it

THANK YOUWe are grateful for your purchase of this KENWOOD product andwelcome you to the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS). YourKENWOOD 2-way radio

145 Press the PTT, MON, or CAL key to exitSetting Mode.To begin scanning:1 Press and hold the ▲ key for 1 second.•“ ” appears on the display.2 When a

15REVERT CHANNELThe revert channel is the channel from which you startscanning. So, for example, if you are on channel 1 when youbegin to scan, your

16MONITORING A CHANNELWhen no signals are present, the squelch on the transceiverautomatically mutes the speaker so you will not hearbackground noise.

17VOICE ACTIVATED CONTROL (VOX)Using the VOX feature, you can operate the transceiverhands-free. In order to use this feature, however, you mustuse a

184 Press the MENU key to select “” (VOXfunction is off) or “ ” (VOX gain level 1) to“” (VOX gain level 3).• While adjusting the VOX Gain, the LED lig

194 Press the MENU key to select “” (delayfor 100 ms), “ ” (300 ms), “ ”(500 ms), “” (1 second), “ ”(1.5 seconds), or “” (3 seconds).5 Press the PTT,

20VOX BUSY LOCKOUTWhile using VOX, you can set the transceiver to detect whenthe channel is busy (in use). With this function turned on,VOX will not

21PRIVACY TALKWhereas the Quiet Talk and Digital Quiet Talk functions(page 11) allow you to ignore unwanted calls, Privacy Talkallows you to hold a co

22OPERATING FEATURESTRANSMISSION POWERYou can adjust the transmission power on all channels.Selecting low power will allow longer use of the battery p

23Press and hold the MENU key for 3 seconds tolock or unlock the transceiver keys.• The icon appears on the display when thetransceiver keys are loc

iFCC LICENSE INFORMATIONYour KENWOOD radio operates on communicationsfrequencies which are subject to FCC (FederalCommunications Commission) Rules &am

241 Turn the transceiver power OFF.2 Press and hold the MENU key while turningthe transceiver power ON (for 1 second).3 Press the ▲ or ▼ key to select

25continuously transmit, this feature helps you save on batterypower consumption.If you continuously transmit for 3 minutes (default value), thetransc

26BATTERY SAVEThis transceiver has been designed to give you the most outof your battery power. The battery save function decreasesthe amount of powe

27BATTERY INDICATORWhen turned ON, the battery indicator on the display lets youknow approximately how much battery life is remaining.When turned OFF,

285 Press the PTT, MON, or CAL key to exitSetting Mode.CALLING ALERT TONESCalling alert tones are used to identify yourself to your partymembers. You

29INCOMING CALL NOTIFICATION TYPENote: To use Incoming Call Notification, you must set up a QT toneor a DQT code (page 11).Incoming Call Notification

30• When set to notify you via both a tone and throughvibration (setting 3), the tone is emitted and thetransceiver vibrates when a busy signal is rec

31BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUTThis function is used in order to prevent transmitting on achannel that somebody else is currently using. When turnedON, a beep

321 Turn the transceiver power OFF.2 Press and hold the MENU key while turningthe transceiver power ON (for 1 second).3 Press the ▲ or ▼ key to select

33Unless you are familiar with the use of repeaters, and areaware of repeaters near your location, we recommend you donot use semi-duplex operation; u

iiPRECAUTIONS• Refer service to qualified technicians only. Do not modify orattempt to adjust the transceiver for any reason.• Do not expose the tran

34RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVERAt some point in time, you may desire to reset the transceiversettings to their default values. The default values of all

35OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESKNB-27N (Ni-MH battery pack)KSC-28 (Battery charger)KMC-21 (Speaker-microphone) EMC-3 (Clip mic with earphone)KHS-1 (Headset) KH

36NOTICES TO THE USERThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation issubject to the following two conditions:(1) this device may not

37SAFETY INFORMATION:Your wireless hand-held portable transceiver has been designed using alow power transmitter.When the PTT switch is pressed, the t

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iiiCONTENTSUNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ... 1SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ...

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1UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENTCarefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend you identify theitems listed in the following table before discarding

2ORIENTATION

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