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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
144/440 MHz FM DUAL BANDER
TH-D7A
144/430 MHz FM DUAL BANDER
TH-D7E
STA CON PACKET96BCONDUP
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5 7
KENWOOD CORPORATION
B62-1004-00 (K,E) (A)
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TH-D7 E 00 Cover 1 98.12.4, 0:09 PM
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THANK YOU! FEATURES We are grateful you decided to purchase this This transceiver has the following main features. KENWOOD FM Dual Bander. KENWOOD always • Has a built-in TNC which conforms to the AX.25 provides Amateur Radio products which surprise and protocol. With a portable computer, allows you to excite serious hobbyists. This transceiver is no enjoy Packet operation quite easily. exception. This time KENWOOD presents a handheld • Includes a program for dealing with data formats with a
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NOTICES TO THE USER PRECAUTIONS ATTENTION (U.S.A. Only) Please observe the following precautions to prevent Nickel-Cadmium batteries must be replaced or fire, personal injury, or transceiver damage: disposed of properly. State laws may vary regarding the handling and • Do not transmit with high output power for disposal of Nickel-Cadmium batteries. extended periods. The transceiver may overheat. Please contact your authorized KENWOOD dealer for more information. • Do not modify this transceiver
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CONTENTS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ...................................... 1 CHAPTER 5 MENU SET-UP CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL....... 1 MENU ACCESS ...................................................... 16 CHAPTER 1 PREPARATION MENU CONFIGURATION ....................................... 17 INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK .................. 2 CHAPTER 6 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS CHARGING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK ................... 2 PROGRAMMING OFFSET ...................................... 21 Se
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CHAPTER 8 SCAN CHAPTER 12 AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS 1 SELECTING SCAN RESUME METHOD ................. 34 DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY ............................... 45 2 VFO SCAN .............................................................. 35 CHANGING FREQUENCY STEP SIZE ................... 46 3 MEMORY SCAN...................................................... 35 PROGRAMMABLE VFO .......................................... 46 4 Locking Out a Memory Channel .......................... 36 TONE ALERT .........
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CHAPTER 15 SLOW-SCAN TELEVISION (SSTV) WITH CHAPTER 18 WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL VC-H1 (TH-D7A ONLY) ENTERING CALL SIGN/ MESSAGE/ RSV .............. 58 PREPARATION ....................................................... 81 SELECTING COLOR FOR CALL SIGN/ CONTROL OPERATION.......................................... 82 MESSAGE/ RSV ..................................................... 59 CHAPTER 19 SKY COMMAND 2 2 2 2 2 (TH-D7A ONLY) EXECUTING SUPERIMPOSITION .......................... 59 CONNECTING T
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL The writing conventions described below have been Accessory Part Number Quantity followed to simplify instructions and avoid unnecessary repetition. AX ntenna T1 90-0634-X NiCd battery pack Instruction What to Do 1 For TH-D7A W09-0911-XX 1 2 Press [KEY].e Press and releas KEY. For TH-D7E W09-0909-XX Battery charger Press Press and hold KEY for For TH-D7A W08-0437-XX 1 [KEY] (1 s). 1 second or longer. For TH-D7E W08-0440-XX Press KEY1 momen
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PREPARATION 1 INSTALLING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK CHARGING THE NiCd BATTERY PACK 2 1 Position the two grooves on the inside bottom corners After installing the NiCd battery pack, charge the battery 3 of the battery pack over the corresponding guides on pack. The battery pack is provided uncharged. 4 the back of the transceiver. 1 Confirm that the transceiver power is OFF. 5 • While charging the battery pack, leave the transceiver 6 power OFF. 7 2 Insert the DC plug from the charger into the DC IN
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The following table shows the approximate battery life INSTALLING THE HAND STRAP/ BELT HOOK (hours) relative to the transmit output power. If desired, attach the provided hand strap and/ or belt 1 hook. VHF Band UHF Band 2 Batteries Belt hook H L EL H L EL 3 Hand strap 4 PB-39 NiCd 369369 5 P5 B-38 NiCd 47 . 14 0 70 1 6 Note: 7 Charge the NiCd battery pack within an ambient temperature of between 5°C and 40°C (41°F and 104°F). Charging outside this 8 To remove the belt hook, pull the belt hook
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4 To install the battery case onto (or remove from) the INSTALLING ALKALINE BATTERIES transceiver, follow steps 1 to 3 for INSTALLING THE With an optional BT-11 battery case, you can use NiCd BATTERY PACK {page 2}. 1 commercially available alkaline batteries in such 2 occasions as camping or emergency operations. 3 Do not install the batteries in a hazardous environment where 1 To open the battery case cover, push on the locking sparks could cause an explosion. 4 tab, then pull the cover. Never
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CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY CONNECTING WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET To connect the transceiver with an appropriate regulated To connect the transceiver with the cigarette lighter 1 power supply, use an optional PG-2W DC cable. socket in your vehicle, use an optional PG-3J Cigarette 2 Lighter cable. 1 Confirm that the power switches of both the 3 transceiver and power supply are OFF. DC IN jack To cigarette 4 2 Connect the optional PG-2W DC cable to the power lighter 5 supply; red
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FIRST QSO 1 The 7 steps given here will get you on the air in your first 2 4 QSO right away. So, you can enjoy the exhilaration that Press [UP]/ [DWN] or 3 comes with opening a brand new transceiver. turn the Tuning control to select a frequency. 4 1 5 Press the POWER 6 switch for 1 second or longer. 7 5 8 Press and hold the 9 PTT switch, then speak into the microphone in 10 a normal tone of voice. 2 11 Turn the VOL control 12 clockwise to the 11 o’clock position. 13 6 14 Release the PTT switch
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OPERATING BASICS 1 SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF SELECTING A BAND 2 1 Press the POWER switch (1 s) to switch ON the Press [A/B] to select band A or B. 3 transceiver. • The cursor indicates the current band. 4 • A double beep sounds. 5 6 7 8 9 SELECTING A FREQUENCY 10 2 To switch OFF the transceiver, press the POWER switch (1 s) again. 11 Press [UP]/ [DWN] or turn the Tuning control to select a frequency. 12 13 ADJUSTING VOLUME 14 Turn the VOL control clockwise to increase the audio 15 level and counter
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1 Press [F], [MONI]. ADJUSTING SQUELCH • The SQL meter indicates the current squelch level. The Selecting the correct squelch level relieves you from 1 default is level 2; 4 segments are visible. listening to background noise output from the speaker 2 when no signals are present. The appropriate squelch 3 level depends on ambient noise conditions. You can program a different level for band A and B. 4 5 6 2 Press [UP]/ [DWN] to select from 6 squelch levels. 7 • Select the level at which the ba
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TRANSMITTING 1 To transmit, press and hold the PTT switch and speak The recommended duty cycle is 1 minute of transmission and 1 3 minutes of reception. Extended transmissions in the high into the microphone in a normal tone of voice. 2 power mode may cause the back of the transceiver to get hot. • Indicator A or B lights red depending on which band you Transmitting with the supplied antenna near other electronic 3 have selected. equipment can interfere with that equipment. Also, transmitting
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GETTING ACQUAINTED 1 ORIENTATION 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Antenna TX/RX indicator 9 10 11 Tuning control 12 VOL control 13 14 SP jack Display PTT switch 15 MIC jack POWER 16 switch PC jack 17 LAMP key GPS jack Speaker/ 18 MONI key Microphone Cursor 19 keys 20 21 Keypad 22 DC IN jack 23 10 TH-D7 E 10 Getting Acquainted 10 98.12.4, 0:10 PM
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INDICATORS On the upper section of the display you will see various 1 indicators that show what you have selected. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 18 TH-D7E only 19 9 5 7 20 Shows the strength of received signals. While 21 transmitting, shows the current relative battery charge. 22 Note: Electromagnetic fields, such as those produced by static electricity, may occasionally cause the display to function abnormally. 23 However, the display will typically return to normal operation with
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CURSOR KEYS BAND A & B This transceiver employs 4 cursor keys so that you can In this manual, bands recalled beside “ ” and “ ” are 1 program most of the functions with only one hand. referred to as band A and band B. The band A default is 2 VHF (144 MHz) and the band B default is UHF. In band 3 A you can also recall a 118 MHz sub-band (TH-D7A only). In band B you can also recall a VHF (144 MHz) 4 sub-band. 5 This transceiver is capable of simultaneously receiving 6 on 2 bands (A and B). So,
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Function Select mode BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES Press [F] to select. In this mode you can scroll F–1 This section introduces you to the basic modes you can 1 through F–8 (except F–6) by pressing [UP]/ [DWN]; to select on this transceiver. 2 access F–6, first select the 118 MHz band {page 51}. VFO mode After accessing the desired function, press [OK], then 3 press [UP]/ [DWN] to select the desired parameter. Press [VFO] to select. In this mode you can change the 4 Last, press [OK] again to complet
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Full Duplex mode Press [DUP] to select. In this mode the transceiver is 1 capable of simultaneously transmitting and receiving 2 signals. So, it is possible to transmit audio on the current band while receiving packet data on another 3 band. For further information, refer to “FULL DUPLEX” 4 {page 55}. 5 6 7 8 9 10 Packet mode 11 Press [TNC] twice to select. In this mode, you can send commands to the built-in TNC from a personal computer 12 {page 54}. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 14 TH-D7
