Optional Features - Kenwood TK-190 Service Manual

3. Optional Features

You can use these features using the programming soft-
ware (KPG-59D).
3-1. Beep Tones
The beep tones (power on tone, control tone, warning
tone, alert tone) are individually programmable to the fixed
level 0 to 31 or follow the mechanical volume position.
3-2. Minimum Volume
The minimum volume is programmable (0 to 31). The
transceiver remains the minimum volume level however the
mechanical volume position is set to zero.
3-3. BCL (Busy Channel Lockout) Override
You can transmit in spite of Busy Channel Lockout situa-
tion. For example : To make an emergency voice call.
To transmit under busy channel lockout situation, press
PTT once more within approx. 500ms after the PTT release.
3-4. Selective Call Alert LED
You can select whether or not the LED on the transceiver
flashes in an orange color when Selective call was occurred.
3-5. Battery Warning
This transceiver has battery warning feature. If the low
voltage is detected during transmission, the transceiver
warns it by flashing red "LED".
Then more low voltage is detected during transmission,
the transceiver stops transmission and warns it by flashing
red "LED" and beep.
Please notice "standard" for the battery exchange, charg-
ing time by flashing red LED and beep.
3-6. Busy LED
You can program the enable or disable the busy "LED"
function when a carrier is detected. "Disable" saves battery
life.
3-7. TX LED
You can program the enable or disable the transmission
"LED" function.
3-8. 2-Digit 7-Segment Display
You can use 2-digit 7-segment the display to display the
channel number or group number. It is useful when the
main (7-digit 13-segment) display indicates channel name.
3-9. Invert Display
Main (7-digit 13-segment) display and sub (2-digit 7-seg-
ment) display can be programmed to invert display.
It is easy to read the display when the operator sus-
pended the transceiver on a waste belt. The operator also
can change the display between normal and invert using
key. Refer the invert display function of key function.
OPERATING FEATURES
3-10. Emergency Channel Display
GENCY" channel name when it is in emergency mode.
lected group/channel/status before entering to the emer-
gency mode however the transceiver is in an emergency
mode.
3-11. Clear to Transpond
channel is busy until channel open. This feature prevents
the interference to other party.
3-12. External Speaker
SP or the main body SP at a SP-Mic mount.
3-13. Mode (Enable/Disable)
tenance.
recommend to set these mode to Disable after set up to
save contents.
3-14. ID
DTMF. The timing that the transceiver sends ID is program-
mable.
"PTT ID" of channel feature.
3-15. OST (Operator Selectable Tone)
tone pair (QT/DQT) with max 7-digit name for each tone pair.
• "OST" Back Up
code is memorized or not. If you set to Disable (no memo-
rized), the "OST" function always starts at "off".
3-16. Data Password (Keypad Model Only)
programmed transceiver data by FPU. Enter pre-pro-
grammed password in FPU reading process.
The transceiver can be programmed to display "EMER-
If you set to "off" by KPG-59D the transceiver shows se-
The transceiver waits the transpond of 2-Tone/DTMF if
It can be selected if the receive sound is made by SP-Mic
The transceiver has many special modes mainly for main-
· Panel Test mode
· Clone mode
· Main programming mode
It is possible to set enable/disable for each mode. We
The transceiver is capable to have ID. The format is
Begin of TX : Connect ID is send on beginning of trans-
mission.
End of TX : Disconnect ID is send on end of transmission.
Both : Connect ID is send on beginning of transmission
and disconnect ID is send on end of transmission.
Off : Sending ID function is disabled.
There is also "PTT ID" setting for each channel. Refer
The transceiver is capable to have "OST" function and 16
The transceiver is programmable the selected "OST"
The data password prevents unauthorized reading of the
TK-190
5