Kenwood TK-7150 Marine Radio User Manual


 
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BASIC OPERATIONS
OPERATION OVERVIEW
Your dealer can program your transceiver with Trunking Systems and
Conventional Groups. Trunking Systems can handle 32 zones with up to 250
group IDs. Conventional Groups can handle up to 128 zones with up to 128
channels. The transceiver can handle a maximum combination of 128 zones in
Trunking Systems and Conventional Groups.
SWITCHING POWER ON/ OFF
Press the switch to switch the transceiver ON.
If the transceiver is password protected, “Password” will appear on the display
when the power is turned ON. To unlock the transceiver, enter the correct
password:
1 Select a character by rotating the selector.
If you are using an optional microphone equipped with a keypad, you can also
enter the password by pressing the appropriate keypad keys.
2 Press the PF5 key to accept the character.
This step is unnecessary when using the keypad.
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the entire password.
If no key is pressed within 10 seconds, the transceiver will return to the password
protect state.
4 Press the PF5 key or the keypad # key to complete the entry.
If you enter an incorrect password, an error tone sounds and the transceiver
remains locked.
The password can contain a maximum of 6 digits.
Press and hold the switch for approximately 1 second to switch the
transceiver OFF.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
Turn the Volume Control clockwise to increase the volume and counterclockwise
to decrease the volume.
SELECTING A ZONE AND CHANNEL/GROUP ID
Select the desired zone using the selector if it has been programmed with Zone
Select or the keys programmed with Zone Up and Zone Down. Each zone
contains a group of channels.
Select the desired channel/group ID using the selector if it has been programmed
with Channel/Group ID Select or the keys programmed with Channel/Group ID
Up and Channel/Group ID Down. Each channel/group ID is programmed with
specific settings to allow you to send and receive calls.