TK-7180/7189 CONTENTS / GENERAL GENERAL ..............2 INTRODUCTION SYSTEM SET-UP ............4 SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL This manual is intended for use by experienced techni- REALIGNMENT ............5 cians familiar with similar types of commercial grade commu- INSTALLATION ............8 nications equipment.
4-1. Antenna system Control station. The antenna system selection depends on many factors and is beyond the scope of this manual. Your KENWOOD dealer can help you select an antenna system that will best serve your particular needs. 4-2. Radio location Select a convenient location for your control station radio which is as close as practical to the antenna cable entry point.
TK-7180/7189 SYSTEM SET-UP Frequency range RF power Type 12-key Merchandise received 136~174MHz TK-7180 E 136~174MHz TK-7189 E Choose the type of transceiver Are you using See page 10. KRK-10 the remote kit? (Option) Are you using See page 8. KCT-46...
TK-7180/7189 REALIGNMENT 1. Modes 2. How to Enter Each Mode Mode Operation User mode User mode Power ON Panel test mode [A] + Power ON Panel test mode Panel tuning mode PC mode Received commands from PC Panel tuning mode...
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TK-7180/7189 REALIGNMENT 5-2. Connection procedure 5. Check the connection between the transceiver and the personal computer, and make sure that the transceiver is 1. Connect the transceiver to the personal computer with in the Program mode. the interface cable. 6. Press write button in the window. When the transceiver 2.
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TK-7180/7189 REALIGNMENT 8. Firmware Version Information • How to enter the password with the DTMF keypad (TK- Turn the transceiver ON with the [ ] key held down. 7189 model only); Then, the version is displayed during holding the [ ] key.
2. Radio Interface Cable (KCT-40 : Option) The KCT-40 connection cable kit is used to connect the TK-7180/7189 transceiver to the KDS-100 (Mobile data termi- nal), KGP-2A (Modem GPS receiver), KGP-2B (Modem GPS controller) or through the KCT-36 extension cable.
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KAP-2 in the secure it to the chassis with a screw. TK-7180/7189 transceiver. 6. Remove the cap on the rear of the chassis by pushing it from the inside with your finger. ( r ) 3-1.
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TK-7180/7189 INSTALLATION ■ Install the KRK-10 main panel onto the transceiver 4. Control Head Remote Kit (KRK-10 : Option) 4. Insert the flat cable that was removed in step 2 above into The KRK-10 remote kit is used to remotely operate the TK- the connector (CN1) of the interface unit (A/2) of the KRK- 7180/7189 transceiver.
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TK-7180/7189 INSTALLATION ■ Connect the KRK-10 main panel to the rear panel with the cable 10. Install the molded cover ( !3 ) over the connector on the 8. Insert one 14-pin connector of the cable (E30-7514-05) main panel and secure it with two screws ( !4 ).
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TK-7180/7189 INSTALLATION ■ Connection Procedure 6. External Speaker (Option) Insert the crimp terminal into the Square plug supplied 6-1. KES-3 with the KAP-2. The KES-3 is an external speaker for the 3.5-mm-diameter speaker jack. ■ Connection Procedure 1. Connect the KES-3 to the 3.5-mm-diameter speaker jack on the rear of the transceiver.
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TK-7180/7189 INSTALLATION 7. Voice Scrambler Board Connection 8. ANI Board Connection 1. Remove the front panel from the transceiver. 1. Remove the front panel from the transceiver. 2. Solder each lead of the scrambler board to a necessary 2. Solder each lead of the scrambler board to a necessary...
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TK-7180/7189 INSTALLATION 3M Double coated cushion 9. GPS Receiver Connection No. 4016 (or No. 4416) 9-1. Installing the GPS receiver 30 x 25 mm 1. Remove the cabinet, top packing and shielding plate of the transceiver. 2. Remove the front panel from the transceiver.
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TK-7180/7189 INSTALLATION / DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR 4. Insert the VGS-1 connector (CN1) into the TX-RX unit (B/3) 1. Precautions on Disassembly connector (CN403). ■ TX-RX PCB (TX-RX unit B/3) Disassembly 5. Perform step 3 to 6 of “9-1. Installing the GPS receiver”...
TK-7180/7189 DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR ■ TK-7180 Transceiver ■ TK-7189 Transceiver Removing the speaker hardware fixture Removing the holder (J19-5469-02) (J21-8481-03) and holder (J19-5485-02) 1. Remove the flat cable from the display unit connector (CN903). ( q ) 1. Remove the speaker lead from the holder hook. ( q ) 2.
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TK-7180/7189 DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR ■ FINAL shield case (F10-3032-04) installation ■ Top packing installation procedure procedure 1. Place the top packing over the shielding plate. 2. Fit the convex tab of the top packing into the hollow of the 1. Place the shield case on the final section of the TX-RX unit chassis.
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TK-7180/7189 DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR ■ TK-7180 Transceiver ■ TK-7189 Transceiver Installing the holder (J19-5485-02) and speaker Installing the holder (J19-5469-02) hardware fixture (J21-8481-03) 1. Insert three tabs of the holder (J19-5469-02) into the hol- lows in the top of the panel. ( q ) 1.
1. Outline The signal from the BPF is heterodyned with the first local The TK-7180/7189 is a VHF/FM transceiver designed to oscillator signal from the PLL frequency synthesizer circuit at operate in the frequency range of 136 to 174MHz. Transmis- the first mixer DBM (IC171) to become a 44.85MHz first in-...
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TK-7180/7189 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION 2-5. Squelch Circuit 3-2. Modulation Level Adjustment Circuit The output signal from IC172 enters FM IC again, then The audio signal amplified by the audio frequency ampli- passed through a band-pass filter. fier (IC412) is added to the low speed data LSD passed The noise component output from IC172 is amplified by through the low pass filter (IC409).
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TK-7180/7189 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION 4. Frequency Synthesizer Unit 5. Control Circuit 4-1. Frequency Synthesizer The block diagram of the control circuit is shown in Figure The frequency synthesizer consists of the TCXO (X301), The CPU (IC404) is a 16-bit microcomputer that contains a VCO, PLL IC (IC301) and buffer amplifiers.
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TK-7180/7189 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION 6. Power Supply Circuit Power supply : 10.8~15.6V The block diagram of the power supply Final amp. circuit is shown in Figure 6. F801 Q810 Audio amp, PA connector Power is always supplied from +B to Panel block, D-sub block...
TK-7180/7189 SEMICONDUCTOR DATA Microprocesser : 30625MGP169GU (TX-RX unit IC404) Pin No. Port Name Function Pin No. Port Name Function VREF BB LIM switch AVCC Switched B control No connection RX control HOLD TX control No connection TX APC adjust 54~57...
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Microprocesser : 30302M88Z7GU (Display unit IC902) Pin No. Port Name I/O Function Pin No. Port Name I/O Function No connection No connection (TK-7180), 5 (TK-7189) No connection (TK-7180), 4 (TK-7189) SHIFT Beat shift No connection (TK-7180), 3 (TK-7189) BYTE No connection (TK-7180), 2 (TK-7189) CNVSS...
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TK-7180/7189 PARTS LIST DISPLAY UNIT (X54-348X-XX) TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation 3B,3D J19-5467-03 HOLDER TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) 3B,3C J21-8470-03 MOUNTING HARDWARE (LCD) J31-0551-05 COLLAR...
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TK-7180/7189 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation C113 CC73GCH1H100D CHIP C 10PF C222 CK73GB1H102K CHIP C 1000PF C115 CC73GCH1H180J CHIP C 18PF C223...
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TK-7180/7189 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation C355 CC73GCH1H150G CHIP C 15PF C453 CK73GB1C104K CHIP C 0.10UF C356 CC73GCH1HR75B CHIP C 0.75PF C454...
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TK-7180/7189 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation C542 CK73GB1H102K CHIP C 1000PF C818 CK73GB1H472K CHIP C 4700PF C543,544 C92-0628-05 CHIP-TAN 10UF 10WV C819,820...
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TK-7180/7189 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation L183,184 L41-3988-14 SMALL FIXED INDUCTOR (390NH) RK73GB1J102J CHIP R 1.0K 1/16W L185 L40-6875-92 SMALL FIXED INDUCTOR (68NH)
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TK-7180/7189 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation R199 RK73GB1J560J CHIP R 1/16W R344-346 RK73GB1J101J CHIP R 1/16W R200 RK73GB1J332J CHIP R 3.3K 1/16W...
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TK-7180/7189 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation R461 RK73HB1J474J CHIP R 470K 1/16W R541 R92-1252-05 CHIP R 0 OHM J 1/16W R465 RK73GB1J473J...
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TK-7180/7189 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation R619 RK73GB1J104J CHIP R 100K 1/16W D304,305 MA2S077 DIODE R620 RK73GB1J224J CHIP R 220K 1/16W D306-313...
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TK-7180/7189 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation Q177 DTC144EE DIGITAL TRANSISTOR Q178 DTA144EE DIGITAL TRANSISTOR Q180 DTC144EE DIGITAL TRANSISTOR Q251 2SC4617(S) TRANSISTOR Q301...
TK-7180/7189 EXPLODED VIEW (TK-7180) IC417 TX-RX unit (B/3) TX-RX unit (C/3) TX-RX unit (A/3) Front Rear Right Side 5 37 J901 Display unit : N09-2409-05 M3 x 8 : N67-3008-48 M2.6 x 6 (Br-Tap) : N87-2606-48 D M2.6 x 8 (Br-Tap) : N87-2608-43...
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TK-7180/7189 EXPLODED VIEW (TK-7189) IC417 TX-RX unit (B/3) TX-RX unit (C/3) TX-RX unit (A/3) Front Rear Right Side 5 37 J901 Switch unit Display unit : N09-2409-05 M3 x 8 : N67-3008-48 M2.6 x 6 (Br-Tap) : N87-2606-48 D M2.6 x 8 (Br-Tap) : N87-2608-43...
(N99-2039-05) (H25-2352-04) 51 Bracket (J29-0662-03) 39 Inner carton case (H02-0624-03) 40 Packing fixture (Lower) (H12-3170-01) 43 Item carton case (H52-2052-02) : TK-7180 44 Item carton case (H52-2099-03) : TK-7189 Parts with the exploded numbers larger than 700 are not supplied.
TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT Controls “FNC” appears Function Display Power Volume Channel High power / Low power Low : icon appears switch Up/Down key Up/Down key Function off Compander on/off On : icon appears Beat shift on/off On : icon appears [ ]/[ ]...
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TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT • LCD display in panel tuning mode • Test signaling B A L 2 5 6 None None n : Narrow Adjustment value (1~256) None 100Hz Square Wave s : Wide 4k Adjustment item LTR Data : LTR Data :...
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TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT ■ Flow chart Note : The “LTR” cannot be used, please skip this item. Frequency 3 reference level 3 reference level Shift 1 adjustments adjustments 3 reference level Shift 2 adjustments 5 reference level Max high power adjustments...
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GRAY YELLOW Lead wire + Shield wire – MIC connector (Front panel view) Check Jig for the VGS-1 KENWOOD part No. : W05-1127-00 1 : BLC 5 : MICE to transceiver 2 : +B 6 : MIC 3 : GND...
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TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT Common Section Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment 1. Setting 1) Power supply voltage DC power supply terminal : 13.2V 2) SSG standard modulation [Wide 5k] MOD : 1kHz, DEV : 3kHz [Wide 4k] MOD : 1kHz, DEV : 2.4kHz...
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TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment 5. Max low 1) Adj item : [MLPWR] Power meter Rear Front [ ],[ ] 15W ± 1W power Adjust : [✳✳✳] panel panel adjust 2) Adj item : [L MLPWR] →...
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TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment 11. Max DEV 1) Adj item : [n DEV] Power meter Rear Front [ ],[ ] 2.10kHz ± 0.10kHz adjust Adjust : [✳✳✳] panel panel (According to the AG : 1kHz/50mV at MIC terminal larger +, –)
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TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment 15. LTR 1) Adj item : [n LTR] Power meter Rear Front [ ],[ ] 0.75kHz ± 0.10kHz deviation Adjust : [✳✳✳] panel panel adjust Deviation meter filter...
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TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT Receiver Section Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment 1. Sensitivity 1) Adj item : [SENS1] Rear Front [ ],[ ] Enter the following Note : After replacing the adjust Adjust : [✳✳✳]...
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TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment 4. Low RSSI 1) Adj item : [n LRSSI] Rear After input signal The following erroneous adjust Adjust : [✳✳✳] panel from SSG, press [B] performance may occur if any •...
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TK-7180/7189 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment 6. High RSSI 1) Adj item : [n HRSSI] Rear After input signal The following erroneous adjust Adjust : [✳✳✳] panel from SSG, press [B] performance may occur if any •...
12KEY [9] [9] key input Pin No. Name Description 12KEY [10] [ ] key input CN901 (to internal speaker) : TK-7180 model only 12KEY [11] [0] key input Ground 12KEY [12] [#] key input Speaker output Backlight control output CN902 (to TX-RX unit B/3 CN429)
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TK-7180/7189 TERMINAL FUNCTION Pin No. Name Description Pin No. Name Description AUXIO4 AUX input/output 4 Power output after power switch. AUXIO8 AUX input/output 8 DC13.2V± 15%, 2.0A max. AUXIO5 AUX input/output 5 AUXO2 AUX output 2. Open collector (500mA max.)
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TK-7180/7189 TERMINAL FUNCTION Pin No. Name Description Pin No. Name Description TXD1 Serial data output / PTT output (Scrambler board) RX filtered audio output Output : L≤0.45V, H≥4.7V/25kΩ load Data signal input Serial clock output OPT4 VGS enable output. Option boad I/F 4.
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TK-7180/7189 TERMINAL FUNCTION Pin No. Name Description Name Description MIC ground STON Side tone input. 1kHz, 5Vp-p MIC signal input (SIDE TONE) Ground to Scrambler board Ground GND (GND) Ground Detection signal input of power switch TXD1 PTT signal output. L : TX, H : Not TX...
TK-7180/7189 PC BOARD SWITCH UNIT (X41-3682-70) : TK-7189 model only Component side view (J79-0002-09) Ref. No. Address Component side Layer 1 Layer 2 Foil side J79-0002-09 SWITCH UNIT (X41-3682-70) : TK-7189 model only Foil side view (J79-0002-09) Ref. No. Address...
TK-7180/7189 PC BOARD DISPLAY UNIT (X54-348X-XX) 0-10 : TK-7180 2-71 : TK-7189 Component side view (J72-0932-19) LEFT UP D927 CP904 D907 CP907 CP902 CP906 CP905 LEFT DOWN D928 J901 DISPLAY UNIT (X54-348X-XX) 0-10 : TK-7180 2-71 : TK-7189 Foil side view (J72-0932-19)
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TK-7180/7189 PC BOARD DISPLAY UNIT (X54-348X-XX) 0-10 : TK-7180 2-71 : TK-7189 Component side view (J72-0932-19) Ref. No. Address Ref. No. Address RIGHT UP D907 D920 D909 D921 D910 D922 D929 D911 D923 D912 D924 D913 D925 D914 D926 D915...
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TK-7180/7189 TK-7180/7189 PC BOARD PC BOARD DISPLAY UNIT (X54-348X-XX) 0-10 : TK-7180 2-71 : TK-7189 DISPLAY UNIT (X54-348X-XX) 0-10 : TK-7180 2-71 : TK-7189 Component side view (J72-0932-19) Component side view (J72-0932-19) Ref. No. Address Ref. No. Address LEFT UP...
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TK-7180/7189 PC BOARD TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) (A/3) Component side view (J72-0930-29 A/3) D714 J72-0930-29 A/3 CN701 Component side Ref. No. Address D709 Layer 1 Layer 2 D710 Layer 3 D714 Layer 4 Foil side TX-RX UNIT (X57-6982-71) (C/3) Component side view (J72-0930-29 C/3) Ref.
TK-7180/7189 LEVEL DIAGRAM Receiver Section Radio Frequency 44.85MHz –105.5dBm –120.0dBm –122.0dBm –109.0dBm –117.0dBm –118.5dBm –109.5dBm –108.0dBm L173 L176 IC171 XF171 XF171 Q171 Q172 Q103 (1/2) (2/2) SG input level for 12dB SINAD are connecting SG to each point via a...
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TK-7180/7189 LEVEL DIAGRAM 455kHz Audio Frequency W : –83.5dBm W : –86.0dBm N : –83.0dBm N : –86.0dBm CF171/ CF172 05.5dBm 315mVrms 190mVrms 88mVrms 4.00Vrms .0dBm 200mVrms IC172 IC412 IC413 IC415 IC410 IC417 J401 SINAD are obtained Measured by point via a 0.01µF capacitor.
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TK-7180/7189 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES: KRK-10 (Control Head Remote Kit: 23ft/7m) ■ Terminal Function Pin No. Name Description Pin No. Name Description CN1 (Radio side) MIC ground Speaker input MIC signal input Speaker input Ground Speaker input Ground Speaker input Detection signal input of power switch...