Kenwood TK-250 Service Manual page 14

TK-250
REALIGNMENT
7. Clone Mode
Enter trom PC mode while pressing DIA key.
In
the clone mode, two transceivers are connected together
and the contents of the E2PROM of one transceiver are cop-
led to the E2PROM of the other.
The optional KCT-8 is used for cloning. For the connection
method, see Rgure 2.
KCT-8
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• Procedure
CD
Connect the two TK-250 transceivers in the clone mode
with the KCT-8 Interface cable.
CV
On the data reception side, whlle depressing the [LAMP]
and [LO] keys, turn the power switch ON to enter the PC
mode (the [LAMP] key remains iIIuminated for two seconds).
Additionally, en the data trransmission side, press the [DIA]
key to enter the clone mode; " -C- " appears on the display.
Q) When the [MONI] key on the transmitter is pressed, the
E2PROM data is copied, and the ON AIR indicator lights. The
state of the receiver does not change. After (about 40 sec-
Fig. 2
onds) the E2PROM copying ends, and "END" is displayed on
transmission side LCD. The ON AIR indicator on the trans-
mitter goes oft.
@)
If the [SCAN] key is pressed while END is being displayed ,
"- C -" is displayed again, and cloning is made possible.
Notes:
• VHF, UHF, and
IF
must match.
• Do not press the [PTT] key during data transmission.
• The TK-250/350 cannot be cloned with any other mode Is.