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R-5000
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MULTIBAND-EMPFÄNGER
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
RECEPTOR DE
COMUNICACIONES
MANUAL DE INSTRUCTIONES
RECEPTEUR
MANUEL D'INSTRUCTIONS
RICEVITORE PER TELECOMUNICAZIONI
ISTRUZIONI PER
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KENWOOD CORPORATION
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1. SAFETY Before applying power IMPORTANT! U.S.A. and Canada Units shipped to the U.S.A. and Canada are designed for operation on 120 volts AC only. These units are not equipped with an AC voltage selector switch and the Before plugging in this unit, make sure that the position discussion of such a switch that follows should be of the AC voltage selector conforms to your line (mains) disregarded. voltage. If not, it must be reset. AC voltage selector switch All other countries Units shipped to c
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operating in- 12. Protective Attachment Plug — The optional DC opera- structions should be read before the appliance is oper- tion kit is supplied with an attachment plug having ated. overload protection. This is a safety feature. See In- struction Manual for replacement or resetting of pro- 2. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instruc- tective device. If replacement of the plug is required, tions should be retained for f
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EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 810 –"RADIO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT" C a Use No. 10 AWG (5.3 mm 2) copper. No. 8 AWG (8.4 mm 2) alu- Mount antenna discharge unit as close as possible to where minuet, No. 17 AWG (1.0 mm 2) copper-clad steel or bronze lead-in enters house. wire, or larger,as a ground wire. d Use jumper wire not smaller than No. 6 AWG (13.3 mm/) cop- Secure antenna lead-in and ground wires to house with stand-
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Before operation Where to install the unit Safety precautions Do not place the unit near a heat producing equipment Never remove the case. If the internal parts are touched such as a radiator. Avoid direct sunlight. accidentally, a serious electric shock might occur. Do not store or use the unit in a dusty location or in a If a metal object, such as a hair pin or a needle, comes into moist atmosphere. Select a location where air is well ven- contact with the power socket on the rear panel, a dan
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Thank you for purchasing the new R-5000 Communications Receiver. Please read this Instruction Manual carefully before placing your receiver in service. This unit has been carefully engineered and manufactured to rigid quality standards, should give you satisfactory and dependable operation for many years. CONTENTS 27 5. MAINTENANCE SAFETY 2 1. 27 5-1. GENERAL INFORMATION SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCESSORIES 7 2. 27 5-2. SERVICE 2-1. SPECIFICATIONS 7 27 5-3. CLEANING 2-2. ACCESSORIES 8 28
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2. SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCESSORIES 2-1. SPECIFICATIONS R-5000 Model Europe, U.K. and Australia West Germany other market U.S.A. version version version Specifications versions AM/USB/LSB/ Double conversion superheterodyne CW/FSK Circuitry FM Triple conversion superheterodyne ANT 1 50 ohms Antenna ANT 2 50/500 ohms impedance 150 kHz to 100 kHz to 30 MHz 2 to 30 MHz 26.2 MHz Frequency range *1 108 to 174 MHz 108 to 174 MHz 144 to 146 MHz AM/USB/LSB/ 1st: 58.1125 MHz, 2nd: 8.83 MHz Intermediate CW/F
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Frequency accuracy Less than ± 10 PPM Frequency stability Less than ± 10 PPM EXT. speaker 1.5 W across 8 ohms load (10% distortion) Output 300 mV across 4.7 kΏ load (at 1 mV input with REC jack 30% mod. in AM or 3 kHz dev. in FM) Output load impedance 8 ohms min. Type Quartz clock Clock Accuracy Less than ± 60 seconds/month 120 VAC ± 10%, 120/220/240 VAC ± 10%, 50/60 Hz or Power requirement *2 60 Hz or 13.8VDC ± 15% 13.8 VDC ±15% Power consumption 40 watts (AC) or 2 A (DC) Operating temperature
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3. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 3-1. INSTALLATION 3-1-1. Bail The receiver can be elevated for operating convenicence. Caution: Do not use the bail to carry the receiver. A. Power supply Cautions: Cautions: 1. The POWER switch must be OFF before you con- 1. The DCK-2 DC Operation Kit, should be installed by nect or disconnect the power cable. qualified service personnel to prevent personal injury or 2. Do not apply AC and DC power sources at the damage to the equipment. same time. 2. When charg
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B. Antenna and grounding VHF ANT connector (Optional VC-20 VHF Converter (A) Antenna is required for VHF reception.) Installation of antenna and grounding is important for opti- When an outdoor antenna is used the antenna feeder mum reception of short-wave, broadcast or amateur radio signals. A good outdoor antenna will provide the best re- should be a coaxial cable equipped with a UHF connector. sults. Caution: The VC-20 VHF Converter Unit should be installed by qua- Caution: Protect your E
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3-2-3. Connecting the R-5000 with a transmitter or transceiver Ground the REMOTE connector pin (pin 7) to mute the 1. R-5000 audio during transmission. REMOTE connector The open-circuit voltage at pin 7 is about +4.8 VDC; the short circuit current is about 0.4 mA DC. 2. Connect the antenna to the R-5000 via the transmitter or transceiver antenna switching relay. If you are using a receive-only antenna, disconnect it from the R-5000 while transmitting. Cautions: 1. Failure to disconnect the ant
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4. OPERATION 4-1. CONTROL FUNCTIONS 4-1-1. Front panel Note: All segments on the Display Panel and Indi- cators are shown on for this explanation. POWER switch ® Indicators C) F.LOCK : Lights when the F.LOCK key is ON. Press to turn the power ON or OFF. NOTCH : Lights when the NOTCH key is ON. Note: ANT 2 Lights when the ANT 2 key is pressed. When the AC or DC power cable is connected the clock : Lights when the ANT 1 key is pressed. ANT 1 and the timer function even if the POWER switch
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known as the squelch threshold point. Now you will only hear output from the speaker when an incomming signal is present. For weak signal reception this control should be fully counterclockwise. Note: The squelch threshold position will vary from mode to mode, so you may have to readjust when you change mode. ® NOTCH control The NOTCH function is used to reduce or eliminate hetero- dyne, or CW type signal interference. If a single tone such as a CW signal is superimposed on the receive signal
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nal, thereby stabilizing the receiver performance. This is easily done by activating the RF ATT switch. This control is also useful when a strong signal is near your desired sig- nal; while some loss will occur to the desired signal, as well as the undesired signal, the use of the attenuator will sometimes allow you to understand what is being re- ceived. This switch allows attenuation of the input signal rformance, this by 10, 20 or 30 dB. For normal receiver pe switch should be in the 0 dB pos
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When pulsating noise, such as that caused by automobile 23 PHONES jack ignitions is encountered, place the NB 1 switch ON. Output terminal for headphones. This switch will not help to eliminate atomospheric or line noises, only pulse type noise. 24 REC (Recording) jack Note: This terminal may be used for recording broadcasts on NB 1 is disabled during FM operations. tape. NB level control 18 (25 CLOCK and TIMER function switches Controls the noise blanker operating level. See page 25. Use onl
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Frequency dis- ® Memory Channel play : Frequency of the VFO or the Me- number display : Memory Channel Number is dis- mory Channel is displayed. Fre- played. quency is expressed in 10 Hz Clock number steps (100 Hz for VHF band). display : When the POWER switch is Timer operation turned OFF, C1 (CLOCK 1) or C2 display : When the ON TIME or OFF (CLOCK 2), whichever is selected TIME switch is pressed, the Fre- by the CLOCK SELECTOR switch, quency display changes to indi- is displayed. When the C
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4-1-2. Rear panel 500 Ώ antenna connector VHF ANT connector (Optional VC-20 VHF Converter Unit is required.) Connect a high impedance long-wire antenna. Installation area for the VHF antenna connector. ® ANT 1 (Antenna) connector AC power connector This UHF connector should be attached to a suitable an- tenna for receiving. The antenna cable should be 50-ohm For connection of the supplied AC power cable. coax, terminated with a PL-259 connector. 1 AC voltage selector switch (Except U.S.A. versio
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4-2. RECEIVE Indication Beep tone 4-2-1. Microprocessor back-up battery 1 short beep When the following keys are pressed: The R-5000 has a rechargeable back-up battery which is ANT 1, ANT 2, A/ B, charged automatically while the AC power cable is con- F. LOCK, STEP, A = B, nected to an AC outlet. It takes about 6 hours to recharge M > V, SCAN, CLEAR, a deeply discharged battery using the AC power cable. If M. IN (When the Memory Scroll mode you suspect the battery is not charged when you p
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Note: Note: Data can not be transferred between HF and VHF The desired receive frequency can also be entered dir- bands. ectly by using the Numeric Keypad. For details of this operation please refer to the section 4-2-8"Direct key- (b) A/B key board frequency entry". Allows selection of the desired active VFO. Each time this key is depressed the active VFO will alternate bet- ween VFO A and VFO B. 4-2-6. Frequency step In the HF position, the A/B key functions on the HF 1. The frequency step
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To receive a wide shift signal, set the SELECTIVITY 4. 4-2-9. CW zero-beat operation switch or M1 or M2. To receive a wide shift, high tone 1. When an optional filter is not used, tune the TUNING signal, turn the IF SHIFT knob clockwise until the S- knob so that the receive beat frequency is approximate- meter no longer fluctuates. ly 800 Hz. 5. To receive AFSK (F2) signals, put the R-5000 in the FM 2. When an optional CW filter is installed the simplest mode. method to use is to adjust the TUNI
