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NX-210/ NX-210G NX-410/ NX-411 VHF DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER 800MHz DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER 900MHz DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL ÉMETTEUR-RÉCEPTEUR NUMÉRIQUE VHF ÉMETTEUR-RÉCEPTEUR NUMÉRIQUE 800MHz ÉMETTEUR-RÉCEPTEUR NUMÉRIQUE 900MHz MODE D'EMPLOI TRANSCEPTOR DIGITAL VHF TRANSCEPTOR DIGITAL 800MHz
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NX-210/ NX-210G NX-410/ NX-411 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Terminal 7 PTT External PTT Input High Impedance I 8 PF Programable Function Key Input High Impedance I 9 OPT Man Down Input Input CMOS I 14 NC Not used - - Antenna Terminal 50 Ω impedance Battery Terminal The battery terminal
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We are grateful you have chosen KENWOOD for your land mobile radio applications. This instruction manual covers only the basic operations of your NEXEDGE portable radio. Ask your dealer for information on any customized features they may have added to your radio. NOTICES TO THE USER ◆ Government law
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may be applicable: FCC WARNING This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment
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which is illegal in some areas. For information on Li-ion battery recycling in your area, call (toll free) 1-800-8-BATTERY (1-800-822-8837). KENWOOD's involvement in this program is part of our commitment to preserve our environment and conserve our natural resources. The RBRC Recycle seal found on
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battery pack. • Do not use options not specified by KENWOOD. • If the die-cast chassis or other transceiver surfaces. • Ensure that the end of the antenna does not touch your eyes. • When the transceiver power off before installing optional accessories. • The charger is the device that disconnects
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follow the instructions and regulations provided by the airline crew.) • Where restrictions or warnings are posted regarding the use of radio devices, including , etc.). • While taking on fuel or while parked at gasoline service stations. • The orange seal on the reverse side of the transceiver
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from the antenna covering. Transmitting at such a time may result in a high-frequency burn. • If an abnormal odor or smoke is detected coming from the transceiver, switch the transceiver power off immediately, remove the battery pack from the transceiver, and contact your KENWOOD dealer. • Use
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INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BATTERY PACK The battery pack includes flammable objects such as organic solvent. Mishandling may cause the battery to rupture producing flames or extreme heat, deteriorate, or cause other forms of damage to the battery. Please observe the following prohibitive matters. •
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abnormal chemical reaction may occur. The battery may generate heat or smoke, rupture, or burst into flame. • Use only the specified charger and observe charging requirements! If the battery is charged in unspecified conditions (under high temperature over the regulated value, excessive high voltage
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of the battery. If the battery pack is reverse-connected to the charger, it will be reverse-charged and an abnormal chemical reaction may occur. eyes. Go to the hospital immediately. If left untreated, it may cause eye-problems. • Do not charge the battery for longer than the specified time! If
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CONTENTS UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT 1 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 1 PREPARATION 2 INSTALLING/ REMOVING THE (OPTIONAL) BATTERY PACK 2 INSTALLING THE (OPTIONAL) ANTENNA 2 INSTALLING THE BELT CLIP 3 INSTALLING THE CAP OVER THE UNIVERSAL CONNECTOR 3 INSTALLING THE (OPTIONAL) SPEAKER/ MICROPHONE OR
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LOW BATTERY WARNING 27 SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR 27 COMPANDER 28 BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT (BCL 28 CONTROL CHANNEL HUNT 28 PTT ID 28 VGS-1 OPTIONAL VOICE GUIDE & STORAGE UNIT 29 VOICE RECORDER 29 VOICE
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EQUIPMENT Note: These unpacking instructions are for use by your KENWOOD dealer, an authorized KENWOOD service facility, or the factory. carrier immediately. SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Belt clip 1 • Screws for belt clip (M3 x 8 mm 2 Universal connector cap 1 • Dressing screw 1 Instruction manual 1 1
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PACK 1 Match the guides of the battery pack pack charging procedures and useage, refer to the battery charger Instruction Manual. ◆ Before charging a battery pack that is attached INSTALLING THE (OPTIONAL) ANTENNA Optional antenna Screw the antenna into the connector on the top of
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secure it in place using the attached screw. MIC Universal connector cap INSTALLING THE (OPTIONAL) SPEAKER/ MICROPHONE OR HEADSET 1 Insert the guide of the speaker/ microphone or headset connector into place over the universal connector. 2 Secure the connector in place using the attached screw
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GETTING ACQUAINTED a Selector knob Rotate to select a zone or channel/group ID (default). b Power switch/ Volume control Rotate to turn the transceiver ON/OFF and to adjust the volume. c Transmit/ Receive/ Battery low indicator If enabled by your dealer, lights red while transmitting, green while
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is Zone Down. n Keypad Press these keys to send DTMF tones. These keys can also be programmed with secondary functions {page 7} if a programmable function key is programmed as "Function". o Universal connector Connect a speaker/ microphone or headset here {page 3}. Otherwise, keep the supplied cap
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new message has arrived. The current channel is a Priority channel. Operator Selectable Tone (OST) is activated. Appears when the selected group is programmed as telephone IDs. Blinks during Auto Telephone search. Signal strength indicator {page 27}. Battery power indicator {page 27}. Talk Around is
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Please contact your dealer for further details on those functions which have been programmed on your transceiver. • 2-tone 1,13 • Auto Reply Message 2 • Auto Telephone 3 • Autodial • Autodial Programming • AUX • Backlight • Broadcast 5 • Call 1 ~ 6 • CH/GID Down • Channel Entry • CH/GID Recall • CH
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and NXDN Trunking operation. 10Available only for Analog Conventional and Analog Trunking operation. 11Available only for Analog Conventional and NXDN Conventional operation. 12Can be programmed only on the microphone programmable function keys. 13Available only for NX-210 and NX-210G. 8
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BASIC OPERATIONS SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF Turn the Power switch/ Volume control clockwise to switch the transceiver ON. Turn the Power switch/ Volume control counterclockwise fully to switch the transceiver OFF. ■ Transceiver Password If the transceiver is password protected, "PASSWORD" will appear on
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with settings for transmitting and receiving. • You can toggle the display between the zone and channel/group ID names and number by pressing the key programmed as Display Format, or by accessing the Menu {page 12}. Note: If the default settings for / and the Selector knob have been changed, use the
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• Speak into the transceiver as you would during a normal transmission. RECEIVING Select the desired zone and channel. If signaling has been programmed on the selected channel, you will hear a call only if the received signal matches your transceiver settings. Note: Signaling allows your transceiver
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any time to return to the previous display. • Press at any time to exit Menu mode. MENU CONFIGURATION Some transceiver keys may already be programmed with functions listed in the Menu. Those functions can be accessed directly by pressing the key. All other functions can still be accessed using the
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Display CLOCK ADJUST DIRECT CH1 SEL DISP FORMAT EXT MIC TYPE FIXED VOLUME FORCED SEARCH GPS POS DISP GROUP GROUP+STATUS GROUP+SDM HIGH TX POWER HOME CH SEL INDIVIDUAL INDIV+STATUS INDIV+SDM LONE WORKER LOW TX POWER MAINTENANCE MONITOR OST OST LIST PLAYBACK PRI CH SEL RX AUDIO EQ RX AGC RX LOW CUT
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Display SQUELCH LEVEL SQUELCH OFF STACK STATUS SHORT MESSAGE TALK AROUND TX AUDIO EQ TX AGC TX NOISE SUPPR PASSWORD VIBRATOR VOICE MEMO VOX LEVEL VOX ZONE DEL/ADD Description Squelch Level Mode Squelch Off ON/OFF Stack Mode Status Mode Short Message Mode Talk Around ON/OFF TX Audio Equalizer Mode
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specific channels from the scanning sequence by selecting them and pressing the key programmed as Scan Delete/Add. • The channel is no longer scanned. However, when scanning is ended and restarted, the channels are reset and deleted channels will again be in the scanning sequence. PRIORITY SCAN Note
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1 Select your desired zone and/or channel/group ID. 2 Press the key programmed as Zone Delete/Add (to add/remove zones) or Scan Delete/Add (to add /remove channels/group IDs). • You can also press and hold the key programmed as Scan Delete/Add to add/remove zones. PRIORITY-CHANNEL SELECT If the
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Alphanumeric 2-way Paging Function, and is a protocol owned by JVC KENWOOD Corporation. Note: This function is available only in analog operation. the key programmed as Selcall or Selcall + Status to enter Selcall mode. 3 Press / to select the station you want to call. • If Manual Dialing is enabled
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■ Transmitting 1 Select your desired zone and channel. 2 Press the key programmed as Status to enter Status mode (proceed to step 5) or Selcall + to step 3). 3 Press / to select the station you want to call. • If Manual Dialing is enabled, you can enter a station ID by using the DTMF keypad, or by
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call is received. Press any key to return to normal operation. ■ Reviewing Messages in the Stack Memory 1 Press the key programmed as Stack, or press and hold the key programmed as Selcall, Status, or Selcall + Status to enter Stack mode. • The last received message is displayed. 2 Press / to select
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manually transmitted by pressing the key programmed as Send the GPS data, or by accessing the Menu {page 12}. If set up by your dealer, GPS data may be automatically transmitted at a preset time interval. • When using the NX-210G, you must first connect the VHF/ GPS antenna. • When using the NX-210
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DUAL TONE MULTI FREQUENCY) CALLS ■ Making a DTMF Call Manual Dialing 1 Press and hold the PTT switch. 2 Enter ; you can make the call simply pressing the DTMF keys. Store & Send 1 Press the key programmed as Autodial. 2 Enter up to 30 digits using the DTMF keypad. • Alternatively, you can enter
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call with a revive code. TRUNKING CALLS ■ Making a Telephone Call Manual Dialing (Analog) 1 Select your desired zone and telephone group ID. the List 1 Select your desired zone and telephone group ID. 2 Press the key programmed as Autodial. • The last called unit appears on the display. 3 Press /
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after the Scrambler function has been turned ON encrypts the transmitted signal. SIGNALING ■ Quiet Talk (QT)/ Digital Quiet Talk (DQT) Your dealer may have programmed QT or DQT signaling on your transceiver channels. A QT tone/ DQT code is a sub-audible tone/code which allows you to ignore (not hear
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to turn the OST function OFF. ■ Radio Access Number (RAN) RAN is a signaling system designed for digital radio communications. When a channel is set up with the same channel. ■ Optional Signaling Your dealer may also program several types of optional signaling for your transceiver channels. DTMF
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, the LED lights orange. 5 Press to save the setting. ■ VOX Operation 1 Connect the headset to the transceiver. 2 Press and hold the key programmed as VOX for 2 seconds. 3 To transmit, simply speak into the microphone. • The transceiver recognizes sound levels depending on the VOX Gain level. If
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Adjustment mode. VIBRATOR When an optional vibrator is installed, the vibrator function will alert you when an optional signaling call is received. Press the key programmed as Vibrator, or access the Menu {page 12}, to turn the Vibrator function ON and OFF. TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) The Time-out Timer is
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function decreases the amount of power used when a signal is not being received and no operations are being performed. KEY LOCK Press the key programmed as Key Lock to lock and unlock the transceiver keys. • The following keys still function when Key Lock is activated: Emergency, Backlight, Monitor
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different channel or wait until the channel becomes free. If BCL Override has been programmed, you can transmit over the current signal: 1 Press and hold the PTT switch a control channel. • While searching for a control channel, the antenna icon will flash and no signals can be received. PTT ID PTT
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VGS-1 OPTIONAL VOICE GUIDE & STORAGE UNIT VOICE RECORDER The voice recorder allows you to ■ Voice Memos To record a voice memo for later playback: 1 Press the key programmed as Voice Memo, press and hold the key programmed as Playback, or access the Menu {page 12}. • The duration of recording memory
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To play back a recorded conversation, memo, or message: 1 Press the key programmed as Playback or access the Menu {page 12}. • If the last action on press . To clear all the recorded data, press and hold . VOICE GUIDE When changing the zone and/or channel, an audio voice will announce the new
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